Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous - Practice Booklet

Grammar Explanation
Present Perfect Simple:

- Completed actions at an unspecified time.

- Life experiences or changes over time.

Structure: Subject + have/has + past participle

Example: She has visited Paris.

Present Perfect Continuous:

- Actions that began in the past and continue.

- Recently stopped actions with results.

Structure: Subject + have/has + been + verb-ing

Example: She has been studying all morning.

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Worksheet 1
1. You have __________ (study) a book.

2. He has __________ (do) a book.

3. You have __________ (write) a book.

4. They have __________ (read) a book.

5. They have __________ (play) for two hours.

6. She has __________ (do) a book.

7. They have __________ (play) for two hours.

8. He has __________ (study) a book.

9. They have __________ (study) a book.

10. You have __________ (eat) a book.

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Worksheet 2
1. He has __________ (go) a book.

2. He has __________ (work) for two hours.

3. They have __________ (work) for two hours.

4. We have __________ (watch) a book.

5. You have __________ (read) for two hours.

6. They have __________ (go) a book.

7. We have __________ (work) a book.

8. You have __________ (play) for two hours.

9. We have __________ (run) for two hours.

10. She has __________ (do) a book.

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Worksheet 3
1. You have __________ (watch) for two hours.

2. We have __________ (read) for two hours.

3. We have __________ (run) a book.

4. I have __________ (play) a book.

5. They have __________ (do) for two hours.

6. I have __________ (watch) a book.

7. I have __________ (play) a book.

8. They have __________ (go) a book.

9. She has __________ (go) for two hours.

10. We have __________ (study) for two hours.

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Worksheet 4
1. You have __________ (work) a book.

2. We have __________ (work) for two hours.

3. We have __________ (go) a book.

4. She has __________ (study) a book.

5. He has __________ (play) a book.

6. She has __________ (write) for two hours.

7. She has __________ (do) a book.

8. He has __________ (do) a book.

9. We have __________ (do) a book.

10. He has __________ (play) for two hours.

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Worksheet 5
1. I have __________ (do) a book.

2. We have __________ (write) a book.

3. She has __________ (run) for two hours.

4. They have __________ (study) a book.

5. She has __________ (do) a book.

6. We have __________ (read) for two hours.

7. We have __________ (study) a book.

8. We have __________ (go) for two hours.

9. He has __________ (play) a book.

10. She has __________ (study) for two hours.

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Worksheet 6
1. They have __________ (run) a book.

2. We have __________ (study) a book.

3. You have __________ (study) a book.

4. He has __________ (write) for two hours.

5. He has __________ (read) for two hours.

6. She has __________ (do) a book.

7. She has __________ (go) a book.

8. He has __________ (eat) a book.

9. You have __________ (go) for two hours.

10. She has __________ (go) for two hours.

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Worksheet 7
1. You have __________ (do) for two hours.

2. She has __________ (go) for two hours.

3. She has __________ (run) for two hours.

4. You have __________ (eat) for two hours.

5. He has __________ (play) a book.

6. You have __________ (run) for two hours.

7. She has __________ (play) for two hours.

8. He has __________ (write) a book.

9. They have __________ (run) for two hours.

10. She has __________ (go) for two hours.

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Worksheet 8
1. I have __________ (watch) for two hours.

2. You have __________ (do) a book.

3. You have __________ (work) for two hours.

4. They have __________ (read) a book.

5. He has __________ (read) for two hours.

6. I have __________ (go) for two hours.

7. I have __________ (run) a book.

8. They have __________ (do) a book.

9. You have __________ (play) a book.

10. We have __________ (run) for two hours.

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Worksheet 9
1. She has __________ (eat) for two hours.

2. We have __________ (study) a book.

3. She has __________ (eat) for two hours.

4. They have __________ (do) a book.

5. She has __________ (play) for two hours.

6. They have __________ (eat) a book.

7. She has __________ (play) a book.

8. She has __________ (study) for two hours.

9. He has __________ (write) a book.

10. I have __________ (read) a book.

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Worksheet 10
1. They have __________ (do) for two hours.

2. I have __________ (read) a book.

3. We have __________ (go) for two hours.

4. I have __________ (run) a book.

5. I have __________ (eat) for two hours.

6. They have __________ (study) for two hours.

7. I have __________ (go) a book.

8. They have __________ (work) a book.

9. They have __________ (do) for two hours.

10. They have __________ (eat) for two hours.

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Reading Text 1
John has been working at the company for five years. He has completed many important projects.

Lately, he has been focusing on a new software update, which has taken most of his time. Despite

the workload, he has always been punctual and efficient.

1. What tense is used to describe John's general experience?

2. What tense is used to describe John's recent focus?

3. Find a Present Perfect Simple verb.

4. Find a Present Perfect Continuous verb.

5. Why is Present Perfect Continuous used?

6. Why is Present Perfect Simple used?

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Reading Text 2
We have been traveling across Europe for the past month. We have visited ten countries so far.

Each place has been unique, and we have been learning a lot about different cultures. Recently, we

have been staying in Italy, enjoying the food and the architecture.

1. What tense describes the ongoing travel?

2. What tense describes completed actions?

3. Find a Present Perfect Simple verb.

4. Find a Present Perfect Continuous verb.

5. Why is Present Perfect Continuous used?

6. Why is Present Perfect Simple used?

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Answer Key
Worksheet 1:

1. have studyed | 2. has doed | 3. have writeed | 4. have readed | 5. have been playing | 6. has doed | 7. have been

playing | 8. has studyed | 9. have studyed | 10. have eated

Worksheet 2:

1. has goed | 2. has been working | 3. have been working | 4. have watched | 5. have been reading | 6. have goed | 7.

have worked | 8. have been playing | 9. have been runing | 10. has doed

Worksheet 3:

1. have been watching | 2. have been reading | 3. have runed | 4. have played | 5. have been doing | 6. have watched |

7. have played | 8. have goed | 9. has been going | 10. have been studying

Worksheet 4:

1. have worked | 2. have been working | 3. have goed | 4. has studyed | 5. has played | 6. has been writeing | 7. has

doed | 8. has doed | 9. have doed | 10. has been playing

Worksheet 5:

1. have doed | 2. have writeed | 3. has been runing | 4. have studyed | 5. has doed | 6. have been reading | 7. have

studyed | 8. have been going | 9. has played | 10. has been studying

Worksheet 6:

1. have runed | 2. have studyed | 3. have studyed | 4. has been writeing | 5. has been reading | 6. has doed | 7. has

goed | 8. has eated | 9. have been going | 10. has been going

Worksheet 7:

1. have been doing | 2. has been going | 3. has been runing | 4. have been eating | 5. has played | 6. have been runing |

7. has been playing | 8. has writeed | 9. have been runing | 10. has been going

Worksheet 8:

1. have been watching | 2. have doed | 3. have been working | 4. have readed | 5. has been reading | 6. have been

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going | 7. have runed | 8. have doed | 9. have played | 10. have been runing

Worksheet 9:

1. has been eating | 2. have studyed | 3. has been eating | 4. have doed | 5. has been playing | 6. have eated | 7. has

played | 8. has been studying | 9. has writeed | 10. have readed

Worksheet 10:

1. have been doing | 2. have readed | 3. have been going | 4. have runed | 5. have been eating | 6. have been studying |

7. have goed | 8. have worked | 9. have been doing | 10. have been eating

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