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EXERCISES

I.

READ THE SITUATIONS AND WRITE A QUESTION FOR EACH
ONE ;

1 . You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you. You ask :
(you/wait /long) Have you been waiting long ?
2. Your father looks exhausted. You ask :(you/work hard)-------------------------------------------------------------------- ?
3.Lisa looks beautifully tanned. You ask :(you/lie in the sun)------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?
4.One of your friends is now living opposite the theatre. You want to
know :’How long--------‘ you ask :( how long/ you/live/opposite the/theatre)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?
5. Your uncle tells you about his new job, he sells computers. You want to
know ‘How long---------- ?’. You ask : (how long/ you / sell/ computers ?)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------?
6. You meet a friend in the park .He is covered with mud. You ask : (what /
you / do ?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?

II.

READ THE SITUATIONS AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES .

1. The rain started two hours ago. It is still raining now. It
--------------------------------------------------------for two hours.
2. We started waiting for the plane 40 minutes ago. We are still waiting
now.
--------------------------------------------------------------for 40 minutes
3. Mike began looking for a job since he left school. He ‘s still looking now.
------------------------------------------------------since he left school.

4. Helen started working in New York two months ago. She’s still working
there now. ------------------------------------------------------------for two
months.
5. Years ago you started playing golf. You still play golf regularly now.


----------------------------------------------------------------for years.
III . READ THE SITUATIONS AND WRITE TWO SENTENCES USING
THE WORDS IN BRACKETS
1 . Jenny is a badminton player. She began playing badminton when she was
ten years old . This year she is the regional champion again- for the third time
(win / the regional championship three times)She has won the regional
championship three times.( play/ badminton since she was ten) She has been
playing tennis since she was ten.
2. Mike started reading a book three hours ago. He is still reading it and now he
is on page 60.
(read/ for three hours)--------------------------------------------------------------(read/ 60 pages so far)---------------------------------------------------------------3. Yuko is from Japan. She is travelling round Europe at the moment; she began
her tour two months ago.
(travel / for two months) She------------------------------------------------------(visit/ seven countries so far) -----------------------------------------------------IV. PUT THE VERB INTO PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS ;
1. Where have you been? Have you been cleaning

(you / clean) the garden?

2. Look ! Somebody --------------------------------(steal) the statue in the square.
3. Susan looks tired. ----------------------------------------(she / work ) hard?
4. ‘-------------------------------------(you / ever/ try) bungee jumping’ ‘ No, never.
5. My friend is a model ; she --------------------------(appear) in several
advertisements.
6. ‘Sorry I’ m late’ . ‘That’s ok. I--------------------------------(not / wait ) long;
7. I ---------------------------(lose) my MP3. ---------------------(you/see) it

anywhere?
8. I ---------------------------------(read) the book you gave me but I
-------------------------------(not /finish) it yet.
9.’ Is it still snowing?’ ‘ no , It ----------------------------------(stop).
10. My eyes are sore , I ---------------------------(peel) vegetables for the stew.