Pres. Perf.
He / live / here for three years
He's lived here for three years.
I've been an action film fan______20 years.
I've been an action film fan FOR 20 years.
I _____ (visit) Paris three times.
I've visited Paris three times.
She _____ (go) to the cinema every weekend for years.
She has been going to the cinema every weekend for years.
I _____ (drink) more water recently, and I feel better
I've been drinking more water recently, and I feel better
They / write / to the politician
They've written to the politician.
I've been an action film fan______ I was 10 years old.
I've been an action film fan SINCE I was 10 years old.
We _____ (finish) this room last week.
We finished this room last week.
They _____ (not/live) here for very long.
They haven't been living here for very long.
Julie _____ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!
Julie's cooked dinner. Let's go and eat!
She / not / see / The Lord of the Rings
She hasn't seen The Lord of the Rings.
It was the worst action film I've seen ______2007.
It was the worst action film I've seen SINCE 2007.
I _____ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
I knew my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
We _____ (not/drink) enough water - that's why we feel tired.
We haven't been drinking enough water - that's why we feel tired.
I_____(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2
I've been reading your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2
They / not / be / in London for six months
They haven't been in London for six months.
I've waited _____ my friend _____ a long time. I'll get my ticket and watch the movie on my own.
I've waited FOR my friend FOR a long time. I'll get my ticket and watch the movie on my own.
I _____ (miss) the bus and then I _____ (miss) the plane as well!
I missed the bus and then I missed the plane as well!
(Julia/work) in this company for more than five years?
Has Julia been working in this company for more than five years?
It_____(not/rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.
It hasn't rained all summer, so the garden is dead.
They / live / here as long as we have ?
Have they lived here as long as we have?
I've been waiting _____ my friend _____ 5 O'clock. I'll get my ticket and watch the movie on my own.
I've been waiting FOR my friend SINCE 5 O'clock. I'll get my ticket and watch the movie on my own.
She _____ (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different languages
She's lived in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different languages
(they/go out) with each other for three years already?
Have they been going out with each other for three years already?
David feels great these days. He_____ (get) up early lately.
David feels great these days. He's been getting up early lately.