present perfect simple or present perfect …

1 2013 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use present perfect simple or present perfect continuous exercise 1 1. _____ (they / arrive) already? 2. Lucy _____ (run) 2000 metres today. 3. I _____ (clean) all morning I m fed up! 4. How long _____ (you / know) Simon? 5. I _____ (drink) more water lately, and I feel better. 6. Sorry about the mess! I _____ (bake). 7. How many times _____ (you / take) this exam? 8. He _____ (eat) six bars of chocolate today! 9. Julie _____ (cook) dinner. Let s go and eat! 10. The students _____ (finish) their exams. They re very happy.

2 11. The baby s face is really dirty! What _____ (he / eat)? 12. Iona is exhausted these days. She _____ (work) too hard recently. 13. Luke _____ (never / be) abroad. 14. I _____ (wait) for three hours already ! 15. _____ (you / finish) your homework yet? 16. How long _____ (you / be) a lawyer? 17. I _____ (read) your book all day. It s very interesting, but I m only on chapter 2. 18. She _____ (drink) ten glasses of water! 19. I _____ (have) my dog for sixteen years. 20. Help, I _____ (lose) my wallet! How can I get home? 2013 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use Answers: 1.

3 Have they arrived already? 2. Lucy has run 2000 metres today. 3. I ve been cleaning all morning I m fed up! 4. How long have you known Simon? 5. I ve been drinking more water lately, and I feel better. 6. Sorry about the mess! I ve been baking. 7. How many times have you taken this exam? 8. He has eaten six bars of chocolate today! 9. Julie has cooked dinner. Let s go and eat! 10. The students have finished their exams. They re very happy. 11. The baby s face is really dirty! What has he been eating? 12. Iona is exhausted these days. She has been working too hard recently.

4 13. Luke has never been abroad. 14. I ve been waiting for three hours already ! 15. Have you finished your homework yet? 16. How long have you been a lawyer? 17. I ve been reading your book all day. It s very interesting, but I m only on chapter 2. 18. She has drunk ten glasses of water! 19. I ve had my dog for sixteen years. 20. Help, I ve lost my wallet! How can I get home?