12966 present perfect continuous

Examples: They have been living here since 1996.( and they still do) They have been learning English for five years ( and they are still learning it) Using sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous we indicate more clearly that the action is still continuing into the present It is not yet completed Some verbs are much more commonly found in the continuous form ( wait, lie, sit, stand, live, rest, learn, study) This is because these verbs, by their nature, describe a continuous activity, almost a state EXERCISE Write the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous and complete with since or for, where necessary 1-What you (do) lunch? 2-I (rest) _then 3-The Browns (live) here the last ten years 4-She (lie) in the sun the whole morning 5-I _ (try) to get in touch with you _seven, but your telephone has been engaged all day 6-We _( wait) at this bus stop half an hour now 7-Mr Brown _ (learn) French September 8-I (sit) and _(watch) the ducks on the pond hours 9- _ summer began this place _ (swarm) with tourists 10-She (stand) in the queue two o’clock 11-The Browns (travel) around Portugal the beginning of July 12-My cousin _(stay) with us all this summer 13-This book (lie) around ages; why haven’t you read it? 14-We (listen) to that man twenty minutes now and he (talk) utter nonsense 15 I _(study) French I was seven 16 Mary (work) for the same company _ 1992 17 They _(read) the same book weeks 18 Susan _(try) to compose a symphony _ two years 19 They (build) this harbour _last year 20 These workers _(live) on the dole _ quite a long time EXERCISE Write the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous and complete with since or for, where necessary 1-What have you been doing since lunch? 2-I have been resting since then 3-The Browns have been living here for the last ten years 4-She has been lying in the sun for the whole morning 5-I have been trying to get in touch with you since seven, but your telephone has been engaged all day 6-We have been waiting at this bus stop for half an hour now 7-Mr Brown has been learning French since September 8-I have been sitting and watching the ducks on the pond for hours 9- Since summer began this place has been swarming with tourists 10-She has been standing in the queue since two o’clock 11-The Browns have been travelling around Portugal since the beginning of July 12-My cousin has been staying with us all this summer 13-This book has been lying around for ages; why haven’t you read it? 14-We have been listening to that man for twenty minutes now and he has been talking utter nonsense 15 I have been studying French since I was seven 16 Mary has been working for the same company since 1992 17 They have been reading the same book for weeks 18 Susan has been trying to compose a symphony for two years 19 They have been building this harbour since last year 20 These workers have been living on the dole for quite a long time