1. Choose the right tense form.
1. Nina (has been learning / has learned) English for 2 years.
2. The birds (have already flown / have been flying) to the South.
3. They (have known / have been knowing) him for many years.
4. Mike (has forgotten / has been forgetting) to learn the poem.
5. The children (have been watching / have watched) cartoons for 2 hours.
6. The train (has just come / has been coming).
7. We (haven’t been having / haven’t had) a holiday for 5 years.
8. She (has been teaching / has taught) at this school for twenty years.
9. David (has been painting / has painted) in his studio since 10 o’clock.
10. Mary and Sam (have collected / have been collecting) stamps for 3 years.
11. Their parents (have been / have being) friends since their childhood.
12. Dave (has been / has been being) a student for 2 years.
2. Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
1. I (not to see) him for ages.
2. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.
3. I (not to hear) about him for a long time.
4. I (to drive) since I was 17.
5. Jack (to fail) his driving test three times because к doesn't know how to park.
6. I think he (make) a lot of improvement.
7. Alice (not/pass) her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
8. She (worry) about this for two months.
9. She (study) the driver’s manual for hours every day.
10. She (not/take) another test yet.
3. Translate into English using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Моя жена рисует уже 5 лет, но ещё не продала ни одной картины.
2. Я рад, что мы закончили эту работу.
3. Мои руки грязные. Я работала в саду.
4. Ник съел все конфеты.
5. Вы когда-нибудь играли в шахматы?
4. Correct the mistakes if any.
1. They are discussing the problem for hours, but has not solved it yet.
2. Somebody has been playing tennis since 2 o’clock.
3. Is it still raining? No, it have stopped.
4. John has been winning the championship two times.
5. The boys have fished for 3 hours.
6. How many books have you written?
7. Mike has invited many friends to his birthday party.
8. He has been hating oranges since his childhood.
9. They have been taken the dog for a walk.
10. Irene has left for the airport.
1. ... put up a tent, to play the guitar, to make a campfire, to cook on the campfire, to find the way in the forest, to pick berries and mushrooms, to take pictures
2 to swim, to milk cows, to make jam, to go horse-riding, to pick berries and mushrooms, to bring in the harvest, to feed hens and chickens, to go fishing
3. ... to go windsurfing, to speak English, to dance, to make friends, to do shopping, to see places of interest, to take pictures,
4. ... to dance, to make friends, to do shopping, to see places of interest, to take pictures, to go by underground,
I was born on the 15th of June. Birthday is a very remarkable day for me. It is the beginning of summer so the weather is usually great!
On this day in the morning my parents come into my room and say, "Happy Birthday!" And, of course, they don’t forget about presents. They usually know beforehand what my secret wish is. I enjoy surprises but still it’s better to know what I am going to get.
My telephone keeps ringing all the day, people are calling to say “Happy birthday!” and this really great to feel that people remember about you.
Usually we go for a picnic on my birthday, but his year I want to have my birthday party at home. I will celebrate my birthday on Saturday so everybody can come. We have invited my friends and relatives to the party. There will be 12 people. We usually have big parties at home and like to meet guests. My parents help me organize this party. My father and I go shopping to buy food and everything we need for the party and my mom stays at home to start cooking. She also lays the table, she does it perfectly. When we come back I start helping my mom with cooking in the kitchen. We cook a lot of tasty food. When everything is ready we dress up, make our hair and wait for the guests.
At five o'clock my relatives and friends arrive to congratulate me and I am happy to see them. They bring a lot of flowers, presents, postcards and sweets. I have got a lot of nice presents - a computer, a couple of DVD’s, a yo-yo, postcards and money. I thank them all.
I usually enjoy my birthday parties. We have a good holiday dinner and everybody is merry. We dance, make jokes, sing karaoke, play games, speak about different things and don’t forget about tasty things on the table. My mom brings the birthday cake and I blow the candles out.
Everyone enjoys the party very much. After the party we go for a walk. This is one of the best holidays for me.
Перевод некоторых слов:
a birthday - день рождения, to celebrate - отмечать, remarkable - выдающийся, запоминающийся, relatives - родственники, in the centre of attention - в центре внимания, to forget - забывать, beforehand - заранее, a secret wish - тайное желание, the telephone keeps ringing - телефон звонит без умолку, to remember - помнить, perfectly - идеально, to lay the table - накрывать на стол, tasty food - вкусная еда, to dress up - одеваться, to congratulate - поздравлять, a guest - гость, to make the hair - укладывать волосы, to blow the candles out - задувать свечи, a yo-yo - йо-йо (игрушка)