THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
|
AFFIRMATIVE |
NEGATIVE |
INTERROGATIVE |
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE |
I
You |
have been speaking
|
have been not speaking |
have been I/you speaking? |
have been I not speaking? |
He/She/It |
has been speaking |
has been not speaking |
has been he/ she/ it speaking? |
has been he/ she/ it not speaking? |
We
You
They |
have been speaking |
have been not speaking |
have been we/ you/ they speakings? |
have been we/ you/ they not speaking? |
Exercises
I. Put the verb in brakets in the present perfect continues a. affirmative b. interrogative c. negative:
1. Edgar (to live) here since 1990.
2. The dog (to lie) under the table for two hours.
3. You (to watch) TV since you came.
4. We (to talk) about her speech for an hour.
5. The boys (to study) Mats for five hours.
6. I (to phone) the doctor for the last twenty minutes.s
7. Mother (to water) the flowers for half an hour.
8. My knee (to hurt) for a week.
9. Jane (to exercise) for an hour.
10. I (to drink) a lot of beer today.
11. It is (to change) day by day.
12. They (to check) their e-mail everyday.
II. Put the verbs in brakes into Present Perfect Simple or Continuous:
1. Big lorries (carry) building matterials.
2. What do you think I (run into) today.
3. The police catch the thief and they (investigate) the case since yestarday.
4. We (not see) each other for five years.
5. I (know) this man since University.
6. They (repair) that house for over six months.
7. John (collect) stamps since high school.
8. Irene (just sell) her house.
9. He just (remember) he (not pay) his phone bill.
10. He (learn) German for five months now.
11. I (make) some tea. Would you (like) some?
12. How long (it rain)?
III. Circle the correct answer:
1. Tom works / ‘s here since June.
2. They live / ‘ve lived in the same town since 2000.
3. She’s had / been having this car for five years.
4. We haven’t / bought our tickets for the theater already yet.
5. Jane bought / ‘s bought a new dress yestarday and I’m not happy.
6. I burnt / have burnt these potatoes. Do you think they are OK?
IV. Use the Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs. In the first sentence to complete the second sentence of each pair:
1. Laura is typing. She ......... (type) since seven o’clock.
2. We are reading in the library. We ........ (read) for two hours.
3. I’m making a tea. I ....... (make) it since mother left home.
4. You are working now. You ........ (work) since our sister arrived.
5. I live in a farm. I ........ (live) there for ten years.
6. We are collecting rocks. We ........ (collect) them for six years.
7. I’m repeating the new songs. I ........ (repeat) them for one hour.
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