Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercices
Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercices
Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercices
A.Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Continuous).
2. B: I (work) all day. I (come / just) home from work and I (have /
not) the time yet to walk the dog.
4. B: For about 6 hours. You (walk / not) the dog for a long time. Don't you
want to go?
5. A: Well, I (laze / not) about all day either, you know. I have a very
important meeting tomorrow and I still (finish / not) my presentation.
7. A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, (you / eat) anything yet? If not,
could you get us something from the supermarket?
8.A: I (call) for you for half an hour. Where (be) ? And why are your
clothes so dirty?
9.A: (you / find) a box with old photos there? I (look) for it for ages.
B: I (discover / not) it yet, but I (work / not) for a long time yet.
10.I (come / just) in to eat something.
B.Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).
1. Tom: Hi Ana. I (try) to ring you several times today. Where (you /
be) ?
2. Ana: I (be) at home all the time. But I (clean) the house all day, so
maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.
4. Ana: No, not yet. I (tidy / not) up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?
5. Tom: Don't you remember? Jane (invited) us to her birthday party and
we (buy / not) a present for her yet.
6. Ana: Oh, that's right. (you / find out / already) what she wants?
7. Tom: Well, she (learn) Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next
holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.
8. Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre.
I (see) some nice books about Mexico there recently
13.Lucy, (you / bathe) your dolls? The bathroom floor is absolutely wet.
C.Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).
1. Daughter: Mum, Jane (phone / just) to ask if I will go to the cinema with
her. May I?
4. Mother: If you (complete / not) your homework, you cannot go. School
comes first. Remember, you (promise) me to study harder this year.
5. Daughter: But mum, I (work) really hard this year and I (improve /
already) in Maths and Chemistry.
7. Daughter: But I also need a break some time. Look, I (be / not) to the
cinema for two months. May I go? Just this once.
D. Folositi Present Perfect Simple sau Continuous in locul infinitivelor din paranteze:
1. He (fish) for two hours but he (catch) nothing yet.
2. We (know) each other for several years.
3. The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I’m tired of it.
4. I (shop) all day and I want to have a rest now.
5. How long you (wear) glasses?
6. I (cook) all the morning.
7. How many dishes you (cook)?
8. Why you (be) in the garden so long?
9. I (water) the flowers.
10. He (sleep) for 10 hours now. It’s time we woke him up.
11. I (ask) you to clean your room for two days. When are you going to do it?
12. Ever since that woman came to work here, she (try) to make trouble.
E.Use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired, because I …… ..………. (work) very hard.
2. He ………………………………………… (write) letters all morning.
3. Catherina is getting fatter because she …………………………………… (eat) too
much.
4. My mother ………………………………………….. (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.
5. Cathy …………………………………………… (attend) a cookery course since March.
6. How long …………… you ………………………………………….. (learn) English?
7. Where are my eye-glasses? I …………………………………………….. (look) for them
for an hour.
8. Charles ………………………………………………. (escape) from the police for years.
9. How long …………… you ………………………………………… (use) a computer?
10. Elizabeth ………………………………………….. (live) with Mike for three years.
11. She ………………………………………………. (earn) quite a lot of money for the last
two years.
12. It …………………………………………………. (rain) fro six hours.
F) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’ve bought / have been buying a new pair of shoes.
2. Have you finished / Have you been finishing reading that book yet?
3. They’ve eaten / have been eating fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from
school.
4. I’ve been reading / have read this book now, so you can have it back.
5. I’ve been writing / have written eight pages already.
6. Your exam paper is completely blank! What have you been doing / have you
done?
7. Oh, no! There’s nothing to eat. My sister has been eating / has eaten everything I
left in the kitchen.
8. Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink. They have drunk / have been drinking all the
wine.
9. No wonder your eyes hurt. You’ve been playing / have played computer games
ever since you had your breakfast.
10. I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing you for ages.
11. God! Hakan has scored / has been scoring.
12. They have danced / have been dancing for an hour.
13. I have been waiting / have waited for you for ages.
14. I’ve finished / ‘ve been finishing my work.
15. I’ve been writing / have written this letter for an hour.
16. He has visited / has been visiting ten museums this week.
17. I’m very tired. Because I have travelled / have been travelling around Istanbul all
day.
18. She has found / has been finding a good job.
19. I’m hot because I have been running / have run.
20. I have written / have been writing letters for weeks.
G. Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks: