Read the text and mark the statements true, false, not stated. a package holiday or own holiday plans? a lot of people use travel agency service, others prefer to make trips themselves.still the help of professionals in organizing the holidays is very useful. a package holiday is one of the most convenient and interesting holidays one can have.to start with, the way of buying a ready trip is easy and quick.people do not need to think and worry about arranging flights, booking a hotel room.this work will be done by special agents.there are so many interesting places in the world and people can learn about them in the travel agency.making your own holiday plans gives you more freedom of choice.one can go to any country he/she wants.travel agencies cant offer some tours.the accommodation can not suit one.the hotel can be different in reality from the internet.the service can be bad.free travellers can change the hotel.people who bought a ready tour cannot.but its often difficult to find a good hotel yourself.making own holiday plans can be a great experience, but the use of professional help makes your travelling safe. 1.it is easier to organise your own holiday yourself. 2.a package holiday means visiting a lot of places within a short 3.a package holiday means that the travel agency gets tickets, books hotels for you and organises a trip from the airport to the hotel and 4.one can learn a lot about travels to different countries in the agency 5.using the travel agency you are not free in your 6.your travel agency can change the hotel if you wish at any 7.when you travel on your own you can go to any place in the 8.going anywhere as free travellers is !

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True 
6. True
7. False
8. False

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Present perfect continuous (I have been working)

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Present perfect continuous: form

We use have/has + been + the -ing form of the verb.

+

she, he, it

I, you, we, they

has

have

been working.

−

she, he, it

I, you, we, they

(full form)

has not

have not

been working.

she, he, it

I, you, we, they

(short form)

hasn’t

haven’t

? +

Has

Have

she, he, it

I, you, we, they

been working?

? −

(full form)

Has

Have

she, he, it

I, you, we, they

not

been working?

(short form)

Hasn’t

Haven’t

she, he, it

I, you, we, they

Present perfect continuous: uses

Recent past activities

We use the present perfect continuous to talk about a finished activity in the recent past. Using the present perfect continuous focuses on the activity.

We don’t give a specific time. Even though the activity is finished, we can see the result in the present:

I’ve just been cleaning the car. (The car is wet and clean.)

It’s been snowing. (The ground is covered in snow.)

What have you been buying?

One continuing event

We use the present perfect continuous for a single activity that began at a point in the past and is still continuing:

I’ve been reading your book – it’s great. (I’m still reading it.)

He’s been living in the village since 1995. (He is still living in the village.)

She has been writing her autobiography since 1987.

Repeated continuing events

We use the present perfect continuous to talk about repeated activities which started at a particular time in the past and are still continuing up until now:

I’ve been going to Spain on holiday every year since 1987.

I haven’t been eating much lunch lately. I’ve been going to the gym at lunchtimes.

She’s been playing tennis on and off for three years.

How long …?

We often use the present perfect continuous to ask and answer questions about the duration of an activity. We use the question How long …+ present perfect continuous:

A:

How long have you been waiting for me?

B:

About ten minutes. Not too long. (I’ve been waiting for about ten minutes

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