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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUSExercise 1. I'm tired. I (work) all day. 2. How long (you wait) here? 3. I (stand) here since 6 o'clock. 4. How long (you learn) Chinese? 5. She (study) English for five years. 6. You're out of breath. ... (you run)? 7. We (live) here for twelve years. 8. My hands are dirty. I (repair) the car. 9. How long (the children, sleep)? Практические упражнения
10. What (you, do) all afternoon? 11. They (ring) me about it every day for the past week. 12. It started raining last Monday and it (rain) ever since.
Exercise
1. I (work) on this problem for two months. 2. She (sleep) all this time? 3. You (talk) this nonsense all day long. 4. "Any news about your latest project?" - "I just (tell) about it." 5. He says he (not/feel) well for the past week. 6. You are red all over. How long you (lie) in the sun today? 7. I (try) to get you all day, George! 8. I (not/sleep) well for months. 9. We (see) each other regularly since the party at Helen's. 10. "Jack isn't working now." -"He (not/work) for years." Exercise 1. - What are you doing? - I'm repairing my son's bicycle. I (do) it for two hours. 2. I'll call for an ambulance. She (get) weaker and weaker since she had breakfast. 3. Hurry up, John. I'm waiting for you. You (have a bath) for an hour. 4. Who is that man standing on the corner? He (stand) there for the last half an hour. 5. Where is Dad? I (wait) for him since 6 p.m. We are going to be late to the concert. 6. I can't stand it any more. Those people (quarrel) since breakfast. 7. - Jim works as a sales manager. - Really? - He (sell) washing machines for three months. 8. Dora is playing the piano. She (play) the piano since I came. 9. Aren't you going to tell me what (you/do) in my absence? 10. How long you (sit) here? 11. Michael, I (try) to get you all day! 12. I'll go and wash my eyes. I don't want my husband to see I (cry). 13. The amount of crime (increase) for the last ten years and we can't stop this process.
Практические упражнения
Exercise Model: How long has he been doing this exercise? 1. Mike has been writing his translation for an hour. 2. My sister has been learning Italian since she was five. 3. We've been waiting for him for two hours. 4. They've been talking for an hour. 5. She has been playing the piano for two hours. 6. I've been looking for this dictionary for three months. 7. The students have been discussing this problem since 2 o'clock. 8. They have been developing my pictures since Monday. Exercise
Model: Suzy is in her riding boots, (she/ride) - She has been riding. You are dirty all over. What (you/do) - What have you been doing?
1. Have a rest now. (you/work too hard/lately) ____________________ 2. You are shivering, (you/stand/in this cold/long?) ________________ 3. Her hands are red and wet. (she/scrub/the floors/for three hours) _______________________________________________________ 4.The children are quite voiceless, (they/sing at the top of their voices/since morning) _____________________________________
Exercise Model: Why is your hair wet? - I have been swimming. 1. Why are your eyes red? 2. Why are your clothes wet? 3. Why do you look so tired? 4. Why are you out of breath? 5. Why are you so sleepy today? 6. Why are you so irritable today? 7. Why are your hands dirty? 8. Why are your trousers greasy? 9. Why do you want to take a day off? 10. Why are you late?
Exercise Model: Mary is having a bath. She went to the bathroom an hour ago. Mary has been having a bath for an hour. 1. Jack is sleeping now. He went to bed three hours ago. ______________ Практические упражнения
2. Steve is working in his room. He started working two hours ago. _____ 3. They are building a new house. They began to build it four months ago._________ 4. They are repairing the road. They started repairing it on 20 May ________ 5. It is snowing now. It began to snow three days ago. _______.
Exercise Office Problems Mr. Brown is the manager in a small company. He has been having problems in his office for about 2 months. The situation is really embarrassing. His secretary has been complaining about too much secretarial work since he sacked their office boy. Besides, some of his employees have been complaining about lack of bonuses and overtime since he made redundant some employees. More than that, his company has been losing customers and has been making less and less profits. Mr. Brown thinks that their accountant has been neglecting his duties. The company's customers have been writing him about mistakes in invoices and other documents as well as delays in deliveries. Mr. Brown doesn't know what to do because he doesn't understand why all this has been happening in his office. He is disappointed, embarrassed and upset. Has the time come for him to improve his skills as a manager? Date: 2015-12-17; view: 2987
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83. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect continuous.