Question

4.4. Complete the following sentences using the present perfect continuous of the verbs below. live play study wait walk watch work 1. We … in England for nearly two years now. 2. Why are you so late? I … here for hours. 3. I … German for three years, but I still don’t speak it very well. 4. The boys must be tired. They … football in the garden all afternoon. 5. It’s time to do your homework. You … television all night. 6. Paul … in his father’s business since he left school. 7. We must be nearly there by now. We … for over an hour.

Answer 1

1. We had been living in England for nearly two years now.

2. Why are you so late? I had been waiting here for hours.

3. I had been studying German for three years, but I still don’t speak it very well.

4. The boys must be tired. They had been playing football in the garden all afternoon.

5. It’s time to do your homework. You had been watching television all night.

6. Paul had been working in his father’s business since he left school.

7. We must be nearly there by now. We had been walking for over an hour.

Answer 2

Это упражнение на использование времени Present Perfect Continuous (длительное настоящее совершенное). Давай рассмотрим примеры с данными глаголами:

1. We have been living in England for nearly two years now. 2. Why are you so late? I have been waiting here for hours. 3. I have been studying German for three years, but I still don’t speak it very well. 4. The boys must be tired. They have been playing football in the garden all afternoon. 5. It’s time to do your homework. You have been watching television all night. 6. Paul has been working in his father’s business since he left school. 7. We must be nearly there by now. We have been walking for over an hour.