Yet, so far, since, all morning, already, how long, for, just, ever, always

1. Simon hasn’t started school ………….. .

2. Martha has ……………… wanted to go to New York.

3. The baby has been crying …………………. .

4. Have you ……………….. appeared on television.

5. I haven’t spoken Spanish …………….. 2003.

6. She has …………………. washed the clothes, so they are still wet.

7. It’s very early, but Richard has ………………….gone to work.

8. She has been ill ……………..a week.

9. ……………..has he been at home?

10. I have sent 10 party invitations …………… but I’ll send more next week.

8.14

Это отрывки из писем. Используйте the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect Simple.

These are extracts from some letters. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present perfect continuous or the Present perfect simple.

A ... I'm planning to buy a new house. I 1) ………......…(look) for one for two months now.

So far I 2) …………………(look) at ten houses, but I 3)………………..(not/find) one I like.

B …My Spanish lessons are going very well. I 1) …………………..(learn) Spanish for five months now and I love it. I 2) …………………(already/learn) a lot.

C …John 1) ………………(be) very busy recently. He 2) ……………….(paint) the living-room and the bedrooms, but he 3) ……………….(not/start) painting the kitchen yet.

8.15

Вданном диалоге заполните пропуски, используя the Past simple or the Present perfect simple or continuous.

In this conversation, fill in the gaps using the verbs in brackets in the Past simple or the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.

A: I'm exhausted. I……………… . (shop) all afternoon and I don’t seem to have found anything.

B: What 1 ………………..(you/look) for?

A: Oh, 2 I ………………(try) to find Suzie a birthday present.

B: Well, what does she like?

A: She loves clothes, so I've been to about ten clothes shops but I 3 ……………..(not find) anything suitable yet. I 4 …………………(go) to about five others yesterday too!

B: She 5 ………………(read) a lot recently, hasn’t she? 6 ………………..( you/ think) of a book? I 7 …………………..(just/ look) at some really good new novels at that bookshop in the shopping centre.

A: Good idea - I'll have a look. What about you? Have you had a good day?

B: Well, I 8 ……………….(look) for weeks for a bag to match this jackets, and at last I 9 ………………..(find) one. Here it is!

8.16

Употребите глагол в скобках в требующемся времени по смыслу– Present Perfect Simple или Present Perfect Continuos.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuos.

1. He knows South America well enough because he …………………………. (to be) an Ambassador in Chili.

2. These students ………………………………………….. (to write) an essay for three hours and can’t complete it.

3. Jane promised to come to see us. But she is still absent. Something …………………(to happen) to her. She ………………………………….. (not to be late) before .

4. The children are playing a new game I ……………………………….(to buy) for them. They ………………………………(to play) since I left for work this morning.

5. …………… they (tell) anything about there summer plans? As far as I know they …………………………. (not to change) their mind. They…………………… (to go) to Turkey For the past 10 years.

6. I …………………………..(to talk) over the phone since you came. That’s why I ………………….. (not to hear) a single word of your conversation.

7. My Grandpa …………………………… ( to garden) since they bought a country house. He …………………………… (to make) his garden a real paradise.

8. This political party ………………………(to prepare) a new election campaign since they changed their leader.

8.17

Закончите предложения с одним из предложенных глаголов, используя один и тот же глагол в обоих предложения каждого из пунктов. Употребите глагол в требующемся времени по смыслу– Present Perfect Simple или Present Perfect Continuos.

Complete the sentences with these verbs, using the same one for each sentence in the pair. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuos.

stop give move disappear stay lie

1. A. An important paper ……………….from my desk.

B. Fruit and vegetables …………….from my garden since we had new neighbours.

2. A. All day, the police ………………..drivers to question them about the accident.

B. Fine! The noise ………………… . Now I can turn to my work.

3. A. You …………….to me the whole month about where you were on your holiday.

B. My younger sister just ……………….. to our parents about a bad mark in school.

4. A. Dr. Golding ………… the same course of lectures to students for the last 10 years.

B. Our grandparents ……………… about a million pounds to the trust fund this year.

5. A. With their win yesterday, Germany …………….into second place in the table.

B. As prices for houses have risen, people ………………. into the countryside.

6. A. We ……………. In this hotel a couple of times before.

B. Since my friends left, I …………………….. in a small cheap hotel near the sea.

8.18

Употребите глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect Simple или Present Perfect Continuos.

Put the words in brackets into the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuos.

A: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our show. Tonight we have Paul Grisham, the well-known film director. We are glad to have you here, Paul. What have you been doing(do) lately?

B: Well, I …………………. (finish) my latest film ‘On the edge’.

A: That ……………………………..(just/come out) at the cinemas, …….. it?

B: Yes. The papers ……………………..(give) it good reviews. I hope they will like my next film as well.

A: ……………………… (you/ decide) what it will be about?

B: Yes, I ………………………. (read) an exciting book over the last few weeks and I want to make it into a film. I ………………..(not/decide) where to film it yet, perhaps St.Petersburg.

A: Aha! Is it true that you ………………………..(recently/ start) learning Russian?

B: Yes, I …………………. (study) it for three years now and I ………………….. (visit) the country twice.

A: Steve, thank you very much for being with us, hope it’s not the last time that we ………….(meet). Good luck with your new film.

8.19

Для каждого из утверждений подберите наиболее подходящий ответ.

Choose the best statement for each response.

I.

a) I’ve been thinking about changing my job. b) I’ve thought about changing my job.	Oh really? What did you decide?
a) I’ve been writing a letter. b) I’ve written a letter.	Oh. Have you posted it?
a) I think he’s been working in a restaurant. b) I think he has worked in a restaurant.	Yes. I think he was a waiter.
a) I’ve been thinking …. b) I’ve thought of something…	Have you? What about?
a) They’ve been paying me too much. b) They have paid me too much.	Lucky you are! For how long?
a) I’ve had a problem with the computer. b) ) I’ve been having problems with the computer.	What’s the matter with it?
a)She’s taken painkillers. b) She’s been taking painkillers.	I know that. I think she should stop.
a) He has climbed Mont Blanc, you know … b) He has been climbing Mont Blanc, you know …	Really? When did he do it?
a) My father has been mending the roof. b) My father has mended the roof.	Has he nearly finished?