The Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

	had been Ving
отрицание:	had not been Ving
вопрос:	Had … been Ving?

Ex. 1. Supply the Past Perfect Continuous Tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. I was tired. I (work) all day long.

2. The room was empty but there was a smell of cigarettes. Somebody (smoke) in the room.

3. He turned to the girl who (listen) to the conversation with breathless interest.

4. It was very hot in the house and she (lie) awake for hours.

5. It (snow) heavily and the telephone was cut down.

6. It (rain) for weeks and the only bridge across the river was destroyed.

7. It became very dark and the children (speak) in low voices for the last ten minutes.

8. He (study) the problem for a few years before he could solve it.

Ex. 2. Make up sentences with the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

► Pattern: Mother /teach Literature for 20 years /retire.

Mother had been teaching Literature for 20 years before she retired.

12. Your friend /live in Siberia for 5 years /move to the Far East.

13. She /take this medicine for a week /recover.

14. Kasparov /play chess for five years /become the world chess champion.

15. Mr. Brown /travel in India for three years /settle down in his native town.

16. He /write books for a few years /rise to fame.

17. He /work as an engineer for ten years /become a good specialist.

18. He /compose music for two years /become popular.

19. He /feel poorly for some time /fall ill.

The Future Indefinite Tense.

I	shall	VI	shall not	VI	Shall … VI …?
we
you	will		will not (won`t)		Will … VI …?
she
he
it
they
Употребляется для выражения действия, которое произойдёт в будущем. next month, tomorrow, in two days

The Future Continuous Tense.

I	shall	be Ving	shall not	be Ving	Shall … be Ving?
we
you	will		will not (won`t)		Will … be Ving?
she
he
it
they
Употребляется для выражения длительного действия, которое: 1). начнётся до определённого момента в будущем и всё ещё будет совершаться в тот момент; 2). будет совершаться в определённый период времени в будущем.

The Future Perfect Tense.

I	shall	have VIII (-ed)	shall not (shan`t)	have VIII (-ed)	Shall	I	have VIII (-ed)
we						we
you	will		will not (won`t)		Will	you
she						she
he						he
it						it
they						they
Употребляется для выражения действия, законченного к определённому моменту в будущем. by 5 o`clock – к 5 часам

The Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

I	shall	have been Ving	shall not	have been Ving	Shall	I	have been Ving
we						we
you	will		will not		Will	you
she						she
he						he
it						it
they						they
Обозначает действие, которое начнётся до определённого момента в будущем и будет продолжаться до этого момента и в этот момент времени. E.g. In 15 minutes we shall have been working for two hours. Через 15 минут будет 2 часа, как мы работаем.

Ex. 1. Supply the Future Indefinite or the Future Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. Sit down and fasten your seat belts. We (take off) in a few minutes.

2. Do you think you still (work) here in five years time?

3. I don`t think I (see) him tonight.

4. They (reach) the top of the mountain at this time tomorrow.

5. They still (discuss) the problem at 11 o`clock.

6. You (hear) about it in the 14 o`clock news.

7. I (work) as a teacher next year.

8. They (have) a party on Sunday as usual.

9. They (laugh) at you if you tell them this absurd story.

10. I (wait) for you at the theatre at 7 o`clock.

Ex. 2. Supply the required future tense (Future Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect) instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. I hope you (not forget) all this by tomorrow.

2. I think she (cook) dinner by the time Mother (come) home.

3. He (be) a pensioner for ten years by next spring.

4. I hope they (tell) her the news by the time we (come).

5. Ask him when he (finish) packing.

6. What … you (do) when I (call) on you at 5 tomorrow?

7. The plane (approach) Moscow at this time tomorrow.

8. They (come) to see us next Sunday.

9. By the end of the year we (be) through with our experimental work.

10. The doctor (examine) his last patient at this time tomorrow.

Ex. 3. Supply the Future Perfect or the Future Perfect Continuous.

1. They (complete) the new bridge by the end of the year.

2. By the end of the week we (wait) seventeen week for our telephone to be repaired.

3. I hope you (finish) this report by the end of the day.

4. She (leave) for work before the children get home from school.

5. By this time next year he (write) his memories.

6. Do you know that your sister (work) for this company for ten years by the next month?

7. They (be married) for twenty five years next year.

8. How long they (look) for a flat by next Monday?

ЦИКЛ III

Tests.

Present

1. About 85 percent of American students … public schools, which are supported by state and local taxes.

a) attended

b) have attended

c) attend

2. I know you … an advanced geography course now.

a) were taking

b) is taking

c) are taking

3. … you ever … a film in witch a train crashed or a ship sank?

a) Did … see

b) Have … seen

c) Do … see

4. It … since early morning.

a) rained

b) had rained

c) has been raining

5. Scientists in many different countries … to explain its mystery.

a) are working

b) have worked

c) worked

6. What … American public schools teach?

a) are

b) do

c) does

7. Now she … difficulty in putting facts in order.

a) is having

b) has been having

c) had

8. The nation`s income and productivity … enormously over the past 70 years.

a) rose

b) has risen

c) have risen

9. You are a good football-player. Since when … you … football?

a) have … been playing

b) did … play

c) had … been playing

10. He … everything except his last paper.

a) did

b) have done

c) has done

11. The world sea surrounds the earth and … to us all.

a) is belonging

b) belongs

c) has belonged

12. My brother … music lessons for three years now.

a) have taken

b) has been taking

c) took

13. Wise kings generally … wise councillors.

a) to have

b) has

c) have

14. These are just a few of the questions to witch they … their energies.

a) are devoting

b) had devoted

c) is devoting

15. American schools for many years … federal aid for special purposes.

a) have received

b) received

c) receive

16. The city of Montreal … 70 square miles.

a) covering

b) covers

c) is covered

17. Like it or not, television … the supreme holiday attraction ever since it upstaged the cinema by showing old films.

a) has been

b) is

c) was

18. All historical places of London … in the West End.

a) had been

b) were

c) are

19. Recently BBC experts … a new system that lets the deaf understand television programs.

a) have invented

b) invented

c) to invent

20. Man … live by bread alone.

a) do not

b) does not

c) is not

Past

21. Sir Walter was a proud knight, and … to thing that he had to submit to the commands of a tyrant lord.

a) had hated

b) was hating

c) hated

22. It was reported that a plane from the air field … since the previous morning.

a) was missing

b) had been missing

c) has been missing

23. When Jim came out of the army he … what to do.

a) is wondering

b) has wondered

c) was wondering

24. The main ideas were set forth in the statement which … in the press the day before.

a) appeared

b) had appeared

c) has appeared

25. The war broke out in 1914. The European ruling classes … for it for twenty years.

a) prepared

b) had prepared

c) had been preparing

26. … you … the ancient stone carvings at the museum last week?

a) Have … seen

b) Did … see

c) Had … seen

27. His parents were sick, they didn`t have much money, so they … pretty desperate.

a) were getting

b) are getting

c) have gotten

28. By the sixteenth century a new economic system … feudalism.

a) replaced

b) was replacing

c) had replaced

29. The European experts … long … that the arms race would lead to war.

a) were … warning

b) had … been warning

c) would … be warning

30. Dinosaurs … millions of years ago.

a) died out

b) had died out

c) were died out

31. Meanwhile in the village most people … to go skiing.

a) was preparing

b) were preparing

c) are preparing

32. In the year 1620, a ship named the «Mayflower» … 120 Englishmen to the rocky coast of America.

a) has brought

b) brought

c) had brought

33. Those who couldn`t do it … TV or looking through the newspapers.

a) were watching

b) have watched

c) are watching

34. It was pointed out that the patient … treatment for heart problems for a year.

a) had been having

b) had

c) would have been having

35. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783. The colonies were now free but they … yet … a united nation.

a) had not … formed

b) did not … form

c) would not … form

36. It was late in the year when the Pilgrims … and founded a colony.

a) were landing

b) had landed

c) landed

Future

37. Perhaps in the future men … on the sea, away from the crowed and noisy cities on land.

a) will live

b) would live

c) are living

38. As your leader I`ll tell you about our future excursion. We … by tram at nine in the morning and coming back at about seven.

a) shall be leaving

b) shall leave

c) shall have been leaving

39. Have you finished the translation yet? – I … the translation by nine o`clock tomorrow morning.

a) shall have finished

b) have finished

c) had finished

40. My friend … on the ship for fifteen years by next year.

a) will have been serving

b) have served

c) was serving

41. The student … as an apprentice to a trained worker next week.

a) shall work

b) will work

c) would work

42. What … you … at 4.30 tomorrow afternoon?

a) would … do

b) were … do

c) will … be doing

43. In three months he … here a year.

a) has been

b) will have been

c) was

44. … they … in the mountains for a month by July?

a) Will … travel

b) Will … have been travelling

c) Will … be travelling

45. During the apprenticeship period the student … to earn money.

a) shall begin

b) would begin

c) will begin

46. Probably, I … my friends at this time.

a) shall have visited

b) shall be visiting

c) have visited

47. Don`t call on me. I … for Kiev by noon.

a) should leave

b) shall have left

c) left

48. By two o`clock the students will … the test translation for two hours.

a) be doing

b) have been doing

c) do

49. We … take a vacation this month.

a) is not

b) did not

c) shall not

50. Now I … how industry cooperates with the natural environment.

a) shall be illustrating

b) would be illustrating

c) will have illustrated

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