U1 + U4 Grammar practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Simple or continuous?

What's the difference here?

I have done my homework

I have been doing my homework

It had rained a lot

It had been raining a lot

Let's practise together

You look really great! ............... a lot of exercise since the last time I saw you?

1. had you
2. did you have
3. have you had
4. are you having

A: What .......... when the accident occurred? B: I .............. to change a light bulb that had burnt out

1. were you doing / was trying
2. did you do / tried
3. were you doing / tried
4. did you do / was trying

I ...................... the same car for ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

1. already have
2. have had
3. have
4. had

Why did Cathy not show up at the party?

- She ..................... all day and was feeling too tired.

1. worked
2. was working
3. had worked
4. had been working

My dad's a mechanic. He ............... cars and buses.

1. fixed
2. fixes
3. is fixing
4. was fixing

Sam .............. in San Diego a week ago.

1. had arrived
2. was arriving
3. arrived
4. has arrived

Samantha ................... in Berlin for more than two years before she ............. to London

1. lived / moved
2. had lived / moved
3. lived / had moved
4. had lived / had moved

In fact, she ................ in Berlin when the Berlin wall came down

1. had lived
2. has lived
3. lived
4. was living

When is Jamie finally going to show up? It seems I ..................... for hours!

1. have waited
2. have been waiting
3. waited
4. had been waiting

The Maya culture ..................... by the time Europeans first arrived in the New World

1. was virtually disappearing
2. virtually disappeared
3. has virtually disappeared
4. had virtually disappeared

Shhhh! Be quiet! The baby ....................... ! (and we do not wake sleeping babies)

1. is sleeping
2. was sleeping
3. sleeps
4. slept

It ............. all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach

1. rains
2. was raining
3. had rained
4. has been raining

I don't care if you ............ the bus this morning. You .............. late for work too many times. You are fired!

1. missed / have been
2. miss / were
3. miss / have been
4. missed / had been

I ............. the same car for ten years before someone drove into it.

1. had had
2. have had
3. have
4. had

We ..................... away when I saw a friend of mine and decided to say hello.

1. were used to drive
2. drove
3. have driven
4. were about to drive

By the time he ...................... his mistake, he ............... his test

1. realised/ has already handed in
2. realised / already handed in
3. realised / had already handed in
4. had realised / had already handed in

I ................. in santa claus when I was a kid. We ................ songs before going to bed

1. believed / had sung
2. used to believe / would sing
3. believe / are singing
4. would believe / used to sing

Hoe goed snap je het?

1. Helemaal
2. Bijna helemaal, ik kom er wel uit
3. Iets beter, maar ik vind het nog steeds erg moeilijk
4. Ik snap er nog steeds niks van

Hoe goed ken je de onregelmatige werkwoorden denk je?

1. heel goed (85%-100%)
2. goed (65%-85%)
3. nog niet zo goed (40%-65%)
4. totaal niet goed (0%-40%)

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