Exercise 1
Choose the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous to complete the sentences below. If both tenses are possible, use the present perfect continuous.
1I a)have cycled b)have been cycling
and my legs are really tired now.
2I'm sorry I'm late, a)have you waited b)have you been waiting for a long time?
3How long a)have you known b)have you been knowing Peter?
4Somebody a)has been eating b)has eaten my cookies. There are very few left.
5How many books f)has she written b)has she been writing?
6She must be tired. She a)has written b)has been writing all afternoon.
7 a) Have you read b)Have you been writing all afternoon? I a) have read b)have been writing 5 chapters.
8I think I a) have been liking b) have liked chocolate since I was born.
9They a)have traveled b) have been travelling for months, and they three countries so far.
Exercise 2
Choose the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous for each gap below.
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1I the book you lent me and it's great. I'll give it back to you when I finish it.
a.'ve read
b.was read
c.'ve been reading
2Bruce tennis since he was a child. He many trophies.
a.has been playing / has won
b.is playing / has won
c.has played / has been winning
3You too much time playing that stupid game!
a.'ve spent
b.'ve spending
c.'ve been spending
4You tennis since 10 o'clock. How many sets ?
a.have played / have you been playing
b.have been playing / have you played
c.are playing / have you played
5He since he was a little boy. Choose TWO correct options
a.is fishing
b.has fished
c.has been fishing
Exercise 3
Complete the dialogues below with the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets. If both tenses are possible, use the present perfect continuous.
1A: I'm very tired. We (walk) too fast.
B: Maybe you are right, we (walk) 10 kilometres in only one hour and a half.
2A: You (drink). You can't take the car.
B: But I (only/drink) a couple of beers!
A: That isn't true; you (drink) four beers.
3I (wait) for you all morning! Where (you/be) all this time?
4I (teach) in this school for 20 years, and I (meet) thousands of students from hundreds of different countries.
5A: It smells fantastic!
B: Yeah, I (make) cookies all afternoon.
A: Let me see. Wow! You (make) a lot of cookies!
6A: Someone (call) all morning. They (call) at least ten times.
B: Well, you (sit) next to the phone all this time. You could have picked it up.
7I (work) here for over a month and I (not meet) the manager yet.
8I (lose) my keys and I (try) to contact my wife all morning, but she isn't answering her phone.
9What's the matter with you? You (say) anything since this morning.
