Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive

[Dany]

Hello everyone,
would you please correct the following exercise? I have to use Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive.

Thanks a lot



Choose the right tense and make sentences with for and since.
1.) Megan - write - in diary - _______ half an hour.
Megan has been writing in her diary for half an hour.

2.) She - like - Hannah - ______________ she first met her.
She has liked Hanna since she first met her.

3.) Lucy - play - tennis - _________ two hours.
Lucy has been playing tennis for two hours.

4.) Alison - talk - to boyfriend - _______ over an hour.
Alison has been talking to her boyfriend for over an hour.

5.) Oliver - look for - his felt pens - ________ the second period.
Oliver has looked for his felt pens since the second period.

6.) sun - shine - ________ breakfast.
The sun have shone since breakfast.

7.) Rita - clean - bike - _______ one hour now.
Rita has been cleaning her bike for one hour now.

8.) Ali - have - new bike - _________ his last birthday.
Ali have had a new bike since his last birthday.

9.) We - wait - for you - ______ such a long time now.
We have been waiting for you for such a long time now.

10.) Kim - miss - Tony - ________ she last saw him at his party.
Kim has missed Tony since she last saw him at his party.

11.) Lisa and her friends - stand - at bus stop - _______ twenty minutes.
Lisa and her friends have been standing at the bus stop for twenty minutes.

12.) This garden - belong to - old Mr Warner - _______ ages.
This gargen have belonged to old Mr Warner for ages.

13.) We all - love - breaks more than anything else - ________ we started school.
We all have loved breaks more than anything else since we started school.

14.) Megan - look at - street map of London - _______ over an hour now.
Megan has been looking at the street map of London for over an hour now.

15.) Just one last question: _______ you _____________________ (enjoy) this exercise?
Just one last question: Have you enjoyed this exercise?

[Mister Micawber]

These are wrong: 5, 6, 8 and 12.

[Dany]

Originally Posted by Mister Micawber

These are wrong: 5, 6, 8 and 12.

Thank you. I would try it again

5.) Oliver - look for - his felt pens - ________ the second period.
Oliver has been looking for his felt pens for the second period.

6.) sun - shine - ________ breakfast.
The sun have been shining since breakfast.

8.) Ali - have - new bike - _________ his last birthday.
Ali has had a new bike since his last birthday.

12.) This garden - belong to - old Mr Warner - _______ ages.
This garden has belonged to old Mr Warner for ages.

Kind regards,
Dany

[Mister Micawber]

Change 'for' to 'since' in (5) and 'have' to 'has' in (6), and you've got it, Dany.

[Dany]

Originally Posted by Mister Micawber

Change 'for' to 'since' in (5) and 'have' to 'has' in (6), and you've got it, Dany.

Thanks a lot