Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous, the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense. 1) ann and jane can’t play with you, ted. they (to clean) the house at the moment. ann dust) the furniture for half an hour now, and jane (just to finish) vacuuming the carpets. 2) the boss is in his study. h e (to read) a report o f the manager. he (to read) it since morning and (not to finish) yet. you (to see) pam today, jack? — yes, she (to have) lunch with her friend in the cafeteria now. they (to sit) there for twenty minutes now. 4) how long elizabeth (to attend) design courses? — she (to attend) them since last month. she (already to learn) a lot. 5) where simon (to be)? — he (to make) photocopies of some articles in the library now.— for what? — simon (to take) part in a conference next week. he (to prepare) a speech for it for a week already. 6) you (to be) to the new restaurant yet, cindy? — well, we (to go) there tonight. mike (already to book) a table. 7) who (to be) in the bathroom? — it (to be) alice. she (to dry) her hair.— she (to dry) her hair for twenty minutes now and i (not to wash) my hair yet. 8) how long you (to live) in this house? — we (to live) here for eleven years now. we (just to finish) repairing it. 9) pam (to find) her gloves yet? — no, she . she (to look) for them for fifty minutes now. 10) what greg and den (to do) now? — they (to fix) a washing machine. they (to work) since 9 o’clock.

Answer 1

Are cleaning, has been dusting, has just finished, is reading, has been reading, hasn't finished, Have you seen, is having, have been sitting, has... been attending, has been attending, has already learnt, is, is making, is going to take part, has prepared, have you been, are going, Mike has already booked a table, is, is, is drying, has been drying, haven't washed, have you been living, have been living, have just finished, Has Pam found, hasn't, has been looking, are Greg and Dan doing, are fixing, have been working.