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Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Exercise

November 12, 2019 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with a present perfect or present perfect continuous tense.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... on this project for six months now.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Have worked" and "have been working" are both correct because the work started in the past and continues now.
2She ............... to Japan, so she is not in the office this week.
Wrong!
"Has gone" is correct because the trip is completed and she is in Japan or on her way there now.
3I ............... mopping the floors. What should I do now?
Wrong!
"Have finished" is correct because the sentence focuses on the completed result now.
4We ............... anything from them yet.
Wrong!
"Have not heard" is correct with "yet" for something that has not happened up to now.
5They ............... together for six years now.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Have lived" and "have been living" are both correct because the living situation started in the past and continues now.
6I ............... the shipment, so we can start checking the order now.
Wrong!
"Have received" is correct because the sentence focuses on a completed action with a present result.
7She ............... for a job since she left college.
Wrong!
"Has been looking" is correct because it emphasizes a continuing activity from the past until now.
8At last, she ............... a good job.
Wrong!
"Has found" is correct because it describes a completed achievement with a present result.
9Alan ............... his leg, so he cannot play football today.
Wrong!
"Has broken" is correct because it describes a completed injury with a present result.
10You still ............... that job.
Wrong!
"Have not finished" is correct because the job is still incomplete now.
11"You look hot." "Yes, I ..............."
Wrong!
"Have been running" is correct because it explains present evidence after a recent activity.
12You ............... me any help.
Wrong!
"Have never offered" is correct because it means this has not happened at any time up to now.
Done.
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Answers

  1. I have worked / have been working on this project for six months now.
  2. She has gone to Japan, so she is not in the office this week.
  3. I have finished mopping the floors. What should I do now?
  4. We have not heard anything from them yet.
  5. They have lived / have been living together for six years now.
  6. I have received the shipment, so we can start checking the order now.
  7. She has been looking for a job since she left college.
  8. At last, she has found a good job.
  9. Alan has broken his leg, so he cannot play football today.
  10. You still have not finished that job.
  11. “You look hot.” “Yes, I have been running“
  12. You have never offered me any help.
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