sentences in present perfect progressive.

Positive
1. I have been living in this house for 40 years. (I
started living in it 40 years ago and I am still
living in it today.
2. I have been climbing up this mountain for over
two hours. (I started climbing up it two hours ago
and at this moment I’m still climbing.)
3. I have been waiting for you since 10 am.
4. I’ve been thinking about you since you called.
5. He’s been singing for two hours.
6. We’ve been helping her out for a few months.
7. I’ve been gardening for three hours. My back is
killing me!
8. Tony has been listening to the news ever since
the conflict began.
Negative
1. I haven’t been feeling well lately.
2. Simon hasn’t been attending class regularly
since he got a job.

sentences using passive voice.

 I noticed that a window had been left open.

 Every year thousands of people are killed on

our roads.
 All the cookies have been eaten.

 My car has been stolen!

 The passive voice is used frequently.

  The house was built in 1654.
 The road is being repaired.
 The house was built in 1989.
My friend is being interviewed today.
The project has been completed recently. 
sentences describing probabilities.
 After the team lost ten matches in a row, It
was inevitable that they would fire the coach.
 The weather forecast says that a big storm

is likely later this week.

 Most people think it’s unlikely we’ll all own

self-driving cars within the next five years.

 It’s impossible to stay long under water

without oxygen.
 1. The probability is that prices will rise rapidly.
 2. There seemed to be a high probability of
success.
 3. The probability that it will rain today is high.
 4. There is every probability of his coming.
 5. There is every probability of his coming / that
he will come.
 6. The probability of winning the lottery is really
very low.