Английский язык. Кожевникова Л.А - 83 стр.

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playing for hours before they were ready for food. 8. In 15 minutes father will
have been working in the garden for three hours. 9. When my daughter goes to
school, we will have been living here for over ten years. 10. Next year he will
have been studying Russian for five years.
II. Say how long the action has been going on.
1) e.g. Ann is looking for a job. She began looking for a job six months ago.
- Ann has been looking for a job for six months.
1. Jane is writing letters. She began writing letters an hour ago. 2. George
smokes. He started smoking five years ago. 3. Helen studies French. She be-
gan studying French eight months ago. 4. The boys are playing football.
They started playing football two hours ago. 5. It is raining. It began raining
three hours ago. 6. Helen is revising for her exam. She began revising for it
two weeks ago.
2) e.g. Lucy began typing since 9 o'clock. She is still typing.
- Lucy has been typing since 9 o'clock.
1. Dick started reading that book on Friday. He's still reading it. 2. Helen began
translating the text at 10 o'clock. She's still translating it. 3. They began to
discuss the plan at 12 o'clock. They are still discussing it. 4. Dick began to
watch TV at 6. He's still watching it. 5. Mr. Smith began to work for this
company last year. He's still working for the company.6. They began to talk
at 12. They are still talking.
III. Answer the questions. Use 'since' or 'for'.
e.g. - Is John still sleeping?(hours)
- Yes, he's been sleeping for hours,
e.g. - Is Mary still typing?
- Yes, she' s been typing since two o'clock.
1. Is Dick still waiting for Lucy? (more than an hour). 2. Is Susan still playing
tennis? (ten o'clock) 3. Are they still in the garden? (lunchtime) 4. Is Bill still
trying to learn Japanese? (ten years) 5. Are you still living in London? (three
years now.) 6. Are you still smoking those French cigarettes? ( a couple of
months) 7. Are you still waiting to see the boss?(ages) 8. Are they still dis-
cussing the project? ( nine o'clock) 9. Is Mr. Smith still teaching English?
(thirty years) 10. Are Helen and Alice still shopping? (morning) 11. Are you
still looking for your glasses? (half an hour). 12. Are you still working for
this company? (I left school)
IV. Study the following situations.
1. When I entered Jane's room I noticed that her eyes were red. I understood
that she had been crying.
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