Present Perfect Simple and Continuous — Exercise 3

Complete the following sentences in Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

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the new policy for the last hour. (discuss)

We have been discussing the new policy for the last hour.

1.
Lily and Chris
English for three hours. (study)

have been studying
2.
Peter
that book you gave him. (read)

has read
3.
They
the bus for half an hour. (wait for)

have been waiting for
4.
The manager
emails all morning. (write)

has been writing
5.
The team
the project ahead of schedule. (finish)

has finished
6.
I
my keys all day. Do you know where they are? (look for)

have been looking for
7.
We
our grandmother several times this month. (visit)

have visited
8.
My colleagues
the new software for a few weeks. (work on)

have been working on
9.
Daisy
her friend twice today. (call)

has called
10.
These students
Spanish since January. (learn)

have been learning
11.
I
the house all morning and it’s still a mess. (clean)

have been cleaning
12.
She
yoga classes regularly for six months. (attend)

has been attending
13.
They
him for a long time. (know)

have known
14.
My neighbors
their house for a month. (renovate)

have been renovating
15.
Harry
to five different countries this year. (travel)

has traveled

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