Grammar 1 Check
present perfect simple and
continuous
See page 167 for information about present perfect simple and continuous.
B Choose the correct option
1 Jane's not here at the moment. She's been
gone to drama club.
2 I've never been gone to Africa, but I'd love
to go.
3 Is Mark here? No, he's just been gone to the
staff room
4 Has anyone here been gone to that new
sports club in town?
5 How many times have you been gone to the
Head's office?
6 Mum and Dad have been gone to the theatre
tonight. They're seeing a Shakespeare play
Match these extracts with the uses of each
tense.
1 ... who has worked with children for over 20
years...
2 ... we've made friends around the world,
3 We've been doing it about once a month...
4... they've taken a tour of the Louvre in
Paris, ...
5... it's been raining non-stop for the last
C Complete the email with the present partect
simple or continuous.
week.
Ya
Subject
Present perfect simple is used to talk about:
a an action in the recent past that has a result
in the present
ban experience
ca situation or state that was true in the past
and is still true today
Present perfect continuous is used to talk
about:
dan action that started in the past and
continues up to the present
e an action that first occurred in the past and
has occurred repeatedly up to the present
Hi Kevin
I'm in Greece, but I bet you can't guess what
1... (do) the last few days. Skiing! That's right. My
class?... (come) to Greece for ten days and for the last
two days we (stay) in the mountains. It's great.
14... (never go) skiing before Have you? A Greek
ski instructors ... (teach) us to ski since we arrived
She's very nice and I think1. (become quite good
already. My friend Kelly...(not bel so lucky though
Shee.. (have) an accident and so she can't skl. She
...(not watch) TV all day, though. She ..(be) busy
with her camera, She'll put her photos on the school
website when we get back
Bye for now
Stella
A Complete with the present perfect simple
or continuous.
1 Where have you been? I... (wait) for you all
morning.
2 I can't go out tonight. I ... (not finish) my
homework.
3 We've got PE today and I... (not bring) my PE
kit.
4 John ... (revise) hard all week for his chemistry
test.
5 ... (you/meet) my sister before?
6 Irina ... (not learn) German very long, but she
already speaks well.
71... (take) karate lessons with my friends for
a year now and I love it!
8 They ... (never eat) a mango before.
9 Misha ... (wait) for three hours ady to buy
a ticket to the movie.
10 Anton can't come to the phone right now.
He ...(go) to the supermarket.
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