Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Progressive
Use the correct tense to complete the sentence.
Ruth is reading a newspaper. She ___________ (read) it for two hours now.
She's been reading it for two hours now.
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the present simple.
Basketball ____________ (play) in hundreds of countries.
Basketball is played in hundreds of countries.
Translate:
steil,
Besichtigung
steep
sightseeing
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the past simple.
In yesterday's catastrophic avalanche, two people _________ (kill).
In yesterday's catastrophic avalanche, two people were killed.
Use the correct tense to complete the sentence:
I ____________ (learn) French for 8 years in school, I'm so glad, I don't have to do it anymore.
I've learned French for 8 years in school, I'm so glad, I don't have to study it anymore.
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the present simple.
My father __________ (write) an article for the local newspaper every month.
My father writes an article for the local newspaper every month.
liegen (geographisch)
pendeln
be situated (in)
commute
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the past simple.
Sharon _________ (crash) into her dad and her nose ________ (start) to bleed.
Sharon crashed into her dad and her nose started to bleed.
Use the correct tense to complete the sentence:
I ____________ (follow) this girl on social media since 2016.
I have been following this girl on social media since 2016.
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the present simple.
During an exam, students ______ (task) with completing five texts.
During an exam, students are tasked with completing five texts.
Translate:
zusammenbrechen / einstürzen
ausbrechen (Vulkan)
collapse
erupt
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the past simple.
The Americas ____________ (discover) by Amerigo Vespucci.
The Americas were discovered by Amerigo Vespucci.
Use the correct tense to write the sentence - you may need to add for or since.
I / play / the piano / five years. I'm glad I stopped!
I've played the piano for five years.
Use the words to write the sentence in the present simple using the active OR the passive.
Often skin __________ (damage) by too much exposure to the sun.
exposure = Ausgesetztsein
Translate:
Vulkanausbruch
Überlebende/r
blauer Fleck / Bluterguss
Dürre
volcanic eruption,
survivor,
bruise,
drought
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the past simple.
These handwritten texts / write / the Pope.
These handwritten texts were written by the Pope.
Use the correct tense to complete the sentence, you may need to add for or since
I / spend / three hours / to clean / the kitchen. It's looking very shiny now!
I have spent three hours to clean the kitchen.
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the present simple.
It's a very famous story: It / in many different cultures. / read / people
It's a very famous story: It is read by people in many different cultures.
Translate:
Floß,
genügend / jede Menge,
Schlucht,
Hauptstadt
raft,
plenty,
canyon,
capital
Complete the sentences with the active or passive form in the past simple.
boat / turn over / heavy wind.
The boat was turned over by the heavy wind.