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f)
The film of “War and Peace” is very long.
It lasts/It’s lasting
for hours.
g)
I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy! But what
do
you do/ are you doing
in the afternoons?
h)
I’m going to buy a new swimming costume. My old one
doesn’t fit/isn’t
fitting
any more.
i)
This must be the end of the first part of the performance. What
happens/is
happening
now?
j)
What’s the matter? Why
do you look/are you looking
at me like that?
EXERCISE 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect and the
present perfect continuous tense
(in some cases either could be used).
1) We (walk) ten kilometers.
2) We (walk) for three hours.
3) You (walk) too fast. That’s why you’re tired.
4) I (make) sausage rolls for the party all the morning.
5) How many you (make)? – I (make) 50.
6) What a lovely smell! Mary (make) jam.
7) He (hope) for a rise in salary for six months but he (not dare) to ask for it yet.
8) Mr. Smith, you (whisper) to the student on your right for the last five minutes.
You (help) him with his exam paper or he (help) you?
9) I (teach) hundreds of students but I never (meet) such a hopeless class as this.
10) The children (look) forward to this holiday for months.
EXERCISE 5. Fill in the gaps with have/has been (to) or have/has gone (to).
Jack: Hi, Jill. Where’s Paul?
Jill: Oh, he (1)
has gone to
London for a few days.
Jack: Really? I (2) ________ London recently. I came back yesterday. (3)_____
you _____ there?
Jill: No, I haven’t Paul (4)_________ twice before, though. Where’s Sara?
Jack: She (5) ________ Spain for two with her parents. They (6) ______ there to
visit some friends.
Jill: When is she coming back?
Jack: They’ll all be back next weekend.
EXERCISE 6. Choose the correct answer.
1.’What time does the train leave?’
‘I think it ..
A
.. at 2 o’clock.’
A
leaves
B
has been leaving
C
has left
2.’Where are Tom and Pauline?’
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‘ They ……. to the supermarket.’.
A
have just gone
B
has been going
C
go
3. ’What is Jill doing these days?’
‘She …… for a job for six months.’
A
is looking
B
has been looking
C
looks
4. ’Is Mandy watching TV?’
‘No. She …… her homework right now.’
A
is always doing
B
is doing
C
does
5. ’Have you been for a walk?’
‘Yes. I often …… for walks in the evening.’
A
have gone
B
am going
C
go
6. ’Have you seen any films lately?’
‘Yes. Actually I …… two this week.’
A
have seen
B
am seeing
C
see
7. ’What……?’
‘It’s a piece of cherry pie. Mum made it yesterday.’
A
are you eating
B
do you eat
C
have you eaten
8. ’Are you going on holiday this summer?’
‘Yes. I ……. enough money.’
A
am saving
B
have already saved
C
save
9. ’Is Todd reading the newspaper?’
‘No. He …….. dinner at the moment.’
A
has been making
B
makes
C
is making
10. ‘Have you bought any new CDs recently?’
‘Yes. Actually I …… two this week.’
A
have bought
B
have been buying
C
am buying
Present Forms Revision: Level B
EXERCISE 1.
Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct tense (the
Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect
Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense).
1. It (snow) steadily the whole week and it still (snow). 2. We (climb) for six hours
already, but we (not reach) the top of the mountain yet. 3. The pain already (go) but
the child still (cry). 4. The workers (work) very hard these two weeks, they (bе) busy
with the interior decoration of the house. 5. Не (solve) the crossword puzzle for аn
hour and he (say) he (bе) about to solve it as he (think) over the last word. 6. Не
(work) at the language all the time and (make) great progress. His pronunciation (bе)
rather good, only а slight accent (remain). 7. Не (finish) the first part of his book and
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now he (write) the second. Не (work) at his book for two years. 8. Dustin Hoffman,
who (play) the hero, (give) а fine performance. 9. Why your hair (be) wet? You
(swim)? 10. Doctors and scientists (show) recently the benefit of fish in the diet.
EXERCISE 2. Translate into English.
1.Мы знаем друг друга уже четыре года. 2
.
Я всегда хотел изучать английский
язык.3
.
Где Нина? - Она уже два часа дома. 4
.
Где дети? - Они все еще играют
во дворе. 5
.
Мой брат уже три года инженер. 6
.
Мой друг знает английский с
детства. 7
.
Я уже полчаса наблюдаю за тобой. 8
.
Ваш брат еще болен? - Нет, он
уже поправился. Он уже три дня занимается физикой. Он хочет получить
отличную оценку на экзамене. 9
.
Мне уже давно хочется прочесть эту книгу.
10
.
Я уже двадцать минут пытаюсь найти мою старую тетрадь. 11
.
Они уже
десять лет живут в Нью-Йорке.12
.
Моя тетя - артистка. Она всегда любила
театр. 13
.
Ваш папа уже вернулся с севера? - Да, он уже две недели дома. 14
.
Я
уже три дня об этом думаю. 15
.
Моя сестра пьет кофе с молоком. А я всегда
предпочитал черный кофе. 16
.
Мы очень рады вас видеть. Мы вас ждали целый
месяц. 17
.
Вы все еще читаете эту книгу? Сколько времени вы ее уже читаете?
18
.
Моя сестра занимается музыкой уже пять лет. 19
.
Я ищу тебя весь вечер.
Где ты был все это время? 20
.
Они пишут сочинение уже два часа.
THE VERB – Past Forms: Level B
1
2
3
4
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Cont.
a
Past actions which
happened one after
the other
She sealed the letter,
put a stamp on it and
posted it.
Action in the middle of
happening at a stated past
time
He was playing tennis at
3.15 yesterday.
Past action which
occurred before
another action or
before a state past time
He had left by the time
I got there. (or by
7.15)
Action continuing over a
period up to a specific time
in the past
She has been working as a
clerk for 7 years before she
resigned.
b
Past habit or state
He used to go / went
to school on foot.
Complete action or
event which
happened at a stated
past time
She called an hour
ago.
Past action in progress
interrupted by another past
action. The longer action
is in the Past Continuous,
the shorter action is in the
Past Simple.
While I was getting
dressed the bell rang.
Completed past action
which has visible
results in the past
She was sad because
she had failed the tes.
Past action of certain
duration which had visible
results in the past
They were wet because they
had been walking in the
rain.
c
Action which
happened at a
definite past time
although the time is
Two or more simultaneous
actions
While I was reading a
book Sam was watching
The Past Perfect is the
past equivalent of the
Present Perfect
(He can’t find his
The Past Perfect Continuous
is the past equivalent of the
Present Perfect continuous
(
She is going to the doctor.
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not mentioned. This
action is not
connected with the
present.
Oscar Wilde wrote a
lot of poems.(O.
Wilde is now dead;
he won’t write again
- period of time is
now finished)
TV.
Background description to
events in a story
She was swimming. The
sun was shining…
watch. He has lost it.)
He couldn’t find his
watch. He had lost it.
Her leg has been aching for
two days.) She went to the
doctor. Her leg had been
aching for two days.
Time expressions used with:
Past Simple
yesterday, last week, (how long) ago, then, when, in 1990, etc
Past Continuous
while, when, as, etc.
Past Perfect
just, ever, never, already, after, yet, by the time, by, so far, since,
for, etc
Past Perfect Cont.
for, since
Used to, would, be/get used to
-We use
used to
or
would + infinitive
to talk about something that happened regularly in the past:
I used to go jogging every day until I hurt my knee.
He would stay up all night when he was younger.
-We use
used to
(not
would
) for a situation that was true in the past:
She used to have long hair.
I didn’t use to like pop music.
Where did they use to live?
-We use
be/get used to
+
noun/pronoun/-ing
to talk about something that seems or becomes
normal because we’ve experienced it before:
We don’t mind the cold weather. We
’
re used to it
. (= It’s normal for us.)
You’ll soon get used to wearing glasses.
(= It will become normal for you.)
EXERCISE 1. Identify the tenses in bold, then match them with the correct
description.
1.
She used to go to her grandmother's village for her summer holidays when she
was young.
2.
He
went
on a safari holiday last month.
3.
He
was travelling
in Italy when he had the accident.
4.
He
had been
to Malta twice before he took me there.
5.
He
had been travelling
for a year before he settled in Lisbon.
6.
He
was flying
to Rome while I
was heading
for Rio.
7.
This time last Monday he
was enjoying
himself on a beach in Majorca.
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8.
The rain
was falling
heavily and the wind
was blowing
. A few people
were
walking
hurriedly down the street.
a.
past action in progress interrupted by another past action
b.
action in progress up to a specific time in the past
c.
past action which happened before another past action
d.
complete action which happened at a stated past time
e.
action in the middle of happening at a stated past time
f.
simultaneous past actions of certain duration
g.
simultaneous past actions which describe a scene
h.
past habit
EXERCISE 2. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form (the
Past Simple or the Past Continuous).
This time last year I (1)
was cycling
(cycle) in the rain along a country road in
France with a friend of mine. We (2) ___ (decide) to go on a cycling holiday in
Normandy. Neither of us (3) ___ (be) to France before, but we (4) ___ (know) some
French from our time at school and we (5) ___ (manage) to brush up on the basics.
Now we (6) ___ (wonder) if we (7) ___ (make) the right decision. We (8)___ (plan)
our route carefully in advance, but we (9) ___ (forget) one important thing, the
weather. It (10) ___ (rain) solidly since our arrival and that night we (11) ___ (end
up) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station. Then the next morning as we
(12) ___ (ride) down a steep hill my bike (13) ___ (skid) on the wet road and I (14)
___ (fall off). I (15) ___ (realise) immediately that I (16) ___ (break) my arm, and
after a visit to the local hospital I (17) ___ (catch) the next train to Calais for the
ferry home. Unfortunately my parents (18) ___ (not/expect) me home for a fortnight,
and (19) ___ (go) away on holiday. So I (20) ___ spend a miserable couple of weeks
alone, reading ‘Teach yourself French’.
EXERCISE 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Past
Simple tense (in some sentences the Present Perfect Continuous is
also possible).
1. This is my house. – How long you (live) here? - I (live) here since 1970.
2. He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.
3. You (wear) your hair long when you were at school? - Yes, my mother (insist) on
it.
4. But when I (leave) school I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since.
5. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
6. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy.