Упражнения

1. Прочтите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Задайте общий вопрос и ответьте на него отрицательно (письменно).

1. 1) His son has been serving in the Army since last year. 2) It has been snowing hard since morning. 3) Sam has been sleeping for 2 hours. 4) Mr. White has been translating this book for two months.

2. 1) We had been singing for an hour when Mike came. 2) Pete and Mike had been working hard when we came.

3. 1) We will have been studying English for two years by the end of June. 2) She will have been reading this book for 2 months by the end of January.

2. Дополните предложения, используя данные глаголы в Present Perfect Progressive: live, play, study, wait, walk, watch, work.

1) We __ in the USA for nearly ten years now. 2) Why is he so late? They __ here for hours. 3) I __ Spanish for two years, but I still don’t speak it very well. 4) The boys must be tired. They __ football in the yard all afternoon. 5) It’s time to do your homework. You __ television all night. 6) Jack __ in his father’s business since he left school. 7) We must be nearly there by now. We __ for over an hour.

3.Объедините мысль двух предложений в одну (с помощью for или since).

Example: Ann is learning to play the piano. She began learning it 6 months ago. - Ann has been learning to play the piano for 6 months.

1. Liz is working in the USA. She began working there in January.

2. Mike is still playing chess. He began doing it at 5 o’clock p.m.

3. Silvia is doing her homework. She began doing it 2 hours ago.

4. Ann is unwell. She felt bad last week.

5. Your friend is waiting for you. She came here 30 minutes ago.

1. Задайте вопросы к данным предложениям.

Example: Your friend writes poems. (write) How long has he been writing poems?

1. Jimmy plays tennis very well. How long …? (play)

2. You look tired. How long …? (work)

3. Tom is making a car model. How long …? (do)

4. I can't find my key. How long …? (look for)

5. Linda lives in West Street. How long … ? (live)

2. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Present Perfect / Present Perfect Progressive.

1) I (not / read) any English books in the original lately. 2) Sally (learn) to swim for 2 months already. 3) How many pages of the book you (read)? 4) Jane (play) tennis since 2 o’clock. 5) Somebody (break) my pen. 6) It (rain) since morning. 7) Mary (paint) the walls in the room all the morning. 8) She (stand) in front of the mirror for an hour but her hair isn’t done yet. 9) She (speak) on the telephone for an hour now.

6.Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Perfect Progressive, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1) They said they (to translate) the text for three hours yesterday. 2) It was raining in the morning and it (to rain) for the whole night. 3) He was working, when I came in and he obviously (to work) for a long time, because he was very tired. 4) Yesterday he found the book which he (to look for) for several days. 5) She said that she (to travel) for two months last year. 6) She was sewing a blouse, when I arrived, and she (to sew) for a long time, because it was almost ready.

7. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в Future Perfect Progressive.

1) By next year we (to live) in this city for four years. 2) When Ann gets her diploma she (study) at the University for five years. 3) When Sam gets his driving license he (to drive) his car for three months. 4) By next term we (to read) this novel for two months. 5) Pete (to work) in this company for 10 years by next year.