PresentPerfectSimpleorContinuousExercise

SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB+ING +

She

TENSE
PresentPerfectSimple

has

been

reading

USE
1 whentheresultoftheactionis
important

THEREST

a lot recently

EXAMPLE
Ive written a play

PresentPerfectContinuous 2 todescribehowsomebodyor
I have been writing a play
somethinghasbeenoccupying
his/heroritstime
3 forrepeatedactionsandactionsofa Ive been going to a new caf a lot
continuousnature
Decideontheuseforeachsentenceandthenfillthegapswitheitherthepresentperfectsimpleor
thepresentperfectcontinuoustensesusingtheverbinbrackets.

USE

5 I'mexhausted.I................................................inthegardenallday.(work)
2 5 Thatoldhousenowlooksfantastic.Theowners.........................completely.........................it.(restore)
3 5 Mygarden'sajungle.I................................................anygardeningformonths.(doNEGATIVE)
4 5 IthinkMaggieandMaxaredating.They................................................alotofeachotherrecently.(see)
5 5 We'vediscoveredthisgreatpubandwe................................................therealot.(go)
6 5 I................................................thereportyet.(finishNEGATIVE)
7 5 You'recoveredinhay,Max. What.........................you.....................................?(do)
8 5 Maggie'sgonetothedoctor's.She................................................toowelllately.(feelNEGATIVE)
9 5 Wherehaveyoubeen?I................................................ forages.(wait)
10 5 Ihavetowritea300wordessay.I................................................abouthalfsofar.(write)
11 5 Ivephonedyouabout10timestoday.I................................................togetthroughtoyouallday.(try)
12 5 Youlookgreat.....................you....................tothehairdressers?(be)
13 5 I................................................inalotrecentlytotryandsaveabitofmoney.(stay)
14 5 Wheresmychocolatemousse?Who................................................it?(eat)
15 5 Halfofmychocolateisgone.Who................................................it?(attack)
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I'mexhausted.I'vebeenworkinginthegardenallday.
Thatoldhousenowlooksfantastic.Theownershavecompletelyrestoredit.
Mygarden'sajungle.Ihaven'tdoneanygardeningformonths.
IthinkMaggieandMaxaredating.They'vebeenseeingalotofeachotherrecently.
We'vediscoveredthisgreatpubandwe'vebeengoingtherealot.
Ihaventfinishedthereportyet.
You'recoveredinhay,Max.Whathaveyoubeendoing?
Maggie'sgonetothedoctor's.Shehasn'tbeenfeelingtoowelllately.
Wherehaveyoubeen?I'vebeenwaitingforages.
Ihavetowritea300wordessay.I'vewrittenabouthalfsofar.
Ivephonedyouabout10timestoday.Ivebeentryingtogetthroughtoyouallday.(try)
Youlookgreat.Haveyoubeentothehairdressers?
Ivebeenstayinginalotrecentlytotryandsaveabitofmoney.
Wheresmychocolatemousse?Whoseatenit?
Halfofmychocolateisgone.Whotheheckhasbeenattackingit?

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