Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
Exercise 2.1
Choose the correct tense form.
1. I have read/ have been reading the whole day.
2. How many pages have you read/have you been reading so far?
3. We have walked/ have been walking five kilometres.
4. We have walked/ have been walking for two hours.
5. We have walked/ have been walking too fast. That’s why we’re tired.
6. That guy has eaten/has been eating twenty doughnuts.
7. He has eaten/has been eating since he arrived.
8. I have only heard/have only been hearing from him twice this year.
9. Things have changed/have been changing since I was a girl.
10. Mary has been lived/has been living in this city for twenty years.
11. Why have you been/have you being in the garage so long?
12. I have made/ have been making sandwiches all morning. – How many have you made/ have you been making?
13. What a lovely smell! – Yes, mum has roasted/ has been roasting chicken.
14. We have picked/ have been picking apples since morning and we have picked/ have been picking three basketfuls.
Exercise 2.2
Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous. Sometimes both the tenses are possible.
1. Jim (plant) trees in the garden all day. has been planting
2. He (plant) ten trees so far.
3. I can’t drive. I (drink).
4. I (do) my homework. I can go for a walk now.
5. He (work) in this office for a month.
6. The personnel manager (speak) to all the applicants.
7. He (interview) the applicants since morning.
8. I (swim). That’s why my hair is all wet.
9. He (swim) in every ocean in the world.
10. You (smoke) a lot recently. You should smoke less.
11. Somebody (smoke) all my cigarettes.
12. I (hear) from her regularly since she left.
13. He (cough) a lot lately. He should give up smoking.
14. I (teach) hundreds of students but I (never/meet) such a brilliant group!
15. She (hope) for a pay rise for the last two years.
Exercise 2.3
Ask two questions to every sentence starting with How long and How much/How many.
1. I’m learning Japanese.
How long have you been learning it? How many Japanese books have you read?
2. I’m making doughnuts.
3. I’m looking for a job.
4. I’m travelling round Europe.
5. Linda is doing the shopping.
6. Michael is fishing.
7. Andy is selling newspapers in the street.
8. Amanda is answering the phone in the office.
9. Emily is writing letters.
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10. Helen is translating a book.
Exercise 2.4
Read the letter. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.
Dear Arthur,
I was glad to get your letter yesterday. Things at home (1) … (be) the same so far. Your mother (2) … (work) hard. I (3) … (not hear) from Tim. Probably he (4) … (revise) for the exams recently. Amanda (5) … (just/pass) her driving test. Your father (6) … (repair) his old Toyota for the past few weeks. I think it will be ready next week. Our grandmother (7) … (not feel) very well recently. She (8) … (visit) the doctor three times since you left. I hope you enjoy your stay in South Africa. (9) … (you/be) to a football match yet?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Love,
Mary.
Part III
Present Perfect Continuous and various tenses
Exercise 3.1
Write sentences about these situations with since or for. Use Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. I run a small business. I started it in 1998.
I’ve been running a small business since 1998.
2. Jake plays the cello. He started two years ago.
3. My brother lives in Bern. He moved there last year.
4. It started raining at six o’clock. It’s still raining.
5. I started cooking at eleven. Lunch was ready an hour later.
6. My granny wears glasses. She started wearing them ten years ago.
7. I drive a car. I got it for my birthday.
8. Gary plays football. He started several years ago.
9. Harold got a job as a sales manager in 1987. He retired five years later.
10. Mary is a nurse. She got her diploma in April.
11. The kids are playing computer games. They started right after lunch.
12. Sam has got his own sports club. He bought it three years ago.
13. In 1980 Ronald Reagan won the presidential election. Nine years later he left office.
14. I’m an assistant surgeon in a local hospital. I got this job a week ago.
15. My sister is talking on the phone with her boyfriend. She started when I came home.
Exercise 3.2
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, Present Perfect Simple or Continuous, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
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1. The Martins (spend) their summer in England for years.
2. They (move) to Leeds five years ago and we (not see) them ever since.
3. They (live) here for over a year and they still (not know) their neighbours.
4. Where you (be)? I (wait) for ages.
5. Dr Scalpel is a surgeon. He (begin) an operation at 7 this morning and he (already/operate) for 4 hours.
6. Jane (not come) home yet. She (be) in the library. She (be) there for the past six hours. She (revise) for the exam since early morning. She (prepare) ten topics so far. She (write) something when I (see) her there this morning
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1. – You (be) out of breath. (you/run)?
– Right! I (make) up my mind to take up jogging. I (want) to lose weight. I (exercise) this morning as well.
– Wow! How long (you/do) sports?
– For about a month.
– How much (you/lose) so far?
– About two pounds.
2. – I (not hear) anything from you since we (leave) school. What (you/do) all this time?
– Well, I (get) married, I (find) a well-paid job and I (buy) a flat.
– Oh, you (not waste) your time!
3. – I (not see) you for ages. Where (you/be)?
– I (visit) relatives.
– Where (you/go)?
– I (go) to Melbourne to see my cousins.
4. –(it/rain)?
– No, … . But the ground (be) wet. It (rain).
– Since when (it/rain)?
– Since seven in the morning, I think. It (rain) when I (get) up.
5. –(you/be) busy lately?
– Yes, I … . I (be) extremely busy.
– What (you/do)? (you/work) on your project?
– No, I … . I (prepare) for a seminar. I (work) on the project last week.
Exercise 3.3
Use the correct tense form of the verb in brackets, Present Perfect Simple or Continuous, Present, Past or Future Simple.
Last year Brian and Barbara (1) … (decide) to buy a house. Since then they (2) … (save) money. They (3) … (never/have) their own house before. They (4) … (live) in a tiny flat since they (5) … (marry). Brian (6) … (not mind) when Barbara (7) … (insist) on a house with a big garden. They (8) … (search) for a suitable house for the past six month, but they (9) … (not find) one yet. Last week they (10) … (see) a couple of nice houses. As Barbara (11) … (not like) the location of the first house, they (12) … (decide) to see one more. They (13) … (go) to see it the same day. But the price (14) … (be) too high. The owner (15) … (ask) much more than they (16) … (be) willing to pay. But Barbara really (17) … (like) the second house and now she (18) … (be) sure she (19) … (persuade) Brian to buy it. Brian (20) … (not figure) out yet where he (21) … (get) the money. He (22) … (hope) Barbara (23) … (change) her mind.
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Exercise 3.4
Read the job interview. Put the verbs in the correct tense form.
Ms Simpson: Good morning, my name is Ms Simpson. Sorry, I’m a bit late. (1)… (you/wait) long?
Robert: That’s no problem, Ms Simpson.
Ms Simpson: You (2) … (apply) for the Laboratory Assistant's position, right?
Robert: Yes, Ms Simpson. When I (3) … (see) it advertised, I (4) … (think) it would really suit me. I (5) … (look) for a job for the last two months.
Ms Simpson: Can you tell me why you (6) … (reply) to our advertisement?
Robert: Well, I (7) … (always/enjoy) science and I (8) … (believe) that this position will extend my skills in this area. I (9) … (think) that I'll be really good at this work. In fact I (10) … (learn) so fast.
Ms Simpson: (11) … (you/know) exactly what you (12) … (do) as an Assistant?
Robert: A Laboratory Assistant (13) … (help) with the equipment and (14) … (prepare) the chemicals for experiments.
Ms Simpson: (15) … (you/enjoy) studying while you (16) … (be) at college?
Robert: I suppose I (17) … (be) a reasonable student. I (18) … (pass) all my tests and (19) … (enjoy) studying subjects that interested me.
Ms Simpson: (20) … (you/have) any further plans?
Robert: For the last few months I (21) … (think) of going to college.
Ms Simpson: (22) … (you/ever/have) a job before?
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Robert: Yes. I (23) … (work) part-time at a take-away food store.
Ms Simpson: How long (24) … (you/be) there and why (25) … (you/leave)?
Robert: I (26) … (be) there for a year but I (27) … (not enjoy) it. I (28) … (help) in the kitchen all day.
Ms Simpson: I think I (29) … (ask) you everything I (30) … (want) to. Well, we (31) … (get) in touch with you next week. Thank you for coming.
Robert: Thank you.
Part IV
Practice Test
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