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9 Unit EXERCISES |
9.1 What have these people been doing or what has been happening?
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9.2 Write a question for each situation.
1 John looks sunburnt. You ask: (you / sit in the sun?) ...Have.you.been. sitting in.the.sun?..
2 You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you. You ask: (you / wait / long?)
3 You meet a friend in the street. His face and hands are very dirty. You ask: (what / you / do?)
4 A friend of yours is now living in Baker Street. You want to know 'How long...?' You ask:
(how long / you / live / in Baker Street?) ...................................................................
5 A friend tells you about his job - he sells computers. You want to know 'How long...?' You ask: (how long / you / sell / computers?) ...............................................:...............
9.3 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
1 The rain started two hours ago. It's still raining now. It ...has been rajning... for two hours.
2 We started waiting for the bus 20 minutes ago. We're still waiting now.
We .................................................................................................................. for 20 minutes.
3 I started Spanish classes in December. I'm still learning Spanish now.
..................................................................................... since December.
4 Ann began looking for a job six months ago. She's still looking now.
.................................................................................................... for six months.
5 Mary started working in London on 18 January. She's still working there now. .................................................................................................................. since 18 January.
6 Years ago you started writing to a penfriend. You still write to each other regularly now. We.................................................................................................................. for years.
9.4 Put the verb into the present continuous (I am -ing etc.) or present perfect continuous (I have been -ing etc.).
1 Maria ....b.as.been.lea.min.g... (learn) English for two years.
2 Hello, Tom. I ............................. (look) for you all morning. Where have you been?
3 Why ....!...................................................................... (you/look) at me like that? Stop it!
4 We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We ..................................................................... (go)
there for years.
5 I............................................................................ (think) about what you said and I've decided to take
your advice.
6 'Is Ann on holiday this week?' 'No, she ...................................................... (work).
7 Sarah is very tired. She ......................... (work) very hard recently.