Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous? Fill in the gaps.

1. ___________________ (they / arrive) already?

2. Lucy ___________________ (run) 2000 metres today.
3. I ___________________ (clean) all morning – I’m fed up!
4. How long ___________________ (you / know) Simon?
5. I ___________________ (drink) more water lately, and I feel better.
6. Sorry about the mess! I ___________________ (bake).
7. How many times ___________________ (you / take) this exam?
8. He ___________________ (eat) six bars of chocolate today!
9. Julie ___________________ (cook) dinner. Let’s go and eat!
10. The students ___________________ (finish) their exams. They’re very happy.
11. The baby’s face is really dirty! What ___________________ (he / eat)?
12. Iona is exhausted these days. She ___________________ (work) too hard recently.
13. Luke ___________________ (never / be) abroad.
14. I ___________________ (wait) for three hours already !
15. ___________________ (you / finish) your homework yet?
16. How long ___________________ (you / be) a lawyer?
17. I ___________________ (read) your book all day. It’s very interesting, but I’m only on
chapter 2.
18. She ___________________ (drink) ten glasses of water!
19. I ___________________ (have) my dog for sixteen years.
20. Help, I ___________________ (lose) my wallet! How can I get home?

Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous? Choose the correct verb and fill
in the gaps.

not / do take clean study see not / rain promise send paint leave write

1. I ___________________ the housework yet.

2. They ___________________ very hard recently.
3. She ___________________ to help many times.
4. He ___________________ the kitchen. Everything is sparkling clean.
5. She ___________________ her essay and ___________________ it to her professor.
6. He ___________________ the film “The King’s Speech” about six times.
7. We ___________________ our living room. I think it looks a lot better.
8. She ___________________ French lessons lately.
9. It ___________________ for three hours! Only about one hour.
10. Lucy ___________________ already.

Complete the sentences with “FOR” or “SINCE.”

1. Nobody has come to see us ___________ we bought this small house.
2. She has been a doctor ___________ 1998.
3. Nobody has seen her ___________ then.
4. They have all been ill ___________ last week.
5. Peter went to the library. He has studied there ___________ a long time.
6. It has been very foggy ___________ early morning.
7. I’ve worked with you ___________ nine years.
8. He has been in prison ___________ two years.
9. She has worked in that office ___________ a month.
10. He hasn’t eaten anything ___________ twenty-four hours.
11. He hasn’t eaten anything ___________ yesterday.
12. They haven’t spoken to us ___________ we were at school.
13. I haven’t talked to her ___________ my birthday.
14. She’s been ill ___________ years.
15. I’ve been very patient with you ___________ several years.
16. I’ve had this job ___________ three months.
17. I’ve known her ___________ we both studied in London.
18. We’ve lived in Germany ___________ 1997.
19. They’ve had this car ___________ April.
20. Things have changed ___________ I was in your house.

Use either Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. The children are at the park. They (play) _________________________ ball for the last two
hours, but they don't seem tired yet.
2. Jim (play) _________________________ soccer only a couple of times, so he's not very good
at it. He's much better at tennis.
3. A: Janice (sleep) _________________________ for almost eleven hours. Don't you think we
should wake her up?
B: I guess we probably should.
4. Tim (sleep) _________________________ in the downstairs bedroom only once. He usually
sleeps upstairs in the bedroom he shares with his brother.
5. I (fly, not) _________________________ on a plane since last year when I was on a plane
that had a fire in one of its engines. Now I'm afraid to even think about getting on an airplane.
6. A: How much longer until we arrive at the Singapore airport?
B: Let me see. It's about 9:15. We (fly) _________________________ for almost six hours. We
should be there in another couple of hours.
7. A: Is the rescue crew still looking for survivors of the plane crash?
B: Yes, they (search) _________________________ the area for hours, but they haven't found
anybody else. They'll keep searching until night falls.
8. Karl (raise) _________________________ three children to adulthood. Now they are educated
and working in productive careers.
9. Sally is falling asleep at her desk. Dr. Wu (lecture) _________________________ since ten,
and it's now past noon.
10. Virginia is a law student. Ever since she enrolled in law school, she (miss, never)
_________________________ a class due to illness.

Correct the mistakes, if necessary.

1. They have never got along with each other. I have never been understanding why they agreed
to be roommates in the first place.
2. Al just introduced me to his sister. Now, I have met everyone in his family.
3. Ms. Erickson is a sales clerk in a large department store. It's almost closing time. Her feet hurt,
as they do every day, because she has stood at the sales counter since eight o'clock this morning.
4. A: I am so happy! I finally got the one thing that I have always been wanting.
B: What's that?
5. My uncle has been paining the outside of his house for three weeks, and he's still not finished.
He's being very careful. He wants his house to look just right.
6. The Smiths are in Tunisia. They have travelled throughout North Africa since the middle of May.
They'll return home in another month.
7. My brother's daughter has grown nearly six inches (15 cm) since I last saw her two years ago.
8. A: How much money do you have to buy clothes with?
B: Sixty dollars.
A: I thought you had a hundred dollars.
B: I did. But I have already spended forty.
9. A: Isn't the rice ready to eat yet? It has been cooked for over an hour, hasn't it? Are you sure
you know how to cook rice?
B: Of course I do! I've watched my mother make rice for years.
10. I'm surprised that George apologized for what he said. As far as I can remember, I have never
been hearing him say "I'm sorry" before.