Ann is fond of talking on the phone. She ...

Look through the window. It (rain).

a) is raining; b) has been raining c) are raining;

It (rain) since early morning.

a) is raining; b) has been raining; c) rains.

5. Don't bother me! I (read).

a) am reading; b) has been reading; c) read.

6. But you (read) for two hours already!

a) are reading; b) has been reading; c) have been reading.

Kate, help your mother. She (cook) lunch.

a) are cooking; b) has been cooking; c)is cooking.

She (cook) for half an hour.

a) has been cooking; b) is cooking; c) cooks.

9. It’s 9 o'clock. I (wait) for the bus.

a) am waiting; b) wait. c) have been waiting;

I (wait) for the bus for twenty minutes.

a) am waiting; b) wait; c)have been waiting;

She (watch) TV now. Her favourite programme is on.

a) is watching; b) has been watching; c) are watching;

She (watch) TV since morning.

a) have been watching; b) is watching; c)has been watching;

13. What ... the baby (do)? She (sleep).

a) is ... doing, is sleeping; b} has ... been doing, is sleeping.

She (sleep) for two hours already.

a) is sleeping; b) has been sleeping.

15. How long ... you (live) in Moscow? I (live) in Moscow for fifteen years.

a) have ... been living, have been living; b) are ... living, am living.

Exercise 4. Write down how long something has been going on.

Example: They are watching a film in English. (for two hours).

They have been watching this film for two hours.

1. Abby is riding a bike at the stadium. (since morning) _________________________

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2. I am swimming in the river with my friends. (for an hour) ______________________

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3. My aunt is working on a farm. (since she was twenty) _________________________

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4. My friend is learning Italian. (since 1985) ___________________________________

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5. Carol is traveling round India. (since June) __________________________________

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6. Betty is helping Adam with Maths. (for three years) ___________________________

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7. It is raining now. (for three hours) _________________________________________

Exercise 5. Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous?

Example:

1. — What... Ella ... (do) now?

— She ... (wash) up.

— How long ... she ... (wash) up?

— She ... (wash) up for half an hour already.

It... (rain) now.

— How long ... it... (rain)?

— It... (rain) since early morning.

3. — What... her mother ... (do) now?

— She ... (cook).

— How long ... she ... (cook)?

— She ... (cook) since she came from work.

4. - What... the children ... (do)?

— They ... (sleep).

— How long ... they ... (sleep)?

— They ... (sleep) for three hours.

— How long ... she ... (look) for a job?

— She ... (look) for a job for two months.

6. — What... George and his friends ... (do)?

— They ... (pack) their things.

— How long ... they ... (pack)?

— They ... (pack) all day.

Ann is fond of talking on the phone. She ...

(talk) with her friends now.

— How long ... they ... (talk)?

— They ... (talk) for an hour.

— They ... (paint) his fence.

— How long ... they ... (paint)?

— They ... (paint) for two hours.

9. — What ... you ... (do) now?

— I... (write) a test.

— How long ... you ... (write) it?

— I... (write) it for twenty minutes.

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