Experiences and Time Expressed Again
About this practice test
Practise B1 Use of English through constrained sentence rewrites. Build accuracy with experience and duration and present perfect relations.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
10 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Sentence transformation
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. I started learning Spanish in 2020 and I still learn it. I have been learning Spanish ___ 2020.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- since
Since introduces the starting point of a continuing activity.
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Question 2 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. The last time I saw Ravi was in March. I haven't ___ March.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- seen Ravi since
The perfect negative expresses no meeting after March.
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Question 3 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. This is my first trip abroad. I have ___ abroad before.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- never travelled / never traveled / never been / not been / not travelled / not traveled
Never travelled or been before expresses a first trip now.
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Question 4 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. She moved here three years ago and still lives here. She has lived here ___ three years.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- for
For introduces the duration of continuing residence.
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Question 5 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. I have never read a more exciting book. This is ___ book I have ever read.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- the most exciting
The superlative preserves the strongest experience.
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Question 6 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. We last ate at that cafe a year ago. We haven't eaten at that cafe ___ a year.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- for
A perfect negative with for describes the interval since the last visit.
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Question 7 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. It is two weeks since I last spoke to Jo. I haven't ___ two weeks.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- spoken to Jo for / spoken with Jo for / talked to Jo for / talked with Jo for
The perfect negative keeps the two-week gap.
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Question 8 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. He began working here in May and still works here. He has ___ here since May.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- worked / been working
Both perfect forms can describe continuing employment.
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Question 9 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. Have you visited Lisbon at any time in your life? Have you ___ to Lisbon?
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- ever been
Ever been asks about experience up to the present.
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Question 10 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. The last time we went swimming was last summer. We haven't ___ last summer.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- been swimming since / gone swimming since
The perfect negative preserves the period without the activity.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.