1. Aren’t you about to finish with the dishes? You (wash) the dishes for thirty minutes or more. How long can it take

1. Aren’t you about to finish with the dishes? You have been washing the dishes for thirty minutes or more. How long can it take you to wash the dishes?2. We have gone to the Steak House restaurant many times. The food is excellent.3. A: What is that sound? B: A car alarm is ringing somewhere down the street. It is driving me crazy —I wish it would stop! It has been ringing for more than twenty minutes.4. Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I was a child, but I have forgotten it all.5. What’s that dent in the side of the car? Have you had an accident?6. I’m sorry, John’s not here; he has gone to the dentist. He has been having trouble with a tooth for some time.7. Your Italian is very good. Have you been studying it long?

Present Perfect Continuous

В первом задании мы используем Present Perfect Continuous, так как действие началось в прошлом и длится до настоящего момента.

 1. Aren’t you about to finish with the dishes? You have been washing the dishes for thirty minutes or more. How long can it take you to wash the dishes? 

Также под это правило подходит 7-е задание. 

7. Your Italian is very good. Have you been studying it long?

Present Perfect

Во втором задании мы используем Present Perfect, так как прошедшее действие связано с настоящим.

 2. We have gone to the steak house restaurant many times. The food is excellent. 

Также под это правило подходит 5-е и 6-е задание.

5. What’s that dent in the side of the car? Have you had an accident? 6. I’m sorry, John’s not here; he has gone to the dentist. He has had trouble with a tooth for some time. 

Past Simple

Past Simple мы используем, когда идёт речь о прошлых событиях, которые в прошлом и закончились, есть упоминание, когда они проходили в прошлом (yesterday, a year ago, last week и т.д.). Настоящее завершённое время показывает результат действия: говорящий забыл шведский и не понимает, что написано в записке.

4. Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I was a child, but I have forgotten it all.

Present Continuous

В 3-ем задании Present Continuous выражает действие, происходящее в момент говорения.

3. a: What is that sound? b: A car alarm is ringing somewhere down the street. It is driving me crazy — I wish it would stop! It has been ringing for more than twenty minutes.

Ответ: 

• 1. have been washing;
• 2. have gone;
• 3. is ringing, is driving, has been ringing;
• 4. was, have forgotten;
• 5. Have you had;
• 6. has gone, has had.