1. Read the text. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple.
Mike
(to have) many hobbies. The boy
(to like)
doing sports. He
(to play) soccer. He (to be) a forward
in his team. Mike and his friends
(to play) baseball. Mike
(to throw) balls. He (to be) a pitcher. His friend Stan
(to catch) balls. Stan_ _ (to be) a catcher. Every
summer the friends
(to wait) for a baseball tournament. The
(to be) in June. Sometimes Mike and his friends
(to go) in for mountaineering. They
(to climb)
mountains and rocks. It (to be) a risky but interesting sport. Mike
(to use) special ropes when he
(to climb) a Rock.
1. It has been raining all day long.
2. She has wanted this job for a long time.
3. They have been learning English for 2 years.
4. They have been owning this house for many years
5. He has been working hard this month.
6. He has been seeing her a lot lately.
7. I have known her for ages.
8. She has heard it several times.
9. They are having regular meetings lately.
10. The cook has been tasting the dishes since 2 o’clock.
Work in pairs. Most of the sentences below have mistakes. Find and correct them. Example:
0 growing With all the rain, the plants have been grown steadily.
1. John has been learning English since June.
2. She has been owning the house for two years.
3. He’s been reading the book for a long time.
4. We’ve lived here since 2003.
5. They have known it since morning.
6. Jane has always being very popular.
7. It has been raining for the second hour.
8. He hasn’t heard about her lately
9. She has been coming to our place many times.
10. He has read a lot before the exam.
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