Bài tập hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn

Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Câu 1: Put in the verbs. Use the present perfect continuous (Hoàn thành câu sử dụng thì
hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
A: Sorry I'm late.
B: It's OK. I haven't been waiting (I / not / wait) long. What
. (you/do)?
A:

I've been with Mrs. King.

(she / help) me with my English.

B: Your English is very good. You don't need lessons, surely.
How long
(you / study) English?
A:

Eight years now. But my accent wasn't so good before I came to England.

(I /

try) to improve it.
I think
(it / get) better lately.
B: Your accent is fine, Ilona. Honestly.
Câu 2: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect Continuous. Watch
the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Do not forget to put in the subjects in the
questions (Điền từ vào chỗ trống sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn, để ý dấu chấm
câu đề hình thành câu khẳng định hoặc câu hỏi. Đừng quên thêm chủ ngữ cho câu hỏi)
1. Max ___ this comic book. (not /to read)
->

2. How long ___ French? (they /to learn)
->
3. I ___ for two months now. (not /to drive)
->
4. ___ the whole morning? (she /to walk)
->
5. Who ___ in the garden? (to dig)


->
6. It ___ much in this area. (not /to rain)
->
7. How long ___ this earring? (you /to wear)
->
8. Marie ___ in her diary. (not /to write)
->
9. ___ match stick figures the whole lesson? (he /to draw)
->
10. What ___ ? (we /to do)
->
Câu 3: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect Continuous. Watch
the punctuation and form sentences or questions.
1. Andrew
in the country. (not /to live)
2. How long

your grandparents

this car? (to drive)

3. They

. (not/to cycle)

4. Tony

this book, but Mary has. (not/to read)

5. How long
6.

he
Andy

7. My brother

for her? (to wait)
on the blue car? (to work)

hard enough. (not /to study)


8. How long

they

for a flat? (to look)

9. I

my homework. (not/to do)

10.

you

the whole morning? (to sleep)

Câu 4: Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous in the sentences (Sự
dụng từ trong ngoặc để hoành thành câu ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
1. I
this website since 1999. (to run)
2. My parents

for years. (to smoke)

3. He

for his girlfriend since 6 o'clock. (to wait)

4. We

in Greece since last August. (to live)

5. Max and Paul
6. They
7. Emily
8. It
9. You
10. Frank

their bikes all day. (to ride)
in the sun for hours. (to lie)
on the computer for too long. (to work)

since I came home. (to rain)
to music since 12:30. (to listen)
for the last 20 minutes. (to dream)

Câu 5: Complete the conversation. Put the verbs in the present perfect continuous or past
perfect simple.
A: What are you doing, Trevor? You've been (you / be) in here for ages. You're making an
awful mess.


B:

(I / clear) out this cupboard most of the afternoon. There's a lot of old stuff in here.
(I / find) these, look.

A:
watch) you.

(you / sit) there staring at those old boots for the last five minutes.

(I /

(you / be) in a dream.

B: They're football boots.

(I / have) them since I was about sixteen.

(they /

be) in here for years.
A: Well, throw them away. And what about that tennis racket? Is that yours?
B: No, it must be yours.
. (I / never / have) a tennis racket.
Câu 6: Choose the correct form of the verb in italics. Use present perfect or present perfect
continuous tenses (Chọn dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc của từ in nghiêng. Sử dụng thì
hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
1. They have travelled/been travelling
so much that they never have time to do
anything.
2. Sales have risen/been rising

by 20%, and demand for children’s clothing in

particular has gone up sharply.
3. We’re thinking about opening an office in Paris, so I have been learning/learned
French at evening classes for the last three months.
4. I didn’t realize that you and Julia were friends. How long have you known/been knowing
her?
5. This report is a nightmare. I have written/been writing
isn’t finished.
6. You look wet. Have you gone/been going out

it all this week, and it still

?


7. Recently, there has been a big rise in demand for our catalogue clothing, and this has been
affecting/affected
our business a lot.
8. We’ve stayed/been staying

in a hotel for two weeks, but I hope to find an apartment

of our own soon.
9. I wonder how Peter is getting on. I haven’t heard/been hearing
10. Tom is a natural salesman. He has sold/been selling

from him lately.
50 motorbikes so far.

Câu 7: Put each verb in brackets into either the present perfect simple or the present
perfect continuous tense (Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại hoàn
thành hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
1. My son
(eat) all the cakes. I'll have to buy some more.
2. What

(you buy) your friend for her birthday?

3. I have a sore throat. I
4. Janet

(learn) Japanese, but she finds it difficult.

5. How many people
6. That cat
7. It
8. Mary
9. He
10. I

(sing) all morning.

(you invite) to your house for dinner?
(sit) on that desk since 10 am.

(rain) all day.
(wear) ten different pairs of shoes in the last month!
(do) everything his wife asked.
(try) to find my keys since morning but I can't find them.


Câu 8: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given . (You must use between two and five words, including the word
given). (Hoàn thành câu thứ 2 để giống với nghĩa của câu thứ nhất sử dụng từ cho sẵn, bạn
phải dùng từ 2 đến 5 từ bao gồm cả từ cho sẵn)
1. Andrew started learning the piano two months ago.
learning
Andrew
the piano for 2 months.
2. I haven' t been to an Italian restaurant for ages.
since
It's ages

an Italian restaurant.
3. When she heard the results, Sue began to feel more confident.
become
Since hearing the results
more confident.
4. The last time he came here was in 1995.
since
He hasn't
.
5. This is my first visit to Vietnam.
time
This is the first
to Vietnam.
6. How long have they been married?
get
When
married?
7. John bought that shirt last month, and has been wearing it ever since.
for
John has
a month.
8. It's a long time since our last conversation.
spoken
We
long time.
9. Thanks, but I had something to eat earlier.


already
Thanks, but I've

eat.

10. This is my first game of water-polo.
played
I
before.
Câu 9: Incomplete sentences (Hoàn thành câu)
1. Mr. Smith has been worrying too much and ___
A. works too hard
B. worked too hard
C. working too hard
D. to work too hard
2. The offices in the Pacific region ___ their conference for next week.
A. have scheduled
B. has scheduled
C. scheduling
D. schedule
3. The director ___ for his vacation and will not return until next week.
A. leaving
B. had left
C. has left
D. will have left
4. Consumers’ desire for low-fat food ___ the current health trend in the food industry.
A. have started
B. has started
C. had started
D. is starting
5. Mr. John ___ evening classes for the past three months.
A. is attending

B. has been attending
C. will attend
D. had attended
6. The customers in the shop ___ the beautiful holiday displays.
A. has liked
B. are liking
C. like
D. likes
7. Up to now, there ___ no word from them.
A. is
B. was
C. has
D. has been


8. Since 1997, there ___ a high-tech revolution in China.
A. have been
B. has been
C. has been being
D. was
9. I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you were here. Have you ___ long?
A. waited
B. wait
C. been waiting
D. waiting
10. The research ___ that these new policies have done nothing to boost the economy.
A. have shown
B. have been showing
C. has shown
D. are shown

Câu 10. Find error (Tìm lỗi sai)
1. That magazine had been very late every month this year.
A. that
B. had been
C. late every
D. this year
2. Communication, which can be both verbal and nonverbal, becomes much easier since the
invention of the fax machine (D) and e-mail.
A. can be
B. becomes
C. invention
D. fax machine
3. Although they will advertise the position for six months, none of the people who have
applied for the job is qualified.
A. will advertise
B. for
C. have
D. is
4. The members of the personnel committee have decided to revise the employee handbook.
A. of
B. have
C. to revise
D. the
5. The new machinery has been operating within six months, but that is not enough time to see
any increase in production.
A. within
B. but
C. to see
D. production
6. These days, fish became (A) a popular (B) item on (C) the menus of most (D) restaurants.

A. became
B. popular
C. on
D. most
7. The rise (A) in (B) prices have caused (C) many customers to reconsider (D) unnecessary
purchases.
A. rise
B. in
C. have caused
D. reconsider
8. The secretary has made rarely mistakes in typing letters for his boss.
A. has
B. rarely
C. in
D. for
9. You can’t see (A) Ms. Cooper now because she meets (B) with our attorneys, who have
advised (C) her not to say (D) anything yet about the merger.
A. can't see
B. meets
C. have advised
D. not to say
10. Sales of the newest computer have doubled since the past eight months.
A. sales
B. newest
C. have
D. since