Present #1
What (Helen, do) ________ for the last two hours ? She (prepare) _______ for next week’s meeting.
has been doing / is preparing
We must wake her. She (sleep) _____________for fifteen hours.
has been sleeping
I told John not to drive because he (drink) _____ all night.
had been drinking
He admitted that he (take) ______ all the money from the piggy bank.
had taken / took
We (walk) ________ for hours, so my feet are sore.
have been walking
But she (dust) __________ the furniture now.
is dusting
I (write) _____________a book about Brazil. I (write) __________ three pages today.
have been writing / wrote
Why did you change the channel? I (watch) ______ that movie.
was watching
When the burglar (see) _____ the owner come in, he (try) _____ to open the safe.
saw / had been trying
It (not rain) ________ , but the streets are wet.
has not been raining / has not rained
His sister (be) __________ in Australia six times and I (be) ________there only twice.
has been / have been
I (not can) _____________ answer the door because I (take ) _____________a shower.
cannot / am taking
When I (get) _____ out of the shower, the lights (go) _____ dark.
got / went
He seemed OK but I knew he (cry) _____ because his eyes were red.
had been crying
Have they (follow) _______ the new rules?
been following
We (live) ________ in Troy since 2010 and so far we (never, intend) _____________ to leave the country.
have lived (have been living) / intend
Right now, I (speak) _______ English.
am speaking
I realized that Clara (change) ______ very little when I saw her.
had changed
We (fly) _____ for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
had been flying
She (practice) ________ yoga, and her flexibility (improve) _______ .
has been practicing / improved
But the situation (recently turn) _____________ so bad that we (decide) _____________to go back to Venezuela.
has turned / have decided
I (speak) _______ English every day and today I (speak) _______ since class started.
speak / have been speaking
When he entered the room, somebody (hit) _____ him on the head.
hit
When the dog started barking, I (speak) _______ English to my neighbor.
was speaking / had been speaking
The chef (experiment) ______ with new recipes.
has been experimenting