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Example: I'm waiting for you.
How long have you been waiting for me?
1. They are discussing their summer plans.
2. Ann is translating an English article.
3. We are writing an essay.
4. The boys are skating on the pond.
5. Mr. Brown is travelling in the North.
6. It is raining.
7. My relatives are staying with us.
8. Mother is cooking.
9. He is answering the reporter's questions.
10. The girls are looking through a fashion magazine.
Exercise 11. Ask a few questions beginning them with how long + Present Perfect Continuous Tense or Present Perfect Tense. Use the following verbal combinations.
a) look for a house b) be close friends
watch TV be married
wait for Mary know him
decorate the fir-tree be on a diet
read the book "Alice in Wonderland" be in love with him
make a new dress be ill
do exercise 5 be divorced
walk about the city be busy
knit a cap know her family
cook dinner be on the stage
Exercise 12. Ask questions to the following sentences beginning with the words in brackets.
Example: He has been smoking a lot recently. (Why?)
Why has he been smoking a lot recently?
1. They've been looking for a restaurant since they came to the town. (Who? Where? What...for?)
2. She has been packing her suitcase since morning. (What? Why?)
3. Arthur has been driving for six hours without any rest. (Who? How?)
4. They've been answering their child's questions the whole day. (Whose? What?)
5. Ed has been playing with his dog in the park since morning. (Who... with? Where? Who?)
6. He has been answering the director's questions since morning. (Who? Whose? What?)
7. She has been washing up since breakfast. (Who? What?)
8. Her husband has been watching football on TV since breakfast. (Who? What?)
9. Their son has been fighting with his sister since breakfast. (Who? What? Who... with?)
10. Their cat has been trying to catch a mouse since breakfast. (What? What?)
11. Someone has been looking through my things. (Why?)
Exercise 13. Ask questions to the following sentences.
Example: It has been raining.
Since when has it been raining?
How long has it been raining?
1. It is snowing.
2. He is waiting for the train.
3. Her son is watching TV.
4. His daughter is drawing a picture.
5. She is practising the piano.
6. They are discussing the same problem.
7. I'm trying to find that book.
8. He is solving a math problem.
9. Her mother is cooking dinner.
10. The boys are fighting.
11. The girls are playing with their dolls.
12. The painter is drawing a portrait.
13. The journalist is writing an article.
14. He is composing some music.
15. The baby is crying.
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| Exercise 12. Translate into English using the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple. | | | Exercise 20. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive instead of the infinitives in brackets. |