replied, ‘And you’re Claire….?’
‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (12)(be) married now. What you (13)(do) nowadays?’ I asked.
‘Well, I (14)(work) in the Central Museum in town and I (15)(live) in this area, in George Street, for about three years,’ she replied.
‘You’re joking! I (16) (not believe) you. I live round the corner from there. We (17)(be) neighbours for three years and we (18)(never see) each other!’ I said.
‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19)(agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me because I wondered why you (20)(look) at me all the time!’
Test 27. Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.
1. John is reading a book now. He has (read/been reading) it for two hours. He has (read/been reading) 53 pages so far.
2. Ann’s clothes are covered in paint. She has (painted/ been painting) the ceiling. She has not finished it yet.
3. Jane is still doing her homework. She has (done/been doing) it all day long.
4. Have you ever (played/been playing) tennis?
5. Look! Somebody has (broken/been breaking) that window!
6. ‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘That’s all right. I have not (waited/ been waiting) long.’
7. ‘Is it still raining?’ ‘No, it has (stopped/been stopping) raining.’
8. I have (lost/been losing) my address book. Have you (seen/been seeing) it anywhere?
9. My hands are very dirty. I have (repaired/been repairing) the car for two hours.
10. Mary has (written/been writing) ten letters today.
11. Have you (seen/been seeing) my bag anywhere? I have (looked/been looking) for it for ages.
12. How long have you (written/been writing) this composition?
13. They have (played/been playing) chess since 2 o’clock.
14. I have (known/been knowing) about it for a long time.
15. John has always (lived/been living) in London.
16. I haven’t (seen/been seeing) Tom since Monday.
17. Where have you been? Have you (played/been playing) football?
18. You have (driven/been driving) all day. Let me drive now.
19. Where is Tom? I haven’t (seen/been seeing) him today.
20. The British have (drunk/been drinking) tea since 1650.
Test 28. Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.
1. I have (broken/been breaking) your pen. I am very sorry.
2. ‘What’s the matter?’ ‘I have (read/been reading) in my room for hours, and I have got a headache.’
3. I am very tired! I have (worked/been working) all day, but I have not (finished/been finishing) yet.
4. I have (smoked/been smoking) since I was sixteen.
5. I have (smoked/been smoking) too many cigarettes today.
6. ‘Why are you out of breath?’ ‘I have (run/been running).’
7. I have (lost/been loosing) my note-book. Have you (seen/been seeing) it anywhere?
8. Someone has (eaten/been eating) my sweets. They are nearly all gone.
9. I have (waited/been waiting) for you for ages! Where
have you been?
10. How many exercises have you (done/been doing) today?
11. This is the best book I have ever (read/been reading).
12. How long have you (known/been knowing) Jane?
13. How long have you (learnt/been learning) to drive?
14. I don’t know what Tom and Jack are doing. They have (argued/been arguing) all day.
15. You are so dirty! What have you (done/been doing)?
16. I have (painted/been painting) the living room for a week. It’ll be finished soon.
17. I have (painted/been painting) the living room. I finished it last night.
18. ‘Why is your hair wet?’ ‘ I have (swum/been swimming).’
19. I have (shopped/been shopping) all morning, but I have not (bought/been buying) anything.
20. The streets are all wet. It has (rained/been raining) all day long.
Test 29. Put the verbs in brackets into either the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
Ever since the day I (1)(decide) to move to London, I (2)(worry) whether the decision I (3)(take) was the right one. As I (4)(already sell) my house and (5)(arrange) а new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since then I (6)(hear) а lot of negative things about living in the capital, and lately some of them (7)(begin) to bother me.
I (8)(grow up) in а fairly small town and I (9)(spend) all of my life there. I (10)(always want) to live in а big city and so when my company (11)(offer) me а job in their London office, I (12)(grab) at the chance. But according to а programme I (13)(just hear) on the radio, more and more реор1е (14)(stop) working in London recently, and а lot of large companies (15)(choose) to move away from the centre. Of course I (16)(tell) my parents that I’m moving and they (17)(accept) my decision, but when I (18)(tell) my friends they (19)(seem) rather shocked. Since then I (20)(hope) secretly that the company would tell me that the move was off!
Test 30. Past Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.
1. I knew the facts of the case because I had (read/been reading) the report.
2. My eyes ached because I had (read/been reading) for three hours.
3. The children were dirty. They had (played/been playing) in the garden, and they were covered in mud.
4. I was very nervous at the beginning of the match. I had never (played/been playing) before.
5. Donald was very angry. He had (worked/been working) in the kitchen all morning, and no one had offered to help him.
6. The roads were wet because it had (rained/been raining) all night.
7. He was broke. He had (spent/been spending) all his money.
8. His hands were covered in oil because he had (tried/ been trying) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately, he had not (managed/been managing) to make it start.
