Present Perfect Progressive Tense

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Have been Ving

Has been Ving

For 7 years

ski

Since 1985

dance

For 5 minutes

ride her bike

Since 1 o’clock

read an interesting book

For a long time

play chess

Since she was 5

skate

For 2 hours

watch a film about love

Since she went to school

play the piano

Since 2 p.m.

play volleyball

For 5 minutes

Play computer games

For 10 minutes

listen to a fairy tale

Since morning

watch the sea

For 5 years already

write letters to her friend

For a long time

cook

Translate these sentences into Russian

• She has been listening to music since morning
• They have been playing football for 2 years.
• My mother hasn’t been cooking since 5 p.m.
• His brother has been keeping a diary since he started school.
• I have been watching TV the whole evening.

• I have been studying  for  3 hours.
• I have been watching TV  since  7pm.
• Tara hasn't been feeling well  for  2 weeks.
• Tara hasn't been visiting us  since  March.
• He has been playing football  for  a long time.
• He has been living in Bangkok  since  he left school.

Translate these sentences into English

• Она рисует с 7 часов.
• Мы обедаем уже 10 минут.
• Он учит английский с 7 лет.
• Моя мама работает в школе с 1995 года.
• Майк танцует долгое время.
• Ира делает уроки с утра.

Open the brackets and use the verbs in the right form:

• a. Maria  (learn) English for two years. 
• b. Hello, Tom. I  (look) for you all morning. Where have you been?
• c. Why  (you / look) at me like that? Stop it. 
• d. We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We (go) there for years.
• e. I  (think) about what you said and I've decided to take your advice.
• f. "Is Ann on holiday this week?" "No, she  (work)."
• g. Sarah is very tired. She  (work) very hard recently.