Grammar: Present perfect continuous; For and since p. 21

Match the sentences to the corresponding uses. Letters A-D can be used more than once.
1 The kitchen is pretty dirty. Have you been cooking? ________
2 They've been looking at the city map for 10 minutes. ________
3 Sarah's been hiking in the countryside all morning. ________
4 How long have you been working? ________
5 Our faces are red because we've been lying in the sun. ________
6 He's been sending emails all day. ________

A An action that began in the past and has been in progress up to now, with emphasis on the duration of the action.
B To emphasise the duration of the action with How long?, for and since.
C To emphasise the continuous nature of an action that has a result in the present.
D To underline that an action has just stopped and its effects are still visible now.

Complete the text with the present perfect continuous of the verbs below. Write for or since before time expressions. Do not use the contracted form.

chat ● walk ● ask ● date ● look around ● do

I'm in town today, visiting my cousin. I'm a bit tired now: I ________ all afternoon. We left from the railway station, went past the playground and the post office to reach the centre. What ________ (we)? We ________________ 1 o'clock: there are some new interesting shops and cafés. This one, where we're having coffee now, was built in an old fire station. Of course, we ________________ hours: we needed to catch up! My cousin ________ a girl ________ a month and I ________ about it. I'm curious and good at giving advice!