Task 3. Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous?
1. Tim and Max (build) the house for two years.
2. My parents (be) in Berlin for a month.
3. She thinks the waiter (forget) us. We (wait) for a half an hour and nobody (take) our order.
4. Are you hungry? No, I (eat) in the morning.
5. He (read) today’s newspaper and there is an interesting article on pollution.
6. It (rain) since I (get up).
7. Alan (work) overtime for the last month.
8. My friend (live) in this town since 2015.
9. My sister (listen) to music since she bought a CD player.
10. How many books (collect) for a year?
Answers & Comments
1. Tim and Max have been building the house for two years.
2. My parents have been in Berlin for a month.
3. She thinks the waiter has forgot us. We have been waiting for a half an hour and nobody has taken our order.
4. Are you hungry? No, I have eaten in the morning.
5. He has read today’s newspaper and there is an interesting article on pollution. (если тут надо значенте прочитал; если он читал,то has been reading, просто тут в принципе можно и так и так)
6. It has been raining since I have got up.
7. Alan has been working overtime for the last month.
8. My friend has been living in this town since 2015.
9. My sister has been listening to music since she bought a CD player.
10. How many books have you collected for a year?