1. ‘How long have you been speaking French?'

‘For three years.'

2. ‘How long have you been playing the saxophone?'

‘For six years.'

3. ‘How long have you been singing in the school choir?'

‘Since last September.'

4. ‘How long have you been playing chess?'

‘Since I was a little boy / girl.'

5. ‘How long have you been living in Seattle?'

‘For many many years. Since 2000.'

1. Sandy: ‘Because I've / have been reading and I didn't know what time it was. I'm sorry!'

2. Caroline: ‘Because I‘ve / have been browsing the Net and I completely forgot.'

3. Sophia: ‘I've / have been sleeping I was exhausted.'

4. Greg: ‘I have not / haven't been feeling well lately. I couldn't prepare anything.'

5. Christopher: ‘I've / have been working. I have a math test tomorrow.'

‘Are you ready for the performance in two days?'

‘I'm afraid, we are not ready yet.'

‘But what have you been doing all these months?'

‘We've / have been rehearsing. We've / have been singing. We've / have been dancing, have been making costumes, have been learning our roles by heart.'

‘Don't worry! You've put a lot of work into it. I'm sure it'll be a great success.'

1. He speaks English very fluently. He has been learning English for six years.

2. She has been waiting for the bus for half an hour. But she can't get in because it's full. She is furious.

3. They have been watching videos on YouTube all night. They are too tired to wake up and go to school.

4. ‘How long have you been working in this shop?' ‘Since it opened.'

5. Katy has been talking all evening. That's why she hasn't done any homework yet.

1. I've been gardening.

2. I've been painting my garage door.

3. Have you been smoking?

4. I've been running for two hours.

5. Because I've been waiting for you for an hour.

1. I've been working all day.

2. I've been typing my report all day.

3. He's been doing the housework since seven this morning.

4. He's been working in this company since last month.

5. Her baby has been crying all night.

1. Qu'as-tu fait ?

2. Depuis combien de temps parles-tu avec tes amis ?

3. Nous regardons une série depuis le début de l'après-midi.

4. Nous jouons depuis que nos parents sont partis au travail.

5. Nous avons joué au tennis pendant deux heures et nous sommes épuisés.

1. Ils font du shopping depuis le début de l'après-midi. 

2. Il fait ses devoirs depuis deux heures.

3. Elle peint la pièce depuis ce matin.

4. Ils cuisinent pour leurs invités depuis trois heures.

5. Il repasse depuis plus d'une heure.

1. Have you ever been to New Zealand?

2. I don't know this man. I've / have never met him before.

3. Our neighbours have invited all their friends to their housewarming party. (crémaillère)

4. The children have tidied / have been tidying their rooms up.

5. Jane has been driving the same car for years.

6. Son: “I've / have been fixing my bike.”

7. "I've / have been chopping onions!"