Colegio Santa Victoria
MM Escolapias
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PRACTICE: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
1.-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH “FOR” OR “SINCE”.
1. Mrs Jones has taught at our school …………………..over six years.
2. I haven’t been abroad ………………….1989.
3. We’ve had our dog ………………….. he was a puppy.
4. He has worked in the same office ………………..he started his career.
5. I haven’t watched television ………………….ages.
6. Why are you so late? I’ve been here ……………………over half an hour!
7. We’ve visited Susie in Paris three times ……………….she got married.
8. Have you asked for a pay rise (aumento de sueldo) ……………………….you came
here?
9. We haven’t had any exams ………………....over a month.
10. It’s been a long time ……………………I went to the opera.
2.-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH “YET”, “ALREADY”, OR “JUST”.
1. I’ve …………………… seen that film. I saw it two weeks ago.
2. He hasn’t arrived …………………….. .I’m still waiting.
3. Don’t shout! The children have ………………….fallen asleep.
4. We have ……………………. Called Susan but she isn’t at home.
5. David is 15 and he hasn’t learned to swim ………………. .
3.-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS FORM OF
THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
1. She ……………………………… (stay) at her mother’s house since last month.
2. The workmen …………………………………… (paint) our house all morning.
3. The pupils ………………………………………… (discuss) the plans for the school
trip for the last four hours.
4. I ………………………………………………….. (watch) television all evening.
5. The author ……………………………… (write) that book for the last two years.
6. My teenage daughter ……………………………… (talk) on the phone for the last two
hours.
7. Peter ……………………………… (not pay attention) during the lesson. He
…………………………………………… (dream) about his new motorcycle.
8. Take an umbrella! It …………………………………. (rain) since breakfast-time.
4.-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS FORM OF
THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
1. Here are the keys! I ……………………………. (look) for them for the last hour.
2. The company …………………………….. (advertise) for a new secretary. They are
interviewing a number of candidates today.
3. The actors need a rest because they …………………………….(film) that scene since
eight o’clock this morning.
