ENGLISH CHAMP GRAMMAR EXERCISE 5 : Difference between Present perfect & Perfect continuous

ENGLISH CHAMP GRAMMAR EXERCISE 5 :

 Difference between

 Present perfect & Perfect continuous 

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous )

1. My team (win / only)  two matches so far.
2. The others (be / always)  better.
3. Are we not there yet? We (walk)  for hours.
4. But we (cover / only)  an area of five miles so far.
5. I (finish/just)  my homework.
6. I (work)  on this essay since two o'clock.
7. Jane (go out)  with Bob for seven years.
8. Martin (date)  three girls this week.
9. How long (wait / you)  for us?

Exercise 2

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. A: (you / play / ever)  tennis?
2. B: I (play / only)  tennis once or twice. And you?
3. A: I (learn)  tennis for two years.
4. B: (you / take)  part in any competitions yet?
5. A: I (participate)  in four contests this year.
6. B: (you / win)  any prizes so far?
7. A: No, I (win / not)  anything yet. I'm not that good yet. (you / enter / ever)  a contest?
8. B: I (swim)  for seven years and I (receive / already)  some trophies.

Positive Sentences

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. I (practise)  the piano for 30 minutes.
2. Bob (run)  10 km.
3. The children (be)  on holiday for six days.
4. The dog (bark)  since midnight.
5. We (miss)  the bus twice this week.

Negative Sentences

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. You (eat / not)  up yet.
2. He (speak / not)  on the phone for half an hour, just a couple of minutes.
3. They (work / not)  since 5 o'clock. They just started an hour ago.
4. We (know / not)  them for a long time.
5. She (hang / not)  up all the pictures yet.

Questions

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. How long (wait / she)  for us?
2. How many times (tell / I)  you?
3. How often (clean / you)  the windows this year?
4. How many months (take / you)  piano lessons?
5. (stay / you / ever)  in a castle?

Text

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Tom: Hi Ana. I (try)  to ring you several times today. Where (you / be) ?
2. Ana: I (be)  at home all the time. But I (clean)  the house all day, so maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.
3. Tom: (you / clean)  everything now?
4. Ana: No, not yet. I (tidy / not)  up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?
5. Tom: Don't you remember? Jane (invited)  us to her birthday party and we (buy / not)  a present for her yet.
6. Ana: Oh, that's right. (you / find out / already)  what she wants?
7. Tom: Well, she (learn)  Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.
8. Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre. I (see)  some nice books about Mexico there recently.

Positive Sentences

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Sandy (cook)  dinner four times this week.
2. We (travel)  around Scotland for 8 days.
3. Why are your hands so dirty? - I (repair)  my bike.
4. I (read)  the book, you can have it back.
5. Paul (believe)  in God since he was a child.

Negative Sentences

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Sorry for being late. I hope you (wait / not)  long.
2. My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They (visit / not)  us for two years.
3. She (be / not)  on holiday for 3 years.
4. I don't want you to drive my car. You (drive / not)  a car for ages.
5. He (watch / not)  TV all afternoon, he only switched the telly on 10 minutes ago.

Questions

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. How much money (Jack / spend)  in the casino?
2. How long (she / sit)  there?
3. How many short messages (send / you)  this month?
4. (you / empty)  the bin yet?
5. Lucy, (you / bathe)  your dolls? The bathroom floor is absolutely wet.

Text

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Daughter: Mum, Jane (phone / just)  to ask if I will go to the cinema with her. May I?
2. Mother: (you / do)  your homework yet?
3. Daughter: Well, I (do)  it for about 2 hours now, but I (finish / not)  it yet.
4. Mother: If you (complete / not)  your homework, you cannot go. School comes first. Remember, you (promise)  me to study harder this year.
5. Daughter: But mum, I (work)  really hard this year and I (improve / already)  in Maths and Chemistry.
6. Mother: But that's only because I (push / always)  you to do something.