1- Choose the correct form of the verbs in the texts.

I (1) fell / 've fallen in love with Angela when I (2) first saw / 've first seen her at the Hot Club on my eighteenth birthday. We (3) were / 've been together for 18 months now, and we (4) got / 've got engaged two weeks ago. We've got different personalities, but we (5) never had / 've never had a real argument.



2- Look at the picture and write sentences. Use the present perfect continuous



















1- Sally ……………………………………….pizza.

2- She …………………………………………. A picture.

3- She ………………………………………….. coffee.

4- Jim and Sue……………………………… magazines.

5- They …………………………..computer games.

3- Complete the conversation. Use the present perfect simple or continuous.

Bob: You look tired. Take a break.

Sue: I (1)………………………….(try) to finish this report. I (2) …………………….(spend) more than a week on it, but it still needs more time.

Bob: (3) ……..........you ……………………(collect) much information?

Sue: Yes, but it's difficult to organize. James (4) ………………………(help) me, and recently we (5)………………………….(work) nine hours a day to finish it.



4- Put for or since into the gaps.

~ I've been working in this office SINCE last summer.

1 Have you been doing this course ……………………a long time?

2 I've been driving this car ……………….more than ten years.

3 She has been planning the party ……………….the beginning of the month.

4 George has been telling the same stories …………………several years.

5 We've been waiting for a reply ……………….we wrote to them last week.

6 What have you been doing ……………………the last time that I saw you?

7 You've been writing that letter ……………….more than two hours.

8 He's been feeling ill ……………………….a few days.



5- Write a sentence for each of the following situations, using the Present Perfect Continuous and for or since.

~ She started her course a month ago and she is still doing it.

She has been doing her course for a month .

1- I started reading this novel last weekend and I'm still reading it.

…………………………………………………………………………………….

2- It started raining at three o'clock and it is still raining. ………………………………………………………………………………………………

3- He started playing chess when he was ten and he still plays it. …………………………………………………………………………………………….

4- I started work at eight o'clock and I'm still working. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

5- Helen started looking for another job two months ago and she's still looking. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6- We arrived here two hours ago and we're still waiting. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….



6- Read the text and answer the questions:

I've been married before. I think that my first marriage failed because Jack

and I were too young. When we started to live together, we found that we were very different types of people. We couldn't agree on anything and we used to have terrible arguments. In 1996, we got divorced and Jack started a new relationship.

I was very unhappy after the divorce. I didn’t miss the arguments, but the flat seemed empty and I felt very alone, especially at night. I didn't feel like cooking for myself, so I lost weight. I also lost confidence and I didn't go out, much. I avoided my friends, and when people called me at home I often didn’t answer the phone.

lt was my mother who changed everything. One Saturday, she came over to the flat and took me out to lunch. The cafe was busy and bright and I suddenly realized how hungry I was. At the end of the meal, she gave me a present - a plane ticket and a hotel reservation. That's why, two weeks later, I was in Sorrento.

That's where I met Graham, my second husband. He was staying at the same

Hotel with friends, an American couple. They invited me to join them on a tour of Pompeii so that I could have some company. Graham and I walked and talked together. I've never felt so happy and relaxed.

We've been together since then. We got engaged six months later and now we've been married for three years.

We've been planning a family and now. I'm expecting our first child in September. It's incredible how my life has changed!



A- Why did Petra and Jack’s marriage fail? ……………………………………………………………………………………

B- Where did Petra meet Graham? ……………………………………………………………………………………..

C- Who organized Petra’s holiday in Sorrento? ……………………………………………………………………………………

D- How long had Petra and Graham known each other when they decided to get married? ……………………………………………………………………………………

E- How many children do they have? …………………………………………………………………………………….

F- Are they still married? …………………………………………………………………………………….







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