5.3.4. Времена группы Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous

(Настоящее совершенное длительное)

Глагол в Present Perfect Continuous (настоящее совершенное длительное) обозначает действие, которое началось в прошлом, происходило какое-то время и еще продолжается в настоящее время или закончилось непосредственно перед моментом речи. При употреблении этого времени всегда указывается период времени, в течение которого совершается действие: for (a long time, some years) в течение (долгого времени, нескольких лет), since (yesterday, 5 o'clock) со вчерашнего дня, с 5 часов).

Глагол в Present Perfect Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в форме Present Perfect и четвертой формы смыслового глагола: have/has+been+V 4(=V-ing):

He has been working at this laboratory for 5 years.

Он работает в этой лаборатории уже 5 лет.

Для образования вопросительной формы первый вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим:

How long has he been working at this laboratory?

Как долго он работает в этой лаборатории?

Для образования отрицательной формы частица not ставится после первого вспомогательного глагола:

He has not been working at the laboratory for a long time.

Он не работает в лаборатории долгое время.

Exercises:

Ex. 1. Open the brackets paying attention to the tenses:

1. She (to live) in Moscow for ten years when her sister came to live with her.

2. Our teacher just (to come). Now he (to speak) with our monitor.

3. They (to speak) when I (to look) at them.

4. What you (to do) here? - I (to prepare) for my report. - How long you (to prepare) for it? - Oh, I (to work) since morning.

5. He (to teach) at school for five years when the war (to break) out.

6. She (to study) English since last year.

7. You ever (to be) to London? - Yes, I (to be) there last summer.

8. What your friend (to do) now? - She (to have) dinner. She usually (to have) dinner at this time.

9. I (to buy) a new dress. I (to show) it to you tomorrow when you come to my place.

10. So you begin working tomorrow! And who (to take) care of your children when you go to work?

11. Hello, Peter! Where you (to go)? - I (to go) to the library.

12. I (to walk) about an hour when I saw a little house not far from the river.

13. When he (to read) the newspaper he gave it to the brother.

14. He (to leave) for Rostov in 1990 and since then he (to live) there.

15. At this time tomorrow we (to discuss) your report.

16. Now she (to read) the book which I (to give) her yesterday.

17. How long you (to wait) for me? I am really very sorry.

18. Yesterday I (to meet) a friend of mine whom I (not to see) for a long time.

19. When I (to come) home yesterday, my sister already (to return) and (to sit) at the fireplace looking through some old photographs.

Ex. 2. Open the brackets paying attention to the tenses:

1. He (to smoke) three cigarettes and (to look) through all the books on the shelf, when at last he (to hear) his friend's steps approaching the door.

2. The first person whom Andrew (to see) as he (to enter) was his old nurse. She (to sit) on the sofa. During the last five years she greatly (to change) and now (to look) a very old woman.

3. She is going to read the letter she just (to receive).

4. He just (to approach) the door, when she (to enter).

5. He (to write) the composition for three hours and he (to say) he soon (to finish) it as he (to think) over the conclusion now.

6. Where is the baby? - The nurse (to put) it to bed.

7. He said he (to work) for a long time without achieving good results.

8. Hardly had I gone out when I (to remember) that I (to forget) to take my umbrella.

9. The students (to write) the paper by dinnertime.

10. They (to sail) down the river for many hours before they (to come) to the village.

11. I (not to be) to my home town for five years.

12. The rain (to stop) by the time we reached home.

13. The message (to arrive) five minutes after he (to leave) the house.

14. It (to be) nearly eleven o'clock when we (to begin) doing his work.

15. At last the reply from my grandmother (to come), and my mother (to read) it with pleasure.

16. Ring me up at eleven o'clock, I (not to sleep).

17. You (to be) late for the concert if you don't take a taxi.

18. The sun (to set) a long time ago, it (to begin) to get really cold.

Ex. 3. Translate the sentences into English paying attentions to the tenses: Present or Past Progressive, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive.

1. Он играет в теннис с 10 лет и выиграл уже три чемпионата страны.

2. Мы читаем эту книгу с сентября и прочли уже больше половины.

3. Она говорит уже пять минут, а сделала одну ошибку.

4. Вы давно его знаете?

5. Я его только что видела. Он с кем-то разговаривал в коридоре.

6. Она себя плохо чувствует последнее время и пропустила несколько занятий.

7. 7.Что вы там так долго обсуждаете?

8. Я всегда знал, что здесь что-то не так.

9. Она мне все рассказала.

10. Я работаю над этой проблемой с прошлого года.

11. Она плохо спит в последнее время.

12. Почему вы так со мной разговариваете?

13. Они избегают друг друга в последнее время.

14. Хорошо, что вы приехали. Мы очень скучали о вас.

15. Более 50 лет Пушкинский музей изобразительных искусств предлагает школьникам уникальные образовательные программы.

16. Наше солнце горит уже 4,5миллиарда лет и, как говорят ученые, будет гореть еще около 5 миллиардов.

17. Я никогда не понимала, как правильно употреблять слово «encourage».

18. Я собиралась рассказать тебе об этом, как только мы встретимся.

19. Он странно ведет себя в последнее время. По-моему, он нас избегает.

20. Ты все еще встречаешься с Джеком?

Ex. 4. Open the brackets. Use the necessary tense form:

1. It (rain) since morning and it looks like it's not going to stop.

2. I (mend) your socks for the last two hours.

3. I (clean) the rooms upstairs since lunchtime.

4. Lunch is not ready yet, although I (cook) all morning.

5. They are tired because they (work) at the lab since 10 o'clock.

6. She (stand) in front of the mirror for a quarter of an hour but her hair is not done yet.

7. I (look) for the dictionary for a long time but I (not find) it anywhere.

8. I (look) at this picture for 5 minutes, but I can't see you in it. — I am afraid you (to look) at the wrong one.

9. I am so bored. I (fold) these letters for the last two hours and I (not do) half of the work.

10. I hate doing budgets. I (work) on this one for the last two days and every time I come up with different numbers.

11. I can't understand why you like this group. I (listen) to their CD for the last 10 minutes and I (not hear) a single nice song.

12. 12.I am sorry you have so many problems with him, but I (not tell) you that he is the wrong person for the job ?

13. They (interview) the applicants for this position for the last week and they are still not satisfied with the results.

14. I (drive) this car for the last two years and it never (give) me much trouble.

15. Sorry to bother you at such a late hour but I (try) to reach you all day today.