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Практические упражнения. Exercise 86. Put the questions to the following sentences beginning withhow long
Exercise 
86. Put the questions to the following sentences beginning with how long.
Model: How long has he been doing this exercise?
1. Mike has been writing his translation for an hour.
2. My sister has been learning Italian since she was five. 3. We've been waiting for him for two hours. 4. They've been talking for an hour. 5. She has been playing the piano for two hours. 6. I've been looking for this dictionary for three months. 7. The students have been discussing this problem since 2 o'clock. 8. They have been developing my pictures since Monday.
Exercise 87. Make up sentences using the present perfect continuous.
Model: Suzy is in her riding boots, (she/ride) - She has been riding.
You are dirty all over. What (you/do) - What have you been doing?
1. Have a rest now. (you/work too hard/lately) ____________________
2. You are shivering, (you/stand/in this cold/long?) ________________
3. Her hands are red and wet. (she/scrub/the floors/for three hours) _______________________________________________________
4. The children are quite voiceless, (they/sing at the top of their voices/since morning) _____________________________________
Exercise 88. Answer the questions using the present perfect continuous tense.
Model: Why is your hair wet? - I have been swimming.
1. Why are your eyes red? 2. Why are your clothes wet? 3. Why do you look so tired? 4. Why are you out of breath? 5. Why are you so sleepy today? 6. Why are you so irritable today? 7. Why are your hands dirty? 8. Why are your trousers greasy? 9. Why do you want to take a day off? 10. Why are you late?
Exercise 89. Make up sentences according to the model.
Model: Mary is having a bath. She went to the bathroom an hour ago. Mary has been having a bath for an hour.
1. Jack is sleeping now. He went to bed three hours ago. ______________ Практические упражнения
2. Steve is working in his room. He started working two hours ago. _____ 3. They are building a new house. They began to build it four months ago._________ 4. They are repairing the road. They started repairing it on 20 May ________ 5. It is snowing now. It began to snow three days ago. _______.
Exercise 90.Read the story and analyze the use of the present perfect continuous.
Office Problems
Mr. Brown is the manager in a small company. He has been having problems in his office for about 2 months. The situation is really embarrassing.
His secretary has been complaining about too much secretarial work since he sacked their office boy. Besides, some of his employees have been complaining about lack of bonuses and overtime since he made redundant some employees. More than that, his company has been losing customers and has been making less and less profits. Mr. Brown thinks that their accountant has been neglecting his duties. The company's customers have been writing him about mistakes in invoices and other documents as well as delays in deliveries. Mr. Brown doesn't know what to do because he doesn't understand why all this has been happening in his office. He is disappointed, embarrassed and upset. Has the time come for him to improve his skills as a manager?
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