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PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
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EXERCISE
23. Present progressive vs. present perfect progressive.
Directions:
Complete the sentences. Use the present progressive or the present perfect progressive.
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I (sit) _______ am sitting _____ in class right now.
I (sit) _______ have been sitting _______ here since
one o'clock.
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Kate is standing at the corner. She (wait) _____________ for the bus. She (wait) _____________ for the bus for twenty minutes.
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Scott and
Rebecca (talk) _____________ on
the phone right now. They (talk) _____________
on the phone for over an hour.
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Right now we're in class. We (do)
_____________ an exercise. We (do)
_____________ this exercise for a couple of minutes.
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A: You
look busy right now. What (you, do)
_____________?
B: I (work) _____________ on my physics
experiment. It's a long and difficult experiment.
A: how long
(you, work) _____________on it?
B: I
started planning it last January. I (work)
_____________ on it since then.
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EXERCISE
24. present perfect progressive.
Directions:
Answer the questions. Only the teacher's book is open.
Example:
TEACHER: Where are you living?
RESPONSE: I'm living in an apartment on Fourth Avenue.
TEACHER: how long have you been living there?
RESPONSE: I've been living there since last September.
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Right now you are sitting in class. How long have you been sitting
here?
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When did you first begin to study English? How long have you been
studying English?
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I began to
teach English in (year). How long
have I been teaching English?
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4
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I began to work at this school in (month or year). How long have I been working here?
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What are
we doing right now? How long have we been doing it?
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(...), I see that you wear glasses. How long have you been wearing
glasses?
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Who
drives? When did you first drive a car? How long have you been driving?
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Who drinks coffee? How old were you when you started to drink
coffee? How long have you been drinking coffee?
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