ClSE 23. Present progressive vs. present perfect progressive. (Chart 4-6)
Directions: Complete the sentences. Use the present progressive or the present perfect
progressive.- I (sit) alv stttc~q.. in class right now. I (sit) have beph s. tttw. here
since one o'clock. - Kate is standing at the corner. She (wait) for the bus.
She (wait) for the bus for twenty minutes. - Scott and Rebecca (talk) on the phone right now.
.,.; ,., - They (talk) on the phone for over an hour. - Right now we're in class. We (do) an exercise. We
,. (do) this exercise for a couple of minutes.
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B: I (work) on my physics experiment. It's a long
and difficult experiment.
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17 EXERCISE 24. present perfect progressive. (Chart 4-6)
,-- Decrirms: Answer the questions. Only the teacher's book is open.
- on it?
; ,,-, ,r~ ie Example:
::::ih$ T TEACHER: Where are you living?
Te 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.- Right now you are sitting in class. How long have you been sitting here?
- When did you first begin to study English? How long have you been studying
English? - 1 began to teach English in (year). How long have I been teaching English?
.ad a 4. I began to work at this school in (month or year). How long have I been worlring
here? r'nI - What are we doing right now? How long have we been doing it? '-"" -'
- (... ), I see that you wear glasses. How long have you been wearing glasses?
- Who drives? When did you first drive a car? How long have you been driving?
- Who drinks coffee? How old were you when you started to drink coffee? How long
have you been drinking coffee?
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