Thì hiện tại hoàn thành và thì hiện tại tiếp diễn - Phần 1

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Present perfect simple: We use it when the result of the action is relevant, important .
Present perfect continuous: We use it to describe how somebody or something has been occupying their time. We also use it for actions which are incomplete or ongoing at the moment of speaking.
EXERCISE 1: Fill the gaps with either the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous tenses using the verb in brackets. 
That old farm now looks fantastic. The new owners __________ completely __________ it.(restore)
I guess Tommy and Alice are dating. They______________________ a lot of each other recently.(see)
We've discovered this new pub in the neighbourhood and we______________________ there quite a lot.(go)
How's your mother? I ______________________ her for ages.(not/see)
You're covered in mud , Peter . What __________ you __________?(do)
Where have you been? I______________________ for over an hour.(wait)
I have to write a complaint letter to the Council but I________only ______________ about half so far.(write). It’s so hard to find the right words.
A: How long _____________________ (be) in Greece?
 B: I _________________ (study) here for more than two years now. 
Paula's gone to the doctor's. She ______________________ too well lately.(not/feel)
I _________________ (have) the same car for more than twelve years. I’m thinking about buying a new one. But I can´t make up my mind about the brand. 
I __________________ (love) chocolate since I was a child. I´m worried in case I´m a “chocaholic”. 
Ely and Ralph __________________ (have) some difficulties in their relationship recently, so they _____________________ (go) to a marriage consultant . I hope everything ends up well.
My husband _________________ (work) for this firm of attorneys since he graduated from University. Until recently, he ___________________ (enjoy) his work, but now he is talking about retiring. 
My garden's a jungle. I ______________________ any gardening for several months.(not/do)
Lately, I _________________________(think) about looking for another job because I ____________________ (become) dissatisfied with the working conditions and the pay at my company. 
I ___________________(see) Mandy for more than three years now and during this time I ____________________ (see) many changes in her personality.
I'm really exhausted. I______________________ in the garden all morning.(work)
EXERCISE 2: Instructions as in the previous exercise. 
My sister ___________________ (fail) her driving test four times because she’s hopeless at reversing. But she _______________(practise) reversing for the last week and I think she _________________ (get) a bit better at it. 
I __________________ (do) housework all morning and I ___________________ (not, finish) yet. I ______________ (do) mine already. I always start at 8 a.m. 
Andrew: I __________________________ (often, wonder) why Charles quitted his job at such an important company so suddenly. 
Peter: Actually, I _______________________ (just, find) out. Shall I tell you? I´m afraid you wouldn’t like to know.
Why ____________you__________ (not, bring) me the letters to sign? ____________ you _________________ (not, type) them yet? Remember we have to post them today.
A pair of reddish birds ____________ (build) a nest on that tree since last week. I ____________ (watch) them from my window since they began and it´s amazing to see how they do it. 
The police _______________ (not find) the arsonist yet, but Tom´s brother-in-law _________________ (be) in the police station all day. It is said that he ______________ (help) them with their enquiries since he is an expert in forest fires. 
They _________________ (pull) down most of the old buildings in this street, but they _______________________ (not/touch) the old corner shop yet. 
My brother is convinced that there is money from the train robbery hidden in the building but we ____________________ (search) for three months and _____________________ (not, see) any sign of it. 
He __________________ (sing) carols since six o’clock this morning. He _________________ (only just stop). What a relief!
 I __________________ (wait) for the prices of luxury cars to come down before buying one, but I think I __________________ (wait) for too long and the prices are beginning to go up again. 
Paul ________________ (be) a bell boy at a hotel for three years. Lately he ______________ (look) for a better post but so far he _________________ (not, find) anything. 
Jeff : _____________ you _____________ (sunbathe)?
Mary : Don’t be ridiculous! It ______________________ (rain) all day! Haven´t you looked out of the window or are you pulling my leg?
I ___________________ (just, pick) six kilos of apples! I _______________ (grow) apples for years but I __________________________ (never, have) such a good crop before. 
What _______ you_______________ (do) with the knife? The point is broken off. I’m afraid I __________________ (use) it to make holes in this tuna tin. It´s impossible to open it in any other way.
She _________________ (just, sell) two of her own tablecloths. She’s lucky. I ________________ (sew) them for six years and I ________________(not, sell) a single tablecloth yet. 
A: They are yelling at each other in the next door flat. 
B: __________ this _____________ (happen) before?
A: Well, they ______________ (have) a good many rows but this is the fourth time they _____________ (make) so much noise. 
Robert: You ________________ (telephone) for ages. ____________ you nearly ___________ (not, finish)?
Tom: I __________________ (not get) through yet. I ________________ (try) to get my cousin´s office in Lisbon but the line _____________(be) engaged all morning. 
A: What _____________ you ____________ (do) with my new laptop? I can’t find it anywhere. 
B: James ____________________ (just, go) home with it. He says he’ll bring it back when he ______________ (finish) doing his webquest. 
Taylor _____________________ (work) for British Airways for nearly forty years and he ________________(be) never late. The company ______________________ (just, present) him with a gold pen as a sign of their appreciation. 
We _________________ (mend) tights all morning but we only ___________ (do) four, and now the sewing machine ________________ (break) down so we’ll be even slower with the next one. 
Exercise 3. Put the verbs in bracket in the correct form, either present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. 
I (look) through my Primary School photo album. It's full of photographs of people whose names I completely ..(forget). I wonder what (happen) to them all. 
Since he became the Company Director, my brother estimates that he .(eat) 50 official lunches and another 50 official dinners, and he ..(lose) count of the number of receptions and parties that he (attend). Besides he ....................... (put on ) a lot of weight.
Secretary: Customers ..(ring) up all morning complaining about getting incorrect bills. 
 Manager: I know. Something.. (go) wrong with our computer. The mechanic (work) on it, I hope he ..(find) out what's wrong soon. 
It is the first time you ..(be) late with the rent in 25 years. How come your landlord hasn´t said anything? He probably thinks that you. (pay) and he. (lose) the cheque. He´s so absent-minded!
Someone ..(use) my new umbrella! It's all wet! And it was wet yesterday and the day before! 
 Well, it wasn't me. I ..(not be) out of the house for nearly a week! 
I ..(stand) in this queue for over half an hour. It.. (not move) at all in the last ten minutes. I think the girl in the ticket office just..(shut) her window and.. (go) off for a coffee break. 
The Town Council .(consider) my application for permission to build a garage for two months. They just ..(give) my next door neighbour permission to build his, so I hope they will decide to let me have one too. 
I just ..(remember) that I (not pay) the electricity bill yet. I am surprised that the company (not ring) me up to remind me. 
-You look exhausted! Have you been exercising?
 -Yes, I (play) football and I (not play) for years, so I'm not used to it. 
They began widening this road a month ago; but the workmen (be) on strike for the last ten days so they (not get) very far with it. 
That man (stand) at the bus stop for the last half hour. Do you think I should tell him that the last bus already. (go)? 
I wonder if anything ..(happen) to Penny. I (wait) an hour now. She often ..(keep) me waiting but she never ..(be) so late as today.
Mr O’Hara .(live) next door for quite a long time now but he never (say) more than 'Good morning' to me. He looks rather unfriendly. 
It was sunny at nine o'clock, but since then the sky .(get) darker and the wind (rise). I'm afraid the fine spell (come) to an end. Most probably we won´t be able to sunbathe today.
Shop assistant: Could I have your identity card, madam? 
 Customer: But I ..(shop) here for ten years! 
 Shop assistant: I know, madam, but apparently the company ..(lose) a lot of money lately through fake cheques and they (make) new regulations which we ..(be told) to apply to all customers no matter how long we .(know) them. I´m so sorry for the inconvenience.
What you.. (do)? I (look) for you for ages. 
 I ..(build) a shed for my tools in the garden. 
Paul . (collect) owls ever since he left school. Now he (collect) so many that he doesn't know where to keep them. 
KEY TO THE EXERCISES
Exercise 1.
 have completely restored 
They've been seeing 
we've been going 
I haven't seen 
have you been doing?
 I've been waiting 
I've written 
have you been/have been studying. 
She hasn't been feeling 
have had
have loved
have had/have gone
has been working/has enjoyed
I haven't done 
have been thinking/have become
have been seeing/have seen
I've been working 
Exercise 2.
has failed/ has been practising/has got 
Have you been sunbathing/ has been raining-has rained
have often wondered/ have just found out 
haven't you brought/Haven't you typed 
have been building/ have been watching-have watched 
haven't found/ has been/ has been helping 
have pulled down/haven't touched 
have searched-have been searching/haven't seen 
has been playing/ has only just stopped 
have been waiting/ have waited 
has been/ has been looking/ hasn't found 
have been doing/ haven't finished /have done 
have just picked/ have grown/have been growing/have never had 
have you been doing/ have been using 
has just sold/ have been sewing/haven't sold 
Has this happened/have had/ have made 
have been telephoning/ Haven't you nearly finished/ haven't got/ have been/trying/ has been
have you done/ has just gone/has finished 
has worked-has been working/has never once been/ have has just presented 
have been mending-have mended/ have only done/ has broken down 
Exercise 3.
have been looking, have completely forgotten; has happened
has eaten, has lost count, Has he put 
have been ringing up, has gone; has been working; has found out 
have been; have paid; has lost 
has been using , haven't been 
have been standing; hasn't moved; has just shut ... and gone off 
has/have been considering; have just given 
have just remembered, haven't paid; hasn't rung 
have been playing, haven't played 
have been, haven't got 
has been standing; has already gone 
has happened; have been waiting/have waited; has often kept, has never been 
has been living/has lived, has never said 
has been getting/has got, has been rising/has risen has come 
have been shopping/have shopped has been losing/has lost, have made, have been told, have known 
have you been doing; have been looking, have been building 
has collected/has been collecting; has collected 
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