Ex.1 Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous. 1) I ______ (not/see) you for ages! 2) Tom ______ (play) computer games for the last two hours. 3) We are very proud of our son. He ______ (break) the school high jump record again. 4) I’m very tired. I ______ (clean) the house all day but I still ______ (not/finish) it yet. 5) Jane ______ (do) her homework since 4 o’clock but she ______ (do) only half of it. 6) He ______ (be) to the cinema twice this week. 7) How long ______ you ______ (decorate) your house? 8) I ______ never ______ (read) such an interesting book.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I haven’t seen you for ages!
   Я так давно тебя не видел(а)!
2. Tom has been playing computer games for the last two hours.
   Том играет в компьютерные игры последние два часа.
3. We are very proud of our son. He has broken the school high jump record again.
   Мы очень гордимся нашим сыном. Он снова побил школьный рекорд по прыжкам в высоту.
4. I’m very tired. I have been cleaning the house all day but I still haven’t finished it yet.
   Я очень устал(а). Я весь день убираю дом, но ещё не закончил(а).
5. Jane has been doing her homework since 4 o’clock but she has done only half of it.
   Джейн делает домашнее задание с четырёх часов, но выполнила только половину.
6. He has been to the cinema twice this week.
   На этой неделе он дважды был в кино.
7. How long have you been decorating your house?
   Как долго ты украшаешь свой дом?
8. I have never read such an interesting book.
   Я никогда не читал(а) такой интересной книги.

Present Perfect Continuous употребляется, когда важны длительность или процесс; Present Perfect — когда важны результат или жизненный опыт.