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Copia de Perfect Simple or Continuous3

The document provides exercises to practice using the present perfect tense. It includes situations to write questions for, complete sentences, write two sentences using provided words, and put verbs into the present perfect simple or continuous tenses. The exercises focus on forming questions and sentences using the present perfect tense to talk about experiences occurring over a period of time or not yet completed.

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Copia de Perfect Simple or Continuous3

The document provides exercises to practice using the present perfect tense. It includes situations to write questions for, complete sentences, write two sentences using provided words, and put verbs into the present perfect simple or continuous tenses. The exercises focus on forming questions and sentences using the present perfect tense to talk about experiences occurring over a period of time or not yet completed.

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EXERCISES

I. READ THE SITUATIONS AND WRITE A QUESTION FOR EACH ONE ;

1. You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you. You ask :(you/wait
/long) Have you been waiting long?

2. Your father looks exhausted. You ask :(you/work hard) -----------------------

---------------------------------------------- ?

3.Lisa looks beautifully tanned. You ask :(you/lie in the sun) -------------------

------------------------------------------------------------- ?

4.One of your friends is now living opposite the theatre. You want to know: ’How
long--------‘ you ask :( how long/ you/live/opposite the/theatre)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?

5. Your uncle tells you about his new job, he sells computers. You want to
know ‘How long ----------?’. You ask: (how long/ you / sell/ computers?)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------?

6. You meet a friend in the park. He is covered with mud. You ask: (what /

you / do?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?

II. READ THE SITUATIONS AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1. The rain started two hours ago. It is still raining now. It ---------------------------
-----------------------------for two hours.

2. We started waiting for the plane 40 minutes ago. We are still waiting now.

--------------------------------------------------------------for 40 minutes

3. Mike began looking for a job since he left school. He ‘s still looking now.

------------------------------------------------------since he left school.

4. Helen started working in New York two months ago. She’s still working there now.
------------------------------------------------------------for two months.

5. Years ago you started playing golf. You still play golf regularly now.

----------------------------------------------------------------for years.
III . READ THE SITUATIONS AND WRITE TWO SENTENCES USING THE
WORDS IN BRACKETS

1. Jenny is a badminton player. She began playing badminton when she was ten years
old. This year she is the regional champion again- for the third time.

(win / the regional championship three times) She has won the regional championship
three times. ( play/ badminton since she was ten) She has been playing tennis since she
was ten.

2. Mike started reading a book three hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on
page 60.

(read/ for three hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------

(read/ 60 pages so far) ----------------------------------------------------------------

3. Yuko is from Japan. She is travelling round Europe at the moment; she began her tour
two months ago.

(travel / for two months) She-------------------------------------------------------

(visit/ seven countries so far) ------------------------------------------------------

IV. PUT THE VERB INTO PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS;

1. Where have you been? Have you been cleaning (you / clean) the garden?

2. Look! Somebody --------------------------------(steal) the statue in the square.

3. Susan looks tired. ----------------------------------------(she / work) hard?

4. ‘-------------------------------------(you / ever/ try) bungee jumping’ ‘No, never.

5. My friend is a model; she --------------------------(appear) in several advertisements.

6. ‘Sorry I’ m late’. ‘That’s Ok. I--------------------------------(not / wait) long.

7. I ---------------------------(lose) my MP3. ---------------------(you/see) it anywhere?

8.’ Is it still snowing?’ ‘No, It ----------------------------------(stop).

9. My eyes are sore, I ---------------------------(peel) onions for the stew.

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