7. I have (lost/been loosing) my note-book. Have you (seen/been seeing) it anywhere? 8. Someone has (eaten/been eating) my sweets. They are nearly all gone. 9. I have (waited/been waiting) for you for ages! Where have you been? 10. How many exercises have you (done/been doing) today? 11. This is the best book I have ever (read/been reading). 12. How long have you (known/been knowing) Jane? 13. How long have you (learnt/been learning) to drive? 14. I don’t know what Tom and Jack are doing. They have (argued/been arguing) all day. 15. You are so dirty! What have you (done/been doing)? 16. I have (painted/been painting) the living room for a week. It’ll be finished soon. 17. I have (painted/been painting) the living room. I finished it last night. 18. ‘Why is your hair wet?’ ‘ I have (swum/been swimming).’ 19. I have (shopped/been shopping) all morning, but I have not (bought/been buying) anything. 20. The streets are all wet. It has (rained/been raining) all day long.
Answers & Comments
8 been eating
9 been waiting
10 been doing
11 read
12 known
13 been learning
14 been arguing
15 been doing
16 been painting
17 painted
18 swum
19 been shopping , bought
20 been raining