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Exercise 76. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Many people believe that our climate (change) very markedly. 2. I (collect) the pictures with bridges since I graduated from the University. Now I (collect) enough to organize an interesting exhibition. 3. She (read) a fairy tale to the children since breakfast. They (not/finish) yet. 4. Those people (wait) for a tram for the last fifteen minutes. I’m afraid, they don’t know that the electricity (go) out. 5. What (happen) to

Mary. John (ring) her up the whole evening and nobody (answer). 6. “You (come) out at last,” he said. “Well, I (stand) here long, and (listen) to nightingale.” 7. So, you (arrive). We just (speak) of you. 8. “How long you (know) about it?” – “I (know) it all the time.” 9. “Why you (turn) off the music?” – “I (play) the records for hours; I’m tired now.” 10. The secretary (type) the letters you gave her but she (not/finish) them yet. 11. There’s sufficient light, you (waste) electricity for nearly an hour. 12. Look! The child (fall) asleep. 13. Open the window. Somebody (smoke) here. 14. He is a famous playwright. He (complete) his seventh play. 15. I (try) to catch waiter’s attention for about fifteen minutes now. 16. She (study) English for a year and (learn) many words and expressions. 17. I (not/hear) about him since yesterday. 18. I (look) for him since I finished my lesson but I (not/find) him. I (be) to his office and to the laboratory but he isn’t there. 19. I (be) here since about six. I (wander) around for hours. 20. I (come) to invite you for a ride in the car. 21. I (love) you since I first saw you. 22. “I know what you (think) of these last days,” he said. “You (make) up your mind?” 23. They (discus) this case for hours but (be) unable to come to any decision. 24. I (tell) you so for years but you never (pay) any attention. 25. She (talk) about it ever since I met her and nothing (come) out of it.

Exercise 77. Translate into English.

1. Почему у тебя синие губы? – Я ела чернику. 2. Что вы делаете? – Мы собираем яблоки. – Сколько вы уже собрали? – Мы собрали восемь корзин. 3. Ты знакома с Томом? – Я знаю его целую вечность. 4. Мой муж собирает картины современных художников с тех пор, как мы поженились. Он уже собрал так много, что не знает, куда их повесить. 5. Он тренирует эту команду всего полгода, но они сделали большие успехи. 6. Что ты делаешь в гараже так долго?

– Я накачиваю шины (pump the tires). Я уже накачал три. Ты поможешь мне с четвёртой? 7. Он только что продал две свои картины. – Ему повезло. Мой муж рисует уже пять лет и ещё не продал ни одной своей картины. 8. Почему вы не принесли мне письма? Вы их ещё не напечатали? 9. Он опять смотрит телевизор.

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По-моему, он смотрит его с самого утра. 10. Кто взял мою ручку? Я ищу её уже несколько минут. 11. Мы уже уложили вещи, теперь ждём такси. 12. Сколько времени она уже говорит по телефону? 13. Они женаты с 1992 года. 14. Погода ужасная: целую неделю идут дожди, очень сыро и холодно. 15. Она опытная няня. Она работает в больнице уже 12 лет. 16. Мы ждём его уже целую неделю. 17. Сколько времени она берёт уроки музыки? 18. Я так рада, что мы наконец закончили эту работу. 19. Я жду тебя с двух часов. Где ты был? 20. Как долго вы ловите здесь рыбу? 21. Она собирается отправить письмо, которое только что написала. 22. Вы выглядите совершенно изнуренным. С вами что-нибудь случилось? 23. Я никогда не видел ничего более прекрасного. 24. Вы ничего не забыли? 25. Сколько времени они живут в Москве? 26. Вот и вы наконец! Я вас искал. 27. Я знаю, что она работает над этой статьёй уже три недели. 28. Ты уложила, наконец, свои вещи? Такси уже десять минут ожидает у дверей. 29. Мы сидим здесь уже два часа, а я все ещё не рассказал тебе о своей поездке.

Past Perfect

Past Perfect образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to have в Past Simple и причастия II (Participle II) смыслового глагола.

Past Perfect употребляется для выражения:

1.Действия, которое произошло ранее другого действия в прошлом, выраженного формой Past Simple.

She loved me for the dangers I had passed. When I telephoned Sue, she had gone out.

2.Действия, которое закончилось к определённому моменту в прошлом.

They had finished the experiment by Saturday.

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3. Действия, предшествующего другому действию в прошлом в сложносочинённых предложениях с союзами hardly … when; scarcely … when; no sooner … than (едва … как; не успел (и) … как).

He had hardly entered the room when he heard some noise.

No sooner had the bell gone than the teacher entered the classroom.

Exercise 78. Choose the correct answer (Past Perfect или Past Simple).

9.The Hills were in a hurry, but they (take) a taxi and managed to arrive exactly on time.

12. We asked Peter to come with us, but he refused. He (already/ promise) to play

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14. After I (write) all my letters, I went to the kitchen to make coffee. A wrote B had written

15. She (hardly/ finish) speaking over the phone when the telephone rang again. A hardly finished B had hardly finished

16. Jane (wash) all the test-tubes after she (complete) the experiment.

Exercise 79. Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.

1. The teacher was a stranger to me. I never (see) her before. 2. The house was very quiet when I (get) home. 3. We felt happier when they (leave). 4. She gave him the book his teacher (recommend). 5. They (finish) the translation by six o’clock. 6. She got a message saying he (pass) the exam. 7. We (go) out to ask for a drink, but the pub

(close). 8. At six o’clock he (know) they were not coming. 9. She (go on) with the story where her mother (stop). 10. Tom wasn’t at home when I (arrive). He just (leave) home. 11. Margaret was late for work. Her friend (be) surprised. She never (be) late before. 12. There was nobody in the sitting-room when I (get) home. Everybody (go) to bed. 13. I didn’t recognize her. She (change) a lot. 14. By the time we (arrive), the party (finish). 15. Before we (take) Paul to the theatre, he never (see) a play on the stage before. 16. After the stewardesses (serve) lunch to the passengers, they (calm) down. 17. I (not to have) my watch, so I (not to know) the exact time. 18. She (finish) her report, and was feeling rather tired, so she (go) to bed. 19. By two o’clock he (answer) all the letters he (receive). 20. The bus (leave) before I (reach) the bus station. 21. As soon as they (finish) breakfast, they (run) out to play. 23. Hardly we (go) to bed when somebody (knock) at the door.

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Exercise 80. Open the brackets using the Present Perfect, the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.

1.My mother asked who (break) her typewriter. Look! Somebody (break) my typewriter.

2.You ever (see) a flying saucer? 3. He looked at the girl and understood he (see) her somewhere before. 4. – I think John (miss) his 7.30 train. That’s why he isn’t here now. –

Looks like him. He never (come) home in time. 5. When the three bears came home they saw that someone (eat) Baby Bear’s porridge. 6. John is hungry because he (have) nothing to eat since morning. 7. Mrs. Brown lives next door but she never (say) more than «good morning» to me. 8. They (buy) the apples in the market. 9. He just (see) his friend arrive.

10.It (stop) raining and the sun is shining. 11. She said they (walk) 3 miles. 12. They just (walk) in the park. 13. I wondered what he (do) since we last (meet). 14. There (be) no post all this week. 15. Nick hoped there (be) no post since Friday. 15. His wife (not/be) in. She (go) out a quarter of an hour before. 16. After dinner Mr. Grag proposed a game of cards. He (not/play) cards since his illness. 17. His smile (be) something she never (see) before. 18. He (come) into the room a moment after I (get) there. 19. When he returned at eleven o’clock the telegram (arrive). 20. When evening (fall) their son (leave) the house.

21.I hardly (be) there five minutes when Mrs. Brown (come) in with the coffee. 22. The evening (go) off easier than she (expect). 23. Just at the moment a boy and a girl (come) and (sit) down where the old couple (be) before. 24. He (be) a teacher at the University, as his father (be) before him.

Упражнение 81. Open the brackets using the Past Simple, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect.

1. When … the ceremony (take place)? 2. She (lead) him to the cab that (wait) at the door. 3. He (stand up) quickly and (clasp) his hands which (tremble). 4. I (meet) him for the first time the day before yesterday. 5. He asked her where she (stay) because he (want) to see her again. 6. Hardly … we (take) our seats when he (come over). 7. Watson (know) that his friend always (smoke) pipe after pipe when he (think) over a difficult problem. 8. Our company (launch) the new product at the beginning of May. 9. I (have) supper when the bell rang. 10. When I (arrive) the lecture already (start). 11. Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words. 12. When I (look) for my passport, I find this old photograph. 13. You looked very busy when I saw you last night. What you (do)? 14. He (not/be) there five minutes, when the storm begin. 15. He (not/allow) us to go out in the boat as a strong wind (blow). 16. When I (hear) his knock I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I (not/recognize) him at first because I (not/wear) my glasses. 17. I (see) you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use) a stick? – I (use) it because I hurt my leg that