E.g. | Tom started reading a newsparer half an hour ago. He's still reading it and he's on page 20. |
(read/for half an hour) | He's been reading for half and hour. |
(read/twenty pages so far) | He's read twenty pages so far. |
1 | Linda is from Canada. She's travelling around Australia at the moment. She began her trip four weeks ago. |
(travel/four weeks) | |
(visit/Sydney and Melbourne so far) | |
2 | Johnny is a football player. He began playing football when he was six years old. This year he is part of the county team again - the third time. |
(make the county team three times) | |
(play / football / since / six) | |
3 | When they left university, Malcolm and Steve started making records together. They make records. |
(make ten records since / leave university) | |
(make / records since / leave university) | |
4 | You have a friend who is learning Portuguese. You ask: |
(How long / learn / Portuguese?) | |
(How much grammar / learn) | |
5 | You've just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you and smoking. You ask: |
(How long / wait?) | |
(How many cigarettes / smoke?) | |
6 | Some friends of yours are having a party. You ask: |
How long / plan this party?) | |
(How many people / invite?) | |
7 | A friend of yours is a teacher. You ask: |
(How long / teach?) | |
(How many children / teach?) | |
8 | You meet a writer. You ask: |
(How many books / write?) | |
How long / write? | |