Present Perfect Continuous I-V
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous.
Father … (drill) holes in the wall since noon. (Папа сверлит отверстия в стене с полудня.)
My brother … (play) computer games for 3 hours. (Мой брат играет на компьютере в течение 3 часов.)
I … (listen) to you very carefully. (Я слушаю тебя очень внимательно.)
He … (not take) his medicine for the last week. (Он не принимает лекарство в течение последней недели.)
We ... (save) the money for a holiday for a year. (Мы копим деньги на отпуск в течение года.)
2. Answer the questions, using one of the actions below.
Example: Why are you angry? (Почему ты рассержен?) – Because I’ve been waiting for a bus for a long time. (Потому что я долго жду автобус.)
- peel the onions
- make a snowman in the garden
- play football on the grass
Why is she crying? (Почему она плачет?)
Boys, why are your shorts dirty and green? (Мальчики, почему ваши шорты грязные и зеленые?)
Why are your hands so cold? (Почему у тебя такие холодные руки?)
3. Fill in for или since.
He has been talking on the phone … 8 o’clock.
You have been telling the same anecdotes … many years.
I have been feeling ill … a couple of days.
4. Describe each situation in one sentence, using for or since and verbs in Present Perfect Continuous.
Example: I started writing an article last month and I’m still writing it. (Я начал писать статью в прошлом месяце, и до сих пор пишу ее.) – I have been writing an article since last month. (Я пишу статью с прошлого месяца.)
Tom started playing chess when he was 6 and he still plays it.
Martha started looking for a job 4 months ago and she is still looking for it.
Mother started cooking chicken in the morning and she is still cooking it.
It started snowing 3 days ago and it’s still snowing.
Kate went to bed last night and she is till sleeping.
5. Put the verbs into Present Perfect Continuous
bring (he) go (they) burst (it)
make (we) break (Mary) come (my friend and I)
speak (I) do (she) freeze (you)
Present Perfect Continuous II-V
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous.
The vegetables … (boil) since 10 o’clock. (Овощи варятся с 10 часов.)
He … (wait) for her answer for six months. (Он ждет ее ответа в течение 6 месяцев.)
My sister … (send) job applications for 3 months. (Моя сестра рассылает заявления о приеме на работу в течение 3 месяцев.)
I … (try) to find my documents since last Sunday. (Я пытаюсь найти свои документы с прошлого воскресенья.)
They … (learn) Japanese for a couple of years. (Они изучают японский язык пару лет.)
2. Answer the questions, using one of the actions below.
Example: Why are you angry? (Почему ты рассержен?) – Because I’ve been waiting for a bus for a long time. (Потому что я долго жду автобус.)
- wash the floors
- decorate a Christmas tree
- use expensive creams for a couple of years
Why are you sweating? (Почему ты потеешь?)
Why are the children so excited? (Почему дети так взволнованы?)
Why does she look so young? (Почему она выглядит так молодо?)
3. Fill in for или since.
Bob has been playing hockey … he was a small boy.
She’s been driving that car … five years.
We have been planning our vacation … last month.
4. Describe each situation in one sentence, using for or since and verbs in Present Perfect Continuous.
Example: I started writing an article last month and I’m still writing it. (Я начал писать статью в прошлом месяце, и до сих пор пишу ее.) – I have been writing an article since last month. (Я пишу статью с прошлого месяца.)
Tom started playing chess when he was 6 and he still plays it.
Martha started looking for a job 4 months ago and she is still looking for it.
Mother started cooking chicken in the morning and she is still cooking it.
It started snowing 3 days ago and it’s still snowing.
Kate went to bed last night and she is till sleeping.
5. Put the verbs into Present Perfect Continuous
bear (I) feed (we) cost (it)
become (you) drink (he ) drive (she and her friend)
keep (Jack) find (she) be (they)
