6 Which form is correct: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous?

1 We want to tell how we have spent our time: We have played football / We have been playing football.

2 The action is completed now: Charly has sent the letter. / Charly has been sending the letter.

3 I want to tell how I have spent my time:  I have watched TV. / I have been watching TV.

4 I want to emphasise that the door is open now: Elizabeth has opened the door. /Elizabeth has been opening the door.

5 I want to emphasise that the house is ready now: My friends have built a house./ My friends have been building a house.

7 Put the verbs into the correct tense: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous

1 I (play)____________________ football for five years.

2 My team (win / only) ________________ wo matches so far.

3 The others (be / always) __________________ better.

4 Are we not there yet? We (walk) ___________________ for hours.

5 But we (cover / only) ______________________ an area of five miles so far.

6 I (finish/just) _________________________  my homework.

7 I (work) ____________________________ on this essay since two o'clock.

8 Jane (go out) _______________________ with Bob for seven years.

9 Martin (date) ________________ three girls this week.

10 How long (wait / you) _______________ for us?

8 Complete the conversation with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous

Robin: I think the waiter (forget) ___________ us. We (wait) _____________ here for over half an hour and nobody (take) _____________ our order yet. 

Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) ________________by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already) ______.

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) _________________here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food. 

Michele: He must realize we (order, not) _______________ yet! We (sit)___________ here for over half an hour staring at him.  Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) ________________ us. He (run) from table to table taking orders and serving food.  Michele: That's true, and he (look, not)__________________  in our direction once.

9 Act out a similar conversation.

10 Complete the conversation with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous

Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris. I would like to find out a little bit more about your background.

Mr. Harris: I (work)_______________ n the insurance industry for over ten years. I worked for Met Life for six years and World Insurance for four and a half. During that time, I heard many good things about Hollings Life Insurance and that's why I (apply)____________________ for the new sales position.  Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests. 

Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the Sierra Club and play tennis. In fact, I (compete) ____________________  in a tennis tournament this weekend.  Mr. Smith: Really, how long (you, play) __________________  tennis?

Mr. Harris: I (play) ____________________ since high school. I love the sport. 

Mr. Smith: Great! We like dedication here at Hollings Life. You mentioned you volunteer at the Sierra Club. I (work, currently) _________________ with them on the sea turtle project. We (try) ___________ to create a wildlife sanctuary near the bay. 

Mr. Harris: Do you know Frank Harris? He's my brother. He (work, presently) _______________ on the same project. 

Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Frank's would be a welcome addition to Hollings Life. Just one more thing, we (look) _______________  for somebody who is fluent in Spanish; many of our clients are from Mexico. 

Mr. Harris: No problem. I (study) __________________ Spanish since elementary school. 

Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.