Употребите глагол в Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous. It … (rain) since early morning. You needn’t take an umbrella. The rain … (stop How long… you … (play) the piano? I … (play) the piano since I was five. Mary … (choose) books in the library for half an hour. Peter … (choose) a book by R. Stevenson and is going to buy it. Victor … (travel) all over the world for ten years. He … (visit) seven countries. Lucky him! How long … you … (have) your watch? – For two years. How long … you … (have) your English lesson? – For half an hour. … you … (read) the book Treasure Island by Robert Stevenson? How long … you … (fish) in the river? – For three hours already. … you … (catch) anything? – Not a fish. Peter … (be) a soldier for two years.

It has been raining since early morning.
You needn’t take an umbrella. The rain has stopped.
How long have you played the piano?
I have been playing the piano since I was five.
Mary has been choosing books in the library for half an hour.
Peter has chosen a book by R. Stevenson and is going to buy it.
Victor has been traveling all over the world for ten years.
He has visited seven countries. Lucky him!
How long have you had your watch? – For two years.
How long have you been having your English lesson? – For half an hour.
Have you read the book Treasure Island by Robert Stevenson?
How long have you been fishing in the river? – For three hours already.
Have you caught anything? – Not a fish.
Peter has been a soldier for two years.

1. Was mу colleague looking at our new secretary all the time during lunch?
2. Were our programmers checking a file at that time?
3. Were you taking a train to Brest at 11 o'clock yesterday?
4. Were you speaking English to your new friends from 7 till 9 o'clock yesterday?
5. Were these children playing rugby the whole day yesterday?
6. Was my aunt reading this book all night long?
7. Was my sister translating this article all day long yesterday?
8. Was this old man still staying at home all the time in summer?
9. Were our parents going to help the old man at that time?

1. Who was mу colleague looking at all the time during lunch?
2. What were our programmers checking at that time?
3. What train were you taking at 11 o'clock yesterday?
4. What language were you speaking to your new friends from 7 till 9 o'clock yesterday?
5. What game were these children playing the whole day yesterday?
6. What book was my aunt reading all night long?
7. What article was my sister translating all day long yesterday?
8. Where was this old man still staying all the time in summer?
9. Whom were our parents going to help at that time?  

1) ___beef is a kind of ___meat *__ , __

2)I'm really angry___you! *with

3)My father has lived in USA___five years *for

4)I'll be on vacation ___next week * ___

5)Can you tell ___not to be so rude? him

6)___wasn't easy to find your house. it

7)The news he told us ___interesting * was

8)What is the ___ important invention in the twentieth century? *most

9)This bank of the river isn't ___ that one. * as beautiful as

10)You look much ___ today * better

11)i'll call you as soon as he ___ * comes

12)My sister was translating the article when i ___ the room * came into