Grammar Present perfect continuous Match (1-6) with (a-f) to make short conversations. 1 You look tired. e 2 Why are you shivering? 3 Why are you laughing? 4 Why are you so angry with me? 5 You're sweating! 6 You look surprised. a Oh, Luna's been telling us jokes for the last half hour! b Why? I've been waiting for you for ages! c I've been standing in the cold for an hour! d Yes. Your teacher has been telling us what a good student you are! e Yes. We've been working all evening. f Are we? Sorry! Jo's been playing tennis with me.
Complete the sentences with the Present perfect continuous form of the verbs. Why is the joke in question 1 funny? 1 Have you been waiting (you/wait) long? 2 I'm fed up. It 4 I can't sleep! My neighbours (rain) all day. 3 She's really happy with her exam results. She (smile) all afternoon! 5 I'm really tired. I........ (not sleep) well all week! 6 Mr Green is in a bad mood. He ** 3 (play) loud music for ages. (frown) all lesson. 7 I don't think she's enjoying my poem. She (yawn) since I started reading it! 8 Why are you shivering? What (you/do)?
**4 Phoebe's been having a party! But there's a problem. Read what she says, then complete the guests' replies. Use the Present perfect continuous form of these verbs. blush chat dance play sit tidy Phoebe I'm really angry. Someone's just broken my mum's favourite vase. Who did it? Beth Mark Layla Tom Olivia It wasn't me! 'I've been playing computer games all night. It wasn't me! 1 2 this chair for hours. Maybe it was Dan? He 3 It wasn't Josie. She 4, up in the kitchen all evening. Don't look at me! 15 to Tom for the last half hour. We haven't moved! Arthur Maybe it was your brother? I 6 to music all night! your question. He 7. red the whole time!
What's been happening? Read the conversations. Complete the replies. Use the Present perfect continuous form of suitable verbs. him since you asked 1 A You all look very fed up! B We are! We've been doing homework for hours! 2 A Why has your dad got paint all over his clothes? 4 A You look very hot! B Yes. I....... B He Do you want to have a look? think I'm very fit! 3 A Why are my books all over the floor? B Sorry. We. them. my bedroom. 7 A Why is his hair wet? B He. 5 A What's that noise? B It's my sister. She. awful rock music all afternoon. Grammar Reference pages 90-91 aerobics. I don't 6 A Why is the kitchen in such a mess? B Sorry! I........ Ella's birthday, I'll tidy up! a cake for ..... in the pool.
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You look tired.
e Oh, Luna's been telling us jokes for the last half hour!
Why are you shivering?
c I've been standing in the cold for an hour!
Why are you laughing?
b Why? I've been waiting for you for ages!
Why are you so angry with me?
f Are we? Sorry! Jo's been playing tennis with me.
You're sweating!
a Yes. We've been working all evening.
You look surprised.
d Yes. Your teacher has been telling us what a good student you are!
I'm fed up. It has been raining all day.
She's really happy with her exam results. She has been smiling all afternoon!
I can't sleep! My neighbors have been playing loud music for ages.
I'm really tired. I haven't been sleeping well all week!
Mr. Green is in a bad mood. He has been playing loud music for ages.
I don't think she's enjoying my poem. She has been yawning since I started reading it!
Why are you shivering? What have you been doing?
It wasn't me! I've been sitting in this chair for hours.
Maybe it was Dan? He's been playing computer games all night.
It wasn't Josie. She's been tidying up in the kitchen all evening.
Don't look at me! I've been chatting to Tom for the last half hour.
Maybe it was your brother? I've been dancing to music all night!
It wasn't me! I've been playing computer games all night.
It wasn't me! I've been blushing red the whole time!
A: You all look very fed up!
B: We are! We've been doing homework for hours!
A: Why has your dad got paint all over his clothes?
B: He's been painting. Do you want to have a look?
A: Why are my books all over the floor?
B: Sorry. We've been rearranging my bedroom.
A: You look very hot!
B: Yes, I've been working out. Do you think I'm very fit?
A: What's that noise?
B: It's my sister. She's been playing awful rock music all afternoon.
A: Why is the kitchen in such a mess?
B: Sorry! I've been baking a cake for Ella's birthday. I'll tidy up!
A: Why is his hair wet?
B: He's been swimming in the pool.
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