E. Обведите правильный вариант ответа: 1) I think I’ve heard / been hearing that song before. 2) They haven’t arrived / been arriving yet, but they should be here soon. 3) You’ve written / been writing that email for over an hour. How long is it going to take you? 4) Have you talked / been talking on the phone since eight o’clock? 5) Jo has already invited / been inviting Shirley to dinner. 6) I’ve read / been reading an interview with Brad Pitt, but I haven’t finished it yet. 7) Have the boys played / been playing computer games since this morning?

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E. Обведите правильный вариант ответа: 1) I think I’ve heard / been hearing that song before. 2) They haven’t arrived / been arriving yet, but they should be here soon. 3) You’ve written / been writing that email for over an hour. How long is it going to take you? 4) Have you talked / been talking on the phone since eight o’clock? 5) Jo has already invited / been inviting Shirley to dinner. 6) I’ve read / been reading an interview with Brad Pitt, but I haven’t finished it yet. 7) Have the boys played / been playing computer games since this morning?

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I think I’ve heard that song before. — «Я думаю, что уже слышал эту песню»; используется завершённое действие с результатом опыта.
They haven’t arrived yet, but they should be here soon. — «Они ещё не приехали, но скоро должны быть здесь»; arrive обычно не употребляется в Continuous.
You’ve been writing that email for over an hour. — «Ты пишешь это электронное письмо уже больше часа»; подчёркивается длительность действия.
Have you been talking on the phone since eight o’clock? — «Ты разговариваешь по телефону с восьми часов?»; действие длится с указанного момента.
Jo has already invited Shirley to dinner. — «Джо уже пригласила Ширли на ужин»; already указывает на завершённое действие.
I’ve been reading an interview with Brad Pitt, but I haven’t finished it yet. — «Я читаю интервью с Брэдом Питтом, но ещё не закончил»; действие продолжается.
Have the boys been playing computer games since this morning? — «Мальчики играют в компьютерные игры с сегодняшнего утра?»; подчёркивается длительность.

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