Write negative sentences with the verb in the correct form.

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Read the situations and write a sentence with the Present Perfect Continuous.

Complete the sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous.

Present Perfect Continuous

Example: We're tired. We've been training all day.

1. I'm tired. I ___ (play) tennis all afternoon.
2. It ___ (rain) all day.
3. Ann's eyes are red and puffy. She ___ (cry).
4. The Smiths ___ (live) in Stratford for nearly three years now.
5. A friend of mine ___ (learn) English for nearly four years, but she still doesn't speak it very well.
6. I ___ (work) on the Inner City Development Project for the last five years.
7. She ___ (play) the piano since six o'clock in the morning. She's only just stopped.
8. I notice you ___ (overeat) recently.

1. Mark has bought a new bike. (He / save up money / for two years)
2. Greg speaks French like a native. (He / learn French / since childhood)
3. My feet are killing me. (I / do the shopping / all day)
4. They are nervous and angry. (They / wait for a bus / for over an hour)
5. We can't drive a car today because of a snowstorm. (It / snow / since morning)

1. There's no need to apologize. We ___ (not / wait) here for hours.
2. Jane and Paul ___ (not / talk) to each other for more than a week.
3. I don't know Moscow well. I ___ (not / live) here for very long.
4. It ___ (not / rain) for almost a month.
5. I ___ (not / feel) well recently.
6. Most of us ___ (not / practise) English for quite a while.

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