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Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

The document discusses the proper use of the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It provides 13 example sentences and asks the reader to choose the correct verb form, either present perfect simple or present perfect continuous, for each sentence. The sentences cover a variety of scenarios involving actions that started in the past and continue to the present or actions that are completed in the past with relevance to the present.

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Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

The document discusses the proper use of the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It provides 13 example sentences and asks the reader to choose the correct verb form, either present perfect simple or present perfect continuous, for each sentence. The sentences cover a variety of scenarios involving actions that started in the past and continue to the present or actions that are completed in the past with relevance to the present.

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Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

For each sentence, choose the best form, either Present Perfect Simple or Present
Perfect Continuous.
1. I've been cleaning/cleaned this room all morning and now I'm exhausted!
2. Hurry up Jane! You've only finished/been finishing two questions and we have
to write the answers to five.
3. Tony has lived/been living with his uncle recently while he looks for a new
apartment.
4. I've been learning/learnt English for over twelve years now.
5. That's a really nice watch you have Greg. How long have you had it/been
having it?
6. My local hockey team are an embarrassment to everyone. The season finishes in
two weeks and they haven't won/haven't been winning a single game!!
7. Ouch! I've cut/been cutting my finger with that terrible knife again!
8. Sorry to arrive looking so untidy. I've been running/run as I missed the bus.
9. You know your dinner is in half an hour. How many of those chocolates have you
eaten/been eating?
10. I've been finishing/finished writing my first novel at last. It should be
published in the summer.
11. John has been phoning/phoned all morning. He really must need to speak to
you!

12. I've visited/been visiting Russia every year since I was six. It's such a
beautiful country.
13. I've visited/been visiting Russia twice in my life.

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