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Grammar EXTRA!  Worksheet 1

Present perfect simple and continuous, for and since

1 Complete the sentences with have, has, haven’t, hasn’t, have been or has been.
Affirmative
I / You / We / They (1) have
     worked on ten films.
    
He / She (2) has worked on ten films.
have been working on a new film for six weeks.
I (3)     
He / She (4) has
    been working on a new film for six weeks.

Negative
I / You / We / They (5) haven't
     lived here for very long.
He / She (6) hasn't
     lived here for very long.

Questions
have
How long (7)      you / they known her?
has
How long (8)      she / he known you?
have
How long (9)      been
you / they (10)      working here?
has
How long (11)      been
she / he (12)      working here?

2 Choose the correct word.

1 How long has / have you been working as a model?
2 George Clooney has been acting for / since 1979.
3 He has appeared / been appearing in many films.
4 Jennifer Lopez has sung / been singing since she was five.
5 JK Rowling has been writing for / since more than thirty years.
6 How many films have you made / been making?

3 Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct 4 Write complete sentences using the prompts.
sentences.
1 How long / you / working as an actor?

How long have you been working as an actor ?

1 How long have you making films?
How
 long have you been making films ?
2 I / acting / five years
2 He have appeared in three films.  been acting for five years.
I have
He
 appeared in three films.
3 He / not / made many films
3 She’s been working as an actress since four He made
 not many films.
years.
4 How many years / you / singing?
 as an actress for four years.
She's been working For how many years sang you ?
4 I hasn’t been here very long.
I wasn't here very long. 5 She / painting / she was ten

She has been painting since she was ten.
5 They’ve known each other for 2003.
6 I / not / taking photos for very long
They've
 known each other since 2003.
6 Steven Spielberg has been directed films since
I took
 not photos for very long.
1971.
Steven
 Spielberg has been directing films since 1971

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