Present Continuous

Exercises
Add the -ing
1. camp ______________
2. swim ______________
3. travel______________
4. walk ______________
5. have ______________
6. write ______________
7. cook ______________
8. shop ______________

Complete the sentences

1. His dad and brother ________(cycle) to the shops.
2. We __________ (not travel) in Japan.
3. I __________ (sunbathe) on the beach.
4. She __________ (not watch) TV.
5. They __________ (not swim) in the sea.
6. Sue __________ (stay) at home today.

Write the questions and the short answers

1. your dad / work / today /?
_____________________________
Yes, _________________________
2. you / have a good time / on holiday / ?

_____________________________
Yes, _________________________
3. your mum / cook dinner / now / ?
_____________________________
Yes, _________________________
4. your friends / play football / ?
_____________________________
Yes, _________________________

Complete the dialogues

1. a. Im going on holiday.
b. Where ______________ ?
2. a. Hes cooking dinner.
b. What ______________ ?
3. a. My sister is going to England.
b. Who ______________ ?
4. a. We arent staying in a hotel.
b. Where ______________ ?

Present continuous
1. I ___________ (watch) a reality show on TV.
2. My favourite team ___________ (win)!
3. Someone ___________ (swim) in the sea.
4. Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach.
5. We ___________ (not watch) a soap opera.
6. I ___________ (not do) my homework.

7. Mum ___________ (read) a magazine.

8. My brother ___________ (not listen) to the radio.
9. Dad ___________ (not cook) dinner.
10. Tara ___________ (talk) by phone.
11. Joe ___________ (play) on the computer.
12. Who ___________(watch) TV?
13. Tina ___________ (do) grammar exercises.
14. I ___________ (eat) a pizza.
15. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom.
16. I ___________ (not write) an email.
17. Amy ___________ (not go) to school today.
18. We ___________ (not have) fun today.
19. My team ___________ (not win) the match.
20. My parents ___________ (drive) to work now.
21. ___________ they ___________ (read) magazines? Yes, they are.
22. ___________ you ___________ (learn) English? Yes I am.
23. ___________ Helen ___________ (write) a letter? No, she isnt.
24. ___________ Sarah ___________ (play) the guitar? Yes, she is.
25. We ___________ (not play) basketball.

Present continuous
1. Trina ___________ (walk) past the supermarket.
2. Where are you? We ___________ (wait) for you!
3. Im on a bus and it ___________ (not move).
4. When ___________ you ___________ (come) to see me?

5. I ___________ (sit) on a bus.

6. Petes mother ___________ (not have) a burger.
7. Johns friends ___________ (play) football at the Sports Centre.
8. My best friend ___________ (sit) next to me.
9. I ___________ (not wear) something blue.
10. My teacher ___________ (not stand) behind me.
11. I ___________ (not write) with a pencil.
12. Irama ___________ (have) a shower.
13. Montse ___________ (leave) the room.
14. Marcelo ___________ (make) a phone call.
15. Rosa ___________ (open) the door.
16. Olga ___________ (brush) her teeth.
17. Eva ___________ (sing).
18. Mati ___________ (listen) to the radio. 1
9. Jose ___________ (walk) to school.
20. Javi ___________ (write) a letter.
21. What ___________ the boys ___________ (do) now?
22. Angela ___________ (eat) spaghetti.
23. What ___________ your teacher ___________ (say)?
24. Juanma ___________ (play) with the dog.
25. Where ___________ Eva and Mar ___________ (sit)?

Present continuous
1. I ____________ (learn) how to swim.
2. I ____________ (eat) my lunch.

3. I ____________ (watch) television.

4. She ____________ (read) a book.
5. Dad ____________ (bake) a cake.
6. My sister ____________ (listen) to music.
7. Peter ____________ (clean) his car.
8. The dog ____________ (bark) in the garden.
9. We ____________ (sing) our favourite song.
10. My brother and I ____________ (play) a computer game.
11. The teachers ____________ (show) us a film.
12. They ____________ (bring) a TV in the classroom.
13. Shes bored. Her friend ____________ (watch) TV again.
14. Martins excited. Chelsea ____________ (win) the match.
15. Im scared. A big dog ____________ (stand) in front of me.
16. Shes happy. She ____________ (not work) today.
17. Im worried. It ____________ (rain) and I havent got an umbrella.
18. The teacher is annoyed. We ____________ (not listen).
19. What ____________ you ____________ (wait) for? Im ____________ (wait) for
John.
20. ____________ it ____________ (snow)? No, it ____________ (rain).
21. What ____________ you ____________ (do) today? We ____________ (go) to the
park.
22. ____________ you ____________ (listen) to me? No, I ____________ (listen) to the
radio.
23. ____________ you ____________ (watch) TV? No, we ____________ (study).
24. What ____________ you ____________ (do)? I ____________ (do) my homework.
25. ____________ they ____________ (sleep)? Yes, they are.

Present Perfect Exercise 01

Change the verb into the correct form, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to
get a free letter if you don't know. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!
Change the verb into the correct form:

1. I

2. She

3. My family

4. I h

5. Marta

(read) your book several times.

(wear) that skirt many times.

(visit) Brazil a few times.

(eat) already.

(finish) her homework.

6. You

(break) the glass again.

7. They

(pay) for everything.

8. It

9. I

10. We

(never snow) like that.

(meet) Anna once.

(see) him before.

11. You

(buy) 4 cars so far.

12. There

(be) problems.

13. I

14. Maria

15. The kids

(have) a snake.

(raise) a monkey.

(grow) so much!

Present Perfect Exercise 02

Change the verb into the correct form, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to
get a free letter if you don't know. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!
Change the verb into the correct form:

1. The students

2. She

3. Man

4. People

5. I

6. The class

7. Allison

(improve).

(become) really beautiful.

(invent) many great inventions.

(cause) much destruction to the planet.

(learn) to surf.

(do) 5 tests this month.

(find) a few problems with your plan.

8. We

9. I

(consult) some doctors about this.

(meet) Debbie in the last week.

10. In the previous year, we

(double) our income.

11. She

(be) sick since Sunday.

12. You

(be) away for 2 weeks.

13. He

(hate) cheese since childhood.

14. Mark and Katie

15. I

(be) together for two years.

(like) mango since my last trip.

Present Perfect Exercise 03

Change the verb into the correct form, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to
get a free letter if you don't know. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!
Change the verb into the correct form:

1. I

2. They

(be) here for two hours.

(own) the house since 1991.

3. They

(have) those problems for a long time.

4. We

(eat) seen this movie already.

5. You

6. Angela

7. Lisa

(check) my spelling.

(taste) baked bananas in her trip to South America.

(buy) a new television.

8. Donna

(break) her leg.

9. Tim and Allison

10. I

(have) a baby.

(know) Susan for all my life.

11. Dan

(work) here since last November.

12. Jamie

(be) sick for two days now.

13. You

(wait) for an answer since March.

14. Peter

15. I

(be) here since last summer.

(built) many houses in my life.

Present Perfect Exercise 04

Change the verb into the correct form, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to
get a free letter if you don't know. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!
Change the verb into the correct form:

1. They

2. We

(prepare) a beautiful dinner for us.

(eat) too much.

3. Sarah

(drink) all the juice.

4. Peter

(waste) all his money on drinks.

5. I

6. You

7. The kids

(be) in England for over 15 years.

(make) too much noise this time.

(clean) the house.

8. The test

9. I

10. Morgan

11. We

12. It

13. Julie

14. I

15. We

(start).

(bake) a carrot cake.

(lose) her wallet.

(talk) once.

(rain) twice this week.

(never be) so quite.

(just take) a shower.

(publish) three books up to now.

Present Perfect Continuous

Use the words below to form present perfect continuous tense
sentences. Don't forget to put a full-stop at the end of each
sentence.
Examples:

You / run / in the park.

You've been running in the park.

1. She / sit / on the chair

2. I / look / at the lovely scenery

3. We / talk / about the new teacher

4. It / rain / all day

5. He / learn / English for two years

6. I / work / at the bank

7. They / feel / sick since Tuesday

8. He / smoke / in my house

9. We / go to that new shop

10
George and Harry / watch / football
.

Present Perfect Continuous - Questions

Use the words below to form present perfect
continuous tense questions. Don't forget to put
a question mark at the end of each question.
Examples:

you / learn / English

Have you been learning English?
How long / you / learn / English
How long have you been learning English?

1.

you / study / hard?

2.

he / go / to his mother's very often?

3.

how long / we / wait / here?

4.

how long / she / work / at that school?

5.

what / you / do?

6.

how long / it / rain?

7.

you / cry?

8.

they / travel / around Asia?

9.

Lilly / have / a hard time at work?

10. how long / you / wash / cars?

Present Perfect Continuous - Negative

Use the words below to form negative present
perfect continuous tense sentences. Don't forget
to put a full-stop at the end of each sentence.
Examples:

I / study / very hard lately.

I haven't been studying very hard lately.

1.

I / grow / vegetables for a while

2.

You / walk / very much lately

3.

She / come / home early

4.

The clock / work / since last year

5.

Tina / teach / English all year

6.

They / live / in Sydney since 1995

7.

We / go / to the new swimming pool

8.

He / exercise / regularly

9.

You / read / much recently

10. They / meet / in secret

complete the sentences below using the correct form.

1) Oh no! I can't pay for the taxi; I have ___ my money at home.

leaving

been leaving

left

2) I have never ___ the Great Wall of China before.

see

seen

saw

3) I have lived in Cape Town ___ two months.

already

for

since

4) Kelly is in her bed, she has ___ for three hours.

been sleep

been sleeping

sleeping

5) My teacher is going to be so angry; I haven't finished my homework ___.

yet

since

already

6) I am an English student; I have been studying English ___ 2007.

for

just

since

7) The builders are very efficient; they have ___ finished the foundations for our
house.

already

yet

since

8) I have ___ three ice-creams today.

eating

been eating

eaten

9) Katie must be around here somewhere, I have ___ seen her.

just
since
yet