UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DEL CENTRO

ACT.1. UNIT III PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

English IV
NAME: __Lazaro Vidal Jiménez ________________ DATE:_12/11/2021___ GROUP:_A3-4________

I. PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORM (PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE).

1. He (work) _ has been working___ in this company since 1985.

2. I (wait) _ have been waiting__ for you since two o'clock.
3. Mary (live) _ has been living_ in Germany since 1992.
4. Why is he so tired? He (play) _ has been playing_ tennis for five hours.
5. How long (learn / you) __ have you been learning__ English?
6. We (look for) _ have been looking for_ the motorway for more than an hour.
7. I (live) _ have been living__ without electricity for two weeks.
8. The film (run / not) _ has not been running_ for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already.
9. How long (work / she) _ has she been working__ in the garden?
10. She (not / be) _ has not been__ in the garden for more than an hour.

II. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. I'm bored. It _ ´s been raining___(rain) for hours so I can't go out.
2. _ Have you been using____ (you / use) my computer again?
3. My neighbour's children __ have been arguing__ (argue) all morning.
4. You _ haven't been studying___ (not study) for the maths exam.
5. Mel looks really tired. _ Has she been working___ (she / work) all night?
6. The kitchen's a mess because we _ 've been making___ (make) a birthday cake for Dad.'
7. I_ 've been reading___(read) an interesting book about the history of computers.
8. Jim _ hasn't been doing___ (not do) his homework. He's been texting his friends.

III. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE RIGHT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

1. He _ has been talking______________ for 2 years about his trip to Australia. Talk
2. He _ has been looking______________ for his book all the morning. Look
3. I _ have been wondering____________ if I couldn’t study German a little more. Wonder
4. He _ has been thinking__________ about his girlfriend all the week. Think
5. We _ have just been talking___________ about you. just talk
6. I _ have been writing___________ for you for about thirty minutes. Write
7. He _ has been sitting_____________ in that chair all the evening. Sit
8. We _ have been travelling__________ though Texas for 4 years. Travel
9. We _ have been listening___________ to the radio all the morning. Listen
10. I _ have been waiting______________ for the bus for half an hour. wait