1. How long have you known Gerry?

2. You look dirty. What have you been doing all day?
3. How many times has Charles visited New York?
4. She has been learning French words for hours, but she still doesn't remember
all of them.
5. The children have been watching videos for two hours.
6. Has he been studying hard today?
7. My father has never smoked.
8. Sorry, I'm late. Have you been waiting for long?
9. We haven't seen Lisa recently.
10. He has been writing his essay all day, but he hasn't finished yet.
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(they/arrive) already?

[ Have they arrived ]

2) Lucy

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(run) 2000 metres today.

[ 's run ]
3) I

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(clean) all morning - I'm fed up!

[ 've been cleaning ]

4) How long

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(you/know) Simon?

[ have you known ]

5) I

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(drink) more water recently, and I feel better.

[ 've been drinking ]

6) Sorry about the mess! I

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(bake).

[ 've been baking ]

7) How many times

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(you/take) this exam?

[ have you taken ]

8) He

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(eat) six bars of chocolate today.

[ 's eaten ]
9) Julie

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(cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!

[ 's cooked ]
10) The students

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(finish) their exams. They're very happy.

[ have finished ]
11) The baby's face is really dirty. What

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(he/eat)?

[ has he been eating ]

12) Iona is exhausted these days. She

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(work) too hard recently.

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(never/be) abroad.

[ 's never been ]

14) I

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(wait) three hours already!

[ 've been waiting ]

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(you/finish) your homework yet?

[ Have you finished ]

16) How long

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(you/be) a lawyer?

[ have you been ]

17) I

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(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.

[ 've been reading ]

18) She

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(drink) ten glasses of water!

[ 's drunk ]
19) I
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(have) my dog for sixteen years.

[ 've had ]
20) Help, I

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(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?

[ 've lost ]
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 Positive Negative Interrogative
I have been working I haven't been working Have I been working?

You have been working You haven't been Have you been working?
working

He, she, it has been He hasn't been Has she been working?
working working

We have been working We haven't been Have we been working?

working

You have been working You haven't been Have you been working?
working

They have been working They haven't been Have they been working?
working

Use:
Present Perfect Tense Chart
Subject Auxiliary - Main Verb -
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Verb
I have - lived in that house for 2 years.

We have - played football for 2 years.

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She has - played outside for an hour.

I have not lived here for a long time.

with my parents for over 10

You have not lived
- years.

He has not lived here for many years.

Have I - gotten any mail today?

Have you - learned English for a long time?

?

Has she - cleaned the house for a long time?