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Grammar Present perfect continuous Match (1-6) with (a-f) to make short conversations. 1 You look tired. e 2 Why are you shivering? 3 Why are you laughing? 4 Why are you so angry with me? 5 You're sweating! 6 You look surprised. a Oh, Luna's been telling us jokes for the last half hour! b Why? I've been waiting for you for ages! c I've been standing in the cold for an hour! d Yes. Your teacher has been telling us what a good student you are! e Yes. We've been working all evening. f Are we? Sorry! Jo's been playing tennis with me. Complete the sentences with the Present perfect continuous form of the verbs. Why is the joke in question 1 funny? 1 Have you been waiting (you/wait) long? 2 I'm fed up. It 4 I can't sleep! My neighbours (rain) all day. 3 She's really happy with her exam results. She (smile) all afternoon! 5 I'm really tired. I........ (not sleep) well all week! 6 Mr Green is in a bad mood. He ** 3 (play) loud music for ages. (frown) all lesson. 7 I don't think she's enjoying my poem. She (yawn) since I started reading it! 8 Why are you shivering? What (you/do)? **4 Phoebe's been having a party! But there's a problem. Read what she says, then complete the guests' replies. Use the Present perfect continuous form of these verbs. blush chat dance play sit tidy Phoebe I'm really angry. Someone's just broken my mum's favourite vase. Who did it? Beth Mark Layla Tom Olivia It wasn't me! 'I've been playing computer games all night. It wasn't me! 1 2 this chair for hours. Maybe it was Dan? He 3 It wasn't Josie. She 4, up in the kitchen all evening. Don't look at me! 15 to Tom for the last half hour. We haven't moved! Arthur Maybe it was your brother? I 6 to music all night! your question. He 7. red the whole time! What's been happening? Read the conversations. Complete the replies. Use the Present perfect continuous form of suitable verbs. him since you asked 1 A You all look very fed up! B We are! We've been doing homework for hours! 2 A Why has your dad got paint all over his clothes? 4 A You look very hot! B Yes. I....... B He Do you want to have a look? think I'm very fit! 3 A Why are my books all over the floor? B Sorry. We. them. my bedroom. 7 A Why is his hair wet? B He. 5 A What's that noise? B It's my sister. She. awful rock music all afternoon. Grammar Reference pages 90-91 aerobics. I don't 6 A Why is the kitchen in such a mess? B Sorry! I........ Ella's birthday, I'll tidy up! a cake for ..... in the pool.​

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1. You look tired. - e Oh, Luna's been telling us jokes for the last half hour! 2. Why are you shivering? - c I've been standing in the cold for an hour! 3. Why are you laughing? - d Yes. Your teacher has been telling us what a good student you are! 4. Why are you so angry with me? - f Are we? Sorry! Jo's been playing tennis with me. 5. You're sweating! - b Why? I've been waiting for you for ages! 6. You look surprised. - a Yes. We've been working all evening.

Complete the sentences with the Present perfect continuous form of the verbs.

1. Have you been waiting (you/wait) long? 2. I'm fed up. It's been raining all day. 3. She's really happy with her exam results. She's been smiling all afternoon! 4. I can't sleep! My neighbours have been playing loud music for ages. 5. I'm really tired. I haven't been sleeping well all week! 6. Mr Green is in a bad mood. He's been frowning all lesson. 7. I don't think she's enjoying my poem. She's been yawning since I started reading it! 8. Why are you shivering? What have you been doing?

Phoebe's been having a party! But there's a problem. Read what she says, then complete the guests' replies. Use the Present perfect continuous form of these verbs. blush chat dance play sit tidy

Phoebe: I'm really angry. Someone's just broken my mum's favourite vase. Who did it? Beth: It wasn't me! I've been playing computer games all night. Mark: It wasn't me! I've been sitting on this chair for hours. Maybe it was Dan? He's been dancing all night! Layla: It wasn't Josie. She's been tidying up in the kitchen all evening. Tom: Don't look at me! I've been chatting to Tom for the last half hour. We haven't moved! Olivia: Maybe it was your brother? I've been playing music all night! He's been blushing red the whole time!

What's been happening? Read the conversations. Complete the replies. Use the Present perfect continuous form of suitable verbs.

1. A: You all look very fed up! B: We are! We've been doing homework for hours! 2. A: Why has your dad got paint all over his clothes? B: He has been painting. Do you want to have a look? 3. A: Why are my books all over the floor? B: Sorry. We have been moving them to my bedroom. 4. A: You look very hot! B: Yes. I think I've been doing aerobics. I don't think I'm very fit! 5. A: What's that noise? B: It's my sister. She has been playing awful rock music all afternoon. 6. A: Why is the kitchen in such a mess? B: Sorry! I have been baking a cake for Ella's birthday, I'll tidy up!