Exercise D Present Perfect Continuous

Exercise D

1. Make the present perfect continuous ‘yes / no’ questions:

1. (she / run much recently?)

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2. (it / rain?)

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3. (he / work today?)

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4. (I / talk a lot?)

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5. (we / eat too much?)

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6. (they / live here for a long time?)

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7. (Julie / work in this company for more that five years?)

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8. (you / study English for a long time?)

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9. (I / do too much recently?)

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10. (we / go out with each other for three years already?)

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2. Make the present perfect continuous ‘wh’ questions:

1. (how long / you / study Japanese?)

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2. (where / she work?)

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3. (how long / she / play tennis?)

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4. (what / they / drink?)

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5. (how long / you / live here?)

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6. (what / the child / eat?)

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7. (how long / he / work in the bank?)

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8. (where / she / buy food?)

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9. (how long / we / wait for the bus?)

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10. (what / you / do all day?)

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3. Make the present perfect continuous positive or negative:

1. (she / work here for five years)

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2. (I / study all day)

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3. (you / eat a lot recently)

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4. (we / live in London for six months)

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5. (he / play football so he’s tired)

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6. (they / learn English for two years)

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7. (I / cook so I’m really hot)

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8. (she / go to the cinema every weekend for years)

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9. (it / rain, the pavement is wet)

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10. (you / sleep for twelve hours)

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11. (I / not / work today)

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12. (you / not / eat well recently)

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13. (we / not / exercise enough)

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14. (she / not / study)

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15. (they / not / live here for very long)

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16. (it / not / snow)

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17. (he / not / play football for five years)

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18. (we / not / drink enough water – that’s why we feel tired)

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19. (I / not / sleep – I was reading)

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20. (they / not / watch TV much recently)

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4. Paying attention to the spelling of the present participles, fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:
      I ________________ all night. (to work)
      I have been working all night.

      She ___________________ the trumpet. (to practise)
      She has been practising the trumpet.

1. We ______________________ for you. (to wait)
2. They __________________________ a race. (to run)
3. He ___________________________ a book. (to read)
4. You ___________________________ a letter. (to write)
5. I __________________________ the table. (to set)
6. It __________________________ for hours. (to rain)
7. We __________________________ here for three years. (to live)
8. She ____________________________ to us. (to speak)
9. You ___________________________ presents. (to buy)
10. They ___________________________ a trip. (to plan)

5. Complete each sentence using the correct form of the verb in CAPITALS. Click in a box, then type in your answer.

1. They had _____________________ for the work already but they didn’t do it. (PAY)

2. Profits can______________________ in several different ways. (CALCULATE)

3. The product has ______________________ with cancer in recent research. (LINK)

4. The chemical is now ______________________ as a disinfectant in hospitals. (USE)

5. Initially his violence _________________ to stem from his unhappy childhood. (THINK)

6. The result would have _______________ too soon had it not been for Martin. (REVEAL)

7. Poor results have___________________ to a weak marketing campaign. (ATTRIBUTE)

8. You may____________________ by the doctor tomorrow but I can’t guarantee it. (SEE) 9. Every September the cup is_____________________ back to the village. (BRING)

10. The results are currently______________________. (ANALYSE)