XVI. Some verbs are not used in progressive forms. Choose the correct tense (Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous or Present Continuous)

1. I have loved / been loving England since I first went there ten years

ago.

2. How long has she known /been knowing Irene?

3. I’ve tried / been trying to talk to you since Friday.

4. How long has he had / been having his car?

5. How long have they learnt / been learning English?

6. How long have you been using /are you using a walk stick?

7. He has been reading / is reading the same book for the last two

weeks.

8. Hi! I’m hopping / I’ve been hoping you would call.

9. What’s so funny? Why are you laughing / have you been

laughing like that.

10. I have been taking / have taken English lessons since I was six.

XVII. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets:

1. I want you to remember that I never (to ask) you for anything before.

2. What’s that noise? – My nephew (to break) a tea- cup.

3. I (to think) about it the last three days, it’s such a bother to me. So it really is a relief to talk it over with you.

4. I see you (not to do) much. What you (to do) all the morning?

5. It’s hard to believe that it (to be) only two years and a half since I met him.

6. I (to wait) for my solicitor two hours already!

7. This suspicious man (to walk) near my house since morning.

8. I’m afraid of this old woman. She (to watch) me for ten minutes.

9. This road sweeper (to work) here for 30 years and he knows who’s who.

10. He (to write) me only once since he went away; I (to send) him four letters.

XVIII. Ask questions to find out How long….?

e.g. I’m learning English.

How long have you been learning English?

1. They‘ve waiting for the coroners.

How long_______________________________?

2. Two youths’re saving up to buy a boat.

How long _______________________________?

3. He’s having driving lesson.

How long _______________________________?

4. These Judges’re working in the court.

How long _______________________________?

5. The drug dealer’s trying to sell stolen drugs illegally.

How long _______________________________?

6. This stowaway’s hiding on a ship to get free journey.

How long _______________________________?

XIX. Make the following interrogative and negative:

1. Policemen have been looking for the burglar for a half a day.

2. His wife has been speaking over the telephone for the last ten minutes.

3. I have been translating the text for an hour and half.

4. It has been raining since the morning.

5. The film has been running for two weeks.

6. He has been wearing his uniform since 2009.

7. We have been discussing this question for an hour.

8. I have been writing my grammar test since 9 a.m.

9. He has been thinking about his driving exam all day.

10. This child has been behaving strangely for a long time.

XX. Translate into English:

1. Ми навчаємося разом в цьому юридичному учбовому закладі з 2009 року.

2. Він відповідає на запитання слідчого півтори години.

3. Поліція ретельно оглядає місце злочину вже дві години.

4. Наші курсанти тренуються в цьому спортзалі вже 5 років.

5. Цей підполковник працює в органах внутрішніх справ з серпня 1995року.

6. Це те, про що він намагається пам’ятати з тих пір, як зустрів її.

7. До цього семінару я готуюсь з шести годин вечора.

8. Вона працює над своєю книгою вже кілька місяців.

9. Вони супроводжують його протягом всього тижня.

10. Як довго ви доглядаєте цю літню жінку?

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