Match the rules with the sentences from 1. We use no article when we talk about things in
general 3
b We use the to talk about a specific person or thing or
previously mentioned person or thing
We use alan to talk about a singular,countable person
or thing for the first time, or to say that the person or
thing is one of a number of people or things.
d We use the to talk about someone or something that
is unique
We use alan to say what somebody's profession is.​

Объяснение:

We have been learning English for a few years already. (Мы учим английский уже несколько лет.)

Nick has been sleeping for twelve hours. (Ник спит двенадцать часов.)

The deadly fire has been burning for a week. (Смертоносный пожар бушует уже неделю.)

Mum has been cooking dinner for an hour already. (Мама готовит обед уже час.)

They have been waiting for you since noon. (Они ждут тебя с полудня.)

Отрицательные

They haven't been working since February. (Они не работают с февраля.)

I haven’t been watching TV much recently. (Я не очень много смотрю телевизор в последнее время.)

We haven’t been drinking enough water – that’s why we feel tired. (Мы не пили достаточно воды — вот почему мы ощущаем усталость.)

She hasn’t been studying - she's been playing computer games. (Она не занималась, а играла в компьютерные игры.)

I haven't been following any blogs since last summer. (Я не слежу ни за какими блогами с лета.)

Общие вопросы

Have you been listening to me? (Ты меня слушал?)

Has your brother been waiting for his friends for an hour? (Твой брат ждет своих друзей уже час?)

Have you been standing on one foot for ten minutes? (Ты стоишь на одной ноге 10 минут?)

Has John been picking pears from his neighbour's trees again? (Джон снова собирал груши с деревьев своего соседа?)

Has your sister been talking on the phone for half an hour? (Твоя сестра разговаривает по телефону уже полчаса?)

1. +We were having lessons at this time last year.

-We weren't having lessons at this time last year.

?Were we having lessons at this time last year?

2. +Look! Your grandmother is cooking a delicious pie.

-Your grandmother is not cooking a delicious pie.

?Is your grandmother cooking a delicious pie?

3. +This actor often likes giving interviews on the TV.

-This actor doesn't often like giving interviews on the TV.

?Does this actor often like giving interviews on the TV?

4. +She has repainted walls in her room. Now it's beautiful.

-She hasn't repainted walls in her room.

?Has she repainted walls in her room?