simple_present_vs_continuous_ present _perfect

Positive Sentences
Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. My friend (travel) ___________________________around Canada for five weeks.
2. They (sleep) ________________________________for more than 10 hours.
3. She (visit) _________________________________another museum every week.
4. He (feed) ______________________________________his dog three times a day.
5. The children (play) _______________________________in the garden since they came home.
Negative Sentences
1. We (see/not) _____________________________each other very often nowadays.
2. My little brother (learn/not) ______________________________English for a year yet.
3. They (play/not) _____________________________for ten minutes, but the score is 5:1 already.
4. My mum (work/not) __________________________________on Tuesdays.
5. My socks are smelly although I (wear/not) ____________________them for a complete day yet.
Questions
1. (go/you) ____________________________by bus very often?
2. Since when (ski/Betty) _______________________________?
3. What time (have/he) ___________________________dinner in the evenings?
4. How long (rain/it) __________________________________?
5. (work/you) _________________________________at the hospital for a long time yet?
Text
1. William and his parents (live) ______________________________in Aberdeen for one year.
2. Although William was a little afraid of moving to Aberdeen, he (have) _____________many
friends here now.
3. Four of his best friends (go) ____________________________camping every summer.
4. This year, William (want) _________________________to go with them.
5. The five boys (plan) _______________________________their holiday for a few months now.
6. They already (know) _____________________________where to go and what to do.
7. What they (need) ________________________________now, is a little more money.
8. William only (get) ___________________________very little pocket money every month.
9. That (be) __________________________________not enough.
10. To earn some extra money, he (deliver) ________________________newspapers for 6 weeks.
Positive Sentences
1. I (read) __________________________since two o'clock.

2. He (meet) ______________________his friends after school.
3. They (live) _________________________here for just three months.
4. The weather here (be) ______________________really bad in winter.
5. We always (get up) _____________________________very late on Sundays.
Negative Sentences
1. My parents (speak/not) __________________________English very well.

2. We (watch/not) _______________________________TV for four hours.
3. She (play/not) ________________________________tennis on Tuesdays.
4. He (study/not) ______________________________for his English test since he came home.
5. You need a break? Already? We (cycle/not) ____________________for more than half an hour.
Questions
1. What time (start/you) ______________________________school on Mondays?

2. When (leave/the train) _______________________________for Manchester?
3. How long (wait/you) ________________________________________for him?
4. (go/she) ____________________________________to school for six years now?
5. (get/they) __________________________much homework at school each day?
Text
1. Interviewer: Jane, how long (learn/you) _______________________________English?

2. Jane: I (learn) ______________________English for six years. It's one of my favourite subjects.
3. Interviewer: What other subjects (like/you) _________________________?
4. Jane: I also (love) __________________________art and physical education.
5. Interviewer: How often (do/you) ___________________________sports per week?
6. Jane: I (go) ______________________jogging every morning and I (play) ________________in
my schools basketball team for two years. We (train) ___________________three times a week.
7. Interviewer: And what about art? (paint/you) ___________________________a lot?
8. Jane: Oh yes, I (paint) _____________________________since I was just two years old.
1. Carol (love) ____________________________singing.

2. She (sing) ____________________________in the school's choir for five years.
3. Carol (have) __________________a wonderful voice and she (play) ___________the piano, too.
4. She (play) __________________________the piano for seven years.
5. Since Carol saw a talent show on TV, she (dream) ____________________of being a popstar.
6. Therefore, Carol (practise) _________________________every day.
7. She (want) _________________________to be in a band.
8. " (anyone /know) ________________a cool band that (need) _____________a singer or a
keyboarder?" she often (ask) _________________________her friends.
1. Tom (go) _____________________________to school by bus every day.

2. He (go) _______________________to school by bus since he and his parents moved to a little
village.
3. Tom (have) ______________to get up very early each day, but that (be) ______okay.
4. At least he (can / stay) ____________________at his old school where all of his friends (be)
_________________________.
5. Tom (speak) ______________________English very well, although he (learn)
__________________________English for only two years.
6. His friends often (ask) ________________Tom why his English (be) ______so good.
7. Every summer, Tom and his parents (spend) _____________a few weeks in England.
8. Tom's mum (love) ________________England, especially the English gardens.
9. Tom (have) _______________some friends in England and he (speak) ______English with
them.
10. Marvin and Joe (play) ________________________in a football club for two years.
11. They (practise) _________________________four times a week.
12. Marvin (be) _________________________a popular forwarder.
13. He often (score) _______________________goals for his team.
14. At the moment, the training (be) __________________________very hard.
15. For six weeks now, the team (prepare) __________________for an important match taking place
on Sunday.
16. Today, the boys (doing) _____________________strength training for forty minutes already.
17. Joe (like/not) _________________that very much - he (want) ______________to play football.
18. However, the strength training exercises (be) __________also very important for the young
players.

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Positive Sentences

Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. I (read) __________________________since two o'clock.

Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. My parents (speak/not) __________________________English very well.

Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. What time (start/you) ______________________________school on Mondays?

Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Interviewer: Jane, how long (learn/you) _______________________________English?

Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Carol (love) ____________________________singing.

1. Tom (go) _____________________________to school by bus every day.

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