2.25: Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

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Present Perfect Tense

Fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense[or the simple past, if necessary]

1. I ______________________ [know] my friend since 2000.

2. She ______________________ [go] to New York many times.

3. We ________________________ [meet] many students since the beginning of class.

4. My students ____________________________ [already/learn] the present perfect tense.

5. She __________________________ [love] her husband since they ______________ [get] married.

6. Since we _______________ [meet], we ___________________ [be] friends.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense[or the simple past, if necessary]

1. She ____________________________ [stand] in front of the class for an hour.

2. We ____________________________ [study] the present perfect tense since January.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ____________________________ [live] here for 20 years.

4. They _________________________ [want] to buy a house since they moved here.

5. She ____________________________ [go] to San Francisco 3 times this month.

6. My sister __________________________ [wear] glasses all her life.