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EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Using the following verbs, write sentences in present perfect continuous tense with subjects of all the persons both in singular and plural forms:
live sing work learn rain
read do dance weep blow
Ans: Live
Singular
First Person: I have been living here for long.
Second Person: You have been living here for long.
Third Person: He has been living here for long.
She has been living here for long.
live sing work learn rain
read do dance weep blow
Ans: Live
Singular
First Person: I have been living here for long.
Second Person: You have been living here for long.
Third Person: He has been living here for long.
She has been living here for long.
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Plural
First Person: We have been living here for long.
Second Person: You have been living here for long.
Third Person: They have been living here for long.
Sing
Singular
First Person: I have been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Second Person: You have been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Third Person: He has been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
She has been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
First Person: I have been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Second Person: You have been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Third Person: He has been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
She has been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Plural
First Person: We have been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Second Person: You have been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Third Person: They have been singing a song for fifteen minutes.
Work
Singular
First Person: I have been working since morning.
Second Person: You have been working since morning.
Third Person: He has been working since morning.
She has been working since morning.
Plural
First Person: We have been working since morning.
Second Person: You have been working since morning.
Third Person: They have been working since morning.
Learn
Singular
First Person: I have been learning a lesson.
Second Person: You have been learning a lesson.
Third Person: He has been learning a lesson.
She has been learning a lesson.
Plural
First Person: We have been learning a lesson.
Second Person: You have been learning a lesson.
Third Person: They have been learning a lesson.
Read
Singular
First Person: I have been reading a book.
Second Person: You have been reading a book.
Third Person: He has been reading a book.
She has been reading a book.
Plural
First Person: We have been reading a book.
Second Person: You have been reading a book.
Third Person: They have been reading a book.
Second Person: You have been reading a book.
Third Person: They have been reading a book.
Exercise 2. Fill up each blank with a verb in present perfect continuous tense:
1. I ____ in this school for three years.
Ans: I have been reading in this school for three years.
2. She ____ her hair for ten minutes.
Ans: She has been combing her hair for ten minutes.
3. We ____ sums since 10 a.m.
Ans: We have been doing sums since 10 a.m.
4. The labourers ____ since morning.
Ans: The labourers has been working since morning.
5. He ____ French for a year.
Ans: He has been learning French for a year.
6. The children ____ in the park for an hour.
Ans: The children have been playing in the park for an hour.
7. The ladies ____ tea-leaves since morning.
Ans: The ladies have been plucking tea-leaves since morning.
Exercise 3. Change these sentences to negative form:
1. The boys have been making a noise for half an hour.
Ans: The boys have not been making a noise for half an hour.
2. The match has been going on since 3 p.m.
Ans: The match has not been going on since 3 p.m.
3. The teacher has been teaching us for 30 minutes.
Ans: The teacher has not been teaching us for 30 minutes.
4. The wife has been serving her husband for years.
Ans: The wife has not been serving her husband for years.
5. Parents have been looking after their children for centuries.
Ans: Parents have not been looking after their children for centuries.
6. We have been taking a test since 7a.m.
Ans: We have not been taking a test since 7a.m.
Exercise 4. Change these sentences to interrogative form.
1. The baby has been crying in hunger since long.
Ans: Has the baby been crying in hunger since long.
2. I have been waiting for you for a long time.
Ans: Have I been waiting for you a long time?
3. The ladies have been singing bridal songs for an hour.
Ans: Have the ladies been singing bridal songs for an hour?
4. The farmers have been sowing wheat since October.
Ans: Have the farmers been sowing wheat since October?
5. Tame animals have been serving us for centuries.
Ans: Have tame animals been serving us for centuries?
6. She has been sobbing in grief since last night.
Ans: Has she been sobbing in grief since last night?
📖 Chp 1. The Alphabet
📖 Chp 3. Words and Word - Groups.
📖 Chp 5. Parts of Speech
📖 Chp 4. The Subjects and the Predicat
📖 Chp 7. The Noun : Kinds and Us
📖 Chp 11. The Pronoun
📖 Chp 13. Specific Determiners
📖 Chp 14. General Determiners
📖 Chp 15. The Adjective
📖 Chp 16. Degree of Comparison
📖 Chp 17. The Verb
📖 Chp 18. The Tense
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense Part 2
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense Part 3
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense Part 4
📖 Chp 22.The Infinitive and the Imperative
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Exercise 5. Change these sentences to negative-interrogative form.
1. I have been writing letters to you for a month.
Ans: Have I not been writing letters to you for a month?
2. John has been living in this village since 2000.
Ans: Has John not been living in this village since 2000?
3. Birds have been chirping in trees since dawn.
Ans: Have Birds not been chirping trees since dawn?
4. Our examination has been goinng on for a week.
Ans: Has our examination not been going on for a week?
5. The wrestlers have been grapping for an hour.
Ans: Have the wrestlers not been grapping for an hour?
6. The rams have been fighting since 2 a.m.
Ans: Have the rams not been fighting since 2 a.m.
1. I have been writing letters to you for a month.
Ans: Have I not been writing letters to you for a month?
2. John has been living in this village since 2000.
Ans: Has John not been living in this village since 2000?
3. Birds have been chirping in trees since dawn.
Ans: Have Birds not been chirping trees since dawn?
4. Our examination has been goinng on for a week.
Ans: Has our examination not been going on for a week?
5. The wrestlers have been grapping for an hour.
Ans: Have the wrestlers not been grapping for an hour?
6. The rams have been fighting since 2 a.m.
Ans: Have the rams not been fighting since 2 a.m.
Exercise 6. Put for or since in each blank.
1. A famine has been raging ______ January.
Ans: since
2. Prices have been shooting up ______ four months.
Ans: for
3. The tournament has been going on _______ a fortnight.
Ans: for
4. The cock has been crowning _____ 4 a.m.
Ans: since
5. The child has been crying in hunger ______ half an hour.
Ans: for
6. The juggler has been showing his feats ______ noon.
Ans: since
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