PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I _______________ (not see) you for a long time.You must tell me what you _______________ (do) since I last saw you.He _______________ (not be) here since Christmas; I wonder where he _______________ (live) since then.I _______________ (try) to learn English for years, but I _______________ (not succeed) yet.We _______________ (live) here for the last six months, and just _______________ (decide) to move.You already _______________ (drink) three cups of tea since I _______________ (sit) here.That book _______________ (lie) on the table for weeks. You _______________ (not read) it yet?I _______________ (wait) here for her since seven o'clock and she _______________ (not come) yet.He _______________ (not have) a holiday for nine years because he _______________ (be) too busy.Since you gave me your number I _______________ (phone) you four times and _______________ (not find) you at home.You _______________ (be) asleep all the morning? I _______________ (ring) the bell for the last twenty minutes.She _______________ (work) so hard this week that she _______________ (not have) time to go to the hairdresser's.He _______________ (write) a novel for the last two years, but he _______________ (not finish) ityet.I _______________ (not find) a wife, though I _______________ (look) for one ever since I was twenty.Mary _______________ (rest) in the garden all day because she _______________ (be) ill.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

He _______________ (sit) in a café when I _______________ (see) him.When I _______________ (go) out the sun _______________ (shine).The boy _______________ (fall) down while he _______________ (run).When the war_______________ (begin) we _______________ (live) in London.The light _______________ (go) out while I _______________ (have) tea.I _______________ (have) tea when the light _______________ (go) out.My friends _______________ (sing) when I _______________ (come) into the room.While you _______________ (play) the piano I _______________ (write) a letter.When I _______________ (be) at school I _______________ (learn) Latin.He _______________ (eat) his dinner when I _______________ (go) to see him.When my grandmother _______________ (go) for a walk she always _______________ (wear) gloves.When it _______________ (rain) she _______________ (carry) an umbrella.She _______________ (die) while she _______________ (run) after a bus.We _______________ (drink) coffee every day when we _______________ (be) in France.You _______________ (wear) your new hat when I _______________ (meet) you yesterday.When I _______________ (have) a dog I always _______________ (take) him out for a walk in theevening.When the phone _______________ (ring) I _______________ (have) a bath.I _______________ (lay) the table for dinner while you _______________ (wash) your hands.When we _______________ (live) in that house we _______________ (have) three servants.Large crowds _______________ (wait) at the station when the Prime Minister _______________ (arrive.

KEY

I HAVEN'T SEEN you for a long time.You must tell me what HAVE you BEEN DOING since I last saw you.He HASN'T BEEN here since Christmas; I wonder where he HAS BEEN LIVING since then.I HAVE BEEN TRYING to learn English for years, but I HAVEN'T SUCCEEDED yet.We HAVE BEEN LIVING here for the last six months, and HAVE just DECIDED to move.You HAVE already DRUNK three cups of tea since I HAVE BEEN SITTING here.That book HAS BEEN LYING on the table for weeks. HAVEN'T you READ it yet?I HAVE BEEN WAITING here for her since seven o'clock and she HASN'T COME yet.He HASN'T HAD a holiday for nine years because he HAS BEEN too busy.Since you gave me your number I HAVE PHONED you four times and HAVEN'T FOUND you at home.HAVE you BEEN asleep all the morning? I HAVE BEEN RINGING the bell for the last twenty minutes.She HAS BEEN WORKING so hard this week that she HASN'T HAD time to go to the hairdresser's.He HAS BEEN WRITING a novel for the last two years, but he HASN'T FINISHED it yet.I HAVEN'T FOUND a wife, though I HAVE BEEN LOOKING for one ever since I was twenty.Mary HAS BEEN RESTING in the garden all day because she HAS BEEN ill.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

He WAS SITTING in a café when I SAW him.When I WENT out the sun WAS SHINING.The boy FELL down while he WAS RUNNING.When the war BEGAN we WERE LIVING in London.The light WENT out while I WAS HAVING tea.I WAS HAVING tea when the light WENT out.My friends WERE SINGING when I CAME into the room.While you WERE PLAYING the piano I WROTE a letter.When I WAS at school I LEARNED Latin.He WAS EATING his dinner when I WENT to see him.When my grandmother WENT for a walk she always WORE gloves.When it WAS RAINING she CARRIED an umbrella.She DIED while she WAS RUNNING after a bus.We DRANK coffee every day when we WERE in France.You WERE WEARING your new hat when I MET you yesterday.When I HAD a dog I always TOOK him out for a walk in the evening.When the phone RANG I WAS HAVING a bath.I LAID the table for dinner while you WERE WASHING your hands.When we WERE LIVING in that house we HAD three servants.Large crowds WERE WAITING at the station when the Prime Minister ARRIVED.