5th Year Grammar Practice Units 1,2

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Present perfect simple or continuous

Exercise 1

Choose the correct option, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous, to complete the dialogue.

A: ____________ the dog for a walk yet?(take)

B: No, I haven’t. I _____________all day. I _________________ home from work and I ____________________the time to walk the dog yet.(work/come/have)

A: So how long _____________________ home alone?(be)

B: For about 6 hours. You _________________ the dog zero times since last weekend. Why don’t you take him for a walk?(walk)

A: Well, I ___________________things all day too, you know. I have a very important meeting tomorrow and I ______________________ my presentation yet.(do/finish)

B: Okay, I will go then __________________ the collar and the leash?(see)

A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, __________________ anything yet? If not, could you get us something from the supermarket?(eat)

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Exercise 2

Choose the correct option, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous, for the following sentences. If both forms are possible, use the present perfect continuous.

1.      I hope I'll pass the test, I ____ very hard all week.

a.      've worked

b.      've been working

c.      've being working

2.      I ____ for my keys since yesterday, but I ____ them.

a. 've been looking / haven't found

b. 've been looking / haven't been finding

c. 've looked / haven't been finding

3.      I'm so tired. I _____ all day.

a. 've worked

b. 've been working

c. 've being working

4. I can see you _____ your room. It looks great!

a. have redecorated

b. have been redecorating

c. have being redecorating

5. Why are your shoes so dirty? ______ football in the mud?

a. Have you played

b. Have you playing

c. Have you been playing

6. ______ a book by Charles Dickens?

a. Have you ever read

b. Have you ever being reading

c. Have you ever been reading

7. I ______ you all afternoon. Are you OK?

a. 've called

b. 've been calling

c. 've calling

8. I ______ her four or five times, but her phone seems to be off.

a. 've called

b. 've been calling

c. 've being calling

9. I _____ the report, but I think I won't be able to finish it on time.

a. 've written

b. 've writing

c. 've been writing

10. I ____ to go to Australia, and now my dream will finally come true. I ____ the tickets!

a. ‘ve always wanted / ‘ve just bought

b. ‘ve always been wanting / ‘ve just been buying

c. ‘ve always wanted / ‘ve just been buying

Exercise 3

Fill in the gaps with the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets. If both forms are possible, use the present perfect continuous.

1We____________Dave and Julia for years. (know)

2. You look tired.____________ well recently? (you/sleep)

3. Rose___________her homework, so she can't go out. (not do)

4. Don't bother knocking a the door. They______________. (move)

5. The phone bill is enormous. How many times __________ your boyfriend in Australia? (call)

6. I ___________ time to make lunch. Shall we go to a restaurant? (not have)

7. We ____________ for so long! Do you think we're lost? (walk)

8. _________________ my biscuits? There aren't many left. (you /eat)

9. Someone _______________all my biscuits!(eat)

10. I  (write) all morning, but I _____________ (only/write) 9 pages so far. What a waste of time!

Choose past simple or present perfect to complete the sentences below.

1.   ______________painting the bedroom yet?' 'Not yet. I'll finish it tomorrow.'(finish)

2.  I __________________ much last year, but I ____________ a lot this year.(earn)

3. ______________________a holiday recently?(have)

4. We ______________ last week. We ______________ here for 5 days.(arrive/be)

5.  Mr. Barnes is very important in this company. He  here for 30 years.(work)

6.  He loves gardening. He ______________ a gardener all his life.(be)

7.   ________________ anything like this before?(see)

8.  This the most delicious dish I _______________________.(eat)

9.  I _______________________ him behave like this before.(see)

10.  My mother ________________ in Scotland.(grow)