Present perfect continuous

Present Perfect Continuous.

Упражнение 1. Write these verbs into 3 columns. Add -ing to the verbs. Запишите глаголы в три колонки. Прибавьте –ing.

Hop, bring, wear, teach, sit, leave, use, come, travel, put, try, shop, watch, clean, tidy, invite, say, continue, take, begin, get, make, plan, cut, eat, catch.

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, предварительно поставив глаголы в форму Present Perfect Continuous.

1

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.

2

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.

1. Вы опять дрались?

2. Как давно у вас болит нога?

3. Я учу японский  с августа.

4. Анна ищет работу шесть месяцев.

5. Они работают в Саратове с 1 января.

6. Какой глубокий снег! Сколько времени шел снег?

7. Весь день идет дождь.

8. Я живу здесь около пяти лет.

9. Вы слишком долго смотрите телевизор.

10. Я жду Петра уже около часа.

11. Дети плавают уже полчаса.

12. Они работают в саду с 8 часов.

13. Наконец я нашел книгу, которую искал целый день. 

Упражнение 4. Раскройте скобки, используя Present Perfect Continuous.

1. All these days he _________ (talk) about his new plan.

2. Here is Mrs. Brown who we ____________ (speak) about for a long time.

3. You ___________ (watch) TV too long.

4. 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.

1. Has he been talking about his plan long? (all these days)

2. Have children been swimming long? (for half an hour)

3. Has it been raining long? (for a week)

4. Have you been translating the article long? (for three hours)