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Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous
1. I have been working on this problem for two months.
2. She has not been working on this problem yet.
3. I have never slept outside.
4. She has been sleeping all this time.
5. I have not been sleeping well for months.
6. I have been waiting for you for ages!
7. We have been waiting here for 40 minutes.
8. I have been cleaning all morning – I'm fed up!
9. Have you already cleaned your room, Jake?
10. Lisa has never drunk orange juice. She is allergic to citrus fruit.
11. I have been drinking more water recently, and I feel better.
12. The students have finished their exams. They're very happy.
13. Lana is exhausted these days. She has been working too hard recently.
14. How long have you known Luis?
15. Mia has been reading the newspaper for two hours this morning.
16. I have never eaten so much in my entire life.
17. I have been dreaming about the red sport car for so long.
18. He has become another man since getting married.
19. I have been depressed for about a year.
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Present Perfect Simple or Continuous (Bagian A dan B).
🅐. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous
1. In this month, we have come across several new challenges.
2. Some political leaders have not found any fault in abusing human rights.
3. This book is really hard for me. I have been reading it for quite some time.
4. What's the time? We have been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
5. It has been snowing heavily since this morning.
6. Have you ever heard about the book "Pigeon English"?
7. Yes, I have finished reading it.
8. The book itself has received several awards.
9. Tom has misplaced his mobile somewhere again.
10. He has been working with his problem the whole morning.
11. The area has been devastated by an earthquake.
12. Look at that bird. It has been sitting motionlessly for ten minutes.
13. A feather has moved so far.
14. Have you noticed it?
15. I suppose not, because he has been enjoying himself in the sun.
16. He has been sleeping all this time.
17. Several mysterious events have happened lately.
18. The police have been watching the park.
19. They have come across several leads.
20. But none of them has been the right one.
21. Where's Michael? It’s his birthday party tomorrow.
22. He has been getting things ready for it.
23. So far, they have decorated the walls.
24. They have made special ball ornaments.
25. They have painted them gold.
26. They have stuck them on the tree.
27. They have done quite a lot so far.
28. The music equipment has been prepared.
29. The disco ball has been hung.
30. They also have rented a really big jukebox.
31. The place itself has changed from dull to amazing.
32. Several landslides have struck the area.
33. Quite a few families have had to be evacuated.
🅑. Choose the correct verb form
1. ✅ have been looking
2. ✅ have already looked
3. ✅ have eaten
4. ✅ have been eating
5. ✅ have caught
6. ✅ has been lying
7. ✅ has been reading
8. ✅ Has been reading
9. ✅ Have you been meeting
10. ✅ has been talking
11. ✅ have been discussing
12. ✅ has evaluated
13. ✅ have been filming
14. ✅ have been filming
🅒. Mixed tenses. Match the pictures with actions, name the tenses and write +, -, ? sentences and short
answers. Make sentences marked with an asterisk passive as well.
1.
Picture: Calvin and Hobbes
Action: Use other means of transport in the past
Tense: Past Simple
Sentence: Calvin used other means of transport.
Short Answer: Yes, he did.
2.
Picture: Spongebob
Action: Almost definitely make the world good again in the future
Tense: Future Simple
Sentence: Spongebob will make the world better.
Short Answer: Yes, he will.
3.
Picture: People
Action: Read a book for two hours now
Tense: Present Continuous
Sentence: They are reading a book for two hours now.
Short Answer: Yes, they are.
4.
Picture: Silly Milly
Action: Try to make his mum believe he cleaned his room yesterday
Tense: Past Simple
Sentence: Silly Milly tried to make his mum believe he cleaned his room.
Short Answer: Yes, he did.
5.
Picture: Politicians
Action: Arrive happily to school today
Tense: Future Simple
Sentence: The politicians will arrive happily to school today.
Short Answer: Yes, they will.
6.
Picture: A baby croc
Action: Order an extra cheesy pizza for lunch
Tense: Future Simple
Sentence: The baby croc will order an extra cheesy pizza.
Short Answer: Yes, he will.
7.
Picture: Andy
Action: Eat a lot of junk food every day
Tense: Present Simple
Sentence: Andy eats a lot of junk food every day.
Short Answer: Yes, he does.
8.
Picture: Calvin and his friends
Action: Catch a little hedgehog
Tense: Present Simple
Sentence: Calvin and his friends catch little hedgehogs.
Short Answer: Yes, they do.
Berikut adalah ketikan ulang beserta kunci jawaban dan pembahasan untuk Bagian C: Mixed Tenses:
🅒. Mixed Tenses
Petunjuk: Lengkapi kalimat-kalimat berikut dengan bentuk kata kerja yang tepat sesuai konteks kalimat
(gunakan Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, atau tenses lain jika diperlukan).
1. I ______ (finish) my homework just now.
Jawaban: have finished
Pembahasan: Meskipun “just now” menunjukkan waktu baru saja, dalam bahasa Inggris
penggunaan Present Perfect Simple untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang baru selesai adalah
tepat.
2. He ______ (work) on that project since last month.
Jawaban: has been working
Pembahasan: Karena aktivitas tersebut berlangsung terus-menerus sejak waktu tertentu di masa
lalu, maka gunakan bentuk Present Perfect Continuous dengan “since last month”.
3. They ______ (not/receive) any news about the concert yet.
Jawaban: have not received
Pembahasan: Keterangan “yet” menandakan bahwa sampai saat ini belum terjadi penerimaan
berita; oleh karena itu, digunakan Present Perfect Simple dalam bentuk negatif.
4. She ______ (study) for her exams all day.
Jawaban: has been studying
Pembahasan: Aktivitas belajar yang berlangsung terus menerus sepanjang hari menunjukkan
penggunaan Present Perfect Continuous.
5. We ______ (see) that movie twice.
Jawaban: have seen
Pembahasan: Informasi mengenai frekuensi kejadian yang telah terjadi (dua kali) menunjukkan
bahwa Present Perfect Simple adalah pilihan yang tepat.
6. The teacher ______ (explain) the lesson for an hour.
Jawaban: has been explaining
Pembahasan: Karena guru sedang dalam proses memberikan penjelasan yang berkelanjutan selama
satu jam, kalimat ini menggunakan Present Perfect Continuous.
7. I ______ (travel) to Japan three times in my life.
Jawaban: have traveled
Pembahasan: Keterangan “three times in my life” mengacu pada pengalaman yang telah terjadi
hingga sekarang, sehingga Present Perfect Simple digunakan.
8. By the time you arrive, we ______ (wait) here for over 30 minutes.
Jawaban: will have been waiting
Pembahasan: Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat future perfect continuous, yang menunjukkan bahwa
pada waktu kedatangan, kegiatan menunggu telah berlangsung selama lebih dari 30 menit.
9. When I called, he ______ (have) dinner.
Jawaban: was having
Pembahasan: Karena panggilan terjadi di masa lalu dan pada waktu itu dia sedang makan malam,
kalimat ini menggunakan Past Continuous.
10. This year, our team ______ (win) many matches.
Jawaban: has won
Pembahasan: Mengingat pencapaian ini merupakan fakta yang terjadi dalam periode waktu tahun
ini (yang masih berjalan), Present Perfect Simple dipakai untuk menyatakan hasil yang sudah
didapat.
