BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH
Exercise 1: Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous
Robin: I think the waiter (forget) ____1____us. We (wait)_____2____ here for over half an hour and nobody (take)____3_____our order yet.
Michele: I think you're right. He (walk)____4____ by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already)____5____.
Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only)____6____ here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.
Michele: He must realize we (order, not)____7____ yet! We (sit)____8____ here for over half an hour staring at him.
Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even)____9____ us. He (run)_____10____ from table to table taking orders and serving food.
Michele: That's true, and he (look, not)____11____ in our direction once.
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Exercise 2 : Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous
1. Judy: How long you (be)____12_____ in Canada?
Claude: I (study)____13____here for more than three years.
2. I (have)____14____ the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
3. I (love)____15____chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic."
4. Matt and Sarah (have)___16_____ some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they (go)___17_____ to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out.
5. John (work)____18_____ for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he (enjoy)____19_____ his work, but now he is talking about retiring.
6. Lately, I (think)____20_____ about changing my career because I (become)____21_____ dissatisfied with the conditions at my company.
7. I (see)_____22_____ Judy for more than five years and during that time I have (see)____23_____ many changes in her personality.
Exercise 3: Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous
1. It (rain)____24____ all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
2. Sid: Where is Gary?
Sarah: He (study, at the library)____25____ for his German test on Wednesday. In fact, he (review)____26_____ for the test every day for the last week.
3. You look really great! (You, exercise)_____27____ at the fitness center ?
4. Frank, where have you been? We (wait)____28_____ for you since 1 PM.
5. Tim: What is that sound?
Nancy: A car alarm (ring)____29_____ somewhere down the street. It (drive) ___30_____me crazy - I wish it would stop! It (ring) _____31__for more than twenty minutes.
6. Joseph's English (improve, really)____32_____ , isn't it? He (watch) ____33_____American television programs and (study)____34_____ his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.
7. Dan: You look a little tired. (You, get) __35_____enough sleep lately?
Michelle: Yes, I (sleep)_____36______relatively well. I just look tired because I (feel)___37____ a little sick for the last week.
Dan: I hope you feel better soon.
Michelle: Thanks. I (take, currently) ___38_____some medicine, so I should feel better in a couple of days.
Listen! She (shout)_____39____ again!
8. I know! She (shout)____40_____ for hours!
9. I (hate) ____41_____that girl.
10. I (hate)______42______ that girl since she stole my boyfriend!
11. Oh no! They (argue) ___43_____again!
12. Yes, they (argue)_____44_____ for hours!
13. He (have) _____45_____a new computer!
14. Since when? Oh, he (have)____46____ it since June.
15. I can't come, I (wait for)_____47____ Jim.
16. I'm losing hope! I (wait for)____48______ him for 45 minutes.
17. She (be) ____49_____very famous now.
18. It's true! She (be) _____50_____famous since her last film with Orlando Bloom.
Exercise 4: Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous
Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris. I would like to find out a little bit more about your background.
A.
Mr. Harris: I (work)___51___ in the insurance industry for over ten years. I worked for Met Life for six years and World Insurance for four and a half. During that time, I heard many good things about Hollings Life Insurance and that's why I (apply)____52_____ for the new sales position.
Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests.
Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the Sierra Club and play tennis. In fact, I (compete) ____53_____in a tennis tournament this weekend.
Mr. Smith: Really, how long (you, play) ___54_____tennis ?
Mr. Harris: I (play) ___55_____since high school. I love the sport.
Mr. Smith: Great! We like dedication here at Hollings Life. You mentioned you volunteer at the Sierra Club. I (work, currently) ____56____with them on the sea turtle project. We (try)_____57____ to create a wildlife sanctuary near the bay.
Mr. Harris: Do you know Frank Harris? He's my brother. He (work, presently)____58____ on the same project.
Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Frank's would be a welcome addition to Hollings Life. Just one more thing, we (look)____59_____ for somebody who is fluent in Spanish; many of our clients are from Mexico.
Mr. Harris: No problem. I (study) ____60_____Spanish since elementary school.
Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.
B.
Jack (be)_____61____ my friend for over 20 years. We (know)_____62_____ each other since we were children. Recently, he and his family (move) ____63____ to a house on the same street as me, and now our children play together almost every day.
For the last ten years, Jack and I (play)____64_____ for the same hockey team every Saturday. Jack is a better player than I am, but in the last few months he (have) _____65_______some trouble with his left knee, and he (find)"____66______ it hard to play a full game. He (see) ______67______the doctor several times about his knee, but the doctor doesn't know what is causing his pain. Jack (decide)____68____ to take a break from hockey for a while, so that his knee can recover. It's going to be lonely on the team without him!
Exercise 5: Complete sentences based on the prompts. There are two things to think about: first, you will have to get the form of the present perfect correct, and second, you will need to decide whether to use "for" or "since" with the time expression.
69. I / live / here / five years
70. Fred / be / pilot / 1992
71. We / know / each other / childhood
72. Ten years / Mayumi and Yoko / work / in the same office
73. I / want / play / professional hockey / I was four
