WorksheetsPresent Perfect Simple and Progressive
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
The present perfect simple is used for
an action in the past whose result is important in the present
an action in the past that is finished
an action in the past that has been going on for some time
We use the present perfect progressive for
action that started in the past and are continuining for some time in the present
emphasizing the duration of the action
emphasizing an action
The present simple progressive CANNOT be used with
state verbs
dynamic verbs
I this letter for 10 minutes.
been writing
have been writing
have written
Look! You ________________ your car.
has washed
have been washing
have washed
She's broken her leg.
Her leg was broken and now it is not anymore.
Her leg is still broken now.
She broke her own leg
The kitchen looks a mess. Well, Oliver has been making a cake. Is this correct or not?
Correct
Incorrect
She looks tired. Well, she has been travelling a lot lately.
Correct
Incorrect
With the present perfect SIMPLE we can use
just
yet
still
but
already
Which of these are used for the present perfect PROGRESSIVE?
on May 23rd
for a long time
for some years
in 1998
for 50 days.
I've been reading more about science. As a result, I've been understanding better. Is this correct or incorrect?
Correct
Incorrect
Shopie has won an award. Why isn't the past simple used her?
It's not used because the present perfect simple emphazises de duration of an action.
It's wrong, the past simple should be used. It's an action in the past that is finished.
It's a life experience that happened in the past but that could happen again.
Shopie has won an award. Why isn't the past simple used her?
It's not used because the present perfect simple emphazises de duration of an action.
It's wrong, the past simple should be used. It's an action in the past that is finished.
It's a life experience that happened in the past but that could happen again.
Which of these are stative verbs?
run
want
own
remember
write
