the persent perfect vs the past simple

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

I____________ there for four years. (= and I still live there)

1. lived
2. have lived
3. live
4. am living

I ____________ there for four years. (= but! don't live there
now)

1. lived
2. have lived

I’ve lived here ______ 2012.

1. since
2. for
3. in

I’ve worked for this company ________ 20 years

1. for
2. since

How long _____ you ____ here? (= I know you still live here)

1. did / live
2. have / lived
3. are you living

When ______you _________here? (= the move is in the past)

1. did / move
2. have / moved

I still _____________the email.

1. haven't sent
2. didn't send
3. not see

I __________ the email yet

1. didn't send
2. haven't sent
3. don't send

I ________ the email half an hour ago

1. sent
2. have sent
3. send

You____________ the saxophone every night. (= until
now, and you will probably continue to play every
night)

1. 've played
2. played
3. play

You _______the saxophone every night last year. (= but you
don't any more)

1. 've played
2. played

She ___________to the cinema. (she is not here, she is on her way to the cinema)

1. 's just gone
2. just went

She _______ at the cinema between midday and two
o'clock. (= but she's not there now)

1. was
2. has been

I_______ this morning writing an essay. (= it's still
morning)

1. spent
2. 've spent

I _______ this morning writing an essay. (= it's now
afternoon so 'this morning' is in the past)

1. spent
2. 've spent

The builders ______________working on the kitchen
this week (= it's still this week)

1. have started
2. started

I ____________ to Los Angeles but not to New York.
(= in my life up to now)

1. went
2. 've been

I __________ to Los Angeles but not to New York for the summer holiday. (= on a
particular trip which is in the past)

1. went
2. has been

The Chinese ______ printing.

1. invented
2. has invented

Alex ___________ Ella three times. (= and he might
phone her again)

1. phoned
2. has phoned
3. phones

Alex ______________Ella three times yesterday.

1. phoned
2. has phoned

Martin___________ in Japan for five years.

1. has been living
2. has lived

The present perfect and the present perfec continuous

The present perfect and the present perfec continuous are both used to describe events or activities which

started in the past and have continued up o the present.

Some verbs can be used in either the present perfect simple or continuous with little difference in meaning, e.g. live, study, wait, work

I've ________________ since five o'clock this morning.

1. been driving
2. have driven

I___________ there several times before.

1. have been driving
2. 've driven

The children _____________ happily all morning

1. have been playing
2. have played

correct the mistakes

I'm learning the piano for a long time 

He is playing in a band for 2 years 

I have been knowing her since she was a child 

Homework: do pages 28 & 29 

check your answers on pages 240 & 241