Present perfect / Present perfect progressive tenses

Exercise 42. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: the past simple or the past progressive.

1. He (sit) on the bank fishing when he (see) a man's hat floating down the river. It (seem) strangely familiar. 2. It (snow) heavily when he (wake) up. He (remember) that Jack (come) for lunch and (decide) to go down to the station to meet him in case he (lose) his way in the snowy lanes. 3. When I (reach) the street I (realize) that I (not know) the number of Tom's house. I (wonder) what to do about it when Tom himself (tap) me on the shoulder. 4. As the goalkeeper (run) forward to seize the ball a bottle (strike) him on the shoulder. 5. I (look) through the classroom window. A geometry lesson (go) on. The teacher (draw) diagrams on the blackboard.

Exercise 43. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple tense. In some sentences, the present perfect progressive is also possible.

1. This is my house. ~ How long you (live) here? ~ I (live) here since 1970. 2. He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh. 3. You (wear) your hair long when you were at school? ~ Yes, my mother (insist) on it. 4. But when I (leave) school I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since. 5. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays. 6. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy. 7. I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. ~ You (see) the Loch Ness monster? 8. I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is. 9. He (not smoke)for two weeks. He is trying to give it up. 10. Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.11. When he (arrive) ~ He (arrive) at 2.00. 12. You (lock) the door before you left the house? 13. I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much 14. I can't go out because I (not finish) my work. 15. I never (drink) whisky. ~ Well, have some now.

Exercise 44. Choose the right answer. Present perfect or past simple.

1. She ________a lot of money in that store yesterday.

(spent / has spent)

2. I ________ much free time lately.

(haven't had /didn't have)

3. She is a teacher. She ________ as a teacher all her life.

(has worked / worked)

4. When________ in New York?

(have you arrived / did you arrive)

5. How long________ here?

(were you / have you been)

6. The Chinese________ the abacus.

(have invented / invented)

7. The abacus________ used for more than 2, 000 years.

(was / has been)

8. I________ from her since she moved to Chicago.

(haven't heard / didn't hear)

9. He________ a lot of work in the past three weeks.

(did / has done)

10. He________ a letter to the manager last week.

(wrote / has written)

Exercise 45. Complete the following sentences in the present perfect or present simple tense.

1) She ________ (to be) happy all day.

2) It ________ always ________ (to snow) here in December.

3) Dan ________ (to be) sick for three days.

4) Li and Susan ________ (to try) four times already and will not give up.

5) The old car ________ (to be) a piece of junk since I bought it.

6) We ________ (to take) this test before.

7) My uncle ________ (to be) to China.

8) Our father ________ (to drive) to California before.

9) I ________ (to speak) to the president before.

10) The old man ________ occasionally (to need) help crossing the street.