Unit 15. Present Perfect Continuous

Exercise 1. Make sentences interrogative.

Example: The idea of a model state – the best form of government – has been changing throughout history. (What/How long) – What has been changing throughout history? How long has the idea of a model state – the best form of government – been changing throughout history?

1. For this last decision the judge is helped by two JPs who have been sitting beside him throughout the proceedings. (Who/When) 2. The 2003 Act abolishes the automatic life sentences which have been creating immense problems for the courts for the last seven years. (What/How long) 3. He’s been working as a bailiff since 1990. (Who/How long) 4. The police have been looking for the suspect for three days. (Whom/ How long) 5. The barrister is very tired. He has been preparing the case for a week. (Who/What) 6. The inspector looks fit and tanned. He has been working outdoors a lot recently. (Who/Why) 7. The secretary of the solicitor has been typing the will for two hours. (How long/What) 8. The city authorities have been promising to repair the road for the last three years. (Who/How long) 9. The procurator has been talking for almost an hour without stopping. (Who/How long) 10. The students have been translating the text about family violence since the lesson began. (Who/What) 11. The witness has been living in this city since 2005. (Who/How long) 12. The jurors look exhausted. They have been working overtime lately. (Who/How long)

Exercise 2. Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct form.

Example: The members of the election committee … results from each constituency for three hours already (to count). – The members of the election committee have been counting results from each constituency for three hours already.

1. People … the concept of constitution since primeval times (to debate). 2. Great Britain is one of the few countries, where the monarchy … throughout many centuries (to exist). 3. The political situation in the region … the economic relations among these countries for many years (to affect). 4. Сrimes and criminals … since the very beginning of human society (to exist). 5. The detective is looking at his watch. He … for a long time (to wait). 6. The witness doesn’t remember the judge’s words. He … about something else (to think). 7. The criminal knows this place very well. He … here all his life (to live). 8. The defendant has got a cough. He … since he was a teenager (to smoke). 9. Suspect’s fingers are stained with ink. He … a lot (to write). 10. His clothes are dirty. He … on the scene of crime for hours (to work). 11. The barrister … for some new information for a week already (to look). 12. The clerk of court … a report since 12 o’clock (to draft).

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs and putting them in the correct tense.

cause sign try tell make ask follow

increase work conceal commit calculate produce

Example: He... an experiment on a new kind of the weapon for a year. – He hasbeen making an experiment on a new kind of the weapon for a year.

1. The hooligan … her since she left the house. 2. He … lies for many years, he is a forger. 3. She … in field of civil law for a long time without achieving good results. 4. Especially in the last few years the teenager … quite a lot of problems. 5. The witness … evidence for many years so the police have sent innocent people to prison. 6. I … you thousands of times not to behave like that. 7. We … the results of the experiment since morning. 8. The representatives of the trade union … agreements since 10 o’clock. 9. The country’s parliament … laws since the 12^th century. 10. The criminal … petty crimes since he became a teenager. 11. Some types of crime such as a street robbery … all the time. 12. The burglar … to open a safe for an hour.

Exercise 4. Correct the mistakes where necessary.

Example: Zero tolerance has proved quite popular, and other parts of the UK have experimenting with it. – Zero tolerance has proved quite popular, and other parts of the UK have been experimenting with it.

1. The professor havebeen publishing books about deviant behavior for many years. 2. The police havebe maintaining law and order in the country for many centuries. 3. My neighbors havequarreling since morning. 4. The customs officers not been sleeping for twenty hours because they are taking part in a special operation. 5. Don’t tell us any more lies. Wehave been listen to you too long. 6. I will have been studying the problem of crime prevention lately. 7. Megan have been look for a job of a lawyer since March. 8. Members of Parliament have been discuss a new bill since morning. 9. They hardly speak to each other. They have being quarrel much lately. 10. The public prosecutor have been answering reporters’ questions for half an hour. 11. Ian is a very experienced lawyer. He haswork for ten years. 12. The judge having been announce a sentence for an hour.

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Она очень долго не обращала внимание на его поведение, и он стал вести себя грубо. 2. Сара оплачивает услуги адвоката уже три месяца, а судебный процесс все затягивается. 3. Шериф пытается исправить этих молодых правонарушителей уже больше года. 4. Общество сильно меняется на протяжении последних нескольких лет. 5. Консервативная партия управляет страной уже несколько лет. 6. Власти собирают налоги со своих граждан на протяжении многих веков. 7. Двухуровневая система выборов существует в стране с 1990 года. 8. Парламент играет важную роль в политической жизни страны с самого своего появления. 9. Спикер координировал переговоры между двумя противоборствующими партиями в течение трех часов. 10. Прокурор задает вопросы свидетелям с двух часов. 11. Подозреваемый дает показания уже несколько часов. 12. Судебный пристав демонстрирует улики присяжным около часа.

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