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I. Read the situation and complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets. (present perfect
continuous/simple present perfect)
Rachel is from Australia. She is travelling around Europe at the moment. She began her trip three
months ago.
1. She has been travelling for three months. (travel)
2. She has visited six countries so far. (visit)
Patrick is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he won
the national championship again – for the fourth time.
3. He has won the national championship four times. (win)
4. He has been playing since he was ten. (play)
II. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect continuous form of the verb given in brackets.
5. Rahul has been learning French for three months. (learn)
6. Mr Rupert has been staying in New Orleans for the past four years. (stay)
7. The teacher has been teaching for the last two hours. (teach)
8. The man has been trying to fix the flat tyre for a few hours. (try)
9. The doctors have been operating for three hours. (operate)
10. Raj has been studying for his examination since the morning. (study)
III. Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or simple past tense.
11. We were in a challenging position. We did not know (not / know) what to do, so we
Did (do) nothing.
12. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last saw (see) him, he
was trying (try) to find a job.
13. I was walking (walk) along the street when suddenly I heard (hear)
something behind me. Somebody was following (follow) me. I was scared and I
Started (start) to run.
14. When I was young, I wanted (want) to be a pilot. Later I
Changed (change) my mind.
15. Last night I dropped (drop) a plate when I was doing (do) the washing up.
Fortunately, it did not break (not / break)
IV. Make good sentences in past continuous tense (positive, negative and interrogative)
related to the picture below!
V. Make good sentences in the present perfect continuous or present perfect tense
according to the picture below!