Practice using the present perfect with the following exercises. This will help you test your understanding of the simple and progressive forms of this tense.

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Exercises

Exercise 1

Put the verb in parentheses in the present perfect simple :

1. They ________ (to redecorate) their house. It looks much better!
2. My neighbor ________ (to have) her dog for 14 years.
3. It ________ (not / to rain) there for 3 months.
4. How long ________ (you / to play) chess?
5. Our daughter ________ (to take) private piano lessons.

Exercise 2

Put the verb in parentheses in the present perfect continuous:

1. How long ________ (we / to wait) for that moment?
2. Marc feels great these days. He ________ (to date) someone.
3. Sorry about the mess, I ________ (to try) to find my glasses.
4. They ________ (to call) you for 2 hours!
5. You ________ (not / to pay) attention to anything today. What’s going on?

Exercise 3

Put the verbs in parentheses in the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous depending on the context:

1. We ________ (to study) all the morning. We’re fed up!
2. I ________ (to make) an apple pie. Would you like some?
3. She ________ (to finish) reading her book already.
4. Usually, he runs 10 km every day, but he ________ (to run) less than 7 km daily for the last week.
5. How long ________ (you / to be) a legal consultant?

Exercise 4

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in the present perfect:

1. I _______ (to live) in Paris since 2005.
2. He _______ (to work) in this company for 8 years.
3. _______ you ever _______ (to be) to the United States?
4. They _______ never _______ (to see) Titanic.
5. We __________ just _______ (to land).