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11.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them if they are wrong. 1 Bob is a friend of mine. I know him very well. ...RIGHT.. 2 Bob is a friend of mine. I know him for a long time .. . . 3 Sue and Alan are married since July . . 4 The weather is awful. It's raining again............. . 5 The weather is awful. It's raining all day . 6 I like your house. How long are you living there?....................... 7 Graham is working in a shop for the last few months... ............... ............................. 8 I'm going to Paris tomorrow. I'm staying there until next Friday................................ 9 'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.................................. 10 That's a very old bicycle. How long do you have it?. ......................................... 11.2 Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets. 1 John tells you that his mother is in hospital. You ask him: (how long /be/in hospital?). ...Hoiy.long..lias^Qyr. mother been.m hospital?.. 2 You meet a woman who tells you that she teaches English. You ask her: (how long / teach / English?)..................................................................... 3 You know that Jane is a good friend of Carol's. You ask Jane: (how long / know / Carol?) ............................................................................................................ 4 Your friend's brother went to Australia some time ago and he's still there. You ask your friend: (how long /be/in Australia?)................................................................................. 5 Tim always wears the same jacket. It's a very old jacket. You ask him: (how long / have / that jacket?) .............................................................................................. 6 You are talking to a friend about Alan. Alan now works at the airport. You ask your friend: (how long / work / at the airport?) ........................................................................................ 7 A friend of yours is having driving lessons. You ask him: (how long / have / driving lessons?)........................................................................... 8 You meet somebody on a train. She tells you that she lives in Glasgow. You ask her: (always / live / in Glasgow?) ......................................................................................................................... 11.3 Complete B's answers to A's questions. 1 Amy is in hospital, isn't she? Yes, she ...has been... in hospital since Monday. 2 Do you see Ann very often? No, I .. haven't, see her for three months. 3 Is Margaret married? Yes, she ....................................... .. married for ten years. 4 Are you waiting for me? Yes, I............................................ .. for the last half hour. 5 You know Linda, don't you? Yes, we ......... ....................... .. each other for ages. 6 Do you still play tennis? No, I......................... ............. . tennis for years. 7 Is Jim watching TV? Yes, he ............................................. TV all evening. 8 Do you watch TV a lot? No, I ............ ..................... ... TV for a long time. 9 Have you got a headache? Yes, I................................ ... ..a headache all morning. 10 George is never ill, is he? No, he ..................................... . ill since I've known him. 11 Are you feeling ill? Yes, I............................................ . ill since I got up. 12 Sue lives in London, doesn't Yes, she ............ ........... . in London for the she? last few years. 13 Do you still go to the cinema a lot? No, I.............................................. to the cinema for ages. 14 Would you like to go to New Yes, I.............................................. to go to New York. York one day? (use always/want) ' |