Упражнения на времена.Present perfect continuous

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  Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

1. My brother ... (stay) with us for three weeks, he hasn’t left yet.

2. It... (rain) hard since morning, I can’t go for a walk.

3. How long ... you ... (look) for her? It’s strange that you can find her nowhere.

4. The sun is shining but the ground is wet because he ... (water) the garden for a long time.

5. She looks very tired. What... she ... (do)?

6. He is a good player, because he ... (play) chess since he was five.

7. We can’t see paths in the garden, because it... (snow) heavily during the whole night.

8. He ... (write) his summary since the lecture began.

9. I... (buy) food here since I came to this town.

10. The states of the roads are very bad here, though they ... (repair) them for the last few years.

11. She ... (live) in this house for five years but she doesn’t know her neighbours.

12. The text is very difficult, the students ... (translate) it since the lesson began.

13. I... (paint) the fence since morning but I haven’t finished it yet.

14. You ... (talk) for almost an hour without stopping.

15. The boss is very angry, because his secretary ... (type) the report for five hours.

  Exercise 2. Read the situation and write your own sentence using Present Perfect Continuous.

1. It’s 5 p.m. and Ann is sitting in the library. She has a book on History open on the table. She came to the library at 1 p.m. (study/for)___________________________.

2. Sally is in the gym. She is jogging on the running machine. She started half an hour ago. (run/for)_______________________________ .

3. Mary is in the bathroom putting on her make-up. It’s 8.30 and she started fifteen minutes ago. (put on/since)____________________________ .

4. Peter is on his way to work. He is stuck in a big traffic jam. He left home at 7.00. 

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(drive/since)_______________________ .

5. Diego won his first prize four years ago and has won it each year since then.

(win/for)_________________________________ .

6. The Roger’s brothers started farming when they were 23. They are now 30. They are still farmers. (farm/for)________________________________ .

7. Tom speaks French very well now because he moved to Paris five years ago.

(learn/for)__________________________________ .

8. Your friends have some money to go on holiday. They are economizing. They started three months ago. (save/for)______________________________________ .

9. Bob is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was six. Now he is twenty.  

(play/for)___________________________________ .

10. The train leaves at 5 o’clock. Now it’s 4.45. (stay/for)_____________________ at the railway station.

  Exercise 3. Choose the correct verb form (Present Perfect Simple or Continuous).

1. I’m very sorry that I have (broken/been breaking) your cup.

2. Oh, it’s not ready! You have (written/ been writing) this composition for the whole day.

3. Ann’s clothes are covered in stains. She has (painted/been painting) since morning.

4. I have (known/ been knowing) her for many years.

5. Where is Tom? I haven’t (seen/ been seeing) him today.

6. You are so dirty! What have you (done/ been doing)?

7. This is the best book I have ever (read/ been reading).

8. Someone has (eaten/ been eating) my sweets. They are nearly all gone but the box was quite full a week ago.

9. Where have you been? I have (waited/ been waiting) for you for ages.

10. Look! Somebody has (stolen/ been stealing) your luggage.

11. You have (driven/ been driving) all day long. Let me drive now.

12. You are very red. Have you (run/ been running)?

13. She has (had/ been having) twelve driving lessons up to now.

14. I have got a terrible headache. My neighbour has (played/ been playing) loud music all day.

15. He has (visited/ been visiting) many countries and knows a lot.

 

 

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Answers

Exercise 1. 1. has been staying 2. has been raining 3. have ... been looking 4. has been watering 5. has ... been doing 6. has been playing 7. has been snowing 8. has been writing 9. have been buying 10. have been repairing 11. has been living 12. have been translating 13. have been painting 14. have been talking 15. has been typing

Exercise 2. 1. She has been studying for 4 hours.

2. She has been running for 30 minutes.

3. She has been putting on her make up since 8.15.

4. He has been driving since 7 o’clock.

5. He has been winning prizes for 4 years.

6. They have been farming for 7 years.

7. He has been learning French for 5 years.

8. They have been saving money for 3 month.

9. He has been playing tennis for 14 years.

10. It has been staying for 15 minutes.

Exercise 3. 1. broken 2. been writing 3. been painting 4. known 5. seen 6. been doing 7. read 8. been eating 9. been waiting 10. stolen 11. been driving 12. been running 13. had 14. been playing 15. visited



 

 
 
 
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