ACTIVITY 3

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY PROJECT

NAME: Jorge Luis Cespedes Vidal ID:651287 DATE: 04-09-2020 NRC: 5833

A. Complete the postcard below with the present perfect continuous form of the verbs.

Hi Dan!
We’re having an awesome time. Right now, I’m in a
little café near the beach. 1. I’ve been sitting (sit)
here since breakfast! The others 2. _have been playing
(play) volleyball for hours, but I’m too lazy!
This place is really interesting. 3. I _have been reading
(read) a bit about its history since we arrived. Some
of the buildings are hundreds of years old. My dad
bought a new camera at the airport and since then
4. he _has been taking (take) photos non-stop.
Anyway, how are you? 5. What _have you been doing
(you/do) since the last time we spoke? I hope it
6. _has not been raining (not rain) all week!
See you soon.
Sam

B. Fill the correct form of the verb in the present perfect continuous tense:
1. She has been admitting (admit) her mistakes more easily lately.
2. The police has been stopping (stop) drivers to check their licenses and car
registrations.
3. I have been getting (get) a lot of phone calls lately at my house looking
for someone called Manuela.
4. We have been planning (plan) some fun trips for the students.
5. People have been committing (commit) fewer crimes in this neighborhood last year.

C. Turn these sentences into negative sentences and questions.

1. She has been admiring the painting in the museum for hours.
Negative:
She has not been admiring the painting in the museum for hours .
Question:
Has she been admiring the painting in the museum for hours? .
2. We have been changing all the light bulbs in the house.
Negative:
We have not been changing all the light bulbs in the house .
Question:
Have we been changing all the light bulbs in the house? .
3. The major has been approving lots of constructions projects this year.
Negative:
The major has not been approving lots of constructions projects this year. .
Question:
Has the major been approving lots of constructions projects this year? .