UNIT 3: Grammar Check

GROUP B

Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________

3.2 Present Perfect Continuous
1 Complete the dialogue with the Present
Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
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Anna: Where are you, Gemma? I ’ve been
2 Complete the sentences with for, since or all.
0 I’m so sorry you’ve been waiting all afternoon.
1 Geoff’s been studying ____________ ages. He’s
determined to get good marks.

waiting (wait) for you. What 2 John has been waiting in the headmaster’s study
1
__________________________ ____________ lunchtime.
(you/do)? 3 She’s been listening to the same song
2
Gemma: I __________________________ (look) ____________ evening. What’s wrong with her?
for a necklace to wear with my new dress. 4 He’s been reading that book ____________ a few
Anna:
3
__________________________ days. I think he’ll finish it soon.
(you/search) online? 5 They’ve they been learning English
Gemma: Yeah, but I haven’t found anything yet. ____________ they were three years old.
4
Anna: __________________________ (your 6 Have you been sitting there ____________ day?
sister/help) you? Why didn’t you tell me you were here?

Gemma: Of course she hasn’t. She 7 We’ve been living here ____________ we bought
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__________________________ (watch) the house three years ago.
TV all afternoon as usual. She /7
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__________________________ (not/do)
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anything helpful at all.

Anna: Well, listen to this.

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I __________________________ (shop)
in town and I’ve just seen the perfect
necklace for you in the second-hand shop.
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Gemma: I __________________________ (think)
about that shop all week. Let’s go now.

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