Ex 1: Now write one sentence to say for how long something has been happening.
a) It's 4:00 p.m. The dishwasher is leaking.It started leaking early this morning.The dishwasher .....since early this morning .......for several hours.
b) It's 10:00. The engineer is repairing the TV. He started repairing it at 9:00. The engineer......
c) It's 12:00. The boys are waiting for their clock to be repaired. They came into the shop at 11:30. The noys......
d) It's 3:20 p.m. The TV is flashing on and off. It started doing that ten minutes ago. The TV....
e) IT'S 5:00 P.M. The video is recording a film. It started recording at 4:30.The video..
1. has been leaking 2. has been repairing the TV for an hour. 3. have been waiting for half an hour. 4. has been flashing on and off for ten minutes. 5. has been recording the film for half an hour.
