Test

1. Respond to the following situations using Present Perfect Continuous:

a. Why are you so tired? Because I ................................................................ the wheels on
my car. (replace)
b. Your French is perfect. Really? I .................................................................. French for ten
years. (learn)
c. Look at Jane. She's so nervous. No wonder. She ....................................................... for
her boyfriend for ages. (wait)
d. Your parents look relaxed. They ............................................................................. all the
weekend. (relax)
e. Is Grace your neighbour? Yes, she is. She .............................................................. next
door for six years now. (live)

2. Complete with for or since:

a. Sarah has lived in Paris _______1995.
b. Paul has lived in Brazil_______ ten years.
c. I’m tired of waiting. We’ve been sitting _______here an hour.
d. Kevin has been looking for a job_______ he left school.
e. I haven’t been to a party _______ages.
f. I wonder where Joe is. I haven’t seen him _______last week.
g. Jane is away. She’s been away_______ Friday.
h. The weather is dry. It hasn’t rained _______a few weeks.

3. Write sentences for each of the following situations, using the Present Perfect Continuous and
for or since.
Ex: She started her course a month ago and she is still doing it.
She has been doing her course for a month.
a. I started reading this novel last weekend and I’m still reading it.

b. It started raining at 3 o’clock and it’s still raining.

c. He started playing chess when he was ten and he is still playing it.

d. I started to work at 8 o’clock and I’m still working.

e. Helen started looking for a job two months ago and she is still looking.

f. He arrived here two hours ago and we are still waiting.