Question

Open the brackets. Use the Present Perfect Progressive or the Past Perfect Progressive.

1. My brother and I (to clean) … the living room since 2 o’clock.
2. We already (to clean) … our room for an hour when mum came home.
3. When I visited them she said, they (to build) ... their house for a year.
4. They (to build) … their house all this summer.
5. How long your brother (to work) … as an engineer?
6. He (to work) … about the house for an hour when somebody knocked at the door.
7. Why are your hands in paint? – I (to paint) … the floor.
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Answer 1

1. My brother and I have been cleaning the living room since 2 o’clock.
2. We already had been cleaning our room for an hour when mum came home.
3. When I visited them she said, they had been building their house for a year.
4. They have been building their house all this summer.
5. How long has your brother been working as an engineer?
6. He had been working about the house for an hour when somebody knocked at the door.
7. Why are your hands in paint? – I have been painting the floor.