May 10, 2008

irregular verbs quizes

  • First QUIZ:
    gowentgone
    become
    began
    blown
    break
    brought
    built
    buy
    caught
    chosen
    come
    cut
    done
    draw
    drank
    driven
    eat
    fell
    felt
    fight
    found

  • Second QUIZ:
    gowentgone
    flown
    forget
    got
    given
    go
    grew
    had
    hear
    hid
    hit
    hold
    kept
    known
    lead
    left
    lent
    let
    brought
    lost

  • Third QUIZ:
    gowentgone
    make
    meant
    met
    pay
    put
    read
    ride
    rang
    risen
    run
    said
    seen
    sell
    sent
    set
    shoot
    showed
    shut
    sing
    sank

  • Fourth QUIZ:
    gowentgone
    sat
    sleep
    spoke
    sped
    spend
    spread
    stood
    steal
    struck
    swept
    swim
    swung
    taken
    teach
    told
    thought
    throw
    understood
    worn
    write


present perfect continuous (I have been doing)

Is it raining? No, but the ground is wet.
It has been raining.

Have/has been -ing is the present perfect continuous:
I / we/you/they   have   (= I've etc.)
he/she/it   has   (= he's etc.)
been doing
working
going

We use the present perfect continuous for an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped. There is a connection with now:
  • You're out of breath. Have you been running? (you're out of breath now)
  • Michael is very tired. He's been working very hard. (he's tired now)
  • Why is your hat so dirty? What have you been doing?
  • I've been talking to Jack about the problem and she thinks that...

It has been raining for four hours.
It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago and it is still raining.
How long has it been raining? It has been raining for four hours.
We often use the present prefect continuous in this way, especially with how long, for... and since... . The activity is still happening (as in this example) or has just stopped.
  • How long have you been learning English? (you're still learning English)
  • Clara is still doing her homework. She's been doing it all day.
  • Where have you been? I've been looking for you for the last half hour.
  • Goggy hasn't been feeling well recently.

You can use the present perfect continuous for actions repeated over a period of time:
  • Marry is a very good tennis player. She's been playing since she was nine.
  • Every evening they meet in the same cafe. They've been going there for months.

Compare I am doing (present continuous) and I have been doing (present perfect continuous):
Don't disturb me now. I'm working I've been working hard, so now I'm going to have a rest.
We need an umbrella. It's raining. The ground is wet. It's been raining.
Hurry up! We're waiting. We've been waiting for an hour.


QUIZ:
It has snowing a lot this week.
your brother and sister been getting along?
Rick been studying hard this semester.
I'm tired because I been working out.
Julie living in Italy since May.
How long have you been German.
We have been watching TV 3 hours.
You have too hard today.
Has it raining since you arrived?
My brother has been travelling he finished school.