1. Present perfect simple x continuous
Practising

2. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous?
1 I´m exhausted. I _______ (run) all afternoon.
2 „Why are you sad?“ „I _______ (have) an argument with my sister.“
3 I am tired .I_______ (write) ten letters.
4 Her hands are dirty. She _______ (work) in the garden.
5 Do you like our new kitchen? We _______ (paint) it all blue.
6 I´m fed up. I _______ (wait) for my brother for ages.
7 She’s relieved. She _______ (pass) all her exams.
8 She’s thirsty. She _______ (not drink) since morning.
9 We’re lucky. She _______ (win) £100.
10 Peter’s happy. He_______ (do) the difficult homework.

3. Results 1 I´m exhausted. I have been running all afternoon.
2 „Why are you sad?“. „I have been having an argument with my sister.“
3 I am tired .I have written ten letters.
4 Her hands are dirty. She has been working in the garden.
5 Do you like our new kitchen? We have painted it all blue.
6 I´m fed up. I have been waiting for my brother for ages.
7 She’s relieved. She has passed all her exams.
8 She’s thirsty. She hasn´t drunk since morning.
9 We’re lucky. She has won £100.
10 Peter’s happy. He has done the difficult homework.

4. Choose the correct answers.
1 Sorry I’m late. I’ve waited / been waiting for the bus .
2 I’ve cooked / been cooking dinner for two hours.
3 The secretary’s answered / been answering ten phone calls this afternoon.
4 We’ve read / been reading about wild animals for several days. It´s exciting.
5 Have you done / been doing your homework yet?
6 I’ve made / been making some tea for you.
7 My sister has painted/ been painting 2 beautiful pictures.

5. Results 1 Sorry I’m late. I’ve been waiting for the bus .
2 I’ve been cooking dinner for two hours.
3 The secretary’s answered ten phone calls this afternoon.
4 We’ve been reading about wild animals for several days. It´s exciting.
5 Have you done your homework yet?
6 I’ve made some tea for you.
7 My sister has painted 2 beautiful pictures.

6. Translate Use present perfect simple or continuous
Proč máš barvu ve vlasech? – Malovala jsem strop.
Kolik jsi napsala básniček?
Už hrajeme tenis dvě hodiny.
Koupila jsem si 3 nové knížky.
Už měsíc nepršelo.
Prší už dvě hodiny.
Proč jsi unavená? – Pomáhala jsem celé odpoledne kamarádovi na zahradě.

7. Possible answers
Proč jsi unavená? – Pomáhala jsem celé odpoledne kamarádovi na zahradě.
Why do you have some paint in your hair? – I have been painting the ceiling.
How many poems have you written?
We have been playing tennis for two hours.
I have bought three new books.
It hasn´t rained for a month.
It has been raining for two hours.
Why are you tired? – I have been helping my friend in the garden all afternoon.

8. Zdroje
Mluvnické okruhy Maturita Solutions Intermediate
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