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Grammar in Use Unit 18

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Cam b r id g e

Essentiat
Grammar
in Use
A self-study reference and practice book
for elementary learners of English

Fourth Edition
with answers

Raymond Murphy
Unit
18 How long have you ... ? (present perfect 4)

Helen is on holiday in Ireland.


She is there now.

She arrived in Ireland on Monday.


Today is Thursday.

How long has she been in Ireland?

since Monday.
She has been in Ireland
for three days.

Compare is and has been:

She is in Ireland is = present


now.

since Monday,
She has been in Ireland has been = present perfect
for three days.

Monday now
Thursday

Compare:

present simple present perfect simple (have been / have lived / have known etc.)

Dan and Kate are married. They have been married for five years.
(not They are married for five years.)
Are you married? How long have you been married?
(not How long are you married?)
Do you know Lisa? How long have you known her?
(not How long do you know her?)
I know Lisa. I've known her for a long time.
(not I know her f o r ...)
Vicky lives in London. How long has she lived in London?
She has lived there all her life.
I have a car. How long have you had your car?
I've had it since April.

present continuous present perfect continuous (have been + -ing)

I'm learning German. How long have you been learning German?
(not How long are you learning German?)
I've been learning German for two years.
David is watching TV. How long has he been watching TV?
He's been (= He has been) watching T V since 5 o'clock.
It's raining. It's been (= It has been) raining all day.

( for and since 4 Units 19,104


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Exercises
I Q ) Complete these sentences.
1 Helen is in Ireland S h e has been in Ireland since Monday.
2 I know Lisa. I have known her for a long time.
3 Sarah and Andy are married. T h e y ................................................................ married since 2005.
4 Ben is ill. H e ................................................................ ill for the last few days.
5 We live in Scott Road. W e ................................................................there for a long time.
6 Catherine works in a bank. S h e ................................................................there for five years.
7 Alan has a headache. H e a headache since he got up this morning.
8 I'm learning English. I ................................................................ English for six months.

< f g j Make questions with How lo n g .

lo o k at the pictures and complete the sentences with:

for ten minutes all day all her life


for ten years since he was 20 since Sunday

1 Thay have.been marrjed.for.i^nyears...............................................................................................


2 S h e ....................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 T h e y .................................................................................................................................................................................................
4 The su n ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
5 S h e ....................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 H e ......................................................................................................................................................................................................

w h ic h is right?
1 M ark liv e s / has lived in Canada since April, ( has lived is right)
2 Jane and I are friends. I know / I've known her very well.
3 Jane and I are friends. I know / I've known her for a long time.
4 a: Sorry I'm late. How long are you waiting/ have you been waiting?
b: Not long. Only five minutes.
5 Luke works / has worked in a hotel now. He likes his job a lot.
6 Ruth is reading a newspaper. She is reading / She has been reading it for two hours.
7 'How long do you live / have you lived in this house?' A bout ten years.'
8 'Is that a new coat?' 'No, I have / I've had this coat for a long time.'
9 Tom is / has been in Spain at the moment. He is / He has been there for the last three days.

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