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** Look at the picture. Write
a short description in your
notebook. Write about:
weather, people's clothes,
activities.​

1 Peter: You (have been telephoning) for ages. Have you not nearly (finished)?
Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning.
2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it.
3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly.
Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out.
4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped).
5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet?
6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)?
Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day!
7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began.
8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries.
9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet.
10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it.
11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.
12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.

Exercise 1. Choose the right tense form. Nina has been learning English for 2 years. The birds have already flown to the South. They have known him for many years.  (stative verb, thus no Continuous)Mike has forgotten to learn the poem. The children have been watching cartoons for 2 hours. The train has just come. We haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.  (same as 3)She has been teaching at this school for twenty years. David has been painting in his studio since 10 o’clock. Mary and Sam have been collecting stamps for 3 years. Exercise 2. Complete the sentences in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. I haven't seen him for ages. He has been doing his lessons since lunch. I haven't heard about him for a long time. I have been driving since I was 17. Jack has failed his driving test three times because he doesn't know how to park. I think he has made a lot of improvement. Alice hasn't passed her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well. She has been worrying about this for two months. She has been studying the driver’s manual for hours every day. She hasn't taken another test yet.