Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets: 1. You (to pass) your exam in English literature? 2. I (to try) to learn English for years but I (not to make) good progress yet. 3. That book (to lie) on the table for weeks. You (not to read) it yet? 4. I (to wait) here for her since 7 o'clock and she (not to come) yet. 5. I (to read) "War and Peace" for the last three months. 6. I (to think) about you all day. 7. He never (to be) here before. 8. I can't help being angry with you; you (to sit) here all the time and doing nothing. 9. There's nothing to be proud of; you (not to get) a single excellent mark as yet. 10. I (to work) so hard this week that I (not to have) time to go to the cinema. 11. The girls (to talk) about their new dresses for half an hour already; it seems they have nothing else to talk about. 12. I just (to talk) to him; he agrees to help us. 13. Some of our students (to join) the English club to get a better command of the language. 14. I (to know) her all my life and we always (to be) good friends.
1 Have you passed your exam in English literature?
2. I have been trying to learn English for years but I haven’t made good progress yet.
3. That book has been laying on the table for weeks. Haven’t you read it yet?
4. I’ve been waiting here for her since 7 o'clock and she hasn’t come yet.
5. I have been reading "War and Peace" for the last three months.
6. I have been thinking about you all day.
7. He has never been here before.
8. I can't help being angry with you; you’ve been sitting here all the time and doing nothing.
9. There's nothing to be proud of; you haven’t gotten a single excellent mark as yet.
10. I have been working so hard this week that I haven’t had time to go to the cinema.
11. The girls have been talking about their new dresses for half an hour already; it seems they have nothing else to talk about.
12. I have just talked to him; he agrees to help us.
13. Some of our students have joined the English club to get a better command of the language.
14. I have known her all my life and we have always been good friends.