Exercise – 4
If you meet a teacher, you can ask:
How long have you been teaching? / How many students have you taught?
Now make similar questions for these people:
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A singer - How long _____?
How many CDs _____ (record)?
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A stamp collector - How long _____?
How many stamps _____?
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A tennis player - How many matches _____ (win)?
How long _____?
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A history student - How many books _____ (read)?
How long _____?
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A wine producer - How long _____?
How many bottles _____?
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A painter - How many pictures _____?
How long _____?
Some of these sentences are not correct. Correct the mistakes, using the Present Perfect Continuous. If the sentence is correct put a tick
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I am living here since December.
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He is working for this company for ten months.
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How long has he been driving a taxi?
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She has been cleaning the house since 9 a.m.
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They are looking for a new job since June.
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It is snowing since 7 o'clock.
Answers:
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have you been singing
have you recorded
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have you been collecting stamps
have you collected
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have you won
have you been playing
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have you read
have you been studying history
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have you been making wine
have you made
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have you painted
have you been painting
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I've been living here since December.
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He has been working for this company for then months.
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Correct
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Correct
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They’ve been looking for a new job since June.
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It has been snowing since 7 o’clock.
