Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in brackets in Pres-
ent Perfect Continuous. (Use the short forms ‘ve/’s been…)
Example: We’re tired. We’ve been working (work) all day.
1. John’s German is rather fluent. He _________________ (study) the lan-
guage for more than 10 years.
2. Sue and her younger brother _________________ (make) a snowman all 
morning.
3. I’m tired. I _________________ (play) tennis all afternoon.
4. The Smiths _________________ (live) in Stratford for nearly three years 
now. 
5. Why are you so late? We _________________ (wait) here for ages.
6. It’s time to do your homework. You _________________ (watch) televi-
sion since 10 o’clock! 
7. Jeff _________________ (work) in his uncle’s business since he left 
school.
8. A friend of mine _________________ (learn) English for nearly four years, 
but she still doesn’t speak it very well.
9. It _________________ (rain) all day. 
10.Tom _________________ (repair) his car since early in the morning.

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Exercise 2. Read the situations and write a sentence with the Present 
Perfect Continuous. 
Example: Helen’s eyes are red and puffy. (She/cry.) — She’s been crying.
1. Rocky is hot and tired. (He/run/a marathon.)
2. Tod has a black eye, and Leo has a cut lip. (They/fight.)
3. Greg speaks French like a native. (He/learn French/since childhood.)
4. They are nervous and angry. (They/wait for a bus/for over an hour.)
5. Mr Baxter is one of the best college teachers. (He/teach/here/for twenty years.)
6. We can’t drive a car today because of a snowstorm. (It/snow/since morning.)
7. Emma doesn’t know the town well enough. (She/live/here/for only a month.)
8. They are good tennis players. (They/play tennis/professionally/for five years.)
9. My feet are killing me. (I/do the shopping/all day.)
10. Martin has bought a new computer. (He/save up money/for three years.)
11. Dave has just come back from the beach. His face is red. (He/lie in the sun.)
12. Philip’s hands are dirty. So are his clothes. (He/work/in the garage/all after-
noon.)