Ответы к упражнениям.
Exercise 1.
1 does the meeting end, 2 am flying, 3 is talking, 4 goes, 5 have been looking, 6 am freezing, 7 has been painting, 8 smells, 9 are taking, 10 have not finished, 11 has never been, 12 closes, 13 have been training, 14 do you usually do, 15 is watering
Exercise 2.
1 c, 2 a, 3 b, 4 a, 5 b, 6 a
Exercise 3.
1 has been, 2 am still working, 3 is doing, 4 have lost, 5 have taken, 6 know, 7 am, 8 are living, 9 has finished, 10 is running, 11 are looking, 12 have lost, 13 are having
Exercise 4.
He has been watching TV since the very morning.
Tomorrow I have English class at 8:00.
The air in the city is becoming more and more dirty.
I have lost my wallet.
Her hair is dirty. She has been painting the house the whole day.
You are always losing something!
You have been writing an essay for two hours.
I go to the pool three times a week.
My father has been repairing the car since morning.
He has broken his leg.
Simple, Continuous, Perfect or Perfect Continuous
Ex.1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (Simple or Continuous).
1.Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.
2.She usually (drink) coffee, but today she (drink) tea.
3. I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the room.
4.I usually (go) to work by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom’s car.
5.You always (write) with your left hand.
Ex.2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (Perfect Simple or Perfect Continuous).
1.We (walk) ten kilometers. We (walk) for three hours.
2.That girl (eat) eight ice-creams.
3.He (sleep) since nine o’clock. It’s time to wake him up.
4.I can’t find my keys. I think I (lose) my key.
5.He (teach) in this school for five years.
Ex.3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (Simple, Continuous, Perfect or Perfect Continuous).
1. Listen! She (sing).
2. He (work) at school.
3.He (work) in this hospital for 10 years.
4. The road is wet. It(rain).
5. I (go) to the gym tomorrow in the afternoon.
6. They (live) together for 15 years.
Ex.4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (Simple, Continuous, Perfect or Perfect Continuous).
What time _____________ (the meeting/end)?
Tomorrow I _____________ (fly) to Moscow to visit my aunt Sally.
Right now he _______ (talk) on the phone.
The Earth __________ (go) round the Sun.
I _________ (look) for my camera for an hour.
Could you close the window? I _____________ (freeze)
The man __________ (paint) the walls all day long.
The coffee ___________ (smell) good.
At the moment we ___________ (take) a walk around a beautiful village.
We _____________ (not/finish) our history project yet.
Kim _____________ (never/be) abroad.
School always _______ (close) for Easter holidays.
I’m exhausted. I _____________ (train) my stomach muscles all morning.
What _____________ (usually/you/do) in your free time?
Look! Your mum ____________ (water) tomatoes in the vegetable garden.
Ex. 5. Choose the right variant.
1 The boy ___________his homework and now he _________-TV.
a) already has done, watches
b) already does, has watched
c) has already done, is watching
2. They___________ about Russian traditions since the beginning of the lesson.
a) have been talking
b) are talking
c) talk
3. This is the best conference I ________.
a) am
b) have ever been to
c) ever have been to it
4. The postman usually __________ at 9 in the morning. It is half past 9 now but he ___________
a) comes, has not come yet
b) comes, has not been coming
c) is coming, has not come yet
5. They__________ the walls and they ___________nice.
a) have painting, are looking
b) have painted, look
c) have been painting, look
6. The economic situation in the world is already bad and it __________worse.
a) is getting
b) gets
c) have gotten
Ex. 6 Use Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.
Hello Nancy
It (1) _________ (be) time since my last letter to you. I (2) ____________ (still/work) at ABS and the company (3) _____________ (do well). This is very fortunate as many of my friends (4) ___________ (lose) their jobs. Our savings (5) _____________ (take) a disastrous dive because of the economy. I (6) ____________ (know) the situation everywhere is difficult and I (7) __________ (be) happy I still have a job. My friend Michael and his wife Georgia (8) ______________ (now, live) in Virginia. Michael (9) ______________ (finish) studying massage therapy. He (10) __________ (run) a small clinic in partnership with another woman. He and Georgia (11) _____________ (look) for a full-time job, though, as they (12) _____________ (lose) money also. As I say, many people (13) __________ (have) a hard time now.
Ex. 7 Translate from Russian into English:
Он смотрит телевизор с самого утра.
Завтра у меня урок английского в 8:00.
Воздух в городе становится все более и более грязным.
Я потерял кошелек.
Её волосы грязные. Она красила дом весь день.
Ты постоянно что-то теряешь!
Ты пишешь сочинение уже два часа.
Я хожу в бассейн.
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