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Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous Exercise

The document provides examples of sentences using the present perfect simple or continuous tenses in English. It gives 11 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate verb form. It also provides 3 short news summaries with verbs in brackets to be changed to the correct present perfect, present, or past tense form based on the context clues in each summary. The purpose is to practice using and identifying these English verb tenses.

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Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous Exercise

The document provides examples of sentences using the present perfect simple or continuous tenses in English. It gives 11 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate verb form. It also provides 3 short news summaries with verbs in brackets to be changed to the correct present perfect, present, or past tense form based on the context clues in each summary. The purpose is to practice using and identifying these English verb tenses.

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  • Present Perfect Simple or Continuous

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS Put the verbs in brackets in either the Present Perfect Simple or the Present

Perfect Continuous. 1. I taken (take) a French course for 5 months and the teacher says I am a fast learner. 2. A) Someone left (leave) the ladder outside, look. 3. B) I expect thats Brain. He cleaned (clean) windows. And I dont think he finished (finish) yet. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Aye taken_ (take) driving lessons and next week she is going to take a driving test. I lived_ (live) in Sues flat and when I find a new house, I will move. Please dont go in. Im just sweeping (sweep) the flour. I ate (eat) 8 chocolates up to now. A- Are you hungry? B- No, Im not. I have eaten (eat) chocolates all day. 9. The young children made (make) a snowman all morning. 10. I broke (break) my arms twice within 2 years. 11. Im tired. I played (play) tennis all afternoon. Look at the news extracts below and change the verbs in brackets to the simple or continuous form of the Present, Present Perfect or Past. In some cases, the order of the words can change. Here is the summary of the news: a) The Prime Minister (just announce) has just announced that there will not be a January election. He (speak) speaking at the opening of parliament a few minutes ago. His speech (still go on) stilled go on b) Police (find) found the toddler who (disappear) disappeared from her home a week ago. Detectives in Oxford (question) questioned people all week in connection with the abduction but so far no one (charge) charged c) The economic situation (finally begin) begun To improve, according to figures which (release) released yesterday. Unemployment has also (fall) fallen gradually over the last few months and export figures (reach) reached .their highest level last month.

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