British English And American English Quiz-2
Are the sentences more typical of British English or American English?
#1. I already mailed the letter.
#2. How long will you have been doing that?
#3. How long will you do that?
#4. I didn’t tell them about it yet.
#5. I have already posted the letter. I haven’t told them
#6. What will you do by the time you go to bed tonight?
#7. I have just had lunch
#8. 1 – Do you know anything? – 2 – Have you ever been to London? – 3 – Do you need a job?
#9. 1) – I’ve got 2) – I haven’t got 3) – Have you got?
#10. 1- Do you know anything? – 2 – Have you ever been to London? – 3 – Do you need a job?
#11. What will you have done by the time you go to bed tonight?
#12. I just had lunch.
#13. 1- You know something? – 2 – Ever been in London? – 3 – Need a job?
#14. 1- I have 2- I don’t have 3 – Do you have?
Are the sentences more typical of British English or American English?
British English |
American English |
| Present Perfect | Past Simle |
| I have just had lunch I have already posted the letter. I haven’t told them |
I just had lunch. I already mailed the letter. I didn’t tell them about it yet. |
| Future Perfect (Progressive) | Future Simple |
| What will you have done by the time you go to bed tonight? How long will you have been doing that? |
What will you do by the time you go to bed tonight? How long will you do that? |
| I’ve got I haven’t got Have you got? |
I have I don’t have Do you have? |
| Questions | |
| Do you know anything? Have you ever been to London? Do you need a job? |
You know something? Ever been in London? Need a job? |
| hospital in a team at the week-end/at week-ends different to write to someone |
the hospital on a team on the week-end/on week-ends different than write someone |
| Irregular Verbs | |
| burn-burn-burnt learn-learnt-learnt get-got-got prove-proved-proved |
burn- burned-burned learn-learned-learned get-got-gotten prove-proved-proven |
| Should | |
| I demand that I should be released. |
I demand that I be released. |
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