Present perfect simple x continuous Practising

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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