Future Perfect Continuous

She will have been writing her article for two hours by 10 o’clock tomorrow.

Завтра к десяти часам она уже будет писать свою статью в течение двух часов.

Exercises:

I. Read the situations and complete the sentences.

1. The rain started two hours ago. It’s still raining now. It _____ for two hours.

2. We started waiting for the bus 20 minutes ago. We’re still waiting now. We _____ for 20 minutes.

3. I started Spanish classes in December. I’m still learning Spanish now. I _____ since December.

4. Ann began looking for a job six months ago. She is still looking for it now. Ann _____ for six months.

5. Mary started working in London on 18 January. She’s still working there now. Mary _____ since 18 January.

II. Put the verb into the Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Maria _____ (learn) English for two years.

2. Why _____ (you/look) at me like that?

3. We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We _____ (go) there for years.

4. I _____ (think) about what you said and I’ve decided to take your advice.

5. Sarah is very tired. She _____ (work) very hard recently.

III. Read the situations and make the sentences from the words in brackets.

1. I was very tired when I arrived home. (I/work/hard all day) _____.

2. There was nobody in the room but there was a smell of cigarettes.

(Somebody/smoke/in the room) _____.

3. Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn’t know where she was. (She/dream) _____.

4. When I got home, Mike was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off. (He/watch/TV) ____.

IV. Put the verb into the most suitable form (Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous).

1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours _____ (have) a party.

2. We were good friends. We _____ (know) each other for a long time.

3. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She _____ (run).

4. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He _____ (look) for his contact lens.

5. I was sad when I sold my car. I _____ (have) it for a very long time.

6. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We _____ (travel) for more than 24 hours.

V. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1. I have been thinking of it for three days.

2. They have been living in New York for ten years.

3. They have been writing a composition for two hours.

4. They have been playing volleyball since 3 o’clock.

5. When I return to the laboratory, my friends will have been working there for several hours.

6. I was very tired when I arrived home. I’d been working hard all day.

7. At last the bus came. I’d been waiting for twenty minutes.

VI. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Она читает с самого утра.

2. Мы изучаем английский язык с пятого класса.

3. Они думали об этом несколько дней.

4. Вчера мы не могли выйти из дома, так как шел дождь с самого утра.

5. Наконец-то библиотекарь дала мне книгу, которую я ждала уже целый месяц.