B) the recent activities of the person or temporary effects.

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Ex.22. Make up sentences using the Present Perfect Continuous to indicate the recent activities of the person or temporary effects. You can use the prompts in the list below.

To eat pasta with ketchup, to wash the car; to play in the mud; to write for three hours/all morning; to run; to lie in the sun for too long

1. Look! Little Stella has lipstick and mascara all over her face.

- She has been playing with her mother's cosmetics.

2. You are wet through. What have you been doing? – I ___________________ .

3. Look! Her skin is sunburned. – She ________________.

4. You have ketchup on your face. - __________________.

5. My hand is tired. - _______________.

6. The little boy is dirty from head to foot. - ____________.

Ex.23. Read these sentences and arrange them into two columns according to what they describe or indicate:

a) the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present;

1. Mum, you've been baking something. I can smell it.

2. The lift hasn't been working since morning.

3. I've been renting this flat for two years.

4. Sharon and Kenny look angry. Maybe they've been arguing.

5. I'm out of breath. I've been running all the way here.

6. How long have you been going out together?

7. Your eyes are red. Have you been crying? – No, I've been cutting onions.

8. We've been looking for a flat for ages.

9. It's very late. Why aren't you in bed? – I can't sleep. Our neighbour's dog has been barking for the last two hours.

10. You two look so exhausted. What have you been doing? - We've been sightseeing in the town.

11. We've been walking all afternoon. My feet are killing me.