1. (How many hamburgers / have?) 2. (How long / you / wait?) 3. Johns hands are dirty.

y. (he / repair / the car) 4. You look exhausted. (you / run?) 5. (How much money / you / earn/ this week?) . 6. You can borrow this book. (I / already / finish / it) 7. (They / know each other / 10 years) .. 8. You cant drive a car. (you / drink) . 9. (I / not / see / him / today).. 10. (Roger / win / 4 competitions / this season) .. 11. (I / write / emails / all morning) . 12. (I / answer / 7 emails / since 9 am) . 13. Your eyes are red. (you / cry?) 14. (Peter / lose / his mobile phone) .

Put the verbs in brackets in either the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous. 1. I ________________ (take) a French course for 5 months and the teacher says I am a fast learner. 2. A) Someone ____________ (leave) the ladder outside, look. 3. B) I expect thats Brain. He _______________ (clean) windows. And I dont think he __________ (finish) yet. 4. Ayse________________ (take) driving lessons and next week she is going to take a driving test. 5. I________________ (live) in Sues flat and when I find a new house, I will move. 6. Please dont go in. I _______ just________ (sweep) the flour. 7. I ________________ (eat) 8 chocolates up to now. 8. A- Are you hungry? B- No, Im not. I _______________ (eat) chocolates all day. 9. The young children _________________ (make) a snowman all morning. 10. I __________________ (break) my arms twice within 2 years. 11. Im tired. I _____________________ (play) tennis all afternoon.

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present perfect tense or present perfect progressive tense.
1) We (already, bake) _______ ________ ________ the cake. Now, we just have to decorate it with icing. Would you like to help? 2) Have you ever been to Italy? I (see) _______ _______ pictures of the town of Assisi. Some day, I would like to travel there to see its beautiful churches. 3) The voters (elect) _______ ________ a new governor. She (make) _______ _______ _________ her acceptance speech for the past thirty minutes. I hope she will finish soon! 4) The package I sent to Pablo (not, arrive) _______ _______ _________ yet. He (call) _______ _______ _________ the Post Office every day. I don't know what happened to it. 5) The fishermen (not, catch) _______ _______ _________ many fish today. A strong wind (blow) _______ _______ _________ all day, and they are having trouble with their nets. 6) (Edward, receive) _______ ________ ________ the money yet? I sent it to him last week. 7) Mahmoud and Rickie are dirty. They (play) _______ _______ _________ outside all day. It is time for them to come in and take a bath. 8) (You, hear) _______ _______ ________ the news? There was a terrible earthquake in Haiti! The residents need a lot of help.

Put each of the following verbs into either the present perfect or present perfect continuous. 1.Why are your hands dirty? - Oh I -- have been working (work) in the garden. 2.It's nine o'clock. Jack -- has been teaching (teach) for 4 hours tonight. 3.I -- have been working OR have worked (work) at this company for a long time. 4.Brad -- has thought (think) poorly of Marsha for a long time. 5.Why are you shaking so? What -- have you been doing (you/do)? 6.Lucky Susan she -- has visited (visit) so many different countries! 7.I -- have been living OR have lived (live) in Seattle for 5 years. 8. -- Have you finished (you/finish) your homework yet? 9.He -- has just arrived (arrive) from Tokyo. 10.I -- have been thinking (think) for a long time and I -- have decided (decide) that you need to give up your job. 11.Nick -- has bought (buy) a new house! 12.Some of my students -- have been studying OR have studied (study) English for over 5 years. 13.It's a quarter to nine! I -- have been waiting (wait) for over three hours! 14. -- Has he ever driven (ever/drive) a Rolls Royce? 15.I would like to help you but I -- have just eaten (just/eat) and I need to take a nap. The present perfect tenses are also often confused with the past simple. This present perfect vs past simple quiz will help you test your understanding of when to use the present perfect or past simple. This evening I ________ two letters to my parents (to write) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. My daughter ________ letters to her friends for hours (to write) This morning I ________ breakfast for my wife (to prepare) Today Lucy ________ her boyfriend three times (to phone) My friends ________ around Italy for five months (to travel) I ________ to music all evening (to listen) I ________ English since I was a child (to learn) We are coming from the beach where my kids ________ a sandcastle (to make) Why are you so dirty? I ________ in the garden (to work) I ________ to Malaga for three days with my in-laws (to be) I ________ my homework. Now I am going to rest (to finish) My brother ________ TV for three hours (to watch) John ________ since 3 o'clock (to study)

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The fatal accident just ________. The police haven't arrived yet (to happen) ________ you my watch? I have just lost it (to see) Emma is very tired; she ________ all day (to work) My son ________ two pages so far (to translate) What weather! It ________ since yesterday (to rain) This week my team ________ one match (to win) Today I ________ my room (to paint) My kids ________ at the beach all morning (to play) I ________ in this town since last February (to live) The police ________ the murderer (to arrest)

24. What has happened to the neighbours? They ________ for hours (to shout) Mrs. Rogers: Good afternoon, Mr. Tenny. Thank you for coming to the interview today. I am so glad you could make time to meet. Mr. Tenny: Hello, Mrs. Rogers. Its nice to meet you. I (hear) _______ ________(1) that your company has grown and needs more space. Mrs. Rogers: Yes, thats why were searching for an architect. May I ask you some questions about your employment history and professional experience? That way, we can both decide whether the job is a good fit for you. Mr. Tenny: Sure. 1) The children (play) _______ _______ _________ outside all day. They must be getting hungry by now. They need to come inside for dinner. 2) This week, we (read) _______ _______ _________ selections from the Romantic Period in Literature class. My favorite Romantic authors are Poe and Hawthorne. 3) The criminal has not been caught yet. The police (chase) _______ _______ _________ him since yesterday. 4) Lu Peng (make) _______ _______ _________ bread all day. It smells so good! His bakery is next door to our shop. We are taking two loaves of his fresh bread home when we close the shop tonight. 5) The construction workers (build) _______ _______ _________ that house all winter. They (not, work) _______ _______ _______ _________ on it this week, though, because it (rain) _______ _______ _________ every day since Monday. 6) The roses (not, bloom) _______ _______ _______ _________ much lately. We (not, water) _______ _______ _______ _________ them enough. The soil is getting dry. 7) I (not, sleep) _______ _______ _______ _________ very well lately. I think I need to get more exercise during the day. That would help me to feel tired at night. 8) Akira (learn) _______ _______ _________ about plants in her biology class. She is paying close attention to the lectures. She wants to become a botanist some day.