Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect Simple. Revision exercises
Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect Simple. Revision exercises
1. Look at the conversation and put in the correct form of the verb.
Tom: (I / hear) ...................................................... that you and Harriet are building a garage. How long
(you / do ) .......................................................... that?
Mike: Oh, for about a month now. (we / do ) ................................................................. about half of
it.
1) Your friend is wearing glasses. You’ve never seen him with glasses on before. Ask him how
long ........................................................................................................................................
2) Nick is playing computer games. Ask him how many .............................................................
3) You meet a group of people walking across country. Ask them how many
miles .............................................................................................................................................
...
4) Some workmen are digging up the road outside Sarah’s house. Ask her how
long ..............................................................................................................................................
.
5) Laura is taking lots of photos of you and your friends. Ask her how
many ............................................................................................................................................
...
6) You have just woken up from an afternoon sleep and seen that it s raining. Ask your friend
how long...............................................................................................................................
Laura: What are you doing, Trevor? (you / be) ........................................................ in here
for ages. You’re making an awful mess.
Trevor: (I / clear) .......................................................... out this cupboard most of the
afternoon. There’s a lot of old stuff in here. ( I / find) ................................................. these, look.
Laura: (you / sit )................................................there staring at those old boots for the last
five minutes. (I / watch) ...................................................................you. (you /
be ) ...................................................... in a dream.
Trevor: They’re football boots. (I/ have) ...........................................................them since I was
about sixteen. (they / be) ............................................................. in here for years.
Laura: Well, throw them away. And what about that tennis racket? Is that yours?
Trevor: No, it must be yours. (I / never/ have) ....................................................... a tennis
racket.