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Present perfect simple:
Present perfect simple Exercise 1 + Key with answers 1
Rewrite sentences: I went to shops yesterday. - I have already gone to shops.
Present perfect simple Exercise 2 + Key with answers 2
Complete sentences: I ___ it. (do, already) - I have already done it.
Present perfect simple Exercise 3 + Key with answers 3
Complete: A: How long ___ unemployed? (you | be) - B: ___ any job since May. (I | not have)
Present perfect simple Exercise 4 + Key with answers 4
What has Matt done? (give presents to everyone) - He has given presents to everyone.
Present perfect simple Exercise 5 + Key with answers 5
Make short dialogues: A: ___ Kim yet? (see) - B: Not yet. But I am going to see her.
Present perfect simple questions Exercise 6 + Key with answers 6
Make questions: Mum: ___? (do - your homework) - Ben: Mum? It's Saturday tomorrow.
Present perfect continuous:
Present perfect continuous Exercise 1 + Key with answers 1
What has Tim been doing since he got up?
(Tim - decorate his bedroom) - Tim has been decorating his bedroom.
Present perfect continuous Exercise 2 + Key with answers 2
Why are you so tired? - Because I ___ the wheels on my car. (replace)
Present perfect continuous Exercise 3 + Key with answers 3
Choose correct options:
Somebody has been drinking my coke. The glass is nearly empty. | The glass is empty.
Present perfect continuous Exercise 4 + Key with answers 4
Make questions:
How long ___ for me? (you | wait)
Present perfect continuous Exercise 5 + Key with answers 5
Complete the conversations:
A How long ___ you ___ Japanese? (learn) - B Japanese? For about five years.
Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous:
Present perfect simple + continuous Exercise 1 + Key with answers 1
Tick the correct sentences. If a sentence is not correct, rewrite it:
The girl has been buying four dictionaries. - has bought
I haven't eaten anything since I arrived. ✓
Present perfect simple + continuous Exercise 2 + Key with answers 2
Choose correct options:
I have been staying at this hotel ___. (for a long time | a long time ago | from May
Present perfect simple + continuous Exercise 3 + Key with answers 3
Correct mistakes:
We've run so long and I'm not tired yet. - have been running
Take this picture. I've been painting it for you. - have painted
Present perfect simple + continuous Exercise 4 + Key with answers 4
Use the underlined words to make questions:
My wife is learning Japanese. - ___ she ___ Japanese before?
Present perfect simple + continuous Exercise 5 + Key with answers 5
Use the words in brackets to complete these sentences:
(make) She ___ puddings all day. She's pretty tired. - How many puddings ___ she ___ ?
Present perfect simple + continuous Exercise 6 + Key with answers 6
Complete the conversation:
Tom: Where ___ so long, Dad? (be) - Dad: I ___ late today. (work) What's the matter?
Present perfect simple + continuous Exercise 7 + Key with answers 7
Choose the correct options:
Paul has gone ___
Paul has been going ___
out with Charlene for a couple of months.
to Paris for a few days.
Present perfect vs past simple:
Past simple + Present perfect Exercise 1 + Key with answers 1
Choose the correct tense:
A: ___ Greg lately? (Have you seen - Did you see)
B: No, I ___ . (didn't - haven't) I ___ to him at the airport two weeks ago. (have talked - talked)
Past simple + Present perfect Exercise 2 + Key with answers 2
Choose the correct response:
1. Your house is finished.
A How long you worked on it?
B How long did you work on it?
C How long have you worked on it?
Past simple + Present perfect Exercise 3 + Key with answers 3
Correct mistakes:
He has waited for an hour and then he went away. Correct: ___
Here is your car. I just washed it. Correct: ___
Past simple + Present perfect Exercise 4 + Key with answers 4
Complete the sentences with the words in brackets:
This winter ___ long. When is it going to end? (be)
Where ___ when I called you? (you - be)
Past simple + Present perfect Exercise 5 + Key with answers 5
Use the underlined words to make statements or questions:
She sometimes wears a wig.
When ___ she last ___ it?
For students of English as a second language.