Упражнение 1. Выберите правильную форму глагола.
1. My hobby is reading. I read/ have read a lot of books.
2. My dad went/ has gone to work two hours ago.
3. I already saw/ have already seen “Harry Potter”.
4. I played /have played volleyball when I was younger, but l don’t play now.
5. I was /have been ill four months ago.
6. I haven’t been/wasn’t there since graduation.
7. I had / have had a dog for eight years. Its name is London.
8. Meghan has been/ was absent since Monday.
9. I finished / have finished my homework. Can I go out now?
10.We went/ have been to the seaside last summer.
Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Present
Perfect.
1. I ______( read) this magazine and I don’t want to read it again.
2. Scientists still ______(not/find) a cure for cancer.
3. The first modern Olympics ______ (take) place in Athens more than a hundred
years ago.
4. Steven _______ ( never/ eat) sushi.
5. I ________(work) as a shop assistant two years ago.
6. Tom Hanks (win) ______ an Oscar several times already.
7. ____you ______(ever/work) in a shop?
8. _____you ______(see) any good films recently?
9. How many symphonies _____Beethoven ______(compose)?
10. A bus came round the corner and he ______(jump) out of the way.
When she (hear) ____ the noise she turned to see what it was.
Ответ:
1) I have been practising these tenses for three weeks. Now I understand them better.
2) Helen has told me you are seriously ill. Why didn’t you tell me yourself.
3) I have been staring at this menu for ages now and I still haven`t decided yet.
4) Pope John Paul II has visited more than 90 countries.
5) I have been doing paperwork all day. In all, I guess I have signed about 65 letters.
Объяснение: