42 The present perfect continuous tense DPEG 190 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect continuous tense. 11 omake) cakes, That in why my hands are all covered with flour. 2 Her phone (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't annwer it. 3 He (overworl). That is whhy he looks so tired. 4 There is sawdust in your hair,- I'm not urprined. I (cut) down a tree. 5 Have you seen my bag anywhere? I (look) for it for ages, 6 What you (do)- I (work) in the laboratory. 7 He (study) Russian for two years and doesn't even know the alphabet yet. 8 How long you (wait) for me?- I (wait) about half an hour. 9 It (rain) for two days now. There'l be a flood soon. 10 We (argue) about this for two hours now. Perhaps we should stop! 11 1 (bathe). That's why my hair is all wet. 12 You (drive) all day. Let me drive now. 13 How long you (wear) glasses? 14 The petrol gauge (say) 'Empty' for quite a long time now. Don't you think we should get some petrol? 15 I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. 1 (try) to make a telephone call to Rome. 16 You (not eat) enough lately. That's why you feel irritable. 17 He (speak) for an hour now. I expect he'll soon be finished. 18 That helicopter (fly) round the house for the last hour; do you think it's taking photographs? 19 The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off. 20 1 (shop) all day and I haven't a penny left. 21 We (live) here since 1977, 22 I'm on a diet. I (eat) nothing but bananas for the last month. 23 The children (look) forward to this holiday for months.
The 1st of January is in the middle of winter. The weather is usually fine and there is a lot of snow everywhere. As the 1st of January is a holiday I don't go to school and my parents don't go to work.
Our family prepares for this holiday beforehand. My father buys and brings home a beautiful New Year's tree at the end of December. Our family has a tradition to buy it. I like to decorate the New Year's tree with toys, little coloured lights, sweets and a beautiful star on the top. My mother and grandmother prepare our holiday supper and lay the table. I make a cake. All the members of our family clean the flat before this nice holiday and then each of us try to dress well.
Упражнение 2: Переделайте вопросы, используя косвенную речь мать меня спрашивает: "кто разбил это стекло? Он ей говорит: "где вы обычно проводите свой
праздник?” Энн спрашивает Майк; "когда вы покинули Лондон?” "Что вы будете делать завтра, если Вы не заняты в офисе?, Я задать мой друг. "Как долго ты был в Крыму?”, она спрашивает ее подруга. Ник хочет узнать: "куда ты идешь?” Она спрашивает Борис: "когда ты вернешься?” Мать спрашивает сына: "что ты планируешь на выходные?” "Куда ты положил книгу?”, она просит мужа. "Сколько времени займет ваш брат, чтобы получить toMadrid?”, она спрашивает. Упражнение 2: Переделайте вопросы, используя косвенную речь учитель говорит мне: "руку эту записку своим родителям "Положите это письмо в конверт и отдайте его Кейт”, она спрашивает свою подругу " принеси мне воды”, я моего сына. "Приходи сюда завтра”, - говорит она мне. "Не оставайся там надолго”, я мою дочь. "Не выходи из комнаты, пока я не вернусь!”, Я говорю детям. "Не опаздывай на ужин”, мать мне говорит. "Обещают приехать и увидеть меня”, я моего друга. Мэри Кейт просит: "не рассказывай никому”. Джек говорит: "Катя, приезжай как можно быстрее”.