1. The boys ……………………………………………………….

for the last half an hour (swim)

2. Susan ………………………………………………………. the piano since she was eight

(play)

3. My mother ……………………………………………………….in the kitchen since ten

o’clock this morning (cook)

4. The farmer ………………………………………………………. in his field the whole day

(work)

5. Chelsea ……………………………………………………….to her friend on the telephone for

the past hour (talk)

6. You ………………………………………………………. for half an hour and it is time to get

back to work ( rest)

7. I ………………………………………………………. for your call all day long (wait)

8. They ………………………………………………………. for the missing plane in the jungle

since yesterday (search)

9. The water ………………………………………………………. for live minutes (boil)

10. Lilian ………………………………………………………. her homework all evening (do)

11. The players ………………………………………………………. hard for the coming

tournament (train)

12. The postman ………………………………………………………. letters since eight o’clock

this morning (deliver)

13. Those two children ………………………………………………………. in the Library since

two o’clock (read)
14. My brother ………………………………………………………. television sinver dinnertime
(watch)

15. The shop ………………………………………………………. antique furniture for over a

year (sell)

1. What has the doctor been doing all day long ? (Treat Patients)
He ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. What have the workers been doing since eight o’clock this morning ? (Paint
the house)
They …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What have the students been doing for the last one hour ?
They …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What have you been doing for the past one week ?
I ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. What has your sister been doing since she returned from school ? (do her
homework)
She ….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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 Mr Goldman (1) …………………………………………………. (coach) the

neighbourhood football team for several years . Everyone considers hi, a very

good coach. The football team (2) …………………………………………………. (win)

matches since he took over. All the players (3)

…………………………………………………. (improve) steadily in their skills, especially in

their teamwork, since he started coaching them.

For the last the weeks , the team (4) ………………………………………………….

(train) extremely hard for the fial match . All the players (5)

…………………………………………………. (practise) hard the whole morning and

afternoon . Mr Goldman is proud of his team . He is confident that his learn

will winas they have put in a lot of time and effort in making themselves

better players