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?) _____________________?

 

Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.

1. The rain started two hours ago. It’s still raining now. It has been raining 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.

I ______________________________________________ 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 friend. You still write to each other regularly now. We __________________________________________________ for years.

 

Put the verb in brackets into Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Maria has been learning (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.

 

Past Perfect Continuous

Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.

1. I was very tired when I arrived home. (I / work / hard all day) I had been working hard all day.

2. The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired. (they / play / football) ___________________________________________.

3. There was nobody in the room but there was a smell of cigarettes. (somebody / smoke / in the room) _________________________________________________.

4. Ann woke up m the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was. (she / dream) __________________________________________.

5. When I got home, Mike was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off. (he / watch / TV) ____________________________________________________.

 

Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.

1. We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour after we began playing, it started to rain. We had been playing for half an hour when it started to rain.

2. I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him. After 20 minutes I suddenly realized that I was in the wrong restaurant.

I _________________ for 20 minutes when I ____________________________.

3. Sarah got a job in a factory. Five years later the factory closed down. At the time the factory ________________, Sarah ____________________there for five years.

4. I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing. After about ten minutes a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.

The orchestra __________________when ___________________________.

 

Put the verb into the most suitable form: Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.

1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbors were having (have) a party.

2. We were good friends. We had known (know) each other for a long time.

3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he __________ (walk) so fast.

4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She ___________ (run).

5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They _______________ (eat).

6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They _______________________ (eat).

7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ____________________(look) for his contact lens.

8. When I arrived, Kate _________________ (wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she ________ (wait) for a very long time.

9. I was sad when I sold my car. I ______________ (have) it for a very long time.

10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ________________ (travel) for more than 24 hours.

 

Let’s sum up. Make the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. You (not / like) ______________________________________ chocolate.

2. She (not / study) ____________________________________ at the moment.

3. We often (go) _______________________________________ to the cinema.

4. He usually (not / do) ________________________________ his homework.

5. They (not / eat) ________________________________________rice every day.

6. We (not / study) ______________________________________ every night.

7. (You / like) _________________________________________ spicy food?

8. (She / go) ____________________________________ to Scotland often?

9. (He / eat) _______________________________________________ now?

10. We (go) ______________________________to the cinema this weekend.

11. They (study) ____________________________________________ now.

12. I (clean) _________________________________ the kitchen every day.

13. She (work) __________________________________ every Sunday.

14. We (not / sleep) ______________________________________ now.

15. He (not / go) _________________________________ to the park very often.

16. It (rain) _______________________________________________ a lot here.

17. I (go) _______________________________________ on holiday tomorrow.

18. How long (she / stay) ________________________________ in London?

19. I often (read) __________________________________________at night.

20. We (not / drink) _____________________________________ much wine.