1) Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Present Perfect Continuous or
the Present Perfect Tense.
1. You (open) the door at last. I (ring) for an hour at least, it seems to me.
2. Look, the typist (talk) all the time, she already (miss) several words.
3. I (try) to get into contact with them for a long time, but now I (give) it up as hopeless.
4. My shortsighted uncle (lose) his spectacles. We (look) for them everywhere but we can’t find them.
5. They (make up) their quarrel? – I don’t know. I only know that they (not be) on speaking terms since September.
6. A skilful photographer (help) me with the development of summer films
for two weeks, but we (develop) only half of them.
7. I (know) them since we met at Ann's party.
8. Why you (be) so long in the garage? – The tyres were Hat; I (pump) them up.
9. I (pump) up three tyres. Would you like to do the fourth?
10. I (look) for mushrooms but I (not find) any.
11. Our pilot (ask) for permission to take off for ten minutes already, but he (get) no answer yet.
12. He (cough) a lot lately. He ought to give up smoking.
13. She (be) of great help to us since she (live) for such a long time with us.
14. You ever (work) as interpreter? – Yes, that is what I (do) for the last five months.
15. You (hear) the news? Tom and Ann are engaged! – That’s not new; I
(know) it for ages!
2) Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
1. What you (do)? – We (pick) apples.
2. I (sleep) on every bed in this house and I don’t like any of them.
3. We (walk) ten kilometres.
4. He (sleep) since ten o’clock. It’s time he woke up.
5. We (walk) for three hours.
6. I (make) sausage rolls for the party all the morning.
7. How many you (make)? – I (make) 200.
8. He (not stop) eating since he arrived.
9. The driver (drink). I think someone else ought to drive.
10. I (pull) up 100 dandelions. 11. That boy (eat) seven ice-creams.
12. He (ride); that’s why he is wearing breeches.
13. I (ride) all the horses in this stable.
14. You (walk) too fast. That's why you are tired.
15. I (pull) up dandelions all day.