- •Практикум по грамматике английского языка
- •2. We have a house in the country.
- •We do not plan to go by plane.
- •2. Mary is late for her work. (always)
- •2. Mike is often late, ... (Peter, never)
- •2. We do not play golf here.
- •Who sends a lot of letters to her friends?
- •2. Who does Mary send a lot of letters to?
- •Harry! I’m really upset!
- •Why is she upset with Harry?
- •The present continuous (progressive)tense
- •The present perfect continuous tense
- •It has been raing since last Sunday.
- •I have been running all the way.
- •The past indefinite (simple) tense
- •2. Mrs. Green was happy to see her neighbour.
- •2. She used to eat a lot of sweets.
- •In the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •The present perfect tense
- •I have never been to Paris.
- •I’ve already answered them.
- •2) Tell John to bring the dictionary.
- •I’m afraid I haven’t packed them yet.
- •It’s the second time you’ve been late this week.
- •I’ve lived here for three years.
- •I’ve lived here since 1987.
- •I haven’t met John since I left school.
- •The past continuous (progressive) tense
- •I fell sleep when I was watching television.
- •I was shaving while the children were having breakfast.
- •2. By the time I got to the station...
- •2. She started cooking. The telephone rang.
- •Progress check 2
- •I watched panorama last week, but I’m not going to watch it next week.
- •The future indefinite (simple) tense
- •I shall be back on Friday, shan’t I?
- •2) He will not write to you again.
- •The future continuous (progressive) tense
- •I didn’t want to phone Mary at that late hour. I knew she went to bed early.
- •2. I couldn’t talk to Helen when I met her on the way home. She said she (to hurry to the cinema).
- •I didn’t think Mike would come with us. I knew he had seen that performance before.
- •2. Mary was angry with Mike. She said she (to wait for half an hour).
- •I was out when my friend called on me. I didn’t know he would come so early.
- •2. Mary didn’t want to go out. She said she (to watch tv the whole evening).
It’s the second time you’ve been late this week.
1. Sally has just finished drinking a cup of coffee. She has already had four cups this evening. 2. Linder has lost her passport again. She has already lost it once this year. 3. Mike is riding a horse. He doesn’t look very confident or comfortable. He has never ridden a horse before. 4. Ken has got into an accident. He has already had two accidents this month. 5. Jill is trying cavier. She thinks it’s very delicious. She has never tasted it before. 6. Maria is in London for the first time. She has just arrived and it’s very new for her. 7. The girl is in hospital. She is very nervous. She has never been to hospital before. 8. Jill has broken a plate. She has already broken two plates while washing up this morning. 9. Ron is phoning Jill again. He’s already phoned her twice this evening. 1O. The car has broken down. It has already broken twice this month. 11. My favourite football team has won the match. It has already won six matches this month. 12. Tom has lost a book from the library. He’s already lost two books this year. 13. My cousin from France has visited us. She has already visited us once this year. 14. Ted has moved into another flat. He has already moved into another flat twice this year. 15. My father has changed the job. He has already changed the job three times this decade. 16. George has just finished drinking a can of beer. He’s already had six cans of beer tonight.
Exercise 11. Put in since or for .
1. I’ve lived in this town ... the last six months. 2. It’s been raining ... lunchtime. 3. Tom’s father has been a policeman ... 20 years. 4. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ... ages. 5. ... Christmas, the weather has been quite good. 6. I haven’t had a good meal ... last Tuesday. 7. Clive and Tina have known each other ... two years. 8. I haven’t had a holiday ... five years. 9. That’s a very old car. I’ve had it ... ages. 10. he has worked in Greece ... three years now. 11. There has been a strike of airport staff ... two days. 12. My grandson Bob hasn’t drunk any beer ... his birthday. 13. Peter hasn’t seen his friend Bill ... a long time. 14. Mr. Morgan has been away ... a week. 15. I’m going to buy a suit. I haven’t bought a new suit ... two years. 16. George hasn’t driven his car ... six months. 17. She hasn’t written to me ... last summer. 18. We haven’t walked round Hyde Part ... years. 19. They haven’t heard an opera ... months. 20. I have wanted to go to Paris ... last year.
Exercise 12. Complete the following sentences with the given alternatives using since or for .
1. I haven’t seen you ...
a) May b) three years
2. We have been here ...
a) an hour and a half b) January
3. He hasn’t had a cold ...
a) a year b) last autumn
4. She hasn’t spoken to me ...
a) more that two weeks b) last week
5. My friend Fred hasn’t bought a new coat ...
a) two years b) ages
6. There hasn’t been such a fire in out town ...
a) 198O b) ten years
7. I haven’t tried to swim across the lake ...
a) last year b) years
8. They have lived in this street ...
a) 1979 b) a long time
9. She has been married ...
a) two years b) lasy August
1O. I haven’t bought any new books ....
a) a month b) the last fortnight
11. Bob hasn’t seen his French colleagues ...
a) last May b) three weeks
12. Nobody has written to me ...
a) many weeks b) my birthday
13. I’ve asked you to come and see us ....
a) over a month b) the beginning of the year
14. I haven’t ridden a bicycle ...
a) ages b) my childhood
15. Peter hasn’t smoked .....
a) last year b) two years
16. My brother’s wife has worn this beautiful ring ...
a) her birthday b) Christmas
Exercise 13. Give two answers to the following questions.
Model: How long have you lived here?