Изучаем English Unit 10. Present perfect continuous and simple (I have been doing and I have done).
Unit 10; Part A
Study this example situation: |
Compare these examples:| • My hands are very dirty. I've been repairing the car. | • The car is OK again now. I've repaired it. |
| • Joe has been eating too much recently. He should eat less. | • Somebody has eaten all my chocolates. The box is empty. |
| • It's nice to see you again. What have you been doing since we last met? | • Where's the book I gave you? What have you done with it? |
| • Where have you been? Have you been playing tennis? | • Have you ever played tennis? |
Unit 10; Part B
| We use the continuous to say how long (for an activity that is still happening): | We use the simple to say how much, how many or how many times (for completed actions): |
| • How long have you been reading that book? | • How much of that book have you read? |
| • Lisa is still writing letters. She's been writing letters all day. | • Lisa has written ten letters today. |
| • They've been playing tennis since 2 o'clock. | • They've played tennis three times this week. |
| • I'm learning Spanish, but I haven't been learning it very long. | • I'm learning Spanish, but I haven't learnt very much yet. |
Unit 10; Part C
Some verbs (for example, know/like/believe) are not normally used in the continuous: • I've known about it for a long time, (not I've been knowing)
For a list of these verbs, see Unit 4A. But note that you can use want and mean in the present perfect continuous:
• I've been meaning to phone Jane, but I keep forgetting.
Exercises
For each situation, write two sentences using the words in brackets.Key.2 She's been travelling for three months. / She has been travelling ...
She's visited six countries so far. / She has visited ...
3 He's won the national championships four times. / He has won ...
He's been playing tennis since he was ten. / He has been playing ...
4 They've made five films since they left college. / They have made ...
They've been making films since they left college. / They have been making ...
1 Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
(read / for two hours) He has been reading for two hours.
(read / 55 pages so far) He has read 53 pages so far.
2 Rachel is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her trip three months ago.
(travel / for three months) She _______________________________
(visit / six countries so far) _______________________________
3 Patrick is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was tenyears old. This year he is national champion again - for the fourthtime.
(win / the national championships / four times) _______________________________
(play / tennis since he was ten) _______________________________
4 When they left college, Lisa and Sue started making films together. They still make films.
(make / five films since they left college) They _______________________________
(make / films since they left college) _______________________________
For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.Key.2 Have you been waiting long?
3 Have you caught any fish?
4 How many people have you invited?
5 How long have you been teaching?
6 How many books have you written?
How long have you been writing books?
7 How long have you been saving?
How much money have you saved?
1 You have a friend who is learning Arabic. You ask:
(how long / learn / Arabic?) How long have you been learning Arabic?
2 You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask:
(wait/ long?) Have _______________________________________
3 You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask:
(catch / any fish?) _______________________________________
4 Some friends of yours are having a party next week. You ask:
(how many people / invite?) _______________________________________
5 A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask:
(how long / teach?) _______________________________________
6 You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask:
(how many books / write?) _______________________________________
(how long / write / books?) _______________________________________
7 A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday. You ask:
(how long / save?) _______________________________________
(how much money / save?) _______________________________________
Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done) or continuous (I have been doing).Key.2 Somebody's broken / Somebody has broken
3 Have you been working
4 Have you ever worked
5 has she gone
6 He's appeared / He has appeared
7 I haven't been waiting
8 it's stopped / it has stopped
9 I've lost / I have lost ... Have you seen
10 I've been reading /I have been reading ... I haven't finished
11 I've read /I have read
1 Where have you been? Have you been playing (you / play) tennis?
2 Look! ____________________ (somebody / break) that window.
3 You look tired ____________________ (you / work) hard?
4 '____________________ (you / ever / work) in a factory?' 'No, never.'
5 'Liz is away on holiday.' 'Is she? Where ____________________ (she / go)?
6 My brother is an actor. ____________________ (he / appear) in several films.
7 'Sorry l'm late.' 'That's all right ____________________ (I / not / wait) long.'
8 'Is it still raining?' 'No, ____________________ (it/ stop).'
9 ____________________ (I / lose) my address book ____________________ (you / see) it?
10 ____________________ (I / read) the book you lent me, but____________________ (I / not / finish) it yet. It's very interesting.
11 ____________________ (I / read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
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