- •Exercise 13. Make up 15 questions from the following table. Then answer them using the words given in Exercise 6 (always, sometimes, never etc.)
- •Exercise 14. Answer the questions in the negative using the words in brackets.
- •Exercise 2. Supply one of the Present Tenses: the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect.
- •Exercise 3. Give short answers to the following questions and then extend them using the Past Simple and supplying appropriate adverbials from the list below.
- •Exercise 4. Answer the questions in the Present Perfect & in the Past Indefinite. Make a proper choice of the adverbial modifier.
- •Exercise 5. Insert the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. Change the position of adverbs if necessary.
- •Exercise 6. Finish up the sentences choosing appropriate adverbial modifiers from the brackets.
- •Exercise 7. Give two answers to each of the questions, one in the Present Perfect Simple, the other in the Past Simple using appropriate adverbials from the brackets.
- •Exercise 8. Rewrite the sentences using the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite.
- •Exercise 11. Insert the Present Perfect or Past Indefinite.
- •Exercise 12. Translate into English using the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple.
- •Exercise 15. Translate the sentences into English using the verbs in italics either in the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite Tense.
- •Exercise 1. Translate the sentences into Russian and comment on the use of the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.
- •Exercise 2. Make the following sentences negative & interrogative.
- •Exercise 3. Supply the Present Perfect Continuous Tense of the verbs in brackets.
- •Exercise 7. Read the sentences and add a sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •Exercise 8. Paraphrase the following sentences using the words in brackets and con-junctions ‘for’ and ‘since’.
- •Exercise 13. Ask questions to the following sentences.
- •Exercise 14. Answer the questions in the negative and extend your answers.
- •Exercise 15. Make up sentences from the words given below. Then look at the short answers and write the questions.
- •Exercise 20. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive instead of the infinitives in brackets.
- •Exercise 3. Insert the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •Exercise 4. Open the brackets. Use the Past Continuous, the Past Indefinite, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •Exercise 5. Insert the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •Exercise 8. Insert the Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous.
- •Exercise 9. Insert the Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •Exercise 10. Translate the sentences into English.
- •Exercise 11. Translate the sentences into English.
- •Exercise 12. Translate the sentences into English.
Exercise 15. Translate the sentences into English using the verbs in italics either in the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite Tense.
A. 1. В этом семестре мы прочитали пять рассказов А. Кристи. - А что вы читали в прошлом семестре? - "Чудеса страны Оз."
2. - Могу я видеть Джона?
- Боюсь, что нет. Он уехал в Москву.
- Когда он уехал?
- Два дня назад.
3. - Вы уже сделали это упражнение?
- Нет, я перевела только 10 предложений.
4. - Вы уже сдали все экзамены?
- Нет, мы сдали только два.
- Сколько экзаменов вы сдавали в прошлом году?
- Пять.
5. - Почему Аня такая грустная?
- Она поссорилась с Ником.
- Боже, сколько раз они ссорились в этом месяце?
- Думаю, много раз.
6. - Как вы провели майские каникулы?
- Очень хорошо. 1 мая у нас была вечеринка, мы танцевали, слушали новые записи, а вечером пошли гулять. 2 мая ездили за город.
В. 1. Где вы были вчера вечером? Я звонила Вам несколько раз, но никто не ответил. - Я был в гостях у Тани.
2. Что случилось? - Джон упал и сломал ногу. - Где он сейчас? - "Скорая помощь" отвезла его в больницу.
3. Вчера показывали что-нибудь интересное по телевизору? - Не знаю, я не смотрела. Я очень устала и рано легла спать.
4. Где Джон? - Он все еще в больнице. Он уже там две недели.
5. Вы в Лондоне находитесь уже неделю. Как он вам нравится? Что вы уже посмотрели?- Мы были в Тауэре, на Трафальгарской площади, в Национальной галерее. - О, вы уже видели много интересного.
6. Они поженились два года назад и с тех пор очень счастливы.
7. Я принес тебе цветы. Где голубая ваза? - К сожалению, Миша разбил ее. - Неужели? Когда? - В воскресенье он помогал мне убирать квартиру и случайно разбил ее.
. The Present Perfect Continuous
Exercise 1. Translate the sentences into Russian and comment on the use of the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.
1. My brother has been staying with us for three weeks.
2. It has been raining since morning.
3. He's been working here since 1990.
4. She has been telling me how good you are since you left the room.
5. Since when have you been sitting here? Have you been waiting here long?
6. 'How long have you been looking for her?' 'For three hours.'
7. The sun is shining, but the ground is wet because it has been raining.
8. Who has been playing with the remote control? It doesn't work!
9. Why are you so tired? What have you been doing?' 'I've been working in the garden since morning.'
10. She has been playing chess since she was nine.
11. He hasn't been feeling very well recently.
12. She looks fit and tanned. She has been working outdoors a lot recently.
Exercise 2. Make the following sentences negative & interrogative.
Example: The children have been fighting.
The children haven't been fighting.
Have the children been fighting?
1. He has been painting this fence for a long time.
2. My secretary has been typing the report for five hours.
3. The boys have been trying to fix that bike since morning.
4. The tourists have been waiting for the guide since four o'clock.
5. You have been talking for almost an hour without stopping.
6. It has been snowing heavily during the whole night.
7. We have been looking for that cafe for half an hour.
8. He has been writing this letter since the lecture began.
9. He has been living in this city since 1970.
10. They have been repairing the road for the last five years.
11. The students have been translating the text since the lecture began.
12. I have been buying food here since I came to this town.
