Present Perfect Simple | Present Perfect Continuous

1. Im exhausted! I ________________ (work) all day and I ________________ (not finish)

yet.

2. I ________________ (visit) many countries over the past few years.

3. Someone ________________ (take) my books. I ________________ (look) for them for

ages but I ________________ (not find) them yet.

4. I ________________ (shop) all morning, but I ________________ (not buy) anything yet

5. Thats one of the best books I ________________ ever ________________ (read)

6. youre filthy! What ________________ you ________________ (do)? i

_______________ (work) in the garden

7. I ________________ (listen) to you for the past half an hour, but im afraid i

________________ (not understand) a single word whats the matter? / I

________________ (read) in my room for hours, and ive got a headache.

8. I ________________ (try) to lose weight for ages. I ________________ (lose) ten pounds

so far.

9. why is your hair wet? / I ________________ (swim).

10. I ________________ (paint) the living room for a week. Itll be finished soon.

11. I ________________ (paint) the living room. I finished last night.

12. How long ________________ you ________________ (know) ann and john?

13. I ________________ (lose) my passport. ________________ you ________________ (see)

it anywhere?

14. Someone ________________ (eat) the chocolates! Theyre nearly all gone!

15. I dont know what our neighbours are doing. They ________________ (have) a row all day.

16. Oh do be quiet! You ________________ (grumble) all day!

17. Your tennis ________________ really ________________ (improve). ________________

you ________________ (practise) in secret?

18. This cassette recorder is broken. ________________ you ________________ (play) about

with it?

19. Whats that dent in the side of the car? ________________ you ________________ (have)

an accident?

20. I saw katie yesterday. She ________________ (work) in australia for the past year.

21. Im sorry, johns not here. He ________________ (go) to the dentist. He

________________ (have) trouble with a tooth.

22. I ________________ (do) research for my projects is the library all day.

23. Oh no! Someone ________________ (steal) my mobile phone!

24. We ________________ (write) to the company more than once but they still

________________ (not reply).

25. ________________ (you / see) my new watch? I left on the table.

26. How long ________________ (you / try) to contact me? I ________________ (be) away

from my office since Tuesday.

27. My fathers ________________ (try) to stop smoking several times.