Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

 

Exercise 1. Make the present perfect - choose positive, negative or question:

1. (I / go / to the library today)

2. (you / keep a pet for three years)

3. (you / come here before?)

4. (it / rain all day?)

5. (who / we / forgot to invite?)

6. (we / not / hear that song already)

7. (he / not / forget his books)

8. (she / steal all the chocolate!)

9. (I / explain it well?)

10. (who / he / meet recently?)

11. (how / we / finish already?)

12. (he / study Latin)

13. (I / know him for three months)

14. (where / you / study Arabic?)

15. (what countries / they / visit in Europe?)

16. (he / hurt his leg)

17. (she / leave her phone in a taxi)

18. (we / not / lose our tickets)

19. (she / call her mother?)

20. (he / take a taxi?)

 

Exercise 2. Make the present perfect simple. Choose positive, negative or question:

1. (she / pass the exam?)

2. (you / eat lunch yet?)

3. (he / read the newspaper today?)

4. (you / not / study French for ten years)

5. (they / be in London for six months)

6. (where / you / be?)

7. (we / not / go to Paris)

8. (she / not / see ‘The Lord of the Rings’)

9. (he / not / meet my mother)

10. (they / not / visit St. Paul’s Cathedral yet)

11. (what / she / eat today?)

12. (why / you / do your homework already?)

13. (how / she / make this fantastic cake?)

14. (why / I / miss the plane?)

15. (they / not / go to bed)

16. (it / rain a lot this week)

17. (they / use a credit card before?)

18. (we / have enough to eat?)

19. (she / not / play basketball before)

20. (I / wear a kimono)

 

Exercise 3. Make the present perfect continuous positive or negative:

1. (she / work here for five years)

2. (I / study all day)

3. (you / eat a lot recently)

4. (we / live in London for six months)

5. (he / play football so he’s tired)

6. (they / learn English for two years)

7. (I / cook so I’m really hot)

8. (she / go to the cinema every weekend for years)

9. (it / rain, the pavement is wet)

10. (you / sleep for twelve hours)

11. (I / not / work today)

12. (you / not / eat well recently)

13. (we / not / exercise enough)

14. (she / not / study)

15. (they / not / live here for very long)

16. (it / not / snow)

17. (he / not / play football for five years)

18. (we / not / drink enough water – that’s why we feel tired)

19. (I / not / sleep – I was reading)

20. (they / not / watch TV much recently)

 

Exercise 4. Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous Exercise

1. I ___________________ (not / do) the housework yet.

2. They ___________________ (study) very hard recently.

3. She ___________________ (promise) to help many times.

4. He ___________________ (clean) the kitchen. Everything is sparkling clean.

5. She ___________________ (write) her essay and ___________________

(send) it to her professor.

6. He ___________________ (see) the film ‘The King’s Speech’ about six times.

7. We ___________________ (paint) our living room. I think it looks a lot better.

8. She ___________________ (take) French lessons lately.

9. It ___________________ (not / rain) for three hours! Only about one hour.

10. Lucy ___________________ (already / leave).

11. How many times ___________________ (you / visit) Scotland?

12. I ___________________ (call) John for hours and hours and he hasn’t

answered. I’m really angry with him!

13. I ___________________ (be) in London for three years.

14. We ___________________ (know) James for ages.

15. It’s really smelly in here. ___________________ (somebody / smoke)?

16. How much petrol ___________________ (she / buy)?

17. She ___________________ (eat) chocolate all morning, so she feels sick.

18. I ___________________ (paint) my house all day, but it’s not finished yet.

19. Julie ___________________ (be) at the office since 6 am.

20. The writer ___________________ (deserve) this award for a long time.

Exercise 5. Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous Exercise 3

1. ___________________ (you / buy) your train ticket yet?

2. The kitchen is a complete mess! What ___________________ (the children /do)?

3. Julie ___________________ (learn) to drive for six years!

4. Amanda ___________________ (already / have) lunch, so she’ll meet us later.

5. How much coffee ___________________ (she / drink) this morning?

6. Simon ___________________ (write) three books.

7. I ___________________ (do) everything I needed to do today! Hurray!

8. It ___________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.

9. I ___________________ (read) your book. Here it is, thank you.

10. She ___________________ (forget) how to get to my house.

11. I ___________________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest.

12. She ___________________ (make) three cakes. They look delicious!

13. David feels great these days. He ___________________ (get) up early lately.

14. We ___________________ (always / hate) rush hour traffic.

15. Recently, I ___________________ (study) a lot. My exams are in a few weeks.

16. We ___________________ (write) this book for months and months.

17. I ___________________ (always / love) chocolate.

18. I ___________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time.

19. What’s that delicious smell? ___________________ (you / cook)?

20. I ___________________ (watch) seven films this week!