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The document provides exercises to check understanding of the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. It includes: 1. An exercise to group sentences according to whether they use the present perfect simple or continuous. 2. A gap-fill exercise completing sentences with present perfect simple or continuous verbs. 3. A multiple choice exercise selecting the correct present perfect simple or continuous option.

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Gs Present Perfect Simple and Continuous - Exercises 0 PDF

The document provides exercises to check understanding of the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. It includes: 1. An exercise to group sentences according to whether they use the present perfect simple or continuous. 2. A gap-fill exercise completing sentences with present perfect simple or continuous verbs. 3. A multiple choice exercise selecting the correct present perfect simple or continuous option.

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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.

1. Check your grammar: grouping


Write the sentences in the correct group.

To talk about a recent action


To say how many times To talk about life experience
which might not be 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 more


To say how long To talk about a finished activity
important

Present perfect simple Present perfect continuous


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

2. Check your grammar: gap fill


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

1. I _______________ (write) five emails today.

2. Sorry the kitchen's a mess. Ollie _______________ (cook).

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

4. He _______________ (learn) English for six years.


Grammar videos: Present perfect: simple and continuous exercises

5. I _______________ (see) that film! It was terrible.

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

7. We _______________ (know) each other for years.

8. I really need a break! I _______________ (revise) all morning!

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

10. Can we go if we _______________ (finish)?

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

12. Who _______________ (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 to b. Sophie has already been c. Sophie has just been to
the Burj Al Arab hotel yet. to the Burj Al Arab hotel. the Burj Al Arab 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 making b. Ollie has just made a c. Ollie hasn't made a cake
a 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 learning b. He's already learnt c. He learnt how to cook


how to cook Japanese how to cook Japanese Japanese food in April.
food since April. food.

7. The first thing she did was go to a traditional restaurant.

a. She's already tried the b. She's never tried the c. She hasn't tried the local
local food. 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

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