Present Perfect Continuous

Write a sentence for each situation, as in the example. Use for or since.

1 Maria started working as an engineer fourteen years ago. She is still an engineer.

Maria has been working as on engineer for fourteen years.

2 He has been playing tennis since 5:00 pm.

3 It has been snowing for three hours.

4 I have not seen Susan since 2001.

5 Bill and Richard have been taking karate lesson since March.

6 I have been waiting for my friend for twenty minutes.

7 Tina has been going on holiday to Santoriní for five years.

8 I nave not seen David for ages.

Put the verbs in brackets correct present

Dear Bob,

I 1) (am writing) to tell about something really wonderful that 2) has happened to me. Do you 3) (know) how Imuch love writing? Well, the school newspaper 4) (has asked) me to be their new editor. I can't believe it. I 5) (have been waiting) for a chance like this for ages.

Over the past few days, I 6) (have been reading) past editions

of the school paper to get some ideas about what the poper is all about. I 7) (have already written) down lots of notes about what kind of stories I 8) (want) to include. While | 9) (am counting) down the days before I 10) (attend) the first meeting of the newspaper staff, I must admit that I 11) (have been becoming) more and more nervous. I hope everything goes OK.

Well, that's my news. 12) Are (not) you excited for me? I'll let you know what happens.

Bye for now,

Mark

6 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as

the first. Use no more than three words.

1 It's six years since I started learning English.

I have been learning English for six years.

2 This is the third time we have travelled to New York.

We have travelled to New York three times so far.

3 Claire hasn't visited London for two years.

Claire visited London two years ago.

4 The last time Helen took a train was in 2004.

Helen has not taken a train since 2004.

5 We have never been to a more beautiful city.

This is the most beautiful city we have been to.