Present Perfect and Continuous

Answer with either Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous

They ______________ (win) several awards.

Answer explanation

Something that happened in the past at an unespecified time.

Fill with either Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

____________ your brother ____________ (find) a new job?

Answer explanation

A recent action in the past.

You _____________ (not reply) to my email.

• haven't replied

• hasn't replied

• haven't reply

• have replied

Write the sentence either in Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

We /not go out/ recently.

Rewrite either in Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

How long / you / learn / Russian?

Answer explanation

We are specifically asking for the duration of the action.

Rewrite with either Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

they / practise / for a long time?

Answer explanation

An action that starts in the past and continues to the present moment.

In the following questions, you have to choose either Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

Sigrid is a singer from Norway. She has sung/been singing since she was 16.

• sung

• been singing

Answer explanation

It is an action that started in the past and continues nowadays.

Thousands of people have watched/ been watching her first ever music video, and they love it.

• watched

• been watching

Since then, she has got/been getting more and more popular and has made/been making two EPs and an album.

• got/ made

• been getting/ been making

• been getting / made

• got/ been making

Sigrid has appeared/been appearing at Glastonbury Festival in the UK, and she has won/been winning the BBC Sound award.

• appeared/won

• been appearing/been winning

• appeared/been winning

• been appearing/won