Present perfect continuous теперішній доконаний тривалий

Вправа 59. Утворіть питальну і заперечну форми.

1. The film has been running for a month. 2. They have been wait­ing for the director since two o'clock. 3. The boy has been keeping the book for a month already. 4. The pupils have been translating the text for an hour and a half. 5. It has been raining since the morning.

Вправа 60. Виразіть ту ж ідею одним реченням в Present Perfect Continuous.

Model:I began to do this exercise a quarter of an hour ago. I am still doing it.-1 have been doing this exercise for a quar­ter of an hour.

1. My sister began to learn French two years ago. She is still learning it. 2. Our teacher began to teach English fifteen years ago. He is still teaching it. 3.I began to look for this magazine half an hour ago. I am still looking for it. 4. His father began to work at the railway station in 1985. He is still working there. 5. The boy fell asleep at ten o'clock. He is still sleeping.

Вправа 61. Поставте запитання до виділеної частини речення.

1. He has been playing chess since the childhood. 2. His younger brother has been skating for an hour. 3. Mary has been looking after the baby since her mother went to the market. 4. We have been looking for you for half an hour. 5. Ann has been speaking over the telephone for the last ten minutes.

Вправа 62. Перекладіть речення, прокоментуйте вживання часових форм..

1. I've been living next door to Alison for five years but I've never spoken to her. 2.Marie has been going out with Steve for a year now, and they are planning to get married. 3. This fund has been helping people for generations. 4. The inspector has been keeping a watch on the house for the last few days. 5. "I have been keeping this bracelet specially for you," said my grandmother. 6. In my eyes you can see all the love that I've been feeling. 7. I've been waiting for this holiday for so long! 8. Where are my letters? Have you been hiding things from me again? 9. What a smell! What have you been smoking? 10. For over three centuries farmers in the Philippines have been growing the finest tobacco leaf in the world.

Вправа 63. Дайте відповіді на запитання, використовуючи since aбо for.

1. How long have you been living in this city? 2. How long have you been studying in this class? 3. How long have you been studying English? 4. Have you been waiting for me for a long time? 5. How long have you been smoking? 6. Have you been running this firm for a long time? 7. How long have you been wearing glasses? 8. How long have we already been working? 9. Have you been doing your present job long? 10. How long have you been peeling all those potatoes?

Вправа 64. Доповніть речення, використовуючи Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Little Mike is dirty from head to foot as he ... . 2. The sportsman is breathing hard, he ... . 3. He can't speak English, though he ... . 4. Don't worry! I'm not going to tell your boss what ... . 5. Julia looks tired as ... . 6. Let me drive the car, you ... . 7. - Have you bought a new dress? — Oh, no, I ... . 8. They are silent because ... . 9. The kitchen smells of strawberries as my mother ... . 10. The computer is still switched on as Mary ... .

Вправа 65. Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дієслова у Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect або Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Where are the pupils?—They (to plant) trees. They (to plant) them since the morning. They always (to plant) trees in October. They already (to plant) several hundred trees this year. 2. Ann (to have) her music lesson now. She (to have) her music lessons twice a week. 3.I am going to take a walk. I (to do) all my home exercises already. I (to do) them for three hours. 4. Since when they (to build) this house? 5. At last I (to find) the book I need. I (to look for) it for a quarter of an hour. 6. Don't shout. Helen (to read) an English book. She (to work) at her English every day. She (to learn) this language for three years. She (to read) many English stories this year. 7. What you (to do) in the morning? 8. What you (to do) since the morning?

Вправа 66. Дайте відповіді на запитання.

1. What is your favourite subject? How long have you been study­ing it? 2. When did you begin to learn English? How long have you been learning it? 3. When did you go to the library last time? What books did you take there? How long have you been keeping them? 4. Do you play chess? Since when have you been playing it? 5. Where did you buy your coat? Since when have you been wearing it? 6. Where do you live? How long have you been living there? 7. I have been reading a book for five days. Today is the twenty-first of September. When did I begin to read it? 8.I began to do my homework at 6 o'clock. I'm still doing it. It is 8 o'clock now. How long have I been doing my homework? 9. We began to discuss this question at two o'clock. We have been discussing it for an hour and a half. What time is it now? 10. The children have been watching television for 45 minutes. It is 7 o'clock now. At what time did they begin to watch television?

Вправа 67. Перекладіть речення англійською мовою.

1. Що ти робиш? - Чекаю автобуса. Скільки часу ти чекаєш його? - Я чекаю його вже десять хвилин. 2. Ми вивчаємо англійську мову. Ми вивчаємо її вже чотири роки. 3. 3 якого часу його батько працює головним інженером заводу? 4. Дощ іде зранку. 5. Ніна загубила ручку, вона вже чверть години шукає її. 6. Микола закінчив середню школу три роки тому. 3 того часу він працює на заводі. 7. Коли ви почали читати цю книжку? Скільки розділів ви вже прочитали? Скільки часу ви читаєте її? 8. Учні вже півтори години обговорюють роман, який вони читали минулого місяця.

Вправа 68. Перекладіть речення англійською мовою.

1. - Як давно ви вже дивитесь цей серіал? - Я дивлюсь його уже місяць і все ще не можу зрозуміти, що там відбувається. 2. Переговори продовжуються (be on) уже дві години, але президенти поки ще не підписали папери. 3. А чому це ви мовчите? Ви знову про мене говорили? 4. Сину, чому у тебе брудні брюки? Ти знову грав у футбол? 5. Цілий день йде дощ, а я залишила парасольку вдома. 6. Піду в душ, я працював в саду. 7. Джинси в моді вже більше століття. Люди но­сять їх весь час. А ви носите джинси? 8. Собака шукає бомбу в цьому будинку вже три години, але поки ще нічого не знайшла. 9. Ми ремонтуємо квартиру з вес­ни і дуже втомились. 10. Він дуже турбує мене. Він цілий день сидить сьогодні, нічого не роблячи і не ­розмовляючи. 11. Я думаю про тебе з тих пір, як ми вперше зустрілись. 12. Команда вперто тренується всю зиму, але поки ще не виграла жодної гри. 13. – Ти чому такий сердитий? — Я знову загубив свій проїзний білет. Шукаю його з ранку, але він пропав. 14. Моя мати викладає французську мову з 1990 року. 15. Дахи будинків вкриті снігом. Йшов сніг.