EXERCISE 6 Present perfect vs. present perfect progressive. Directions: Use the present perfect or the present perfect progressive. In some sentences,either tense may be used with little or no change in meaning.
1. It(snow)____________________all day. I wonder when it will stop.
2. We (have)_________________________ three major snowstorms so far this winter. Iwonder how many more we will have.
3. It's ten P.M. I (study)________________for two hours and probably won'tfinish until midnight.
4. I (write)______________________them three times, but I still haven't received areply.
5. The telephone (ring)__________________________four times in the last hour, and eachtime it has been for my office mate.
6. The telephone (ring)_____________________for almost a minute. Why doesn'tsomeone answer it?
7. A: (you, be)_______________________able to reach Bob on the phone yet?B: Not yet. I (try)______________________________for the last twenty minutes, butall I get is a busy signal.
8. A: Hi, Jenny. I (see, not)_____________________you for weeks. What (you, do)_______________________lately?B: Studying.Perfect and Perfect Progressive Tenses 43
9. A: What are you going to order for dinner?
B: Well, I (have, never)___________________________ vegetarian pizza, so I think I'llorder that.
10. A: What's the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy, (you, cry)_______________B: No. I just finished peeling some onions.
11 . A: Dr. Jones is a good teacher. How long (he, be)____________________the university?B: He (teach) ___________________________ here for twenty-five years.
12. The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she (play)_____________________in the mud.
EXERCISE 7
past:To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form using two regular verbs.To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form usingirregular verbs
past progressive:To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form using two regular verbs.To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form using irregular verbs
Present perfect: To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form using two regular verbs.To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form using irregular verbs
Present perfect progressive:To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form using two regular verbs.To make 2 sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative form using irregular verbs