How long...?
I'm cooking now.
How long have you been cooking?
We can't ________ to go on holiday this year, so we're staying at home.
afford
A: Is the water cold?
B: Yes, _____________
it's freezing
I ___________ the same haircut for years. (TO HAVE)
'VE HAD
Travelling by bus is ___________________ than travelling by plane. (EXPENSIVE)
LESS EXPENSIVE
I'm looking for a job.
How long have you been looking for a job?
Can I ________ _______ credit card?
pay by
A: Is the bedroom small?
B: Yes, _____________
it's tiny
Helen ____________ down the Amazon River for six weeks. She’s managed to complete the challenge successfully. (TO KAYAK)
HAS KAYAKED
There was so much noise outside that I wasn’t able to sleep.
If __________________.
If there hadn't been so much noise outside, I would have been able to sleep.
I'm going out with Rob.
How long have you been going out with Rob?
Why are you _________ your money on things you don't really need?
wasting
A: Are the children hungry?
B: Yes, ______________
they're starving.
Henry ___________ for two hours straight. He _______ four lessons so far.
(TO STUDY)
HAS BEEN STUDYING / HAS STUDIED
William doesn’t speak ____________ as I do. (LOUD)
AS LOUDLY
It's raining
How long has it been raining?
Our neighbour ____________ a beautiful house in the country when her aunt Jane died.
inherited
A: Was she happy with the present?
B: Yes, _____________
she was delighted.
I __________ for Jane since midday, but she _________ yet. (TO WAIT / TO ARRIVE)
'VE BEEN WAITING / HASN'T ARRIVED
The children had made a mess in the kitchen when I got home.
A mess _______________________________.
A mess had been made in the kitchen when I got home.
My brother knows Marie.
How long has Your brother known her?
I've asked my bank for a _________ because I want to buy a new house.
mortgage
A: Is the book interesting?
B: Yes, ______________________
it's fascinating.
A: Jim, why don’t you take some time off? You ____________ too hard lately. Take a short holiday. (TO WORK)
B: Yeah, I know. I ______________ a holiday to Spain. (ALREADY / TO BOOK)
'VE BEEN WORKING / 'VE ALREADY BOOKED
1. Nobody asked me to rewrite the composition.
I ______________________________.
2. “Lucy is going to arrive tomorrow at 7.00,” Eli said.
Eli told ____________________
1. I wasn't asked to rewrite the composition.
2. Eli told me that Lucy was going to arrive the next day at 7.00.