1. This room is a mess! What HAVE YOU BEEN DOING all day?
2. Look at that man over there. He HAS BEEN STANDING there for hours.
3. He HAS BEEN CLEANING the windows and he HASN'T FINISHED yet.
4. The magazine HAS (ALREADY) PUBLISHED a report on English-speakers. It’s excellent!
5. The teacher was late. When he arrived, the students said “We HAVE WAITED for you for half an hour, teacher!”.
6. The teacher was late. When he arrived, someone told him “The students HAVE BEEN WAITING for you for half an hour and then they have gone! You were so late!”.
7. They HAVE BEEN LIVING there for ages but they moved last week.
8. They HAVE LIVED here for ages and they love this place.
9. Peter HAS FINISHED his book at last.
10. They HAVE BEEN QUEUING since midday and they are still waiting for their turn.
11. She HAS BEEN WAITING for one hour but she has left because they had to go to work.
12. He HAS BEEN PLAYING golf for ten years but then he stopped due to health problems.
STATIVE VERB: It's a verb that cannot change its base form to -ing such as like, wish, promise, etc.
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Передайте следующие повелительные предложения в косвенной речи: 1. My doctor: «Lose some weight! You are much too heavy». 2. My girlfriend: «Don’t call me this weekend! I want to be alone». 3. My dentist: «Don’t eat candy! It’s bad for your teeth». 4. My boss: «Come to work early tomorrow! I need some help and you’re the only one who can help me». 5. My seven-year-old son: «Don’t kiss me in front of my friends any more! I’m a big boy now».
We can choose salad and fish for dinner.
People have been polluting our planet with garbage for many years.
Mary told me about her trip abroad .
We decided to plant roses in the garden and take care of them.
Bury put on your coat when you come in.
This text is very complicated all people can understand it.
- I don't agree maybe you will go for it.
Yesterday it was a three-hour tour for tourists to make the center.
Hurry up! They have a little time before the bus starts moving.
Ann, I just got off my bike.