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Grammar worksheet

Twelfth Grades

Prepared by: Nilofar Benawa

Date : 2020
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English Grammar
1. Present Perfect Progressive Tense
‫زمان حال کامل جاری‬

1.1.Structure: ‫ساختمان‬
A. F= S + Have / has + been + V ing + Complement.
Q. F= Have/Has + S + been +V ing + Complement?
N.F= S + Have/Has + Not + been + V ing + Complement.
N.I.F= Have/Has + S + Not + been + V ing + Complement?

Ex. She has been cooking lunch.

Ex. Has she been cooking lunch?
Ex. She has not been cooking lunch.
Ex. Has she not been cooking lunch?

Positive Sentences
Exercise 1: Write positive sentences in present perfect progressive.

Exp:Albert / squash / play → Albert has been playing squash.

Hannah / the match / watch →

we / in the park / wait →

you / a song / sing →

I / a magazine / read →

it / rain / all day →

Phil and Greg / a race / run →

she / her teeth / brush →

the Millers / in London / live / for three years →

we / on the lake / sail →

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Negative Sentences
Exercise 2: Write negative sentences in present perfect progressive.

Exp:we / not / in the mountains / walk → we have not been walking in the mountains.

Beatrice / not / in Boston / teach →

Ricky / not / the car / wash →

she / not / a poem / write →

we / not / tea / drink →

we / not / our rooms / clean →

the children / not / on the floor / sleep →

Jeff and Linda / not / cycle →

Christine / not / her home / decorate →

the cat / not / on the chair / lie / all day →

Questions
Exercise 3: Write questions in present perfect progressive.

Exp: she / on the phone / talk → has she been talking on the phone?

his brother / dinner / cook →

Jane and Mary / badminton / play →

Sue / in the gym / exercise →

Robert / the room / paint →

they / trees / plant →

Henry / in the garage / work →

they / in the lake / swim →

how long / Boris / English / learn →

how long / you / for me / wait →

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1. Present Perfect Progressive Tense cont…

1.2. Usage ‫موارد استعمال‬

1.2.1.Present Perfect Progressive Tense is used to show the duration of an action which started in the
past, continue to present and still continuing.
‫ برای بیان جریان عمل استعمال میگردد که در گذشته آغاز شده تااکنون ادامه یافته و در حال حاضر ادامه‬:‫زمان حال کامل جاری‬
.‫دارد‬
Ex. Ahmad has been filling the application form since 1:00 o’clock.
Ex. We have been playing chess since noon.

Note: The present perfect progressive tense is usually followed by since and for.
since – if the starting point is given (two o’clock, last Friday, 1998)
for – if the period of time is given (twenty minutes, two days, one year)

.‫( همراهی می شود‬since and for) ‫ معموالً با‬:)‫ زمان حال کامل استمرار (جاری‬:‫نوت‬

1.2.2. The Present Perfect Progressive Tense is also used for an action that already finished and this
continuity of the activity is emphasized as an explanation of something.
EX. Why are your cloths so wet? I have been watering the garden.

Exercise 4: Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive ) in the
following sentences.
Exp: He (work) has been working in this company since 1985.

I (wait)_______________ for you since two o'clock.

Mary (live)________________ in Germany since 1992.

Why is he so tired? He (play)_______________ tennis for five hours.

How long (learn / you)__________________ English?

We (look for)__________________ the motorway for more than an hour.

I (live)______________ without electricity for two weeks.

The film (run / not)_________________ for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already.

How long (work / she)_______________ in the garden?

She (not / be)__________________ in the garden for more than an hour.

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Exercise 5: Decide whether you have to use “since” or “for”in the following sentences.

I have been waiting__since________ 4 o’clock.

Sue has only been waiting______________ 20 minutes.

Tim and Tina have been learning English _____________________ six years.

Fred and Frida have been learning French____________1998.

Joe and Josephine have been going out together__________________Valentine’s Day.

I haven’t been on holiday___________________ last July.

Mary has been saving her money________________ many years.

I haven’t eaten anything___________________ breakfast.

You have been watching TV ____________________ hours.

We have been living here ____________________ 2 months.

Exercise 6: Decide whether to use “have” or “has” in the following sentences.

She has been asking questions all day long.

They_________________ been climbing the mountain.

We___________________ been washing the dishes.

You____________________ been repairing your computer.

I _________________ been working.

It _________ been snowing.

The boy__________ been playing.

Caty____________________ been dreaming.

The men _________________ been digging a hole.

Cindy and Bob_________________ been studying English.

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2.Past Perfect Progressive Tense

‫زمان گذشته کامل استمراری‬

1.1.Structures ‫ساختمان‬
A.F= S + Had + Been + Ving + Complement.
Q.F= Had + S + Been + Ving + Complement?
N.F= S + Had + Not + Been + Ving + Complement.
N.I.F= Had + S + Not + Been + Ving + Complement?

Ex. The people had been celebrating Eid.

Ex. Had the people been celebrating Eid?
Ex. The people had not been celebrating the Eid.
Ex. Had the people not been celebrating Eid?
1.2.Usage ‫موارد استعمال‬
The past progressive Tense shows the duration of an action which was in progress before another
action in the past.
.‫ داللت به جریان عملی می کند که قبل از کار دیگری در زمان گذشته در حال انجام بوده است‬:‫زمان گذشته استمراری کامل‬
Ex. They had been living in Kabul, before they came to Mazar.

Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive) in the following.
Exp:We (sleep) had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.

They (wait)____________________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

We (look for)_______________________ her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

I (not / walk) _________________________ for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

How long (learn / she)_____________________ English before she went to London?

Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) _______________in the rain too long.

He (drive)______________________ less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

They were very tired in the evening because they (help)______________________ on the farm all day.

I (not / work)______________ all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

They (cycle) ______________ all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

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3.Future Perfect Progressive Tense

‫زمان آینده کامل استمراری یا جاری‬

3.1.Structure ‫ساختمان‬
A.F= S + Shall/Will + Have + Been + Ving + Complement.
Q.F= Shall/Will + S + Have + Been + Ving + Complement?
N.F= S + Shall/Will + Not + Have + Been + Ving + Complement.
N.I.F= Shall/Will + S+Not + Have + Been + Ving + Complement?

Ex. I will have been watching the TV.

Ex. Will I have been watching the TV?
Ex. I will not have been watching the TV.
Ex. Will I not have been watching the TV?
3.2.Usage ‫موارد استعمال‬
Future Perfect Progressive Tense: Shows the duration of an action which will be continuing
before another action or before some specified time in the future.
‫ برای بیان جریان عملی استعمال می شود که قبل از عمل دیگری و یا قبل از وقت معینی در‬:‫ یا جاری‬:‫زمان آینده استمراری‬
.‫زمان آینده در حال انجام خواهد بود‬
Ex. They will have been painting the house by Friday.

Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the correct form (future prefect progressive) in the
following sentences.
By the end of the week I (work) will have been working here for four months.

By the end of this month we (live)__________________ together for six years.

By the end of the term she (study)________________ for nine years.

By midnight we (play)_____________________ this computer game for 48 hours.

She (talk)___________________________ on the phone for the last couple of hours.

They (look for)___________________ me all night long.

He (play)______________________ soccer all day long.

You (watch)______________________ TV all the time.

He (not / sleep)______________________ all morning.

(wait / they) _______________for 2 hours?