I. Complete the letter with the Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets. Dear Grandma and Grandpa, I’m sorry I haven’t written sooner. I … …. …. (study) very hard. There’s so much to do. I’m playing in a concert with the school orchestra next Sunday and we … … … (practice) a lot. The house is in an awful state. Dad … … … (paint) the doors and Stevie … … … (help). You should see it! I can’t tell who … …. … (make) a bigger mess. You can imagine what mum ... … … (do). Thank you very much for the computer game you sent me. I haven’t got much time to play it, so Ann … … … (win). I … … … (think) of you a lot. Hope you can come and visit us soon. Love, Jamie. II. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous of he verbs in brackets. 1. They ... ... ... (travel) around the world for 3months. 2. Tanya ... ... ... (play) the piano since she started school. 3. We ... ... ... (study) history for two hours. 4. I ... ... ... (wait) for a bus for half an hour. 5. Patrick and Lisa ... ... ... (live) in London since June. 6. they ... ... ... (make) sandwiches since 2 o’clock. 7. He ... ... ... ( paint) this picture for a year. IV. Fill in the sentences with SINCE or FOR 1. I have been living at my present address ...a month. 2. Tim has been learning French ... three years. 3. They have been playing football ... two hours. 4. Liz has been studying history ... 9 o’clock. 5. She hasn’t been talking to him ... he moved to Germany. 6. They haven’t been sleeping ... the baby was born. 7. The builders have been working on the house ... weeks. 8. Bruno has been training at water polo ... he started school.
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Dear Grandma and Grandpa, I’m sorry I haven’t written sooner. I … …HAVE BEEN STUDYING. …. (study) very hard. There’s so much to do. I’m playing in a concert with the school orchestra next Sunday and we … …HAVE BEEN PRACTISING … (practice) a lot. The house is in an awful state. Dad … … HAS BEEN PAINTED… (paint) the doors and Stevie … HAS BEEN HELPING… … (help). You should see it! I can’t tell who … HAS BEEN MAKING…. … (make) a bigger mess. You can imagine what mum ... …HAS BEEN DOING … (do). Thank you very much for the computer game you sent me. I haven’t got much time to play it, so Ann … …HAS BEEN WINNING … (win). I … …HAVE BEEN THINKING … (think) of you a lot. Hope you can come and visit us soon. Love, Jamie.
II. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous of he verbs in brackets. 1. They ... ... .HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING.. (travel) around the world for 3months. 2. Tanya ...HAS BEEN PLAYING... ... (play) the piano since she started school. 3. We ... ...HAVE BEEN STUDYING ... (study) history for two hours. 4. I ... HAVE BEEN EAITING... ... (wait) for a bus for half an hour. 5. Patrick and Lisa ... ...HAVE BEEN LIVING... (live) in London since June. 6. they ... ..HAVE BEEN MAKING. ... (make) sandwiches since 2 o’clock. 7. He ... .HAS BEEN PAINTING.. ... ( paint) this picture for a year.
IV. Fill in the sentences with SINCE or FOR 1. I have been living at my present address ...FOR a month. 2. Tim has been learning French ..FOR. three years. 3. They have been playing football .FOR.. two hours. 4. Liz has been studying history .SINCE.. 9 o’clock. 5. She hasn’t been talking to him ..SINCE. he moved to Germany. 6. They haven’t been sleeping ...SINCE the baby was born. 7. The builders have been working on the house ..FOR. weeks. 8. Bruno has been training at water polo ...SINCE he started school.