Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

Upper Intermediate

1. I've been cleaning/cleaned this room all morning and now I'm exhausted!

2. Hurry up Jane! You've only finished/been finishing two questions and we

have to write the answers to five.

3. Tony has lived/been living with his uncle recently while he looks for a new

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4. I've been learning/learnt English for over twelve years now.

5. That's a really nice watch you have Greg. How long have you had it/been
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6. My local hockey team are an embarrassment to everyone. The season finishes

in two weeks and they haven't won/haven't been winning a single game!!

7. Ouch! I've cut/been cutting my finger with that terrible knife again!

8. Sorry to arrive looking so untidy. I've been running/run as I missed the bus.
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9. You know your dinner is in half an hour. How many of those chocolates
have you eaten/been eating?

10. I've been finishing/finished writing my first novel at last. It should be

published in the summer.

11. John has been phoning/phoned all morning. He really must need to speak
to you!

12. I've visited/been visiting Russia every year since I was six. It's such a
beautiful country.

13. I've visited/been visiting Russia twice in my life.

Future Continuous or Future Perfect? Upper Intermediate

First, read Jack's itinerary for tomorrow. Then, for each sentence, choose either
Future Continuous or Future Perfect to complete it. Number one has been done as
an example.
Read the news report and choose the correct verb form.
Millions of dollars' worth of damage has been caused by a storm which
(1) swept/was swept across the north of the United States last night. The River
Reiner (2) burst/was burst its banks after heavy rain. Many people

8.00 Leave Home (3) rescued/were rescued from the floods by fire-fighters, who (4) received/were
8.30 Arrive at Airport received hundreds of calls for help.
9.30 Plane Leaves For Paris
11.00 Arrives in Paris Wind speeds (5) reached/were reached ninety miles an hour in some places.
1.00 Meeting Starts Roads (6) blocked/were blocked by fallen trees, and electricity lines
3.00 Meeting Finishes (7) brought/were brought down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity.
7.30 Business Dinner
10.00 Leave Restaurant 'Everything possible (8) is doing/is being done to get things back to normal,' a
10.30 Arrive at Hotel spokesman (9) said/was said.
11.00 Go to Bed
One young girl (10) took/was taken to hospital after she (11) broke/was
broken her leg. She has now (12) sent/been sent home.
1. At 8am, he will be leaving home.
Past Simple or Present Perfect?
2. By 8.30am, he ________________________________ (arrive airport).
Pre-Intermediate
3. At 9am, he ________________________________ (wait).
Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete these sentences.
4. At 9.30am, he ________________________________ (leave).
1. 'This is my house.' 'How long you___________ (live) here?' 'I _____________
5. At 10am, he ________________________________ (fly). (live) here since 1997.'

6. At 11.10am, he ________________________________ (arrive) in Paris. 2. He ___________(live) in London for two years and then he (go) to Edinburgh.

7. At 1.30pm, the meeting ________________________________ (start).
8. At 7.50pm, he ________________________________ (eat).
9. At 10.15pm, he ________________________________ (leave) the restaurant.
10. At midnight, he ________________________________ (sleep).
3. When I _____________(leave) school, I ___________(cut) my hair and
___________ (wear) it short ever since.
4. Shakespeare ______________ (write) a lot of plays.
5. My brother___________ (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest.
6. I ____________(not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
7. He _____________(not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
8. Chopin ___________(compose) some of his music in Majorca.
9. 'When he __________(arrive)?' 'He ___________(arrive) at 2 o'clock.'
10. I___________ (read) his books when I was at school. I
_____________(enjoy) them very much.
2. How many times __________ you ___________ to the cinema last month?
(go)
3. I __________ my primary school. (like)
4. ___________ you ever _________ to Russia? (be)
5. ___________ you __________ to Moscow when you were in Russia? (go)

11. I can't go out because I _______________(not finish) my work yet. 6. Freddie Mercury _________ an interesting life. (have)

12. 'I never_____________ (drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!' 7. Clint Eastwood ___________ an interesting life. (have)

13. Here are your shoes. I just____________ (clean) them. 8. I _________ John today. (not see)

14. I ______________(leave) home at 8.00a.m. and (get) here at 12.00p.m. 9. But I _________ him yesterday. (see)

15. I ________________(meet) him last June. 10. ___________ John Lennon ever _______ to Japan? (go)

16. You _____________ (see) the moon last night? 11. ___________ Paul McCartney ever ________ to Japan? (be)

17. The actors ____________(arrive) yesterday and _____________(start) 12. ___________ you __________ your homework yet? (do)
practising early this morning.
13. No, I still ________________ it. (not finish)
18. Cervantes____________ (write) Don Quixote.
14. __________ you ever ___________ football when you were younger? (play)
19. He ____________(break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
15. ____________ you ever _________ baseball? (play)
20. You _____________(be) here before? Yes, I ______________(spend) my
16. My life ____________ very sad because I ___________ never __________ in
holidays here last year. You______________ (have) a good time? No, it never
love. (be; be)
_______________(stop) raining.

17. Life _________ very difficult for me when I was a child. (be)
Past Simple or Present Perfect?
Pre-Intermediate

Choose the correct verb tense to complete these sentences.

1. How many times __________ you ___________ to the cinema this month?
(be)
"For" and "Since"
Pre-Intermediate
Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either for or since.
1. __________ the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been really painful. I
should go back to her.
2. You have worked really well __________ the morning coffee break. Well done!
3. You've been eating chips __________ the whole of this film. Are you a little
hungry?
4. I've been coming to this swimming pool __________ over ten years.
5. Those two have been married __________ 1985. They are the happiest couple
I know.
6. I've had this diamond necklace __________ a very long time.
7. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job __________ you decided
to resign from that accountancy firm.
8. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister __________ Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis
resigned in the spring.
9. Your sister has studied __________ longer than any other student in her class
for this exam.
10. __________ I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other.
The doctors can't explain it!
Open Cloze Worksheet 1
For each gap, choose ONE word which you think best completes the sentence.
Look carefully at the words both before and after each space.
1. My family went to the beach _______ two days.
2. For holidays, do you prefer summer _______ winter?
3. If we _______ enough food, we can invite more people to the party.
4. The sky is full _______ beautiful stars at night.
5. _______ may be cold in the mountains, so pack warm clothes.
6. I saw _______ interesting film yesterday.
Open Cloze Worksheet 2
1. She went to Japan _______ ten days last year.
2. Right now, it _______ raining outside. We can't go for a walk.
3. I can't play outside _______ I have to do some work for tomorrow's meeting.
4. She's looking forward _______ her birthday party.
5. They don't have _______ more tickets for the concert.
6. Keep sending those letters. I enjoy reading _______ all of your family.
Open Cloze Worksheet 3
For each gap, choose ONE word which you think best completes the sentence.
Look carefully at the words both before and after each space.
1. _______ it get very cold in the winter in this town?
2. Which pizza toppings _______ you like, Benjamin?
3. I have to look _______ the dog while my parents are on holiday.
4. Mary left her bag at my house. I'll give it to _______ tomorrow.
5. Lisa has the report. She will give it _______ you after the meeting.
6. There's an advert _______ a concert in the newspaper.