1) Ann and Jane can’t play with you, Ted. They ... (to clean) the house at the moment. Ann ...(to dust) the furniture for half an hour now, and Jane ... (just to finish) vacuuming the carpets. 2) The boss is in his study. H e ... (to read) a report o f the manager. He ... (to read) it since morning and ... (not to finish) yet. 3)... you ... (to see) Pam today, Jack? — Yes, she ... (to have) lunch with her friend in the cafeteria now. They ... (to sit) there for twenty minutes now. 4) How long ... Elizabeth ... (to attend) design courses? — She ... (to attend) them since last month. She ... (already to learn) a lot. 5) Where ... Simon (to be)? — He ... (to make) photocopies of some articles in the library now.— For what? — Simon ... (to take) part in a conference next week. He ... (to prepare) a speech for it for a week already. 6) ... you ... (to be) to the new restaurant yet, Cindy? — Well, we ... (to go) there tonight. Mike ... (already to book) a table. 7) Who ... (to be) in the bathroom? — It ... (to be) Alice. She ... (to dry) her hair.— She ... (to dry) her hair for twenty minutes now and I ... (not to wash) my hair yet. 8) How long ... you ... (to live) in this house? — We ... (to live) here for eleven years now. We ... (just to finish) repairing it. 9) ... Pam ... (to find) her gloves yet? — No, she ... . She ... (to look) for them for fifty minutes now. 10) What ... Greg and Den ... (to do) now? — They ... (to fix) a washing machine. They ... (to work) since 9 o’clock.
Ответы
Ответ:
1) Ann and Jane can’t play with you, Ted. They are cleaning the house at the moment. Ann has been dusting the furniture for half an hour now, and Jane has just finished vacuuming the carpets.
2) The boss is in his study. He is reading a report of the manager. He has been reading it since morning and hasn't finished yet.
3) Have you seen Pam today, Jack? — Yes, she is having lunch with her friend in the cafeteria now. They have been sitting there for twenty minutes now.
4) How long has Elizabeth been attending design courses? — She has been attending them since last month. She has already learnt a lot.
5) Where is Simon? — He is making photocopies of some articles in the library now.— For what? — Simon is taking part in a conference next week. He has been preparing a speech for it for a week already.
6) Have you been to the new restaurant yet, Cindy? — Well, we are going there tonight. Mike has already booked a table.
7) Who is in the bathroom? — It is Alice. She is drying her hair. — She has been drying her hair for twenty minutes now and I haven't washed my hair yet.
8) How long have you been living in this house? — We have been living here for eleven years now. We have just finished repairing it.
9) Has Pam found her gloves yet? — No, she hasn't. She has been looking for them for fifty minutes now.
10) What are Greg and Den doing now? — They are fixing a washing machine. They have been working since 9 o’clock.
Объяснение:
Если в предложении действие происходит в момент речи, то используем Present Continuous (am/is/are + Ving).
Если действие началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и закончилось непосредственно перед разговором или все ещё продолжается в момент речи, то используем Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been + Ving).
Если действие завершилось к настоящему моменту, в предложении указан результат, то используем Present Perfect (have/has + 3V).