4. Choose the right variant.

1. a) I saw Peter yesterday. b) I have seen Peter yesterday. 2. a) I went to many countries in my life. b) I have been to many countries in my life. 3. a) Mozart was an Austrian composer. b) Mozart has been an Austrian composer. 4. a) I studied English for three years. b) I have studied English for three years. 5. a) I have known Mary for three weeks. b) I knew Mary for three weeks. 6. a) When have you bought your furniture? b) When did you buy your furniture? 7. a) What did you do yesterday? b) What have you done yesterday? 8. a) I didn't know you were waiting for me. b) I haven't known you were waiting for me. 9. a) I wasn't so happy in many years. b) I haven't been so happy in many years. 10. a) She moved here five years ago. b) She has moved here five years ago. 11. a). – What did you tell them? – We told them the truth. b) – What did you tell them? – We have told them the truth. 12. a) – When has he called you? – Last week. b) – When did he call you? – Last week. 13. a) That is the best song I've ever heard! b) That is the best song I ever heard! 14. a) – Have you spoken to them? – Yes, I have. b) – Have you spoken to them? – Yes, I did. 15. a) The girls didn’t have their lunch yet. b) The girls haven’t had their lunch yet. 16. a) We saw the film but they didn’t see it yet. b) We saw the film but they haven’t seen it yet.

5. Open the brackets using Present, Past, Future Simple, Present, Past, Future Continuous, Present, Past Perfect.

1. Where (be) my gloves? I .... (look) for them. 2. Who can give him a pencil, he ... (break) his. 3. – Where (be) your sister? – She just (go) to school. She (leave) home ten minutes ago. 4. If Jane (come) to see me, we (listen) to the music. 5. – What ... you ... (read) now? – I ... (read) "Gone with the wind". ... you ever (read) this book? 6. When Alison (return) home yesterday, she (see) that her son (play) with a ball which she (buy) in the shop. 7. In summer the director still (work) on his new film. 8. My relatives (arrive) last night. I (wash) my face when someone (knock) at the door. 9. – Whom ... you ... (wait) for? – We ... (wait) for the doctor. – The doctor ... (go) out some minutes ago. 10. I ... (not/ have) any news from them since they ... (leave) Kiev. 11. When I (leave) home I (understand) that I (forget) to take my wallet. 12. There ... (be) nobody here now. All the students ... (go) home. 13. We (not / go) to the theatre next Friday, as we (be) there a week ago. 14. When we (warn) them about the danger, they (leave) the city. 15. She (be) ill last week. When her aunt (air) the room, she (catch) a cold. 16. The musicians (practice) all the time before next concert.

6. Use Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous.

1. At last you're here! I (wait) for you for over twenty minutes. 2. He knows quite a lot of English. He (learn) it for six years. 3. She finally said "Yes". He (ask) her to marry him for years. 4. I think I need a break. I (work) for the last three hours. 5. The manager fell ill with pneumonia. He (look) unwell for several days. 6. The pilot said that he (fly) this type of plane for ten years. 7. I know why you're having nightmares. You (watch) too many horror films recently. 8. At last she phoned him yesterday. He (wait) it for several weeks. 9. Why are your clothes so dirty? What … you (do)? 10. My friend (go) by train for four hours already when I phoned him. 11. Her phone (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer it. 12. He (wash) his car for a half of an hour when his wife called him for dinner. 13. We (argue) about this for two hours now. Perhaps we should stop! 14. We knew that he (work) on this problem for a long time. 15. That helicopter (fly) round the house for the last hour; do you think it's taking photographs? 16. The radio (play) since 7a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.