Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONS
I
you
Have we been talking with Sam or his twin brother? – I think, it was Tom.
you
they
he
Has she been working since Monday or Tuesday? – Since Tuesday. 
it

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Exercise 6. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give 
answers.
Example: He/learn/Italian/Spanish/since last year?
Has he been learning Italian or Spanish since last year?
— (He’s been learning) Spanish.
1. They/live/in Scotland/for some years/all their life?
2. Your brother/play/football/hockey/since he was 7?
3. Helen/jog in the park/do aerobics in the gym?
4. You/collect stamps/postcards/all this time?
5. Jack/work/flexitime/regular hours/lately?
6. Sally and her friend/take classes/in painting/in singing?
7. She/read/a romantic novel/a detective story/all night?
8. The children/lie/swim/in the pool/in the sea/all day?
9. Jack’s family/live/in the city centre/in the suburbs?
10. Your father/work/as a restaurant manager/as a waiter?
11. It/rain/since yesterday/early morning?
12. You/stay in a hotel/with your relatives/since you arrived here?
SPECIAL QUESTIONS
What
have
you been doing there? — I’ve been waiting for
Tom. 
Where
have
you been swimming? — In the pool.
Why
has
he  been working so hard lately? — He’s having 
 
an exam next week. 
What kind of book has 
she  been reading? — A detective. 
How long
has
it
been snowing? — For about two days. 
Whose lectures have
we  been listening to? — Professor Smith’s 
lectures. 
Which subjects have
they  been learning since they entered the Institute?
 – Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, 
Computer Science, Languages
and many others.
OBJECT QUESTIONS
Who has 
she been talking with? – With her Literature 
teacher.
What have 
you been collecting since your childhood? –
National flags. 

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SUBJECT QUESTIONS
Who has --- been working with you in Moscow? – Kate’s brother.
Exercise 7. Complete these conversations using the words in brackets 
and Present Perfect Continuous.
Example: A: (What/Tom/do) What has Tom been doing?
B: (talk on the phone) He’s been talking on the phone. 
A: (Who/he/talk to) Who has he been talking to? 
B: (talk to Olga) He’s been talking to Olga.
1. A: (What/the kids/do) ______________________________ in their room?
B: (play computer games) ______________________________________.
A: (How long/they/play) _______________________________________?
B: (all evening) ______________________________________________.
2. A: (What/you/do) __________________________________ since lunch?
B: (write a letter) _____________________________________________
A: (Who/you/write to) _________________________________________
B: (write to tutor) _____________________________________________
3. A: (Where/she/work) ________________________ for the last three years.
B: (in London) _______________________________________________
A: (Which company/she/work for) _______________________________?
B: (for Coca-Cola) ____________________________________________ 
Exercise 8. Ask questions about the information in italics.
Example: They’ve been playing basketball for almost an hour. 
What have they been doing for almost an hour?
1. She’s been doing this course for half a year.
2. They’ve been painting the walls in their new flat.
3. Pam’s been helping her mother about the house since she was little.
4. His sister has been taking dancing classes.
5. I’ve been studying applied mathematics since I left school.
6. Miss Startley has been working for Starbucks for two years.
7. He’s been redecorating his brother’s room all week.
8. The children have been playing in the street because their mother has lost 
the key to the front door.
9. He’s been living in his own flat for a year.
10. My mother has been reading a historical novel.
11. I’ve been waiting here for hours.

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12. Our distant relatives have been staying with us for quite a while!
13. We’ve been playing tennis since 10 am.
14. John has been having a motoring holiday with his family.