Name______________________________ Date______________________________

TEST

I. Present simple or Present continuous? Using the words in parentheses, complete the text
below with the appropriate tenses

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)__________________ her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) ________________as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)
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French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)__________________
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) ___________________
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ___________________
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) _________________ because everybody (talk)
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so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently) _________________________________ a book about his adventures
in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) __________________to a movie tonight with some friends.

II. Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
I (not / work)   today.
We (buy)   a new lamp.
We (not / plan)   our holiday yet.
Where (be / you)  ?
He (write)   five letters.
She (not / see)   him for a long time.
(be / you)   at school?
School (not / start)   yet.
(speak / he)   to his boss?
No, he (have / not)   the time yet.

III. Grammar quiz – to test what you learned on the Present Perfect Continuous
1. It has _____ snowing a lot this week.
a. be b. been c. being
2. _____ your brother and sister been getting along?
a. Have b. Has c. Are
3. Rick _____ been studying hard this semester.
a. 's b. s c. 've
4. I'm tired because I _____ been working out.
a. 've b. has c. am
5. Julie ________ living in Italy since May.
a. has being b. is been c. has been
6. Did you know he's been teaching German _____ fifteen years?
a. before b. since c. for
7. We have been watching TV _____ we had dinner.
a. for b. since c. by
8. He has ________ too hard today.
a. working b. works c. been working
9. Has it _____ raining since you arrived?
a. be b. been c. is
10. My brother has been travelling _____ two months.
a. since b. for c. by

IV. Choose present perfect simple or continuous

1) _______________________________________________(they/arrive) already?
2) Lucy ______________________________(run) 2000 metres today.
3) I _____________________________(clean) all morning - I'm fed up!
4) How long _________________________________(you/know) Simon?
5) I _________________________________(drink) more water recently, and I feel better.
6) Sorry about the mess! I _________________________(bake).
7) How many times ____________________________(you/take) this exam?
8) He __________________________________(eat) six bars of chocolate today.
9) Julie ______________________________(cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!
10) The students ___________________________(finish) their exams. They're very happy.

V. Write a letter to one of your classmates and invite him to a class reunion.When and
where is the party?Give some details about what is going to happen at the party.Tell
him/her what you have been doing recently.
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