simple present perfect or the present perfect progressive

Write: Supply the simple present perfect or the present perfect progressive.
1a I . ….have typed........................................................................ all your letters. The job's done, (type)
1b I ..................................................... this report since yesterday and I'm only half way through, (type)
2a Your mother is still in the kitchen. She ................................................................. all morning, (cook)
2b I ..................................................... a lovely meal which I'll be serving in a couple of minutes, (cook)
3a We ........................................................ this garage ourselves and have just begun to use it. (build)
3b We ............................ this garage ourselves and hope to finish it within the next two months, (build)
Answer : 1a I've typed 1b I've been typing 2a She has/'s been cooking 2b I've cooked 3a We have/'ve built 3b We have/'ve been building
Put the verb into the present continuous (I am -ing etc.) or present perfect continuous (I have been -ing etc.).
1 Maria . ..has been learning... (learn) English for two years.
2 Hello, Tom. I.......................................................(look) for you all morning. Where have you been?
3 Why.............................................................................(you/look) at me like that? Stop it!
4 We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We............................................................................(go)
there for years.
5 I............................................................................(think) about what you said and I've decided to take
your advice.
6 'Is Ann on holiday this week?' 'No, she............................................................................(work).'
7 Sarah is very tired. She............................................................................(work) very hard recently.
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2 have been looking / 've been looking
3 are you looking
4 have been going / 've been going
5 have been thinking / 've been thinking
6 is working / 's working
7 has been working / 's been working
Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets.
1 Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
(read / for two hours) ....He.has been reading for two hours.
(read / 53 pages so far) ...He.has.read 53.pages.so.far....
2 Linda is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her tour
three months ago.
(travel / for three months) She
(visit / six countries so far)
3 Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is
national champion again - for the fourth time.
(win / the national championship four times)
(play / tennis since he was ten)
4 When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together. They still make films.
(make / ten films since they left college) They
(make / films since they left college)
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2 She has been travelling for three months.
She has visited six countries so far.
3 He has won the national championship four times.
He has been playing tennis since he was ten.
4 They have made ten films since they left college.
They have been making films since they left college.
For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.
1 You have a friend who is learning Arabic. You ask:
(how long / learn / Arabic?) ...How..long have you.been learning.Arabic?..
2 You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask:
(how long / wait?)
3 You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask:
(how many fish / catch?)
4 Some friends of yours are having a party next week. You ask:
(how many people / invite?)
5 A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask:
(how long/teach?)
6 You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask:
(how many books / write?)
(how long / write / books?)
7 A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday. You ask:
(how long / save?)
(how much money / save?)
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2 How long have you been waiting?
3 How many fish have you caught?
4 How many people have you invited?
5 How long have you been teaching?
6 How many books have you written?
How long have you been writing books?
7 How long have you been saving? How much money have you saved?
Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.).
1 Where have you been? ....Have you.been playing (you/play) tennis?
2 Look! Somebody (break) that window.
3 You look tired (you/work) hard?
4 ' (you/ever/work) in a factory?' 'No, never.'
5 'Jane is away on holiday.' 'Oh, is she? Where (she/go)?
6 My brother is an actor. He (appear) in several films.
7 'Sorry I'm late.' 'That's all right. I (not/wait) long.'
8 'Is it still raining?' 'No, it (stop).'
9 I (lose) my address book (you/see) it anywhere?
10 I (read) the book you lent me but I (not/finish) it yet.
11 I (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
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2 has broken
3 Have you been working
4 Have you ever worked
5 has she gone
6 has appeared / 's appeared
7 haven't been waiting
8 has stopped / 's stopped
9 have lost / 've lost ... Have you seen
10 have been reading / 've been reading ... haven't finished
11 have read / 've read