UNIT 4
THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINLOUS TENSE

Exercise 1. Read the situation and make up a sentence with the present perfect continuous.
Example: Tom is out of breath. (he/run) …… He has been running.
1) Ann is very tired (she / work / hard) …………all day long. 2) The castle is very old. (it / stand / on that hill / for 900 years) ………… 3) Janet is hot and tired. (she / play / tennis) ………… for two hours. 4) Mike has just come from the beach. He is very red (he / lie/ in the sun) …… all morning. 5) You see a little boy. His eyes are red and watery. (he / cry) …… .

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions yourself, then ask your classmates:
1) How ling have you been studying English? 2) How long have you been living here? 3) How long have you been studying at the University? 4) How long have you been reading the book?

Exercise 3. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1) Look! Somebody … (break) the window. 2) I wonder if John (forget) my number. I … (expect) him to call for the past two hours. 3) You look very upset What … (happen)? 4) You … (not / finish) that book yet? You … (read) it since Monday. 5) The meat must be nearly ready. I … (cook) it for nearly an hour. 6) What you ... (do) for the last two hours? - I ... (sit) here working at this problem.

she has been working hardit has been standing on that hill for 900 yearsShe has been playing tennishe has been lying in the sunhe has been crying has brokenhas forgot have been expectinghas happenedhavent finished have been readinghave cookinghave you been doing i have sat