Nov 10, 2016
- What have these people been doing or what has been happening?
- They
She
They
He
- They
- Write a question for each situation.
- John looks sunburnt.
You ask:
you / sit in the sun? - You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you.
You ask:
you / wait / long? - You meet a friend in the street. His face and hands are very dirty.
You ask:
what / you / do? - A friend of yours is now living in Baker Street. You want to know ‘How long …?’
You ask:
how long / you / live / in Baker Street? - A friend tells you about his job—he sells computers. You want to know ‘How long …?’
You ask:
how long / you / sell / computers?
- John looks sunburnt.
- Read the situations and complete the sentences.
- The rain started two hours ago. It’s still raining now.
It for two hours. - We started waiting for the bus 20 minutes ago. We’re still waiting now.
We for 20 minutes. - I started Spanish classes in December. I’m still learning Spanish now.
I since December. - Ann began looking for a job six months ago. She’s still looking now.
She for six months. - Mary started working in London on 18 January. She’s still working there now.
She since 18 January. - Years ago you started writing to a pen-friend. You still write to each other regularly now.
We for years.
- The rain started two hours ago. It’s still raining now.
- Put the verb into the present continuous (‘I am …~ing’ etc.) or present perfect continuous (‘I have been …~ing’ etc.).
- Maria (learn) English for two years.
Hello, Tom. I (look) for you all morning. Where have you been?
Why (you / took) at me like that? Stop it!
We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We (go) there for years.
I (think) about what you said and I’ve decided to take your advice.
‘Is Ann on holiday this week?’ ~ ‘No, she (work).’
Sarah is very tired. She (work) very hard recently.
- Maria (learn) English for two years.
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