FORMS OF THE PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Exercise 8: Complete the sentences. Use the present progressive or the present perfect progressive.

1. Mark isn’t studying right now. He (watch) TV. He (watch) TV since seven o’clock.

2. Carol is standing at the corner. She (wait) for the bus. She (wait) for the bus for

twenty minutes.

3. Right now we’re in class. We (do) an exercise. We (do) this exercise for a couple

of minutes.

4. John and Mary (talk) on the phone right now. They (talk) on the phone for over

an hour.

5. I(sit) in class right now. I (sit) since ten minutes after one.

Exercise 9: Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect or the present perfect progressive.

1. The zoo isn’t far from here. I (walk) there many times.

2. I’m tired. We (walk) for over an hour. Let’s stop and rest for a while.

3. Mr. Curtis (work) at the power company for fifteen years. He likes his job.

4. I (read) this chapter in my chemistry text for three times, and I still don’t understand it.

5. My eyes are getting tired. I (read) for two hours. I think I’ll take a break.

6. Mrs. Jackson (teach) kindergarten for twenty years. She’s one of the best

teachers at the elementary school.

7. Marge is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She (write) it since she got home

from class. It’s going to be a long letter.

9. I (write) my folks at least a dozen letters since I (leave) home.

Exercise 10: Following is a general rule of verb tenses. Complete the sentences by using the proper forms of the words in brackets.

1. A: (you, have) any plans for vacation?

B: Yes, I do. I (plan) to go to New Orleans.

A: (you, be, ever) there before?

B: Yes, I have. I (be) in New Orleans two months ago. My brother lives there, so

I (go) there often.

A: (you, be, ever) there before?

B: Yes, I have. I (be) in New Orleans two months ago. My brother (live) there,

so I (go) there often.

2. A: Where’s Margaret?

B: She (study) at the library.

A: When (she, get) back home?

B: In an hour or so. Probably around five o’clock.

A: How long (she, study) at the library?

B: Since two o’clock this afternoon.

A: (she, study) at the library every day?

B: Not every day, but often.

3. A: Shhh. Irene (talk) on the phone long-distance.

B: Who (she, talk) to?

A: Her brother. They (talk) for almost an hour. I think her brother is in

some kind of trouble.

B: That’s too bad. I hope it’s nothing serious.

4. A: (you, know) Don’s new address?

B: Not off the top of my head. But I (have) it at home in my address book.

When I (get) home this evening I (call) and (give) you his address.

A: Thanks. I’d appreciate it.

5. A: Where’s Juan? He (be) absent from class for the last three days. (anyone, see)

him lately?

B: I have. I (see) him yesterday. He has a bad cold, so he (be) home in bed since

the weekend. He (be, probably) back in class tomorrow.

6. A: How long (you, wear) glasses?

B: Since I (be) ten years old.

A: (you, be) nearsighted or farsighted?

B: Nearsighted.

7. A: Let’s go to a restaurant tonight.

B: Okay. Where should we go?

A: (you, like) Thai food?

B: I don’t know. I (eat, never) any. What’s it like?

A: It’s delicious, but it can be pretty hot!

B: That’s okay. I (love) really hot food.

A: There (be) a Thai restaurant on Second Avenue. I (go) there a couple of

times. The food is excellent.

B: Sounds good. I (be, never) to a Thai restaurant so it (be) a new experience

for me. After we (get) there, can you explain the menu to me?

A: Sure. And if I can’t, our waiter or waitress can.

8. A: (you, smoke) ?

B: Yes, I do.

A: How long (you, smoke) ?

B: Well, let me see. I (smoke) since I (be) seventeen. So I (smoke) for almost

four years.

A: Why (you, start) ?

B: Because I (be) a stupid boy.

A: (you, want) to quit?

B: Yes. I (plan) to quit very soon. In fact, I (decide) to quit on my next birthday.

My twenty-first birthday is two weeks from now. On that day, I (smoke) my

last cigarette.

A: That’s terrific! You (feel) much better after you (stop) smoking.

B: (you, smoke, ever) ?

A: No, I haven’t. I (have, never) a cigarette in my life. When I (be) ten years

old I (smoke) one of my uncle’s cigars. My sister and I (sneak) a couple

of his cigars out of the house and (go) behind the garage to smoke them.

Both of us (get) sick. I (have, not) anything to smoke since then.

B: That’s smart.

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