Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, предварительно поставив глаголы в форму Present Perfect Continuous.
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Olga: Rose! What are you doing here? I ___________ (wait) for you for hours!
Rose: I’m sorry, Olga. I __________ (try on) these clothes for two hours. And I haven’t decided vet.
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Greg: Molly! Call our waiter again!
Molly: I___________ (try) to call him.
Greg: Molly! We_____________ (sit) here for twenty-five minutes... and I’m not going to wait any more!
Molly: I’m sorry, dear... but he’s again talking to that nice girl.
Greg: Yes, he ____________ (talk) to her since we came in.
Molly: Waiter!
Waiter: Yes, ma’am ... Do you want the bill?
Molly: The bill! We haven’t even got the menu yet!
Упражнение 3. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
Вы опять дрались?
Как давно у вас болит нога?
Я учу японский с августа.
Анна ищет работу шесть месяцев.
Они работают в Саратове с 1 января.
Какой глубокий снег! Сколько времени шел снег?
Весь день идет дождь.
Я живу здесь около пяти лет.
Вы слишком долго смотрите телевизор.
Я жду Петра уже около часа.
Дети плавают уже полчаса.
Они работают в саду с 8 часов.
Наконец я нашел книгу, которую искал целый день.
Упражнение 4. Раскройте скобки, используя Present Perfect Continuous.
All these days he _________ (talk) about his new plan.
Here is Mrs. Brown who we ____________ (speak) about for a long time.
You ___________ (watch) TV too long.
He ___________ (sit) here all the time.
Упрaжнение 5. Измените предложения согласно модели
Model: Have you been staying here long? (for a month)
I have been staying here for a month.
Has he been talking about his plan long? (all these days)
Have children been swimming long? (for half an hour)
Has it been raining long? (for a week)
Have you been translating the article long? (for three hours