6179 present perfect simple or continuous

Name: Date: Part A: Theory – marks Instructions: Answer each question in full sentences Give an example for each When is Present Perfect Simple used? How is it formed? Give an example When is Present Perfect Continuous used? How is it formed? Give an example Part B: Situations – marks Instructions: Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets Tom started reading a book two hours ago He is still reading it and now he is on page 53 (read / for two hours) (read/ 53 pages so far) Linda is from Australia She is travelling round Europe at the moment She began her tour months ago (travel/ for months) (visit/ six countries so far) Jimmy is a tennis player He began playing tennis when he was ten years old This year he is national champion again – for the fourth time (win/ the national championship four times) (play/ tennis since he was ten) _ When they finished college, Mary and Sue stared making music together They still make music (make/ ten songs since they finished college) _ (make / music since they finished college) _ _ Part C: Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative Sentences - 18 marks Instructions: Complete each sentence by using the verb in the correct tense Look! Someone (break) that window! You look tired (you/ work) hard? “ (you/ ever / work) in a factory?” “No, never.” “Jane is away on holiday.” “Oh, where (she/ go)?” I (practise) the piano for 30 minutes.1 Bob (run) 10 km The children (be) on holiday for six days The dog (bark) since midnight We (miss) the bus twice this week 10 You (eat / not) up yet 11 We (know / not) them for a long time 12 She (hang / not) up all the pictures yet 13 How long _ (wait / she) for us? 14 How many times (tell / I) you? 15 How many months (take / you) piano lessons? 16 (stay / you / ever) in a castle? 17 He (speak / not) on the phone for half an hour, just a couple of minutes 18 They (work / not) since o'clock They just started an hour ago Part D: Text – 18 marks Instructions: Mrs Ellis is writing to her son, Thomas, who is a student Write the most suitable present perfect form (simple or continuous) using the words in brackets Dear Thomas, It be) It has been several weeks since we last had a letter from you (we hope) _ _ to hear from you Why (not you write) _ to us? You know how much your letters (always mean) _ to us (I send) _ a parcel you with some food and warm clothes Your father (save) _ the weekly sports magazines you like to read, and (we put) _ these in the parcel too Life (go on) _ as usual here Mr Jones next door, who (not enjoy) _ _ good health recently, (have to ) 10 _ go into the hospital (He have) 11 _ an operation and will be home again soon Meanwhile, his cat (come)12. _ _ to us for food and milk I think (we manage) 13. _ to look after it quite well (You see) 14 _ anything of Mark Andrews? Apparently (he leave) 15. school now and is at the same college as you (We get) 16 _ news of him regularly from his mother But, of course he’s two years younger than you (He not say) 17 _ _ if (he meet) 18 _ you or not By now your first exams will be over We hope (you do) 19 _ _ well in them Write back soon Lots of love, Mom Total Marks: 50 marks