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Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous or Present Perfect

Continuous.

Example: I (wait) _____ for Peter for the last two hours. (key = have been

waiting)

1.

Why (you wear)are you w earing

that terrible hat?

2.

Why (you look)are you looking

at me like that?

3.

What (you think)are you thinking

about? You look very worried.

4.

Unemployment (rise)is rising

at an alarming rate. The government should do

something about it.

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5.

The weather is terrible. It (rain)has been raining

for days.

6.

Sorry but you (stand)are s tanding

on my foot.

7.

It (snow)has been snow ing

since early this morning.

8.

It (rain)has been raining

for the last three days.

9.

I'm very tired today. I (work)have been working

all day.

10.

I don't understand you. What (you talk)are you talking

about?

11.

I (try) have been trying to phone her all day.12.

I (travel)have been travelling

widely since I was 8.

13.

I (train)am training

for the Olympic games at the moment.

14.

I (date)have been dating

her since I met her.

15.

How long (you work)have you been working

as a teacher?

16.

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How long (you teach)have you been teaching

English?

17.

He (talk)has been talking

for hours about nothing.

18.

Don't disturb me I (write) am w riting .

19.

'What's her brother doing now?' 'He (work)is w orking

in a hospital I think.'

20.

(you go) Are you going

to the cinema next Sunday ?

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Keys for: Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous or Present

Perfect Continuous.

Exercise id = 884

1. Sorry but you (stand) /are standing/ on my foot.

2. I (train) /am training/ for the Olympic games at the moment.

3. How long (you work) /have you been working/ as a teacher?

4. (you go) /Are you going/ to the cinema next Sunday ?

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5. Unemployment (rise) /is

rising/ at an alarming rate. The government should do something about

it.

6. How long (you teach) /have you been teaching/ English?

7. It (rain) /has been raining/ for the last three days.

8. Why (you look) /are you looking/ at me like that?

9. Don't disturb me I (write) /am writing/.

10. 'What's her brother doing now?' 'He (work) /is working/ in a hospital I

think.'

11. The weather is terrible. It (rain) /has been raining/ for days.

12. It (snow) /has been snowing/ since early this morning.

13. He (talk) /has been talking/ for hours about nothing.14. Why (you wear) /are you wearing/ that terrible hat?

15. I (try) /have been trying/ to phone her all day.

16. I (date) /have been dating/ her since I met her.

17. What (you think) /are you thinking/ about? You look very worried.

18. I'm very tired today. I (work) /have been working/ all day.

19. I don't understand you. What (you talk) /are you talking/ about?

20. I (travel) /have been travelling/ widely since I was 8.