Exercise 1. Опираясь на образец, дополните предложения в the Past Perfect Continuous Tense. Example: … before we came from the supermarket. Liz/ to clean/the flat/for two hours.— Liz had been cleaning the flat for two hours before we came from the supermarket.
… before Tom came to the court. Helen/to play/tennis/for an hour and a half.
… before he retired. Mr Black/to work/as a lawyer/for twenty-five years.
… when the bus arrived. We/ to wait/f or forty minutes.
Sheila looked tired because She/to sew/a dress/for her little daughter/all day.
Before Jack got to level four …. Не/to play/the same game/for three hours.
Mike’s neighbours were angry because …. Не/to listen/to loud music/for four hours/yesterday evening.
Everybody was very hungry because …. They/to work/all day/without/а break for lunch.
… when suddenly the car broke down. We/ to drive/for five hours.
… before the plane landed in the airport late in the evening yesterday. They/to fly/for six hours.
… since Easter. Alex and Den/to prepare/for the exams.
Традиция складываются не за один день. Условия жизни (человека) играют при этом большую роль. У народов (Азии) традиционным жильём стала юрта,которую можно быстро разобрать и собрать, чтобы перевезти на новое (место).
Сегодня легко можно купить мебель и её атрибуты в любом (городе) любой страны. Раньше (кочевникам) всё приходилось изготавливать самим. Женщины ткали ковры, шили одеяла и циновки. Мужчины изготавливали предметы из (дерева), например, сундуки. Массивные вещи кочевым жителям были ни к чему.
Жилища и мебель осёдлых и кочевых (кыргызов) немного различались. Так ка осёдлых жителям не нужно было часто переезжать, они строили саманные дома. Вдоль (стен) располагались сундуки, а в (середине) комнаты стелился ковёр. На стены вывешались вышитые ковры.
Test 13
1. Tom hasn’t met his sister since he was а child.
2. Olga lived in England last year.
3. I have lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere.
4. Look! Somebody has broken my pen.
5. How many plays did Shakespeare write?
6. Do you know about Jane? She has given up smoking.
7. I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him?
8. Your car looks great. Have you washed it?
9. Mr. Clark has worked in а bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
10. I don’t know this young woman. We have never met before.
11. When did you write this poem?
12. Chaikovsky was а great Russian composer.
13. Mary isn’t at home. She has gone shopping.
14. Have you seen this film? It’s fantastic!
15. Oh! I have cut my finger. It’s bleeding.
16. Where (were you born?
17. My parents got married in а small village.
18. Agatha Christie wrote 68 novels, 17 plays and more than а hundred stories.
19. I’m very hungry! I haven’t eaten anything today.
20. When sending the telegram she forgot to write her name.
Test 14. Past Simple or Present Perfect?
1. It didn`t snow this week.
2. Did you see the news on television last night?
3. Mike left school in 1999.
4. I don’t know where my brother is. Have you seen him?
5. ‘Where is your key?’ ‘I don’t know. I have lost it.’
6. We visited the local museum the other day.
7. Ann is on holiday. She has gone to France.
8. When did the last train leave?
9. ‘Would you like something to eat?’ ‘No, thanks. I have just had lunch.’
10. Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
11. We have not seen each other for а long time.
12. It’s the most interesting book I have ever read.
13. He has drunk too much coffee today.
14. What did you do at the weekend?
15. John is hungry. He has not eaten anything since breakfast.
16. She did not go to the library three days ago.
17. How long have you known Bill?
18. Olga always wanted to visit Great Britain.
19. Have you heard from Jack recently?
20. Mark Twain lived in the state of Missouri.
Test 15. Past Simple or Present Perfect?
1. ‘Has he ever been to London?’ ‘Yes. he has. Several times.’
2. ‘What’s the news?’ ‘We have won the tennis competition.’
3. ‘When did you speak to him?’ ‘We met yesterday.’
4. He has not called me this month.
5. How long have you been ill?
6. We saw an interesting film the other day.
7. I have known them for 2 years.
8. Were you happy when you were a child?
9. I always traveled by plane.
10. Where is Tom? Have you seen him?
11. It’s the most interesting film I have ever seen.
12. The construction started in April.
13. She has not called me since she arrived in Moscow.
14. They did not go to the cinema last week.
15. We have had too many tests today.
16. What did you do last Sunday?
17. William Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.
18. I have lost my exercise-book. I can’t find it anywhere.
19. Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
20. Have you met Ann lately?