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Present Perfect: Simple and Continuous

The document provides exercises to practice using the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. It includes instructions to watch a grammar video, grouping activities to identify which tense to use in different contexts, a gap fill exercise with verbs in the present perfect, and a multiple choice activity to choose the correct tense.

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Present Perfect: Simple and Continuous

The document provides exercises to practice using the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. It includes instructions to watch a grammar video, grouping activities to identify which tense to use in different contexts, a gap fill exercise with verbs in the present perfect, and a multiple choice activity to choose the correct tense.

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Grammar videos: Present perfect: simple and continuous – exercises

Watch the video on our website and read the conversation between Sophie and Yasmina. Then do these exercises to
check your understanding of the present perfect simple and continuous.

Andrés Palacio Velásquez

1. Check your grammar: grouping


 Write the sentences in the correct group.

To talk about a recent


To say how many To talk about life experience
action which might not be
times
finished
To explain the 'side effects' of an activity,
When the result is more important
e.g. why the kitchen is a mess

When the action is


To say how long To talk about a finished activity
more
important

Present perfect Present perfect


simple (have/has continuous (have/has
done) been doing)

 To say how many times  To talk about a recent action which might
not be finished
 When the result is more important
 To explain the 'side effects' of an activity,
 To talk about life experience e.g. why the kitchen is a mess
 To talk about a finished activity  To say how long
 When the action is more important

2. Check your grammar: gap fill


Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets in the present perfect simple or
continuous.

1. I‘ve written_(write) five emails today.

2. Sorry the kitchen's a mess. Ollie‘s been cooking_(cook).

3. Sorry I'm late! Have you been waiting_(wait) long?

4. He‘s been learning_(learn) English for six years.


Grammar videos: Present perfect: simple and continuous – exercises

5. I’ve seen_(see) that film! It was terrible.

6. They've been playing for forty minutes but no one has scored_(score) a goal yet.

7. We’ve known (know) each other for years.

8. I really need a break! I’ve been revising (revise) all morning!

9. Hey, you look different. Have you changed_(change) your hair?

10. Can we go if we‘ve finished_(finish)?

11. Your hands are really dirty! What have you been doing_(do)?

12. Who’s eaten_(eat) all the cake?! There's none left.

3. Check your grammar: multiple choice


Read the sentences and circle the correct option.

1 He's waiting for Amy. He arrived 40 minutes ago.


.
a. He's been waiting for b. He waits for 40 minutes. c. He's waited for Amy for
40 minutes. 40 minutes.

2 Sophie is planning to buy souvenirs. It's on her list of things to


. do.
a. Sophie's already b. Sophie hasn't bought c. Sophie hasn't bought
bought souvenirs. souvenirs already. souvenirs yet.

3 Sophie wanted to visit the Burj Al Arab hotel. She went there two days ago.
.
a. Sophie hasn't been b. Sophie has already c. Sophie has just been
to the Burj Al Arab been to the Burj Al Arab to the Burj Al Arab hotel.
hotel yet. hotel.
4 I don't know what octopus tastes like!
.
a. I haven't been trying b. I've already tried octopus. c. I've never tried octopus.
octopus.

5 Ollie took his cake out of the oven a moment ago.


.
a. Ollie has been b. Ollie has just made a c. Ollie hasn't made a
making a cake. cake. cake yet.
Grammar videos: Present perfect: simple and continuous – exercises

6 He's learning how to make Japanese food. He started his course in April.
.
a. He's been b. He's already c. He learnt how to cook
learning how to learnt how to cook Japanese food in April.
cook Japanese food Japanese food.
since April.
7 The first thing she did was go to a traditional restaurant.
.
a. She's already tried b. She's never tried c. She hasn't tried the local
the local food. the local food. food yet.

8 We didn't have English class this morning. It's the last lesson, later today.
.
a. We haven't had b. We haven't had c. We've just had English.
English already. English yet.

Discussion

What have you been doing today?

Today I’ve woken up late, because I haven't gone to bed early last night, then I’ve prepared breakfast. My
brother has invited me to play and we’ve played for a long time. Today I’ve been working for 4 hours, but
not too long. Also, I’ve gone to my cousin for lunch, for this reason I haven't had lunch at home. Today,
I’ve gone to the store to buy fruits, that's why I’ve gone for a walk. Today I haven’t watched TV, but I’ve
watched videos on YouTube, and I’ve already exercised at home. The English class has already started,
but I haven't had dinner yet, because I haven't finished the workshop.

Hoy me he levantado tarde, porque anoche no me acosté temprano, y luego he preparado el desayuno.
Mi hermano me ha invitado a jugar y hemos jugado un buen rato. Hoy he trabajado 4 horas, pero no
demasiado. Además, he ido a comer con mi primo, por eso no he comido en casa. Hoy he ido a la tienda
a comprar fruta, por eso he ido a dar un paseo. Hoy no he visto la televisión, pero he visto vídeos en
YouTube, y ya he hecho ejercicio en casa. La clase de inglés ya ha empezado, pero aún no he cenado,
porque no he terminado el taller.

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