Name: ______Date:______

Part I.Multiple Choice:Choose the word or phrase that best completes the statement or question.

  1. I have been a full-time student at San DiegoCityCollege since______.

A) a long timeC) 2009

B) two yearsD) I’ve graduated from high school

  1. Gina and Mark are vegetarians. They ______meat for many years.

A) hasn’t eatenC) haven’t ate

B) didn’t eatD) haven’t eaten

  1. Mathematicians started using plus (+) and minus (-) signs in the sixteenth century. Since then, we ______them in our daily lives.

A) have usedC) used

B) has usedD) have use

  1. Atsede has lived in San Diego ______.

A) since many yearsC) in 2010

B) for six yearsD) since for many years

  1. Have you been interested in math since you ______a child?

A) beenC) was

B) were D) have been

  1. In 2004, Melanie Woods ______the Morgan prize for her work in mathematics.

A) wonC) have won

B) has wonD) win

  1. Mario: Hi Arely. Have you ever been to Mexico City?

Arely: No, I______there. I have always wanted to go.

A) never have beenC) have never been

B) have ever been D) never been

  1. Zina and Tan ______from the EnglishCenter. They wrote their papers yesterday, and went to the EnglishCenter before class.

A) just has returnedC) has just returned

B) just return D) have just returned

  1. We heard that you recently moved here from Los Angeles. ______there for very long?

A) Did you liveC) Has you lived

B) Have you livedD) You have lived

  1. Have you ever been on a safari?

A) Yes, I did.C) Yes, I do.

B) Yes, I beenD) Yes, I have.

Part II. Editing:Each sentence (or sentences) has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts are marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the letter of the one underlined part that is NOT correct.

  1. Habiba has never been to Hawaii. She haswanted to go since many years.

A B C D

  1. I have a new friend named Jose. I haven’tknew him for very long.

A B C D

  1. Last week, Angela hasmissed several classes because she had the flu.

A B C D

  1. Since Maria moved to Boston, she and her husband saw each other every month.

A B C D

  1. Cesar Chavez has helpedto form a labor union for farm workers before he died in 1993.

A B C D

Part III. Present Perfect vs. Simple Past: Use the words in parentheses to complete the questions and statements. Use present perfect or simple past ONLY. Write your answers on the back of your scantron.

Hector: ______(you, ever, be) to a Shakespeare play?

16.

Anna: Yes, I ______. I ______(see) several plays by Shakespeare.

17. 18.

Hector: How many plays ______(he, write) during his life?

19.

Anna: I don’t know exactly how many, but he ______(write) a lot of them.

20.

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