1. This man is a writer.He writes books. He has been writing books since he was a young man. He has alreadywritten eight books. 2. What have you been doing here since morning? 3. Lena is a very good girl. She always helps her motherabout the house. Today she has been helping her mother since morning. They havealready washed the floor and dusted the furniture. Now they are cooking dinnertogether. 4. He is running now. He has been running for ten minutes without anyrest. 5. What are they doing now? — They are working in the reading room. They havebeen working there for three hours already. 6. Where is he now? — He is in thegarden. He is playing volleyball with his friends. They have been playing sincebreakfast time. 7. I live in St.Petersburg. I have been living in St. Petersburg since 1990. 8. This is thefactory where my father works. He has been working here for fifteen years. 9.Have you found your notebook? — No, I am still looking for it. I have been lookingfor it for two hours already, but have not found it yet. 10. You have beenplaying with a ball for three hours already. Go home and do your homework. 11.Wake up! You have been sleeping for ten hours already. 12. I have been waitingfor a letter from my cousin for a month already, but have not received it yet.13. She has already done her homework for two hours; but she has not done halfof it yet. 14. I have been waiting for you since two o\'clock. 15. What are youdoing? – I am reading. I have been reading for two hours already. I have alreadyread sixty pages. 16. It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I havenot heard it. 17. I have just received a letter from my granny, but I have not receivedany letters from my parents yet. 16. The weather is fine today. The sun has beenshining ever since we got up. 19. Every day I wind up my watch at 10 o\'clock inthe evening. 20. Come along, Henry, what you are you doing now? I have beenwaiting for you for a long time. 21. Where are your gloves? — I have put theminto my pocket. 22. I am staying with some American friends in Chicago. I have been staying with them fortwo weeks now. I am having a great time here, I am taking the opportunity toimprove my English. I have already seen the towering skyscrapers of Chicago which are reflected in the rippling water of Lake Michigan. I have just taken a picture of Chicago\'s SearsTower