2 Choose the correct answer. 1) I saw/were seeing my school teacher yesterday at the mall.
2) She came/were coming home late at night.
3) My sister was sleeping/had sleeping while I was reading.
4) I had been cleaning/were cleaning the house for three hours when he came home.
5) Jane was recovering/had recovering well from her surgery.
6) It was/had really important for me to have this job.
7) He didn’t water/didn’t watered the plants and they were destroyed.
8) She was helping/helped me around the house yesterday at 4 o’clock.
9) I got/had getting a bad mark at school yesterday.​

1. Look! Jenny  is going to school.
2. Oh her back, Jenny is carrying her school bag.
3. William and his parents have lived in Aberdeen for one year.
4. Although William was a little afraid of moving to Aberdeen, he is having_ many friends here how.
5. Four of his best friends go camping every summer.
6. This year, William wants to go with them.
7. Tom: Hi Ana. I have tried to ring you several times togay. Where have you been?
8. Ana: I have been  at homr all the time. But I had been cleaning the house all day, so maybe I didn`t hear the phone ring.
9. A: Have you ever tasted sushi?
10. B: Yes, I have eaten sushi at least five times so far.

1. Her children are in the yard. They are playing football now. They have been playing it since ten o'clock.
2. She speaks English well. She has studied it for five years. Listen! She is speaking English to her teacher.
3. His son has just returned home. He is dirty. He played volley-ball.
4. Where is David? - He is in the library. He is working there at the moment. — How long has he been there? - He has been working for three hours.
5. Why does she look tired? - She has worked all night.
6. Since when have they been waiting for us? - They have been waiting for half an hour. We are late.
7. My sister drives a car. She has learned to drive for two months.
8. Beth has been busy this morning, hasn't she? - Yes. She already has written some letters and interviewed four people.
9. Julia has already returned home. She always comes home at this time. She is doing her lessons. She has been doing them since three o'clock.
10. My baby is sleeping at the moment. My baby has been sleeping for two hours.
11. Peter is writing letters now. He has been writing since seven o'clock. He has not finished writing yet.
12. What are they doing now? - They are discussing a very important problem. They have been discussing it for two hours; but they have not reached the agreement yet.
13. I have never supposed that he can cook. He is in the kitchen now. He has been cooking for an hour and he already has prepared some tasty dishes.
14. The weather is fine today. There is no clouds in the sky, the warm wind is blowing. The sun has been shinning since early morning.