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1.6. Put in: since or for.

  1. I have been trying to open this box ….. last 40 minutes, but in vain.

  2. It is the best book I have been reading …. January.

  3. I have been listening to you ….. the past half an hour, but I can’t understand what you are speaking about.

  4. Hey! Somebody has been drinking my coffee ….. a week! My cup is constantly empty.

  5. I have been sitting here in the park ….. an hour.

  6. How much money have you been saving for the holidays ….. a year?

  7. I have been waiting for you ….. 2 o’clock. I have something urgent to tell you. Where have you been spending ..... the last three hours?

  8. She has been taking guitar lessons ..... a year. She is very patient and hard-working.

  9. Last year our team didn’t win many games, but this year we have been playing without losing any game ..... June.

  10. Who has broken the window? – Jack has. He has been playing football with his friends .... morning.

1.7. Complete the sentences. Mind the use of either the Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect.

  1. We (to walk) along a forest road for some hours, but (not to reach) the lake yet.

  2. She (to talk) over the phone for an hour. What she (to discuss) all this time?

  3. She (to lie) on the sofa for more than 2 hours already. Anything (to happen)?

  4. He (to work) in the garden for a week. He (to plant) 8 trees and a lot of bushes.

  5. He (to stand) near that shop since I returned home an hour ago. Whom he (to wait for) for such a long time?

  6. He (to knock) at the door for half an hour already, but nobody (to open) it.

  7. It (to rain) cats and dogs since I began to work in Nigeria. The weather (to be) very bad lately.

  8. They (to sit) by the window for an hour or so. They (to notice) anything interesting?

  9. She (to study) at the University for 2 years.

  10. I (to try) to open this door since I returned home from work, but I (not to succeed) yet.

Oral Activity

You've arranged to go to the cinema with an English-speaking friend. Complete the conversation. Notice how your friend replies in this example and change the numbered verbs in the same way:

Model:

You:

You look hot.

Friend:

I (to run).

I've been running.

Friend:

Am I late?

You:

I (to wait) for you for the last half an hour.

Friend:

You are wet through.

You:

Yes, it (to rain).

Friend:

You look tired.

You:

I (not to sleep/well).

Friend:

Why's that?

You:

I (to worry) about my exams.

Friend:

Well, tonight you can forget about them. It's funny, but in this light your face looks green.

You:

I (to paint) the bedroom ceiling.

Friend:

But apart from the green spots, your face has a really funny colour. Are you feeling all right?

You:

Actually, I (to feel) dreadful all day long.

Friend:

If you are feeling so awful, why don't you go home?

You:

I (to look forward to) this film for a month.

Friend:

That's a pity.

You:

Why?

Friend:

While we (to talk) they'd sold all the tickets.

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