ACTIVITY 3

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY PROJECT

NAME:_MARÍA VICTORIA PALACIOS SAMBONI DATE: 11/09/2021 NRC: 501025

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. They’ve been
playing.
(play) volleyball for hours, but I’m too lazy!
This place is really interesting. 3. I've 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 he's been taking (take) photos non-stop.
Anyway, how are you? 5. What you've been doing
(you/do) since the last time we spoke? I hope it
6. Hasn't 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 has admitting (admit) her mistakes more easily lately.
2. The police has been shopping has stopping(stop) drivers to check their licenses and car registrations.
3. I have been getting I have getting (get) a lot of phone calls lately at my house looking for someone
called Manuela.
4. We have been planning have planning (plan) some fun trips for the students.
5. People have been committing have 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 hasn't 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 haven't 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:
They major hasn’t been approving lots of constructions projects this year.
Question:
Has major been approving lots of constructions projects this year?