Exercise 1. (Text 1) Answer the questions

1. How long have the people been standing on the corner?

2. What have they been doing? (Give five answers).

3. Why has one man been drinking coffee?

4. What are good reasons for taking buses?

5. What are the reasons for driving cars?

6. What are the problems with buses?

7. What are the problems with cars?

Exercise 2. (Text 1) Listen to the sentences below. All are in the present perfect tense. Some of the verbs describe a period of time, and some describe a completed action. If the verb describes an activity over a period of time, change it to the present perfect continuous tense. If it describes a completed action, simply repeat the sentence as it is.

1. He’s bought a ticket already.

2. He’s taken the bus for one month.

3. He’s stood on the corner since 9 a.m.

4. He’s asked the bus driver for a ticket.

5. We’ve caught the bus on the corner every day this week.

6. The bus has come on time every day.

7. We’ve waited for almost an hour.

8. He’s drunk all his coffee already.

Exercise 3. (Text 1) Listen to the sentences. If you can, change the verb phrase to the Present Perfect Continuous tense. If the verb cannot take a continuous tense, simply repeat the sentence as it is.

1. I’ve owned a car for ten years.

2. I’ve driven it to work every day.

3. I’ve never believed that cars are dirty.

4. I’ve always thought that cars are convenient.

5. I’ve parked very close to my office.

6. It’s taken half an hour to drive to work.

7. I’ve always hated to wait in the cold.

8. I’ve thought about taking the bus in the summer.

9. I’ve waited for a more convenient bus schedule.

10. I haven’t ever had a car.

11. I’ve had a lot of fun riding buses.

12. The schedule has been convenient for me.

13. The bus has come on time every day.

14. I’ve always liked the buses.

15. I’ve said hello to him every morning.