He (not/do) ....anything to help his wife this evening because he (watch) ....... TV for the last 2 hours.
He hasn’t done anything to help his wife this evening because he has been watching TV for the last 2 hours.
These boys (fight) ......... for 15 minutes. They (have).................... 3 fights this week.
These boys have been fighting for 15 minutes. They have had 3 fights this week.
Dinner’s ready. My mother (cook) .................................a good meal for the family.
Dinner’s ready. My mother has cooked a good meal for the family
My grandpa (visit) ............... ................................................ many different countries.
My grandpa has visited many different countries
I can smell something sweet. You (cook) .......... .................................., dear?
I can smell something sweet. Have you been cooking, dear?
He is very tired now. He (run) ............................
He is very tired now. He has been running
They (run) .................... ......................................... 4,000 meters.
They have run 4,000 meters
What you (do) ..................... ...................................., Sirius? You are covered in paint.
What have you been doing, Sirius? You are covered in paint.
Molly (study) .......................... ............................ hard. She’ll take an exam next week.
Molly has been studying hard. She’ll take an exam next week.
Someone (break) ............... ............................................... the window.
Someone has broken the window.
Parvati (read) ..................... ................................................. the book all afternoon.
1. Parvati has been reading the book all afternoon.
They (decorate) ......... .................................... the house for Christmas. It looks nice.
They have decorated the house for Christmas. It looks nice.
How long Peter (wait) ....... .................................................. for the bus?
How long has Peter been waiting for the bus?
They (telephone) ............................................... for hours.
2. They have been telephoning for hours.
Jenny, how many apples you (pick) ...............................?
Jenny, how many apples have you picked?
He (cough) .............................. a lot recently. He should give up smoking.
He has been coughing a lot recently. He should give up smoking
My grandparents (live) ............................................... in this house all their life.
My grandparents have lived in this house all their life
Kate has to stay at home because it (rain) .............. . heavily for hours.
Kate has to stay at home because it has been raining heavily for hours.
He (drive) ............................. 397 miles, from London to Aberdeen
He has driven 397 miles, from London to Aberdeen.
They (just/arrive) ........ home from Spain. They look sunburned. I think they (lie) ...... in the sun.
They have just arrived home from Spain. They look sunburned. I think they have been lying in the sun.