Exercise 7. Read the sentences and add a sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous.

Example: Tom is out of breath. (he / run) He has been running.

1. We are tired. (we / work / hard)

2. You look unhappy. (you / cry)

3. John's clothes are dirty. (he / clean / his car)

4. The children are hot and excited. (they / play football)

5. Tom's skin is red. (he / sunbathe / for hours)

6. Ann's hands are in ink. (she / write / letters)

7. Mary is slim. (she / keep to a diet)

8. My sweater is threadbare. (I / wear it / for a few years)

9. He is very good at tennis. (he / play it / for ten years)

10. He knows every street in this town. (he / live there / for many years)

Exercise 8. Paraphrase the following sentences using the words in brackets and con-junctions ‘for’ and ‘since’.

Example: a) They are working here. (Monday)

They have been working here since Monday.

b) He is waiting for us. (half an hour)

He has been waiting for us for half an hour.

1. She is writing a test. (twelve o'clock)

2. Tom is watching TV. (two hours)

3. They are sitting on the bench and reading. (morning)

4. He is travelling a lot. (winter)

5. He is working hard. (he entered the University)

6. Tony is walking his dog. (fifteen minutes)

7. They are looking for a new house. (the last few months)

8. They are fixing their car. (yesterday)

9. Gerald is checking his notes. (eleven o'clock)

10. The students are writing. (the lecture began)

11. Betty is writing a letter to her friend. (she came home)

12. My friend is learning Spanish. (two years)

13. Linda is travelling around Europe. (May)

14. Bill is making films. (he left college)

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences using the pattern in Exercise 8. Use the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.

1. He looks really exhausted.

2. Their hands are stained with oil.

3. The boys are nervous.

4. The child's eyes are red.

5. She is washing her hands nervously.

6. The tourists are angry.

7. The children are laughing heartily.

8. The audience is excited.

9. He's got a toothache.

10. The batteries have run out too quickly.

Exercise 10. Ask questions beginning with how long.

Example: I'm waiting for you.

How long have you been waiting for me?

1. They are discussing their summer plans.

2. Ann is translating an English article.

3. We are writing an essay.

4. The boys are skating on the pond.

5. Mr. Brown is travelling in the North.

6. It is raining.

7. My relatives are staying with us.

8. Mother is cooking.

9. He is answering the reporter's questions.

10. The girls are looking through a fashion magazine.

Exercise 11. Ask a few questions beginning them with how long + Present Perfect Continuous Tense or Present Perfect Tense. Use the following verbal combinations.

a) look for a house b) be close friends

watch TV be married

wait for Mary know him

decorate the fir-tree be on a diet

read the book "Alice in Wonderland" be in love with him

make a new dress be ill

do exercise 5 be divorced

walk about the city be busy

knit a cap know her family

cook dinner be on the stage

Exercise 12. Ask questions to the following sentences beginning with the words in brackets.

Example: He has been smoking a lot recently. (Why?)

Why has he been smoking a lot recently?

1. They've been looking for a restaurant since they came to the town. (Who? Where? What ...for?)

2. She has been packing her suitcase since morning. (What? Why?)

3. Arthur has been driving for six hours without any rest. (Who? How?)

4. They've been answering their child's questions the whole day. (Whose? What?)

5. Ed has been playing with his dog in the park since morning. (Who ... with? Where? Who?)

6. He has been answering the director's questions since morning. (Who? Whose? What?)

7. She has been washing up since breakfast. (Who? What?)

8. Her husband has been watching football on TV since breakfast. (Who? What?)

9. Their son has been fighting with his sister since breakfast. (Who? What? Who ... with?)

10. Their cat has been trying to catch a mouse since breakfast. (What? What?)

11. Someone has been looking through my things. (Why?)