Question

Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Dear Linda,
I’m glad to hear that you are enjoying yourself in Australia. Things at home are the same as usual.
Your father 1) ________________________________ ___________ ( work) very hard.
Susan 2) _________________________________( just/ pass) her driving test. Alex 3)
______________________________( not/write) for weeks, probably because he 4)
_______________________________________( study ) very hard for his exams.
Uncle Tom 5) _______________________________ ( build) a shed in the garden. I think it
will be ready next month. Mrs. Smith 6) _________________________________________
( not/ open) her new shop yet. The decorators 10) _________________________________
( paint) it for weeks.
Tina sends her love. Write to me soon.
Love,
Mum

Answer 1

Dear Linda,
I’m glad to hear that you are enjoying yourself in Australia. Things at home are the same as usual.
Your father 1)has been working very hard.
Susan 2) has just passed her driving test. Alex 3) has not written for weeks, probably because he 4) has been studying very hard for his exams. Uncle Tom 5) has built a shed in the garden. I think it
will be ready next month. Mrs. Smith 6) has not opened her new shop yet. The decorators 10) has been painting it for weeks.
Tina sends her love. Write to me soon.
Love,
Mum