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MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
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TENSES DICE GAME � FUN ACTIVITY for kids and adults � IRREGULAR VERBS AND ALL TENSES � 1 game board and 35 cards � FULLY EDITABLE
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Mixed tenses
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THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
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Conversation Questions for Elementary Students
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
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Present Perfect Continuous

A. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

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1. Mary �(play) trompet since half past three.

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2. How long �(John/study) for the exam?

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3. Where��(she/live) since then?

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4. Michael �(sleep) for two hours.

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5. Jane �(work) in the supermarket since half past ten and she is still there.

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6. Those chemicals �(pollute) our rivers and rivulets.

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7. �(they/not/live) in London lately?

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8. What �(you/do) for the last two hours?

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9. The children��(play) outside.

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10. She �(do) the homework since she arrived home.

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B. Answer the questions as in the example.

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Example: How long has she been working? (paint the wall / for three hours)

��She has been painting the�wall for three hours.

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1. How long have those youngsters been preparing that play? (rehearse / for a week)

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2. How long have Michael and Sarah been going out together? (date / for two months)

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3. How long has Steve been writing his essay? (work hard / since last Sunday)

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4. How long has Darcey been painting the bedroom walls? (work on it�/ for three hours)

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C. Look at the pictures and write sentences using the Present Perfect Continuous.

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�(do / aerobics / three hours)

�(bake / bread / three o'clock)

�(chat / noon)

�(play / marbles / went outside)

�(garden / the whole afternoon)