Grammar continuous, perfect, perfect continuous tenses

(COMPARISON)

EXERCISES

1.Use Present Perfect (Continuous) or Past Perfect (Continuous).

1.I received a letter from Susan a few days ago. I (not to receive) letters from her since she left. 2.There are a lot of dirty dishes. We (not to wash up) since morning. 3.I telephoned her after I (to think over) her offer. 4.He gave up smoking after he (to smoke) for twenty years. 5.How long you (to be engaged) before you got married? 6.We (to be) here since ten o’clock. 7.At last he (to finish) his book. He (to write) it for ten years. 8.How long you (to wait for) when the bus finally came? 9.I came a minute late. The train just (to leave). 10.We (to finish) our test by that time. 11.You (to finish) your work? 12.I didn’t want to see the film because I (to see) it on TV. 13.We (to wait) for an hour but they never came. 14.Since what time he (to sleep)? 15.By the time he was twelve, he (to be able) to speak two foreign languages.

2.Use Present Perfect (Continuous) or Future Perfect (Continuous).

1.We (to be) here for a week and (not to meet) any interesting people yet. 2.How long you (to stay) here? – We (to be) here a week tomorrow. 3.As soon as I (to find out) any traces of him I shall let you know. 4.He (to pass) his exams only by the end of this week. 5.When we (to pass) all our exams, we’ll have a party. 6. They say that they (to bring) our tickets by that time. 7.Let’s talk about it when I (to see) the film myself. 8.I wonder if they (to complete) the repairs by the end of the season. 9.The plane from Paris (to arrive)? – No, but they will announce when it (to land). 10.I wonder if they (to clean) our apartment before the guests come? 11.By the end of the week the ship (to call at) three ports of the Mediterranean. 12.If it (not to stop) snowing by tomorrow morning we (not to reach) their place by the evening. 13.You will understand what married life is only after you (to live) together for a few years. 14.We’ll be happy if they (to receive) our telegram by the time we are there. 15.I’m not sure if they (to receive) our telegram by the time we are there.

3.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

1.We (to drive) for three hours before we came to Coventry. 2.By the time the train arrived they (to wait) already for an hour and a half. 3.He knew where the Browns lived but he never (to be) there. 4.When I first met him he (to lecture) at Cambridge University for ten years. 5.It was in Bristol that I first met Peter Black. I was fifteen and I just (to come) back from school for the summer holidays. 6.Before Ann came to college she (to study) French for quite a while. 7.She realized that it was now completely dark and that she (to walk) for a long while. 8.She (to look) at him since they sat down; and he wondered what she (to think) about all the time.

4.Underline the right verb form.

1.I thought / was thinking you had / was having much courage.

2.He didn’t go / had not gone to the cinema yesterday, as he will take / is taking an exam tomorrow.

3.We are buying / are going to buy a new TV set.

4.How long did you live / have you lived here?

5.David finally sold / had sold his old car.

6.She is going / goes to post the letters she has written / wrote.

7.When you phoned / had phoned we had / were having lunch.

8.A month from now we are completing / will have completed our experiments.

9.He worked / had worked harder last year than he does / has done this year.

10.We stay / will stay in this resort as long as the weather keeps / will keep fine.

5.Choose the right answer.

1.He _____ the city he _____ before his marriage.

a. had remembered b. remembered c. remembered

had known had known know

2.It _____ only an hour since I ­_____ his place.

a. was b. was c. had been

left had left left

3.That evening I _____ a letter when I _____ dinner.

a. received b. received c. received

was having have been had am having

4.“Come in, Jane; we _____ you.”

a. are expecting b. expect c. have been expecting

5.He _____ writing the letters by seven o’clock.

a. had finished b. was finishing c. finished

6.We _____ this cottage long before the end of the spring.

a. have built b. are building c. have been building

7.She _____ from the chair in which she _____ .

a. rose b. rose c. rose

sat had been sitting was sitting

8.“Hurry up! Your parents _____ about you.”

a. are worrying b. will worry c. will be worrying

9.“I _____ you tomorrow if you still _____ help.”

a. will help b. am helping c. will help

need need will need

10.“I _____ hungry. I _____ anything since yesterday.”

a. am b. have been c. was

eat have eaten hadn’t eaten

TOPIC

Topical Vocabulary

1.Remember the following words and word combinations:

voyage quay to moor gangway deck to sail at a high speed rough pitch roll aft forward to breathe harbour to be/get sea-sick to splash sea gull to go ashore

морська подорож причал пришвартовуватися трап палуба пливти на великій швидкості грубий, неспокійний кільова хитавиця бортова хитавиця в кормовій частині судна в носовій частині судна дихати порт, гавань страждати “морською хворобою” плескатися, хлюпатися морська чайка сходити на берег

2.Read and translate paying attention to the active words and word combinations.