TUGAS 1

Name : Dyah Afifah Palupi

NIM : 40011121060072
Class : D3 Administrasi Pajak K. Batang
THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Exercise 1
Change the verbs in the brackets into the correct form (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
1. Diana has been living in Jakarta since she was 6.
2. I am very tired. I have been walking for more than ten kilometers.
3. I have been staying in this apartment for 5 years.
4. Jack and Rose have been marrying since 2000.
5. Mr. Black has been looking for his stolen car for a week.
6. She has been talking to me many times.
7. She can speak English well. She has been learning English for three years.
8. That stranger has been standing in front of my house for an hour.
9. The passengers have been waiting the train for two hours.
10. The policeman has been keeping this area for about eight hours.

Exercise 2
Write a question for each situation.
1. John looks sunburnt.
You ask: Have you been sitting in the sun?
2. You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you.
You ask: Have you been waiting for a long time?
3. You meet a friend in the street. His face and hand are very dirty.
Yoy ask: What have you been doing?
4. A friend of yours is now living in Baker street. You want to know ‘how long…..?’
You ask: How long have you been living in Baker street?
5. A friend tells you about his job- he sells computers. You want to know ‘how long….?’
You ask: How long have you been selling computers?

Exercise 3
1. The rain started two hours ago. It’s still raining now. It has been raining for two hours.
2. We started waiting for the bus 20 minutes ago. We are still waiting now.
We have been waiting for 20 minutes.
3. I started Spanish classes in December. I am still learning Spanish now.
 I have been learning Spanish since December.
4. Ann began looking for a job six months ago. She is still looking for now. She has been looking
for a job for six months.
5. Mary started working in London on 26 January. She’s still working there now. She has been
working since 26 January.
6. Years ago you started writing to a pen friend. You still write to each other regularly now. We
have been writing to each other for years.