1. Present Perfect

2. Present Perfect Progressive The present perfect progressive expresses the meaning “until now” and makes the connection between the past and present.

3. Since it is progressive, it usually connotes an idea of continuity. It is often used with prepositional phrases: for + amount of time and since + point in time

4. I have been living in London since 1999. I have been living in London for three years.

5. have beenhas been ing The present perfect progressive tense is made by placing have been or has been immediately in front of the –ing form of the main verb.

6. The present perfect progressive can sometimes be interchanged with the present perfect tense with little or no deviation in meaning. has worked Bob has worked there for nine years. Bob has been working there for nine years.

7. However, in cases where the present perfect tense carries the meaning “before now” (non-specific time in the past), the present perfect progressive cannot be used. I have been seeing that movie five times already. I have seen that movie five times already. ------------------------- (correct)

8. I have spent $400 _____. a little while ago so far this month last month several days ago since Friday

9. I have read three chapters in my textbook _____. this week on my last vacation so far not yet a week ago

10. I have seen Lord of the Rings ______. three times yet a week ago since I last saw you last Friday

11. Mr. Foster has been to Hong Kong _____. yet many times yesterday several days ago several times

12. Jeff graduated from high school _____. last Friday since June for two weeks several days ago in 2002

13. lately last week these days recently It rained a lot _____. the day before yesterday

14. Have you written to your parents _____? yesterday yet last week several days ago lately

15. The secretary finished printing the report _____. a few minutes ago already yet since Monday earlier today

16. Have you been to the movies _____? recently last week this week two weeks ago in 2003

17. I read three chapters in my textbook _____. yesterday so far yet last Friday these days

18. I haven’t finished my job _____. yesterday already yet last Friday two days ago

19. She _______ work at 5. has finished will finish is going to finish is finishing finished

20. I don’t think he ______ time to see you. would have will have is going to have is having had

21. The company ________ in profit for the first time next year. was has been is going to be is being had been

22. I ________ to Paris twice this year. was have been am going to be will be am

23. My boss _____ a new house last year. has bought have bought bought is going to buy buys

24. I _____ the last lecture was very confusing. think have thought am thinking was thinking thought

25. My friend _____ to Los Angeles last weekend. drive drove am driving have driven was driving

26. How many people _____ to your party last Saturday? come did come came have come is coming

27. I _____ an interesting program about artificial intelligence on CNN last week. see saw have seen will see would see

28. John Steinbeck _____ about the problems of migrant workers during the Depression. wrote writes has written will write would write

29. Who _____ for President in the last election? runs run did run ran has run

30. Who _____ last night? do you see saw you did you see have you seen see you

31. Billy hasn't played baseball _____ he finished college. for since during ago just

32. The company's new health program began only six months _____. for since during ago just

33. About 10 years _____, students' imagination and creativity dropped off. for since during ago just

34. "I'm nervous because I haven't taught Spanish _____ a long time," Mr. Anderson explained. for since during ago just

35. Japan has experienced broad deflation ______ several years now. for since during ago just

36. The number of jobs held by college-educated workers _____ (rise) by 2.2% over the past year--more than five times the rate for less educated workers. has risen

37. According to Joe Queenan, young people living in the suburbs today are more like people who ______ (grow) up in the 1950s--they have more in common with their grandparents than their parents. grew

38. Most states _____ (adopt) "do not call" lists in recent months. have adopted

39. Jennifer Capriati ______ (win) the Australian Open in January 2002. won

40. The birth rate in Ireland _____ (fall) dramatically since 1980. has fallen

41. Waylon Jennings ______ (sell) more than 40 million albums and singles worldwide, including 16 No. 1 country hits. has sold

42. A British study published two years ago found that people who _____ (eat) six meals a day had an average cholesterol level 5 percent lower than people who ate only one or two meals a day. ate

43. Throughout history poverty _____ (be) the mother of invention. has been

44. Alex was terrified the first time he _____ (fly) in a small plane in 1993. flew

45. Mr Grant is not here, I’m afraid. He ______. just left has just left has already left already left left already

46. Have you faxed any orders through________? yesterday this morning yet already ever

47. They ____________ dealt adequately with our questions. have never never ever have already just

48. I ______ this Iaptop since 2001. I need a new one. have ‘ve had got have got had

49. Our product is very stable. We________ had any complaints yet. had haven’t have didn’t don’t

50. I _________ that story before, and I still don’t believe it. ‘ve been hearing ‘ve heard heard hear

51. We ________ the contract for a Iong time now. ‘ve been discussing ‘ve discussed discussed am discussing

52. Unfortunately, we’ve ______ no new orders since December. received been received been receiving never received

53. Oh no! I _______ (spill) water all over my keyboard! spilled ‘ve been spilling ‘ve spilled ‘m spilling

54. She ________ (speak) to that customer for over an hour. is speaking ‘s been speaking ‘s spoken was speaking

55. When ______ (you / get) back from France? have you got did you get you got are you get

56. ________ (she / give) you those figures yet? Has she given Did she give Has she gave Is she giving