Grammar: The Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I have been working He has been working She has been working It has been working We have been working You have been working They have been working	I have not been working He has not been working She has not been working It has not been working We have not been working You have not been working They have not been working	Have I been working? Has he been working? Has she been working? Has it been working? Have we been working? Have you been working? Have they been working?

I’ve been working He’s been working I haven’t been working He hasn’t been working

• The Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

• Inclusive: denotes an action which began in the past, has been going on up to the present and still going on. It is usually used with: -since, for I have been learning English for 10 years.(It is rendered in Kazakh by the present.)

• Exclusive: denotes an action which was recently in progress, but is no longer going on at the present moment. There are puddles everywhere. It has been raining hard.

Ex.11.Put the verb in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous.

1.I (work) on this problem for two months.2. She (sleep) all this time? 3. “Are there any news about your latest project?” – “I just (tell) about it.” 4. He says he (not/ feel) well for the past week. 5. I (not/ sleep) well for months. 6.We (see) each other regularly since the party at Helen’s.7. “Jack isn’t working now.” – “He (not/work) for years.”

Ex.12.Make up sentences using the Present Perfect Continuous.

Example: Suzy is in her riding boots (she/ride) – She has been riding.

1. Have a rest now.(you /work too hard/ lately) ... ... ...

2. You are shivering(you / stand / in this cold / long?)... ... ...

3. Her hands are red and wet. (she / scrub /the floors / for three hours)... ... ...

4. The children are quite voiceless.(they / sing at the top of their voices/ since morning )

Ex.13. Translate into English.

1. Сенің мені күткеніңе көп болды ма? 2. Сіздің аяғыңыз қашаннан бері ауырады? 3. Ол үш сағат бойы жұмыс жасап жатыр. 4. Мен испан тілін қыркүйектен бері үйреніп келемін. 5. Анна жұмысты алты ай бойы іздеп жүр. 6. Менің ағам он жыл темекі тартады. 7. Олар Манчестерде 1- наурыздан бастап жұмыс жасайды. 8. Сен қай жастан бастап шахмат ойнап жүрсің? 9.Сіз бұл қалада қашаннан бері тұрасыз?

Ex.14.Use the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. He had barely entered the room when his secretary said: ” Somebody (ring) for you for the last five minutes.” 2. I (read) Shakespeare in your absence and now I (try) to learn this beautiful sonnet. 3.”What the children (do)? ”- “ They (play) games all morning and now they (learn) to tell time by the position of the sun.”4. Many people believe that our climate (change) very markedly. 5. I (collect) the pictures with bridges since I graduated from the University.

UNIT 5

SPORT

Text: What makes people kin.

Grammar: The Past Perfect Continuous Tense

What makes all people Kin

People all over the world are very fond of sports and games. That is one thing in which people of every nation­ality and class are united.

The most popular "outdoor" winter sports are shooting, hunting, hockey and, in the countries where the weather is frosty and there is much snow —skating, skiing and tobogganing. Some people greatly enjoy figure-skating and ski-jumping.

Summer, affords excellent opportunities for, swimming, boating, yachting, cycling, gliding and many other sports. Among outdoor, games football takes the first place in public interest; this game is played in all the countries of the world. The other games that have firmly established themselves in favour, in different countries are golf, lawn-tennis, cricket, volleyball, basketball, and so on. Badminton is also very popular.

All the year, round many people indulge in boxing, wrestling, athletics, gymnastics and track and field events. Scores of young girls and women go in for calisthenics. Among indoor games the most popular are billiards, table tennis, draughts and some others, but the great international game is chess, of course. The results of chess tournaments are studied and discussed by thousands of enthusiasts in different countries. So we may say that sport is one of the things that makes all people kin.