B2: Grammar focus 1 : Present perfect simple and continuous

Choose the correct answer.

It started raining at three p.m. It's still raining.

• It's raining since three o'clock.

• It's been raining since three o'clock.

• It rained since three o'clock.

• It rains since three o'clock.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I started working on this project 10 minutes ago. I'm still doing it now.

• I'm working on this project for ten minutes.

• I work on my projects for ten minutes.

• I've been working on this project for ten minutes.

• I worked on my project for ten minutes.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The snow started to fall yesterday. It's still snowing.

• It's snowed since yesterday.

• It's been snowing since yesterday.

• It's snowing since yesterday.

• It snowed since yesterday.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I came to the shops in the morning. I'm still looking for a present.

• I've been looking for a present for my mum all morning.

• I've looked for a present for my mum all morning.

• I'm looking for a present for my mum all morning.

• I looked for a present for my mum all morning.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I met my best friend 3 years ago. He is still my friend.

• We've been friends for three years.

• We've been friends since three years.

• We've been being friends for three years.

• We are friends for three years.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He designs games. He started when he was 15.

• He's been designing games since he was 15.

• He's designing games since he was 15.

• He designed games since he was 15.

• He's been designed games since he was 15.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He likes China. He visited China three times.He wants to go again.

• He's been to China three times.

• He's went to China three times.

• He went China three times.

• He's been visiting to China three times.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

This is the first time he's eating sushi.

• He hasn't eaten sushi before.

• He hasn't been eating sushi before.

• He hasn't ate sushi before.

• He hasn't been eaten sushi before.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

It's the first time he's playing the guitar.

• He hasn't played the guitar before.

• He hasn't been played the guitar before.

• He isn't playing the guitar before.

• He hasn't been playing the guitar before.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

It's the first time he's visiting France.

• He hasn't visited France before.

• He hasn't been visited France before.

• He hasn't been visiting France before.

• He didn't visited France before.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D