Present Perfect Continuous

I. Complete the sentences with the PPC form of verb in brackets:

1. Were tired. We ___________________________ (work) hard all day.
2. Sues French is good. She_____________________(study) the language for ten years.
3. Im sorry Im late. __________ you _______________________ (wait) long?
4. I dont know London well. I _______________________ (not live) here for very long.
5. Simon is a good driver. How long ________ he ________________________ (drive)?
6. I must go and see the doctor. I ___________________________ (not feel) well lately.
II.

What have they been doing?

1.paint

onions

1. They have been painting the kitchen.

2.chop

on the beach

2. She_______________________________________________.

3.repair

some shelves

3. He_______________________________________________.

4.lie

in the garden

4. I_________________________________________________.

5.put up

the car

5. We_______________________________________________.

6.play

the kitchen

6. You_______________________________________________.

III. Answer the questions using the PPC form of the verbs in brackets:
E.g. Why is Tom breathing hard? (run)
He has been running.
1. Why do you feel sick? (eat too much icecream)
________________________________________________________________________.
2. Why are you sweating? (play tennis)
________________________________________________________________________.
3. Why is she crying? (argue with Tom)
________________________________________________________________________.
4. Why does she look so happy? (talk to her boyfriend)
________________________________________________________________________.
5. Why do you look so tired? (work hard today)
________________________________________________________________________.
6. Why do you look so sad? (read a sad book)
________________________________________________________________________.

IV.

Rewrite the following sentences using the PPC to show a past activity that
continues
up to the present:
E.g. a) It started snowing an hour ago.
It has been snowing for an hour.

b) I started writing the letter after you left.

I have been writing the letter since you left.

1. Your friend began learning English 5 years ago.

________________________________________________________________________.
2. John started looking for a job three days ago.
________________________________________________________________________.
3. I began practicing the new song after she went out.
________________________________________________________________________.
4. My son started taking swimming lessons two years ago.
________________________________________________________________________.
5. We began redecorating the house last week.
________________________________________________________________________.
6. He began writing his novel in 2009.
________________________________________________________________________.
V.

Translate into English:

1. Urcm pe acest munte de o sptmn. Am obosit.

________________________________________________________________________.
2. ncearc s o conving de dou ore.
________________________________________________________________________.
3. Citesc aceast pagin de o jumtate de or i tot nu neleg nimic.
________________________________________________________________________.
4. El nu a mai vorbit cu mine de o sptmn.
________________________________________________________________________.
5. Ai fumat. Simt asta.
________________________________________________________________________.
6. Ea se uit la televizor de trei ore.
________________________________________________________________________.