Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

1. Мы часто используем длительное время c вопросом How long?: How long have you been learning English?

Простое время часто используется с вопросами How much? How many?: How many pages have you read?

2. Используя длительное время, мы интересуемся самой деятельностью: My hands are very dirty. I’ve been repairing the car.

Используя простое время, мы интересуемся результатом: The car is OK again now. I’ve repaired it.

3. C глаголами live and work можно употреблять любое время: Tom has lived in London for a long time. Tom has been living in London for a long time.

4. Помните, что ряд глаголов не употребляется в длительных временах!

Упражнение 7.

Постройте предложения в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. looking, you, I, been, for, have, 2 hours.

2. have, you, what, doing, been?

3. been, Linda, as a guide, has, for,3 month, working.

4. as a guide, how long, has working, Linda, been?

5. TV, all day, have, my children, watching.

6. you, here, been, how long, living, have?

7. shopping, we, all morning, going, have, been.

8. long, waiting, been, you, have?

Упражнение 8.

Выберите правильную форму глагола в Present Perfect Simple или в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Why are so dirty? – I have been painted/have been painting the bathroom.

2. Look at my bathroom! I have just painted/have just been painting it.

3. We have played/have been playing four games.

4. We have played/have been playing basketball all day.

5. I have studied/have been studying items of the exam.

6. I have studied/have been studying seven items.

7. My friends have planted/have been planting trees for already two days.

8. They have already planted/have been planting thirty.

Упражнение 9.

Поставьте глаголы в скобках в нужном времени Present Perfect SimpleилиPresent Perfect Continuous.

1. I (cook) soup and pizza.

2. I (cook) for two hours.

3. How long she (study) German?

4. She (study) English and German. She speaks them fluently.

5. Ouch! I (break) the glass.

6. You (study) English long?

7. Stop it! You (talk) for an hour.

8. How long you (know) him?

9. My hands are very dirty. I (repair) the car.

10. The car is OK now. I (repair) it.

11. Somebody (smoke) all my cigarettes, the packet is empty.

12Mary is still writing letters. She (write) letters all day. She (write) 10 letters today.

13. Where you (be)? I (look) for you for the last half hour.

14. How long you (know) each other? – We just (get) acquainted.

15. What you (do), since we last met?

Упражнение 10.

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