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Ann
clothes
are
covered
in
paint.
She
has
been
The
ceiling
was
with.
Now
it
is
blue.
Ann
has
painting
the
ceiling.
painted
the
ceiling.
I
have
been
painting
is
the
present
perfect
I
have
painted
is
the
present
perfect
simple.
continuous.
We
are
interested
in
the
activity.
It
does
not
matter
Here
the
important
thing
is
that
something
has
whether
something
has
been
finished
or
not.
In
been
finished.
Has
painted
is
a
completed
action.
this
example,
the
activity
(painting
the
ceiling)
has
We
are
interested
in
the
result
of
the
activity
(the
not
been
finished.
painted
ceiling)
not
the
activity
itself.
B.
Compare
these
examples:
My
hands
are
very
dirty.
Ive
been
repairing
the
The
car
is
OK
again
now.
I
have
repaired
it.
car.
Shes
been
smoking
too
much
recently.
She
Somebody
has
smoked
all
my
cigarettes.
The
should
smoke
less.
packet
is
empty.
Its
nice
to
see
you
again.
What
have
you
been
Where
is
the
book
I
gave
you?
What
have
you
doing
since
we
last
met?
done
you
done
with
it?
Where
have
you
been?
Have
you
been
playing
Have
you
ever
played
tennis?
tennis?
We
use
the
continuous
to
ask
or
say
how
long
(for
We
use
the
simple
to
ask
or
say
how
much,
how
an
activity
that
is
still
happening):
many
or
how
many
times
(completed
actions):
How
long
have
you
been
reading
that
book?
How
many
pages
of
that
book
have
you
read?
Mary
is
still
writing
letters.
Shes
been
writing
Mary
has
written
ten
letters
today.
letters
all
day.
Theyve
playing
tennis
since
2
oclock
Theyve
played
tennis
three
times
this
week.
C.
There
are
some
verbs
(for
example
know/like/believe)
that
are
not
normally
used
in
the
continuous:
Ive
known
about
it
for
a
long
time.
(not
Ive
been
knowing)
The
following
verbs
are
not
normally
used
in
continuous
tenses:
LIKE
LOVE
HATE
WANT
NEED
PREFER
KNOW
REALISE
SUPPOSE
MEAN
UNDERSTAND
BELIEVE
REMEMBER
BELONG
CONTAIN
CONSIST
DEPEND
SEEM
EXERCISES
I.
Read
the
situations
and
write
two
sentences
using
the
words
in
brackets.
1. Tom
started
reading
a
book
two
hours
ago.
He
is
still
reading
and
now
he
is
on
page
53.
(read
/
for
two
hours)
She has been reading for two hours._________________________
(read
/
53
pages
so
far)
She has read 53 pages so far._____________________________
2. Linda
is
from
Australia.
She
is
travelling
round
Europe
at
the
moment.
She
began
her
tour
three
months
ago.
(travel
/
for
three
months)
She
________________________________________________
(visit
/
six
countries
so
far)
____________________________________________________
3. Jimmy
is
a
tennis
player.
He
began
playing
tennis
when
he
was
ten
years
old.
This
year
he
is
national
champion
again
for
the
fourth
time.
(win
/
the
national
championship
four
times)
_____________________________________
(play
/
tennis
since
he
was
ten)
________________________________________________
4. When
they
left
college,
Mary
and
Sue
started
making
films
together.
They
still
make
films.
(make
/
ten
films
since
they
left
college)
They
____________________________________
(make
/
films
since
they
left
college)
____________________________________________
II.
For
each
situation,
ask
a
question
using
the
words
in
brackets.
5. You
have
a
friend
who
is
learning
Arabic.
You
ask:
(how
long
/
learn
/
Arabic?)
___How long have you been learning
Arabic?__________________
6. You
have
just
arrived
to
meet
a
friend.
She
is
waiting
for
you.
You
ask:
(how
long
/
wait?)
__________________________________________________________
7. You
see
someone
fishing
by
the
river.
You
ask:
(how
many
fish
/
catch?)
_____________________________________________________
8. Some
friends
of
yours
are
having
a
party
next
week.
You
ask:
(how
many
people
/
invite?)
__________________________________________________
9. A
friend
of
yours
is
a
teacher.
You
ask:
(how
long
/
teach?)
_________________________________________________________
10. You
meet
somebody
who
is
a
writer.
You
ask:
(how
many
books
/
write?)
___________________________________________________
(how
long
/
write
/
books?)
___________________________________________________
11. A
friend
of
yours
is
saving
money
to
go
on
holiday.
You
ask:
(how
long
/
save?)
__________________________________________________________
(how
much
money
/
save?)
___________________________________________________
III.
Put
the
verb
into
the
more
suitable
form,
present
perfect
simple
(I
have
done
etc.)
or
continuous
(I
have
been
doing
etc.).
12. Where
have
you
been?
___Have you been playing__
(you
/
play)
tennis?
13. Look!
Somebody
_____________________________
(break)
that
window.
14. You
look
tired.
_____________________________
(you
/
work)
hard?
15. _____________________________
(you
/
ever
/
work)
in
a
factory?
No,
never.
16. Jane
is
away
on
holiday.
Oh,
is
she?
Where
____________________________
(she
/
go)?
17. My
brother
is
an
actor.
He
_____________________________
(appear)
in
several
fils.
18. Sorry
Im
late.
Thats
all
right.
I
_____________________________
(not
/
wait)
long.
19. Is
it
still
raining?
No,
it
_____________________________
(stop).
20. I
_________________
(lose)
my
address
book.
________________
(you
/
see
it
anywhere?
21. I________________________
(read)
the
book
you
lent
me
but