Lesson XVIII: Wh-Questions with HOW LONG and WHEN

Exercise: E.4. Practice Various Time Expressions in the Actional Block Position Fill up the gap with a proper time expression. For example: - He came … lunch - HE CAME DURING LUNCH. - He ' s been staying … three hours - HE ' S BEEN STAYING FOR THREE HOURS. - He ’ s studied Chinese … several years - HE ’ S STUDIED CHINESE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. - He was doing the assignment … I rang him up - HE WAS DOING THE ASSIGNMENT WHEN I RANG HIM UP. - He left … I was sleeping - HE LEFT WHILE I WAS SLEEPING. - We did the dishes … her parents came in- WE DID THE DISHES WHEN HER PARENTS CAME IN. - She was making a dress … I was watching TV - SHE WAS MAKING A DRESS WHILE I WAS WATCHING TV. 1. -He's been speaking … two hours- 2. -I closed the book … he entered- 3. -He's studied … two months- 4. -He's been waiting … two hours- 5. -He studied … the vacation- 6. -I saw him … the lecture- 7. -I was vacuuming the room … she was dusting the furniture- 8. -He sat down … I was playing- 9. -I’ve worked on that project … many years- 10. -He was studying … his wife came in- 11. -He's been working … two hours- 12. -He turned off the TV … his wife was sleeping- 13. -He was working … they were taking a nap- 14. -He was studying … she came- 15. -I've been talking to him … fifty minutes-