| The ground is wet. It ...... (rain). | - | has been raining |
| His jeans are dirty from paint. He ...... (paint) the walls. | - | has been painting |
| The dog is tired. It ...... (chase) the cat. | - | has been chasing |
| He is tired. He ...... (work) all night. | - | has been working |
| He ...... (drink) all night. Now, he feels badly and he has hangover. | - | has been drinking |
| It ...... (snow) for the whole day. | - | has been snowing |
| I ...... (look for) a job for 2 months. | - | have been looking for |
| ...... (how long, you, go) on holidays to Ireland? | - | How long have you been going |
| We ...... (go) there for years. | - | have been going |
| Recently the boys ...... (hang out) too much. | - | have been hanging out |
| They ...... (not study) for school. | - | haven?t been studying |
| They ...... (argue) with their parents. | - | have been arguing |
| My friend ...... (watch) soap operas all day. | - | has been watching |
| She ...... (eat) too much fast food for the last month. | - | has been eating |
| My aunt ...... (not sleep) well recently. | - | hasn?t been sleeping |
| She ...... (have) headache for the last 3 days. | - | has been having |
| I ...... (think) about us for the last time. | - | have been thinking |
| The workers ...... (redecorate) the room | - | are redecorating |
| Be quiet! I ...... (phone) my boyfriend. | - | am phoning |
| I ...... (phone) to you since yesterday. | - | have been phoning |
| At present I ...... (work) in advertising agency. | - | am working |
| I ...... (work) in advertising agency since January 2005. | - | have been working |
| What ...... (you, do)? | - | have you been doing |
| Look at my hands! I ...... (repair) a car. | - | have been repairing |
| I ...... (already, repair) the car. Listen, it is working now. | - | have already repaired |
| Look! The cherry ...... (just, blossom). | - | has just blossomed |
| The cherry ...... (blossom) for 3 days. | - | has been blossoming |
| I ...... (smoke) too much recently. | - | have been smoking |
| Somebody ...... (smoke) all my cigarettes. My packet is empty. | - | has smoked |
| ....... (you, play) cricket? You look so exhausted. | - | Have you been playing |
| I ...... (play) cricket for the whole morning. | - | have been playing |
| ...... (you, ever, play) cricket? | - | Have you ever played |
| The weather ...... (change) all day. | - | has been changing |
| The weather ...... (change) It was sunny in the morning. Now, it is rainy. | - | has changed |
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