Present perfect continuous: exercise 1. complete the following sentences using present perfect continuous: model: the boys are playing football. . – they’ve been playing football for almost two hours. 1. alex is talking on the phone. he … . 2. i am waiting for my friend. i … . 3. it’s raining. it … . 4. bob is sitting in the waiting room. he … . 5. i am trying to learn greek. i … . 6. he is learning to drive. he … . 7. they are quarrelling. they … . 8. the baby is crying. she … . 9. i am living in the centre now. i … . 10. he is listening to his favorite music. he … . 11. jack is doing nothing. he … 12. the parents are watching tv. they … . 13. father is sleeping in his armchair. he … . 14. jane is walking with her dog. she … . 15. the teacher is still correcting our papers. she … . 16. my sister is looking for a pair of new shoes. she … .

1. he has been talking on the phone for 20 minutes.

2. i have been waiting for my friend for an hour.

3. it has been raining for 3 hours.

4. bob has been sitting in the waiting room since morning.

5. i have been trying to learn greek for 2 years.

6. he has been learning to drive for one month.

7. they have been quarrelling for 4 days.

8. the baby has been crying since morning.

9. i have been living in the centre since the start of the year.

10. he has been listening to his favorite music for 3 hours.

11. jack has been doing nothing for 4 years.

12. the parents have been watching tv since 5 o’clock.

13. father has been sleeping in his armchair for 45 minutes.

14. jane has been walking with her dog since 11 o’clock.

15. the teacher has been correcting our papers for 5 hours.

16. my sister his been looking for a pair of new  shoes  for 5 hours.

1. i go to school every day.

2. she went to school an hour ago.

3. he has just gone out.

4. i will bring your book tomorrow morning.

5. she brought me the parcel 2 hours ago.

6. they have brought all the necessary equipment.

7. i wiil buy the bread on my way home.

8. we bought this tv a month ago.

9. he has bought a new car.

10. liitle boys like to break their toys.

11. she broke her leg last year.

12. i have broken your favorite cup.

13. i prefer to drink coffee in the morning.

14. my cat drank a bottle of milk yesterday.

15. he has just drunk all your juice.

16. i do my homework every day.

17. she did a lot of work about the house yesterday.

18. my parents have done many good things for me.

19. i like to eat sweets very much.

20. he ate 2 boxes of chocolates last evening.

21. she has just eaten her breakfast.

22. i don't like to give my things to other people.

23. she gave me that book last week.

24. they have just given  me a great gift.

25. i will pay for your dinner.

26. they paid a lot of money for this house.

27. she has already paid for this car.

28. little children like to run.

29. my cat ran away yesterday, and i still can't find it.

30. your dog has just run away.

31. i don't like to write letters.

32. she wrote a story about her family last week.

33. he has just written a letter to his grandmother.

34. i will take these books with me, when i go to my grandparents.

35. they took many books from the library last friday.

36. i have already  taken the keys, don't look for them.