Упражнения на отработку времен Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

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?