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Exercise 17. Put the verbs in brackets in Present Perfect Simple or Pres-
ent Perfect Continuous.
Example: They have been repairing (repair) the road all this week, but 
they haven’t finished it yet. I’m sorry I’ve broken (break) your pen.
1. Sally ___________ (save) nearly two thousand pounds so far this year.
2. What’s the matter? _______you ______ (lose) something?
3. I ___________ (work) in music industry.
4. Someone ___________ (eat) my chocolates. There aren’t many left.
5. My younger brother ____________ (grow) three centimetres this month.

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6. I ___________ (break) my leg twice in two years.
7. They __________ (put) up their tent for over an hour now, and they still 
haven’t fin ished.
8. Can you translate this note from Paris? I understood French when I was a 
child, but I _(forget) it all.
9. Your English is rather good. _______you _____________ (study) it long?
10. Do you mind if I clean the table? _______you _______ (have) enough to 
eat?
11. I’m not surprised he ______________(fail) his exam. He _____________
(not/work) hard recently.
12. How many times ________ Frank ________ (be) late for work this week?
13. Let’s give that cat some food. It _____________ (sit) on the doorstep for 
hours. I’m sure it’s starving.
14. (do) grammar exercises all morning. I deserve a treat for lunch.
15. Why ________you _______ (not/buy) your mother a present? That’s real-
ly mean of you!
16. I saw Helen yesterday. She _____________ (work) in Canada for the past 
year. Did you know?
17. Where are my keys? This is the third time I _________ (lose) them today.
18. Oh, do be quiet. You _____________ (argue) all day!
Exercise 18. Complete the dialogue putting the verbs in Present Perfect 
Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous.
Joe: Gosh, it ____________ (be) busy this morning, hasn’t it?
Liza: Yes, you look exhausted. What ___________ you ____________(do)?
Joe: I ____________ (not/stop) all morning. I ___________ (write) letters,
____________ (answer) the phone, ____________ (do) the filing... it 
____________ (be) impossible.
Liza: It ____________ (be) the same for me. My phone ____________(ring)
all morning, I____________ (write) five letters... and
I ____________ (interview) three people for that secretarial job.
Joe: Have you? Oh, I____________ (interview) one as well. And I 
____________ (send) off another ten application forms to people who 
want them. It is very popular.
Liza: It is, isn’t it? I can’t think why. Four people ____________ (phone) me 
about it this morning.
Joe: Have they?... Oh, and I ____________ (look) through that letter, you 
know, the one the managing director sent to all the staff...
Liza: Oh, yes. I____________ (already/read) that. Not very interesting, is it?
Joe: No... I think I ____________ (read) it all before...

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