III. Present perfect Continuous (I have been doing) and present perfect (I have done)

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS	PRESENT PERFECT
· an activity at some non-specific time in the past with a result in the present or future
(an action over a period of time): We have been working on the new project. - … работаем …	(an action at a point of time): We have just completed our work on this project. - … завершили …
· the continuity and duration of the activity I’ ve been reading your report. I’m rather tired. - … читал …	· finished actions that have a result in the present I’ ve read your report. It’s rather detailed. - … прочитал...

· The PRESENT PERFECT emphases the idea of completion (=the homework is finished); we use the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS to indicate that the action has lasted for a period and is incomplete. Compare:

I’ ve read the newspaper today. (= I’ve finished it)

I’ ve been reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica. (= I haven’t finished it yet)

· Time expressions used with the present perfect simple include: for, since, already, just, always, ever, how long, yet, lately, never, so far, today, this morning/afternoon, week, month, year, etc.
Affirmative
	ü	for	e.g. I have known them for six years.
	ü	since	e.g. She has been ill since Monday.
	ü	already	e.g. We have already eaten our lunch.
	ü	just	e.g. I have just posted the letter.
	ü	always	e.g. She has always wanted to travel abroad.
	ü	recently	e.g. He has recently published a book.
Questions
	ü	ever	e.g. Have you evermet anybody famous?
	ü	how long	e.g. How long have you lived here?
	ü	yet	e.g. Has Paul left yet?
	ü	lately	e.g. Have you seen any good films lately?
Negations
	ü	for	e.g. I haven’t talked to him for days.
	ü	since	e.g. They haven’t been abroad since 1990.
	ü	yet	e.g. She hasn’t answered my letter yet.
	ü	lately	e.g. I haven’t seen john lately.
	ü	never	e.g. They have never worked abroad.

· We often use the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS with for and since:

We have been expecting an upturn since the beginning of the last year.

I’ ve been waiting for a whole hour!

· We use since to indicate a starting-point:

They haven’t met since the wedding. (= since + noun phrase)

· We can use It’s a long time, two weeks, etc. + since + PAST SIMPLE to focus on the period:

It’s ages since I saw Eva.

· We use for to say how long something lasts:

I’m tired. We’ve been walking for four hours.

I haven’t seen Eva for ages.

I’ve been living in London for four weeks.

Exercise 1. Fill in since or for.

1) ____ for ____ ten years 2) __________ I was five 3) __________ 8 o’clock 4) __________ two hours 5) __________ ages

6) __________ six months 7) __________ lunch-time 8) __________ we moved to this town 9) __________ three minutes

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences below with for or since.

1. She’s only known him ________ about six weeks.

2. I’ve been in love with you _________ the day we met.

3. They have been together __________ the beginning of the year.

4. They’ve only been engaged __________ a couple of weeks.

5. She’s fancied him _________ months and months.

6. They’ve been friends _________ they were little children.

7. They haven’t been married __________ very long.

Exercise 3. Match Column A with Column B.

Column A Column B

1. Jerry hasn’t typed 2. She has always 3. Have you ever 4. We’ve already 5. Tim has already been 6. How long have you a. visited Japan? b. talked to them. c. the letter yet. d. to New York twice this year. e. known them? f. wanted to be a singer. Wanted

Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps with have/has been (to) or have/has gone (to).

Have gone (to) / Have been (to)

ü They have gone to the theatre. (This means they have not come back yet. They are still at the theatre.)

ü He has been to Japan. (That means that he has visited Japan; he is not there now. He has come back.)

1. ‘Where are Tom and Lucy?’ ‘They ___ have gone to ___ the theatre.’

2. I don’t live in London. I _______ only ________ there once.

3. I am alone in the house. My parents _________ on holiday.

4. ‘Is Philip at home?’ ‘No, he __________ work.’

5. My friend wants us to go on holiday to Madrid this summer, but I _______ already _______ there.

6. Anita has just come home. She __________ the theatre.

7. ‘Where are Julie and Dave?’ ‘They _________ the sports center with their friends.’

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Translate into Russian.

1. I (be) away from my office for some time. 2. The production of cars in the country recently (double). 3. We (settle) the main points of the contract. 4. They (make) a number of alterations in the design of the machine. 5. How long (you, read) this novel? 6. How many pages of that book (you, read)? 7. They (do) business in the field of electronics for the last decade. 8. The volume of trade (increase) from year to year. 9. How many orders (they, place) with our factory this year? 10. How long (the company, manufacture) these consumer goods? 11. American transnational corporations (set up) their own local network of services throughout the whole world. 12. The agents (promise) to advertise our goods in the local press.

Exercise 6. Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS or the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE.

A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: Good evening and welcome to our show. Tonight we have Steve Connolly, the well-known director. We’re glad to have you here, Steve. What ⁽¹⁾ __have you been doing ___ lately? Well, I ⁽²⁾ __________ (finish) my latest film, “Double Crossing”. That ⁽³⁾ __________ (just/come out) at the cinemas, hasn’t it? Yes. The papers ⁽⁴⁾_________ (give) it good reviews, I hope they’ll like my next film too. ⁽⁵⁾_________ (you/decide) what it’ll be about? Yes, I ⁽⁶⁾ __________ (read) an exiting book over the last few weeks and I want to make it into a film. I ⁽⁷⁾ __________ (not/decide) where to film it yet, perhaps Moscow. Aha! Is it true that you (⁸⁾ ___________ (recently/start) learning Russian? Yes, I ⁽⁹⁾__________ (study) it for three years now and I ⁽¹⁰⁾__________ (visit) the country twice. Steve, thank you very much for being with us, and good luck with your new film.

Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with time expressions from the list below: since, all morning, already, how long, for, ever, yet, so far, just, always.

1. The baby has been crying all morning. 2. Simon hasn’t started school ______. 3. She has ______ washed the clothes, so they are still wet. 4. Martha has ______ wanted to go to Mexico. 5. She has been ill ______ a week. 6. ______ has he been at home? 7. It’s very early, but Richard has ______ gone to work. 8. I’ve sent ten party invitations ______. 9. I haven’t spoken French ______ 1990. 10. Have you ______ appeared on television?

* Exercise 8. Complete each sentence with two to five words including the word in bold.

1. When did Paul sell his house? since How long is it ___ since Paul sold his __ house?

2. Mark started playing the guitar three years ago. has Mark __________ playing the guitar for three years.

3. The children haven’t finished their homework yet. still The children ___________ their homework.

4. When did you last decorate your living-room? since How long is it ___________ your living-room?

5. We haven’t called the plumber yet. still We __________ the plumber.

Exercise 9. Correct the mistakes.

1. I have looked for him all day. I can’t find him. 2. He has trying to fix the car all morning. 3. I have buying lots of food this week. 4. I not have bought any shampoo. 5. It has been snowed, but it’s stopped now. 6. How long they have been cleaning the house? 7. I’ve been knowing Lillian for two years. 8. Have you cried? Your eyes are red.

Exercise 10. The people below like doing different things. Look at the table. In pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example.

e.g. SA: How long have you been playing football?

SB: I’ve been playing football for two years.

SA: How many matches have you played so far?

SB: I’ve played 60 matches.

Name How long How many

1. Oliver Jones play football, two years play 60 matches

2. Jessica Hill paint pictures, 1993 paint 10 pictures

3. Amanda Price take photos, nine months take 300 photos

4. Darren Mason climb mountains, 1992 climb 4 mountains

Exercise 11. Translate into English.

1. Я живу здесь всю свою жизнь. 2. Она не звонила мне две недели. 3. Как долго ты ждешь? 4. Пока она прочитала 50 страниц. 5. Линда теряет свой паспорт третий раз. 6. Сколько вы работаете в этом магазине? 7. Сколько человек они пригласили на вечеринку? 8. Это самый интересный фильм из тех, что я когда-либо видел. 9. Я еще не пил кофе. 10. Пит говорит по телефону уже полчаса. 11. Сегодня я написал несколько писем. 12. Я ищу вас все утро. Где вы были?

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II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (I am doing) and PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (I have been doing) | PRESENT FORMS

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Column A	Column B
1. Jerry hasn’t typed 2. She has always 3. Have you ever 4. We’ve already 5. Tim has already been 6. How long have you	a. visited Japan? b. talked to them. c. the letter yet. d. to New York twice this year. e. known them? f. wanted to be a singer. Wanted

Have gone (to) / Have been (to)
ü	They have gone to the theatre. (This means they have not come back yet. They are still at the theatre.)
ü	He has been to Japan. (That means that he has visited Japan; he is not there now. He has come back.)

1.	When did Paul sell his house? since How long is it ___ since Paul sold his __ house?
2.	Mark started playing the guitar three years ago. has Mark __________ playing the guitar for three years.
3.	The children haven’t finished their homework yet. still The children ___________ their homework.
4.	When did you last decorate your living-room? since How long is it ___________ your living-room?
5.	We haven’t called the plumber yet. still We __________ the plumber.

	Name	How long	How many
1.	Oliver Jones	play football, two years	play 60 matches
2.	Jessica Hill	paint pictures, 1993	paint 10 pictures
3.	Amanda Price	take photos, nine months	take 300 photos
4.	Darren Mason	climb mountains, 1992	climb 4 mountains

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