Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous, cls.

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I. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive) Robin: I think the waiter (forget) hour and nobody (take) Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) (order, already) . here for five or ten minutes and yet! We (sit) us. He (run) in our direction once. here for over from table to table us. We (wait) our order yet. by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we here for over half an

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) they already have their food. Michele: He must realize we (order, not) half an hour staring at him. Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) taking orders and serving food. Michele: That's true, and he (look, not)

II. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive) 1. Judy: How long (be) Claude: I (study) 2. I (have) 3. I (love) 4. Matt and Sarah (have) (go) 5. John (work) recently, he (enjoy) in Canada? here for more than three years. the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one. chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic." some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they

to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out. for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until his work, but now he is talking about retiring.

6. Lately, I (think) about changing my career because I (become) dissatisfied with the conditions at my company. 7. I (see) Judy for more than five years and during that time I (see) changes in her personality. many

III. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive) 1. I (play) football for five years. two matches so far. better. for hours. an area of five miles so far. my homework. on this essay since two o'clock. with Bob for seven years. three girls this week. for us?

2. My team (win / only) 3. The others (be / always) 4. Are we not there yet? We (walk) 5. But we (cover / only) 6. I (finish/just) 7. I (work) 8. Jane (go out) 9. Martin (date) 10. How long (wait / you)

IV. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive). 1. A: (you / take) 2. B: I (work) not) the dog for a walk yet? all day. I (come / just) the time yet to walk the dog. home alone? home from work and I (have /

3. A: How long (the dog / be)

4. B: For about 6 hours. You (walk / not) 5. A: Well, I (laze / not)

the dog for a long time. Don't you want to go?

about all day either, you know. I have a very important meeting my presentation. collar and leash? anything yet? If not, could you get

tomorrow and I still (finish / not) 6. B: Okay, I will go then. Where (you / put)

7. A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, (you / eat) us something from the supermarket? 8.

V. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive). 1. A: I (call) so dirty? 2. B: I (tidy) 3. A: (you / find) 4. B: I (discover / not) just) 5. A: I (cook / not) for you for half an hour. Where (be) ? And why are your clothes

up the shed in the garden. a box with old photos there? I (look) it yet, but I (work / not) for it for ages. for a long time yet. I (come /

in to eat something. anything yet because I (talk) to our neighbour.