Esercizi_sul_present_perfect_e_present_perfect_continuos

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE and PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS with FOR and SINCE

Present perfect continuous: have/has + been + verb in -ing I have been palying tennis for two hours

Look at these questions:

How long have you been studying Spanish?
How long have you known Lisa?
How long have you been working in this company?
How long has he had this computer?


Present Perfect Continuous is used to express an activity which began in the past and continues to the present

Ex: We have been waiting here for hours
It has been raining for days!

Sometimes there is little or no difference in meaning between the Present Perfect Simple and Preset Perfect continuous

EX: How long have you worked here?
How long have you been working here?

Verbs that have the idea of a long time (or with dymanic meaning, or action verbs) : for example work, learn, travel, play, wait, study,ecc. These verbs can be found in the Present perfect continuous
Verbs that don't have the idea of a long time (or with stative meaning): find, start, stop, buy, lose, break. These verbs cannot be found int the Present perfect continuous
Verbs that express a state are not found in the PPC: like, love, hate, know, have (possession), want, believe, understand, hear, feel,


1.Put the verbs in the Present perfect continuous

1.We ........................................(live) here since last summer
2.How long ..............................he (play) the guitar?
3.What ......................................you (do) since 2.00 p.m.?
4.The children ....................................(sleep) for three hours
5.Tom ...............................................(paint) his room since this morning

2. Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple or continuous

1.How long ......................................you (live) in Paris?
2.Ann ...................................(find) a good job
3.How long ................................(have) your car?
4.Tom ....................................(work) as a postman for the last 5 months
5.Sara .................................(study) History all day
6.I .................................(write) six pages



3.Choose the correct tenses
1.She is hot because she has run / has been running
2.Have you heard / have you been hearing Coldplay's latest CD?
3.Sorry. I've broken / I've been broken your chair
4.I've lost / I've been losing my wallet
5.Look what my parents have given / have been given me ror my birthday! A bike!
6.There's my wallet. I've looked / I've been looking for it for ages
7.I've cut / I've been cutting my fingers
8.Great news! Joanna has been having/has had a baby boy!
9.“Your English is good”. “Thanks!I 've been learning/ have learnt it for 8 years”

4. Complete the sentences with the PRSENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS form of the verbs.
1.A: Hi Jack! I ______________________________(not /see) you for ages! What ________________(do) recently?
B: I _________________________________(travel)
A: That's fantastic! Where _______________________(be)?
B: I ________________________(be) to Asia. Have ___________________(you/ever/go) there?
A: No, I haven't but I __________________(always / want) to go there.
2.A: Your house looks fantastic!You ________________________(decorate) it beautifully
B: Yes, but it's a hard work. I ___________________________(paint) the bedroom all afternoon and I _____________________(only paint) three walls.
3.Sorry, I'm late. Have you _______________________________(wait) for long time?
4.That company ________________________(sell) that product since 1979
5.They _______________________________(know) each other for a year

1.Write sentences for the situations with the verb in brackets and just, already, or yet

1.You're having a salad in a restaurant. You stop eating for a minute and the waiter tries to take your plate away.
You say: Excuse me! ___________________________________________ (not finish)
2.You had a glass of water. Your sister comes in and offers you another glass
You say: No, thanks. ____________________________________________ (have one)
3.You're working in your office. Your boss comes in and asks you to reply to the email of Mr Beave.
You say: I ___________________________________________________ (write)
4.You are waiting for the travel agency to confirm your reservation for a two days holiday. Your husband comes in and asks: ______________________________________(confirm)?