The document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing understanding of English verb tenses. The questions cover a range of tenses including simple present, present perfect, present perfect continuous, and past simple. Key details assessed include using the appropriate tense to match temporal clues like "for years", "since", and distinguishing between ongoing actions and one-time past events. The correct answers are identified for each question based on tense agreement with the context clues provided in the sentence.

2. 1.`Could you please book me on the next flight
to Mexico City? 'I'm sorry, sir. Our airline … to
Mexico City."
A. will not fly D. wasn't able to fly
B. has not been flying E. doesn't fly
C. did not fly

3. 2. `He has to take a TOEFL test before leaving
for the U.S.'
`No, . . . have to; he already took it a few
months ago.
A. he doesn't D. he mustn't
B. he isn't E. he can't
C. he hasn't

4. 3. ‘Have the boys had their breakfast?’ 'Not yet,
they ....'
A. have taken a bath
B. are still taking a bath
C. will take a bath
D. were taking a bath
E. would still take a bath

5. 4. 'Anwar was promoted president of your
company last week; wasn't he?
'I'm glad he was; he____ in this company for
years.'
A. had worked D. would work
B. has been working E. worked
C. was working

6. 5. 'What are you looking for?’, 'My wallet; I don't
know where I____ it.'
A. have been putting D. was putting
B. am putting E. have put
C. had put

7. 6. We haven't heard from Didi for such a long
time.
`We haven't either, since he . . . to Dili.'
A. moves D. has moved
B. moved E. had moved
C. was moving

8. 7. Anita is looking forward to her birthday
because she . . . a new watch.
A. promised D. has been promised.
B. has been promising E. has promised
C. being promised

9. 8. Ronald moved to this town last year.
We can say the he ... in this town for a year.
A. lives D. had lived
B. lived E. was living
C. has lived

10. 9. `Since when hasn't she been feeling well?
'Since she___ from Singapore.'
A. returned D. had returned
B. has returned E. has been returning
C. was returning

11. 10. `How long has he been the principal of our
school?
'Since I . . . this school.'
A. was entering D. entered
B. have entered E. had been entering
C. had entered

13. 1. Pembahasan:
Could you please book me on the next flight to Mexico
City?" "1'm sorry sir. Our airline ... to Mexico City".
* Kalimat jawaban dari pertanyaan soal mengehendaki
suatu alasan tidak memenuhi permintaan customer.
Semua pilihan menyatakan tidak terbang ke Mexico.
* Pernyataan yang berhubungan dengan jadwal, rutinitas
selalu diungkapkan dalam bentuk simple present tense
(S + VI).
* Dalam hal ini yang dikehendaki adalah bentuk negatif
simple present : S + do/does + not + V1.
* Jawaban: E

14. 2. Pembahasan:
* He has to take the TOEFL test before leaving for the
U.S.' `No, . . . have to; he already took it a few
months ago.
* Kalimat pertama tense-nya adalah present simple
(has to = harus).
* Maka respon/JAWAB: kalimat tadi harus present
simple juga dengan Auxiliary do/does. Does
digunakan terhadap untuk orang ketiga tunggal
(third person singular).
* Jawaban: A

15. 3. Pembahasan:
* `Have the boy had their breakfast?T 'Not yet, they .
. .'
* 'Apakah anak-anak sudah sarapan?'
* JAWAB: not yet (belum) memberi pengertian bahwa
kegiatan yang ditanyakan belum dilakukan oleh
subject dengan kata lain mereka masih sedang
mandi. Sedang (pada waktu kini) dinyatakan dalam
pola Present Continuous: S + am/is/are + V-ing.
* Jawaban: B

16. 4. Pembahasan:
* I am glad he was; he ... in this company for years.'
* Keterangan waktu `for years' (selama bertahun-
tahun) menunjukkan suatu kegiatan yang terjadi
dalam rentang waktu tertentu dari suatu waktu di
masa lampau hingga sekarang. Tense untuk
menyatakan kegiatan seperti ini dipergunakan
present perfect continuous (S + have/has + been +
V-ing)
* Jawaban: B

17. 5. Pembahasan:
* `What are you looking for?
'My wallet; I don't know where I ... it.'
* 'Apa yang Anda sedang cari?'
* Dompet saya; saya tidak tahu di mana saya
menyimpannya.'
* Tense untuk mengungkapkan kejadian yang telah
berlangsung dan buktinya masih terasa/ terlihat
adalah present perfect tense (have/has + V3).
* Jawaban: E

18. 6. Pembahasan:
* `We haven't heard from Didi for such along time.'
`We haven't either, since he . . . to Dili.'
* Main clause kalimat di atas berbentuk present
perfect tense yang menerangkan kegiatan dimulai
waktu lampau dan hingga kini masih berlangsung.
Kata since (sejak) menerangkan awal dari kegiatan
sehingga untuk melengkapi keterangan waktu
tersebut adalah dengan bentuk past (moved).
* Jawaban: B

19. 7. Pembahasan:
* 'Anita is looking forward to her birthday because she
. . . a new watch'.
* (Anita menanti-nanti ulang tahunnya karena dia ...
sebuah jam tangan baru). Pernyataan di atas
menghendaki bentuk passive yang artinya telah
dijanjikan bukan telah menjanjikan. Jadi polanya
menggunakan Present Perfect passive S + have/has
+ been + V3. Pola ini dipenuhi oleh pilihan (D): She
has been promised a new watch'.
* Jawaban: D

20. 8. Pembahasan:
* Untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang terjadi mulai
di waktu lampau sampai sekarang masih kita
gunakan Present Perfect Tense = S + have/has
+V3.
* Jawaban: C

21. 9. Pembahasan:
* "Since when hasn't she been feeling well?"
"Since she ... from Singapore."
* Pertanyaan soal dalam bentuk present perfect
continuous, dimana menyatakan suatu kegiatan
peristiwa yang dimulai pada suatu titik waktu
lampau (past) sampai kini terus berlangsung. "Since"
(sejak) menunjukkan saat dimulainya kegiatan
peristiwa di atas yang berfungsi sebagai keterangan
waktu sehingga untuk melengkapi keterangan waktu
tersebut adalah bentuk past simple (returned).
* Jawaban: A

22. 10. Pembahasan:
* `How long has he been the principal of our school?
'Since I . . . this school'.
* Kalimat petama berpola present perfect (have/has
V3), di mana menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang dimulai
pada suatu titik waktu lampau namun hasilnya bisa
terlihat sekarang. `Since' (sejak) menunjukkan saat
dimulainya kegiatan di atas yang berfungsi sebagai
ket. waktu (lampau). Keterangan waktu lampau selalu
dalam bentuk Past Simple (S + V2): Since I entered this
school adalah pilihan yang tepat.
* Jawaban: D