Question

Task 2. Use present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect or past
perfect continuous to complete the sentences.
1) Lizzy was very tired. She
(to clean) her
room since afternoon.
2) We
(cook) all day for the party that
evening, but by 8 o'clock in the evening Sam
(not, finish)
laying the table yet.
3) Patricia can't go on holiday. She
(break)
her leg.
4) - You
(phone) Mrs James? - Sorry, not
yet. I'll do it in a minute.
5) Eliza
(work) as a teacher here since
she left London.
6) Alec said he
(stand) there since 6
o'clock.
7) When mother got home, she found that little Kitty
(paint)
her room. She
(paint) two walls red and one wall
yellow.
8) Jane's voice sounds strange.
she
(cry)? -
Oh no. She
(laugh).

Answer 1

1) Lizzy was very tired. She had been cleaning her room since afternoon.
2) We were cooking all day for the party that evening, but by 8 o’clock in the evening Sam hadn’t finished laying the table yet.
3) Patricia can’t go on holiday. She broke her leg.
4) Have you phoned Mrs James? - Sorry, not yet. I’ll do it in a minute.
5) Eliza has been working as a teacher here since she left London.
6) Alec said he had been standing there since 6 o’clock.
7) When mother got home, she found that little Kitty had painted her room. She painted two walls red and one wall yellow.
8) Jane’s voice sounds strange. Is she crying? - Oh no, she is laughing.