The following verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses:

like	want	know	mean	remember	consist
love	need	realise	understand	belong	depend
hate	prefer	suppose	believe	contain	seem

EXERCISE 4. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

1. I'm seeing the manager tomorrow morning.

2. I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat?

3. Are you believing in God?

4. This sauce is great. It's tasting really good.

5. I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right?

EXERCISE 5. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or present continuous.

1. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? (you/want)

2. Jill is interested in politics but she ….. to a political party. (not/belong)

3. Don't put the dictionary away. I ….. it. (use)

4. Don't put the dictionary away. I ….. it. (need)

5. Who is that man? What …..? (he/want)

6. Who is that man? Why ….. at us? (he/look)

7. George says he's 80 years old but nobody ….. him. (believe)

8. She told me her name but I ….. it now. (not/remember)

9. I ….. of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it?

10. I ….. you should sell your car. (think) You ….. it very often. (not/use)

11. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I ….. tea. (prefer)

12. Air ….. mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist)

The Present Perfect (have/has + Past Participle)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I have written	Have I written?	I haven’t written
He She has written It	he Has she written? it	He She hasn’t written It
We You have written They	we Have you written? they	We You haven’t written They

EXERCISE 1. Give the Past Simple and the Past Participle forms of these verbs.

Give, tell, do, fall, take, ride, drive, get, break, hide, wear, drink, sing, teach, steal, grow, swim, throw, catch, lend.

EXERCISE 2. Change the tense in the following sentences into the Present Perfect. Translate into Russian.

1. The pupils are writing а dictation. 2. Му friend is helping mе to solve а difficult problem. 3. I аm learning а роеm. 4. She is telling them аn interest­ing story. 5. Kate is sweeping the floor. 6. The wait­er is putting а bottle of lemonade in front of him. 7. I аm eating mу breakfast. 8. We are drinking water. 9. Не is bringing them some meat and vege­tables. 10. You are putting the dishes оn the table. 11. They are having tea. 12. She is taking the dirty plates from the table.

EXERCISE 3. Give news about yourself and other people to a friend of yours. Make sentences in the Present Perfect.

A Example: My sister / get married. – My sister has got married.

1. I/find/a new job. 2. My father/retire. 3. Jane and Mike/go to work/to Australia. 4. I/buy/a new motorcycle 5. My niece/start to walk. 6. The Browns/move tо another town. 7. Nick and Rita/divorce. 8. John/receive/ a fortune, he/become/a millionaire.

В Ask your friend who is in the USA questions about what he or his relatives have seen or done (use the Present Perfect Tense).

Example: You/have/a good journey? — Have you had a good journey?

1. You/already/see/the Great American Lakes? 2. You/be/to Broadway? 3. Mike/manage to see/the Statue of Liberty? 4. What/new places/your brother/show to you? 5. Ann/visit/the White House? 6. You/receive/your driving license?

С Say what you or your friends have not done yet (this year, month, etc.).

Example: I/not be/to the theatre/this month. — I have not been to the theatre this month.

1. Sue/not read/”Gone with the Wind”/yet. 2. Jill/not enter/London University/this year. 3. Larry/not produce/ a new film/yet. 4. Peggy and Paul/not move/to another flat this month. 5. Pete/not finish/his project yet. 6. Mrs. Brown/not recover/yet.

EXERCISE 4. Open the brackets using verbs in the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect.

1.What you (to do) here? – I (to write) а letter to mу friends. 2. Who (to write) this ar­ticle? 3. Stop smoking! The room (be) full of smoke which (come) from your pipe. Usually nobody (smoke) here as Mother (not let) it. 4. We already (to learn) а lot of English words. 5. You (to find) the book? 6. What are you (to talk) about? 7. Research (show) that lots of people (absorb) new information more efficiently at some times of day than at others. A biological rhythm (affect) different people in different ways. 8. Му cousin (to look) for а job, but he (not to find) а job yet. 9. It (to bе) impossible for her to feel at home here. 10. They just (to give) you а pay rise. 11. Johnny, who finally (to find) а new job, (to give) а big party. 12. I regularly (see) him at the bus stop, but I (not see) him these two or three days.

EXERCISE 5. Use “since” or “for” in the following sentences.

1.We haven't met them ... four years. 2. Му parents have owned this house ... last year. 3. Тhе children have been outside ... early morning. 4. Jerry has had her driving license ... а month. 5. I’ve been at the office ... ten o'clock. 6. David hasn't visited London ... half а year. 7. Тоm has had his car ... he left school. 8. Mr. Parker has been with this соmраnу ... it was organized. 9. I haven't eaten such delicious food ... ages! 10. Не hasn't had а cold ... he went in for sport. 11. We've been good neighbours ... quite а long time. 12. The cake has been in the oven ... thirty minutes.

The Present Perfect Continuous (have/has + been + V ing)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I have been writing	Have I been writing?	I haven’t been writing
He She has been writing It	he Has she been writing? it	He She hasn’t been writing It
We You have been writing They	we Have you been writing? they	We You haven’t been writing They

EXERCISE 1. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1.Her phone has been ringing for ten minutes. Why doesn’t she answer it? 2. How long have you been waiting for me? I have been waiting since 9 o’clock. 3. How long have you been wearing glasses? – For five years. 4. Why are you dirty with paint? – I have been painting the roof. 5. It has been snowing for three days. The roads will be blocked if it doesn’t stop soon. 6. We have been having a test since 11 o’clock.

EXERCISE 2. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

1. Don't come in. He (take) an exam. He (take) his exam for half an hour already. 2. Where are the children? – They (play volleyball). They (play volleyball) since two o'clock. 3. I (learn) to type for a month and can say that my typing (improve). 4. Nick (come) round to see us tonight. 5. He (stay) at his sister's for six weeks. He (try) to find a flat to live in. 6. We can't dance as my father (work) in the study. He (prepare) a report. He (write) it for the whole day. 7. They still (discuss) the article? But they (do) it since twelve o'clock! 8. What a strong wind (blow)! It (blow) since yesterday.

EXERCISE 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I (try) to get into contact with them for a long time, but now I (give) it up as hopeless. 2. My shortsighted uncle (lose) his spectacles. We (look) for them everywhere but we can't find them. 3. You ever (work) as interpreter? – Yes, that is what I (do) for the last five months. 4. Our pilot (ask) for permission to take off for ten minutes already, but he (get) no answer yet. 5. I (know) them since we met at Ann's party. 6. You (open) the door at last. I (ring) for an hour at least, it seems to me.

EXERCISE 4. Translate the following sentences into English using Present Continuous or Present Perfect Соn­tinuous.

1. а) Она все еще изучает испанский язык.

b) Она уже два года изучает испанский язык.

2. а) Они все еще живут на даче.

b) Они уже четыре месяца живут на даче.

3. а) Она все еще разговаривает по телефону.

b) Она разговаривает по телефону уже двадцать минут.

4. а) Мой брат все еще решает эту трудную задачу.

b) Он решает эту задачу уже полчаса.

5. а) Она все еще пишет письмо бабушке.

b) Она уже целый час пишет это письмо.

6. а) Они все еще ловят рыбу.

b) Они ловят рыбу уже пять часов.

7. а) Они все еще спорят.

b) Они спорят уже два часа.

8. а) Она еще спит.

b) Она спит уже два часа.

9. а) Он еще делает уроки.

b) Он делает уроки уже три часа.

10. а) Мальчики все еще играют в футбол.

b) Они играют в футбол уже сорок минут.

11. а) Он все еще пишет свою новую книгу.

b) Он пишет свою новую книгу уже два года.

12. а) Мы все еще ремонтируем нашу квартиру.

b)Мы ремонтируем нашу квартиру уже полмесяца.