Упражнение 3.
Put the following sentences into the correct tense: Simple Past, Simple
Present, Present Continuous or Past Continuous, Present Perfect.
1. I ________ (listen) to the radio while Mary __________ (cook) dinner.
2. You __________ (buy) this book yesterday?
3. Last Friday Jill __________ (go) home early because she __________
(want) to see a film.
4. When your brother usually __________ (get) home in the evening?
5. Jane always __________ (bring) us a nice present.
6. What those people __________ (do) in the middle of the road?
7. You __________ (read) this book?
8. While Fred __________ (sleep), Judy __________ (watch) TV.
9. When I __________ (be) young, I __________ (think)
Mary __________ (be) nice — but now I __________ (think) she’s
fantastic.
10. Jill __________ (walk) home when she __________ (see) her
husband’s car outside the cinema
11. Look there! Sue and Tim __________ (run) to school.
12. Jack’s father __________ (not work) in London — he __________ (not
speak) English.
13. Joe __________ (buy) a car yesterday.
14. Their father often __________ (go) to rock concerts.
15. While you __________ (sleep), mother __________ (arrive).
Упражнение 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form (Present Simple,
Present Perfect, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous).
1. Alice ... (not to take) the bus to school every day. She usually ... (to walk) to
school...
2. (to take) … you the bus to get to school or ... (to walk) you?
3. Who is this man? I ... (to think) that I ... (to know) him, but I ... (to forget)
his name.
4. 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.
5. Where are the children? They ... (to watch) TV in the room now. Some
minutes ago they ... (to play) a game.
6. Now I am in my class. I... (to sit) at my desk. I always ... (to sit) at the same
desk.
Упражнение 8. Упражнение раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в
Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past
Simple.
1. Aren’t you about to finish with the dishes? You _______ (wash) the
dishes for thirty minutes or more. How long can it take you to wash the
dishes?
2. We _______ (go) to the Steak House restaurant many times. The food is
excellent.
3. A: What is that sound? B: A car alarm _______ (ring) somewhere down
the street. It _______ (drive) me crazy —I wish it would stop!
It _______ (ring) for more than twenty minutes.
4. Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I
_______ (be) a child, but I _______ (forget) it all.
5. What’s that dent in the side of the car? You _______ (have) an accident?
6. I’m sorry, John’s not here; he _______ (go) to the dentist. He _______
(have) trouble with a tooth for some time.
7. This cassette recorder is broken. You _______ (play) about with it?
8. Your Italian is very good. You _______ (study) it long?
9. Do you mind if I clear the table? You _______ (have) enough to eat?
10. Ann never _______ (go) camping. She _______ (not sleep) in a tent.
11. Frank, where have you been? We _______ (wait) for you since 1 p.m.
12. I’m not surprised he _______ (fail) that exam. He _______ (not / work)
hard recently.
Упражнение 9. Pаскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect, Past
Simple или Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Oh no! The children _______ (cook). Look at the state of this kitchen!
2. How many times Wendy _______ (be) late for work this week?
3. I’m going to give that cat some food. It _______ (sit) on the doorstep for
hours. I’m sure it’s starving.
4. I _______ (do) grammar exercises all morning. I deserve a treat for
lunch.
5. You _______ (not / buy) your mother a present? That’s really mean of
you.
6. She _______ (work) in Australia for 2 years. Then she moved.
7. Now where are my keys? This is the third time I _______ (lose) them
today
8. You _______ (ever/play) chess? You should try it. I’m sure it’s the sort
that you’d like.
9. Oh do be quiet. You _______ (grumble) all day!
10. Your tennis _______ (really / improve)! You _______ (practice) in
secret?
Упражнение 11. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect, Past
Simple или Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Today is Thursday, and John ________ (be) late twice this week;
he________ (be) late yesterday and on Monday.
2. I first________ (meet) George a month ago, and I ________ (meet)
him several times since then.
3. It is October now, and we ________ (do) a lot of work this year; we
________ (do) a lot last year too.
4. She ________ (buy) a coat last winter, but she________ (not / buy) a
new dress since 2008.
5. It’s only the middle of the month, and he________ (spend) (already)
most of his salary; he ________ (spend) $60 yesterday,
6. I ________ (break) my leg in 1991, but I ________ (break) (never) my
arm.
7. He’s over sixty, and he’s still working. He ________ (work) hard all his
life. When he ________ (be) a young man, he sometimes ________
(work) all night.
8. The postman ________ (come) at eight yesterday, but it’s now half past
eight and he ________ (not / come) yet.
9. Today is May 25th. Ted ________ (not / be) absent this month.
10. He ________ (feel) extremely ill when he went to hospital, but he
________ (feel) much better since he came out of hospital a month ago.
