THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the present perfect continuous tense of the verbs
given.
1. You _________________________ this book for weeks (read).
2. We _________________________ in Lisbon since January (live).
3. They_________________________ English for five years (learn).
4. I_________________________ English in Portugal since 1976 (teach).
5. She _________________________ on the phone for hours (talk).
6. I _________________________ for five hours (drive).
7. You_________________________ for ten minutes (run).
8. They _________________________ emails for hours (write).
9. I _________________________ these mountains since I was a child (climb).
10. Your mother_________________________ for 24 years (marry).
11. Susan _________________________ since January (swim).
12. He _________________________ good news (bring).
13. The boy _________________________ the newspapers for months (deliver).
14. You and I _________________________ emails to our friends since noon
(send).
15. We _________________________ for days (travel).
16. He_________________________ his house for weeks (paint).
17. They _________________________ the new bridge since last year (build).
18. You and Jane _________________________ for five hours (dance).
19. They_________________________ vegetables since 2004 (sell).
20. You_________________________ in this factory since 2007 (work).
21. My grandfather _________________________ stamps for ages (collect).
22. We _________________________ football for three hours (play).
Exercise 2: Write the sentences in a different way, using the Present Perfect
Progressive.
Example: My best friend went to live in Greece twenty years ago, and she is
still there.

My best friend has been living in Greece for twenty years.

1.My grandmother started to listen to the radio an hour ago, and she is still there.
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2.They started to wait for the bus twenty minutes ago, and they are still waiting.
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3.Helen and James started to go out together two years ago, and they still do it.
4.My parents began going on holidays in August many years ago, and they go in
August every year.
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5.Peter started to study English three and a half years ago, and he still hasn’t
finished.
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6.My friends start to eat lunch half an hour ago, and they are still eating.
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7.My father started to work in the garden two hours ago, and he is still working.
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8.I started this exercise ten minutes ago, and I’m still doing it.
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9.The students started to write their compositions half an hour ago, and they still
haven’t finished.
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10.It started raining last night, and it hasn’t stopped yet.
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11.My sister bought her car in 2010, and she is still paying for it.
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12.My parents began to save money when they got married, and they are still saving
it.
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13.The children began to watch TV after dinner and they are still watching it.
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14.John began learning how to drive in September and he is still having lessons.
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15.I began this exercise at seven o’clock. Now it’s half past eight and I’ve just
finished.