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4. We are waiting for Helen.
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5. It is raining.
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9. Complete the sentences.
1. Mark and Jane (to sit) __________________________________________ in a café now.
2. It (not to snow) _________________________________________________ outdoors now.
3. We (to wait) ____________________________________________________ for our teacher at school.
4. The girls (to argue) _____________________________________________ about what presents to buy for their Mum.
5. I (to watch) _____________________________________________________ the children playing in the garden.
10. Fill in with PresentSimple or PresentContinuous.
– Hello, Anna. Where _____________________________________________________ (you, call) from?
– I ________________________________ (be) at work at the moment. My boss _____________________________________________ (have) lunch with his wife now. He __________________________________ (often, take) her to lunch on Tuesdays.
– Well, why _______________________________________________________ (you, phone)?
– No, I just want you to know that I _____________________________ (come) home next Friday.
– What time ______________________________________________________ (your bus, arrive)?
– It ______________________ (leave) at 16.00 and ____________________ (arrive) at 17.00.
– See you on Friday then.
11. Underline the correct item.
1. Do you enjoy/Are you enjoying this party?
2. You haven’t said a word all the evening. What are you thinking/do you think about?
3. He has/is having a tabby cat.
4. I don’t know/am not knowing where she keeps the money.
5. Sarah is German. She is coming/comes from Germany.
6. Leo listens/is listening to the music in his room.
7. If you don’t read/aren’t reading that magazine, I’d like to see it.
8. Chrissy weighs/is weighing 70 kilos.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
They have been singing for an hour.
Present Perfect Continuous (Настоящее совершенное продолженное/длительное) употребляется для того, чтобы подчеркнуть, что действие началось в прошлом и продолжается в настоящем, то есть УЖЕ ДЛИТСЯ КАКОЕ-ТО ВРЕМЯ (for some time, since some time):
I’ve been waiting for you for an hour. Я жду тебя уже час.
Pres. Perf. Continuous состоит ИЗ ТРЁХ ЧАСТЕЙ!
have или has + been + глагол с окончанием -ing (причастие).
I have been reading this newspaper since 2 o’clock.
Я читаю эту газету с 2 часов.
have = ’ve
has = ’s
have not = haven’t
has not = hasn’t
12. Write as in the example.
I have been learning German since the 2>nd grade.
Have I been learning German since the 2>nd grade?
I haven’t been learning German since the 2>nd grade.
1. He has been speaking English since his childhood.
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2. They have been working here for several years.
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3. She has been waiting for him for an hour.
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4. We have been revising for exams for three days.
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