1. My
brother wrote his first novel when he was 20 years old. Now he has been working
on his second book for two years.
2. I have
been dieting for a week and I hope I’ll lose 2 kilos.
3. What are
they doing? – They are working in the reading room. They have been there for
three hours already.
4. Have you
taken any photograps while travelling in the South?
5. The
girls often do their homework together, but today haven’t done their homework properly!
6. I have
been doing housework all morning and haven’t finished yet.
7. We are
working on a new project. We started last week and since then I have hardly
ever slept more than 5 hours.
8. Where is
he now? – He is in the garden. He is playing volleyball with his friends.They
have played since breakfast time.
9. My
cousin is looking for a job, but he hasn’t found a job yet.
10. I haven’t
seen him for ages. I wonder where he might be.
11. What
are you doing here? – I am writing a letter to my friends.
12. This is
the factory where my father works
13. What is
that sound? A car alarm is ringing somewhere down the street. I wish it would stop!
It has been ringing for more than twenty minutes.
13. Michael
knows German rather well. He wants to know English too, but he has little time for
it now.
14. I have
been working for this company for ten years. I started to look for a better job
last month but I haven’t found anything yet.
15. At the
moment Barbara Cartland holds the world record for the amount of books she has sold.
16. Have
you found your notebook? – No! I have still been looking for it for two hours,
but haven’t found it yet.
17. Johnny,
who finally finds a new job, gives a big party.
18. Have
you read this book?
19. Have
you been here before? – We spent our holidays here last year.
20. Since
then she has written over 540 books and all of them are about love.
21. Lena is
a very good girl. She always helps her mother about the house. Today she has
been helping her mother since morning.They have already washed the floor and
dusted the furniture. Now they are cooking dinner together.
22. Where
is your luggage? I have left it at the station.
23. He is
wearing a T-shirt and shorts today.