2. (for 10 years).

   B. Use the Past Perfect Progressive Tense.

   M o d e l B: She looked tired, (to work hard all day).

   She looked tired. She had been working hard all day.

   She is preparing for her exam, (since June).

3. I am learning the poem, (for 20 minutes).

4. We are waiting for the teacher, (for some minutes).

5. He is smoking a cigarette now,

She has been preparing for her exam since June.

I have been learning the poem for 20 minutes.

We have been waiting for the teacher for some minutes.

He has been smoking cigarettes for 10 years.

1. There was a smell of cigarettes when I entered the room, (Somebody, to smoke).

2. He was feeling very tired, (to drive the car, all day).

3. He was listening to music, (for an hour, before I came).

4. The students were discussing their plans, (for a long time, before the teacher came).

5. The child was sleeping, (for an hour, when we returned).

There was a smell of cigarettes when I entered the room. Somebody had been smoking.

He was feeling very tired. He had been driving the car all day.

He had been listening to music for an hour before I came.

The students had been discussing their plans for a long time before the teacher came.

The child had been sleeping for an hour when we returned.

2. Exercise 3. Make the sentences interrogative.

   M o d e l: You have been watching TV too long. Have you been watching TV too long?

   1. The telephone has been ringing f Has the telephone been ringing for or 10 minutes.

   The boys have been playing football for 2 hours.

3. I have been learning English for 5 years.

4. I had been learning English for 5 years before I went abroad.

10 minutes?

Have the boys been playing football for 2 hours?

Have you been learning English for 5 years?

Had you been learning English for 5 years before you went abroad?

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5. By the end of this year she will have been teaching at the University for 20 years.

Will she have been teaching at the University for 20 years by the end of this year?

Exercise 4. Make the sentences negative.

M o d e l: She has been looking for a job since June.

She has not been looking for a job since June.

1. The tooth has been aching since Monday.

2. We have been translating the text for half an hour.

3. It has been snowing for 2 days.

4. She had been cooking for a long time when the guests came.

5. By the end of August we shall have been living here for 10 years.

The tooth has not been aching since Monday.

We have not been translating the text for half an hour.

It has not been snowing for 2 days.

She had not been cooking for a long time when the guests came.

By the end of August we shall not have been living here for10 years.

Self-training Exercises Exercise 1. Answer the following questions.

1. Have you been staying here for a month?

2. Has he been swimming long?

3. Since when has it been snowing here?

4. How long have you been watching TV?

5. How long has she been talking to her friend?

6. What has he been translating for an hour?

7. How long had you been studying English before you went to Great Britain?

8. How long had you been writing to him before you got an answer?

9. How long had she been waiting for you when you came?

10. How long will you have been flying by the time the plane lands?

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Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present, Past or Future Perfect Progressive Tense.

1. We (play) tennis for 3 hours. 2. By the end of this year I (live) here for 20 years. 3. She (study) in London for a year. 4. By breakfast time she (sleep) for 8 hours. 5. When the bus arrived the tourists (wait) for it very long. 6. I looked at the watch. It was 11 o’clock. I (work) at the report for 4 hours. 7. They (sit) there for an hour when the taxi ar­rived. 8. She (wash) the dishes since the guests left. 9. I (look for) the key for half an hour already. 10. He (go) to this bar every Saturday for the last 5 years.

Exercise 3. Form the questions with the question word given.

1. The tourists have been traveling since last Sunday. (Since when)

2. She has been driving a car for 10 years. (How long)

3. He has been going in for body-building for 3 months. (Who)

4. She has been speaking on the phone since 10 o’clock. (What)

5. I had been waiting for half an hour when the bus finally came. (How long)

Exercise 4. Translate into English.

1. Наконец я нашел книгу, которую долго искал.

2. Я буду писать доклад уже час, когда ты придешь.

3. Когда я вошел в комнату, они обсуждали эти новости боль­ше часа.

4. Я жду тебя уже 15 минут.

5. Мы живем здесь около 15 лет.

6. Ты слишком долго слушаешь музыку.

7. Весь день идет снег.

8. Я работаю здесь с прошлого года.

9. Как давно она преподает в университете? 10. Что вы тут делаете с раннего утра?

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