Exercise: Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb (Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous) given in brackets.
(i) I ..............(write) to the bank twice, but I haven't had a reply.
(ii) We ............(paint) the bedroom. We've nearly finished.
(iii)They ..............(know) each other for ten years.
(iv) You ...........(not see) the new James Bond film yet?
(v) I ...............(try) to call you all morning.
(vi) How long ................you (wait) for the bus?
(vii) We ...............(have) a dog for ten years.
(viii) I am tired because I ...........(work) in the field.
(ix) Help, I ...................(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?
(x) I ................(love) chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic."
(xi) I ..................(have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
(xii) I ...................(have) my dog for sixteen years.
(xiii) I .............(read) this book all day. It is very interesting, but I am only on chapter 3.
(xiv) How long .............you (be) a lawyer?
(xv) I ................(wait) for you for three days
2. Fill in the blanks with 'since' or 'for'.
(i) ...................three days.
(ii) ..................seven weeks.
(iii) ................... 5 o'clock.
(iv) ...................morning.
(v) ..................last week.
(vi) ...................ten months.
(vii)..........................Monday.
(viii)......................five hours.
(ix).........................twenty years.
(x)........................February.

Answers:
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. (i) I have written to the bank twice, but I haven't had a reply. (ii) We have been painting the bedroom. We've nearly finished. (iii)They have known each other for ten years. (iv) Have you not seen the new James Bond film yet? (v) I have been trying to call you all morning. (vi) How long have you been waiting for the bus? (vii) We have had a dog for ten years. (viii) I am tired because I have been working in the field. (ix) Help, I have lost my wallet. How can I get home? (x) I have loved chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic." (xi) I have had the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one. (xii) I have had my dog for sixteen years. (xiii) I have been reading this book all day. It is very interesting, but I am only on chapter 2. (xiv) How long have you been a lawyer? (xv) I have been waiting for you for three days 2. Fill in the blanks with since or for. (i) for three days. (ii) for seven weeks. (iii) since 5 o'clock. (iv) since morning. (v) for last week. (vi) for ten months. (vii) since Monday. (viii) for five hours. (ix) for twenty years. (x) since February.