Question

Task 2. Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. 1) Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53. (read/for two hours) (read/53 pages so far) 2) Linda is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her tour three months ago. (travel/for three months) (visit/six countries so far) 3) Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is a national champion again for the fourth time. (win/the national championship four times) (play/tennis since he was ten) 4) When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together. They still make films. (make/ten films since they left college) (make/films since they left college)

Answer 1

1 Tom has been reading for two hours.

Tom has read 53 pages so far.

2 Linda has been travelling for three months.

Linda has visited six countries so far.

3 Jimmy has won the national championship for four times.

Jimmy has been playing tennis since he was ten.

4 They have made ten films since they left college.

They have been making films since they left college.

Answer 2

1. Tom has been reading a book for two hours, and he has read 53 pages so far.

2. Linda has been traveling around Europe for three months, and she has visited six countries so far.

3. Jimmy has won the national championship four times, and he has been playing tennis since he was ten.

4. Mary and Sue have made ten films since they left college, and they have been making films since they left college.