Тренировочные упражнения по теме «The Present Perfect Continuous tense»

Тренировочные упражнения на The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Exercise 1. Составьте предложения в the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

 I/to read/this book/for three days.

 We/to play volleyball/ for twenty minutes.

 She/to clean/the flat/for more than an hour.

 Peter/to swim/for half an hour.

 Anna/to speak/on the phone/for an hour now.

You/to wait/for a bus/for ten minutes only.

 Nelly and Mary/to do the shopping/since early morning.

 It/to snow/since last night.

 Jack and his friend/ to ride bikes/for three hours now.

The teacher/to explain/ a grammar rule/since the beginning of the lesson.

 

Exercise 2. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

Helen … (to wash) the dishes for fifteen minutes.

 My classmates … (to write) a dictation since the beginning of the lesson.

Sam … (to drive) a car for five hours now.

 I … (to look) for information on the subject since last Friday.

 Molly … (to paint) this picture for three days now.

 The tourists … (to do) the sightseeing since nine o’clock.

 You … (to work) as a computer programmer for more than fifteen years.

 The wind … (to blow) since yesterday.

My grandfather … (to collect) coins since he was a boy.

 Andy and Den … (to discuss) the plans for their winter holidays for two hours now.

 

Exercise 3. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

Kevin … (to fish) since early morning.

Kim … (not to pack) her things for so long.

 You … (to iron) clothes all day.

 Allan … (not to wear) this jacket for three years.

I … (not to walk) a dog since four o’clock.

 Monica and Sue …(to paint) the walls of the house since ten o’clock in the morning.

 Mr May … (to read) this article for more than half an hour now.

 It … (not to rain) since afternoon.

 My neighbours … (to make) a noise since seven o’clock in the morning.

 Brad … (fo try) to catch a taxi for fifteen minutes now.