Question

Read this conversation between two people in a sports club. Choose the correct verb forms.
Tim: I don’t think so.
Anna: Excuse me. (1) We’ve waited / we’ve been waiting to play tennis since 10.30. It must be our turn now.
Tim: I don’t think so.
Anna: (2) We’ve stood / We’ve been standing here patiently watching you and it‘s time for you to stop.
How long (3) have you played/Have you been playing?
Tim: Since about 9.30. (4) We’ve played/we´ve been playing two matches so far this morning and (5) we haven’t finished/ we haven’t been finishing the third yet. You’ll have to wait or do something else.
Anna: But [6) you‘ve played/you’ve been playing for more than two hours and it’s our turn now.
Tim: I said you’ll have to wait.
Anna: We’re tired of waiting and we haven’t got anything to do. (7) We’ve read/ we‘ve been reading the magazines we brought with us.
Tim: Why don’t you do something else? (8) Have you tried/ have you been trying the swimming pool?
Anna: We don’t want to swim, we want to play tennis.
Tim: Well, I always play on a Saturday morning. Anyway, (9) we've already started/ we've already been starting the third match.
Anna: Oh well, it looks like we’ve got no choice, but (10) we‘re booked/ we’ve been booking for next Saturday so you’ll be unlucky then.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

(1) We’ve waited waiting to play tennis since 10.30.  It must be our turn now.

(2) We’ve stood standing here patiently watching you and it‘s time for you to stop.

(3) How long have you been playing?

(4) We´ve been playing two matches so far this morning and

(5) we haven’t finished the third yet.  

(6) But you‘ve played for more than two hours and it’s our turn now.

(7) We’ve read the magazines we brought with us.

(8) Have you tried the swimming pool?

(9) Well, I always play on a Saturday morning. Anyway, we've already started the third match.

(10) Oh well, it looks like we’ve got no choice, but  we‘re booked for next Saturday so you’ll be unlucky then.

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