Exercise 31. Choose the correct option
1. She.......................for you all day
a. haves been waiting b. has been waiting c. has waiting
2. I...........................this book since Monday
a. have read b. have been reading c. have been read
3. We.......................all morning. Where have you been?
a. has been calling b. have been calling c. have been caling
4. What ......................since we last met?
a.have you do b. have you been c. have you been doing
5. We........................working in the garden because of rain.
a. haven’t been b. haven’t c. have been’t
6. My mother .......................since she came back home
a.have been watching TV b. has been watching TV c. has watching TV
7. My friend................... judo for a long time
a. has been doing b.has been ding c. has been dooing
8. Kate .......................Mark since they were children.
a. has known b. has been knowing c. has knowing
10. Lisa ................her English
a. has not been practising b. has been not practising c. has ben practicing
Exercise 32. Put each verb in brackets in either Present Perfect orPresent
Perfect Continuous.
1. Someone(eat)has eaten all the cakes. I’ll have to buy some more.
2. What (you buy)........... your sister for her birthday?
3. My throat is really sore. I (sing)............. all evening.
4. Brenda (learn)............ Russian, but she finds it difficult.
5. How many people (you invite)........... to your party?
6. Those two cats (sit)............ on that branch for the last hour.
7. It (rain)............ all day! Why can’t it stop?
8. Diana (wear)................ twelve different dresses in the past week!
9. I (do)........... everything you asked. What should I do now?
10. Graham and Pauline (try)............. to find a house for ages, but they can’t find one they can afford.
Exercise 33. Put each verb in brackets in Past Simple, Present Perfect,
orPresent Perfect Continuous.
It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation (1) ...has discovered (discover) oil under the sea near the Welsh coast.
The company, which (2) ……………… (drill) for oil in the area for several years,
(3)……………… (find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and since then (4)………………(discover) larger amounts under the seabed nearby. Last year the government (5)………………. (lend) over £50,000,000 to BOC, and (6)………….. (give) permission for the company to build an oil refinery and other facilities in South Wales.
The reaction of local people to today’s news (7) ............................ (be) mixed so far. Local
MPs (8)................ (already welcome) the news, pointing out that the oil industry will bring
badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of pollution.
“Nobody (9).............. (ask) us yet what we want,” said Ann Griffiths, leader of the Keep
Out The Oil Campaign. “Look what (10)………….. (happen) when they (11)…………. (find) oil in Scotland in the 1960s.
The oil companies (12) .................................. (get) rich, not the local people. BOC
(13)...................... (not tell) us the truth about what this is going to mean for our people.” A
BOC spokesman later (14) ................. (refuse) to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners
(15)...................... (ask) the government to hold an inquiry.
Exercise 34. All of these people are on vacation in Washington. Look at this information.
It’s nine-thirty now.
| Name | Starting time | Activity | Number |
| Mike | 8-00 | writing postcards | |
| Diana | 9-00 | shopping(buying souvenirs) | several |
| Kate and John | 8-30 | visiting museums and galleries | |
| Arnold | 9-15 | taking pictures |
Look at the examples, and do the same about the other people.
Mike:
1. A: What’s he doing?
B: He is writing postcards.
2. A: How long has he been writing postcards?
B: He’s been writing postcards since eight o'clock.
3. A: How many has he written?
B: He’s written 7.
Exercise 35. Use Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous instead of the infinitives
In brackets.
I (to know) her all my life and we always (to be) good friends.
1. I (to read) “War and Peace” for the last three months.
2. I (to think) about you all day.
3. I (to try) to learn English for years but I (not to make) good progress yet.
4. I (to wait) for her since 7 o’clock and she (not to come) yet.
5. I (to work) so hard this week that I (not to have) time to go to the cinema.
6. I can’t help being angry with you; you (to sit) here all the time doing nothing.
7. Some of our students (to join) the English club to get a better command of the language.
8. That book (to lie) on the table for weeks. You (not to read) it yet?
9. The girls (to talk) about their new dresses for half an hour already; it seems they have nothing else to talk about.
10. There’s nothing to be proud of; you (not to get) a single excellent mark as yet.
11. You (to pass) your exam in English literature?
12. He (never to be) here before.
Exercise 36. Use Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous