1. Carol and I are old friends. I ___ her since we studied in high school together.
a) know
b) have known
c) are knowing
d) have been knowing
2. I am tired. We ___ for more than an hour. Let's stop and rest for a while.
a) have been walking
b) are walking
c) walk
d) have walked
3. You do not hear what I am saying because you ___ very absent-minded today.
a) are
b) is
c) are being
d) have been
4. Nora, you look awfully tired. What ___ all day?
a) do you do
b) are you doing
c) have you been doing
d) have you done
5. Their car is as good as new though they ___ it for a number of years.
a) have
b) have been having
c) are having
d) have had
6. What ___ with yourself? There is mud all over you!
a) has you been doing
b) are you doing
c) did you do
d) have you been doing
7. Jerry promised to come to work in time. He is not here, and he even ___ .
a) isn't calling
b) hasn't called
c) hasn't been calling
d) doesn't call
8. As far as I know Mike ___ Italian for quite some time, but he still doesn't understand very much.
a)is learning
b) has been learning
c) has learnt
d) learns
9. David is quite an athlete. He wants to be strong and healthy that's why he ___ every morning.
a) is jogging
b) has jogged
c) jogs
d) has been jogging
10. I have just applied for a job in the local hospital, now I ___ for an answer from them.
a) wait
b) have been waiting
c) have waited
d) am waiting
11. The government is worried because the number of people without jobs ___ .
a) increases
b) has increased
c) is increasing
d) has been increasing
12. It's raining, and I see you don't have an umbrella. You can borrow mine, I ___ it now.
a) don't need
b) did not need
c) haven't needed
d) haven't been needing
13. Paul looks young for his age. He says he is 56 years old, but nobody ___ him.
a) hasn't believed
b) is not believing
c) believes
d) believe
14. My mother is a medical nurse; she takes care of sick and old people. What ___ for a living?
a) does your mother do
b) is your mother doing
c) has your mother done
d) has your mother been doing
15. My cousin Jake has got a lot of books, most of which he ___ .
a) doesn't read
b) hasn't been reading
c) hasn't read
d) isn't reading