Past or will be in progress before another time or event in the future.

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In the past and continues to the present, was in progress before another activity or time in the

The Perfect Continuous (Progressive)Tenses express the durability of an activity that began

PERFECT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSES

Sequence of Tenses

Grammar Target: Perfect Continuous Tenses

Lesson 1. Focus on Language

Ex. 7 Write a report on scientific problem touched in the text.

Ex. 6 Make up a list of key words and summarise the text.

Step 1. Read the dialogues:

1. – Why are you so tired?

- I have been playing tennis all the afternoon and what about you?

- I have been training hard in the gym.

2. - How long have you been living in Minsk?

- We moved to Minsk ten years ago. We have been living here since. We have not even changed our flat. We have been living in the same flat for ten years.

3.- I heard Pete was badly injured during the last game. Did he see the doctor yesterday?

-Yes, but he had been waiting for almost an hour in the emergency room

before the doctor came.

. 4. - I don't understand how those marathon runners do it!

The race began over an hour ago. By the time they reach the finish line,

they will have been running for more than 2 hours.

- I don't think I can run for more than 2 minutes !

Step 2. Grammar Practice Table 6.1

have + been + Participle I

Ex. 1. Read and translate the sentences:

1.The coach has been reading a new instruction for half an hour.

2.Is John in the gym? – No, he has been “shooting a basket” with his friends for two hours.

3.The gymnast has been strictly keeping to his diet since his last visit to the doctor.

4.The athlete had been practising hard for 4 years before he was qualified for

the Olympic Games.

5. When Ann gets her diploma she will have been studying at the University for 5 years.

6.This athlete won his first major victory at the 2004 European championship, and

since then has been improving his results in all the jumping events each season.

7.Probably Roman soldiers brought football to England 2000 years ago and since

then people all over the world have been playing this popular game.

8. Some of Belarusian athletes attained very high standards at the 2000 Olympic Games

and ever since have been keeping leading position in the international sports movement.

9.By next month our coach will have been working with our team for five years.

10.The test proved to be rather difficult. The students have been writing the test for 2 hours.

Ex. 2. Answer your group-mate's questions. Use since or for in your answer:

Model: You look tired. How long have you been practising?

I have been practising since 6 o'clock

.

1. Your English is good. How long have you been studying this language?

2. You know the city quite well. How long have you been living in Minsk?

3. Do you live in the hostel? How long has he been living there?

4. You began playing hockey in the afternoon. How long have you been playing it?

5. You are warming up. How long have you been warming up?

6. Do you drive a car? How long have you been driving?

7. Is this the club you are playing for? How long will you have been playing for it by the next season?

8. He couldn't answer the question. How long had he been studying the subject?

Ex. 3. Combine the two sentences into one by introducing the Present Perfect Continuous tense form:

Model: - Our coaches began to study new instruction on Monday.

They are still working on it.

- They have been studying the instruction since Monday

1. Mike bought this sporting suit a year ago. He is still wearing it.

2. It started raining last Sunday. It is still raining.

3. She came to the gym two hours ago. She is still practising there.

4. Robert returned after his training practice and began taking a shower at 2 о'clock. He is still taking a shower.

5. The athletes began training on the track an hour ago. They are still training.

6. The game began long ago. The players are still playing football.

7. They started reconstructing this sports complex five years ago. They are still reconstructing it.

8. He injured his leg two weeks ago. He is still treating it.

Ex. 4. Agree or disagree with what your group-mate says:

Model 1: -Mike is so happy. He has been travelling around Europe since June.

- a.Yes, that's right. He has been travelling from East to West for a month.

-b. Nothing of the sort. As far as I know he hasn't been traveling since the

20^th of June. He is in Misk getting ready for the European Cup.

1. He is former athlete. He has been training children for many years.

2. The gym is ready for the competitions. We have been decorating it with flags since morning.

3. This is a new instruction. We have been translating it since last Monday.

4. It is so cold in the gym. Mike has been airing it for two hors.

5. Edward is good at running sprint. He has been performing at different competitions since childhood..

6. By the time his parents came to London he had been living there for three years.

7. Cricket is a very slow game. By 7.00 p.m. they will have been playing it for eight hors.

Ex. 5. Say and ask as in the model:

Model: This athlete has been practising wrestling since childhood

Since when has this athlete been practisinf wrestling?

He has been practicing wrestling for five years.

How long has this athlete been practicing wrestling?

1.Belarusian athletes have been taking part in the Olympic Games since

the 26^th Olympic Games.

2. The coach has been improving his training methods since he headed our team.

3. We can't go on a camping holiday. It has been raining for the past two weeks .

4.This gymnast demonstrates excellent performance. He has been training very hard

since his last failure.

5.-You look so slim, Jane! Do you go keep to a special diet?

-No, I have been going to a fitness club since the time I saw you last.

8. He had been skiing all day yesterday. He came home completely tired.

9. Jane is in the gym now. By 11 o'clock she will have been practicing for three

hours.

Ex. 6.a. Read and act out the dialogues in the left-hand column.

b. Act out similar dialogues. Use the prompts in the right-hand column.

Ex. 7. Create situations in which you can use the following phrases:

1. You look so tired as if you have been learning for your exam in anatomy for hours.

2. You have already been practising long on the tennis court. Let me play a little bit.

Ex. 8.. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous

tense forms:

1. Mike is at his training practice now. He (improve) _________ his jumping technigues. He (improve) _________ it since his last failure..

2. Now we're in the gym. We (warm up) ________ . We (warm up) ________ for 20 minutes.

3. It's early morning. I (swim) _________ in the swimming-pool. I (swim) _________ since 6 o'clock.

4. A: You look busy now. What (you, do) _________ ?

B: I (work) _________ on my experiment. It's a long and difficult experiment.

A: How long (you, work) _________ on it?

B: I started planning it last January. I (work) _________ on it since then.

5.Robert is going to his training camp. He (wait)_____for the bus. He (wait)____

for the bus for 20 minutes.

6.The boys (play)_______soccer right now. They (play)_______ for almost two hours.

Ex. 9. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous. In some sentences two forms are possible:

1. The sports complex isn't far from here. I (walk) _________ there many times.

2. I'm tired. We (walk) _________ for more than an hour. Let's stop and rest for a while.

3. He (work) _________ as a coach for fifteen years. He likes his job.

4. I (read) _________ this chapter in my anatomy book three times and I still don't understand it.

5. She is getting tired. She (train) _________ for two hours. I think she needs a break.

6.He (teach) _________ children swimming for twenty years. He's one of the best coaches in this swimming club.

7.A: Hi, Jenny. I (see,not)_______you for weeks

What (do, you)_______lately?

B: Studying.

Ex. 10. Fill in the correct tense. Translate the sentences into Russian:

1. -Dr. N.K.Jones is a good PE teacher.

- How long (teach, he)_______at the university?

-He (teach)_______here for twenty-five years.

2. He will have to give up football as he (get)_______to old.

3. His performance at last championship (prove)____ that he (loose)_______physical condition.

4. N. (pass)________to S….and S. (score)_________.

5. Although he (train)_________hard, he (not, win) ________the race.

6. He ( cycle)________ to the stadium when I (see)_________him.

7. Hurry up! The match (start)____ already by the time we (come)_______.

8. Don't make so much noise! He (sleep)_______ .

9. Our coach is seriously ill. We (see, not)________him since last week.