In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts as in the example. Student a:Have you been waiting here long?

Student B: Yes, I have. I have been waiting here since the secretary told me to.

1. How long ………..(you/sit) here? (since I came from the airport)

2. What …………….(she/do) in the absence of her parents? (plant flowers)

3. ……… their motorbike all day long? (Garry/repair) (just the second half of the day)

3. Your eyes are red. ………………….(you/cry)? )

4. What ………….(you/do) all week? (prepare for exams)

5. How long …………(your elder sister/talk) over the phone. (since she came home)

6. You look exhausted. …………(you/work) all night again? (work till late at night)

7. Why ……..(she/tidy up the house) since early morning? (wait for guests to come)

8. How long ……….(this department/ work) on this project? (work on it since 2005)

9. Take a breath. …………………… (you/run) all the way here? (I got off the bus two kilometers away from here)

10. How long ……………… (granny/ polish the silver)? (since lunch time)

8.5

Соедините предложения из колонки А с предложениям в колонке В по смыслу.

Match Column A with Column B to make correct sentences.

Column A	Column B
How long have you been waiting for her? I have a penfriend. John is in the garden. You have been studying all day. Dolores has been exercising a lot recently. John won’t pass his exam. It’s so cold outside. Eva is tired We’ve been practicing all morning. What have you been doing since I saw you last?	A He has watering the flowers all morning. B That’s why she has lost weight. C It’s been snowing all day long. D She has been studying hard all week. E I think it’s time to stop now. F For 15 minutes. G Lots of different things. I have been extremely busy. H Why don’t you take a break? I He hasn’t been doing his homework for a month. J We have been writing to each other since we finished school.

8.6

Составьте предложения, используя подходящий по смыслу глагол во времени Present Perfect Continuos. Поставьте вопросы к составленным вами предложениям.

Make sentences using an appropriate verb in the Present Perfect Continuous. Make up questions to the sentences you built.

1. Patricia went to the local supermarket early in the morning. She is still there.

Patricia has been shopping for three hours.

How long has she been shopping?

2. My Grandma started baking the holiday cakes an hour ago. She hasn’t finished yet.

3. My Dad went to the garage to repair the car when I came back home from the library. E hasn’t returned yet.

4. I started revising for the exam four hours ago. I haven’t finished it yet.

5. The teams started playing football at 7 p.m. It’s half past eight now. They are still on the playing ground.

6. Max’s company began to build this house a year ago. Not all the works have been completed yet.

7. The dean started his speech two hours ago. He is still talking.

8. I went to the horse-riding school two months ago. I haven’t got the certificate yet.

9. We set on a trip to Poland eight hours ago. We haven’t reached it yet.

10. Mom started sewing a skirt two days ago. She hasn’t finished it yet.

8.7

В парах задайте вопросы на основе предложенных слов и словосочетаний и ответьте на них, следую примеру.