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Source: http://www.doksinet mat r ix in t er med iat e UNIT 7 PRESENT PERFECT Simple or Continuous? 3 Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive Robin: I think the waiter (forget) us. We (wait) here for over half an hour and nobody (take) our order yet. Michele: I think youre right. He (walk) by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already) . Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) here for five or 1 Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect CONTINUOUS). 1 ten minutes and they already have their food. Michele: He must realize we (order, not) yet! We (sit) He (work) in this here for over half an company since 1985. 2 I (wait) for you since two oclock. 3 (run) from table to How long (learn

/ you) English? 4 hour staring at him. Robin: I dont know if he (notice, even) v us. He The film (run / not) for ten table taking orders and serving food. Michele: Thats true, and he (look, not) in our direction once. minutes yet, but theres a commercial break already. 5 How long (work / she) 4 Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous. in the garden? 6 She (not / be) in the garden for more than an hour. 2 1 I (play) football for five years. 2 My team (win / only) two matches so far. 3 The others (be / always) better. 4 Are we not there yet? We (walk) for hours. 5 But we (cover / only) an area of five miles so far. 6 I (finish/just) my homework. 7 I (work) on this essay since two oclock. 8 Jane (go out)

with Bob for seven years. 9 1 Martin (date) three girls this week. 10 How long (wait / you) for us? How long he (work) in this place? He (work) Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Cintinuous Complete the sentences with the Present in this place for 10 years now. 2 Jane is tired. She (study) hard. 3 I (watch) TV since 2:00 pm. 4 I (tell/neg) them about the accident. 5 We (not see) Mary recently. Have you? 6 ‘ you (read) the newspaper?’ ‘No, not yet.’ 7 You’re out of breath. you ? (run) 8 Mike started smoking 5 years ago. He (smoke) for 5 years. 9 Their eyes are red and watery. they

(cry)? 10 She (play) basketball since she was 8. Source: http://www.doksinet 12 11 This is the first time he So far he (clean) five of them and there are two more to go. (drive) a car. 13 12 John never My brother is (smoke) a cigarette. an actor. (appear) in He several films. 13 “Matrix” is the best film I ever 14 I (learn) Chinese for (see). two years now. 14 When is Teddy going to start his new job? He already 6 (start) it. Write sentences using the given prompts. Use the present perfect simple or the 15 Jim isn’t here at the moment. He present perfect progressive with for / since (go) to the store. 16 you ever 1 (be) abroad? 17 I

(lose) my key. I have known Sarah since she was ten. Can you help me to look for it? 2 18 Look! Somebody (break) that window. 3 book you gave me, but I 20 Sorry, I’m late! Ok! I 4 I / want / to fly to the moon / I was a child 5 It / rain / continuously / past two days (not wait) long. 21 I (clean) the windows. So far I (clean) 5 of them. 6 7 you (cook) something? 8 Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Linda (travel) around She (visit) six countries so far. Jimmy (play) since he was five years old. He (win) the national championship four times. 5 Bill and Andy (make) ten films since they left college. 6 They

(make) films for many years now. 7 Look! Somebody (break) the window. 8 I (read) the book you gave all morning. 9 10 But I (not finish) it yet. Sorry I’m late. That’s all right. I (not wait) for a long time. 11 Peter we / wait / for you / six o’clock this morning Europe for three months. 4 my father / work / in this company / 15 years Continuous 3 Ryan / be / unemployed / last year 22 There’s a strange smell in here. 2 we / have / this car / 1995 (not finish) yet. 1 Enrique / learn / English / two years 19 I (read) the 5 I / know / Sarah / she was ten. windows for some time. (clean) the 9

Amy and Ian / be / married / twenty years 10 Heather / have / a bad cold / the past week