Present Perfect Continuous
In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts given, as in the example.
SA: How long has &am been working for this company
SB: He has been working for this company for two years.
1 Sam / work / for this company / two years
2 Mary / teach / French / 1990
3 the robbers / hide / in a farmhouse / a week
4 Peter / make / model planes / 1992
5 Julie / play / the guitar / four years
6 the children / watch / TV / two hours
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present perfect continuous.
1 What...haveyou been doing... all week? (you/do)
2.........................................................his car all day? (Jim/repair)
3 I...................................this book for weeks, (read)
4......................................a lot this year? (Ben/swim)
5 Mr Bell is busy. He.....................................................on the phone for an hour. (talk)
6 I've got a penfriend. I.................................................to her for five years. (write)
7 John won't pass his exams. He................................................................any homework lately. (not/do)
8 Molly.............................................................with me since last month. (stay)
9 We.............................................................................on this project since December. (work)
10 Sam....................................................................how to ride a horse for three months. (learn)
3 What have these people been doing? Make sentences using an appropriate verb in the present perfect continuous.
1 Catherine went to the supermarket an hour ago. She's still there.
Catherine has been shopping for an hour.
2 My mum began cooking three hours ago. She hasn't finished yet.
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3 The teams started playing football twenty minutes ago. They haven't finished yet.
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4 The headmaster started speaking two hours ago. He hasn't stopped yet.
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5 Bill began building his house six months ago. He hasn't finished it yet.
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6 I started doing my homework three hours ago. I haven't finished it yet.
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In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts given, as in the example.
SA What's your favourite hobby?
SB: Fainting.
SA How long have you been painting?
SB: I've been painting since I was fourteen years old.
1 favourite hobby...................................................................................................................................
2 best friend / know..................................................................................................................................
3 favourite TV programme / watch.........................................................................................................................
4 your address / live...................................................................................................................................
5 favourite magazine / read..................................................................................................................................
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