Question

Grammar part . Complete the conversations with the words in parentheses . Use the present perfect or present perfect continuous . ( work ) in the garden all day and I need a rest ( paint ) our living room . I think it looks a lot better . Complete the conversations with the words in parentheses . Use the past perfect or past perfect continuous . 3 . It was my dream to ride the Trans - Siberian Railway . It was something ( 1 / always want ) to do . 1. I 2 . We ( you / wait ) before he arrived ? 4. How long . Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive voice . A : Do you still work at Browns and Co ? B : Yes , I do . I 1 ) A : Oh . Do you still enjoy it ? B : Oh yes ! I 2 ) A : A promotion ? So , what is your job now ? B : 13 ) ( make ) Head of Eropean Sales . A : So , what do you do ? B : Well , sometimes I 4 ) A : I see . Do they pay well ? B : Well , I 5 ) A : Good for you ! ( employ ) by Mr Brown for five years , you know . ( give ) a promotion last year and I'm very happy . ( send ) to other countries on business . ( pay ) quite well .

Answer 1

Ответ:

They've been playing tennis every Sunday for years.

Sometimes the present perfect continuous can emphasise that a situation is temporary.

I usually go to the gym on the High Street, but it's closed for repairs at the moment so I've been going to the one in the shopping centre. 

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Answer 2

1. I have been working in the garden all day and I need a rest. I have painted our living room. I think it looks a lot better.

2. We have been waiting before he arrived.

3. It was my dream to ride the Trans-Siberian Railway. It was something I had always wanted to do.

4. A: Do you still work at Browns and Co? B: Yes, I do. I am still employed there.

5. A: Oh, do you still enjoy it? B: Oh yes! I am enjoying it.

6. A: A promotion? So, what is your job now? B: I have been made the Head of European Sales.

7. A: So, what do you do? B: Well, sometimes I am sent to other countries on business.

8. A: I see. Do they pay well? B: Well, I have been paid quite well.

9. Good for you! You have been employed by Mr. Brown for five years, you know. You were given a promotion last year, and I'm very happy for you.