. 14. Choose between the Present Perfect
Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
to fill in the blanks.
a. Daniel ... just (break) that window by
mistake. Now the shop alarm is on.
b. People ... (stare) for minutes, not knowing
what to make of the situation.
c. The police officers ... already (arrive) there
and are trying to solve the problem.
d. John ... definitely (suffer) a shock, and is
almost unable to explain what happened.
e. Fortunately, the officers ... (understand) the
facts correctly and now they are helping the
g
witness to write the report.
f. She feels much better, now that she ...
(listen) to her favourite piano music for a few
minutes
g. The family ... just (listen) to the news and
now they know about the blazing fire.
h. John ... (speak) on the phone for 15 minutes
now.
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