Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

2. On the other hand, there are certain disadvantages to clearing fofests.

2. Martha _______________(find) a new job. She is starting next week. 3. When ______________Simon _______________(arrive) at the cinema yesterday? 4. John is a well-known artist. He ______________(paint) a lot of pictures. 5. John ________________(paint) his first picture in 1980. 6. Mike _______________(win) more than 20 medals when he was a sportsman. 7. I ________________(see) Sting last year. 8. I ______________(speak) to Celine Dion. 9. I _______________(write) 5 letters this week. 10. I ______________(read) this book a month ago. 11. He _______________(still/not/buy) a computer. 12. They ________________(yet/not/find) the way out. 13. _______________you ______________(write) this translation yet? Ex. 3. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous 1. What ____________you ______________(look) at? –Some photos I __________(take) when I _____________(be) on holidays. 2. I _______________(be) sorry, but I ______________(not understand) what you _____________(mean). 3. What ___________Jane_____________(do)? – She ______________(be) a teacher, but she ______________(not teach) at the moment. 4. He never _____________(smoke) and ___________usually __________(not eat) meat. 5. Last time I _____________(go) abroad was when I ______________(go) to London. We _____________(stay) in London for three days. On the first day when I ______________(do) the sights, I _____________(meet) my old friend. He ___________just______________(go) to his hotel when we ___________(come) across. 6. ___________you ____________(often, go) to the gym? – I _______________(not go) much at the moment, I ____________(not have) time. I ____________(be) too busy these days. But I ___________(want) to go to the gym next week. 7. Tomorrow Kate _____________(visit) her aunt, that’s why now she _____________(make) a cake. It _____________(smell) delicious! When Kate ____________(visit) her aunt last week, she _______________(buy) some pastries from the baker’s, but they _____________(not be) that good.

Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences using Present Perfect Continuous:


Model: The boys are playing football. They... . – They’ve been playing football for almost two hours.

1. Alex is talking on the phone. He … . 2. I am waiting for my friend. I … . 3. It’s raining. It … . 4. Bob is sitting in the waiting room. He … . 5. I am trying to learn Greek. I … . 6. He is learning to drive. He … . 7. They are quarrelling. They … . 8. The baby is crying. She … . 9. I am living in the centre now. I … . 10. He is listening to his favorite music. He … . 11. Jack is doing nothing. He … 12. The parents are watching TV. They … . 13. Father is sleeping in his armchair. He … . 14. Jane is walking with her dog. She … . 15. The teacher is still correcting our papers. She … . 16. My sister is looking for a pair of new shoes. She … .

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous?ЗАРАНЕЕ СПАСИБО
1. We _____ (have) dinner at 6 o’clock.
2. They _____ (pay) wages to their employees every week.
3. _____ (you\visit) your friend tomorrow in the evening?
4.She _____ (take) my mp3 player without even asking me.
5. The weather _____ (get) colder and colder.
6.The performance _____ (begin) at 8 o’clock in the evening.
7. Mary is tired. She _____ (work) a lot.
8. He’s angry because he _____ (do) his colleague’s work the whole day.

Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences using Present Perfect Continuous:


Model: The boys are playing football. They... . – They’ve been playing football for almost two hours.

1. Alex is talking on the phone. He … . 2. I am waiting for my friend. I … . 3. It’s raining. It … . 4. Bob is sitting in the waiting room. He … . 5. I am trying to learn Greek. I … . 6. He is learning to drive. He … . 7. They are quarrelling. They … . 8. The baby is crying. She … . 9. I am living in the centre now. I … . 10. He is listening to his favorite music. He … . 11. Jack is doing nothing. He … 12. The parents are watching TV. They … . 13. Father is sleeping in his armchair. He … . 14. Jane is walking with her dog. She … . 15. The teacher is still correcting our papers. She … . 16. My sister is looking for a pair of new shoes. She … .