Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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.