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Complete the sentences using either Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.

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John and I ______ (be) friends for many years.

have been

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I ______ (learn) how to programm a website for the last six months.

have been learning

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I ______ (never meet) anyone famous before, but I'd really like to.

have never met

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Isabella ______ (always want) to visit Prague.

has always wanted

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She ______ (pass) her driving test, so now she can take the children to school.

has passed

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They _____ (work) hard on this presentation but it is not finished yet.

have been working

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I ______ (prepare) my presentation on mammals all week, but I ______ (not finish) it yet.

have been preparing / have not finished

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What ______ (you do)? Your hands are covered in dirt.

have you been doing

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Your parents ______ (look) exhausted recently. Have they ______ (work) too hard?

have been looking / been working

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I _______ (not finish) my essay yet, because I _______ (chill out) in the garden for hours.

have not finished / have been chilling out

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I _________ (work) on my car all day, so I’m not really in the mood to go out.

have been working

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I _______ (be) to Spain several times this year. Every visit was brilliant.

have been

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Recently the government _______ (become) more aware of the need to promote music education.

has become

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Have you got a plaster? I _______ (do) some work around the house and I _______ (damage) the nail on my thumb quite badly.

have been doing / have damaged

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My use of grammar _______ (get) more accurate since i started testing myself.

has been getting

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I can see that he ________ (eat) too much recently. He’s gained a lot of weight.

has been eating

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