Subject
has/have been
base+ing
She
has been
swimming
The present perfect continuous is made up of two elements: the present perfect of the verb 'to
be' (have/has been), and the present participle of the main verb (base+ing)
Affirmative: She has been / She's been running.
Negative: She hasn't been running.
Interrogative : Has she been running?
Interrogative negative: Hasn't she been running?
Negative
Interrogative
Exceptions in Spelling
Exceptions in spelling when adding ing
Example
final e is dropped
(but: ee is not changed)
come coming
(but: agree agreeing)
sit sitting
travel travelling
final ie becomes y
lie lying
Write the ing form of the verbs. Note the excepitons in spelling when adding ing.
1.
run
2.
arrive
3.
chat
4.
sit
5.
lie
6.
move
7.
cycle
8.
travel
9.
tie
10.
dial
She
2.
They
3.
We
4.
You
5.
been working.
6.
It
been snowing.
7.
The boy
been playing.
8.
Caty
9.
The men
10.
been dreaming.
been digging a hole.
been studying English.
4 oclock.
2.
3.
six years.
4.
1998.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
20 minutes.
last July.
many years.
breakfast.
hours.
2 months.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I / a magazine / read
Valentines Day.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
1.
He (work)
2.
I (wait)
3.
Mary (live)
4.
5.
6.
We (look for)
7.
I (live)
8.
English?
the motorway for more than an hour.
already.
9.
How long (work / she)
10.
in the garden?
in the garden for more than an hour.
cry
2.
prepare
3.
lie
4.
win
5.
dial
Emma
2.
My friends
3.
4.
5.
Carol
1.
Kevin / read
2.
3.
4.
5.
2.
you / dance
3.
Kevin / run
2003.
20 minutes.
1.
five years.
2 o'clock.
six weeks.
4.
5.
1.
cause
2.
stay
3.
refer
4.
tie
5.
travel
They
2.
The candle
3.
Ben
4.
The researcher
5.
been burning
one o'clock.
two hours.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Friday.
last December.
ten minutes.
Kerry / paint
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
I never
2.
We
3.
He
4.
We
5.
They
6.
It
7.
8.
When
9.
How long
10.
Carol (love)
2.
She (sing)
singing.
in the school's choir for five years.
3.
Carol (have)
the piano,
too.
4.
She (play)
5.
6.
7.
She (want)
8.
of being a popstar.
every day.
to be in a band.
a cool band that (need)
a singer or a
her friends.
Tom (go)
2.
He (go)
village.
3.
Tom (have)
4.
5.
Tom (speak)
7.
8.
9.
Tom (have)
with them.
okay.
English
so good.
English
2.
They (practise)
3.
Marvin (be)
4.
He often (score)
5.
6.
place on Sunday.
7.
Today, the boys (doing)
very hard.
for an important match taking
8.
Joe (like/not)
9.
to play football.
also very important for the
young players.
Fill in the correct form (pronoun + verb).
Simple Present
they / do
she / eat
you / sit
I / speak
he / write
When to use which tense?
1.
2.
3.
I (read)
2.
He (meet)
3.
They (live)
4.
5.
My parents (speak/not)
2.
We (watch/not)
3.
She (play/not)
tennis on Tuesdays.
4.
He (study/not)
5.
school on Mondays?
2.
3.
4.
(go/she)
5.
(get/they)
for Manchester?
for him?
2.
Jane: I (learn)
3.
4.
5.
6.
Jane: I (go)
English?
8.
in my
I / look
he / live
you / swim
she listen
they / take
When to use which tense?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
My friend (travel)
2.
They (sleep)
3.
She (visit)
4.
He (feed)
5.
We (see/not)
2.
3.
They (play/not)
4.
My mum (work/not)
5.
(go/you)
2.
3.
4.
5.
(work/you)
?
dinner in the evenings?
?
at the hospital for a long time yet?
2.
4.
to go with them.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
That (be)
not enough.
10.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)
1.
I (play)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I (finish/just)
7.
I (work)
8.
9.
Martin (date)
10.
better.
for hours.
an area of five miles so far.
my homework.
for us?
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive).
1.
2.
B: I (play / only)
3.
A: I (learn)
4.
B: (you / take)
5.
A: I (participate)
tennis?
tennis once or twice. And you?
tennis for two years.
part in any competitions yet?
in four contests this year.
6.
B: (you / win)
7.
8.
a contest?
B: I (swim)
some
trophies.
Use the verbs in Present Perfect Progressive, if possible. If it is not possible, use the
Present Perfect Simple.
1.
We (know)
2.
They (watch)
3.
He (have)
4.
We (work)
5.
6.
Mr Smith (be)
7.
Steven (hear)
8.
(you / see)
9.
She (prepare)
10.
TV for 3 hours.
this car for 20 years.
for 7 hours without a break.
English?
in hospital for 5 days.
a mouse squeak all night.
Brona?
dinner for two hours.
your gameboy.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is emphasised?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive).
1.
2.
3.
I am so tired, I (work)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
it.
all day.
it.
home in the rain.
?
her preparing for it.
the curtains. We want to watch a
all morning.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
them.
in the sun too long.
the DVD player.
up some pictures.
the dog.
6.
7.
8.
something.
my homework.
onions.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive).
1.
I (play / not)
2.
3.
4.
We (run / not)
5.
6.
I (eat / not)
7.
8.
I (read / not)
9.
10.
now.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive).
1.
by train.
2.
He (learn / not)
3.
We (party / not)
4.
6.
We (practise / not)
7.
8.
9.
I (play / not)
anything.
10.
We (hang / not)
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive).
1.
A: (you / take)
2.
B: I (work)
I (have / not)
3.
4.
want to go?
5.
A: Well, I (laze / not)
home alone?
the dog for a long time. Don't you
7.
my presentation.
collar and leash?
anything yet? If not,
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive).
1.
A: I (call)
A: (you / find)
for ages.
4.
B: I (discover / not)
yet. I (come / just)
5.
A: I (cook / not)
neighbour.
? And why
for it
in to eat something.
anything yet because I (talk)
to our