8.4 Revision
Ex. 13. (A) Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. A.: What you (look) for?
В.: We (look) for school things. We (not/buy) everything yet. A.: I (buy) everything.
2. A.: What you (do), Jane? В.: I (read).
A.: But it (be) late. What you (read) all this time?
3. A.: Where (be) John?
В.: He (work) in the garden.
A.: He must be too tired. He (work) there all day.
4. A.: Who you (wait) for?
В.: I (wait) for Jack. I (wait) for him since 11 o'clock.
A.: They (stand) there for the last 20 minutes. В.: What they (talk) about all this time?
A.: What you (think) of?
В.: I (think) of our life together.
7. A.: The girls (sing) in the sitting-room. В.: They (sing) since I (walk) in.
Ex. 14. (A, B) Open the brackets. Use the Past Continuous,the Past Indefinite, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Greg (return) at last. Mary (wait) for him so long. 2. Margaret, you (read) my letters. Don't deny it. 3. When I (come) home, Mother (make) breakfast and Father (have) his morning tea.
4. When you (discuss) it? I never (hear) the subject mentioned. 5. No, you can't go to the Smiths'. You (be) there twice this week. 6. Why, you (not/change) at all. I (recognise) you the moment I (see) you. 7. Terry (go) shopping already? 8. When you (go) to bed? 9. I (offer) to buy them out. 10. My dear girl, you (overeat) for years. You (lose) your looks, you (lose) your figure. You can't get back to normal overnight. Remember what doctor Lecter (tell) you on Monday. 11.1 (see) her when I (drive) past their house on my way to work. 12. He (not/say) a single word to me yet and he (get) that letter on Sunday. 13. The children (talk) of nothing else for weeks. 14. And we (sing) together ever since that time. 15. Where he (be)? - He (sit) at his desk. He (not/move) since she (leave).
Ex. 15. (В, C) Open the brackets. Use the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Andy, you (hear) me? I (talk) to you for a minute already. 2.1 want to see how much the place (change) since I was there last. 3. We (not/see) them ever since. 4. I don't want to take a cure at all. I am perfectly happy. All my life I (be) perfectly happy.
5. Here's my key. I (leave). 6.1 (go) to the shops, (not/begin) cutting the material until I (come) back. 7. Wait till you (see) Moose and (talk) to him. 8. The children (live) with their aunt since their mother (be) ill. 9.1 must not let my eyes get all red and swollen, or Henry'll know I (cry). 10. The train (not/arrive) yet but a lot of people (stand) on the platform. 11.1 (know) him very well. We (know) each other since I came to live in this house. 12. He says he (listen) to the same tunes for fifteen years. 13. Earthquakes (rock) the surface in different parts of the world from time to time. 14. What are you going to say to the President, if he (ask). 15. "Dear little Hans," cried Rotten, "I'm in great trouble. My little boy (fall off) a ladder and (hurt) himself." 16. "You (hear) that Walter (ask) Mary to marry him?" - "Again? He (ask) her three times so far. And she obstinately (refuse) him all this time. She (accept) at last?" 17. "This other gentleman," cried Mr.Pickwick, "is, as you will see when you (read) the letter, a very near relative, or I should rather say a very particular friend of your son's." 18. He (be) here for six years. He (do) a lot to help things change. 19. My good man, Signora Lollobridgida (be) a head nurse in general to all of us. She (look) after sick people ever since she was in short frocks, and (do) it better than any sister of mercy I (know). I needn't leave any directions if she (come). 20. Things (not/be) the same since the British went. 21. Your attitude (puzzle) me for some time now. Why you (look) at me like that? I (speak) about your last article. What (make) you write all those awful accusations?
Ex. 16. (В, C) Translate the sentences into English.
1. Боюсь, вы наслушались разговоров кого-то старше вас. 2. "Как дела у вашего сына?" - "Очень хорошо. Я только что ему звонила по телефону." 3. "Вы давно здесь работаете?" - "Около трех лет." 4. "Вот и вы, - сказал он. - Я давно вас жду." 5. Я со вчерашнего дня думаю о том, что вы сказали. 6. Тэд, я вас ищу повсюду. Что вы делали все это время? 7. Входи, дорогой. Я целое утро пытаюсь найти тебя. 8. Мальчики в саду. Они уже с полчаса наблюдают за птицами. 9. Скажите, когда придет механик? Я жду его с 10 часов. 10. Вот уже тридцать лет, как я изучаю своих собратьев (humankind). 11. Дождь идет уже три дня. 12. Я не сплю уже вторую ночь.
Ex. 17. (В, С) Translate into English.
I
1. Я его только что видела. Он переходил улицу. 2. Ты в жизни своей никогда по-настоящему не работал. 3. Когда он приходил? 4. Директор еще не вернулся. 5. Что вы там так долго рассматривали? 6. Последнее время вы меньше работаете. 7. Спасибо, я уже пил кофе. 8. Она мне все рассказала. 9. Вчера, когда мы ехали домой, она мне все рассказала . 10. Они играют в шахматы с самого обеда. 11. Я работаю над этой темой с весны. 12. Я о вас так много слышала. 13. Когда он в последний раз написал вам? 14. Где я видела это лицо? 15. Она все объяснила. Она была тогда больна и не могла позвонить. 16. Ты написала маме?
II
1. Он тренирует эту команду всего полгода, но они сделали большие успехи. 2. Кто взял мой словарь? Я его вчера здесь на полке оставила. 3. Он посмотрел на меня и ничего не сказал. Он ждал кого-то. 4. Они спорят уже полчаса, и я потеряла всякий интерес. 5. Почему ты с ней так разговаривал? 6. Вы давно его знаете? 7. Давно вы меня ждете? 8. Когда вы начали изучать английский язык? 9. У тебя руки красные. Что ты делала? - Я чистила свеклу. 10. Он уехал на прошлой неделе. 11. Он подошел к окну, открыл его и помахал кому-то рукой. 12. Мы ждем здесь с двух часов, и никто не сказал нам, что делать. 13. Боюсь, что она передумала. Она мне ничего не сказала, когда я видела ее в последний раз.
8.5 THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
I had been reading
I had not been reading
Had I been reading?
I'd been reading
I hadn't been reading
THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Exclusive
denotes an action which began before a definite moment in the past, continued up to that moment and was still going on at that moment.
denotes an action which was no longer going on at a definite moment in the past, but which had been in progress not long before.
It is used with: - since, -for.
□ We had been climbing for six hours when at last we reached the summit of the moutain.
□ Outside everything was in deep snow. It had been snowing hard all night (not at that moment).
EXERCISES
Ex. 18. (A, B) Put the verb in brackets into the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. Clouds (gather) all day and now rain came down in sheets. 2. "I'm coming all right," said Mr Dilinger, who (shiver) for the last ten minutes. 3.1 realized that he had come away with me in order to discuss once more what he already (discuss) for hours with his sister-in-law. 4.1 slowly released a breath and only then realized that I (hold) it for some time.
Ex. 19. (B) Put the verb in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. When I (leave) home, the snow already (stop). 2. It (be) 6 p.m. and Jack (be) tired because he (work) hard all day. 3. He clearly (listen) to our conversation and I (wonder) how much he (hear). 4. She (say) she (teach) at this school for twenty years. 5. He (say) he just (finish) the book he (read) all this time. 6. The postman (come) after lunch and (bring) me a letter which I (expect) for a long time. 7. It (rain) since the morning, and the fields (be) quite muddy.
Ex. 20. (А, В, C) Answer the questions.
Examples: Did you work at your English yesterday? Yes. I did.
How long had you been working at your English before you went for a walk? (for an hour) / had been working at my English for an hour.
1. Did it rain yesterday?
How long had it been raining when you left home? (for 3 hours)
2. Did she work at the University before she retired?
How long had she been working there before she retired? (for 25 years)
3. Did you stay at the hotel when you were in London?
How long had you been living there when Jane arrived? (for a fortnight)
4. Did they study French before they went to France?
How long had they been studying it before they went there? (for 5 years)
5. Did they work on their book last year?
How long had they been working on it before they sent it to the publishing house? (for 2 years)
6. Did your brother play football yesterday?
How long had he been playing football before he took part in the world championship for the first time? (for 6 years)
7. Did he listen to that record yesterday?
How long had he been listening to it before he could understand all the words? (for an hour)
8. Did the children walk in the wood in the morning?
How long had they been walking before you called them back? (for 2 hours)
Ex. 21. (A, B) Make up sentences according to the pattern.
Example: You came home. Your children were watching television.
(they/not/do/any work) - They hadn't been doing any work.
1. |
Brother and sister came home with angry faces. |
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(they/guarrel/on the way home) |
2. |
There was nobody in the flat. But a delicious smell of fresh bread was in the air. |
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(Mother/bake/bread) |
3. |
Mary closed her eyes. She felt very tired. |
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(she/read/too long) |
4. |
You came home from a party. You were nearly dropping on your feet. |
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(vou/dance/all night) |
5. |
When I looked at my typewriter, I saw a sheet of paper in it. |
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(somebody/use/mv typewriter) |
Ex. |
22. (A, B) Make up sentences according to the pattern. |
Example: I started on my journey. After an hour a tyre went flat.
I had been driving for an hour when a tyre went flat. 1. The lecturer began to speak. After 15 minutes the dean came in. The lecturer for 15 minutes when
2. Larry had arranged to meet Amy at her hotel in London. He had lost the address but he thought it was the Savoy. So he went there. After half an hour waiting he realized that he had come to the wrong hotel.
Larry when
3.» My father-in-law went to work in America in 1943. Two years later the war ended. My father-in-law when