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Exercise 23.
Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian and comment on the use of
the Present Perfect Continuous.
| Model. He ’s been writing the letter for an hour. |
| Він пише листа годину. |
| has been writing is the form of the Present Perfect Continuous Inclusive Active which denotes an action which began in the past and is still in progress. The for-phrase denotes the whole period of duration of the action. |
1. While I have been alone for so long, I have been thinking very, very deeply
2. Elephants and their ancestors have been living on this planet for 5 million years.
3. The CIA has been holding and interrogating Qaeda captives at a secret facility in Eastern Europe, part of a covert prison system established after the Sept. 11 attacks.
4. ‘How long have you been standing there?’ he asked.
5. Professor Owen has been giving many talks about wildlife preservation in the last two years.
6. She has been living in England for the last two years.
7. What do women want? Men have been asking themselves that question since time immemorial.
8. Granddad has been living here for more than sixty years.
9. ‘Prose?’ Mr. Scogan pounced alarmingly on the word. ‘You’ve been writing prose?’
10. ‘What have you been doing all this time?’ she asked.
Exercise 24.
(a) Fill in the gaps with the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous. Comment on their use.
1. He … (to write) the report. He … (to write) it for a few days.
2. We … (to play) chess. We … (to play) chess since we came home.
3. My father … (to repair) the roof. He … (to repair) it all day long.
4. She … (to translate) the article. She … (to translate) it for ten minutes.
5. I … (to wait) for Jim. I … (to wait) for him since 7 o’clock.
6. Jenny … (to swim) in the pool. She … (to swim) since morning.
7. They still … (to argue). They … (to argue) for an hour.
8. The boys … (to work) in the back yard. They … (to work) there since they got home.
9. Tommy … (to paint) the picture. He … (to paint) it for three months.
10. My mum … (to clean) the house. She … (to clean) it since 9 o’clock.
(b) Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous. Comment on their use.
1. I … (to do) all exercises from this book. I can give it to you if you want.
2. They … (to discuss) this matter since morning, but they … (to make) a decision yet.
3. ‘You look pale.’ ‘I’m so tired. I … (to work) in the garden.’
4. Maggie is in hospital. She … (to be) ill for a week.
5. Here you are at last. I … (to wait) for you since 10 o’clock.
6. I need to see the doctor. I … (not to sleep) for two days.
7. Jim and Jack … (to be) absent for half an hour. What can they be doing?
8. ‘You look quite fit for your age.’ ‘I … (to do) a lot of running for six months.’
9. Our company … (to rebuild) this old road for two months, but still there is a lot of work to do.
10. Mary … (to wash) her hands. Now she can help you with the cooking.
(c) Fill in the gaps with the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous,
the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous. Comment on their use.
1. ‘you … (to see) Jim?’ ‘He … (to wait) for you in the library now.’
1. I … (to read) this novel since Saturday, but I … (not to read) it yet.
2. She … (to work) for this company since she … (to live) here.
3. His hands are dirty because he … (to fix) his bike.
4. ‘you ever … (to be) to Spain?’ ‘No, but I … (to go) there next week.’
5. The train … (to leave) at 11 sharp, but they … (not to buy) the tickets yet.
6. We can’t go for a walk. The weather … (to be) beastly. It … (to rain) heavily since morning.
7. Here … (to come) Mary. We … (to wait) for her all day.
8. I quit! I … (to work) hard. I … (to be) exhausted. I need some rest.
9. ‘Can you give me that book?’ ‘I’m afraid, I can’t. I am so tired. I … (to read) it the whole morning, but I … (not to read) it yet.’
10. What … (to be) wrong with you? You could have broken the car! My parents … (to own) it since their marriage.
Exercise 25.
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