WORKSHEET 11
SUBJECT : Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
A) Use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1.
I’m tired, because I ……
have been working
………. (work) very hard.
2.
He ………………………………………… (write) letters all morning.
3.
Catherina is getting fatter because she …………………………………… (eat) too much.
4.
My mother ………………………………………….. (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.
5.
Cathy …………………………………………… (attend) a cookery course since March.
6.
How long …………… you ………………………………………….. (learn) English?
7.
Where are my eye-glasses? I …………………………………………….. (look) for them
for an hour.
8.
Charles ………………………………………………. (escape) from the police for years.
9.
How long …………… you ………………………………………… (use) a computer?
10.
Elizabeth ………………………………………….. (live) with Mike for three years.
11.
She ………………………………………………. (earn) quite a lot of money for the last
two years.
12.
It …………………………………………………. (rain) fro six hours.
B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1.
I’ve
bought / have been buying
a new pair of shoes.
2.
Have you finished / Have you been finishing
reading that book yet?
3.
They’ve eaten / have been eating
fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from school.
4.
I’ve been reading / have read
this book now, so you can have it back.
5.
I’ve been writing / have written
eight pages already.
6.
Your exam paper is completely blank! What
have you been doing / have you done?
7.
Oh, no! There’s nothing to eat. My sister
has been eating / has eaten
everything I left in
the kitchen.
8.
Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink. They
have drunk / have been drinking
all the wine.
9.
No wonder your eyes hurt. You’
ve been playing / have played
computer games ever since
you had your breakfast.
10.
I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing
you for ages.
11.
God! Hakan
has scored / has been scoring.
12.
They
have danced / have been dancing
for an hour.
13.
I
have been waiting / have waited
for you for ages.
14.
I
’ve finished / ‘ve been finishing
my work.
15.
I
’ve been writing / have written
this letter for an hour.
16.
He
has visited / has been visiting
ten museums this week.
17.
I’m very tired. Because I
have travelled / have been travelling
around Istanbul all day.
18.
She
has found / has been finding
a good job.
19.
I’m hot because I
have been running / have run.
20.
I
have written / have been writing
letters for weeks.