Grammar: Часи групи Perfect Continuous

1 Put together the beginnings and ends of the conversations. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

1 'Aren't you hungry?' 2 'Is it true that Philip's been arrested?' 3 'Janet seems very cheerful.' 4 'She's very dirty.' 5 'Why are my books all over the floor?' 6 'Why's your hair wet?' 7 'You all look very miserable.' 8 'You look tired.' 9 'You're very late.' 10 'Your hair's all white.'

'Helen's been looking at them.' ‘I've been gardening all afternoon.' 'I've been swimming.' 'I've been talking to Tony, and he just goes on and on.' 'No, I've been eating all day.' 'She's been cleaning the cellar.' 'She's been skiing with Roger for the last week.' 'Yes, he’s been stealing things from shop.’ 'Yes, I've been painting the ceiling.' 'Yes, we've been telling each other our stories.'

2 Complete the sentences using the present perfect continuous tense of the verbs below:

live play study wait walk watch work

1 We _______________ in England for nearly two years now. 2 Why are you so late? I ____________ here

for hours. 3 I _____________ German for three years, but I still don't speak it very well. 4 The boys must be tired. They ______________ football in the garden all afternoon. 5 It's time to do your homework. You ______________ TV all night. 6 John _____________ in his father's business since he left school. 7 We must be nearly there by now. We ________________ for over an hour.

3 Read the story and answer the questions using the past perfect continuous:

On Tuesday afternoon, everyone in my family was very busy - except me. During the afternoon Helen repaired her car; John practised his karate; Kate did some gardening Stephanie played tennis; Roger swam for half an hour; Pam went horse-riding; Philip painted the ceiling in his room light blue. I spent the afternoon sitting reading.

1) Who had black grease on her hands at teatime? Why? 2) Who had dirt on her hands and knees? Why? 3) Who was wearing a short white skirt? Why? 4) Who was wearing a white jacket and trousers and a black belt? Why? 5) Who was wearing high boots and a hard hat? Why? 6) Whose hair had light blue streaks in it? Why? 7) Whose hair was all wet? Why?

4 In a murder investigation, some suspects were asked by police what they had been doing at 8 o'clock the previous evening. They all told lies. Write sentences to explain what they told the police they had been doing, and what they had actually been doing:

e.g.: Mrs Oliver said she had been reading, but actually she had been watching the neighbours through binoculars.

NAME	TOLD POLICE	TRUTH
Mrs Oliver Mr Lucas Mrs Allen Mr Nash Alice Pete Aunt Jane Miss Fry Rob	reading watching TV talking on the phone washing clothes playing cards studying chemistry writing letters washing her hair painting his flat	watching neighbours through binoculars stealing cars making a bomb forging £5 notes selling drugs fighting planning a bank robbery out dancing with her sister's boyfriend playing roulette