Exercise 7.2 For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets. 1. You have a friend who is learning Arabic. You ask: (how long/learn/Arabic?)
How long have you been learning Arabic? 2. You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask: (how long/wait?)
3. You see somebody fishing by the river. You ask: (how many fish/catch?)
4. Some friends of yours are having a party next week. You ask: (how many people/invite?)
5. A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask: (how long/reach?)
6. You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask: (how many books/write?)
(how long/write/books?)
7. A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday. You ask: (how long/save?)
(how much money/save?)
Exercise 7.3 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them if they are wrong. 1. Bob is a friend of mine. I know him very well.
RIGHT 2. Bob is a friend of mine. I know him for a long time.
WRONG: I've known him .
3. Sue and Alan _are married_ since July. ---
4. The weather is awful. It's raining again. ---
5. The weather is awful. It's raining all day. ---
6. I like your house. How long _are you living_ there? ---
7. Graham _is working_ in a shop for the last few months. ---
8. I'm going to Paris tomorrow. I'm staying_ there until next Friday. ---
9. 'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.' ---
10. That's a very old bicycle. How long _do you have_ it? ---
Exercise 7.4 Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets. 1. John tells you that his mother is in hospital. You ask him:
(how long/be/in hospital?)
How long has your mother been in hospital? 2. You meet a woman who tells you that she teaches English. You ask her:
(how long/teach/English?)
3. You know that Jane is a good friend of Carol's. You ask Jane:
(how long/know/Carol?)
4. Your friend's brother went to Australia some time ago and he's still there. You ask your friend:
(how long/be/in Australia?)
5. Tim always wears the same jacket. It's a very old jacket. You ask him:
(how long/have/that jacket?)
6. You are talking to a friend about Alan. Alan now works at the airport. You ask your friend:
(how long/work/at the airport?)
7. A friend of yours is having driving lessons. You ask him:
(how long/have/driving lessons?)
8. You meet somebody on a train. She tells you that she lives in Glasgow. You ask her:
(always/live/in Glasgow?)