Вопросительная форма  - HaveI (you / we / they) been working?

Present Perfect Continuousобразуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в форме Present Perfect (have been, has been) и формы причастия настоящего времени (Present Participle) смыслового глагола: I have been working,hehas been working,wehave been working.

       Отрицательная форма – I / you / we / they haven’t been working

                                                  He /she hasn’t been working

           Вопросительная форма  - HaveI (you / we / they) been working?

                                                   Hashe / shebeen working?

СЛУЧАИ УПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ:

Present Perfect Continuousупотребляется для выражения длительного действия, которое началось в прошлом и еще совершается в настоящее время. При употреблении этого времени всегда указан период времени, в течение которого совершается действие.

Present Perfect Continuous употребляется с такими обозначениями времени, как for an hour (a month, a long time)в течение часа (месяца, долго времени), since yesterdayсо вчерашнего дня, since five o’clockс пяти часов и т.п., а также в вопросах, начинающихся с how long?как долго (давно)?

It has been raining for two hours.                     Дождь идет уже два часа.

The students have been writing                             Студенты пишут тестс 9 часов.

the test since 9 o’clock.

How long haveyoubeen living                              Сколько времени вы живете в Лондоне?

in London?

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

Упр. 40. Раскройте скобки. Употребите глаголы в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Her phone (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer

2. Have you seen my bag anywhere? I (look) for it for ages.

3. He (study) Russian for two years and doesn't even know the alphabet yet.

4. How long you (wait) for me? - I (wait) about half an hour.

5. It (rain) for two days now. There'll be a flood soon.

6. We (argue) about this for two hours now. Perhaps we should stop!

7. You (drive) all day. Let me drive now.

8. How long you (smoke) cigarettes?

9. It (snow) for three days now. The roads will be blocked if it doesn’t stop soon.

10. Ann (look) for a job for 6 months.

11. Where are the Browns? – They are traveling round the Europe.

- How long they (travel) round the Europe?

12. Peter (live) in Africa for the last three years.

13. I (sit) here waiting for you for nearly an hour. I’ve already drunk four whiskies.

14. It (not rain) for a month now. The grass is very dry.

15. I (go) to this pub every evening for the last ten years.

16. You (lie) in the sun for two hours. You will get burned.

17. I (prepare) lessons for tomorrow for two hours and I haven’t finished yet.

18. Where is the key? I (look) for it for half an hour.

19. How long you (repair) your car? – Since morning.

20. Jim has a beard. He (wear) it for ten years.

 

Упр. 41. Заполните пропуски, употребив for или since.

1. We've been fishing _________ two hours.
2. I've been working in this office _________ a month.
3. They've been living in France _________ 1970,
4. He has been in prison _________ a year.
5. I’ve known that _________ a long time.
6. That man has been standing there _________ six o’clock.
7. She has driven the same car _________ 1975.
8. Things have changed _________ I was a girl.
9. The kettle has been boiling _________ a quarter of an hour.
10. The central heating has been on _________ October.