ENGLISH WORKSHEET - 8th Form, level 4 - APA

Present perfect continuous

A. Write sentences using the words given. Insert FOR or SINCE if necessary.

1. baby/sleep/three hours
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2. Joe/save/pocket money/ months
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3. I/watch/TV/two hours
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4. How long/you/study/English?
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5. You/wait/a long time?
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B. Fill in the blanks using the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.

1. He ___________________ (play) cards all day.

2. They ___________________ (watch) the match for an hour now.
3. How long ___________________ (she/work) as a doctor?
4. I ___________________ (read) this book for weeks.
5. He ___________________ (paint) the house for 3 days.
6. Mary ___________________ (teach) Spanish since 1999.
7. What ___________________ (you/do) all week?
8. We ___________________ (work) on a very important project.
9. They ___________________ (not/go) out much lately.
10. James ___________________ (plant) roses in the garden all morning.
11. I ___________________ (wait) at the bank for 3 hours. I’m going home.
12. They ___________________ (collect) cans all week. It’s for a school project.
13. We ___________________ (practise) our school play for 3 months now.
14. He’ tired. He ___________________ (read) the reports since 7 a.m.
15. ___________________ (you/read) my newspaper again?
16. He ___________________ (research) for an article on nature reserves.
17. Who ___________________ (throw) glass in the plastic recycling bin?
18. She ___________________ (live) here her mum was taken to hospital.
19. They ___________________ (not/work) in class all week.
20. They ___________________ (expect) good news since their son left.
21. We ___________________ (try) to find a new house for ages.
22. She ___________________(not/live) here for a log time. The house is empty.
23. You look fat. You ___________________ (eat) too much.
24.I ___________________ (worry) sick about you!
25. They ___________________ (choose) the best book to read to the children.
26.She ___________________ (have) private lessons all summer.
27. He ___________________ (wait) for us at the hotel.

English Worksheet, 8th form, level 4

Present Perfect Continuous, January 2009