Cvičení středně pokročilí: otázky s “How long?”

Cvičení anglické gramatiky pro mírně a středně pokročilé

V tomto cvičení si procvičíte používání How long? v čase minulém prostém a v předpřítomném čase.

Jak na to

Podívejte se na následující rozhovory. Doplňte slova ze závorek do textu ve správném tvaru.

A: My father is a teacher.
B: How long (be) a teacher?
A: Twenty-five years.

Structure of present perfect continuous
positive	negative	question
I / you / we / they have been working	I / you / we / they haven’t been working	Have I / you / we / they been working?
he / she / it has been working	he / she / it hasn’t been working	Has he / she / it been working?

Present perfect continuous – common mistakes
Common mistakes	Correct version	Why?
It has been rain heavily all day.	It has been raining heavily all day.	The structure of the present perfect continuous is have/has + been + verb + -ing.
I have sat here for two hours.	I have been sitting here for two hours.	Verbs such as sit, wait, speak, etc. (‘non-stative’ verbs) suggest continuity and so are mostly used in the continuous (-ing) form.

Which?
I have worked here for five years.
I have been working here for five years.

When BOTH the simple and continuous forms are possible, native speakers prefer to use the continuous.