Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

1. Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Tense
She a letter to me. (write)
Their team the match. (win)
He always in the class. (top)
We finished our work. (finish)
Why you not the bill ? (pay)
the train ? (depart)
He his mistake. (realize)
I to this flat recently. (shift)
I not my pen. (find)
She her pen. (lose)
2. Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. She a letter to me since her childhood. ( write )
2. Their team the match since last four years. (win)
3. We here since 1990. (live)
4. How long you for the bus. (wait)
5. I not anything since last four hours. (eat)
6. He for half an hour. (sleep)
3. Correct the mistakes.
I have been though about a solution.
They haven’t been finishing the exercise yet.
My friend Lara have been giving me a lot of support.
Look at them. They have dancing all night long.
David and Ann have been knowing each other for years.
I have been a teacher since eight years.
4. Rewrite the following sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.
They have done all the work.
The baby has been crying for a long time.
The doctor has prescribed me an antibiotic.
She has been speaking on the phone for half an hour.
I have been cleaning the house all day.
5. Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the present perfect simple or continuous.
I __________ already __________ (answer) all the questions.
She __________(not/ see) her mother for a long time.
How long __________ she __________ (wait) for us?
We __________(know) each other since we were children.
__________you __________ (find) the type of coat you wanted?
he is sunburnt. he __________(sit) in the sun too long.
They __________(be) to India twice since they got married.
Your clothes smell bad. __________ you __________(smoke)?
9. Michael Phelps __________(swim) for three hours.
6. Choose the most suitable verb tense to complete the sentences.
1. It has snowed/ has been snowing since I arrived .2. I have never travelled/ have never been travelling by plane.
3. Have you ever seen / have you ever been seeing this movie?
4. We have toured / have been touring England. Now we are in Birmingham.
5. I have had/ have been having this car for more than ten years.
6. He has worked / has been working for hours.
7. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous
1. 1. I´m sorry! I´m late. __________ ( you/wait) for long?
2. Mary __________ (drive) her new car for a month.
3. Mark __________(sleep) since 1 pm.
4. We __________( come ) to this school because our best friends __________ (attend) it for three years.
5. We __________(study) English for three years.
6. __________(you/see) Tim lately?
7. __________(the doctor prescribe/ just) these antibiotics?
8. My father __________ (not/ understand) my reasons yet.
9. Mary __________(talk) on the phone with Tim for over two hours..
10. Our local football team __________ (win) the championships for three years consecutive.
Answer key
3.
I have been thinking about a solution.
They haven’t finished the exercise yet.
My friend Lara has been given me a lot of support.
Look at them. They have been dancing all night long.
David and Ann have known each other for years.
I have been a teacher for eight years.
4.
They haven’t done all the work. / Have they done all the work?
The baby hasn’t been crying for a long time. / Has the baby been crying for a long time?
The doctor hasn’t prescribed me an antibiotic. / Has the doctor prescribed me an antibiotic?
She hasn’t been speaking on the phone for half an hour. / Has she been speaking on the phone for half an hour?
I haven’t been cleaning the house all day. / Have I been cleaning the house all day?
5
have…answered
hasn’t seen
has been waiting
have known
Have…found
has been sitting
have been
Have…been smoking
has been swimming
6
1. has been snowing
2. have been travelled
3. have you ever seen
4. have been touring
5. have had
6. has been working
7
1. Have you been waiting2. has been driving
3. has been sleeping
4. have come … have been attending
5. have been studying
6. have you seen
7. has the doctor just prescribed
8. has not understood
9. has been talking
10. has won