5. Упражнения по теме.

Упражнение 68. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. What are you doing? – I am repairing my son’s bicycle. I (do) it for two hours.

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

3. Who is that man standing on the corner? He (stand) there for half an hour.

4. Where is Dad? I (wait) for him since 6 p.m.

5. Those people (quarrel) since breakfast.

6. He (sell) washing machines for three months.

7. Dora is playing the piano. She (play) the piano since I came.

8. How long you (sit) here?

9. It (rain) since morning.

10. Since when she (study) medicine?

Упражнение 69. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. We ___ in France for 5 years.

а)has been living b)have been live c)have been living

2. Liz ___ to ski for a week now.

a)have been learning b)has learning c)has been learning

3.How long ___ Spanish?

a) have you been learning

b) has you been learning

c) have you learning

4. Your father looks tired. He ___ his car all day.

a)been repairing b)has been repairing c)have been repairing

5. The children ___ TV since morning.

a) has been watching b) have been watch c) have been watching

6. How long ___ for us?

a) have John been waiting

b) has John been waiting

c) John has been waiting

7. I ___ to phone you all day.

a) have been trying b) has been trying c) have been try

8. Lena ___ geometry since she was 30.

a) has been teaching b) has teaching c)have been

9. My grandpa ___ all his life.

a) has been smoke b) has been smoking c) have been smoking

10. How long ___ to music? - For a couple of hours.

a) has you been listening

b) you have been listening

c) have you been listening

11. Sam ___ fish for years.

a) has selling b) has been selling c) have been selling

12. I ___ about buying new computer since last week.

a) has been thinking b) have been thinking c) have think

13. We ___ the house since morning.

a) have been cleaning b) have been clean c) has been cleaning

14. Donna ___ for a job for half a year.

a) has looking b) have been looking c) has been looking

15. The baby ___ for three hours.

a) has been sleeping b) been sleeping c) have been sleeping

16. How long ___ your homework?

a) has you been doing b) have you been doing c)have you doing

17. I ___ for this company for 5 years.

a) has been work b)has been working c)have been working

18. My mother ___ for the last two hours.

a) has been cooking b) have been cooking c)has been cook

19. Stella ___ in the park for half an hour.

a) has running b) have been running b) has been running

20. My parents ___ the walls all day today.

a) has been painting b) have been painting c) has paint

21. He ___ sick since afternoon.

a) have been feeling b) has been feeling c) has feeling

22. How long ___ singing lessons?

a) you have been taking

b) has you been taking

c) have you been taking

23. They ___ billiards for quite a time.

a) have been playing b) has been playing c)have been play

24. Margaret ___ in bed since yesterday.

a) been staying b) has been staying c) have been staying

25. They ___ to mend the tape recorder for an hour.

a) has been trying b) have trying c) have been trying

Упражнение 70. Заполните таблицу по образцу предложениями:

1. We have been playing since morning.			2. He has been having shower for 20 minutes.
Negative sentence	General Question	Alternative Question		Disjunctive Question	Special question
1. She hasn’t been working.	Has she been working? Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.	Has she been working or playing?		She has been working, hasn’t she?	Who has been working?

Упражнение 71. Вставьте for или since.

1. You have worked really well … the morning coffee break. Well done!

2. You've been eating chips … the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry?

3. I've been coming to this swimming pool … over ten years.

4. She has been in hospital … October.

5. Those two have been married … 1985. They are the happiest couple I know.

6. I've had this diamond necklace … a very long time.

7. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job … you decided to resign from that accountancy firm.

8. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister … Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned in the spring.

9. Mrs. Harris is in her office. She has been there …7 o’clock.

10. India has been an independent country … 1947.

Упражнение 72. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Она еще спит. Она спит уже два часа. 2. Он еще делает уроки. Он делает уроки уже три часа. 3. Мальчики все еще играют в футбол. Они играют в футбол уже сорок минут. 4. Она все еще разговаривает по телефону. Она разговаривает по телефону уже двад­цать минут. 5. Она все еще пишет письмо бабушке. Она уже целый час пишет это письмо. 6. Дети все еще бегают во дворе. Они уже три часа бегают во дворе. 7. Он все еще пишет свою новую книгу. Он пишет свою новую книгу уже два года. 8. Он принимает душ сейчас. Он принимает душ уже полчаса.

Упражнение 73. Образуйте вопросы, начиная с How long? по образцу: