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

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Lingua inglese

STEP 1 Guess the use
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.
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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!
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difficile).Vuoi saperne di più? Consulta il
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