Exercise 2. Why Do You Look So? Explain the reason people look so using the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Use the given situations.

1) Little Sam looks dirty. He … (play with sand).

2) Natalie’s eyes are red. She … (cry)?

3) My younger sister is red all over. She … (sunbathe too long).

4) Tom has a black eye. He … (fight with boys).

5) Kent’s ancle is swollen. He … (play football).

6) Claire is wet all over. She … (swim)?

7) I have a big green spot on my pants. I … (paint the fence).

8) We are the winners. We … (train days and nights).

9) It smells delicious! You … (bake an apple pie)?

10) Your hands are scratched! You … (work in the garden, play with your pet)?

Exercise 3. Write positive sentences in present perfect progressive.

1. Albert / squash / play

2. Hannah / the match / watch

3. we / in the park / wait

4. you / a song / sing

5. I / a magazine / read

6. it / rain / all day →

7. Phil and Greg / a race / run

8. she / her teeth / brush

9. the Millers / in London / live / for three years

10. we / on the lake / sail

Exercise 4. Write negative sentences in present perfect progressive.

1. we / not / in the mountains / walk

2. Beatrice / not / in Boston / teach

3. Ricky / not / the car / wash

4. she / not / a poem / write

5. we / not / tea / drink

6. we / not / our rooms / clean

7. the children / not / on the floor / sleep

8. Jeff and Linda / not / cycle

9. Christine / not / her home / decorate

10. the cat / not / on the chair / lie / all day

Exercise 4. Write questions in present perfect progressive.

1. she / on the phone / talk

2. his brother / dinner / cook

3. Jane and Mary / badminton / play

4. Sue / in the gym / exercise

5. Robert / the room / paint

6. they / trees / plant

7. Henry / in the garage / work

8. they / in the lake / swim

9. how long / Boris / English / learn

10. how long / you / for me / wait

Exercise 5. Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive).

1. He (work) ­­­­______________________ in this company since 1985.

2. I (wait) ______________________ for you since two o'clock.

3. Mary (live) ______________________ in Germany since 1992.

4. Why is he so tired? He (play) ______________________ tennis for five hours.

5. How long (learn / you) ______________________ English?

6. We (look for) ______________________ the motorway for more than an hour.

7. I (live) ______________________ without electricity for two weeks.

8. The film ______________________ (run / not) for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already.

9. How long ______________________ (work / she) in the garden?

10. She (not / be) ______________________ in the garden for more than an hour.

Exercise 6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous.

A: Hi, Liz. You look exhausted. (you / work) overtime again?

B: Yes, I have. I (help) my boss to update the files in the office all week. He (read)the files and I (write) down names. Addresses, phone numbers and so on. What about you?

A: Well, I (train) hard for the championship next week.

B: I see! (you / lift) weights all day long?

A: Yes, for two weeks. How’s Sue? (she/ study) for her exams?

B: No, she hasn’t. She (go) out every evening. I won’t be surprised if she fails again!

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