Grammar Test. Present Perfect Continuous.

Grammar Test. Present Perfect Continuous.

Task 1. Fill in for or since. (2 points).

1. It has been raining ______ hours. I wish it would stop.
2. My father has been the manager of this firm ______ ten years.
3. They have been married ______ last April.
4. We have been living here ______ 1980.
5. I haven’t seen Emily ______ ages.
6. ______ I moved to York, I have been feeling much happier.

Task 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous. (4 points).

1. Nick … (do) his homework for forty minutes.
2. They are hot. They …(run) since 7 o’clock.
3. The boys… (ride) bikes since 4 p.m.
4. Everything is white. It …(snow) all night.
5. My neighbours … (travel) for more than two months.
6. Jessica …(prepare) for her final exams all day.
7. Fiona … (lie) on the floor for half an hour.
8. They are hot. They … (jog) since 7 a.m.

Task 3. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the Present Perfect Continuous. (6 points).

work           talk            search            clean          shop        collect             walk            sleep

1. They _________ the house since 8 o’clock.
2. We _________ for two hours. We are very tired.
3. Sara is exhausted. She _________ hard all day.
4. He _________ since ten o’clock, it’s time he woke up.
5. Have you seen my bag? I _________ for it all morning.
6. Jane _________ to her boss for an hour now.
7. My dad _________ toy cars since he was a child.
8. I _________ all day and I haven’t a cent left.