I.

Put the verbs in brackets in either the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect
Continuous.

1. I ………………………………………… (take) a French course for 5 months and the teacher says I am a
fast learner.
2. A) Someone ………………………………………… (leave) the ladder outside, look. I expect that’s Brain.
He ………………………………………… (clean) windows. And I don’t think he …………………………………………
(finish) yet.
3. Jessy ………………………………………… (take) driving lessons and next week she is going to take a
driving test.
4. Please don’t go in. I ………………………………………… just ………………………………………… (sweep) the flour.
5. I ………………………………………… (eat) 8 chocolates up to now.
6. The young children ………………………………………… (make) a snowman all morning.
7. I ………………………………………… (break) my arms twice within 2 years.
8. I’m tired. I ………………………………………… (play) tennis all afternoon.

II. What have you been doing since the beginning of the year? List five activities.

III. Complete with the correct form of the verbs using either Present Perfect tense or Present
Perfect Continuous.

1. Linda ……………………………………………………………………… (travel) around Europe for three months.

2. She ……………………………………………………………………… (visit) six countries so far.
3. Jimmy ……………………………………………………………………… (play) since he was five years old.
4. He ……………………………………………………………………… (win) the national championship four times.
5. Bill and Andy ……………………………………………………………………… (make) ten films since they left college.
6. They ……………………………………………………………………… (make) films for many years now.
7. Look! Somebody ……………………………………………………………………… (break) the window.
8. I ……………………………………………………………………… (read) the book you gave all morning.
9. But I ……………………………………………………………………… (not finish) it yet.
10. Sorry I’m late. That’s all right. I ……………………………………………………………………… (not wait) for a long
time.

What have you been doing since the beginning of the year? List five activities.