1. FORM: Complete the dialogues between a writer and a reporter
using the Present Perfect Continuous and the necessary a I, YOU,WE, THEY HAVE BEEN + V-ING prepositions: as in We have been talking… R: How long ___________________ b HE, SHE, IT HAS BEEN V-ING __________ ( you- write) books?1 as in It has been snowing … W: ________________________2 them _____3 five years... .
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE, INTERROGATIVE: ___________
R: How long __________________ We have been waiting for her for two hours. __________________in Africa?4 You haven’t been doing anything lately! W: I ______________ 5 (live) in Africa Have you been working out? You’re so fit! ______ 61998. How long have we been waiting for her? R: How long ________________ What has she been doing? _______ 7 (your guide –work) with you? W: He ______________________ 2. USAGE: _____8 (work) with me ___ 9two years. a This verb tense stresses the duration of the action. Prepositions since and for can be R: What else _________________ ______________(you-do) in Africa?10 used. W: I_________________________ She has been playing in the garden for hours. (take)11 photos for my guidebook. (she’s still there) R: How long ___________________ (travel)12 around Kenya? b It’s also used to describe a long action that W:____________________________ began in the past and has just stopped. The 13 (I - travel) _______14 6 a.m. result of the action is clear or implied. R:___________________________ It has been raining. The ground is still wet. 15 (you-walk) around Kenya!? W: I _________________________ (drive)16 and ______________(walk)17 c. We can also use it to talk about something and _______________(walk)12 that has been in progress recently or lately. R: __________________________ (you - ride)18 elephants too? You look wonderful! Have you been working out W: No, I _______19. But I _________ lately? ____________ (send)20 photos of elephants and many other animals to some magazines. I’ve sold most of my Have you been smoking recently? I can smell photos. I ___________________ cigarette smoke here! (think)21 of becoming a full time photographer. You haven’t been taking things seriously lately. R: _________________________ _________ 22 (I-consider) changing my job ______23 two years!