Present perfect simple and continuous

Present perfect simple and continuous

Lower Intermediate

Vocabulary

Friends and relationships

Multiple Choice

When Ahmed moved to Sohar he started to make a lot of new friends because he didn't know anyone.

• Ahmed started to be friends with new people in Sohar.

• Ahmed didn't start being friends with new people in Sohar.

Multiple Choice

Leena thinks it's important to get to know people when you want to be friends with them.

• Leena thinks you can be friends with people without knowing anything about them.

• Leena thinks you need to know things about people and their personality to be their friend.

Multiple Choice

Faisal gets on with his cousin Ammar very well. They are always together.

• Faisal and Ammar have a very good relationship.

• Faisal and Ammar hate each other.

• Faisal isn't interested in Ammar.

Multiple Choice

Fatima loves to meet new people. She finds it very easy to __________.

• make new friends.

• get new friends.

• have new friends.

• buy new friends.

Multiple Choice

Ahmed and Said talked a lot about their hobbies, interests and ideas. As they ___ __ ____ each other, they became very good friends.

• made to know

• got to know

• had to know

• went to know

Multiple Choice

My sister makes me so angry, I don't ___ __ ____ her at all, we always argue about everything.

• have on with

• get on to

• get on with

• run over to

Multiple Choice

Said has fallen out with Mohammed. They were very close until Mohammed wrote about some of Said's personal issues on Facebook.

• Said and Mohammed have stopped being friends

• Said and Mohammed are still very close

• Said and Mohammed were not friends but now they are.

Multiple Choice

Maryam likes going out with her sister Fatima. They love the same shops, they like going for walks and they go to the same gym.

• Maryam and Fatima like the same social activities.

• Maryam likes shopping but Fatima likes the gym.

• Maryam and Fatima don't like doing the same social activities.

Multiple Choice

You'll be pleased to know that Said has made up with Mohammed! Mohammed felt terrible and apologised for what he had done and Said was able to forgive him.

• Said and Mohammed have become close friends again.

• Said and Mohammed are still not friends.

• Said has not forgiven Mohammed for what he did.

• Said has written terrible things about Mohammed on Facebook.

Multiple Choice

Mohannad has a lot in common with his older brother, Ahmed. They both love cars and video games, they always laugh at the same jokes and they are both Chelsea fans.

• Mohannad and Ahmed have many of the same interests and tastes.

• Mohannad and Ahmed don't like any of the same things.

• Mohannad is older than Ahmed and they like different things.

• Mohannad likes Chelsea but Ahmed doesn't.

Multiple Choice

They used to be friends but last week Mike ___ ___ ____ Paul over a problem at school.

• fell off with

• fell over on

• fell out with

• fell on the ground with

Multiple Choice

Muhannad: Are you _____ ___ ____ your friends tonight?

Mustafa: No, I'm staying at home. I want to watch something on Netflix.

• getting out with

• going out with

• having the fun

• growing up with

Multiple Choice

After they fell out over Sara's book, her sister apologised and Sara ____ __ ____ her sister again. Everything is OK.

• made off with

• made up with

• did away with

• walked off with

Multiple Choice

What did Mike say?

• I haven't got anything in common with my younger brother, Jake.

• I've got a lot in common with my younger brother, James.

• I don't have much in common with my younger brother, Jamal.

• I've got a lot in common with my little cousin, James.

Open Ended

Who do you get on with the most? (Who are you closest to?) (Write more than 15 words) Start with 'I get on very well with ....'

Open Ended

Have you ever fallen out with someone you were close to? Did you make up again? (Write more than 20 words). Start with: 'Once I fell out with ... '

Open Ended

Do you find it easy or difficult to make new friends? Why? (write more than 20 words) Start with 'I find it easy to make new friends because ...' or 'I find it difficult to make new friends because ...'

Present perfect simple and continuous

practice

Multiple Choice

Dave is talking to his friend, Tom.

Dave: What have you been doing recently?

Tom: Well, I’ve been learning Arabic, actually.

Dave: Really? Isn’t that really difficult?

Tom: Well, yes, to be honest, it is difficult.

• Dave has been learning Arabic.

• Tom has been learning Arabic and he finds it easy.

• Tom has been learning Arabic and he finds it difficult.

• Dave has been learning Arabic and he finds it easy.

Multiple Choice

Dave: What have you learnt so far?

Tom: Well, so far, I’ve learnt a few of the letters and I’ve learnt to read from right to left.

Dave: Is that all you’ve learnt?

Tom: No, of course, not, I’ve also learnt to say a few basic phrases.

• Tom has only learnt a few letters.

• Tom has learnt a few letters and he's learnt to read from right to left.

• Tom has learnt a few letters, he has learnt to read from right to left and he has learnt a few basic phrases.

• Tom has learnt a lot of letters, he has learnt to read from right to left and to have difficult conversations.

Multiple Choice

Dave: What phrases have you learnt?

Tom: السلام عليكم

Tom: اسمي توم وأنا أمريكي

Dave: I can say all that: Salami, come! It’s me, Anna, the American!

• Tom has learned to introduce himself and Dave has made a joke about the words.

• Tom has learned to talk about his job and Dave wants to eat salami.

• Tom has learned to introduce himself and Dave has married an American called Anna.

• Tom has married an American and Dave has eaten salami for lunch

Multiple Choice

Tom: Dave, has anyone ever told you that you have the worst sense of humour in the world?

Dave: Don’t say that! I’ve been working on my sense of humour. I’ve been doing an online comedy course.

• Tom has just told Dave that his sense of humor is very bad and David has said that he has been doing an online comedy course.

• Dave has just told Tom to do an online comedy course because he doesn't understand David's jokes.

• Tom has just said that he thinks Dave is very funny and David has said he needs to learn to tell better jokes.

• Dave has just told Tom that he thinks Tom's jokes are very funny and that he should do an online comedy course.

Multiple Choice

Tom: Oh, I see, and how has that been going?

Dave: Not very well, actually. When I tell my jokes to my wife and kids, none of them laugh. Then I get embarrassed and nervous. And… then they start laughing at me.

• Dave's family have not reacted to his comedy the way Dave had hoped

• Dave's family have reacted to his comedy exactly the way Dave had hoped.

• Dave's family haven't been laughing at Dave's jokes, they've been laughing at Tom's jokes.

• Dave's family have been learning Arabic so that they don't have to listen to his jokes.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is the present perfect continuous?

• What have you been doing recently?

• What have you done?

• What are you doing?

• What did you do?

I have been learning Arabic.
I have learnt Arabic.

Which sentence talks about something that has finished?
In which sentence is the activity not finished?

Multiple Choice

Which languages have you learnt?

• I've learnt Arabic, Spanish and French.

• I've been learning Arabic, Spanish and French.

Multiple Choice

What have you been doing today?

• I've learnt Arabic.

• I've been learning Arabic.

• I was learning Arabic.

Multiple Choice

How many football matches have you played this season?

• I've played 9 matches this season.

• I've been playing 9 matches this season

• I was playing 9 matches this season.

Multiple Choice

What have you done today?

• I've finished my studies, I've done some exercise and I've cleaned the car.

• I've been finishing my studies, I've been doing exercise and I've been cleaning the car.

Look at this question: Why are you tired? 

There are 2 correct answers. Explain the difference:
Because I've been playing football.
Because I've played 3 football matches this week.

Multiple Choice

Why are you so tired?

• Because I've been helping my father on the farm all day.

• Because I've helped my father on the farm today.

Multiple Choice

Why are you so tired?

• Because I have cleaned 15 cars.

• Because I have been cleaning 15 cars.

Poll

What do you think about the vocabulary.

• I think I will remember most of it.

• I think I will remember some of it.

• I don't think I will remember very much of it.

• What vocabulary?

Poll

How did you find the reading comprehension.

• It was easy.

• It was quite easy.

• It was quite hard.

• It was very difficult.

Poll

Can you see the difference between the present perfect continuous and the present perfect simple.

• Yes, it's perfectly clear to me.

• Yes, but I need more practice.

• Not really.

• Oh, is there a difference?