English Grammar with Kudjo. Понятная и забавная грамматика для детей и взрослых. Part 2

We must recharge our batteries.

6 How long *****in this house on your own? – Since last summer.

EXERCISE 3

Kudjo has found several things that made him annoyed. Try to guess the question he is asking:

For example,

The mat is covered in bread crumbles. – Who has been eating sandwiches on my mat?!

1 The fridge is half-empty. —

2 The toy is broken. —

3 The floor is dirty. —

4 The house looks messy. —

5 There’s a lot of water on the floor in the bathroom. —

6 There is smoke coming out of the kitchen.

The main signal words for this tense are since, for, how long, all day /week, month, year/ long.

EXERCISE 4

Put correct signal words in the gaps:

1 Kudjo has been trying to find out anything about Dradjo’s family ***** several months.

2 ***** has Dradjo been living with Kudjo?

3 Kudjo has been sleeping ***** lunch.

4 Kudjo has been lying and reading ***** an hour.

5 ***** have they been frolicking outside?

6 They have been doing monkey-business *****.

EXERCISE 5

Answer the questions using Present Perfect Continuous:

For example,

Dradjo looks excited. Why? — He has been looking forward to the trip to the cave.

1 Kudjo is tired. Why?

2 Dradjo is filthy. Why?

3 There is a nice smell from the kitchen. Why?

4 Kudjo looks worried. Why?

5 Kudjo sounds angry. Why?

6 Dradjo is sleepy. Why?

EXERCISE 6

Find and correct mistakes in 5 sentences:

1 Dradjo have been learning Doggish for a few months.

2 They have playing frisbee since the morning.

3 Dradjo has been sat in the fridge since he was hatched.

4 They have be making a tree-house for a month.

5 They have been preparing for the trip for yesterday

6 How long have they been packing?

EXERCISE 7

Choose the correct option:

1 Kudjo ***** about going to that cave for a long time.

a is thinking

b thinks

c has been thinking

2 They ***** to reveal the mystery of the egg tomorrow.

a are going

b go

c have been going

3 Kudjo’s paws ***** because he ***** all day long.

a hurt / has been running

b hurt / was running

c hurted / ran

4 They ***** since early this morning.

a are gardening

b garden

c have been gardening

5 They are covered in mud. They ***** football in the rain.

a are playing

b have been playing

c played

6 Kudjo ***** this book to his pet every evening.