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    The document provides exercises to check understanding of the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. It includes: 1) An exercise to group sentences according to their use of the present perfect simple or continuous; 2) An exercise to complete sentences with the correct present perfect verb form; and 3) An exercise with multiple choice questions to identify the correct use of the present perfect simple or continuous in sentences. The exercises focus on distinguishing between the two verb forms.

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    The document provides exercises to check understanding of the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. It includes: 1) An exercise to group sentences according to their use of the present perfect simple or continuous; 2) An exercise to complete sentences with the correct present perfect verb form; and 3) An exercise with multiple choice questions to identify the correct use of the present perfect simple or continuous in sentences. The exercises focus on distinguishing between the two verb forms.

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    Grammar videos: Present perfect: simple and continuous exercises

    Watch the video on our website and read the


    conversation between Sophie and Yasmina. Then do
    these exercises to check your understanding of the
    present perfect simple and continuous.

    1. Check your grammar: grouping


    Write the sentences in the correct group.
    To talk about a recent action
    which might not be finished

    To say how many times

    When the result is more important

    To say how long

    To talk about life experience

    To explain the 'side effects' of an activity,


    e.g. why the kitchen is a mess

    To talk about a finished activity

    Present perfect simple


    (have/has done)

    When the action is more


    important

    Present perfect continuous


    (have/has been doing)

    2. Check your grammar: gap fill


    Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets in the present perfect simple or continuous.
    1.

    I _______________ (write) five emails today.

    2.

    Sorry the kitchen's a mess. Ollie _______________ (cook).

    3.

    Sorry I'm late! Have you _______________ (wait) long?

    4.

    He _______________ (learn) English for six years.

    Grammar videos: Present perfect: simple and continuous exercises

    5.

    I _______________ (see) that film! It was terrible.

    6.

    They've been playing for forty minutes but no one _______________ (score) a goal yet.

    7.

    We _______________ (know) each other for years.

    8.

    I really need a break! I _______________ (revise) all morning!

    9.

    Hey, you look different. Have you _______________ (change) your hair?

    10.

    Can we go if we _______________ (finish)?

    11.

    Your hands are really dirty! What have you _______________ (do)?

    12.

    Who _______________ (eat) all the cake?! There's none left.

    3. Check your grammar: multiple choice


    Read the sentences and circle the correct option.
    1.

    He's waiting for Amy. He arrived 40 minutes ago.


    a. He's been waiting for
    40 minutes.

    2.

    c. Sophie hasn't bought


    souvenirs yet.

    b. Sophie has already been


    to the Burj Al Arab hotel.

    c. Sophie has just been to


    the Burj Al Arab hotel.

    I don't know what octopus tastes like!


    a. I haven't been trying
    octopus.

    5.

    b. Sophie hasn't bought


    souvenirs already.

    Sophie wanted to visit the Burj Al Arab hotel. She went there two days ago.
    a. Sophie hasn't been to
    the Burj Al Arab hotel yet.

    4.

    c. He's waited for Amy for


    40 minutes.

    Sophie is planning to buy souvenirs. It's on her list of things to do.


    a. Sophie's already
    bought souvenirs.

    3.

    b. He waits for 40 minutes.

    b. I've already tried octopus.

    c. I've never tried octopus.

    Ollie took his cake out of the oven a moment ago.


    a. Ollie has been making
    a cake.

    b. Ollie has just made a


    cake.

    c. Ollie hasn't made a cake


    yet.

    Grammar videos: Present perfect: simple and continuous exercises

    6.

    He's learning how to make Japanese food. He started his course in April.
    a. He's been learning
    how to cook Japanese
    food since April.

    7.

    c. He learnt how to cook


    Japanese food in April.

    The first thing she did was go to a traditional restaurant.


    a. She's already tried the
    local food.

    8.

    b. He's already learnt


    how to cook Japanese
    food.

    b. She's never tried the


    local food.

    c. She hasn't tried the local


    food yet.

    We didn't have English class this morning. It's the last lesson, later today.
    a. We haven't had
    English already.

    Discussion
    What have you been doing today?

    b. We haven't had
    English yet.

    c. We've just had English.

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