Ex. 112. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous)

Ex.111 Comment on the following questions.

1. What did you do when you learnt that you were admitted to the University? (Speak about your emotions.)

2. What was your first impression on the University and the teachers? (Is it right to go by first impressions?)

3. Have you made any friends? (What do you do together?)

4. What have you been doing since you entered the University?

5. Have you had a good night’s sleep since you entered the University? (Have you been sitting up?)

6. What subjects do you take at the University?

7. Have you had a heavy or light work load? (Have you had any problems yet?)

8. Have you had much fun lately?

9. Do you look back on your school-days with pleasure now?

10. What were you doing at this time last year?

1. We (run / not) ………………………….. for 40 minutes yet - there are still 10 minutes left.

2. They (smoke / not) ……………………….for 10 days now.

3. I (eat / not) ………………………anything since two o'clock.

4. Anna (work / not) …………………….. here for five years, but for seven years.

5. I (read / not) ………………………. for a long time - just 10 minutes, not more.

6. You (cycle / not) ……………………. for two hours. It was only about one hour.

7. Catherine (speak / not) ………………… French for 10 years, so her French isn't very good now.

8. Since I bought my car, I (travel / not) ………………………….by train.

9. He (learn / not) ……………………. English for two years yet, but he speaks it very well.

10. We (party / not) ………………………for a long time, but there's no food left.

11. My sister and her boyfriend (go / not) ………………….. out together for a long time. They only met three weeks ago.

12. James (tidy / not) ……………………….up his room for a long time. It's a complete mess.

13. We (practise / not) ………………………for hours - 15 minutes were enough.

14. Louis is absolutely tired as he (sleep / not) ……………………… well for days.

15. Dana (work / not) ………………………… for days because she is ill.

Ex. 113. Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

Robin: I think the waiter (forget) ………………… us. We (wait) ………………. here for over half an hour and nobody (take) …………………. our order yet.

Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) …………………. by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already)………………………..

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) ………………………. here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.

Michele: He must realize we (order, not) …………………. yet! We (sit) ………………. here for over half an hour staring at him.

Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) ………………… us. He (run) ……………… from table to table taking orders and serving food.

Michele: That's true, and he (look, not) …………………… in our direction once.

Ex. 114.Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. Judy: How long (be) ………………… in Canada?

Claude: I (study)………………… here for more than three years.

2. I (have) …………….. the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
3. I (love) ……………………. chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic."

4. Matt and Sarah (have) ……………………. some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they (go) …………………….. to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out.
5. John (work) ……………………… for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he (enjoy) ……………………. his work, but now he is talking about retiring.
6. Lately, I (think) ………………….. about changing my career because I (become) …………………….. dissatisfied with the conditions at my company.

7. I (see) ……………… Judy for more than five years and during that time I have (see) ……………… many changes in her personality.

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