Item 17. 1 present Perfect Continuous

Exercise 11. Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.

Exercise 10. Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

Exercise 9. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.

Exercise 7. Put the verb into the most suitable form, present perfect or past simple.

1 A: Look! Somebody has spilt (spill) coffee on the carpet.
B: Well, it wasn't (not/be) me. I didn't do (not/do) it.

2 A: Ben……(break) his leg.

B: Really? How……(that/happen)?

A: He……(fall) off a ladder.

3 A: Your hair looks nice……(you/have) a haircut?

B: Yes.

A: Who…… (cut) it? (you/go) to the hairdresser?

B: No, a friend of mine…… (do) it for me.

Exercise 8. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

1 I've lost my key. I can't find it anywhere RIGHT

2 Have you seen the news on television last night? WRONG: Did you see

3 I've bought a new car. Do you want to see it?

4 I've bought a new car last week

5 Where have you been yesterday evening?

6 Jenny has left school in 1991

7 I'm looking for Mike. Have you seen him?

8 I'm very hungry. I haven't eaten anything today

9 Diane hasn't been at work yesterday

10 When has this book been published?

1 (it / not / rain / this week) It hasn't rained this week.

2 (the weather / be / cold / recently) The weather……

3 (it / cold / last week) It……

4 (I / not / read / a newspaper yesterday) I……

5 (I / not / read / a newspaper today) ……

6 (Ann / earn / a lot of money / this year) ……

7 (she / not / earn / so much / last year) ……

8 (you / have / a holiday recently?) ……

1 I don't know where Amy is. Have you seen (you/see) her?

2 When I……(get) home last night, I……(be)

very tired and I……(go) straight to bed.

3 Your car looks very clean……(you/wash) it?

4 George……(not/be) very well last week.

5 Mr Clark……(work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

6 Molly lives in Dublin. She……(live) there all her life.

7 '……(you/go) to the cinema last night?' 'Yes, but it

……(be) a mistake. The film……(be) awful.

8 My grandfather……(die) 30 years ago. I……

(never/meet) him.

9 I don't know Carol's husband. I……(never/meet/him).

10 A: Is your father at home? B: No, I'm afraid he……(go) out.

A: When exactly…… (he/go) out? B: About ten minutes ago.

11 A: Where do you live? B: In Boston.

A: How long……(you/live) there? B: Five years.

A: Where……(you/live) before that? B: In Chicago.

A: And how long…… (you/live) in Chicago? B: Two years.

1 (something you haven't done today) I haven't eaten any fruit today.

2 (something you haven't done today)

3 (something you didn't do yesterday)

4 (something you did yesterday evening)

5 (something you haven't done recently)

6 (something you've done a lot recently)

UNIT 17. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.

Exercise 1. Write a question for each situation.

1 John looks sunburnt. You ask: (you / sit in the sun?) Have you ever been sitting in the sun?

2 You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you. You ask: (you / wait / long?)

3 You meet a friend in the street. His face and hands are very dirty. You ask: (what / you /do?)

4 A friend of yours is now living in Baker Street. You want to know 'How long……?' You ask: (how long / you / live / in Baker Street?)

5 A friend tells you about his job - he sells computers. You want to know 'How long……?' You ask: (how long / you / sell / computers?)

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