It has been raing since last Sunday.

1. Jane started speaking over the telephone at 9 o’clcok. Now it’s 9.15. 2. My family and I moved to Canada in 1978. We are still living in Canada. 3. He began to translate the article at 1O o’clock. Now it is 12. 4. Our tourist group began to travel in the Crimea a week ago. We’re still travelling in the mountains. 5. Kevin is studying. He began to study two hours ago. 6. The guest from Room 1237 started bathing at 7 o’clock. It’s 8 o’clock, and he’s still bathing. 7. In 199O Dories went to Helsinki to teach children English. She is still teaching them. 8. Kate bought this coat in 1992. She is still wearing it. 9. It’s three o’clock in the afternoon. Father sat down to work at 10 o’clock. 10. My baby son began to cry early this morning. It’s afternoon now and he’s still crying. 11. Nancy began playing the piano at 7. Now she’s ten and she is still taking music lessons. 12. Ann is looking for a job. She began looking for it six months ago. 13. George is still working in France. He started working there in 1995. 14. Alf began working out a business plan on Monday this week, he is still working at it. 15. They are discussing the terms of delivery. They began discussing them at noon. 16. Acording to the contract the plant started delivering cement to our construction site three years ago. it is still delivering it.

Exercise 6. Express doubt ot disbelief about the period of time somebody has been doing something.

Model: Charles started painting the wall 6 hours ago. He’s still painting it.

Has he really been painting the wall for 6 hours?

1. His French is very good though he began learning it three months ago. 2. Dick began driving the car ten hours ago and he’s still on the way. 3. Sandy started shopping early in the morning. It’s 4 p.m. now, but she’s still shopping. 4. Bill went in for body-building only four months ago. Look, how strong he is. 5. Five years ago Ruth started playing tennis. This year she has become a Wimbledon winner. 6. Olivia started speaking on the phone at 10 o’clock. 45 minutes have passesd but the phone is still busy. 7. They are sitting in the garden. they went to the garden to enjoy the sun set at lunchtime. 8. Miss Walker is typing the president’s report. She started typing it at noon. 9. David Cotton runs the company. He was appointed Managing Director in 1994. 10. I came to work here when I left school. I’m still working for the same company. 11. Dr. Anderson began to see his patients at 9 oclock. He’s still seeing them. 12. The tourists came to the old town an hour ago. They are still taking photographs there. 13. Captain Hay is a “million-mile” pilot. He started flying 20 years ago. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson went to the shop to buy Christmas presents two hours ago. They are still in the shop. 15. Steve is saving money for a new car. He began doing it ten years ago. 16. My grandmother is mending socks. She started mending them at noon.

Exercise 7. Ask questions beginning with “How long”.

Model: Your friend is waitng for you.

How long has he been waiting for me?

1. I’m learning Greek. 2. Phil is dreaming to become a navy officer. 3. Tom lives in High Street. 4. My foot is hurting. 5. My brother still washes cars at the local garage. 6. Jack and Jill are looking for a flat. 7. Mr. Hill sells washing machines. 8. They are travelling about Europe. 9. My brother is fishing. 1O. Jack is a journalist. He writes for Washington Post. 11. John is a businessman in Madrid. He exports Spanish antiques. 12. Charles delivers milk about the district. 13. My father runs the company producing stuffed toys. 14. I am looking for a job. 15. She is still waiting to see the boss. 16. Richard’s waiting for us downstairs.

Exercise 8. Ask questions beginning with “Since when”.

Model: It is raining.

Since when has it been raining?

1. They are writing a test paper. 2. Mrs. Green is a teacher. She teaches art. 3. Jill is a student. She studies French. 4. Jane is working in the laboratory. 5. Tom’s parents are now staying at a hotel in London. 6. A Canadian professor is delivering a lecture in Room 3. 7. Bill is learning to drive. 8. It’s snowing. 9. Nora is taking her driving test. 10. I always smoke French cigarettes. 11. Helen and Alice are still shopping. 12. George is still working for the same company. 13. Lucy is swimming in the lake. 14. My brother collects interesting facts about Loch Ness in Scotland. 15. I’m still packing. 16. Mike collects foreing coins.

Exercise 9. Give additional information to the following sentences.

Model: Ann is very tired.(work hard)

She has been working hard.

1. Janet is hot and tired.(play tennis) 2. Bob has a black eye and Bill has a cut lip.(fight) 3. George has just come back from the beach. He’s very red.(lie in the sun) 4. She’s got a sore throat.(drink icy water) 5. Sindy’s got paint on her hands.(decorate her room) 6. Your mother’s got flour on her hands.(baking) 7. Her eye are red.(cry) 8. Mike is having supper. He’s hungry.(skate the whole evening) 9. They are talking very excitingly.(watch a very interesting match) 10. She’s got a camera in her hand.(take pictures) 11. You look pale.(smoke too much again) 12. Your son’s shoes are dirty.(walk in the forest) 13. Tony’s got oil on his hands. (repair the car) 14. He’s lost his voice.(shout at the football match) 15. The boss looks exhausted.(have a talk with a difficult customer) 16. The streets are wet.(rain at night)

Exercise 10. Answer the following questions using the Present Perfect

Continuous .

Model: Why are you looking so hot?(run all the way)