Continue the situations using Present Perfect Continuous.
Ex. Kate is out of breath. (she/do exercises) – She has been doing exercises.
1. John has a cut lip and Steve has a black eye. (Boys/fight)
2. Peter is really tired. (He/work/hard)
3. Billy is thirsty. (He/play football)
4. Mary has just returned from the beach. She is really red. (She/lie/without umbrella in the sun)
5. Frank is very happy. (He/play/favorite computer game)
9. Ask questions using Present Perfect Continuous.
Ex. Your brother’s hands are covered in dust. (You/clean/the garage?)
Have you been cleaning the garage?
1. You see a little girl. Her eyes are watery and red. (You/cry?)
2. Your boyfriend enters the room. His face and face are dirty. (You/work/on your car?)
3. You and your friend have just arrived to meet the friend of you who is waiting. (You/wait/long?)
10. Complete the sentences using Present Perfect Continuous.
Ex. It’s snowing now. It began to snow three hours ago.
It has been snowing for three hours.
1. Martha is playing. She began to play four hours ago. She … for four hours.
2. Kevin is learning French. He started learning French in November. He … since November.
3. Peter is looking for new job. He started looking three months ago. Peter … for three months.
4. Christen is working in Tokyo. She started working in Tokyo on 29 March. Christen … since 29 March.
5. Michael smokes. He began to smoke six years ago. Michael … for six years.
11. Ask questions beginning with “how long”.
Ex. It is snowing.
How long has it been snowing?
1. My eyes are hurting.
2. Chris plays football.
3. Peter sells used cars.
4. Jane is living Wisteria Lane.
5. Amanda is working in Paris.
6. Frank smokes.
7. Rebecca is learning Spanish.
Translate these sentences into Russian.
1. He had been sitting here for 40 minutes when the telephone rang.
2. I had been trying to get him on the phone all day.
3. At eight in the morning we had been driving for six hours.
4. Tom had been doing his homework for an hour when his friend came to see him.
5. He had been waiting for her for long time before she came.
6. We had been walking in the rain for many hours when we saw a house.
7. She had been sitting there for half an hour before it started raining.
8. He had been looking for his glasses for an hour before he realized he had them in his pocket.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).
1. We (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.
2. They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
3. We (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
4. I (not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
5. How long (learn / she) English before she went to London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) in the rain too long.
7. He (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) on the farm all day.
9. I (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
10. They (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.
Make the past perfect continuous negative.
1. I (not / work) there long when she quit.
2. She (not / work) but she was tired anyway.
3. It(not / rain) long when I got home.
4. He was in trouble with the teacher because he .(not / go) to classes.
5. We (not / live) in London for three years when we got married! It was more like five years.
6. Although it was hot in the kitchen, Julie (not / cook).
7. I (not / sleep) long when there was a knock at the door.
8. He didn’t feel healthy, because he (not / go) to the gym.
9. I caught a cold because I (not / eat) properly.
Make the past perfect continuous questions.
1. When you got sick, (you / eat) enough?
2. There was water everywhere, (what / the children / do)?
3. (it / rain) when you left the restaurant?
4. (how long / she / live) in London when she found that job?
5. (why / you / study) so hard?
6. Why was the house so messy? (what/ she / do)?
7. (how long / we / wait) when the bus finally arrived?
8. (how long / he / play) football when he was injured?
9. (I / work) that day?
10. (she / see) him for long when they moved to Paris?