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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 421.


  1. I've been running all morning.
  2. We've been waiting for my brother.
  3. James has been teaching at the university since June.
  4. I've been playing tennis since high school.
  5. My neighbour has been looking after my dog for a week.

 

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

Example: I've been dieting for two months and I've lost 6 kilos.

1. Your eyes are red. ___ (you / cry)?

  1. Where ___ (you / put) my keys? I can't find them.
  2. Ah, you ___ (find) my keys. I ___ (look) everywhere for them.
  3. I think I can smell smoke on Ben's clothes. I'm sure he ___ (smoke).
  4. Are you go­ing to sunbathe? — Don't be ridiculous! It ___ (rain) all day.
  5. What ___ (you / do) up to now? — Nothing special, but I ___ (cook) dinner.
  6. The police ___ (not find) the burglar yet. They ___ (look) for him since Saturday.
  7. What ___ (happen) to the fridge? — Something ___ (go) wrong with it.
  8. Ann ___ (fail) her exam three times because she is so bad at doing sums. But she ___ (practise) for a week now, I hope she will pass it in the end.
  9. George ___ (collect) match­boxes ever since he left school. Now he ___ (collect) so many that he doesn't know where to put them.
  10. Where on earth ___ (you / be)? I ___ (wait) for so long!
  11. Bill, you have got a black eye again. ___ (you / fight)?
  12. Do you think George ___ (finish) the translation? He ___ (write) for so long!
  13. Here you are! I ___ (look for) you everywhere. Where ___ (you / be)?
  14. We ___ (decide) not to put up Christmas decorations this year because we won't be at home.
  15. You ___ (telephone) for ages! ___ you really (not finish)? — I ___ (not get) through yet. I am trying to get to our Paris office but the line ___ (be) engaged all morning.
  16. Customers ___ (ring) up all morning complaining about getting incorrect bills. — I know. Something ___ (go) wrong with our computer.
  17. Why ___ (you / not bring) me the letters? ___ (you / not type) them yet?
  18. I know him well. I ___ (know) him since our childhood.
  19. How long ___ (you / own) this house? — I ___ (live) here since 1982.

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