EXERCISES Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with

the appropriate tenses !" 1.It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. 2. Sid: Where is Gary? Sarah: e (study! at the library) "or his Ger#an test on Wednesday. In "act! he (re$iew) "or the test e$ery day "or the last week. %. &ou look really great' (&ou! e(ercise) at the "itness center ? ). *rank! where ha$e you been? We (wait) "or you since 1 +,. -. .i#: What is that sound? /ancy: 0 car alar# (ring) so#ewhere down the street. It (dri$e) #e cra1y 2 I wish it would stop' It (ring) "or #ore than twenty #inutes. 3. 4oseph5s 6nglish (i#pro$e! really) ! isn5t it? e (watch) 0#erican tele$ision progra#s and (study) his gra##ar e$ery day since he "irst arri$ed in San 7iego. Soon he will be totally "luent. 8. 7an: &ou look a little tired. (&ou! get) enough sleep lately? ,ichelle: &es! I (sleep) relati$ely well. I 9ust look tired because I ("eel) a little sick "or the last week. 7an: I hope you "eel better soon. ,ichelle: .hanks. I (take! currently) so#e #edicine! so I should "eel better in a couple o" days. #" ,r. S#ith: So tell #e a little bit about yoursel"! ,r. out a little bit #ore about your background. arris. I would like to "ind

,r. arris: I (work) in the insurance industry "or o$er ten years. I worked "or ,et :i"e "or si( years and World Insurance "or "our and a hal". 7uring that ti#e! I heard #any good things about ollings :i"e Insurance and that5s why I (apply) "or the new sales position. ,r. S#ith: .ell #e a little about your hobbies and interests.

,r. arris: In #y spare ti#e! I hike in the #ountains outside o" town! $olunteer at the Sierra ;lub and play tennis. In "act! I (co#pete) in a tennis tourna#ent this weekend. ,r. S#ith: <eally! how long (you! play) tennis ? ,r. arris: I (play) since high school. I lo$e the sport.

,r. S#ith: Great' We like dedication here at ollings :i"e. &ou #entioned you $olunteer at the Sierra ;lub. I (work! currently) with the# on the sea turtle pro9ect. We (try) to create a wildli"e sanctuary near the bay. ,r. arris: 7o you know *rank on the sa#e pro9ect. arris? e5s #y brother. e (work! presently)

,r. S#ith: I know *rank =uite well. 0ny brother o" *rank5s would be a welco#e addition to ollings :i"e. 4ust one #ore thing! we (look) "or so#ebody who is "luent in Spanish> #any o" our clients are "ro# ,e(ico. ,r. arris: /o proble#. I (study) Spanish since ele#entary school.

,r. S#ith: Sounds like you are the per"ect candidate.

Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous ?sing the words in parentheses! co#plete the te(t below with the appropriate tenses: 4udy: ow long (be) in ;anada? ;laude: I (study) here "or #ore than three years. 2. I (ha$e) the sa#e car "or #ore than ten years. I5# thinking about buying a new one. %. I (lo$e) chocolate since I was a child. &ou #ight e$en call #e a @chocoholic.@ ). ,att and Sarah (ha$e) so#e di""iculties in their relationship lately! so they (go) to a #arriage counselor. I hope they work e$erything out. -. 4ohn (work) "or the go$ern#ent since he graduated "ro# ar$ard ?ni$ersity. ?ntil recently! he (en9oy) his work! but now he is talking about retiring. 3. :ately! I (think) about changing #y career because I (beco#e) dissatis"ied with the conditions at #y co#pany. 2

8. I (see) 4udy "or #ore than "i$e years and during that ti#e I (see) #any changes in her personality.

<obin: I think the waiter ("orget) us. We (wait) here "or o$er hal" an hour and nobody (take) our order yet. ,ichele: I think you5re right. thinks we (order! already) . e (walk) by us at least twenty ti#es. e probably

<obin: :ook at that couple o$er there! they (be! only) here "or "i$e or ten #inutes and they already ha$e their "ood. ,ichele: e #ust reali1e we (order! not) yet' We (sit) here "or o$er hal" an hour staring at hi#. <obin: I don5t know i" he (notice! e$en) us. orders and ser$ing "ood. e (run) "ro# table to table taking

,ichele: .hat5s true! and he (look! not) in our direction once.

Simple Past / Present Perfect 1. 0: 7id you like the #o$ie @Star Wars?@ A: I don5t know. I (see! ne$er) that #o$ie. 2. Sa# (arri$e) in San 7iego a week ago. %. ,y best "riend and I (know) each other "or o$er "i"teen years. We still get together once a week. ). Stinson is a "antastic writer. e (write) ten $ery creati$e short stories in the last year. Bne day! he5ll be as "a#ous as e#ingway. -. I (ha$e! not) this #uch "un since I (be) a kid. 3. .hings (change) a great deal at ;oltech! Inc. When we "irst (start) working here three years ago! the co#pany (ha$e! only) si( e#ployees. Since then! we (e(pand) to include #ore than 2CCC "ull2ti#e workers.

8. I (tell) hi# to stay on the path while he was hiking! but he (wander) o"" into the "orest and (be) bitten by a snake. D. :isten 7onna! I don5t care i" you (#iss) the bus this #orning. &ou (be) late to work too #any ti#es. &ou are "ired' E. Sa# is "ro# ;olorado! which is hundreds o" #iles "ro# the coast! so he (see! ne$er) the ocean. e should co#e with us to ,ia#i. 1C. ow sad' George (drea#) o" going to ;ali"ornia be"ore he died! but he didn5t #ake it. e (see! ne$er) the ocean. 11. In the last hundred years! tra$eling (beco#e) #uch easier and $ery co#"ortable. In the 1Eth century! it (take) two or three #onths to cross /orth 0#erica by co$ered wagon. .he trip (be) $ery rough and o"ten dangerous. .hings (change) a great deal in the last hundred and "i"ty years. /ow you can "ly "ro# /ew &ork to :os 0ngeles in a #atter o" hours. 12. 4onny! I can5t belie$e how #uch you (change) since the last ti#e I (see) you. &ou (grow) at least a "oot' 1%. .his tree (be) planted by the settlers who ("ound) our city o$er "our hundred years ago. 1). .his #ountain (be! ne$er) cli#bed by anyone. Se$eral #ountaineers (try) to reach the top! but nobody (succeed! e$er) . .he cli#b is e(tre#ely di""icult and #any people (die) trying to reach the su##it. 1-. I ($isit! ne$er) 0"rica! but I (tra$el) to South 0#erica se$eral ti#es. .he last ti#e I (go) to South 0#erica! I ($isit) Ara1il and +eru. I (spend) two weeks in the 0#a1on! (hike) "or a week near ,achu +icchu! and ("ly) o$er the /a1ca :ines.

Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect 1. When I (arri$e) ho#e last night! I disco$ered that 4ane (prepare) a beauti"ul candlelight dinner. 2. Since I began acting! I (per"or#) in two plays! a tele$ision co##ercial and a .F dra#a. owe$er! I (speak! ne$er e$en) publicly be"ore I ca#e to ollywood in 1ED-. %. Ay the ti#e I got to the o""ice! the #eeting (begin! already) without #e. ,y boss (be) "urious with #e and I (be) "ired.

). When I (turn) the radio on yesterday! I (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear! not) the song in years! and it (bring) back so#e great #e#ories. -. :ast week! I (run) into an e(2girl"riend o" #ine. We (see! not) each other in years! and both o" us (change) a great deal. I (en9oy) talking to her so #uch that I (ask) her out on a date. We are getting together tonight "or dinner. 3. When 4ack (enter) the roo#! I (recogni1e! not) hi# because he (lose) so #uch weight and (grow) a beard. e looked totally di""erent' 8. .he ,aya established a $ery ad$anced ci$ili1ation in the 9ungles o" the &ucatan> howe$er! their culture (disappear! $irtually) by the ti#e 6uropeans "irst (arri$e) in the /ew World. D. I ($isit) so #any beauti"ul places since I (co#e) to ?tah. Ae"ore #o$ing here! I (hear! ne$er) o" Aryce ;anyon! Gion! 0rches! or ;anyonlands.

Present Perfect / Past Perfect Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous t is already E:%C +, and I (wait) here "or o$er an hour. I" 4ohn does not get here in the ne(t "i$e #inutes! I a# going to lea$e. 2. I was really angry at 4ohn yesterday. Ay the ti#e he "inally arri$ed! I (wait) "or o$er an hour. I al#ost le"t without hi#. %. 7id you hear that Aen was "ired last #onth? e (work) "or that i#port co#pany "or #ore than ten years and he (work) in al#ost e$ery depart#ent. /obody knew the co#pany like he did. ). I (see) #any pictures o" the pyra#ids be"ore I went to 6gypt. +ictures o" the #onu#ents are $ery #isleading. .he pyra#ids are actually =uite s#all. -. Sarah (cli#b) the ,atterhorn! (sail) around the world! and (go) on sa"ari in Henya. She is such an ad$enturous person. 3. Sarah (cli#b) the ,atterhorn! (sail) around the world and (go) on sa"ari in Henya by the ti#e she turned twenty2"i$e. She (e(perience) #ore by that age than #ost people do in their entire li$es. 8. When ,elanie ca#e into the o""ice yesterday! her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry) .

Cumulati$e %erb &ense Re$iew 1. &ou look really great' (you! work) out at the "itness center recently? 2. 0: What (you! do) when the accident occurred? A: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out. %. I (ha$e) the sa#e car "or #ore than ten years. I5# thinking about buying a new one. ). I" it (snow) this weekend! we (go) skiing near :ake .ahoe. -. 0: What do you call people who work in libraries? A: .hey (call) librarians. 3. I ca#e to 6ngland si( #onths ago. I started #y econo#ics course three #onths ago. When I return to 0ustralia! I (study) "or nine #onths and I (be) in 6ngland "or e(actly one year. 8. Sa# (arri$e) in San 7iego a week ago. D. Sa#antha (li$e) in Aerlin "or #ore than two years. In "act! she (li$e) there when the Aerlin wall ca#e down. E. I" Fera (keep) drinking! she (lose! e$entually) her 9ob. 1C. .he ,aya established a $ery ad$anced ci$ili1ation in the 9ungles o" the &ucatan> howe$er! their culture (disappear! $irtually) by the ti#e 6uropeans "irst (arri$e) in the /ew World. 11. Shhhhh' Ae =uiet' 4ohn (sleep) . 12. It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. 1%. :isten 7onna! I don5t care i" you (#iss) the bus this #orning. &ou (be) late to work too #any ti#es. &ou are "ired' 1). I a# sick o" rain and bad weather' #orning! the sun (shine) . ope"ully! when we (wake) up to#orrow

1-. I ha$e not tra$eled #uch yet> howe$er! I ($isit) the Grand ;anyon and San *rancisco by the ti#e I lea$e the ?nited States. 13. I (see) #any pictures o" the pyra#ids be"ore I went to 6gypt. +ictures o" the #onu#ents are $ery #isleading. .he pyra#ids are actually =uite s#all.

18. In the last hundred years! tra$eling (beco#e) #uch easier and $ery co#"ortable. In the 1Eth century! it (take) two or three #onths to cross /orth 0#erica by co$ered wagon. .he trip (be) $ery rough and o"ten dangerous. .hings (change) a great deal in the last hundred and "i"ty years. /ow you can "ly "ro# /ew &ork to :os 0ngeles in a #atter o" hours. 1D. 4oseph5s 6nglish (i#pro$e! really) ! isn5t it? e (watch) 0#erican tele$ision progra#s and (study) his gra##ar e$ery day since he "irst arri$ed in San 7iego. Soon he will be totally "luent. 1E. When I (arri$e) ho#e last night! I disco$ered that 4ane (prepare) a beauti"ul candlelight dinner. 2C. I" you (need) to contact #e so#eti#e ne(t week! I (stay) at the Sheraton in San *rancisco.