113. Подчеркни правильный вариант. 1. He has been saving/he has saved money for a car, but he has not…

Choose the correct item.

1 Wow, your house . . . . great!

A is looking B looked C looks

2 Nowadays, people . more hours than

before.

A works

B are working

C have been working

3 My dad . for work early every morning.

A is leaving B leaves C has left

4 Colin isn’t here; he . . . . to football

practice.

A has gone B has been C goes

5 The show . . . . at 9 o’clock.

A is ending B will end C ends

6 I have lived in Spain . I was ten.

A ever B for C since

7 Tracy seldom . . . . to the cinema.

A has gone B goes C has been

8 Jason . still . in the garden.

A is / working

B has / worked

C has / been working

9 We . a party tomorrow.

A have

B are having

C have been having

10 This soup . awful!

A is tasting B taste C tastes

11 I . with what you are saying.

A agree

B am agreeing

C have agreed . 12 Ken . twenty emails since this

morning.

A has send B has been sending

C has sent

13 John has . . . . finished his homework.

A yet B already C since

14 I . Joan is very nice.

A am thinking

B have thought

C think

15 I never . George at school.

A see B have seen

C am seeing

16 The baby often . . . . at night.

A is crying B cry C cries

17 The boys .• . . to CDs in their bedroom

now.

A listen

C listens

B are listening

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How long . you • . . . the piano?

A are / playing

B has / played

C have / been playing

I have . • . •• been to the theatre before.

A never Bever C seldom

Joe is ••••. on time for school. She’s never

late.

A usually B rarely C always

Craig has been a doctor • • • •• ten years.

A since B for C yet

. . . •. have you been working as a teacher?

A When B How long ago

C How long

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Candice sometimes • • • •• TV in the

evening.

A watch B is watching

C watches

Who . • • •• my shoes? They’re dirty!

A is wearing B has been wearing

C wears

Charlie ••••• recently •.••• to the

dentist.

A has / been

B is / going

C has / been going

Task1 Choose the correct variant:
1. Don’t present her with books. She (not like) to read.
A-isn’t like;
B-doesn’t like;
C-don’t likes;
2. Be quick! I (to wait) for you.
A-waits;
B-waited;
C-am waiting;
D-wait;
3. They think Nick (not to buy) a car next year.
A-won’t buy;
B-don’t buy;
C-isn’t buy;
4. I’ll give Jess the magazine if I (to see) her.
A-shall see;
B-will see;
C-see;
D-saw;
5. There isn’t the sun in the sky but it (to be) sunny yesterday.
A-were;
B-will be;
C-was;
6. I’m afraid you (to forget) your keys at home.
A-have forgotten;
B-forgot;
C-has forgotten;
D-forgotten;
7. What … your address?
A-are;
B-do;
C-does;
D-is;
8. When I came Ben (to sit) at the table and (to speak) with his mother.
A-is sitting, is speaking;
B-was sitting, was speaking;
C-sat, spoke;
9. Mary (to wake up) early and cleaned her teeth.
A-woke up;
B-have woken up;
C-wake up;
10. Everybody is waiting for you. You (to watch) TV for two hours already.
A-are watching;
B-has been watching;
C-have been watching;
D-have watched;
11. That evening he went out after he (to phone) somebody.
A-phoned;
B-has phoned;
C-have phoned;
D-had phoned;
12. The Petrovs are going to buy a house. By the end of next year their family (to save) money for it.
A-will save;
B-will have saved;
C-will be saving;
13. This time the day after tomorrow we (to drive) the car.
A-will drive;
B-will be driving;
C-will have driven;
14. We (to stay) at home for a week before we received the telegram from Bob.
A-stayed;
B-has stayed;
C-had been staying;
D-was staying;
15. By 3 p.m. Dad (to read) the book already for an hour.
A-will read;
B-will have read;
C-will be reading;
D-will have been reading;​

Card 1. He hasn’t forgotten his Spanish since / for he left Cubs. 2. I haven’t seen him since/ for ages. 3. I have been in the library since / for morning. 4. I have known him since for childhood, 5. I have known him since / for years. 6. They haven’t bought any vegetables at the market since / for 3 years. 7. Sue hasn’t written any letters since / for January, 8. We have learnt a lot of poems since / for September. 9. My classmates have visited 5 museums since / for last term. 10. Nick hasn’t met Jim since / for a long time.​

Choose the right sentence:

1.

We have been learning how to play chess.

We have been learnt how to play chess.

We has been learning how to play chess.

2.

Have it been raining since morning?

Has it been raining for morning?

Has it been raining since morning?

3.

Have they been talking to Mary?

Has they been talking to Mary?

Have they been talked to Mary?

1. I (have been doing/have done) have been doing the flat since 2 o’clock.

2. How long (have you known/have you been knowing) ____ each other?

3. I (haven’t worn/have not been wearing) ____ these shoes yet.

4. Mary (has phoned/has been phoning) ____ the office since morning but

she (hasn’t managed/hasn’t been managing) _____ to get through.

5. I (have met/have been meeting) ___ Mr Black only once, I don’t know

what kind of person he is.

6. John (has owned/has been owning) ___ the house for 15 years.

7. This factory (has polluted/has been polluting) ____ the air for 12 years.

8. Mark is a vet, he (has saved/has been saving) ___ animals for years.

9. Mike is not interested in foreign languages. He (has never even tried/has

never even been trying) ___ to do it.

10. Your mouth is dirty. (Have you eaten/Have you been eating) ____ jam?

11. A number of students (have waited/have been waiting ) ___ for you in

the hall for an hour already.

12. They (have lived/have been living) ____ in this city all their lives and

they are not going to leave.

Choose the correct form: present perfect or present perfect continuous.

1) I

have been practising

have practised

these tenses for three weeks. Now I understand them better.

2) Helen

has been telling

has told

me you are seriously ill. Why didn’t you tell me yourself.

3) I

have been staring

have stared

at this menu for ages now and I still haven`t decided yet.

4) Pope John Paul II

has visited

has been visiting

more than 90 countries.

5) I

have done

have been doing

paperwork all day. In all, I guess I have signed about 65 letters.

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Past Simple — Present Perfect 13 Fill in the gaps with time adverbs or expressions from the list below: how long just 2 ago so far 1 2 3 4 for since (x2) They got married a month. ago. He hasn’t called us I’ve had this car Tim isn’t here. He’s gone out. 5 She’s typed three letters 6 Has Camila 7 **. a year. lied to you? have you been in Rome? how long ago yet ever just now 8 I’ve studied Maths 9 I’ve ***** restaurant. It’s really nice. 10 11 The boss came 12 Peter has been here 5 o’clock. already . 2006. been to that new did he move house?​

Откройте скобки и используйте Past Perfect Continuous
My sister … (to practise) for two months before that concert.
The boys … (to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish.
We … (to discuss) that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.
Henry … (to wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram.
Driving to the hospital was difficult as it … (to snow) all night.
Polly … (to study) economy since she entered university.
Ron’s collection of coins was valuable as he … (to collect) them since he was a schoolboy.
When Sam returned home we … (to watch) that TV programme for a quarter of an hour already.
Bill’s coat and mittens were wet because he … (to play) snowballs with his friends in the yard.
David was irritated because the police inspector … (to ask) him questions for more than an hour.​

Choose the right tense form.

1. Ann has been paiting / has painted in his studio since 8 o’clock.

2. We have been watching / have watched TV for 3 hours.

3. Alex has been learning / has learned French for years.

4. The train has just some / has been coming.

5. Mary has been / has been being a student for 2 years.

2 Complete the sentences with the Present perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 How long has she been standing (she/stand) there? 2 1. (not have) a good time at my new school. 3 He’s sweating because he . (run) for two hours. 4. (he/do) homework this morning? 5 They.(not learn) French for very long. 6 She’s very upset. She . (cry) for 20 minutes. 7 There’s a horrible smell in the kitchen! What — (you/cook)? 8 We. (watch) TV since 2 o’clock. 9 He’s shivering because he . (swim) and the water’s very cold. 10 Why. (you/sleep)? There’s work to do! 3 Complete the sentences. Use the Present perfect continuous. 1 I’m quite good at English now. I. 2 There’s green paint in your hair. What? 3 They’re very tired. They . 4 Your little sister’s brilliant at football. How long? 5 This is such a long car journey! We . 6 He doesn’t know many people in this town because he . 7 She’s talking to Max on the phone. They. 8 We’ve been in the library. We .​