EXERCISES I READ THE SITUATIONS AND WRITE A QUESTION FOR EACH ONE ; You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you You ask : (you/wait /long) Have you been waiting long ? Your father looks exhausted You ask :(you/work hard) ? 3.Lisa looks beautifully tanned You ask :(you/lie in the sun) - ? 4.One of your friends is now living opposite the theatre You want to know :’How long ‘ you ask :( how long/ you/live/opposite the/theatre) - ? Your uncle tells you about his new job, he sells computers You want to know ‘How long ?’ You ask : (how long/ you / sell/ computers ?) ? You meet a friend in the park He is covered with mud You ask : (what / you / ?) - ? II READ THE SITUATIONS AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES The rain started two hours ago It is still raining now It for two hours We started waiting for the plane 40 minutes ago We are still waiting now for 40 minutes Mike began looking for a job since he left school He ‘s still looking now since he left school Helen started working in New York two months ago She’s still working there now for two months Years ago you started playing golf You still play golf regularly now  for years III READ THE SITUATIONS AND WRITE TWO SENTENCES USING THE WORDS IN BRACKETS Jenny is a badminton player She began playing badminton when she was ten years old This year she is the regional champion again- for the third time (win / the regional championship three times)She has won the regional championship three times.( play/ badminton since she was ten) She has been playing tennis since she was ten Mike started reading a book three hours ago He is still reading it and now he is on page 60 (read/ for three hours) (read/ 60 pages so far) -3 Yuko is from Japan She is travelling round Europe at the moment; she began her tour two months ago (travel / for two months) She (visit/ seven countries so far) -IV PUT THE VERB INTO PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS ; Where have you been? Have you been cleaning (you / clean) the garden? Look ! Somebody (steal) the statue in the square Susan looks tired (she / work ) hard? ‘ -(you / ever/ try) bungee jumping’ ‘ No, never My friend is a model ; she (appear) in several advertisements ‘Sorry I’ m late’ ‘That’s ok I (not / wait ) long; I -(lose) my MP3 -(you/see) it anywhere? I -(read) the book you gave me but I -(not /finish) it yet 9.’ Is it still snowing?’ ‘ no , It (stop) 10 My eyes are sore , I -(peel) vegetables for the stew