Joe: I ………….(play) tennis with Helen.
Tim: Who is Helen?
Joe: She's my new girlfriend. I 3)..............go) out with her for two weeks.
Tim: Does she live here?
Joe: Yes, she 4)……………(live) here for two months
Tim: Why haven’t you met her?
Joe: Because she 5)………….leave home early and she 6)…………(come) back late every day for the last six weeks.
Tim: Why 7)………………..(she/do) that?
Joe: Because she 8)……………..(look for) a job.
Tim: I must meet her some time.
Joe: Well, let's all go out together tomorrow then.
Ex. 76. Fill in the blanks with for or since
Tom and Mary have been building a house 1) for two years. They have been dreaming of finishing it 2) last summer but they have been having problems 3) few months because of the weather. In fact, it has been raining and snowing 4) October so they haven't been able to put the roof on yet. This weekend they are trying to put in the windows. They have only been working 5) 8 o'clock but they feel like they've been doing it 6) hours because it is very difficult. They have been saving up 7) a long time but they haven't been able to hire any workmen yet. Tom has been looking for an evening job 8) a week and Mary has been working overtime 9) Christmas, so they will have enough money soon. They haven't been going out 10) they started saving - but when the house is finished they are going to have a big party to celebrate.
Ex. 77. Underline the errors in these sentences. Rewrite each sentence.
a) My penfriend is writing to me for years.
My penfriend has been writing to me for years.
b) We have started this course three weeks ago.
c) 'What have you been doing all day?' 'I've been written letters.'
d) When have you arrived in this city?
e) You have ever been to India?
f) Paula has been stayed in a hotel by the sea.
g) I've been feeling ill three weeks ago.
h) I live in this city since I was born.
i) I wait here for ages. Where have you been?
j) Tony has leaved his books on the bus.
Ex. 78. Team work
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The teacher divides the class into two teams. Students look at the picture and the teacher introduces Mr May.( Mr May is a strange old man. He doesn't like changes. He has been doing the same things for years.) Then, looking at the list of verbs and using the picture as a stimulus, students, in turn, suggest what Mr May has been doing. The team which cannot give a sentence or makes a mistake doesn't get a point. The team with the most points is the winner. List of verbs: read, wear, collect, drink, play, live, etc. |
Ex. 79. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect Continuous.
1. I (make) cakes. That is why my hands are all covered with flour.
2 Her phone (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer it.
3 He (overwork). That is why he looks so tired.
4 There is sawdust in your hair. ~ I'm not surprised. I (cut) down a tree.
5 Have you seen my bag anywhere? I (look) for it for ages.
6 What you (do)? ~
I (work) in the laboratory.
7 He (study) Russian for two years and doesn't even know the alphabet yet.
8 How long you (wait) for me? ~ I (wait) about half an hour.
9 It (rain) for two days now. There'll be a flood soon.
10 We (argue) about this for two hours now. Perhaps we should stop!
11 I (bathe). That's why my hair is all wet.
12 You (drive) all day. Let me drive now.
Ex. 80. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using for or since.
We've been fishing . . . two hours.
I've been working in this office ... a month.
They've been living in France . . . 1970,
He has been in prison ... a year.
I've known that... a long time.
That man has been standing there ... six o'clock.
She has driven the same car ... 1975.
Things have changed ... I was a girl.
The kettle has been boiling ... a quarter of an hour.
The central heating has been on ... October.
That trunk has been in the hall ... a year.
He has been very ill ... the last month.
I've been using this machine . . . twelve years.
We've been waiting . . . half an hour.
Mr Pitt has been in hospital . . . his accident.
He hasn't spoken to me ... the last committee meeting.
I have been very patient with you . . . several years.
They have been on strike . . . November.
The strike has lasted ... six months.
It has been very foggy . . . early morning.
Unit 10