PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Before doing the following exercises revise grammar material – N. A. Bonk, Unit 13: p. 302-306.

1. Complete the following sentences, using Present Perfect Continuous.

e.g. I (to do) my homework for half an hour.

I have been doing my homework for half an hour.

1. She ……… (to write) the test for ten minutes.

2. It ......... (to rain) for two hours.

3. They ……… (to wait) for us since seven o’clock.

4. He ……… (to teach) English since 1991.

5. She ……… (to read) a lot lately.

6. How long you ……… (to live) in London?

7. They ……… (to work) since nine o’clock?

8. What she ……… (to do) here since morning?

9. How many months they ……… (to build) this house?

10. Since when you ……… (to look) for our key?

2. Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect.

1. She ……… (to be) ill since last week.

2. He ……… (to know) me since childhood.

3. I ……… (to try) to understand you for half an hour.

4. He ……… (to be) in London for three years.

5. She ……… (to look) for her key since she came home.

6. They ……… (to be) here since two o’clock.

7. My sister ……… (to sleep) for ten hours.

8. We ……… (to be) married since 1977.

9. How long Mary and Ann ……… (to know) each other?

10. We ……… (not to see) them for three months.

11. His car is very old. He ……… (to have) it for many years.

12. It ……… (to snow) for four hours.

3. Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Maria ……… (learn) English for two years.

2. Hello, Tom. I ……… (look) for you all morning. Where have you been?

3. Why ……… (you/look) at me like that? Stop it!

4. We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We ……… (go) there for years.

5. I ……… (think) about what you said and I've decided to take your advice.

6. Is Ann on holiday this week? - No, she ……… (work).

7. Sarah is very tired. She ……… (work) very hard recently.

4. Use the prompts and how long to make a question.

e.g. astronomers/ look for Pluto’s moon?

How long have astronomers been looking for Pluto’s moon?

1. archaeologists/ hope to find Atlantis?

2. scientists/ use satellites to discover new reefs?

3. physicists/ investigate the origin of the universe?

4. scientists/ observe Vesuvius?

5. biologists/ try to find new medicine?

*5. Write sentences about the people in the chart. Write two sentences for each person.

Who What When Now

Tony Joe Barry Sandra Peter Bob start learning Chinese come to say go to Boston meet Paul get a job at the college lose his job two years ago last December a year ago six months ago in 1991 they closed down his factory study it live with us work there go out with him teach there look for another job

e.g. Tony started learning Chinese two years ago and he’s been studying it ever since.

Tony has been learning Chinese for two years now.

1. Joe …………………………………………………………………………….

2. Barry…………………………………………………………………………..

3. Sandra …………………………………………………………………………...

4. Peter ……………………………………………………………………………..

5. Bob ……………………………………………………………………………...

*6. Complete the dialogue with the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous, using the verbs in brackets.

Carol: Do you want a magazine?

Tom: No, thanks. I’ve read (read) them all.

Carol: Oh, how long …….. (you/wait)?

Tom: I feel as if I …….. (wait) for hours but I suppose I …….. (only/be) here for fifteen minutes.

Carol: What time is your appointment?

Tom: I …….. (not/make) an appointment. I ……… (just/drop in) on the off-dance of seeing someone.

Carol: Have you got bad toothache then?

Tom: Yes, it …….. (give) me trouble for over a week now.

Carol: …….. (you/be) to this dentist before?

Tom: No, it’s the first time …….. (ever/be) here.

Carol: Well, I ……… (come) here for about five years. They’re very good.

Tom: …….. (you/just/come in) for a check-up?

Carol: No, I …….. (lose) a filling so it needs replacing.

Woman: Mr Hill, the dentist will see you now. …….. (you/fill in) the card yet?

Tom: Yes, I …….. (already/give) it to the receptionist.

Woman: Thank you. Perhaps you could go up to Surgery 2. Mr Sharp is ready for you.

Carol: Good luck!

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