English Grammar with Kudjo. Понятная и забавная грамматика для детей и взрослых. Part 2 - страница 4

6 They have been doing monkey-business *****..

EXERCISE 5

Answer the questions using Present Perfect Continuous:

For example,

Dradjo looks excited. Why? — He has been looking forward to the trip to the cave.

1 Kudjo is tired. Why?

2 Dradjo is filthy. Why?

3 There is a nice smell from the kitchen. Why?

4 Kudjo looks worried. Why?

5 Kudjo sounds angry. Why?

6 Dradjo is sleepy. Why?

EXERCISE 6

Find and correct mistakes in 5 sentences:

1 Dradjo have been learning Doggish for a few months.

2 They have playing frisbee since the morning.

3 Dradjo has been sat in the fridge since he was hatched.

4 They have be making a tree-house for a month.

5 They have been preparing for the trip for yesterday

6 How long have they been packing?

EXERCISE 7

Choose the correct option:

1 Kudjo ***** about going to that cave for a long time.

a is thinking

b thinks

c has been thinking

2 They ***** to reveal the mystery of the egg tomorrow.

a are going

b go

c have been going

3 Kudjo’s paws ***** because he ***** all day long.

a hurt / has been running

b hurt / was running

c hurted / ran

4 They ***** since early this morning.

a are gardening

b garden

c have been gardening

5 They are covered in mud. They ***** football in the rain.

a are playing

b have been playing

c played

6 Kudjo ***** this book to his pet every evening.

a has been reading

b reads

c is reading

EXERCISE 8

Translate the story:

Куджо уже давно пытается узнать, как появилось яйцо с драконом в пещере. Он очень полюбил своего питомца и Драджо выглядит счастливым рядом с ним. Но время от времени дракончик грустит, потому что он хочет отыскать своих родителей и понять, как он очутился в той пещере один и где его настоящие мама с папой. Все сегодняшнее утро они проговорили о поисках следов семьи дракона и только что решили отправиться в ту саму пещеру, чтобы найти хоть какие-нибудь следы. Итак, они собираются отправиться в путь завтра рано утром.

(продолжение следует)

We use Present Perfect Continuous to indicate actions and situations that started in the past and are continuing now while Present Perfect Simple shows completed actions.

We have been reading the book since the morning.

(We started and are still doing it)

что делаем? – читаем

We have read this book. (You can borrow it.)