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(3) Present Perfect Simple Vs Present Perfect Continuous Exercise


Present perfect simple vs Present Perfect Continuous



Present perfect simple is used to mention the result of action whether it has finished or not yet
S + has /have + V3
has (singular subject) 
have (plural subject) 

Present Perfect Continuous is used to tell the activity which starts from the past and still on going.
S + has /have + been + Ving ( commonly explained by since and for)

Where have you put my glasses? I can't find them anywhere.
1  
I ....................  my room for ages, so it's really messy. (leave)
2  
How long ..........  you ..........  that Tom and Lisa are getting married? (hear)
3  
I'm exhausted because I ....................  tennis for the last two hours. (play)
 John ....................  his homework yet. (finish)
5  
Dad ....................  the same old book for months now! (read)


Have you finished (finish) your homework yet?
1  
Ouch!  I ..........  just ..........  (cut) myself on that kitchen knife again.
2  
You look exhausted! What ..............................  (you do)?
3  
How long ..............................  (Peter know) Lucy?
4  
I ..............................  (write) this essay for hours but I'm still only on the introduction!
  I can't believe you ..............................  (eat) all the cake! There's none left!

1.        How long ______ Doli? (you/to know)
a.         Have you know
b.        Have you known
c.         You have known
d.        Have you been known
e.         Have you knew

2.        Jocelin looks dirty. What _________________ since morning? (she/to do)
a.         She has been done
b.        She has been doing
c.         Has she been doing
d.        Has she doing
e.         Has she been doing

3.        How many times ________New York? (Painem/to visit)
a.         She has visited
b.        Has she visited
c.         Has she been visited
d.        She visited
e.         She has visit

4.        She _______French words for hours, but she still doesn't remember all of them. (to learn)
a.         She has been learning
b.        has been learning
c.         have learned
d.        have been learned
e.         has learned

5.        Sepri and Fredy _______videos for two hours. (to watch)
a.         They has been watching
b.        have been watching
c.         have watched
d.        have been watched
e.         has watched

6.        _____________hard today? (he/to study)
7.        My father _______________ (never/to smoke)
8.        Sorry, I'm late._________________ for long (you/to wait)
9.        We ____________________Lisa recently. (not/to see)

10.    He _______________his essay all day, but he _____________yet. (to write) (not/to finish)

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