I. Choose the correct tense.

1. Mr Smith has bought/has been buying a new house in the country.
2. I have been helping/have helped my mother to clean up the neighborhood all week.
3. My brother has been learning/has learnt English for two years now and he loves it.
4. They have been painting/have painted twenty-five pictures.
5. She has been wanting/has wanted to visit Cyprus for a very long time.
6. He has been knowing/has known Mark for ages.
7. We have just been making/have just made an agreement.
8. People have been taking/have taken photos since 1851.

II. Fill in the correct time expression.

ever yet since (2) lately for(2) all night how long just

1. Has she finished tidying her room … ?
2. I’ve been working on this project …. 11 o’clock this evening.
3. …. has he been teaching English?
4. I’ve …. taken the chicken out of the oven and it smells disgusting.
5. They’ve been feeling ill …. more than a week.
6. My baby brother has been crying …. .
7. Have you …. been to New York?
8. They have been best friends …. 2001.
9. I have been waiting for Clive …. a long time.
10. I haven’t seen her for ages. What has she been doing …. ?

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or present perfect continuous.

1. You … (clean) the house for hours. Why don’t you have a rest?
2. It’s the most beautiful yard we … (ever/see).
3. I … (wait) for you since 8 o’clock this morning. Where … (you/be)?
4. How long …. (Kate/study) Spanish?
5. Sue can play the flute very well. She … (take lessons) for six years.
6. I … (be) to the UK twice.
7. She’s tired. She … (iron) for four hours.