Have been

Over 2
1 hour talking
hours

30 min
 Put the verbs into the correct form:
has been working (work) in this company since
1.He __________________
1985.
have been waiting
2. I____________________(wait) for you since two o'clock.
has been living (live) in Germany since 1992.
3. Mary________________
4.Why is he so tired? He has been playing
_________________(play) tennis for five hours.
Have you been learning English?
5. How long (learn / you) _________________________

6.We (look for) have been looking for

______________________this address for more than
an hour.
 Join the
sentences!
I started playing the piano when I was a child. I I have been playing the
still play piano since I was a child.

Oscar began smoking when he was a student and he still smokes.

Barbara loves opera. She started listening to this music when she lived in Italy.
Mr. Bennett began working at Fermont when he finished university.
Cindy loves Rome. She moved there a long time ago.
Kelly is a teacher. She began 3 years ago.
Sheila moved to France 4 years ago. She still lives there.
Lana is waiting for her friends. She arrived 20 min ago.
 50 books This morning

She hasn’t
She finished
finished.
them
 Transform the
sentences!
The Bennett's have The Bennett's have
been married since been married for 25
1985. years .
Karen and Ellen have known each other since 1995.
Janet has had her car since April.
I have been here since 5:00 a.m.
Jeff has been unemployed for 6 months
Mrs. Bennett has been a housewife for 3 years.
Santos has been the president since 2010.
 Business
administration

A degree Undergraduate
in degree
 A
graduate
degree

MBA
 listening
Is Charles interviewing for his
first job?
What has Charles recently
completed?

Where did he work

before?
Communicate
In writing
In person
Simple Complex
 Pope

Impressive
 What are
your
skills?
Are you a How do you
leader? communicate
better?
 Each 2008
2 years
other
Since he was For quite a
a child while
Hard-working
Lazy
Eager to
Indifferent
Punctual
Tardy
 What are you
like?

Personal
qualities

I consider
myself to be
Strengths Weaknesses
Pleasant Reliable Qualified
Fair
Unfair
Loyal Organized Honest
Dis-
 Flexible

Competent
Decisive
Direct
Dependant
In-
Patient
Impatient
 Mature
Immature
Logical
Illogical
Rational Irrational
 Definitely

Absolutely

You’re
absolutely right