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They have been married for 20 years
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Jak długo są małżeństwem? Lernen beginnen
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How long have they been married?
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Bill jest w szpitalu. Jest w szpitalu od poniedziałku Compare the present and present perfect Lernen beginnen
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Bill is in hospital. He has been in hospital since Monday We use present perfect to talk about something that began in the past and still continues now
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Czy dobrze się znacie? Czy znacie się od dawna? Lernen beginnen
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Do you know each other well? Have you known each other for a long time?
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Czeka na kogoś. Czekała cały ranek. Lernen beginnen
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She is waiting for somebody. She's been waiting all morning
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Czy mają samochód? Od jak dawna mają swój samochód? Lernen beginnen
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Do they have a car? How long have they had their car?
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Uczę się angielskiego od sześciu miesięcy 11. B) When we ask or say 'how long', the pp continuous is more usual Lernen beginnen
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I have been learning English for six months When we ask or say 'how long', the pp continuous is more usual
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It's been raining since lunchtime
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Richard wykonuje tę samą pracę od 20 lat. Lernen beginnen
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Richard has been doing the same job for 20 years.
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Jak długo jeździłeś? Od 17 roku życia. Lernen beginnen
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How long have you been driving? Since I was 17.
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Some verbs (eg. know/like/believe) are not normally used in the pp continuous Lernen beginnen
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How long have you known Jane?
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Julia od dawna mieszka w Paryżu 11. C) You can use either the pp continuous or simple with 'live' and 'work'. Present perfect continuous: Lernen beginnen
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Julia has been living in Paris for a long time
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Julia od dawna mieszka w Paryżu Lernen beginnen
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Julia has lived in Paris for a long time
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How long have you been working here?
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How long have you worked here?
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Zawsze mieszkałem na wsi. 11. C) But we use the pp simple (I've lived / I've done etc.) with always: Lernen beginnen
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I've always lived in the countryside. But we use the pp simple (I've lived / I've done etc.) with always:
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Nie widziałem Toma od poniedziałku 11. D) We say 'I haven't done something since/for...' Lernen beginnen
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I haven't seen Tom since Monday
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Sue nie dzwoniła od wieków Lernen beginnen
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Sue hasn't called in ages
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Unit 12 For and Since / When ...? and How long ...? Lernen beginnen
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I've been waiting for two hours for: towo hours, 20 minutes, a long time, a week, ages
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since: 8 o'clock, April, lunchtime Lernen beginnen
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I've been waiting since 8 o'clock since: 1985, Monday, 15 May, Cristmas
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Sally pracuje tu od sześciu miesięcy Lernen beginnen
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Sally has been working here for six months
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Sally pracuje tu od kwietnia Lernen beginnen
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Sally has been working here since April
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Sally pracuje tu od kwietnia do teraz Lernen beginnen
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Sally has been working here from April until now
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Nie widziałem Toma od trzech dni Lernen beginnen
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I haven't seen Tom for three days
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Nie widziałem Toma od poniedziałku Lernen beginnen
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I haven't seen Tom since Monday
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Są małżeństwem od dziesięciu lat It's possible to leave out 'for' Lernen beginnen
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They have been married ten years It's possible to leave out 'for' (not in negative sentences)
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Nie mieli wakacji od dziesięciu lat It's possible to leave out 'for' (not in negative sentences) Lernen beginnen
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They haven't had a holiday for ten years It's possible to leave out 'for' (not in negative sentences)
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I've lived here all my life
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12. B Compare when ...? (+ past simple) and how long ...? (+ present perfect) Lernen beginnen
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When did it start raining? Compare when ...? (+ past simple) and how long ...? (+ present perfect)
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Zaczęło padać godzinę temu Lernen beginnen
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It started raining an hour ago When did it start raining?
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Zaczęło padać o godzinie 1:00 Lernen beginnen
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It started raining at 1 o'clock When did it start raining?
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How long has it been raining?
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It's been raining for an hour How long has it been raining?
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It's been raining since 1 o'clock How long has it been raining?
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Gdzie Joe i Carol spotkali się po raz pierwszy? Lernen beginnen
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Where did Joe and Carol first meet?
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Po raz pierwszy spotkali się dawno temu Gdzie Joe i Carol spotkali się po raz pierwszy? Lernen beginnen
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They first met a long time ago Where did Joe and Carol first meet?
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Po raz pierwszy spotkali się, gdy byli w szkole Gdzie Joe i Carol spotkali się po raz pierwszy? Lernen beginnen
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They first met when they were at school Where did Joe and Carol first meet?
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How long have they known each other?
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They have known each other for a long time How long have they known each other?
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Znają się, odkąd byli w szkole Lernen beginnen
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They've known each other since they were at school How long have they known each other?
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Minęły dwa lata, odkąd ostatni raz widziałem Joe 12. C: We say 'It's (a along time/ two years etc.) since something happened': Lernen beginnen
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It's two years since I last saw Joe = I haven't seen Joe for two years
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Minęły wieki, odkąd poszliśmy do kina We say 'It's (a along time/ two years etc.) since something happened Lernen beginnen
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It's ages since we went to the cinema = We haven't been to the cinema for ages
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Ile czasu minęło od ostatniego spotkania z Joe? You can ask 'How long is it since...?' Lernen beginnen
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How long is it since you last saw Joe? You can ask 'How long is it since...?'
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Ile czasu minęło od śmierci pani Hill? You can ask 'How long is it since...?' Lernen beginnen
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How long is it since Mrs Hill died? You can ask 'How long is it since...?'
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Minęły dwa lata, odkąd ostatni raz widziałem Joe. You can also say 'It's been (=It has been)... since...? Lernen beginnen
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It's been two years since I last saw Joe. You can also say 'It's been (=It has been)... since...?
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