Упражнения
на употребление Present Perfect и Present Perfect Continuous.
Упражнение 1. Choose the right tense form.
1. Nina has been learning/has learned English for 2 years.
2. The birds have already flown/have been flying to the South.
3. They have known /have been knowing him for many years.
4. Mike has forgotten/has been forgetting to learn the poem.
5. The children have been watching/have watched cartoons for 2 hours.
6. The train has just come/has been coming.
7. We haven’t been having/ haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.
8. She has been teaching/has taught at this school for twenty years.
9. David has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.
10. Mary and Sam have collected/ have been collecting stamps for 3 years.
11. Their parents have been/have being friends since their childhood.
12. Dave has been/ has been being a student for 2 years.
Упражнение 2. Make sentences using Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Granny/knit/in the living room/ since morning.
2. Helen/travel/round Europe/for 3 weeks.
3. She/visit/already/3 countries.
Упражнение 3. Поставь глагол в скобках в Present Perfect или Present
Perfect Continuous.
1. I (not to see) him for ages.
2. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.
3. I (not to hear) about him for a long time.
4. I (to drive) since I was 17.
5. Jack (to fail) his driving test three times because doesn't know how to park.
6. I think he (make) a lot of improvement.
7. Alice (not/pass) her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
8. She (worry) about this for two months.
9. She (study) the driver’s manual for hours every day.
10. She (not/take) another test yet.
11. I (to have) a headache since I got up.
12. He is my friend, I (to know) him for a long time.
13. Ivan has a stomachacke. He (to eat) junk food all day.
14. I (never to hear) that song before.
Упражнение 4. Make questions using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. My friend is waiting for me at the station. (How long…?)
2. He translates books. (How many…?)
3. Mother is making a cream cake. (How long…?)
4. Bill is travelling in Europe at present. (How many countries…?)
5. My parents are decorating the fir-tree. (How long…?)
6. They are married. (How long…?)
Упражнение 5. Translate into English using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Моя жена рисует уже 5 лет, но ещё не продала ни одной картины.
2. Я рад, что мы закончили эту работу.
3. Мои руки грязные. Я работала в саду.
4. Ник съел все конфеты.
5. Вы когда-нибудь играли в шахматы?
Упражнение 6. Correct the mistakes if any.
1. They are discussing the problem for hours, but has not solved it yet.
2. Somebody has been playing tennis since 2 o’clock.
3. Is it still raining? No, it have stopped.
4. John has been winning the championship two times.
5. The boys have fished for 3 hours.
6. How many books have you written?
7. Mike has invited many friends to his birthday party.
8. He has been hating oranges since his childhood.
9. They have been taken the dog for a walk.
10. Irene has left for the airport.
Ответы к упражнениям
Exercise 1.
1. has been learning
2. have already flown
3. have known
4. has forgotten
5. have been watching
6. has just come
7. haven’t had
8. has been teaching
9. has been painting
10. have been collecting
11. have been
12. has been
Exercise 2.
Granny has been knitting in the living room since morning.
Helen has been traveling round Europe for 3 weeks.
She has already visited 3 countries.
Exercise 3.
1. haven’t seen
2. has been doing
3. have not heard
4. have been driving
5. has failed
6. has made
7. has not passed
8. has been worrying
9. has been studying
10. has not taken
11. have had
12. have known
13. has been eating
14. have never heard
Exercise 4.
1.How long has he been waiting?
2.How many books has he translated?
3.How long has she been cooking?
4. How many countries has he visited?
5. How long have they been decorating the fir-tree)
6. How long have they been married?
Exercise 5.
1. My wife has been drawing for 5 years, but she has not sold a single picture.
2. I am glad that we have finished this work.
3. My hands are dirty. I have been working in the garden.
4. Nick has eaten all the sweets.
5. Have you ever played chess?
Exercise 6.
1. They have been discussing the problem for hours, but have not solved it yet.
2. Correct
3. Is it still raining? No, it has
4. John has won the championship two times.
5. The boys have been fishing for 3 hours.
6. Correct
7. Correct
8. He has hated oranges since his childhood.
9. They have taken the dog for a walk.
10. Correct
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