Look at these sentences which use present perfect continuous and past perfect continuous. Present perfect and present perfect continuous use. The present perfect continuous can be used to talk about situations that have just stopped and have present results. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, present perfect simple. The children play for several hours now and need to be called indoors. Bbc learning english grammar challenge grammar challenge activities bbc learning english page 4 of 6 present perfect continuous answers. Present perfect continuous perfect english grammar. The two ladies sing songs since morning without getting tired. The form of the present perfect continuous is with have, been and the infinitive with the ending ing. Present perfect and present perfect continuous when to use the present perfect. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. The present perfect and the present perfect continuous can both be used to talk about actions and situations that started in the past and have continued up to the present.
This free present perfect continuous or present perfect progressive exercise is to practice the question forms. Exercise on present perfect progressive english grammar. She eat some junk food or other for years and now suffers from various stomach problems. For more present perfect continuous worksheets, browse this section and for other tense worksheets, choose another subsection or even the main tense section. See perfect progressive examples, formating and exercises online.
Present perfect or present perfect progressive exercise. This exercise is to practise making the english present perfect continuous tense. This free present perfect continuous or present perfect progressive exercise is to practice the. We use the present perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until the present. Heshe is interested in the process as well as the result, and this process may still be going on, or may have just finished. Click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Which of the two sentences below is the better or more likely. In the article below we have prepared present perfect continuous tense exercises with answers for esl students and teachers.
Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. T076 present perfect simple and continuous tense english grammar exercises. Form of the present perfect continuous english grammar. Present perfect continuous tense exercise english grammar. Present perfect continuous and simple assets cambridge. Present perfect continuous tense exercises with answers. Present perfect progressive continuous affirmative and negative. Put the verbs into the correct form present perfect progressive. Phrases that show duration like for fifteen minutes, for two weeks, for now, since last sunday, etc. Present perfect simple test a2 b1 grammar exercises 20 multiple choice questions with answers present perfect simple test a2 b1 grammar exercises. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers.
Present perfect and present perfect progressive exercises. Present perfect continuous exercises pdf english grammar pdf. As you watch the video, look at the examples of present perfect simple and continuous. Use either the present perfect or the present perfect progressive. Present perfect continuous questions perfect english grammar.
Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous exercise 2. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening. We use the present perfect continuous to talk about a finished activity. Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs given in the brackets. Students solutions intermediate grammar exercise 2 present perfect continuous.
They read books in large numbers on the subject and so. In each case the first sentence contains the present perfect simple, and the second sentence the present perfect continuous. The present perfect continuous is formed with havehas been and the ing form of the verb. In the case of questions, the subject is also indicated in the brackets. Click here to return to the list of english grammar exercises. In addition to this worksheet, there are many others appropriate for different age and ability levels.
Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. Present perfect simple test a2 b1 grammar exercises. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the present perfect continuous. Present perfect progressive past perfect tense exercises. The present perfect continuous is used to refer to an unspecified time between before now and now. Solve the exercises and compare your answers with the correct answers given. Notes and answer key on page 2 intermediate to advanced level approximately 15 minutes.
But note that you can use want and mean in the present perfect continuous. Then he started to work for a large international company. Present perfect tense we have gone and simple past tense we went english grammar lesson duration. For example, if you work in a company and you started there 3 years ago, you would use i have been working in this company for 3 years. Past perfect progressive tense we use the past perfect continuous tense to talk about duration of an action in the past. Grammar worksheet all things grammar grammar focus present perfect continuous level intermediate to advanced answer key 1. We use the present perfect continuous tense to describe an action that began in the past progress and may also continue in the future. Summary chart we use the present perfect simple with past finished actions or experiences when we dont mention or we dont know when they happened. Its important to be able to use this structure well, especially in the ielts speaking test parts 1 and 2 when youre giving information about. She french words for hours, but she still doesnt remember all of them.
This exercise focuses on the difference between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous exercise instructions. Its really important to make sure you are confident making the forms of the tenses, so then you can focus on when to use them, which is a bit more difficult. Present perfect continuous present perfect simple present perfect. The speaker is thinking about something that started but perhaps did not finish in that period of time. The present perfect continuous also called present perfect progressive is a verb tense which is used to show that an action started in the past and has continued up to the present moment. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous exercise 3.
Present perfect continuous exercise 2 perfect english grammar. To say how many times to talk about a recent action which might not be finished to talk about life experience when the result is more important to explain the side effects of an activity. Sophie is working in dubai but amy was hoping she may be able to ask her a favour. Here are some exercises to help you know when to use the present perfect simple and when to use the present perfect continuous in english grammar. We already have talked about present perfect continuousprogressive tense usages and sentence structures. The present perfect verb tense is a little difficult in english it is used in several different ways, and there are lots of rules to remember. English grammar online the fun way to learn english. Lower intermediate intermediate exercises advanced exercises home. Decide if you need to use the present perfect simple or the progressive i study all day, but i am afraid i learnnot much. You need to make either the positive form or the negative form. English grammar practice exercise, upperintermediate level.
Intermediate grammar present perfect continuous and past. The present perfect continuous usually emphasizes duration, or the amount of time that an action has been taking place. We can use both present perfect simple or continuous for recent actions with a present result, but we use the present perfect simple when the present results come from having finished the action, and we use the present perfect continuous when the present results come from the process of performing the action which may or may not have finished. The present perfect progressive expresses an action that recently stopped or is still going on.
It puts emphasis on the duration or course of the action. Home english grammar lessons verb tenses present perfect continuous tense print exercises and lessons. This lesson will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the present perfect try the four quizzes with grammar exercises in each section. Present perfect or present perfect continuous tense exercise.
We have been living in this street for twenty years. This time you need to make the present perfect continuous question forms it could be a wh or yes no question. And we also use the present perfect simple to ask or talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished. Its really important to make sure you are confident making the forms of the tenses, so then you can focus on when to use them, which is a bit more. Present perfect dialogue exercise 11 complete the dialogue the present perfect tense english grammar lesson underline the verbs in the following sentences and identity the tense form.
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