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Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous

November 12, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with a present perfect or present perfect continuous tense.

1. I ......................................... on this project for six months now.

Correct! Wrong!

Both the present perfect and the present perfect continuous can be used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

2. She ................................. to Japan.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect focuses on the idea of completion.

3. I ......................................... mopping the floors. What should I do now?

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect focuses on the idea of completion.

4. We ....................................... anything from them yet.

Correct! Wrong!

5. They .......................................... together for six years now.

Correct! Wrong!

Both the present perfect and the present perfect continuous can be used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

6. I ........................................... the shipment.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect focuses on the idea of completion.

7. She ...................................... for a job since she left college.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect continuous focuses on the idea of continuity.

8. At last, she ......................................... a good job.

Correct! Wrong!

9. Alan ........................................ his leg.

Correct! Wrong!

10. You still ........................................ that job.

Correct! Wrong!

11. 'You look hot.' 'Yes, I ..........................................'

Correct! Wrong!

12. You ........................................... me any help.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. I have been working on this project for six months now.
  2. She has gone to Japan.
  3. I have finished mopping the floors. What should I do now?
  4. We have not heard anything from them yet.
  5. They have been living together for six years now.
  6. I have received the shipment.
  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.
  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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