Question

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous tense. 1)Someone (use) my bicycle. The chain has fallen off. 2)He (study) French for two years and does not even know the alphabet yet. 3)-Mary (cry)? -No, she (not cry), she (peel) onions. 4)She (speak) for an hour on the phone. 5)Mom (shop) all day and she has not a penny left.

Answer 1

1)Someone has been using my bicycle. The chain has fallen off.

2)He has been studying French for two years and does not even know the alphabet yet.

3) Has Mary been crying? -No, she hasn’t been crying, she has been peeling onions.

4)She has been speaking for an hour on the phone.

5)Mom has been shopping all day and she has not a penny left.