Parvati (read) ..................... They (telephone) Jenny, how many apples He is very tired now.

He
................................................. ............................................... you (run) ............................
the book all afternoon. for hours. (pick) ...............................?

Molly (study) .......................... Dinner’s ready. My mother What you (do) ..................... They (run) ....................
............................ hard. She’ll (cook) .................................a ...................................., Sirius? .........................................
take an exam next week. good meal for the family. You are covered in paint. 4,000 meters.

How long Peter (wait) ....... My grandparents My grandpa (visit) ............... They (decorate) .........
.................................................. (live) ......................................... ................................................ .................................... the
for the bus? ...... many different countries. house for Christmas. It
in this house all their life. looks nice.

These boys (fight) They (just/arrive) ........... He Kate has to stay at home
....................................... for 15 .................. home from Spain. (not/do) because it (rain) ..............
minutes. They (have) They look sunburned. I .............................anything to .................................................
................................................. think they help his wife this evening heavily for hours.
3 fights this week. (lie) ........................................... because he
..... in the sun. (watch) .................................
TV for the last 2 hours.

He (cough) .............................. I can smell something He (drive) ............................. Someone (break) ...............
............. a lot recently. He sweet. You (cook) .......... ...............................397 miles, ...............................................
should give up smoking. .................................., dear? from London to Aberdeen. the window.
Key

1. Parvati has been reading the book all afternoon.

2. They have been telephoning for hours.

3. Jenny, how many apples have you picked?

4. He is very tired now. He has been running.

5. Molly has been studying hard. She’ll take an exam next week.

6. Dinner’s ready. My mother has cooked a good meal for the family.

7. What have you been doing, Sirius? You are covered in paint.

8. They have run 4,000 meters.

9. How long has Peter been waiting for the bus?

10. My grandparents have lived in this house all their life.

11. My grandpa has visited many different countries.

12. They have decorated the house for Christmas. It looks nice.

13. These boys have been fighting for 15 minutes. They have had 3 fights this week.

14. They have just arrived home from Spain. They look sunburned. I think they have been

lying in the sun.

15. He hasn’t done anything to help his wife this evening because he has been watching TV

for the last 2 hours.

16. Kate has to stay at home because it has been raining heavily for hours.

17. He has been coughing a lot recently. He should give up smoking.

18. I can smell something sweet. Have you been cooking, dear?

19. He has driven 397 miles, from London to Aberdeen.

20. Someone has broken the window.