The Perfect Continuous Tense

1. In this exercise you have to read the situation and then write a sentence with the present perfect continuous (I have been doing)

Example: Tom is out of breath. (he/run)________ He has been running.

1. Ann is very tired. (she/work/hard) __________________________________

2. Bob has a black eye and Bill has a cut lip. (Bob and Bill/fight) ______________

3. George has just come back from the beach. He is very red. (he/lie/in the sun)____________________________________________________________

4. Janet is hot and tired. (she/play/tennis) ______________________________

2. This time you have to ask a question for each situation.

Example: Your friend’s hands are covered in oil. (you/work/on the car?) _________ Have you been working on the car?

1. You see a little boy. His eyes are red and watery. (you/cry?) ________________________________________________________________

2. You have just arrived to meet your friend who is waiting for you. (you/wait/long?)_____________________________________________________

3. Your friend comes in. His face and hands are very dirty. (what / you / do?) ________________________________________________________________

3. Now you have to say how long something has been happening.

Example: It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. ___­­_______________

It has been raining for two hours.

1. Kevin is studying. He began studying three hours ago.

He ______________________________________­­_______________ for three hours.

2. I’m learning Spanish. I started learning Spanish in December.

I ___________________________________________________ since December.

3. Ann is looking for a job. She began looking six months ago. ______________________________________________________ for six months.

4. Mary is working in London. She started working there on 18 January. ____________________________________________________ since 18 January.

5. George smokes. He started smoking five years ago. _______________________________________________________ for five years.

4. In this exercise you have to ask questions with how long.

Example: It is raining. ________ How long has it been raining?

1. My foot is hurting. How long _________________________________________?

2. Mike plays chess. How ___________________________________________?

3. Jim sells washing machines. ________________________________________?

4. Tom is living in High Street. ________________________________________?

Tense Forms of the English Verb (Revision)

All tense forms of the English Verb
time tense	Indefinite	Perfect	Continuous	Perfect Continuous
Present	1. Vs(es) 3л. ед. ч usually, seldom. often, every day	4. have (has)+ Ved/IIIrd form this month (year) today, yet, already	am is are +Ving still, at this time (moment)	10.have has + been + Ving for, since
Past	2. Ved / IIrd form yesterday, ago, last year (term, month), in 2000 …	5. had + Ved / IIIrd form by 5‘clock (that time) yesterday	8. was were + Ving at this time at 5 o’clock (yesterday)	had + been + Ving
Future	3. shall (will) V tomorrow, next year (month …), in 2 days, in 2010 …	shall (will) have + Ved / III rd form by this lime tomorrow	9. shall (will) be + Ving at his moment, at 5 o’ clock (tomorrow)	12. shall will have been Ving

1. Define the tense form of the predicates and translate the sentences into Russian:

   1. Usually I get up at 7 o’clock every day.

   2. I saw my friend yesterday.

   3. I shall go to the South next summer.

   4. I haven’t done my homework yet.

   5. My sister had taken her exam by that time yesterday.

   6. He’ll have repaired the TV-set by the time you come home tomorrow.

   7. Tom is not playing football this season.

   8. What were you doing at 10 o’clock last night?

   9. We’ll be having dinner when you come at 5 o’clock tomorrow.

   10. It has been raining the whole day.

   11. They had been playing for half an hour when there was a terrible storm.

   12. When I arrive tomorrow, Ann will have been waiting for me for already 5 years.

II. Put the verbs in the correct tense form:

1. I … (not to have) a History class since last week.

2. The lecture yet (not to begin) and the student (to talk) loudly.

3. … never … (to be) to Moscow.

4. He is tired because he (to travel) around London all day.

5. How long … Angela (to live) in Paris?

6 … (to know) him since my childhood.

7. When … you … (to start) playing?

8. Your friend is waiting for you. How long … he … (to wait for) you.

9. Once upon a time there (to live) an old man and an old woman. The wife (to be) ill-tempered. She … never (to agree) to do anything that the husband (to do). As a result the husband (to be) very unhappy until the wife (to die).

10. I (to read) much last year.

11. She (to work) abroad next year.

12. Who (to speak) now?

13. The waiters already (to set) all the tables.

14. When her husband (to come) home, Anne (to watch) television.

15. We (to discuss) your plan tomorrow at 10 o’clock.

III. Use the correct tense-forms:

1. Since 1147 the name of Moscow (to be) on the pages of history.

2. Prince Yury Dolgoruky (to found) Moscow.

3. In 1918 by the decision of the government the capital of the country (to move) to the ancient city of Moscow.

4. It (to be) the capital of our country up to now.

5. Architects Posnik and Barma (to build) St. Basil’s Cathedral during the reign of Ivan the Terrible.

6. … you (to make) the tour of Moscow? – Yes, we (to make the acquaintance) of all its sights yesterday.

7. Why you (to speak) so fast? You (to make) a lot of mistakes.

8. The 22^nd Olympic Games (to take place) in Moscow.

9. During the latest years our capital (to change) beyond recognition.

10. When … you (to be) in Moscow last?

11. The guide (to show) us about the Kremlin today. We (to walk) for three hours but we (not to be tired) at all. I (to enjoy) seeing sights.

12. I (not to see) Alan for ages. When I last (to see) him, he (to try) to find a job in London.

13. The Sun (to rise) in the East.

14. Bad students never (to work) hard.

15. The delegation (to leave) Moscow tomorrow.

16. Will you, please, lend me your pen for a moment? I (to leave) mine at home and now (to have) nothing to write with.

– I (to be) sorry, but I (to be going) to write myself. Ann (not to write), she can give you her pen.

IV. Open the brackets using the correct tense-forms:

1. He (to find) that the lady (not to be) so young as he (to expect).

2. The young wife (to say): “We (to be married) for three years and I always (to be) a very obedient wife”.

3. When Frederik II (to see) a new soldier in his army he always (to ask) the same questions: “How old you (to be)? How long you (to serve) in my army?”

4. There (to be) such heavy rain that we (to get) wet through by the time we (to reach) home.

5. I (to be) glad to meet you. I (to hear) so much about you.

6. Once upon a time there (to live) an old man and an old woman. The wife (to be) ill-tempered. She never (to agree) to anything that the husband (to do). As a result the husband (to be) very unhappy until the wife (to die).

7. “If I (to kill) my son with the first arrow I (to shoot) the second one at the tyrant,” (to think) William Tell.

8. I (to translate) two pages yesterday.

9. We (to find) nobody in the house when we (to come) but we (to have) a feeling that somebody (to be) there before.

10. … you (to learn) English before?

11. John (to wait) for me when I (to arrive).

12. This higher educational institution (to be) set up last year.

13. Our students (can) begin to go in for research a year ago.

14. They (to build) the nursery two years ago.

15. I (to know) about it before he came.

16. When he entered the Institute it (to have) a very small library.

V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form:

“Teachers and children, you all (to see) this girl? You see she (to be) very young. It (to be) my duty (to tell) you that this girl (to be) a little liar. You must (to avoid) her company, (not to play) games with her and (to shut) her out from your conversation. Teachers, you must (to watch) her; (to keep) your eyes on her movements, (to punish) her – this girl (to be) a liar! This I (to learn) from her aunt in whose house the girl (to live) as a daughter.”

The half-hour (to end), it (to be) five o’clock; school (to be) over and everybody (to go) to tea. I (to leave) the stool, (to go) into a corner and (to sit) down on the floor. It (to be) dark. Now I (to cry). I (to want) to be so good, and (to do) so much at Lowood; (to make) so many friends. Already I (to make) some progress – that very morning the teacher (to tell) me that I (to be) among the best pupils of my class and (to promise) to teach me drawing, and (to let) me (to learn) French if I (to continue) to make progress two months later.

(From Jane Eyre by Ch. Brontë)

VI. Translate into English:

1. Вчера в это время я гуляла в парке с подругой.

2. В воскресенье с 2 до 4 часов мы работали в саду.

3. Они занимались английским языком весь день.

4. Когда я ему позвонила, он готовился к занятиям.

5. Мы шли в кино, когда она встретила нас.

6. Чем ты занималась в прошлую субботу?

7. Пока я писала письмо, Том выполнял задания (упражнения) по английскому языку.

8. Мы смотрели телевизор, но они слушали радио.

9. Сэм читал газету за обедом.

10. Уже стемнело, когда мы вышли из леса.

11. Где ты работал сегодня в 9 часов утра?

12. Я оставила книгу в читальном зале.

13. У нас было 3 занятия по английскому языку на этой неделе.

14. Он окончил институт в прошлом году.

15. Кто-нибудь видел ее сегодня?

16. Когда мои друзья приезжают в Москву, они всегда останавливаются у нас.

VII. What is the English for?

1. Мы закончили этот текст на прошлом занятии, а сегодня начали новый.

2. Где ты был все это время?

3. Когда мы вышли из дома, было темно.

4. Наш город очень изменился за последние годы.

5. Все, кто приезжают в столицу, восхищаются ее красотой.

6. Когда римляне пришли в Британию, Лондон занимал удобное географическое положение.

7. Даниель Дефо написал свой знаменитый роман «Робинзон Крузо», когда ему было 60, после того как он совершил много путешествий по разным странам.

8. Парламент в Британии существует в 1265 года.

9. Что ты делаешь сегодня вечером? – Я иду в театр с подругой. Там идет интересная пьеса.

10. Моя подруга приходила ко мне вчера. Сначала мы делали домашнее задание, потом смотрели телевизор, а вечером пошли гулять.

11. Он сказал мне, что скоро уезжает из Лондона.

12. Он вошел в комнату, поздоровался со всеми и сел у окна.

13. Когда я пришла, они обедали.

14. Наступила весна. Ярко светит солнце.

15. «Все это будет происходить со мной, и очень скоро» – подумал он.

16. Я как раз завтракал, когда зашел мой приятель и сказал, что мне придется поторопиться, если я хочу присоединиться к нему. Они отправятся рано.