(J EXERCISE 11. Present perfect vs. present perfect progressive. (Charts 3-1 and 3-2) Directions: Use the present perfect or the present perfect progressive. In some sentences, either tense may be used with little or no change in meaning. 1. 2. 8. 10. u 12, It (snow) —________ all day. I wonder when it will stop. We (have) —_____________ three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have. . T's ten pM. T (study) —_________ for two hours and probably won’t finish until midnight. . I (write) ______ them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply. The telephone (ring) _________ four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my office mate. ‘The telephone (ring) ________ for almost a minute. Why doesn’t A: (you, be) _________________ able to reach Bob on the phone yet? B: Not yet. I (try) _______ for the last twenty minutes, but all I get is a busy signal. A: Hi, Jenny. I (see, not) __________ you for weeks. What (vow, do) lately? B: Studying. . A: What are you going to order for dinner? B: Well, I (have, never) __________ vegetarian pizza, so I think I'll order that. ‘A: What's the matter? Your eyes are red and pufly. (you, cry) le B: No. I just finished peeling some onions. ‘A: Dr. Jones is a good teacher. How long (he, be) at the university? B: He (teach) _____ here for twenty-five years. The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she (play) in the mud.Co EXERCISE 3. Present perfect vs. simple past. (Charts 2-9 and 3-1) Directions: Use the simple past or the present perfect. In some sentences, either tense is possible but the meaning is different. 1. 2. 3. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. I (atend, not) haven't attended any parties since I came here. Al (go) to a party at Sally's apartment last Saturday Bill (arrive) ______ here three days ago. Bill (be) _____ here since the 22nd. ‘Try not to be absent from class again for the rest of the term. You (miss, already) too many classes. You (miss) wo classes just last week. So far this week, I (have) two tests and a quiz, . Alex is an artist. He (draw) _____ many beautiful pictures in his lifetime. Last week he (draw) ____________ a beautiful mountain scene. . Jack really needs to get in touch with you. Since this morning, he (call) here four times trying to reach you. He (call) at 9:10, 10:25, 12:15, and 1:45, . Janet (wear) her new blue dress only once since she bought it. She (wear) _________ it to her brother’s wedding last month. ‘The night has ended, and it’s daylight now. The sun (rise) It (rise) _____________ ar 6:08. Last January, I (see) ___________ snow for the first time in my life. Fatima (see, never) ______ snow in her entire lifetime. I (know) ______ Greg Adams for ten years. A: Is Ahmed here yet? B: Yes. He (arrive, just*) _ A: I (e, mor) ____ able to reach Mr. Chang yet. So far he (respond, not) to any of my attempts to reach him. B: On? A: I (start) _______ trying to reach him three days ago. Since then, T (fax) ______ him twice. I (phone) _ him four times. And I (send) _____ at least six e-mails. B: I guess modern communications don’t mean much if there’s no one at the other end.