28 GRAMMAR present perfect + for I since present perfect continuous

0 Look at the pictures. What have they been doing? Use the present perfect continuous. Use contractions where possible.

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2 She the violin since she got up chis morning.

3 Melanie _ _ _ _____ well since last \veek. She has flu.

4 You ________ at her for hours. Go and talk to her!

5 Your face looks like a ton1ato! \Vhar ;:>

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6 Ti1n --- -----the instructions for hours.

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Complete the questions and answers \vith the present perfect si n1ple, o r the present perfect continuous, and jot or since. Use contractions where possi.ble.

1 A How long has he been ivaitin3 to speak to someone? (he I wait)

B He 's been waitinfJ an hour.

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2 A How long--------here? (you I work)

B I ________ here _ __ _ t hree months now.

3 A How long--------with Rob? (you I go out)

B We _______ _ _ ___ we left school.

4 A How long--------single? (Penny I be)

B I t hink she ____ ___ _ _ __ she broke up with Paul.

5 A How long _ _ _ _ ____ your driving licence? (you I have)

B I it ____ ten years.

6 A How long _ _______ to find a job? (Pete I try)

B He _______ _ _ ___ he left university last year, but no luck!

7 A How long to be a doctor? (your sister I want)

B She to be a doctor ___ _ she was seven years old.

8 A How long Terry? (you I know)

B I him ___ _ years. He's an old friend of the family.

G Cover the sentences in b. Look at the pictures and remember the sentences. English File 3rd edition Teacher's Book Intermediate Photocopiable ~Oxford University Press 201 3 ' 147