1. a. She ______ in a rented flat since returning to Liverpool.
b. We ______ at this hotel a couple of times before.
2. a With their win yesterday, Italy ______ into second place in the table.
b. As house prices in the cities have risen, people ______ into the countryside.
3. a. All day, the police ______ motorists to question them about the accident.
b. Good, the noise ______. I can start concentrating on my work again.
a. I ______ any of Dickens novels.
b. I ______ this book on philosophy for hours and Im still only on page 6.
a. Dr Fletcher ______ the same lecture to students for the last ten years.
Mr. Goldman ______ nearly a million pounds to the charity this year.
a. I did 20 lengths of the pool today. I ______ that far since I was at school.
I ______ and I feel exhausted.
a. An important file ______ from my office.
Plants and vegetables ______ from my garden since we had new neighbours.
a. I ______ German since we last met and have made some progress in it.
I ______ all the irregular verbs and now I know them all.
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Exercise 4. Put verbs in brackets into either the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.
Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris. I would like to find out a little bit more about your background.
Mr. Harris: I (work) in the insurance industry for over ten years. I worked for Met Life for six years and World Insurance for four and a half. During that time, I heard many good things about Hollings Life Insurance and thats why I (apply) for the new sales position.
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Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests.
Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the Sierra Club and play tennis. In fact, I (compete) in a tennis tournament this weekend.
Mr. Smith: Really, how long (you, play) tennis?
Mr. Harris: I (play) since high school. I love the sport.
Mr. Smith: Great! We like dedication here at Hollings Life. You mentioned you volunteer at the Sierra club. I (work, currently) with them on the sea turtle project. We (try) to create a wildlife sanctuary near the bay.
Mr. Harris: Do you know Frank Harris? Hes my brother. He (work, presently) on the same project.
Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Franks would be a welcome addition to Hollings Life. Just one more thing, we (look) for somebody who is fluent in Spanish; many of our clients are from Mexico.
Mr. Harris: No problem. I (study) Spanish since elementary school.
Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.
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