Present Perfect Simple v Present Perfect Continuous
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the most appropriate forms of the present.
Those boys ...... (stand) at the bus stop for about ten minutes now.
We ...... (wait) for the tram to arrive for over twenty minutes.
My son Jason ...... (not / sleep) well lately.
The creative team ...... (not / come) up with any original ideas for a long time.
The pyramids ...... (stand) in Egypt for over 2,000 years.
My grandfather ...... (not / read) a book in decades now.
I ...... (not / read) any good articles lately.
The Prime Minister ...... (not / read) those awful stories about Mr Brown at all.
Some of my contemporaries ...... (write) marvellous pieces of art.
David's sister ...... (write) a short story for over a year now. I wonder if she's finished already.
Our grandparents ...... (live) in the small village in the High Tatras all their lives.
Pete and Lilly ...... (live) in that sweet house over the hill for a month.