Exercise on the present perfect or the present perfect progressive in english. Lesson b present perfect or past simple 2 english file. Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous.
She said, we are working day and night to succeed she said that we are working day and night to succeed. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous. My chinese teacher has given use present perfect, anyway. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions at a particular point in the past, often with dates or times and words like yesterday, last and ago kurt went to canada in 1991 i didnt see you yesterday. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. But we must use the present perfect simple with stative verbs, and we normally use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs although the present perfect simple is also possible. She said that they were working day and night to succeed. Present perfect and present perfect continuous exercise 8. The past perfect continuous exercise he had been eating garlic a fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple.
Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. Some verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc. Present perfect simple and continuous exercises pdf. Past simple present perfect simple continuousenglish. Present perfect story 1, page 7 copyright 20 ola zur.
Microsoft word present perfect simple or present perfect continuous 3. Verb tense exercise 8 present perfect and present perfect continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the. Present perfect simple havehas done present perfect continuous havehas been doing 2. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish.
Choose the correct verb to complete the dialogue and practise the difference between past simple and the present perfect. Past simple present perfect simple continuous past simple present perfect simple continuous past simple and present perfect. Start independent past simple and present perfect how difficult was this activity. English grammar practice exercise, upperintermediate advanced level. Present perfect simple or continuous exercise at autoenglish. Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the present perfect simple or. Present perfect story 1, page 1 present perfect story 1. Present simple continuous past simple continuous read the sentences and choose the correct answer. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. I am not very good so i am learning with a trainer. I want to work with kids since i leave high school. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Skills grammar read the text about a holiday in spain. English grammar practice exercise, upperintermediate level.
When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had already started, 3. Present perfect simple and continuous exercises with answers pdf 12 click here to download this exercise in pdf. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. Use the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
In many cases, both forms are correct, but there is often a difference in meaning. See more ideas about present perfect, teaching english and learn english. Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way. Present perfect or present perfect progressive exercise. In each case the first sentence contains the present perfect simple, and the second sentence the present perfect continuous. We use the present perfect simple mainly to express that an action is completed or to emphasise the result. The present perfect continuous 287 we use the present perfect tense to show that an action or state started in the past and continues to the present. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening. Present perfect simple or continuous complete with the right verb,using contractions for negative forms.
Lesson a present perfect and past simple 1 english. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Present perfect past simple we describe past events we describe past events that have a connection with that finished the present time time expressions that time expressions that can be used. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. This exercise focuses on the difference between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. Sue take her daughter s temperature several times today. We use the present perfect progressive to emphasise the duration or continuous course of an. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on tv every time there is one. Microsoft word present perfect simple or present perfect continuous 2. Use either the present perfect or the present perfect progressive. The present perfect progressive expresses an action that recently stopped or is still going on. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Present perfect or present perfect continuous tense exercise. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous.
Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. All the tickets had been sold before the concert began. Present simple and present continuous british council. We can use the present continuous for future arrangements. We often use the present continuous for things happening right now. Read morereported speech exercise present continuous tense. Here is the verb read in all forms of the present perfect continuous. Direct and indirect speech practice exercise for present continuous tense, solved with answers and explanation. Present perfect simple vs present perfect progressive. Microsoft word present perfect simple or present perfect continuous 1. Put the verbs in the correct forms, present continuous or present simple. Complete with present perfect or present perfect continuous tense. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous exercise 3 1.
Both tenses are used to express that an action began in the past and is still going on or has just finished. To make the present perfect continuous, we use the present perfect of the verb to be and then we use the main verb in the ing form. The present perfect continuous also called present perfect progressive is a verb tense which is used to show that an action started in the past and has continued up to the present moment. To say how many times to talk about a recent action which might not be finished to talk about life experience when the result is more important to explain the side effects of an activity.