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PRESENT PERFECT: WE USE IT TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUES IN THE PRESENT WE USUALLY USE IT WITH: JUST: I HAVE JUST EATEN A SANDWICH ALREADY: I HAVE ALREAD

PRESENT PERFECT: WE USE IT TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUES IN THE PRESENT

WE USUALLY USE IT WITH:

JUST: I HAVE JUST EATEN A SANDWICH

ALREADY: I HAVE ALREADY HAD LUNCH

YET: I HAVEN’T FINISHED MY HOMEWORK YET

FOR: I HAVEN’T SEEN PAUL FOR AGES

SINCE: I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2001

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: WE USE IT TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUING UNTIL THE TIME THAT

WE ARE TALKING

WE USUALLY USE IT WITH:

FOR: I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR10 HOURS

SINCE: I HAVE BEEN SENDING E-MAILS SINCE 4.00 O’CLOCK

HOW LONG?: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING?

ALL : I HAVE BEEN CLEANING THE HOUSE ALL MORNING

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PRESENT PERFECT

1- CAN YOU WAINT PLEASE? THEY (NOT FINISH)

YET

2- SHE (INVITE) US FOR HER BIRTHDAY PARTY

3- (YOU/EVER/SLEEP) IN A TENT?

4- I (ALREADY/CLEAN) THE WINDOWS

5- I (NEVER/EAT) FROG’S LEGS BEFORE

6 -IT (JUST /STOP) RAINING

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1- SHE (STAND) OUTSIDE FOR 2 HOURS

2- HOW LONG (YOU/ WAIT) FOR THE BUS?

3- MY MOTHER (IRON) ALL THE MORNING

4- THEY (PLAN) THEIR HOLIDAYS SINCE MARCH

5- SHE (WORK) IN THE GARDEN FOR HOURS

6- I’M TIRED! I (STUDY) ALL THE NIGHT.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PRESENT PERFECT OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1- I’M SORRY I ( NOT /WRITE) BEFORE

2-I (JUST/ RECEIVE) A POSTCARD FROM MY FRIEND

3- THE CHILDREN (FISH) ALL DAY! BUT THEY (NOT CATCH) ANY

4- THEY (DECORATE) THEIR HOUSE BUT TH ALL THE MORNING BUT THEY (NOT FINISH) YET

5- HE (PLAY) CONPUTER GAMES SINCE 2:00 O’CLOCK!!

CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION

1- THEY HAVE LISTENED/HAVE BEEN LISTENING CDs ALL THE AFTERNOON

2- WE HAVE TURNED ON / HAVE BEEN TURNING ON THE HEATING IT WAS COLD HERE

3-HAS MOLLY ANSWERED / HAS MOLLY BEEN ANSWERING YOUR LETTER?

4- THE PUPILS HAVE ASKED/ HAVE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS ALL THE MORNING 5-HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DESIGNING/ HAVE YOU DESIGNED CLOTHES?

REPHRASE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1- IT´S MONTHS SINCE I SAW SALLY (FOR)

2- THE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE CINEMA WAS A MONTH AGO ( SINCE)

3- IT’S THE FIRST TIME I TRAVEL BY PLANE (NEVER)

4- WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR DIPLOMA? (HOW LONG)

5- HE STARTED WORKING THERE 2 YEARS AGO (HAS)