1. Choose the correct answer.

1. To swim / Swimming is very good for you.

2. Janet didnt realise the baby had been crying / has been crying for over half an hour.

3. We have watched / have been watching this video clip on YouTube four times this week.

4. John is sure his son had forgotten / has forgotten to take the key with him.

5. Would you recommend to eat / eating in this restaurant?

6. Do you know what time it is? I had been waiting / have been waiting for you for over ten
minutes.

2. Complete the sentences with the time expressions below.

by the time so far the day before since six o clock this morning

1. the performer arrived, the audience had been waiting for almost an
hour.

2. The teacher has corrected only half the exams .

3. The builders have been working on the roof .

4. They rode on the bikes that they had bought .

3. Choose the correct answer.

1. Martin has been feeling ill for some time.

a. He is still ill.

b. He felt ill, but now he is better.

2. Kieran didnt remember to tell Jane about the meeting.

a. He forgot to tell her.

b. He doesnt have any memory of telling her.

3. Penny had been studying all morning when her boyfriend arrived.

a. Penny started studying when he arrived.

b. He arrived during the time that Penny was busy studying.

4. So far, the Kellog family has lived here for six months.

a. They still live here.

b. After six months, they stopped living here.

5. By the time we left the city, it had been raining for over two hours.

a. It started raining after we left the city.

b. The rain had started before we left the city.

4. Complete the sentences in the Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous
form.

1. Laura started to play the clarinet when she was ten years old. She still plays the clarinet.

Laura ..................................................................................................................................... .

2. Nancy worked as a waitress until she went to university.

How long ............................................................................................................................... ?

3. All my friends were swimming in the pool. I got there half an hour later.

By the time I got to the pool, .................................................................................................. .

4. My grandfather started growing fruit trees when I was born. He still grows them.

From the time I was born, ..................................................................................................

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Your brother is too young (ride) on your motorbike.

2. (sail) in rough seas can be very dangerous.

3. The car needs to be repaired. It (make) strange noises for weeks.

4. The thief admitted (take) the money.

5. Sorry! Jeff isnt here right now, but he (leave) you a message.