Present Perfect Progressive
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I ve been waiting for you since morning.
Have you been sleeping all the time?!
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1. Say how long this action has lasted, using for, since, etc.
Model: Youve been smoking too much.
Youve been smoking too much recently.
All my life, always, never, already, just, recently, lately, this week, this year, today, this morning, so far, up to now, for ages, for a month, for some time, for a while, the last week, the last month, the last year
1. Ive been thinking about dinner. 2. Weve been daydreaming. 3. The world has been changing. 4. Ive been driving. 5. Our boss has been smoking Marlboro. 6. My younger sister has been washing up. 7. Ive been trying to find the key. 8. Ive been playing with this team. 9. It has been raining. 10. The girl has been writing this essay.
2. Complete, using Present Perfect Progressive.
Model: Father has been smoking a lot lately.
1. My hair 2. My parents 3. My boyfriend and I 4. My dog 5. Our football team 6. All students of this group 7. The lecturer 8. The flowers in my room 9. Our TV set 10. The old woman next door 11. The teacher
Translate.
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PAST PERFECT
1. Match.
| 1. Mum was angry because | anybody had cooked the dinner. |
| 2. I was afraid that | she hadnt had any rest for years. |
| 3. Dad asked whether | I hadnt washed up. |
| 4. Mum complained that | he hadnt earned much money that month. |
| 5. Dad apologized because | nobody had bought any bread. |
2. Complete, using Past Perfect.
Model: I said a minute ago that I had never told a lie.
1. My mother said this morning ____ 2. My father asked me yesterday ____ 3. My teacher told me just now ____ 4. The ticket collector was sure ____ 5. The policeman was wondering ____ 6. The cockroach wanted to know ____ 7. My friends explained to me ____ 8. The Dean announced not long ago ____ 9. The President declared recently ____ 10. I told the teacher last time ____ 11. My friend assured me ____ 12. My younger sister complained yesterday ____
*3. Ask your friend how he/she had lived before the event.
Model: I bought a car last year .
How had you got to college before?
1. My boyfriend and I married last week. 2. I entered college last summer. 3. I won a million in a lottery a month ago. 4. My parents had my room redecorated not long ago. 5. Our cat and dog had a fight yesterday. 6. I froze on my way home and caught a cold. 7. I lost 10 pounds in a week. 8. My parrot called me a fool. 9. I saw the president on TV for the first time yesterday. 10. We bought a flat 2 months ago.
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*4. Restore the sentences:
1. flies/ lately 2. wondered/ yet 3. nothing/ so far 4. already/ a lot 5. assured/ by the next day 6. asked/ before 7. warned/ recently 8. tell/ the last week 9. complained/ for ages 10. truth/ up to now
5. Translate.
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PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
1. Match the verb which indicates the moment of speaking in the past and the action before it. Use any subject you like.
| 1. admitted 2. complained 3. denied 4. mentioned 5. warned 6. explained 7. told everybody 8. boasted 9. assured us 10. reminded the class | A that he had met the president B the terrorists had threatened the city C that his favourite team had won D that he had been wrong E that nothing terrible had happened F that they had cheated her G what he had done H that they had taken the money I that the lesson had begun J that she had lost her wallet |
*2. Explain the past state or action by a preceding process.
Model: When I came into the class everybody fell silent.
ð They had been talking about you.
1. Last week I felt exhausted. 2. When I looked at Mum, her eyes were red. 3. Last week my father looked very tired. 4. My friends car was awfully dirty yesterday. 5. You seemed sleepy yesterday. 6. The flowers faded away two days ago. 7. Grandmother was short of breath yesterday evening. 8. The cake tasted strange yesterday. 9. There were puddles on the roads yesterday morning. 10. There was not a single dog outside last evening.
*3. Restore the sentences.
1. some students/ lately 2. at the exam I wondered/ yet 3. The teacher/ nothing/ so far 4. In my childhood/ knew/ that/ already 5. The police assured me/ long before 6. Mum asked/ how long 7. warned me/ following me/ recently 8. Tell me/ what/ the last week 9. Some time ago Dad complained / a good dinner/ for ages 10. Nobody/ me/ the truth/ so far
*4. Restore the English sentences.
1. / 2. / 3. / 4. / 5. / 6. / 7. / 8. / / 9. / / 10. / /
