Present Perfect Continuous
She ___ (study) for the test all day.
She has been studying for the test all day.
Fill in the blank to make it present perfect
Jimmy _________ gone to the courthouse to sue the taxi company for the accident.
has
The present perfect form of "study"
has studied or have studied
She was born ___ 2004.
in
She ____ (work) at that company for three years.
She has been working at that company for three years.
Fill in the blanks to make it present perfect.
The penguins __________ nested for the winter and _________ gathered food for the young.
The penguins have nested for the winter and have gathered food for the young.
The present perfect form of "taste"
has tasted or have tasted
She is allergic __ insect bites.
to
My parents ____ (come) to this restaurant since they were teenagers.
My parents have been coming to this restaurant since they were teenagers.
Write the following sentence in the present perfect tense:
Geo tied his shoes to play soccer at recess.
Geo has tied his shoes to play soccer at recess.
The present perfect form of "write"
has written or have written
I crashed ___ a tree.
into
Ah, there it is! I ____ (look) for this book for so long!
Ah, there it is! I have been looking for this book for so long!
Write the following sentence in the present perfect tense:
The restaurants ordered too many pie crusts for the holidays.
The restaurants have ordered too many pie crusts for the holidays.
What is the present perfect form of the irregular verb "swim"?
has swum, have swum
The boys jumped __ the creek.
I ____ (feel, negative) well lately.
I haven’t been feeling well lately.
I have not been feeling well lately.
Which sentence USES present perfect tense?
A. The mayor doesn't read the speech in the paper.
B. Katy Perry has sung many songs.
C. The lady shook the milkshake for her daughter.
D. The people had swum the English Channel.
B. Katy Perry has sung many songs.
What is the past perfect form of the irregular verb "take"?
has taken, have taken
My cat played ___ the chair.
under