test of simple past tense and present perfect

They ........... in San Francisco since they arrived in the USA 20 years ago.

• have lived

• has lived

• lived

• live

• lives

The patient ............penicillin for several days.

• have taken

• has taken

• took

• take

• taking

It......... hard since last night. (rain)

• rained

• rains

• has rained

• have rained

• raining

Cuba ........... a socialist country since 1959.

• is

• was

• were

• has been

• have been

Did the tour participants … the sunrise this morning?

• see

• seen

• saw

• sees

• seeing

How did you … your last weekend?

• spent

• spending

• spends

• spended

• spend

They made mistakes because they didn’t … the guidelines.

• followed

• following

• follows

• follow

• no correct answer

Mila.........in Jakarta for three years.

• was

• is

• has

• has been

• have

Lana : where are you?

Vita : .........................................in the library for two hours.

what is the most appropriate phrase to complete the dialogue?

• i have been

• i was

• i am

• i will

• i has been

Maria.....................her homework last night.

• do

• doing

• done

• does

• did