1 He has been reading this new novel for the last several days.
2 The soup has been boiling since 12 a.m. Should I turn it off?
3 Let's go. We are already latel -Relax! I have been prepairing for this party for the last 8 hours. It can wait 2 more minutes.
4) Have you been cleaning the yard for the last 2 hours?
5). We have been living in this house for twelve years already.
6). He doesn't give any attention to me. He has been talking to this woman for the last 40 minutes.
7). Have they been sleeping? No, they have not been sleeping.
8)Has he been reading? No, he has not.
1) When Sara arrived at the party, Paul went home.
2) The teacher had explained the task by the time I arrived at the class.
3) The show had finished by the time I arrived.
4) The cat killed the mouse after she had played with it for some time.
5) Peter passed the driving test because he had practiced a lot for it.
6) I stayed at home last night because Dad had promised to play chess with me.
7) I finished eating/had finished dinner when you called yesterday.
8) My favorite television program had finished before I turned the TV on.
9) I had completed the test before I realized that I was in the wrong class.
10) The house was dirty – they had not cleaned it for weeks.
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