Test: Indefinite/Continuous

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время на выполнение теста варьируется от 10 до 20 минут				Total: /20

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Grammar

1. Время от времени он меняет свое жилье

2. Ха, как забавно, она меня сейчас полностью игнорирует

3. Вы будете улучшать свой английский в течение года?

4. Извините, но я не верю вам сейчас

5. Мы встретили его на днях, он был очень разочарован

6. В то время как они посещают курсы, мы не мечтаем на диване, мы работаем

7. Она все еще пристально смотрела на меня, хотя я ничего плохого не сделал

8. В конце концов, полиции удалось ворваться в здание, и обезвредить преступника

9. Ее друг не заполнял эту анкету 2 дня назад

10. Когда ты пришел, они спорили или нет?

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Vocabulary

постигать		additive
тереть		effort
отменять		to grab
заботиться		to stare at
привидение		to spill

1

Write your examples in Present Perfect with each marker

just
already
yet
lately
today
never
ever
this month
this week

2

Translate into Russian

1. Where have you been? -

2. We have just had lunch -

3. She hasn’t bought it yet -

4. I have caught a cold today -

5. Have you ever been to Paris? -

6. She has already laid the table -

7. We have never seen her before -

8. We have heard about it recently -

9. I have written two poems this week -

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Translate and answer the questions

1. Вы когда-либо ели мидий? -

2. Вы когда-либо были в театре? -

3. Вы когда-либо теряли паспорт? -

4. Вы когда-либо находили деньги? -

5. Вы когда-либо хотели жить вечно? -

6. Ваш начальник когда-либо болел? -

7. Вы когда-либо думали о смысле жизни? -

8. Вы когда-либо нервничали из-за работы? –

9. Вы когда-либо мечтали полететь на луну? –

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Translate into English

1. Она еще не замужем -

2. Мой шеф уже принял решение -

3. Они уже извинились перед вами? -

4. Вы ожидали рост доллара или нет? -

5. Их соседи уже переехали в новый дом -

6. Его репутация недавно была под угрозой -

7. Вы только что бросили (send) мне вызов? -

8. Вы уже слышали его впечатляющую речь? - ________________________________________________________

9. Полиция еще не готова обвинить его в убийстве - ________________________________________________________

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Fill in the gaps with the present perfect or past simple

1. How long (you have) ___________ that bad cough yet?

2. Gabriella (grow) ___________ five centimeters last month

3. I (never see) ___________ such a beautiful rainbow before

4. The child (sleep)___________ recently without waking once

5. (you learn) ___________ to play chess when you were a child?

6. On Sunday we (meet) ___________ outside the cinema as usual

7. I (dream) ___________ about a beautiful desert island last night

8. This is only the second time I (fly) ___________ in an airplane

9. The train (just arrive) ___________, so hurry and you might catch it

10. When (you get) ___________ that jacket? I (not notice) ___________ it before

11. I (send) ___________ three emails last week but he ___________ (not reply) to any of them yet

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Topic for discussion

What significant changes have taken place in your life recently? What are some interesting experiences you have had in your lifetime? What are some things you have not done yet in your lifetime but would like to do?

1

Complete the sentences below using the opposite box and translate

When I had bought some fruit		people had believed that the Earth was flat
Before Columbus discovered America		Mary had left
Scott reached the South Pole in 1912		they cleared the table
When I arrived at the party		but Amudsen had beaten him by a month
After they had eaten,		I went back to the beach

2

Fill in the gaps with the past perfect or past simple

1. We checked everything after we (take) ___________ a test

2. George (wait) ____________ for one hour before the bus came

3. The car (flip) ___________ ten times before it landed on its roof

4. Jane was very grateful to her chief after she (receive) ___________ a bonus

5. The policeman read the suspect his rights after he (arrest) ___________ him

6. John (live) ___________ in Miami for one year when his parents came to visit

7. Maria (enter) ___________ the university after she had graduated from the college

8. Jeanette (wash) ___________ the pipettes after she had completed the experiment

9. After the stewardesses had served lunch to the passengers, they (sit) ________down

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Translate into English

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1. Он выполнил условия договора к концу года? - ________________________________________________________

2. Перед игрой они не бросали жребий (flip a nickel) - ________________________________________________________

3. Я колотил в дверь, перед тем как она меня впустила - ________________________________________________________

4. У меня не было времени добраться до своего пистолета - ________________________________________________________

5. Они вздремнули, перед тем как мы отправились в поход? - ________________________________________________________

6. Мы сели в соседнем аэропорту, после того, как наш закрыли из-за снегопада ________________________________________________________

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Fill in the gaps with the past perfect or past simple

1. I (feel) ____________a little better after I (take) ____________the medicine

2. I was late. The chief (give, already) ____________ tasks when I (get) ____________to class

3. I (see, never) ____________ any of Picasso's paintings before I (visit) ____________the art museum

4. It was raining hard, but by the time work (be) ____________ over, the rain

5. (stop) ____________

6. Sam (be) ____________ a newspaper reporter before he (become)

7. ____________ a businessman

8. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam) ____________ the earth, but they

9. (become) ____________ extinct by the time humankind first (appear) ___________

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Fill in the gaps with the past perfect or past simple

agree arrange bang come forget go have move not answer not hear phone play practice

I had a rather embarrassing experience last year. At that time I played in a band with some friends of mine and, rather nervously, we (1) ____________ to play at friend's wedding. We (2) ____________ together about three months and we (3) (ever) ____________ concerts by that time so we (4) ____________ really hard. The wedding was on Saturday. The day before the wedding I had moved to a new flat so I (5) ____________ furniture by the end of the day and (6) ____________ to bed exhausted. At nine o'clock on the Saturday morning the rest of the band met, as we (7) ____________ to practice. They kept phoning me but I (8) ____________. So in the end one of them had arrived and (9) ____________ on the door until I woke up. He told me that they (10) ____________ me before but I (11) ____________ and I nearly missed the wedding. When I finally (12) ____________at the wedding, I realized that I (13) ____________ my guitar.

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Topic for discussion

If you could use a voodoo doll to hurt anyone you chose, would you? And do you believe in magic? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

1

These are researcher's notes, how the world will have changed by the year 2100. Use the notes to make up sentences

1. Human being / travel / to Mars -

2. The world’s population / double -

3. Doctors / discover / a cure for AIDS -

4. We / use / all the oil resources on Earth -

5. Scientists / invent / new sources of energy -

6. Sea temperatures / rise / by several degrees –

7. Computers / replace / most manual workers -

2

Fill in the gaps with the future perfect and translate the sentences

Ann and Andy got married on June 1 st. By June 7th, they (be) ____________ married one week. By June 14th, they (be) ____________ married two weeks

This traffic is terrible. We're going to be late. By the time we (get) ____________ to

the airport, Bob's plane (arrive)___________, and he'll be wondering where we are

I'm getting tired of sitting in the car. Do you realize that by the time we arrive in Phoenix, we (drive) ____________ a car long way?

Go ahead and leave on your vacation. Don't worry about this work. By the time you (get) ____________back, we (take) ____________ care of everything

I don't understand how those marathon runners do it! The race began more than an

hour ago. By the time the reach the finish line, they (run) ____________

steadily a long distance. I don't think I can run more than two minutes!

What? He got married again? At this rate, he (have) ____________

a dozen wives by the time he (die) ____________

We have been married for a long time. By our next anniversary, we (be)

____________ married for 43 years.

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What changes will have occurred by the end of century?

architecture clothing styles space exploration weapon technology

international language means of transportation role of computers in daily life contact with beings from outer space

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Translate into English

1. Цены на продукты увеличатся к концу года - ________________________________________________________

2. После того как ты убедишь меня, Я не буду против - ________________________________________________________

3. После того как его мать уедет, он останется сиротой - ________________________________________________________

4. К концу 2010 года сельское население переедет в город - ________________________________________________________

5. Несколько сотен видов животных умрет к концу столетия - ________________________________________________________

6. Перед тем как устраивать концерт, мы согласуем с вами детали - ________________________________________________________

7. Мать настроит (poison the children's minds) детей против отца к концу недели ________________________________________________________

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These sentences describe typical events in a day in the life of a man named Bill. The sentences are in the past, but all of these things will happen in Bill's life tomorrow. Change all of the sentences to the future.

1. When Bill got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining.

2. He shaved and showered, and then made a light breakfast.

3. After he ate breakfast yesterday, he got ready to go to work.

4. By the time he got to work yesterday, he had drunk three cups of coffee.

5. Between 8:00 and 9:00, Bill answered his e-mail and planned his day.

6. By 10:00 yesterday, he had called new clients.

7. At 11:00 yesterday, he was attending a staff meeting.

8. He went to lunch at noon and had a sandwich and a bowl of soup.

9. He worked at his desk until he went to another meeting in the middle of the afternoon

10. By the time he left the office, he had attended three meetings.

11. When Bill got home, his children were playing in the yard.

12. As soon as he finished dinner, he took the children for a walk.

13. Afterward, the whole family sat in the living room and discussed their day.

14. They watched television for a while, and then he and his wife put the kids to bed.

15. By the time Bill went to bed yesterday, he had had a full day and was ready for sleep.