Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 10 Present Continuous / 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 that's why I (apply) ..................for the new sales position.
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 Si-
erra 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? He's my brother. He (work, presently) .................................
on the same project.
Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Frank's 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.
Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 11 Simple Past / Past Perfect I can't believe I (get) ..................that apartment. I (submit) ................ my application last week, but I
didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) ............. up to take a look around,
there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) .................. before me. Most of them (fill, al-
ready) ................. out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still ap-
ply, so I did. I (try) ................ to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They
(want) .................... me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I
(have) ................. some problems with him and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I (end) ............ up
listing my father as a reference. It was total luck that he (decide) ................. to give me the apartment.
It turns out that the landlord and my father (go) ................. to high school together. He decided that I
could have the apartment before he (look) .............at my credit report. I really lucked out!