Present perfect simple and continuous
[Reward Upper Intermediate resource pack, 5B 'What have you been up to?']

Practice game: original prompts

Make complete questions from the prompts and match them with the answers. Make complete answers from the prompts.

Scroll down to page 2 to see the answers

Why/be/angry?
Why/be/hungry?
Why/look/pleased with yourself?
Why/look/happy?
Why/look/exhausted?
Why/look/relaxed?
Why/look/sleepy?
Why/be/upset?
Why/not/be/hungry?
Why/look/pale?
Why/look/worried?
Why/look/well?

not/eat/all day
just/fail/driving test
listen/classical music
just come back/from holiday
work/since 7 o’clock this morning
just hear/some bad news
wait/for you since 6 o’clock
go out/every evening this week
write/six important letters today
just eat/a packet of biscuits
just book/a holiday
have/stomachache all afternoon

Present perfect simple and continuous

Practice game: answers

Why are you angry?
I’ve been waiting for you since six o’clock.
(incomplete action)

Why are you hungry?
I haven’t eaten all day.
(complete action - negative form)

Why are you looking so pleased with yourself?
I’ve written six important letters today.
(complete action)

Why are you looking happy?
I’ve just booked a holiday.
(complete action)

Why are you looking exhausted?
I’ve been working since 7 o’clock this morning.
(incomplete action)

Why are you looking relaxed?
I’ve been listening to classical music.
(Present evidence of recent action)

Why are you looking sleepy?
I’ve been out every evening this week.
(complete action)

Why are you upset?
I’ve just failed my driving test.
(complete action)

Why aren’t you hungry?
I’ve just eaten a packet of biscuits.
(complete action)

Why are you looking pale?
I’ve had stomachache all afternoon.
(incomplete state)

Why are you looking worried?
I’ve just heard some bad news.
(complete state)

Why are you looking so well?
I’ve just come back from holiday.
(complete action)