B) use present perfect tense or present perfect con
to fill in the blanks:
resent perfect continuous
(try) to study for the last
m me. i think i'd better go to the library.
1. i'm trying to study. i ..
hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. i think i'd bele 8°
2. the children are playing basketball right now. they
(play) for almost two hours. they must be getting tired.
3. the telephone
(ring) four times in the last
hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. the telephone
(ring) for almost a minute. why
doesn't someone answer it?
5. it
(rain) all day. i wonder when it will stop.
6. we
(have) three accidents so far this week. i
wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.
7. we
(live) here since last june.
8. my little son is dirty from head to foot because he
(play) in the mud.
9. what's the matter? your eyes are red and puffy. i hope you
(not/ cry). oh, now i understand. you
(peel)
some onions.