Fill in the correct form of the present perfect tense/present perfect continuous.
1. I'm so tired because I ________________________ so hard lately. (WORK)
2. The new midfielder ________________________ 5 goals so far this season, and we're only
halfway through it. (SCORE)
3. There's no wine left I the fridge. I ________________________ both bottles. (DRINK)
4. Jenifer is getting fatter and fatter all the time. She ___________________________ too
much. (PROBABLY EAT)
5. I ________________________ a new pair of shoes. How do you like them? (JUST BUY)
6. ________________________ reading the newspaper? Could you give it to me then? (YOU
FINISH)
7. I'm writing a new novel at the moment. So far, I ____________________________ the
introduction. (ONLY WRITE)
8. Look at how she's sweating. She _______________________________ for hours.
(PROBABLY RUN)
9. How long ________________________ Russian? (YOU LEARN)
10. I am not surprised your eyes are hurting. You ________________________ computer
games ever since you got up. (PLAY)
11. My sister ________________________ with her roommate for 5 years. (LIVE)
12. Where is my new watch? I ________________________ for it for hours and
________________________ it yet. (LOOK, NOT FIND)
13. There's nothing on your exam paper. You started an hour ago. What
____________________________ up to now? (YOU DO)
14. I ________________________ a new job and I can start next Wednesday. (FIND)
15. I ________________________ Patricia since we were in kindergarten together. What
______________________________ all these years? (NOT SEE, SHE DO)
16. I ________________________ all my passwords recently, but I forgot to write them down.
(CHANGE)
17. I ________________________ the new Schwarzenegger film. I don't want to go to the
cinema again. (ALREADY SEE)
18. Dad ________________________ since he was in high school. (NOT DANCE
Answers & Comments
Ответ:
1. I'm so tired because I have been working so hard lately. (WORK)
2. The new midfielder has scored 5 goals so far this season, and we're only halfway
through it. (SCORE)
3. There's no wine left I the fridge. I have drunken both bottles. (DRINK)
4. Jenifer is getting fatter and fatter all the time. She has probably been eating too
much. (PROBABLY EAT)
5. I have just bought a new pair of shoes. How do you like them? (JUST BUY)
6. Have you finished reading the newspaper? Could you give it to me then? (YOU
FINISH)
7. I'm writing a new novel at the moment. So far, I have only written the introduction.
(ONLY WRITE)
8. Look at how she's sweating. She has probably been running for hours. (PROBABLY
RUN)
9. How long have you been learning Russian? (YOU LEARN)
10.I am not surprised your eyes are hurting. You have been playing computer games
ever since you got up. (PLAY)
11.My sister has been living with her roommate for 5 years. (LIVE)
12.Where is my new watch? I have been looking for it for hours and haven't found it
yet. (LOOK, NOT FIND)
13.There's nothing on your exam paper. You started an hour ago. What have you been
doing up to now? (YOU DO)
14.I have found a new job and I can start next Wednesday. (FIND)
15.I haven't seen Patricia since we were in kindergarten together. What has she been
doing all these years? (NOT SEE, SHE DO)
16.I have changed all my passwords recently, but I forgot to write them down.
(CHANGE)
17.I have already seen the new Schwarzenegger film. I don't want to go to the cinema
again. (ALREADY SEE)
18.Dad hasn't danced since he was in high school. (NOT DANCE)