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Present Perfect Continuous Exercise 5

The document is an exercise from an English grammar website about forming sentences in the present perfect continuous tense. It provides example dialogues with blanks to be filled in with the positive or negative form of present perfect continuous verbs. The answer key then provides the completed dialogues using verbs like "have been learning", "has been baking", and "have not been making". The purpose is to practice using the present perfect continuous tense in sentences.

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Present Perfect Continuous Exercise 5

The document is an exercise from an English grammar website about forming sentences in the present perfect continuous tense. It provides example dialogues with blanks to be filled in with the positive or negative form of present perfect continuous verbs. The answer key then provides the completed dialogues using verbs like "have been learning", "has been baking", and "have not been making". The purpose is to practice using the present perfect continuous tense in sentences.

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Present perfect continuous - negative

Exercise 5. Complete the dialogues with positive and negative forms. ___________

A George, how long .................you .............................................. Japanese? (learn)

B Japanese? Wait a minute. For about five years.

A What a lovely smell!

B My mum .......................................................... some cakes. (bake)

A Why are your hands so dirty?

B I ............................................................... my car. (clean)

A You look so tired. You should have a rest.

B Should I? But I .............................................................. so hard. (not work)

A Why .................... Sarah ............................................. out lately? (not go)

B She broke her leg while she was skiing.

A Peter, why are you so noisy? I want to sleep!

B Do you mean it? I ......................................................... any noise since I got up. (not make)

A ................. you ............................................. for a long time? (cough)

B Not really. It started the day before yesterday.

A Mr. Gregson, how long .................. you ............................................... English? (not teach)

B To tell the truth I've never taught English. But I'd like to try it.

A Hi, Sam. How is your new girlfriend doing?

B Susan? She ............................................................. to me since we had an argument. (not speak)

A Have you heard about the bank robbery in King Street?

B Yes, I have. The police ........................................................ for the robbers day and night. (look)

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Answer key
Exercise 5

George, how long have you been learning Japanese?

My mum has been baking some cakes.

I have been cleaning my car.

But I have not been working so hard.

Why has Sarah not been going | hasn't Sarah been going out lately?

I have not been making any noise since I got up.

Have you been coughing for a long time?

Mr. Gregson, how long have you not been teaching | haven't you been teaching English?

She has not been speaking to me since we had an argument.

The police have been looking | has been looking for the robbers day and night.

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