Present Perfect & Presenr Perfect Progressive
материал по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

Ex.1 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)

1 .I (play)  football for five years.

2. My team (win / only)  two matches so far.

3. The others (be / always)  better.

4. Are we not there yet? We (walk)  for hours.

5. But we (cover / only)  an area of five miles so far.

6. I (finish/just)  my homework.

7. I (work)  on this essay since two o'clock.

8. Jane (go out)  with Bob for seven years.

9. Martin (date)  three girls this week.

10. How long (wait / you)  for us?

Ex 2 Use the verbs in Present Perfect Progressive, if possible. If it is not possible, use the Present Perfect Simple.

1.        We (know)  them for 15 years.

2.        They (watch)  TV for 3 hours.

3.        He (have)  this car for 20 years.

4.        We (work)  for 7 hours without a break.

5.        How long (you / learn)  English?

6.        Mr Smith (be)  in hospital for 5 days.

7.        Steven (hear)  a mouse squeak all night.

8.        (you / see)  Brona?

9.        She (prepare)  dinner for two hours.

10.        Don't worry, they (touch / not)  your gameboy.

Ex.3 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1.        Why are you out of breath? - I (run) .

2.        The toaster is okay again. Dad (repair)  it.

3.        I am so tired, I (work)  all day.

4.        Your shirt is clean now. Maggie (wash)  it.

5.        I'm afraid, I'm getting a cold. I (walk)  home in the rain.

6.        Your clothes smell awful! (you / smoke) ?

7.        Peggy is ready for her exam now. I (help)  her preparing for it.

8.        It is dark in here because we (close)  the curtains. We want to watch a film and that's better in the dark.

9.        His voice is gone now because he (shout)  all morning.

Ex.4 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1.        One can see through the windows again. Jane (clean)  them.

2.        You are absolutely sunburned. You (sit)  in the sun too long.

3.        We can watch the film now. Michael (connect)  the DVD player.

4.        The room looks much nicer now. I (hang)  up some pictures.

5.        Freddy is soaken wet. He (wash)  the dog.

6.        I am not hungry. I (eat / already)  something.

7.        Can I go outside? I (do)  my homework.

8.        My eyes are red because I (cut)  onions.

Ex.5 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)

1.        I (play / not)  the computer for half an hour, only for about 5 minutes.

2.        Bob (drive / not)  a car for eight years.

3.        Carla (go / not)  on holiday for three years.

4.        We (run / not)  for 40 minutes yet - there are still 10 minutes left.

5.        They (smoke / not)  for 10 days now.

6.        I (eat / not)  anything since two o'clock.

7.        Anna (work / not)  here for five years, but for seven years.

8.        I (read / not)  for a long time - just 10 minutes, not more.

9.        You (cycle / not)  for two hours. It was only about one hour.

10.        Catherine (speak / not)  French for 10 years, so her French isn't very good now.

Ex.6 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1.        Since I bought my car, I (travel / not)  by train.

2.        He (learn / not)  English for two years yet, but he speaks it very well.

3.        We (party / not)  for a long time, but there's no food left.

4.        My sister and her boyfriend (go / not)  out together for a long time. They only met three weeks ago.

5.        James (tidy / not)  up his room for a long time. It's a complete mess.

6.        We (practise / not)  for hours - 15 minutes were enough.

7.        Louis is absolutely tired as he (sleep / not)  well for days.

8.        Dana (work / not)  for days because she is ill.

9.        I (play / not)  the piano for ages, so please don't ask me to perform anything.

10.        We (hang / not)  about all day, we have helped grandma in the garden.