GRAMMAR PrPerf Past S., Pr Perf., Cont.

Present Perfect vs Past Simple, Present Perfect Continuous

1. Choose the correct variant.

1) She has been/have been playing golf for a long time.

2) It has been/have been raining since the early morning.

3) They has been/have been driving since 10 p.m.

4) The river has been/have been flooding the city since afternoon.

5) We has been/have been touring for a week.

6) The storm has been/have been going on since last night.

7) I has been/have been learning to drive since September.

8) Our village has been/have been growing for a long time.

9) The tornado has been/have been roaring for 10 minutes.

10) My grandparents has been/have been living in Italy since 1984.

1. Make sentences using the information.

1) The city centre / to grow / since last year.

2) They / to work hard / since morning.

3) Our parents / to travel / for 12 days.

4) The forest fire / to destroy / the farm / since 3p.m.

5) Mary / to work / as a volunteer / for a long time.

6) Flood / to damage / fields / since the early spring.

7) Strong winds / to blow / since summer.

8) My friend / to take pictures / since the beginning of the trip.

9) Rainforest / to turn into desert / since last year.

10) Our grandparents / to run the house / since youth.

1. Choose the correct item.

1. The tornado some houses in town last week.

A has destroyed В destroyed С has been destroying

1. Peter has published his third novel.

A yet В for С just

1. Have you ever to Australia?

A go В gone С been

1. Trevor has climbed a mountain.

A ever В never С yet

1. If their team better, they would have won the game.

A had played В will play С would play

1. They haven't been abroad years.

A yet В for С since

1. Martha as a volunteer since 2010.

A has been working В was working С worked

1. Molly to Cameroon last year.

A has travelled В was travelling С travelled

1. Laura in Pakistan since 2008.

A was living В lived С has lived

1. Jack isn't here. He skateboarding.

A has gone В has been going С has been