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 / 53 pages so far)...He has read 53 pages so far.
2 Linda is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her tour three months ago.
(travel / for three months) She........................................................................................................................
(visit / six countries so far)..............................................................................................................................
3 Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national champion again - for the fourth time.
(win/the national championship four times)...........................................................................................
(play / tennis since he was ten).......................................................................................................................
4 When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together. They still make films.
(make / ten films since they left college) They...........................................................................................
(make / films since they left college).............................................................................................................
For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.
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:
(how long / wait?)..............................................................................................................................................
3 You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask:
(how many fish / catch?)..................................................................................................................................
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?)..............................................................................................................................
Modal verbs
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