1 Making a difference Extra practice

1.3 Grammar

Present perfect continuous and present perfect simple

1 * Tick (✓) the sentences that talk about an action which has finished. 3 *** Complete the text with for, since or the correct present perfect
simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Alice has read three books this summer. ……
Olly (1) …………………… (work) as a paper boy (2) …………………… three
2 We’ve been learning English for five years. ……
years now. He does it every weekday before school. His alarm goes off at
3 The charity has been helping children since 1994. ……
6 a.m., but he doesn’t mind. He (3) …………………… (get) used to waking
4 We’ve raised £50 for a school in Africa. ……
up early! It’s 6.45 a.m. right now and he (4) …………………… (deliver)
5 Look! I’ve done all my homework. ……
twenty newspapers so far.
6 Ben has been playing video games for hours. ……
Olly (5) …………………… (not spend) any of his money so far – in fact, he
2 ** Choose the correct option.
(6) …………………… (save) over £1000. He’s going to use the money to visit
Emma Look at this blog. It’s by a young British woman called Rachel. She’s
his two brothers in Australia. They (7) …………………… (travel) around the
(1) been living / lived in a small village in Tanzania (2) for / since ten
country (8) …………………… last December and Olly wants to see them.
months.
Max Has she (3) been working / worked there?
Emma Yes, she has. Apparently, she’s (4) been knowing / known about
this village (5) for / since she was eighteen and it didn’t use to have a
primary school.
Max Has she (6) been opening / opened a school there?
Emma Yes, she has. It’s (7) been being / been open (8) for / since
three months now.
Max That’s incredible!

Spectrum 4 Student’s Book Unit 1

1 Making a difference Extra practice
1.3 Grammar

Present perfect continuous and present perfect simple

1 * Tick (✓) the sentences that talk about an action which has finished. 3 *** Complete the text with for, since or the correct present perfect simple
or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Alice has read three books this summer. ✓
Olly (1) has been working (work) as a paper boy (2) for three
2 We’ve been learning English for five years. ……
years now. He does it every weekday before school. His alarm goes off at
3 The charity has been helping children since 1994. ……
6 a.m., but he doesn’t mind. He (3) ’s got (get) used to waking up
4 We’ve raised £50 for a school in Africa. ✓
early! It’s 6.45 a.m. right now and he (4) ’s delivered (deliver) twenty
5 Look! I’ve done all my homework. ✓
newspapers so far.
6 Ben has been playing video games for hours. ……
Olly (5) hasn’t spent (not spend) any of his money so far – in fact, he
2 ** Choose the correct option.
(6) ’s saved (save) over £1000. He’s going to use the money to visit
Emma Look at this blog. It’s by a young British woman called Rachel. She’s
his two brothers in Australia. They (7) ’ve been travelling (travel) around the
(1) been living / lived in a small village in Tanzania (2) for / since ten
country (8) since last December and Olly wants to see them.
months.
Max Has she (3) been working / worked there?
Emma Yes, she has. Apparently, she’s (4) been knowing / known about this
village (5) for / since she was eighteen and it didn’t use to have a
primary school.
Max Has she (6) been opening / opened a school there?
Emma Yes, she has. It’s (7) been being / been open (8) for / since three
months now.
Max That’s incredible!

Spectrum 4 Student’s Book Unit 1