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Put in the Present Perfect or Present
Perfect Continuous
tense ( active or passive ) of the verb in the brackets |
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He ( work ) so hard
today that he ( not stop ) to have his lunch.
He
has been working so hard
today that he has not stopped
to have his lunch. |
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He just ( finish )
his essay. He ( work ) hard at it since he came home from
school. |
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That girl ( stand )
outside the gate for the past half an hour. She ( not move )
from that spot at all. |
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My sister ( bake ) a
birthday cake for me. She just ( take ) it out of the oven. |
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The committee (
discuss ) the issue all morning but they ( not reach ) a
decision yet. |
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She ( work ) for him
for ten years and she never ( meet ) a more considerate
employer. |
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Mr Robinson ( think )
of emigrating to Canada but he ( not make ) any definite plans
yet. |
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My mother ( sew ) a
shirt for my father. She ( spend ) many hours at it. |
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I just ( see ) my
brother off at the harbor. He ( take ) a berth on 'The Mermaid'. |
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He ( consider )
taking a long vacation as he ( not have ) a real holiday for
years. |
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She ( learn ) to cook
many new dishes but she ( not put ) what she ( learn ) into
practice yet. |
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I ( not see )
you for a long time. What you ( do ) ? I ( be ) ill all this
while. |
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She ( not be ) here
since November. I often ( wonder ) what ( happen ) to her. |
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The Smiths ( live )
in that house for the past six months. They recently ( decide )
to move. Perhaps their decision ( influence ) by rumors that the
house is haunted. |
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I ( look ) at the
photograph of the twins for the past ten minutes and I ( not be
) able to tell who is who. |
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We ( catch )
butterflies near the waterfall all day and we ( not have ) a
decent meal at all. |
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We ( try ) to
reconcile the two brothers. They ( not speak ) to each other
since that argument. |
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Fanny ( practise ) on
the piano the whole morning. No one ( allow ) to interrupt her
playing. |
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I ( know ) them for
some time now but I never ( visit ) them at their house. |
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That clock ( hang )
there for as long as I can remember. It ( not break ) down even
once and it ( show ) the correct time too. |
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They ( concentrate )
so much on winning the trophy that they ( neglect ) their
studies. |
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He just
has finished his essay. He
has been working hard at it
since he came home from school. |
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2. |
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That girl
has been standing outside
the gate for the past half an hour. She
has not moved from that spot at all. |
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3. |
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My sister
has baked a birthday cake
for me. She has just
taken it out of the oven. |
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4. |
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The committee
has been discussing the
issue all morning but they have not
reached a decision yet. |
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5. |
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She
has been working for him for
ten years and she has never
met a more considerate
employer. |
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6. |
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Mr Robinson
has been thinking of
emigrating to Canada but he has not
made any definite plans yet. |
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My mother
has sewn a shirt for my
father. She has been spending
many hours at it. |
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I
have just
seen my brother off at the
harbor. He has taken a berth
on 'The Mermaid'. |
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He
has considered taking a long
vacation as he has not had a
real holiday for years. |
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10. |
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She
has been learning to cook
many new dishes but she has not put
what she has learnt
into practice yet. |
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I
have not seen you for a long
time. What have you
been doing ? I
have been ill all this
while. |
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12. |
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She
has not been here since
November. I often have wondered
what has happened to her. |
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13. |
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The Smiths
have been living in that
house for the past six months. They
have recently decided
to move. Perhaps their decision has
been influenced by rumors that the house is haunted. |
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14. |
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I
have been looking at the
photograph of the twins for the past ten minutes and I
have not been able to tell
who is who. |
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15. |
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We
have been catching
butterflies near the waterfall all day and we
have not had a decent meal
at all. |
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16. |
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We
have been trying to
reconcile the two brothers. They have
not spoken to each other since that argument. |
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17. |
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Fanny
has been practising on the
piano the whole morning. No one has
been allowed to interrupt her playing. |
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18. |
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I
have known them for some
time now but I have never
visited them at their house. |
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That clock
has been hanging there for
as long as I can remember. It has not
broken down even once and it
has shown the correct time too. |
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They
have been concentrating so
much on winning the trophy that they
have neglected their studies. |
