Question

Read and make up sentences saying how long the people have been doing different things. 1. The Carltons bought their car two years ago and they still have it.(They / drive)2. Kitty's brother jumped in the pool at 12. It's now 1 p.m. and he'sstill in the pool. (He/ Swim)3. Sheila came to work at 9. It's now 5p.m. and she's still at work.(She/work)4. We got our mixer in 2001. We still use it (We/use)5. Ben started telling jokes at 6 in the afternoon. It's now 8 and hehasn't stopped. (He /tell)6. Mark and will started playing a computer game at 4 p.m. It's now6 and they are still playing. (They / play)7. I started drawing a picture in the morning and I am still doing itnow, at 7 p.m. (I/draw)​

Answer 1

1. The Carltons bought their car two years ago and they still have it. They have been driving their car for two years.

2. Kitty's brother jumped in the pool at 12. It's now 1 p.m. and he's

still in the pool. He has been swimming in the pool for an hour.

3. Sheila came to work at 9. It's now 5p.m. and she's still at work. She has been working for 8 hours.

4. We got our mixer in 2001. We still use it. (We have been using our mixer for 18 years.

5. Ben started telling jokes at 6 in the afternoon. It's now 8 and he

hasn't stopped. He  has been telling jokes for 2 hours.

6. Mark and will started playing a computer game at 4 p.m. It's now

6 and they are still playing. They  have been playing a computer game for 2 hours.

7. I started drawing a picture in the morning and I am still doing it

now, at 7 p.m. I have been drawing a picture the whole day.

Answer 2

1. The Carltons have been driving their car for two years since they bought it.

2. Kitty's brother has been swimming in the pool for one hour since he jumped in at 12 p.m.

3. Sheila has been working since 9 a.m., and it's now 5 p.m.

4. We have been using our mixer since we got it in 2001.

5. Ben has been telling jokes since 6 p.m., and he hasn't stopped by 8 p.m.

6. Mark and Will have been playing a computer game since 4 p.m., and it's now 6 p.m.

7. I have been drawing a picture since the morning, and I'm still doing it at 7 p.m.