I. Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect continuous or the past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. We (wait) …………………have been waiting…………….…………………. for Nancy for the last two hours, but she still hasn’t arrived.

2. We (wait) …………………………had been waiting…….…………………. for Nancy for over three hours before she finally arrived yesterday.

3. It is midnight. I (study) …………………have been studying…………….…………………. for five straight hour. No wonder I’m getting tired.

4. It was midnight. I (study) …………………had been studying………….…………………. for five straight hour. hours. No wonder I was getting tired.

5. Jack suddenly realized that the teacher was asking him a question. He couldn’t answer because he (daydream) ……………………had been daydreaming……….…………………. for the last ten minutes.

6. Wake up! You (sleep) ………………have been sleeping……………….………………. long enough. It’s time to get up.

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have been

1. I have been here for two hours.

have been

1 remembered - had forgot 

2 has sold

3 Had you put - went

4 haven't seen

5 had done

6 realized - had forgot

7 have never seen

8 arrived - had just gone

9 was - had met

1. I suddenly (remember)..remembered.. that I (forget)./have forgotten... my keys.

2. Bill no longer has his car. He (sell)..has sold.. it.

3. (Have/you/put)...Have you put. off the fire before  you (go)..went.. out.

4. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see). haven't seen... for a long time.

5. I thanked her for everything she (doh)....has done for me.

6. When I got to the office, I (realize)... realized. I (forget)....have forgetten to lock the door.

7. Who is that women? I (never seen)....have never seen her before.

8. Tom was not at home when I (arrive)..arrived.. He (just go)...has just gone. out.

9. She said it (be)...was. the first time she (meet).has met... such a man.

I. Put the verb in brackets in the Past simple, Past perfect or present perfect.

1. I suddenly (remember).. remembered.. that I (forget)..  had  forgot.. my keys.

2. Bill no longer has his car. He (sell)..had sold.. it.

3. (Have/you/put).. had you put.. off the fire before  you (go)..went.. out.

4. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see).. haven't seen.. for a long time.

5. I thanked her for everything she (do).. has done.. for me.

6. When I got to the office, I (realize).. realized.. I (forget)..  had forgotten.. to lock the door.

7. Who is that women? I (never seen). have never seen... her before.

8. Tom was not at home when I (arrive). arrived... He (just go).. has just gone.. out.

9. She said it (be).... the first time she (meet).... such a man.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs into the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.

1. I (PLAY)  have been playing  tennis all morning and I'm tired now.

2. I (LOSE)   have lost   weight recently.

3. John (WRITE)  has written   to his aunt but he (NOT RECEIVE)  hasn't received   a reply yet.

4. Please drive to work carefully. It (SNOW)  has been snowing  and not all the roads are free.

5.How far (YOU TRAVEL)  have you traveled   this morning?

6. He (SAVE) has been saving up to buy a new TV set.

7. Paula (LEAVE)    has left     work early today to meet her uncle.

8. I (FIND)  have found   my cheque book at last.

9. The young man is only 23, but he (ALREADY CLIMB)  has already climbed   eight peaks in the Himalayas

10. Kay and Bruno (LIVE)  have been living  in London for the past 5 years. Recently they (TRY) have been trying  to buy a house in the country, but they (NOT MANAGE)  haven't managed  to sell their flat yet.

1. have been playing

2. have lost

3. has written/ hasn't received

4. has snowed

5. have you travelled

6. has been saving

7. has left

8. have found

9. has already climbed

10. have been living/ have been trying/ haven't managed

2 went

3 had gone

4 broke

5 saw/had broken/stopped

2 went

3 had gone

4 broke

5 saw - had broken - stopped

went

had gone

had broken

saw - had broken - stopped

1 has come

2 have studied

3 began

4 did you know 

5 did he start

6 lost

7 has been

8 has just run

9 travelled

10 travelled

1/has come

2/have studied

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1. It is very hot. Summer (come) has come. 
2. They (study) have studied at this school for 7 years now.
3. They (begin) began to study at this school 7 years ago. 
4. Since when (you know) have you known her ? 
5. How long ago (he start) did he start to learn French ? 
6. She (lose) lost her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
7. My mother (be) has been in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet. 
8. His dog (just run) has just run out of the garden. 
9. Mr Brown (travel) has travelled by air several times in the past. 
10. He (travel) travelled to Mexico by air last summer.

1)be->have been

2)work->have worked

3)move->moved

   be->have been

4)already/ go->have already gone 

5)wear->wore

6)move->have moved

  get-> got

7)be->was

8)play->played

9)become->became

10)enjoy->have enjoyed

11)have->have had

12)live->have lived

13)go->went

14)stay->have stayed

15)not see->haven't seen

     not visit->haven't visited

IV. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Martin has been to Greek five times. He loves the place.
2. I worked for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
3. We moved here in 1993. We have been here a long time now.
4. It isn’t a very good party. Most people have already gone home.
5. It was so hot today that I have worn shorts and a T-shirt at work.
6. My wife and I have moved three times since we got married.
7. So far this week there have been three burglaries in our street.
8. When I was younger I played badminton for my local team.
9. In the past few years, it has become more and more difficult to get into university.
10. I have enjoyed skiing ever since I lived in Switzerland.
11. I have had these shoes since my eighteen birthday.
12. We have lived in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.
13. The last time I went to Brighton was in August.
14. When my parents were on holiday, I stayed with my grandparents for two weeks.
15. I have not seen Rachel for ages. She has not visited us since July.

1: have swum

2: have been running

3: have visited

4: Have you been sitting