Exercises

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite or the Present Perfect (предложения

необходимо полностью переписать).

1. I (want) to see you. I (not/see) you for ages!

2. I don’t know this girl. I never (meet) her before.

3. I (know) you nearly all my life, but I never (see) you so excited about anything.

4. “You (know) the girl who just (leave) the shop?” – “Yes, that (be) Bella York”.

5. Come in, I (be) awake since sun-up.

6. “You (speak) Spanish?” – “No, I never (study) it”.

7. It (be) a nice feeling to go somewhere you never (visit) before.

8. My brother Greg (graduate) from the University this year.

9. “You (know) where they have gone?” – “No, they (sell) their house and (not/leave) their new address”.

10. I (not/see) your pictures for a long time. Can I look round?

II. Use the words in brackets to make questions according to a pattern.

Example: (he/ever/paint/people) Has he ever painted people?

1. (you/ever/be/to Scotland?) 4. (how many times/you/be/married?)

2. (your parents/live/here/all their lives?) 5. (he/ever/meet/the President?)

3. (you/hear/this concert?) 6. (you/ever/visit/the White House?)

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite

(предложения необходимо полностью переписать).

1. I (not/call) him yesterday, I was busy. 6. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

2. She already (answer) the letter. 7. The newspaper (come)? – Yes, Ann is reading it now.

3. She (answer) it on Tuesday. 8. Here is your dress; I just (mend) it.

4. I (not/see) him for 3 years. 9. The clock is slow. – It isn’t slow, it (stop).

5. When he (arrive)?

IV. Use the Past Perfect of the verbs given in brackets to complete the sentences (предложения

необходимо полностью переписать).

Example: When John and I got to the river, the boat race (start already) had already started.

1. When she went to bed, she remembered that she (not/switch off the light).

2. She felt tired because she (walk a lot that day).

3. She went for a holiday after she (pass the exams).

4. I didn’t know what to do when they (show me the picture).

5. I was very sorry to hear that he (die).

6. He didn’t start speaking until the children (leave the room).

7. When I met Helen, I understood why Bill (marry her).

V. Answer the questions in the Future Perfect, using the words in brackets.

Example: Will you still be busy if I call you at six? (finish) –

Oh, no, we will have finished by 6 o’clock.

1. Will they still be staying at the hotel tomorrow? (move to their new house)

2. Will you be discussing the plan at 2 o’clock? (make a decision)

3. Will your students be writing a test at ten in the morning? (finish)

4. Will your brother still be a student next autumn? (graduate)

5. Will he be at home on Saturday? (leave for Scotland)

6. Will she be expecting your call tomorrow morning? (receive my letter)

7. Will you be having a lesson at 5 o’clock? (go to the swimming-pool)

VI. Translate into English (revision on tenses).

1. Они подошли к тому месту, где он уронил кольцо в ручей.

2. Я готовила обед, в то время как она прибиралась в комнате.

3. Когда мы были в Крыму, мы часами гуляли в горах.

4. Она любит путешествовать. Летом она ездила во Францию. Она уже вернулась в Москву.

5. Что вы здесь делаете? – Я жду своего друга. Он работает в этом университете.

6. Эксперимент будет закончен к концу следующей недели.

7. Он закончил работу до того, как мы пришли.

8. Вы когда-нибудь были в Париже? – Да, я часто езжу во Францию.

9. Моя сестра ещё спала, когда я проснулся.

10. Вы уже видели этот фильм? – Да, я видела его на прошлой неделе. – Вы пойдете со мной в кино завтра?