Lesson 10: Writing home

:Present perfect continuous

المضارع التام المستمر يؤكد استمرارية حدوث الحدث وتكون الجملة حسب القاعدة الآتية:

أما عند الاستفهام:

متى تكون الجملة مضارع تام مستمر:

1. إذا كانت ظرف الزمان معها مثل....,since, for, recently, all

.I have been studying all the morning

2. إذا كان السؤال ب (How long) هذا ايضا دليل على الاستمرارية.

?How long have you been waiting

3. أحيانا يعي في الجملة تأثير ظاهر للفعل.

?Your eyes are red. Have you been crying

.She looks tired. She has working hard recently

ما الذي يتبع كلمة (since) أو (for)؟

Since

يتبعها اسم يوم / شهر / سنة / مناسبة. اي يتبعها تاريخ محدد (موعد بداية الحدث).

.I have been studying English since I was six

for

يتبعها طول الفترة الزمنية التي استغرقها حدوث الفعل. مثل:

...for 2 weeks, for a long time, for ages

Hamid wants to go diving. Use the words to make sentences about what he has already done and what he hasn't done yet.

3. Watch a video about diving.

He has already watched a diving mask.

4. Ask his parents for permission.

He has already asked his parents for permission.

5. rent the breathing equipment.

He hasn't rented the breathing equipment.

6. practice swimming underwater.

He hasn't already practiced swimming underwater.

7. find a diving teacher.

He hasn't found a diving teacher yet.

8. buy a waterproof camera.

He hasn't bought a waterproof camera yet.

B. What else have Christine and her family been doing on their holiday? Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1. We have been eating good food.
2. We haven't been swimming in th pool because we prefer the beach.
3. I haven't been taking pictures because I forgot my camera.
4. My sister has been learning to sail.
5. My parents have been visiting museums.

C. Make sentences about what the people have been doing.

1. They have been waiting for an hour.
2. He has been swimming in the pool.
3. He has been playing tennis.
4. He has been painting.
5. They have been playing in the sand.
6. She has been cooking.

Think about a place you have visited, in Iraq or in another country.

Now imagine you are there. Use your notes to write a postcard or an e-mail to a friend.

Dear Ahmed,

I have been in Erbil for a week now. I'm really enjoying my holiday. I have seen a lot of new places. I'm with my friends here we have stayed at Rotana Hotel.

It is wonderful, the swimming pool is very large. We visited a lot of interesting places.

First, We visited Erbil Citadel and we did some sightseeing and also we took some photos.

Then we have been to Majdi Mall, it is very big so we spend a lot of time there, it is really interesting.

Finally, we have been to the water-park you can't imaging swimming and playing in the water since the morning.

It is the best thing in the holiday.

Now we are sitting in the restaurant waiting for lunch. I'm coming back home next Sunday.

See you soon,

Your friend