Question

Составить предложения: I/to search/this book/for 5 days. /tea/I/to drink/ for twenty minutes. She/to vacuum/the flat/for 30 min. Pam/to swim/for half an hour. Robert/to speak/on the mobile/for 10 min now. We/to wait/for a car/for 8 minutes only. Holly and Ben/to do the shopping/since early morning. It/to rain/since last morning. Simpson/ to ride bikes/for 4 hours now. The tutor/to explain/ a grammar rule/for 21 min.​

Answer 1

For N T

Где N - любое число, a T - любое обозначение времени, то есть недель, лет и так далее. А к чему это? Все эти предложения можно отнести к группе времен отдела Continous, но в разных временах. Значит используем We + Past/Present/Future + Verb(ing)

I was searching this book for 5 days. I was drinking tea for twenty minutes. She was vacuuming the flat for 30 minutes. Pam was swimming for half an hour. Robert is speaking on the mobile for 10 minutes NOW. We were waiting for only 8 minutes. Holly and Ben were doing the shopping since early morning. It is raining SINCE last morning. Simpson is riding a bike for 4 hours NOW. The tutor was explaining a grammar rule for 21 minutes.

Answer 2

1. I have been searching for this book for 5 days.
2. I drink tea for twenty minutes.
3. She has been vacuuming the flat for 30 minutes.
4. Pam swam for half an hour.
5. Robert has been speaking on the mobile for 10 minutes now.
6. We have been waiting for a car for 8 minutes only.
7. Holly and Ben have been doing the shopping since early morning.
8. It has been raining since last morning.
9. Simpson has been riding bikes for 4 hours now.
10. The tutor explained a grammar rule for 21 minutes.