Exercise on Present Perfect Progressive

Complete the sentences in Present Perfect Progressive.

1. We (do) ………………………………… business since 1995. 2. Mister Vincent (wait) ………………………………… in the entrance hall for 20 minutes already. 3. Our company (supply) ………………………………… pumps for almost 20 years. 4. I need a break - I (type) ………………………………… in those numbers for three hours now. 5. These customers (purchase) ………………………………… our machines for over a decade. 6. For the last 30 minutes, I (try) ………………………………… to get through to Misses Ryan. 7. Jane (work / not) ………………………………… here for two years, but for five years. 8. How long (you / learn) ………………………………… English? 9. Marta is completely out of breath. (she / run) ………………………………………………………….……….? 10. (you / read) …………………………………………… the catalogue?11. He (work) ………………………………… in this company since 1985. 12. I (wait) ………………………………… for you since two o'clock. 13. Mary (live) ………………………………… in Germany since 1992. 14. Why is he so tired? He (play) ………………………………… tennis for five hours. 15. How long (learn / you) ………………………………… English? 16. We (look for) ………………………………… the motorway for more than an hour. 17. I (live) ………………………………… without electricity for two weeks. 18. The film (run / not) ………………………………… for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already. 19. How long (work / she) ………………………………… in the garden? 20. She (not / be) ………………………………… in the garden for more than an hour.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

Robin: I think the waiter (forget) ………………………………… us. We (wait) ………………………………… here for over half an hour and nobody (take) ………………………………… our order yet.

Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) ………………………………… by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already) ………………………………….

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) ………………………………… here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.

Michele: He must realize we (order, not) ………………………………… yet! We (sit) ………………………………… here for over half an hour staring at him.

Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) ………………………………… us. He (run) ………………………………… from table to table taking orders and serving food.

Michele: That's true, and he (look, not) ………………………………… in our direction once.

Exercise on Present Perfect Progressive

Complete the sentences in Present Perfect Progressive.

1. We (do) ………………………………… business since 1995. 2. Mister Vincent (wait) ………………………………… in the entrance hall for 20 minutes already. 3. Our company (supply) ………………………………… pumps for almost 20 years. 4. I need a break - I (type) ………………………………… in those numbers for three hours now. 5. These customers (purchase) ………………………………… our machines for over a decade. 6. For the last 30 minutes, I (try) ………………………………… to get through to Misses Ryan. 7. Jane (work / not) ………………………………… here for two years, but for five years. 8. How long (you / learn) ………………………………… English? 9. Marta is completely out of breath. (she / run) ………………………………………………………….……….? 10. (you / read) …………………………………………… the catalogue?11. He (work) ………………………………… in this company since 1985. 12. I (wait) ………………………………… for you since two o'clock. 13. Mary (live) ………………………………… in Germany since 1992. 14. Why is he so tired? He (play) ………………………………… tennis for five hours. 15. How long (learn / you) ………………………………… English? 16. We (look for) ………………………………… the motorway for more than an hour. 17. I (live) ………………………………… without electricity for two weeks. 18. The film (run / not) ………………………………… for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already. 19. How long (work / she) ………………………………… in the garden? 20. She (not / be) ………………………………… in the garden for more than an hour.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

Robin: I think the waiter (forget) HAS FORGOTTEN us. We (wait) 'VE BEEN WAITING here for over half an hour and nobody (take) HAS TAKEN our order yet.

Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) HAS WALKED by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already) HAVE ALREADY ORDERED.

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) HAVE ONLY BEEN here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.

Michele: He must realize we (order, not) HAVEN'T ORDERED yet! We (sit) 'VE BEEN SITTING here for over half an hour staring at him.

Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) HAS EVEN NOTICED us. He (run) HAS BEEN RUNNING from table to table taking orders and serving food.

Michele: That's true, and he (look, not) HASN'T LOOKED in our direction once.