Task 4. Make one sentence out of two using the Past Perfect Tense and
the words in brackets.
1. He took medicine. Mark felt better. 9 ( after)
2. We cleaned the flat. Mother came home. (before)
3. Mother checked me the temperature. Doctor arrived. (before).
4. She was at the dentist. Ann went to school. ( after)
2.We HAVE BEEN selling vacuum cleaners since 1986.
3.The police HAVE BEEN investigateing this crime for two weeks already.
4.This reporter HAS BEEN providing the Cosmopolitan with the latest news about celebrities since he first started working there.
5.John HAS BEEN dealing in cars all his life.
6.How long HAVE you BEEN working in the Marketing department?
7.Barbara HAS BEEN comparing these two dresses for 2 hours already but she still can’t make up her mind which one to choose.
8.Bee-line,Megaphone and MTS HAS BEEN competing since the day they started their business.
9.More and more customers HAVE BEEN using online shopping over the recent years.
10.Our best designer Jane Hopkins HAS BEEN creating attractive interior decorations for more than 4 years.
11.Mass media HAS BEEN covering the scandal with this bank’s bankruptcy since March.
12.Business “Angels” HAS BEEN investing in start-upsfor years.
13.I HAVE BEEN using the Skype for three months and I find it very amusing.
14.We HAVE BEEN purchasing textbooks from Britannia bookshop for many years.
15.Their firm HAS BEEN renting this office building since they set up their business in Moscow.
Glad to hear from you!You wrote that you had had an ecology class recently. Cool! You won't believe but we had the same lesson two days ago and we discussed the same ecological problems and many others. The topics we spoke about during our discussions were littering, air pollution, water pollution, endangered species, destruction of natural resources and others. We decided that we had to change the environment for the better. We must turn to our government, scientists, all people to call them to do the best for the prevention of pollution of water and air! And of course, we must save drinking water, not to let it just flow into nowhere. It can be done even by a child. Everybody must be taught to close the faucet with drinking water when it is not needed. Only together we will save our planet and live on it happily.
As for your latest news, it's cool that your sister is going to marry soon.
When will her wedding take place?
Who will be her husband?
Where will they go after their wedding?
Best wishes.
Write soon,
Nick