Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets. Put the adverbs in the correct place when necessary. 1. This room is a mess! What (you/to do) all day?
2. Look at that man over there. He (to stand) there for hours.
3. He (to clean) the windows and he (not/to finish) yet.
4. The magazine (to publish) a report on English-speakers. It’s excellent!
5. The teacher was late. When he arrived, the students said “We (to wait) for you for half an hour, teacher!”.
6. The teacher was late. When he arrived, someone told him “The students (to wait) for you for half an hour and then they have gone! You were so late!”.
7. They (to live) there for ages but they moved last week.
8. They (to live) here for ages and they love this place.
9. Peter (to finish) his book at last.
10. They (to queue) since midday and they are still waiting for their turn.
11. She (to wait) for one hour but she has left because they had to go to work.
12. He (to play) golf for ten years but then he stopped due to health problems.

1. This room is a mess! What HAVE YOU BEEN DOING all day?

2. Look at that man over there. He HAS BEEN STANDING there for hours.  

3. He HAS BEEN CLEANING the windows and he HASN'T FINISHED yet.  

4. The magazine HAS (ALREADY) PUBLISHED a report on English-speakers. It’s excellent!  

5. The teacher was late. When he arrived, the students said “We HAVE WAITED for you for half an hour, teacher!”.  

6. The teacher was late. When he arrived, someone told him “The students HAVE BEEN WAITING for you for half an hour and then they have gone! You were so late!”.

7. They HAVE BEEN LIVING there for ages but they moved last week.  

8. They HAVE LIVED here for ages and they love this place.  

9. Peter HAS FINISHED his book at last.  

10. They HAVE BEEN QUEUING since midday and they are still waiting for their turn.  

11. She HAS BEEN WAITING for one hour but she has left because they had to go to work.  

12. He HAS BEEN PLAYING golf for ten years but then he stopped due to health problems.

STATIVE VERB: It's a verb that cannot change its base form to -ing such as like, wish, promise, etc.