Present Perfect Continuous
Correct the mistakes.
1. We have bought a new sofa last month.
2. Jim lives in Germany for three years.
3. My father has went fishing.
4. She is just moved house.
5, Sophie has do her homework.
6. Ann and Tim have got married ten years ago.
7. I am at school since nine o’clock.
36. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present perfect continuous.
1. Tania ……………………………………. for her piano recital all week. (practice)
2. ………………………………..….. English lessons for four years? (Jimmy/take)
3. How long ………………………………………. children’s books? (Jenny/write)
4. We …………………………………………….…….. flowers all afternoon. (plant)
5. Pam ………………………………...………….. since she was 17 years old. (drive)
6. ………………………………….……….. TV all weekend? (Peter and Paul/watch)
7. It ……………………………………………………………….. for two days. (rain)
8. They ………………………………………………. since 9:00 this morning. (shop)
37. What have these people been doing?Make sentences using an appropriate verb in the present perfect continuous.
1. Catherine went to the supermarket an hour ago. She’s still there.
Catherine has been shopping for an hour.
2. My mum began cooking three hour ago. She hasn’t finished yet.
3. The teams started playing football twenty minutes ago. They haven’t stopped yet.
4. The headmaster started speaking two hours ago. He hasn’t stopped yet.
5. Bill began building his house six months ago. He hasn’t finished it yet.
6. I started doing my homework three hours ago. I haven/t finished it yet.
38. Mary is reading some letters. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect continuous or the present perfect simple.
A) I’m planning to buy a new house. I 1) …have been looking … (look) for one or two months now. So far I 2) ………………………….. (look) at ten houses, but I 3) …………………………………... (not/find) one I like.
B) My Spanish lessons are going very well. I 1) ……………………….. (learn) Spanish for five months now and I love it. I 2) …………………………….. (already/learn) a lot.
C) John 1) ……………………. (be) very busy recently. He 2) ……………...………… (paint) the living-room and the bedrooms, but he 3) ………………….……… (not/start) painting the kitchen yet.
39. In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts given, as in the example (since/for).
SA: How long have you been working for this company?
SB: I have been working for this company for two years.
1. you / work / for this company / two years
2. Mary / rent a flat / a month
3. they / study at the University / three years
4. Julie / gossip / half an hour
5. the girls / chat on the phone / two hours
6. he / surf the Net / this morning
7. Ann / text your friend / History lesson
8. your groupmates / hang out with their neighbours / 5 hours
9. your neighbour / watch TV / this afternoon.
10. your mother / take a bath / an hour
40. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
1. A: Where’s Peter?
B: He ………………………..…………….. (just/leave) for work.
2. A: Why are you tired?
B: I …………………………………….………. (play) football.
3. A: Is Paul studying in his room?
B: Yes, he ……………………………………. (study) since 4:00.
4. A: How is Jim?
B: I don’t know. I …………………..……….. (not/speak) to him since Monday.
5. A: Let’s go out to eat tonight.
B: How about tomorrow night? I ……………….…………….. (already/cook) dinner.
6. A: I’m going to the cinema.
B: Again! You …………………………….………. (see) three films this week!
7. A: Has Diana lost weight?
B: Yes, she ………………………………….…. (exercise) for 6 months.
8. A: Does Tom work at MLT Limited?
B: Yes, he ……………………………….. (work) at that company for ten years.
9. A: Do John and Andy live in Spain?
B: Yes, they ……………………………………….. (live) in Spain since 1987.
10. A: Have you finished the book that I lent you?
B: No, I ……………………………………………….. (finish) it yet.