Упражнение 1. Make sentences using Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
Пример:
She/clean/the flat for four hours. – She has been cleaning the flat for four hours.
1. I / read/Tolstoy stories/ in the park for two hours.
2. I /read/three stories.
3. Granny/knit/in the living room/ since morning.
4. Helen/travel/round Europe/for 3 weeks.
5. She/visit/already/3 countries.
Упражнение 2. Поставь глагол в скобках в Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.
1. I (not to see) him for ages.
2. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.
3. I (not to hear) about him for a long time.
4. I (to drive) since I was 17.
5. Jack (to fail) his driving test three times because к doesn't know how to park.
6. I think he (make) a lot of improvement.
7. Alice (not/pass) her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
8. She (worry) about this for two months.
9. She (study) the driver’s manual for hours every day.
10. She (not/take) another test yet.
11. I (to have) a headache since I got up.
12. He is my friend, I (to know) him for a long time.
13. Ivan has a stomachacke. He (to eat) junk food all day.
14. I (never to hear) that song before.

Пример:

1. I have been reading Tolstoy stories in the park for two hours.
Explanation: The action of reading Tolstoy stories in the park started in the past and is still continuing in the present. We use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to express an action that started in the past and has a connection to the present.

2. I have read three stories.
Explanation: This sentence can be either in Present Perfect or Simple Past tense. The use of Present Perfect tense suggests that the action of reading three stories is completed, but the specific time when it occurred is not mentioned.

3. Granny has been knitting in the living room since morning.
Explanation: The action of knitting started in the past (in the morning) and is still continuing in the present. We use Present Perfect Continuous tense to emphasize the duration of the action.

4. Helen has been travelling around Europe for 3 weeks.
Explanation: The action of traveling started in the past (3 weeks ago) and is still continuing in the present. We use Present Perfect Continuous tense to emphasize the duration of the action.

5. She has already visited 3 countries.
Explanation: The action of visiting 3 countries is completed, but the specific time when it occurred is not mentioned. Hence, Present Perfect tense is used.

Exercise 2:
1. I haven't seen him for ages.
2. He has been doing his lessons since lunch.
3. I haven't heard about him for a long time.
4. I have been driving since I was 17.
5. Jack has failed his driving test three times because he doesn't know how to park.
6. I think he has made a lot of improvement.
7. Alice hasn't passed her driving test because she doesn't know the rules well.
8. She has been worrying about this for two months.
9. She has been studying the driver's manual for hours every day.
10. She hasn't taken another test yet.
11. I have had a headache since I got up.
12. He is my friend, I have known him for a long time.
13. Ivan has a stomachache. He has been eating junk food all day.
14. I have never heard that song before.