Раздел 4

Present Perfect Continuous,

Past perfect continuous,

Future Perfect continuous

Общая схема построения времен.

	Present Perfect continuous	Past Perfect continuous	Future Perfect continuous
Глаголы действия	Have been Ving Has been Ving	Had been Ving	Will have been Ving

Примечание: Время Future perfect continuous употребляются крайне редко.

4.1. Изучите употребление времени Present perfect continuous

A Действие длилось и закончилось к настоящему моменту.

1. Is it raining? No, but the ground is wet. It has been raining.

2. You're out of breath. Have you been running? (you're out of breath now)

3. Paul is very tired. He's been working very hard. (he's tired now)

4. Why are your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing?

B Действие длилось в прошлом и продолжает длиться в настоящем.

1. How long have you been learning English? (you're still learning English)

2. Tim is still watching television. He's been watching television all day.

3. Where have you been? I've been looking for you for the last half hour.

4. Debbie is a very good tennis player. She's been playing since she was eight.

4.2. Сравните следующие предложения.

Я живу в Санкт-Петербурге. I live in St. Petersburg.

Я живу в Санкт-Петербурге с детства. I have been living in St. Petersburg since childhood.

Она делает уроки. She is doing her homework.

Она делает уроки уже 2 часа. She has been doing her homework for 2 hours.

4.3. Read the situations and complete the sentences.

1. The rain started two hours ago. It's still raining now. It has been raining for two hours.

2. We started waiting for the bus 20 minutes ago. We're still waiting now.

We _______ for 20 minutes.

3. I started Spanish classes in December. I'm still learning Spanish now.

I __________ since December.

4. Ann began looking for a job six months ago. She's still looking now.

________ for six months.

5. Mary started working in London on 18 January. She's still working there now.

________ since 18 January.

6. Years ago you started writing to a pen-friend. You still write to each other regularly now.

We _________ for years.

4.4. Write questions with how long and when.

1. It's raining.

(how long?) How long has it been raining?

(when?) When did it start raining?

2. Kate is learning Italian.

(how long/learn?) ________

(when/start/learn?) _________

3. I know Martin.

(how long/know?) _________

(when/first/meet?) _________

4. Bob and Alice are married.

(how long?) ____________

(When?)__________

4.5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из следующих времен: Present Simple , Present Continuous , Present Perfect , Present Perfect Continuous .

1. He (to run) now. He (to run) for ten minutes without any rest. 2. What they (to do) now? — They (to work) in the reading-room. They (to work) there for already three hours. 3. Where he (to be) now? — He (to be) in the garden. He (to play) volley-ball with his friends. They (to play) since breakfast time. 4. I (to live) in St. Petersburg. I (to live) in St. Petersburg since 1990. 5. She already (to do)her homework for two hours; but she (not yet to do) half of it. 6. I (to wait) for you since two o'clock. 7. What you (to do)? — I (to read). I (to read) for already two hours. I already (to read) sixty pages. 8. This man (to be) a writer. He (to write) books. He (to write) books since he was a young man. He already (to write) eight books. 9. What you (to do) here since morning? 10. Lena is a very good girl. She always (to help) her mother about the house. Today she (to help) her mother since morning. They already (to wash) the floor and (to dust) the furniture. Now they (to cook) dinner together. 11. This is the factory where my father (to work). He (to work) here for fifteen years. 12. You (to find) your note-book? — No! I still (to look) for it. I already (to look) for it for two hours, but (not yet to find) it. 13. You (to play) with a ball for already three hours. Go home and do your homework. 14. Wake up! You (to sleep) for ten hours already. 15. I (to wait) for a letter from my cousin for a month already, but (not yet to receive) it. 15. It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I (not to hear) it. 16. I just (to receive) a letter from my granny, but I (not yet to receive) any letters from my parents. 17. The weather (to be) fine today. The sun (to shine) ever since we got up. 18. Every day I (to wind) up my watch at 10 o'clock in the evening. 19. Come along, Henry, what you (to do) now? I (to wait) for you a long time. 20. Where your gloves (to be)? — I (to put) them into my pocket.