PRESENT PERFECT Simple and Continuous

Master Present Perfect Simple & Continuous!

Another reader wrote an email to Alice. Read the email. Hello Alice!My name is Henri Dubois. I've heard you like street art and hope one day you become a famous street artist. I've lived in Paris, I’ve been working at the Louvre Museum for twenty-one years and I’ve been looking after the Mona Lisa for nearly ten. So, for the past ten years I’ve been watching people’s faces when they first see the Mona Lisa. There’s something very special about that painting. I’ve also been answering the same questions over and over again. They ask me, ‘How long has she been hanging in the Louvre?’ I always say the Mona Lisa has been in the Louvre since 1804. But it isn’t quite true. The Mona Lisa hasn’t been hanging in the Louvre since then because someone stole it in 1911. Fortunately, the painting was returned two years later. The other questions are impossible to answer. They ask me, ‘Who was she? What is she thinking? Why is she smiling?’ I wish I could be as outspoken as you are and could answer: Why is the Mona Lisa smiling?! Because she’s been listening to people’s silly questions for over 200 years! Stop asking questions and look at the painting – it’s beautiful!Anyway, I would like to know more about you. Have you ever been to Paris? Have you visited any big museum?Write soon!Henri 1. Find five examples of the Present Perfect Simple and six examples of the Present Perfect Continuous in the text . 2. Complete the conversation with the Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Do not use contractions; instead, use the long form. Manager: I’m sorry, the museum is really busy today. How long 1) have you been waiting (you It’s OK. We 2) have not been waiting (not wait) long. We 3) have been standing (stand) in this queue for about twenty minutes.Manager: Right. Well, I’ll introduce you to Henri, our curator. He 4) has been working (work) here for over twenty years.Guest: Thanks. My son, Jack, is very excited. He 5) has been learning(learn) about Leonardo da Vinci at school.Manager: Well, I’m sure Henri can answer any questions. He 6) has been looking after (look after) the Mona Lisa for ten years.Jack: How long 7) has she been hanging(she in the Louvre? 3. Choose the correct option.a. Chris_ a new car. has bought has been buying b. He _ since yesterday. 's practised for the competition 's been practising for the competition c. I _ drama for years. 've learnt 've been learning d. They _ abroad. 've never been 've never been going e. Chris _ yet. hasn't recovered hasn't been recovering f. Maria _ a job yet. hasn't found hasn't been finding 4. More readers sent questions to the contestants. Match the questions in the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous. Pay attention to the beginning of the questions and what they are about. How long have you been dancing hip hop? How long have you had a sore knee? How many dancing styles have you learnt? How many works of art have you painted in the past three months? How long have you been studying at the drama school? 5. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Do not use contractions; instead, use the long form. 1. I have been studying(study) drama since 2006.2. I have been listening(listen) to the same music since November.3. I have been practising(practise) for 3 months.4. I have known(know) my oldest friend since we were young.5. I have been sitting(sit) in this chair for next audition since 3 p.m. What have you done in your life? Write the 5 most interesting or memorable things that you have done in your life. (Present Perfect Simple)