Ex.1 Put the following sentences into the correct tense: Simple Past, Simple Present, Present Continuous or Past Continuous, Present Perfect.
I ________ (listen) to the radio while Mary __________ (cook) dinner.
You __________ (buy) this book yesterday?
Last Friday Jill __________ (go) home early because she __________ (want) to see a film.
When your brother usually __________ (get) home in the evening?
Jane always __________ (bring) us a nice present.
What those people __________ (do) in the middle of the road?
You __________ (read) this book?
While Fred __________ (sleep), Judy __________ (watch) TV.
When I __________ (be) young, I __________ (think) Mary __________ (be) nice — but now I __________ (think) she’s fantastic.
Jill __________ (walk) home when she __________ (see) her husband’s car outside the cinema
Look there! Sue and Tim __________ (run) to school.
Jack’s father __________ (not work) in London — he __________ (not speak) English.
Joe __________ (buy) a car yesterday.
Their father often __________ (go) to rock concerts.
While you __________ (sleep), mother __________ (arrive).
ex.2 Исправьте ошибки.
When she was younger, she has played tennis every day.
It’s already 10:00, but Jane hasn’t finished her homework already.
Joe crashed his car three times since Christmas.
Did you done your homework, or have you been watching TV?
Karl has been driving since five years.
This hotel has been already in business for twenty years.
ex.3 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form (Present Simple, Present Perfect, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous).
Alice ... (not to take) the bus to school every day. She usually ... (to walk) to school...
(to take) … you the bus to get to school or ... (to walk) you?
Who is this man? I ... (to think) that I ... (to know) him, but I ... (to forget) his name.
The children ... (to have) a good time in the park yesterday. They ... (to give) small pieces of bread to the ducks. Then they ... (to take) pictures of themselves.
Where are the children? They ... (to watch) TV in the room now. Some minutes ago they ... (to play) a game.
Now I am in my class. I... (to sit) at my desk. I always ... (to sit) at the same desk.
ex.4 раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple.
1.We _______ (go) to the Steak House restaurant many times. The food is excellent.
2 А: What is that sound? B: A car alarm _______ (ring) somewhere down the street. It _______ (drive) me crazy —I wish it would stop
3Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I _______ (be) a child, but I _______ (forget) it all.
4What’s that dent in the side of the car? You _______ (have) an accident?
5I’m sorry, John’s not here; he _______ (go) to the dentist. He _______ (have) trouble with a tooth for some time.
6This cassette recorder is broken. You _______ (play) about with it?
7Do you mind if I clear the table? You _______ (have) enough to eat?
8Ann never _______ (go) camping. She _______ (not sleep) in a tent.
9I’m not surprised he _______ (fail) that exam.
Ex.5. Pаскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect or Past Simple .
How many times Wendy _______ (be) late for work this week?
You _______ (not / buy) your mother a present? That’s really mean of you.
She _______ (work) in Australia for 2 years. Then she moved.
Now where are my keys? This is the third time I _______ (lose) them today
You _______ (ever/play) chess? You should try it. I’m sure it’s the sort that you’d like.
Your tennis _______ (really / improve)! You _______ (practice) in secret?
ex.6 Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect or Past Simple
Today is Thursday, and John ________ (be) late twice this week; he________ (be) late yesterday and on Monday.
I first________ (meet) George a month ago, and I ________ (meet) him several times since then.
It is October now, and we ________ (do) a lot of work this year; we ________ (do) a lot last year too.
She ________ (buy) a coat last winter, but she________ (not / buy) a new dress since 2008.
It’s only the middle of the month, and he________ (spend) (already) most of his salary; he ________ (spend) $60 yesterday,
I ________ (break) my leg in 1991, but I ________ (break) (never) my arm.
He’s over sixty, and he’s still working. When he ________ (be) a young man, he sometimes ________ (work) all night.
The postman ________ (come) at eight yesterday, but it’s now half past eight and he ________ (not / come) yet.
Today is May 25th. Ted ________ (not / be) absent this month.
He ________ (feel) extremely ill when he went to hospital, but he ________ (feel) much better since he came out of hospital a month ago.
Упражнение1.
1 was listening / was cooking, 2 did you buy, 3 went / wanted, 4 does your brother usually get, 5 brings, 6 are people doing, 7 have you read, 8 was sleeping / was watching, 9 was /thought / think, 10 was walking / saw, 11 are running, 12 doesn’t work / doesn’t speak, 13 bought, 14 goes, 15 were sleeping / arrived.
Упражнение2.
1 has played -played, 2 already - yet, 3 crashed - has crashed, 4 Did -have, 5 since - for, 6 has been already - has already been
Упражнение3.
1 doesn’t take /walks, 2 Do you take / Do you walk, 3 think / know /have forgotten, 4 had / gave /took, 5 are watching / were playing, 6 am sitting / sit
Упражнение 4.
1 have been washing, 2 have gone, 3 is ringing/ is driving /has been ringing, 4 was /have forgotten, 5 have you had, 6 has gone / has had, 7 have you played, 8 have you been studying, 9 have you had, 10 has never gone / has never slept, 11 have been waiting, 12 has failed, hasn’t been working
Упражнение5.
1 have been cooking, 2 has Wendy been, 3 has been sitting, 4 have been doing, 5 haven’t you bought, 6 worked, 7 have lost, 8 have you ever played, 9 have been grumbling, 10 has really improved, have you practiced
Упражнение 6.
1 has been / was, 2 met /have met, 3 have done / did, 4 bought / hasn’t bought, 5 has already spent / spent, 6 broke / have never broken, 7/ was / worked, 8 came / hasn’t come, 9 hasn’t been, 10 felt / has felt
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