Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
методическая разработка по английскому языку (8 класс)

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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Упражнение 1. Choose the right tense form.

1. Nina has been learning/has learned English for 2 years.
2. The birds have already flown/ have already been flying to the South.
3. They have known /have been knowing him for many years.
4. Mike has forgotten/has been forgetting to learn the poem.
5. The children have been watching/have watched cartoons for 2 hours.
6. The train has just come/has just been coming.

Упражнение 2. Make sentences using Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Пример: She/clean/the flat for four hours. – She has been cleaning the flat for four hours.

1. I / read/Tolstoy stories/ in the park for two hours.
2. I /read/three stories/so far.
3. Granny/knit/in the living room/ since morning.
4. Helen/travel/round Europe/for 3 weeks.
5. She/visit/already/3 countries.

Упражнение 3.  Put the verb in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I (not to see) him for ages.

2. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.

3. I (not to hear) about him for a long time.

4. I (to drive) since I was 17.

Упражнение 4. Make questions using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. My friend is waiting for me at the station. (How long…?)

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     2. He translates books. (How many…?)

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     3. Mother is making a cream cake. (How long…?)

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Упражнение 5. Correct the mistakes if any.

1.        John has been winning the championship two times.

2.        The boys have fished for 3 hours.

3. How many books have you written?

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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Упражнение 1. Choose the right tense form.

1.        We haven’t been having/ haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.

2.        She has been teaching/has taught at this school for twenty years.

3.        David has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.

4.        Mary and Sam have collected/ have been collecting stamps for 3 years.

5.        Dave has been/ has been being a student for 2 years.

Упражнение 2.  Put the verb in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. He is my friend, I (to know) him for a long time.
2. Ivan has a stomachacke. He (to eat) junk food all day.
3. I (never to hear) that song before.
4. Jack (to fail) his driving test three times because к doesn't know how to park.

5. I think he (make) a lot of improvement. -
6. Alice (not/pass) her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.

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7. She (worry) about this for two months.
8. She (study) the driver’s manual for hours every day.
9. She (not/take) another test yet.
10. I (to have) a headache since I got up.

Упражнение 3. Make questions using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Bill is travelling in Europe at present. (How many countries…?)

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      2. My parents are decorating the fir-tree. (How long…?)

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      3. They are married. (How long…?)

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Упражнение 4. Correct the mistakes if any.

1. They are discussing the problem for hours, but has not solved it yet.
2. Is it still raining? - No, it have stopped.
3. They have been taken the dog for a walk.