Unit 9 page 19
9.1 What have these people been doing or what has been happening?
- It’s been raining.
- She has been watching TV.
- They’ve been playing tennis.
- He has been running.
9.2 Write a question for each situation.
1. You meet Kate as she is leaving the swimming pool. You say:
Hi, Kate. (you / swim?) Have you been swimming?
2. You have arrived a little late to meet Ben who is waiting for you. You say:
I’m sorry I’m late, Ben. (you / wait / long?) Have you been waiting a long?
3. Jane’s little boy comes into the house with a very dirty face and dirty hands. His mother says: Why are you so dirty? (what / you / do?) What have you been doing?
4. You are in a shop and see Anna. You didn’t know she worked there. You say:
Hi, Anna. (how long / you / work / here?) How long have you been working here?
5. A friend tells you about his job – he sells phones. You say:
You sell phones? (how long / you / do / that?) How long have you been doing that?
9.3 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
1. It’s raining. The rain started two hours ago.
It ’s been raining for two hours.
2. We are waiting for the bus. We started waiting 20 minutes ago.
We have been waiting for 20 minutes.
3. I’m learning Japanese. I started classes in December.
I have been learning Japanese since December.
4. Jessica is working in a hotel. She started working there on 18 January.
Jessica has been working there since 18 January.
5. Our friends always go to Italy for their holidays. The first time was years ago.
Our friends have been going to Italy for years.
9.4 Put the verb into the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) or present perfect continuous (have/has been + -ing).
1. Maria has been learning English for two years.
2. Hi, Tom. I have been looking for you. I need to ask you something.
3. Why are you looking at me like that? Stop it!
4. Rachel is a teacher. She has been teaching for ten years.
5. I have been thinking about what you said and I’ve decided to take
your advice.
6. ‘Is Paul on holiday this week?’ ‘No, he is working.’
7. Sarah is very tired. She has been working very hard recently.
8. It’s dangerous to use your phone when you are driving.
9. Laura has been traveling in South America for the last three months.
Unit 10 page 20
10.1 Read the situation and complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
He has been reading for two hours. (read)
He has read 53 pages so far. (read)
2. Rachel is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe. She began her trip three months ago.
She has been traveling for three months. (travel)
She has visited six countries so far. (visit)
3. Patrick is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was 10 years old. This year he won the national championship again – for the fourth time.
He has won the national championship four times. (win)
He has been playing since he was ten. (play)
4. When they left college, Lisa and Sue started making films together. They still make films.
They have been making films since they left college. (make)
They have made five films since they left college. (make)
10.2 Ask questions using the words in brackets. Use the present perfect simple (have/has done) or continuous (have/has been doing).
1. You have a friend who is learning Arabic. You ask:
How long have you been learning Arabic?
2. You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask:
Have you been waiting long?
3. You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask:
Have you caught any fish?
4. Some friends of yours are having a party next week. You ask:
How many people have you invited?
5. A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask:
How long have you been teaching?
6. You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask:
How many books have you written?
How long have you been writing books?
7. A friend of yours is saving money to go on a world trip. You ask:
How long have you been saving?
How much money have you saved?
10.3 Put the verb into the present perfect simple or continuous.
1. Where have you been? Have you been playing tennis?
2. Look! Somebody has broken that window.
3. You look tired. Have you been working hard?
4. ‘ Have you ever worked in a factory?’ ‘No, never.’
5. Where’s Lisa? Where has she gone?
6. This is a very old book. I have had it since I was a child.
7. ‘Have you been busy?’ ‘No, I have been watching TV.’
8. My brother is an actor. He has appeared in several films.
9. ‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘That’s all right. I haven’t been waiting long.’
10. Are you OK? You look as if you have been crying.
11. ‘Is it still raining?’ ‘No, it has stoped.’
12. The children are tired now. They have been playing in the garden.
13. I have lost my phone. Have you seen it?
14.I have been reading the book you lent me, but I haven’t finished it yet. It’s really interesting.
15. I have read the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
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