2 IT’S A PERFECT WORLD ✃

Grammar: Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

Student A Student B Student C

1 I feel emotional, and I’m 1 I’m crying, but I don’t feel 1 I don’t have any money
crying. emotional. left.
2 I love the movies. 2 I’m cooking. 2 Now I can drive anywhere
I want to go.
I’ve just seen a sad movie. I’ve been chopping onions.
I’ve bought a new car.

1 We’re at the theater. 1 I feel sick. 1 I’m at the doctor’s.

2 My partner looks angry, 2 There are five chocolate 2 I always wake up in the
and we can’t go in. bar wrappers on the floor. night. I feel exhausted.

I’ve forgotten the tickets. I’ve eaten five bars of I haven’t been sleeping well.
chocolate.

1 I’m completely wet. 1 I’m celebrating with my 1 I’m in pain, and my body is
2 I didn’t take an umbrella partner. red all over.
with me. 2 I met him/her fifty years 2 I was at the beach.
ago.
I’ve been walking in the rain. I’ve been sunbathing.
I’ve been married for fifty
years.

1 My boss is angry with me. 1 I’m playing soccer. 1 I’m really anxious.
2 I find it difficult to get up 2 All my teammates are 2 It had my credit cards and
in the morning. running toward me. cash in it.

I’ve been arriving late for I’ve just scored a goal. I’ve lost my wallet.
work.

1 I’m really happy I passed. 1 I used to have a beautiful 1 Jean is my best friend.
2 I’m in a bar with all my yard. 2 We became friends when
friends. 2 All the plants are dead. we were children.

I’ve been celebrating. I haven’t been watering my I’ve known Jean since we
plants. were children.

1 I really, really like tennis. 1 I’m tired and really hot. 1 I’m heavier than I was.
2 I first played tennis when 2 I was at the gym. 2 I can’t stop going to the
I was thirteen. kitchen.

I’ve loved tennis since I was I’ve been working out. I’ve been eating too much.
thirteen.

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