Book (Unit 10, page 20)

Exercise 10.1 

Read the situation and complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets.

1. Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
He has been reading for two hours. (read)
He has read 53 pages so far. (read)

2. Rachel is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her trip three months ago.
She has been traveling for three months. (travel)
She has visited six countries six countries so far. (visit)

3. Parick is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he won the national championship again – for the fourth time.
He has won the national championship four times. (win)
She has visited six countries so far. (visit)

4. When they left college, Lisa and Sue started making films together. They still make films.
They have been making films since they left college. (make)
They have made five films since they left college. (make)

Exercise 10.2 

For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.

1. You have a friend who is learning Arabic. You ask:
(how long / learn / Arabic?) How long have you been learning Arabic?

2. You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask:
(wait / long?) Have you been waiting long?

3. You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask:
(catch / any fish?) Have you caught any fish?

4. Some friends of yours are having a party next week. You ask:
(how many people / invite?) How many people have you invited?

5. A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask:
(how long / teach) How long have you been teaching?

6. You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask:
(how many books / write?) How many books have you written?
(how long / write / books?) How long have you been writing books?

7. A friend of yours is saving money to go on a world trip. You ask:
(how long / save?) How long have you been saving?
(how much money / save?) How much money have you saved?

Exercise 10.3

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