Выберите подходящее по смыслу время, как в первом предложении

a) Did you see/Have you seen my bag anywhere? I can't find it.

b) Larry is writing/has been writing/has written his novel for the last two years without getting further than Chapter One.

c) From the minute he got up this morning Gary asked/has asked/has been asking silly questions!

d) Have you given/Did you give Helen my message when you have seen/saw her?

e) Sorry, could you say that again? I didn't listen/haven't listened/haven't been listening to you.

f) The police think that they found/have found your missing wallet, so call this number.

g) I don't think we'll go swimming after all because the weather changed/has changed/has been changing.

h) How was your holiday in Italy? Did you visit/Have you visited lots of interesting places?

i) Did you two meet/Have you two met before? Eric, this is Amanda.

j) Did you meet/Have you met anyone interesting at the reception?

3. Раскройте скобки и поставьте каждый глагол в правильное время. What happened? What has happened? What has been happening?

a) I'm sorry about not coming last week. I (have) had a cold and so I (stay) ..............at home.

b) Wait a minute. I (have)..............an idea. Let's go and see Roger. We last (see)..............him a long time ago.

c) It's nice to be back here in London. This is the second time I (come) .............. here.

d) I'm phoning about your advertisement for a bicycle for sale, which I (see)..............in the local paper, (you sell)........................it? Or is it still available?

e) This place is in a terrible mess! What on earth (you do)........................?

f) And now for an item of local news. Hampshire police (find)..............the dangerous snake which (go)..............missing earlier in the week.

g) This tooth (kill)..............me lately! So I (make)..............an appointment with the dentist for Tuesday.

h) I can't give you the report I (promise)..............for today because I (not finish).........................

i) Harry (not look)........................well since he (go)..............on a diet.

j) It says in the paper that they (discover) .............. oil in Wales. They (look for) .................. it for ages.

Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово или выражение.

a) I haven't seen Gerry for/since a long time. How is he?

b) It's ages ago/since I last went to a football match.

c) I've written to Deborah last week/recently.

d) What have you been doing today/yesterday ?

e) Have you eaten Italian food before/already?

f) I've been living here in/since the end of last year.

g) Actually I had dinner with Sue last night/lately.

h) I've been trying to get in touch with David for ages/for the last time.

i) Terry hasn't been to Edinburgh since/when we went there together.

j) I can't remember how long/when I've had this watch.

Закончите второе предложение так, чтобы оно имело тот же смысл, что и первое, используя выделенное жирным шрифтом слово. Для перефразирования используйте от 2 до 5 слов.

a) Steve started learning the violin a month ago.

Learning

Steve has been learningthe violin for a month.

b) I haven't been to an Indian restaurant for ages.

Since

It's ages ...................................................................... an Indian restaurant.

c) When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident.

Become

Since hearing the results ................................................... more confident.

d) The last time Nancy came here was in 1 986.

Since

Nancy hasn't ...................................................................................... 1986.

e) This is my first visit to Japan.

Time

This is the first ............................................................................. to Japan.

f) How long have Helen and Robert been married?

Get

When ............................................................................................ married?

g) Jack bought those trousers last month, and has been wearing them ever since.

For

Jack has ......................................................................................... a month.

h) It's a long time since our last conversation.

Spoken

We ............................................................................................... long time.

i) Thanks, but I had something to eat earlier.

Already

Thanks, but I've ..................................................................................... eat.

j) This is my first game of water-polo.

Played

I ........................................................................................................ before.

6. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в Present Perfect или Present Perfect Progressive: What has happened? What has been happening?

a) Someone (eat) has eaten all the cakes. I'll have to buy some more.

b) What (you buy)........................your sister for her birthday?

c) My throat is really sore. I (sing)........................all evening.

d) Brenda (learn)........................Russian, but she finds it difficult.

e) How many people (you invite)........................to your party?

f) Those two cats (sit)........................on that branch for the last hour.

g) It (rain)........................all day! Why can't it stop!

h) Diana (wear)........................twelve different dresses in the past week!

i) I (do)........................everything you asked. What should I do now?

j) Graham and Pauline (try)...............to find a house for ages, but they can't find one they can afford.

7.Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в правильную форму.

What happened? What has happened? What has been happening?

The mummy of an Egyptian woman who (die) in 800 B.C. just (have) an operation. As there (be) strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors (try) to find out whether the woman (die) of a rare disease. The only way to do this (be) to operate. The operation, which (last) for over four hours, (prove) to be very difficult. The doctors (remove) a section of the mummy and (send) it to a laboratory. They also (find) something which the X-ray plates not (show). The doctors not (decide) yet how the woman (die). They (fear) that the mummy would fall to pieces when they (cut) it open, but fortunately, this not (happen). The mummy successfully (survive) the operation.

8. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple или Present Perfect Continuous: What happened? What has happened? What has been happening?

It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation (1).........(discover) oil under the sea near the Welsh coast. The company, which (2)..........(drill) for oil in the area since 1990, 3)..........(find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and since then (4)..........(discover) larger amounts under the seabed nearby. Last year the government (5)..........(lend) over £50,000,000 to BOC, and (6)...........(give) permission for the company to build an oil refinery and other facilities in South Wales. The reaction of local people to today's news (7)..........(be) mixed so far. Local MPs (8)..........(already welcome) the news, pointing out that the oil industry will bring badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of pollution. 'Nobody (9)..........(ask) us yet what we want,' said Ann Griffiths, leader of the Keep Out The Oil Campaign. 'Look what (10)..........(happen) when they (11)..........(find) oil in Scotland in the 1960s. The oil companies (12)..........(get) rich, not the local people. BOC (13)..........(not tell) us the truth about what this is going to mean for our people.' A BOC spokesman later (14)..........(refuse) to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners (15)..........(ask) the government to hold an inquiry.