How long have you (been) ... ?
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Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them if they are wrong.
1.Bob is a friend of mine. I know him very well. RIGHT
2.Bob is a friend of mine. I know him for a long time. WRONG: I've knows him
3.Sue and Alan are married since July. ..............................................
4. The weather is awful. It's raining again. .........................................
5.The weather is awful. It's raining all day. .........................................
6.I like your house. How long are you living there? ................................
7.Graham is working in a shop for the last few months. ..........................
8.I'm going to Paris tomorrow. I'm staying there until next Friday. ..............
9.'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.' ...............
10. That's a very old bicycle. How long do you have it? ............................
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Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets.
1. John tells you that his mother is in hospital. Youask him:
(how long/be/in hospital?) How long has your mother been in hospital ?
2. You meet a woman who tells you that she teaches English. You ask her:
(how long/teach English?) ........................................................ ?
3. You know that Jane is a good friend of Carol's. You ask Jane:
(how long/know/Carol?) .......................................................... ?
4. Your friend's brother went to Australia some time ago and he's still there. You ask your friend:
(how long/be/in Australia?) ...................................................... ?
5. Tim always wears the same jacket. It's very old jacket. You ask him:
(how long/have/that jacket?) .................................................... ?
6. You are talking to a friend about Alan. Alan now works at the airport. You ask your friend:
(how long/work/at the airport?) .................................................. ?
7.A friend of yours is having driving lessons. You ask him:
(how long/ have/driving lessons?) ................................................ ?
8. You meet somebody on a train. She tells you that ahe lives in Glasgow. You ask her:
(always/live/in Glasgow?) ......................................................... ?
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Complete B's answer to A's questions.
A. B.
1.Amy is in hopital, isn't she? Yes, she has been in hospital since Monday.
2.Do you see Ann very often? No, I haven't seen her for three months.
3.Is Margaret married? Yes, she ........... married for then years.
4.Are you wainting for me? Yes, I ................ for the last half hour.
5.You know Linda, don't you? Yes, we ................ each other for ages.
6.Do you still play tennis? No, I .................. tenis for years.
7.Is Jim watching TV? Yes, he ................ TV all evening.
8.Do you watch TV a lot? No, I ................... TV for a long time.
9.Have you got a headache? Yes, I ................. a headache all morning.
10.George is never ill, is he? No, he ................ ill since I've knows him.
11.Are you feeling ill? Yes, I ............... ill since I got up.
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3.Sue and Alan are married since July. RIGHT....
4. The weather is awful. It's raining again. ...RIGHT......
5.The weather is awful. It's raining all day. WRONG....It's been raining all day.
6.I like your house. How long are you living there? ..WRONG..How long have you been living in this house?...
7.Graham is working in a shop for the last few months. WRONG.Graham has been working in a shop for the last few months.
8.I'm going to Paris tomorrow. I'm staying there until next Friday. RIGHT......
9.'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.' WRONG.I haven't been smoking for years.
10. That's a very old bicycle. How long do you have it? ..RIGHT....(chyba)....
Zad.2
Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets.
(how long/be/in hospital?) How long has your mother been in hospital ?
2. (how long/teach English?) How long have you been teaching english?
3. (how long/know/Carol?) How long have you known Carol?
4.(how long/be/in Australia?) How lonh has he been in Australia?
5. Tim always wears the same jacket. It's very old jacket. You ask him:
(how long/have/that jacket?) How long have you had this jacket?
6. (how long/work/at the airport?) .How long has he been working at the airport?
7.(how long/ have/driving lessons?) How long have you had driving lessons?
8. (always/live/in Glasgow?) Have you always lived in Glasgow?
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Complete B's answer to A's questions.
A. B.
1.Amy is in hopital, isn't she? Yes, she has been in hospital since Monday.
2.Do you see Ann very often? No, I haven't seen her for three months.
3.Is Margaret married? Yes, she has been married for ten years.
4.Are you waiting for me? Yes, I have been waiting for the last half hour.
5.You know Linda, don't you? Yes, we have known each other for ages.
6.Do you still play tennis? No, I haven't played tennis for years.
7.Is Jim watching TV? Yes, he has been watching TV all evening.
8.Do you watch TV a lot? No, I haven't watched TV for a long time.
9.Have you got a headache? Yes, I have had a headache all morning.
10.George is never ill, is he? No, he hasn't been ill since I've knew him.
11.Are you feeling ill? Yes, I have been feeling ill since I got up.