4. Choose the right tense form: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. 1) We haven’t been having / haven’t had a holiday for 5 years. 2) She has been teaching / has taught at this school for twenty years. 3) David has been painting / has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock. 4) Mary and Sam have collected / have been collecting stamps for 3 years. 5) Their parents have been / have being friends since their childhood.

Перевод задания: Выберите подходящую форму времени: Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

1. We haven’t had a holiday for 5 years. (Мы не были в отпуске пять лет.) Для глагола have в значении «иметь, проводить» здесь естественна форма Present Perfect.
2. She has been teaching at this school for twenty years. (Она преподаёт в этой школе уже двадцать лет.) Подчёркивается длительность продолжающейся деятельности.
3. David has been painting in his studio since 10 o’clock. (Дэвид занимается живописью в своей мастерской с десяти часов.) Действие продолжается с указанного момента.
4. Mary and Sam have been collecting stamps for 3 years. (Мэри и Сэм коллекционируют марки уже три года.) Подчёркивается продолжительность занятия.
5. Their parents have been friends since their childhood. (Их родители дружат с детства.) Глагол-связка be не употребляется в Continuous; форма have being неверна.