Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

1. You (to pass) your exam in English literature?

2. I (to try) to learn French for years but I (not to make) good progress yet.

3. She just (sell) two of her own paintings. — She's lucky. I (paint) for five years and I (not sell) a single picture yet.

4. I (to wait) here for her since 7 o'clock and she (not to come) yet.

5. I (to read) "War and Peace" for the last three months.

6. I (to think) about you all day.

7. He never (to be) here before.

8. I can't help being angry with you; you (to sit) here all the time and doing nothing.

9. There's nothing to be proud of; you (not to get) a single excellent mark as yet.

10. I (polish) this table all the morning and my mother isn't satisfied with it yet.

11. The girls (to talk) about their new dresses for half an hour already; it seems they have noth-ing else to talk about.

12. I just (to talk) to him; he agrees to help us.

13. What you (do) all the morning? — We (pick) apples. — How many you (pick)? — We (pick) ten baskets.

14. I (to know) her all my life and we always (to be) good friends.

15. I (do) housework all morning and I (not finish) yet.— I (do) mine already. I always start at 6 a. m.

16. You (hear) the news? Tom and Ann are engaged! — That's not new, I (know) it for ages.