How long have they been married
How long have they been married
G) Ask questions with HOW LONG: Example: I am married.
— HOW LONG have you been married?
1. I know Bob. ………………………………………………….
2. Sue and Alan are married. ………………………………………………….
3. George is unemployed. …………………………………………………
4. Those books are here. …………………………………………………
5. Mary is at the airport. ………………………………………………….
6. My sister is ill. …………………………………………………
7. She has got a bad cold. ………………………………………………….
8. Jan has long hair. …………………………………………………
9. I have a yacht. …………………………………………………
10.They are in the restaurant. ………………………………………………….
11.My parents are in London. …………………………………………………
12.The cat is under the table. …………………………………………………
1.How long have I known Bob
2.How long have Sue and Alan been married?
3.How long has George been unemployed?
4.How long have those books been here?
5.How long has Mary been at the airport?
6.How long has my sister been ill?
7.How long has she had a bad cold?
8.How long is Jan’s hair?
9.How long have I had a yacht?
10.How long have they been in the restaurant?
11. How long have my parents been in London?
12.How long has the cat been under the table.
The above questions were grammatically correct by conjugating the verbs according to the pronouns and establishing a nominal and verbal agreement between the words, in order to keep the questions coherent and cohesive.\n
Asking questions with \»how long\»
To form the questions above, we must first add the question word \»how long \» to each sentence. \»How long\» is used to ask about a period of time or the duration of something.
The structure for the present perfect tense, in interrogative sentences is: question word + have\/has + subject + past participle of main verb.
Learn more about the present perfect tense here:
After reading each sentence, we can use them to ask questions with «how long» in the following manner:
Asking questions with «how long»
To form the questions above, we must first add the question word «how long» to each sentence. «How long» is used to ask about a period of time or the duration of something.
All questions, according to the example, must use the present perfect tense. This is done to emphasize that the action started in the past and continues into the present.
The structure for the present perfect tense, in interrogative sentences is: question word + have/has + subject + past participle of main verb.
Example:
Learn more about the present perfect tense here:
Упражнения Present Perfectvs. Present Perfect Continuous.
Упражнения Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous.
Упражнение 1. Choose the right tense form.
1. Nina has been learning/has learned English for 2 years.
2. The birds have already flown/have been flying to the South.
3. They have known /have been knowing him for many years.
4. Mike has forgotten/has been forgetting to learn the poem.
5. The children have been watching/have watched cartoons for 2 hours.
6. The train has just come/has been coming.
7. We haven’t been having/ haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.
8. She has been teaching/has taught at this school for twenty years.
9. David has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.
10. Mary and Sam have collected/ have been collecting stamps for 3 years.
11. Their parents have been/have being friends since their childhood.
12. Dave has been/ has been being a student for 2 years.
Упражнение 2. Make sentences using Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
She/clean/the flat for four hours. – She has been cleaning the flat for four hours.
1. I / read/Tolstoy stories/ in the park for two hours.
2. I /read/three stories.
3. Granny/knit/in the living room/ since morning.
4. Helen/travel/round Europe/for 3 weeks.
5. She/visit/already/3 countries.
Упражнение 3. Поставь глагол в скобках в Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.
1. I (not to see) him for ages.
2. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.
3. I (not to hear) about him for a long time.
4. I (to drive) since I was 17.
5. Jack (to fail) his driving test three times because he doesn’t know how to park.
6. I think he (make) a lot of improvement.
7. Alice (not/pass) her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
8. She (worry) about this for two months.
9. She (study) the driver’s manual for hours every day.
10. She (not/take) another test yet.
11. I (to have) a headache since I got up.
12. He is my friend, I (to know) him for a long time.
13. Ivan has a stomachacke. He (to eat) junk food all day.
14. I (never to hear) that song before.
Упражнение 4. Make questions using either Present Perfect or Present
1. My friend is waiting for me at the station. (How long…?)
2. He translates books. (How many…?)
3. Mother is making a cream cake. (How long…?)
4. Bill is travelling in Europe at present. (How many countries…?)
5. My parents are decorating the fir-tree. (How long…?)
6. They are married. (How long…?)
Упражнение 5. Translate into English using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Моя жена рисует уже 5 лет, но ещё не продала ни одной картины.
2. Я рад, что мы закончили эту работу.
3. Мои руки грязные. Я работала в саду.
4. Ник съел все конфеты.
5. Вы когда-нибудь играли в шахматы?
Упражнение 6. Correct the mistakes if any.
1. They are discussing the problem for hours, but has not solved it yet.
2. Somebody has been playing tennis since 2 o’clock.
3. Is it still raining? No, it have stopped.
4. John has been winning the championship two times.
5. The boys have fished for 3 hours.
6. How many books have you written?
7. Mike has invited many friends to his birthday party.
8. He has been hating oranges since his childhood.
9. They have been taken the dog for a walk.
10. Irene has left for the airport.
Ответы к упражнениям
1. has been learning
2. have already flown
4. has forgotten
5. have been watching
6. has just come
8. has been teaching
9. has been painting
10. have been collecting
1. I have been reading Tolstoy stories in the park for two hours.
2. I have read three stories.
3. Granny has been knitting in the living room since morning.
4. Helen has been traveling round Europe for 3 weeks.
5. She has already visited 3 countries.
2. has been doing
3. have not heard
4. have been driving
7. has not passed
8. has been worrying
9. has been studying
10. has not taken
13. has been eating
14. have never heard
1. (How long has he been waiting?)
2. (How many books has he translated?)
3. (How long has she been cooking?)
4. (How many countries has he visited?)
5. (How long have they been decorating the fir-tree?)
6. (How long have they been married?)
1. My wife has been drawing for 5 years, but she has not sold a single picture.
2. I am glad that we have finished this work.
3. My hands are dirty. I have been working in the garden.
4. Nick has eaten all the sweets.
5. Have you ever played chess?
1. They have been discussing the problem for hours, but have not solved it yet.
3. Is it still raining? No, it has
4. John has won the championship two times.
5. The boys have been fishing for 3 hours.
8. He has hated oranges since his childhood.
9. They have taken the dog for a walk.
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