Part III. GRAMMAR 

Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

51. I ____ English for five years. I study it at school. 

A. have been learning​B. have learnt ​C. learnt​D. am learning 

52. You can have your book back now. I ____ it.

A. have been reading​B. have read ​C. had read​D. read 

53. You look upset. ____ you ____?

A. Are – crying​B. Do - cry ​C. Have - been crying​D. Have - cried 

54. How many times ____ you ____ that international conference? 

A. did – attend​B. do - attend ​C. have - been attending​D. have - attended 

55. I ____ for my math textbook all day, but I ____ it yet.

A. have been looking/haven't found ​B. have looked/haven't found 

C. have been looking/haven't been finding​D. have looked/haven't been finding 

56. Mum ____ all morning. She ____ lots of Christmas presents.

A. has shopped/has bought ​B. has been shopping/has bought 

C. has been shopping/has been buying ​D. has shopped/has been buying

57. Kevin ____ his homework, but he ____ it yet.

A. has been doing/hasn't been finishing ​B. has done/hasn't finished 

C. has been doing/hasn't finished ​D. has done/hasn't been finishing

58. Pete ____ at Midfield Secondary School since 2006, but he ____music in his lessons twice. 

A. has been teaching/has only played ​B. has been teaching/has only been playing 

C. has taught/has only been playing​D. has taught/has only played 

59. I ____ the biography of Robbie Williams, but I'm on page 50. 

A. have read​B. have been reading ​C. had read​D. was reading 

60. Jimmy can go out when he ____ for the exam. 

A. has been studying​B. has been studied ​C. has studied​D. studied 

61.I ____ the latest Harry Potter book all day. I'm dying to know what happens in the end! 

A. am reading​B. have been reading ​C. have read​D. had read 

62. So far I ____ any of the exams at school. 

A. haven't been failing​B. hadn't failed ​C. didn't fail​D. haven't failed 

63. We ____ our classroom for the upcoming Teachers' Day, but there's still a lot to do. 

A. are decorating​B. decorated ​C. have been decorating​D. have decorated