Nov 10, 2016
UNIT 10 • Present perfect continuous and simple (I have been doing and I have done)
- Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets.
- Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
read / for two hours.
read / 53 pages so far. - Linda is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her tour three months ago.
She
travel / for three months.
visit / six countries so far. - Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national champion again—for the fourth time.
win / the national championship four times.
play / tennis since he was ten. - When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together. They still make films.
They
make / ten films since they left college.
make / films since they left college.
- Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
- For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.
- You have a friend who is learning Arabic.
You ask:
how long / learn / Arabic? - You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you.
You ask:
how long / wait? - You see somebody fishing by the river.
You ask:
how many fish / catch? - Some friends of yours are having a party next week.
You ask:
how many people / invite? - A friend of yours is a teacher.
You ask:
how long / reach? - You meet somebody who is a writer.
You ask:
how many books / write?
how long / write / books? - A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday.
You ask:
how long / save?
how much money / save?
- You have a friend who is learning Arabic.
- Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (‘I have done’ etc.) or continuous (‘I have been doing’ etc.).
- Where have you been? (you / play) tennis?
Look! Somebody (break) that window.
You look tired. (you / work) hard?
‘ (you / ever / work) in a factory?’ ~ ‘No, never.’
‘Jane is away on holiday.’ ~ ‘Oh, is she? Where (she / go)?
My brother is an actor. He (appear) in several films.
‘Sorry I’m late.’ ~ ‘That’s all right. I (not / wait) long.’
‘Is it still raining?’ ~ ‘No, it (stop).’
I (lose) my address book. (you / see) it anywhere?
I (read) the book you lent me but I (not / finish) it yet.
I (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
- Where have you been? (you / play) tennis?
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