9. A) Look at the pictures. Make sentences with already, yet and the Present Perfect.
e.g. She’s already bought sunglasses.
b) Look at the pictures and make sentences with for or since and the Present Perfect of the verbs.
10. Ask questions and give true answers using the prompts below.
e.g. go/the USA.
- Have you ever been to the USA? - Yes, I have.
- When did you go? - I went in 1996.
1. eat/caviar (When)
2. save/your money (Why)
3. meet/a celebrity (Who)
4. travel/by train or plane (Where)
5. quarrel/with your friends (Why)
6. be/at the seaside (When)
11. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Где мистер Андерсен? – Он уехал в Гаагу. – Когда он уехал? – Несколько дней тому назад. – А я никогда не был в Нидерландах, хотя хочу там побывать уже несколько лет.
2. Вы когда-нибудь были в Санта-Барбаре? – Да. – Когда вы там были в последний раз? – В прошлом году.
3. Где Анна? Почему она не пришла в институт? Я ее сегодня не видел. С ней что-нибудь случилось? – Анна здесь. Она только что пошла на лекцию. Лекция уже началась.
4. Вы были в театре на Бродвее? Когда вы там были в последний раз?
5. В последнее время я не получала писем (hear from) от своих родителей. – Когда ты получила последнее письмо? – Месяц назад. С тех пор я уже отправила им несколько писем.
6. Пойдемте в ресторан обедать. – С удовольствием. Я еще не обедал.
7. Погода изменилась со вчерашнего дня. Очень холодно, идет снег и дует сильный ветер.
8. Они уже ушли? – Да, они вышли ровно в семь.
9. Они познакомились полгода тому назад у моей подруги, но с тех пор не виделись.
10. Я скучаю по своей семье. Мне кажется, я не был дома уже целую вечность. Моя командировка длится уже полгода.
11. Вы уже написали контрольную работу?
12. Три месяца спустя он уехал в Африку. С тех пор они не встречались.
Unit 7. Past Perfect
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Perfect form of words given.
I was very sorry to hear that he had left (leave).
When we got to the University, the lecture … (already/start).
When he came home after work, the family … (start) watching TV.
He didn’t return to his work until he … (spend) all his money.
When I met her I understood why David … (refuse) to marry her.
I didn’t know what to do when I understood that I … (leave) my purse at home.
He didn’t start watching TV until he … (walk) his dog.
She managed to grasp the main idea of the article only after she … (read) it twice.
She was tired because she … (walk) too much.
They never started eating until they … (wash) their hands.
We didn’t meet Lucy because she … (go) away the day before.
By the end of that year we … (forget) our quarrels.
2. Join the sentences using the words in brackets.
e.g. They went for a walk. They did their homework. (after)
They went for a walk after they had done their homework.
1. He left the room. Then I turned on the TV. (after)
2. She worked as a flower-girl. Then she owned a flower-shop. (before)
3. She looked at the sky. Then the sun set. (until)
4. She cooked dinner. Then she called her family to the dining-room. (after)
5. Alan read the article in the newspaper. Then he told the news to his wife. (after)
6. They reached the mountain top. Then the sun set. (when)
7. She looked at him. Then he disappeared in the darkness. (until)
8. The Browns left their house. Then they sold it. (when)
9. John opened the parcel and looked up. Then the messenger disappeared. (before)
10. Larry got that job. Then he managed to buy a new car. (after)
11. Margaret read the contract. Then she signed it. (after)
12. Sam took a medicine. He read the prescription very carefully. (before)