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1.Explain the use of the Present Perfect Continuous forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:

Model: I have been looking for him for 2 hours. (The verb to look for is used in its Present Perfect Continuous tense form to denote an action which began in the past is still going on.)

  1. They have been learning English for a long time.

  2. It has been raining heavily since I got up this morning.

  3. How long have you been smoking?

  4. I have been waiting here since 5 p.m.

  5. Ann has been writing letters the whole day.

  6. John hasn’t been feeling well recently.

  7. Have you been working hard today?

  8. We have been collecting stamps since we were children.

  9. Has she been working for this company since she graduated from the University?

  10. She has been waiting for them since she came home.

  11. I have been painting the house but still have a lot to do.

  12. They have been discussing the text for 30 minutes.

2.Transform into negative and interrogative forms.

  1. He has been living in London since March.

  2. She has been playing tennis for 2 hours.

  3. They have been painting the whole day.

  4. I have been working here since I moved to Minsk.

  5. Diana has been teaching English in Germany for a long time.

  6. It has been snowing since I got up.

  7. He has been studying languages at the University for 2 years.

  8. They have been waiting for us for a long time.

  9. Jack has been living here since he was born.

  10. They have been looking for a flat since they arrived in Minsk.

3. Transform into an interrogative form according to the model:

Model: He has been studying history for 3 years (since 1985).

How long has he been studying history?

Since when (what time) has he been studying history?

  1. My brothers have been working in London since February.

  2. They have been waiting for us for half an hour.

  3. Jack has been smoking since he was 17.

  4. She has been living in Glasgow for a year.

  5. It has been raining heavily since 6 a.m.

  6. They have been learning German since the beginning of the 1st term.

  7. Ann has been writing letters for a long time.

  8. He has been ill since Monday.

  9. The workers have been painting the walls since they started working here.

  10. They have been making films since they left college.

  11. We have been looking for them for an hour.

  12. I have been translating these sentences for 3 hours already.

4.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Perfect Continuous.

(A)

  1. (Ben/swim) a lot this year?

  2. Mr. Bell is busy. He (talk) on the phone for an hour.

  3. I've got a penfriend. I (write)to her for five years.

  4. John won't pass his exams. He (not/do)any homework lately.

  5. Molly(stay) with me since last month.

  6. We (work) on this project since December.

  7. Sam (learn) how to ride a horse for three months.

  8. Jim works as a sales manager. He (to sell) washing machines for 3 months.

  9. Dora is playing the piano. She (to play) it since I came.

  10. Aren’t you going to tell me what (you/ to do) in my absence?

  11. How long you (to sit) here?

  12. Mike, I (to try) to get you all this day!

  13. Hurry up! I am waiting for you. You (to have) a bath for an hour.

  14. I’ll go and wash my eyes. I don’t want them to see I (to cry).

  15. The amount of crimes (to increase) for the last 10 years and we can’t stop this process.

  16. The children are playing. They (to play) since they came home.

  17. You (to write) a composition for 2 hours and can’t complete it.

  18. (Jim/repair) his car all day?

  19. I (read) this book for weeks.

(B)

1.James is in his room, he (to play) there since the morning. 2. For 3 hours now we (to chat) about it and we haven’t come to any decision yet. 3. Jane, do you know where my hat is? I (to look) for it for half an hour and I can’t find it. 4. Your cousin (to dance) with that red-haired girl since she came into the room. 5. He (to try) to solve this problem for several months now but he hasn’t found a solution yet. 6. He (to teach) at school for twenty years. 7. Mr. Smith (to work) in his room since early morning. 8. The children (to sleep) for 5 hours.

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