Revision 3 The present perfect progressive, the sim ple past passive

1 Have or has? Complete the sentences with have or has. 1. She.....been asking questions all day long. 2. They.....been climbing the mountain for two days 3. We....been washing the dishes since 9 o’clock. 4. You ....been repairing your computer for a month. 5. It...been snowing since morning. 6. The boy....been playing in the snow all day. 7. Cathy.....been dreaming to visit Australia since her childhood. 8. Cindy and Bob.....been studying English for an hour.

2 Since or for Decide whether you have to use since or for. 1. I have been w aiting......4 o’clock. 2. Sue has only been waiting......six years. 3. Tim and Tina have been learning English.......20 minutes. 4. Fred and Frida have been learning French......2015. 5. Joe and Josephine have been going out together......Valentine’s Day. 6. Mary has been saving money to go to New York.......many years. 7. You have been watching this c h an n el........hours. 8. We have been living here........ 2 months.

3 N egative sentences Write negative sentences in the present perfect progressive. 1. We / not / in the mountains / walk ->__________________. 2. Beatrice / not / in Boston / teach -> ___________________ . 3. Ricky / not / the car / wash ->________________________ . 4. She / not / a poem / write ->_________________________ . 5. We / not / tea / drink -» _____________________________ . 6. We / not / our rooms / clean -> ______________________ . 7. The children / not / on the floor / sleep ->______________. 8. Jeff and Linda / not / cycle ->_________________________. 9. Christine / not / her home / decorate ->. ______________ . 10. The cat / not / on the chair / lie / all day ->.____________

A Q uestions Ask questions with how long and since w h e a He has been working in this company since 2010._________________ I have been waiting for you since two o'clock.____________________

He has been playing tennis for five hours.________________________________ He has been leaning English for five years.._______________________________ She has been working for the travel agency since 2014._____________________

5 Passive Voice Choose between the active and passive forms o f the verb. 1. The Cape of Good Hope ... (discovered / was discovered) by Bartolomeo Dias. 2. The clown ... (entertained / was entertained) the public. 3. We ... (arrived/ were arrived) at the camp in time. 4. Many experiments ... (did/ were done) under water. 5. Many people ... (invited / were invited) to the festival. 6. T h ey ... (discussed / were discussed) many exciting things. 7. I ... (learnt / was learnt) many interesting things in this unit. 8. What a rtis t... (painted / was painted) this picture?

6 On your own Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past passive or past active tense. 1. We (visit) by our teacher. 2. My friend Paul (bear) in Dallas. 3. She (go) to school in Boston. 4. Antony (grow up) in the country. 5. The new shopping centre (build) last year. 6. The film (produce / not) in Hollywood. 7. Barbara (know) James very well. 8. We (spend / not) all day on the beach. 9. They (visit) their granny. 10. The pictures of the mountains (take) during the holiday in the Himalayas.

7 Shakesp eare wrote Ham let. Write the sentences in the passive voice. 1. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. 2. Columbus discovered America in 1492. 3. Anna painted the Wilsons' house. 4. The American team won the cup. 5. Philip took a picture of the sea. 6. My parents read 'Da Vinci Code'. 7. My mother saw Mike. 8. My brother found a purse. 9. My uncle drew a beautiful landscape. 10. Mary and Alice brought a cake.