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PRACTICE ON POINTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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• Pres Perf Diagnostic
• Up to Now
• Duration/ Repetition
• Permanent/Temp
• Experience
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• Just / Recently
• For / Since
• Already / Yet
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Present Perfect Tense

Diagnostic Quiz

 

Identify specific English grammar points that need review. Use the study links to find out why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

 

 

Quiz 1

Beginning – Intermediate

 

1. Select your response from each menu. Then check your answer.
2. If your response is incorrect, use the study link to guide you to the specific information you need.

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
1.	Marty's Hamburger stand — has stood has been standing on Main Street — for since forty-seven years. a stand (n.) – a small store near the sidewalk what sells fast food or vegetables	Permanent/Temp
2.	Marty — has served has been serving hamburgers — for since the early 1960s.	Duration/ Repetition
3.	Marty — created has created the "combo burger" – half hamburger and half hot dog – in 1962.	Present State of Mind
4.	Marty — has always used have always used the freshest ingredients in his hamburgers.  ingredients (n.) –  the various foods that go into his hamburgers (or any recipe)	Up to Now
5.	He — has never used never has used anything but grass-feed beef.	Up to Now
6.	Other places have started using less expensive beef, but Marty — hasn't haven't .	Up to Now
7.	Where — did he learn has he learned to cook?	Reporting Source
8.	Marty — serves served has served over a million people.	Experience
9.	Marty – has just updated just has updated   the kitchen in his stand.    update (v.) – to make more modern, buy new equipment	Just / Recently
10.	– Has he ever thought about Has ever he thought about opening a second stand?	Experience  | Up to Now - word order
11.	Yes, he has, but he — doesn't want to hasn't wanted to .	General Truth  |  Emotion States
12.	Marty's business  — has done has been doing very well lately.	Ongoing

 

 

 

 

Quiz 2

Intermediate-Advanced

 

 

1. Select the word or words that best complete the sentence.
2. Compare your response to the answer to the right by clicking the "check" button.
3. In some cases, an answer is marked (preferred) when one answer occurs more commonly than another.

 

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
13.	Lunch trucks — increased have increased have been increasing in popularity recently.	Ongoing
14.	What they have to offer — has changed have changed   a lot!	Up to Now (word order, agreement)
15.	The truck owners — decided have decided a while ago that it was better to take the restaurant to the customer.	Up to Now  |  Past Complete
16.	The chefs onboard — have upgraded have been upgrading   the menu to include gourmet items for the foodies.    foodies  (expression) – people who love gourmet food	Ongoing
17.	Several lunch trucks — recently have opened have recently opened Twitter accounts so that their customers will know where they are at any time of the day. Twitter – a social networking service on cell/mobile phones	Just / Recently
18.	A customer can check Twitter to find out if the truck — has already passed has yet passed  by his location.	Already / Yet
19.	You have eaten from a lunch truck, — have you? haven't you? .	Up to Now
20.	One truck that sells French crepes has had  great success — since four months ago since it started .	For / Since
21.	Some party planners – have even arranged have even been arranging outdoor garden parties with the trucks being the central interest.	Duration/ Repetition  |  Possession States | Even
22.	One chef who – has had has been having a truck for a while says, "It's great to actually see the people who eat my food."	Permanent/Temp (stative verbs)
23.	If you — haven't ever seen haven't never seen one of these fancy trucks, you may soon.	Experience - ever / never
24.	Businesses, schools and downtown centers — have started have been starting issuing permits for these trucks to park on their sites.	Gerunds  (double -ing phrasing)