6179 present perfect simple or continuous

When is Present Perfect Simple used?. When is Present Perfect Continuous used?. Part B: Situations – 8 marks Instructions: Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in

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Part A: Theory – 6 marks

Instructions: Answer each question in full sentences Give an example for each

1 When is Present Perfect Simple used? How is it formed? Give an example

2 When is Present Perfect Continuous used? How is it formed? Give an example

Part B: Situations – 8 marks

Instructions: Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets

1 Tom started reading a book two hours ago He is still reading it and now he is on page 53

(read / for two hours)

(read/ 53 pages so far)

2 Linda is from Australia She is travelling round Europe at the moment She began her tour 3

months ago

(travel/ for 3 months) (visit/ six countries so far)

3 Jimmy is a tennis player He began playing tennis when he was ten years old This year he is national champion again – for the fourth time

(win/ the national championship four times) (play/ tennis since he was ten) _

4 When they finished college, Mary and Sue stared making music together They still make music

(make/ ten songs since they finished college) _

(make / music since they finished college) _

Part C: Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative Sentences - 18 marks

Instructions: Complete each sentence by using the verb in the correct tense

1 Look! Someone (break) that window!

2 You look tired (you/ work) hard?

3 “ (you/ ever / work) in a factory?” “No, never.”

4 “Jane is away on holiday.” “Oh, where (she/ go)?”

5 I (practise) the piano for 30 minutes.1

6 Bob (run) 10 km

7 The children (be) on holiday for six days

8 The dog (bark) since midnight

9 We (miss) the bus twice this week

10 You (eat / not) up yet

11 We (know / not) them for a long time

12 She (hang / not) up all the pictures yet

13 How long _ (wait / she) for us?

14 How many times (tell / I) you?

15 How many months (take / you) piano lessons?

16 (stay / you / ever) in a castle?

17 He (speak / not) on the phone for half an hour, just a couple of minutes

18 They (work / not) since 5 o'clock They just started an hour ago

Part D: Text – 18 marks

Instructions: Mrs Ellis is writing to her son, Thomas, who is a student Write the most suitable present perfect form (simple or continuous) using the words in brackets

Dear Thomas,

It be) 1 It has been several weeks since we last had a letter from you (we hope) 2 _ _ to hear from you Why (not you write) 3 _ to us? You know how much your letters (always mean) 4 _ to us.

(I send) 5 _ a parcel you with some food and warm

clothes Your father (save) 6 _ the weekly sports magazines you like to read, and (we put) 7 _ these in the parcel too.

Life (go on) 8 _ as usual here Mr Jones next door, who (not enjoy) 9 _ _ good health recently, (have to )

10 _ go into the hospital (He have) 11 _ an operation and will be home again soon Meanwhile, his cat (come)12. _ _ to us for food and milk I think (we manage) 13. _ to look after it quite well.

(You see) 14 _ anything of Mark Andrews? Apparently (he leave) 15. school now and is at the same college as you (We get) 16 _ news of him regularly from his mother But,

of course he’s two years younger than you (He not say) 17 _ _ if (he meet) 18 _ you or not

By now your first exams will be over We hope (you do) 19 _ _ well in them

Write back soon.

Lots of love,

Mom

Total Marks: 50 marks