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Упражнения по теме «предлоги в английском языке»

Употребление предлогов в английском языке – не самая простая тема, ведь многие случаи употребления предлогов нужно заучивать и долго и упорно отрабатывать в упражнениях. В данной статье вы найдете несколько упражнений на предлоги в английском языке. На сайте также есть несколько подборок упражнений по определенным случаям употребления предлогов:

Упражнения на предлоги английского языка.

Упражнение 1. Вставьте предлоги on, in, at (предлоги времени)

Упражнение 2. Вставьте предлоги on, in, at (предлоги времени)

Упражнение 3. Вставьте предлоги on, in, at (предлоги места)

Упражнение 4. Вставьте предлоги by, out of, off, of

Упражнение 5. Вставьте предлоги of, for, about, with (устойчивые сочетания)

Упражнение 6. Предлоги at, on, to, of, about (устойчивые сочетания)

Какие предлоги образуют устойчивые сочетания с данными глаголами, заполните таблицу. Обратите внимание, некоторые глаголы могут употребляться с несколькими предлогами в зависимости от значения

to consist, to be rude, to belong, to smile, to talk, to depend, to get rid, to remind, to be fond, to look, to be sorry, to listen, to concentrate, to laugh, to rely, to complain, to be afraid, to be keen, to be good

Упражнение 7. Вставьте предлоги by, on, in, out of, off (предлоги с транспортными средствами)

Упражнение 8. Вставьте предлоги to, by, over, into

1 on, 2 at, 3 in, 4 at, 5 on, 6 on, 7 at, 8 in, 9 at / in, 10 in, 11 in, 12 at

1 on, 2 at, 3 at, 4 on, 5 on, 6 on, 7 on, 8 on

1 at / at, 2 in, 3 in /in, 4 at, 5 at, 6 on, 7 in / on, 8 on, 9 at, 10 at, 11 on,12 at, 13 in

1 out of, 2 off, 3 by, 4 of, 5 by, 6 by, 7 of, 8 out of, 9 by

1 of, 2 for, 3 of, 4 of, 5 with, 6 of / of, 7 with, 8 about

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Поставте слова в скобках во времена The present simple and the present continuous.

Ann sees Paul putting on his coat and says:»Where you (go), Paul?»
Paul:I (go) to buy some cigarettes. You (want) an evening newspaper?

Mary (see) Peter standing at the bus stop.
Mary: Hello?Peter. What bus you (wait) for?
Peter: Hello, Mary. I (wai) fo a 9 or a 14.

Mar: You usually (go) to work by car, don’t you?
Peter: Yes, but the car (belong) to my mother, and she sometimes (want) it. She (use) it today to take Tom to the dantist.

Mary: I usually (go) by car too. Jack (take) me because he (pass) my office on his way to the factory. But this week he (work) in a factory in the opposite direction, so I (queue) like you.

Peter: Here (be) a 9 now. You (come) on it or you (wait) for a 14?
Mary: I (think) I’ll take the 9. If i (wait) for a 14, I may be late, and if you (be) late at my office everyone looks at you.

Ann sees Paul putting on his coat and says:»Where are you going, Paul?»
Paul:I’m going to buy some cigarettes. Do you want an evening newspaper?

Mary sees Peter standing at the bus stop.
Mary: Hello?Peter. What bus are you waiting for?
Peter: Hello, Mary. I’m waiting fo a 9 or a 14.

Mar: You usually go to work by car, don’t you?
Peter: Yes, but the car belongs to my mother, and she sometimes wants it. She is using it today to take Tom to the dantist.

Mary: I usually go by car too. Jack takes me because he passes my office on his way to the factory. But this week he is working in a factory in the opposite direction, so I’m queueing like you.

Peter: Here is a 9 now. Are you coming on it or you waiting for a 14?
Mary: I think I’ll take the 9. If i wait for a 14, I may be late, and if you are late at my office everyone looks at you.

Ann sees Paul putting on his coat and says:»Where are you going, Paul?»
Paul:I am going to buy some cigarettes. Do you want an evening newspaper?

Mary sees Peter standing at the bus stop.
Mary: Hello?Peter. What bus are you waiting for?
Peter: Hello, Mary. I am waiting for a 9 or a 14.

Mar: You usually go to work by car, don’t you?
Peter: Yes, but the car belongs to my mother, and she sometimes wants it. She is using it today to take Tom to the dantist.

Mary: I usually go by car too. Jack takes me because he passes my office on his way to the factory. But this week he works in a factory in the opposite direction, so I am queuing like you.

Peter: Here is a 9 now. Are you coming on it or are you waiting for a 14?
Mary: I think I’ll take the 9. If i wait for a 14, I may be late, and if you are late at my office everyone looks at you.

Present perfect continuous (I have been doing) Настоящее совершенное длительное

Изучите следующую ситуацию:

Is it raining? Идет дождь?
No, but the ground is wet. Нет, но земля влажная.

It has been raining. Шел дождь.

Мы используем present perfect continuous для действий, которые недавно закончились, или просто закончились. Должна быть связь с настоящим временем:

Изучите следующую ситуацию:

It began raining two hours ago and it is still raining.
Дождь начался два часа назад и всё еще идет.

How long has it been raining?
It has been raining for two hours.

Как долго он идет?
Он идет уже 2 часа.

Вы можете использовать present prefect continuous для действий, которые повторялись в течение промежутка времени:

Сравните I am doing (см. урок 1) и I have been doing:

Present simple- present continuous. Exercises

Simple present and present continuous

Exercise 1 The simple present and the present continuous. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

1 Ann sees Paul putting-on his coat and says: Where you (go), Paul?

Paul: I (go) to buy some cigarettes. You (want) an evening paper?

2 Ann: No, thanks. You are always buying cigarettes, Paul. How many you (smoke) a day?

Paul: I (not smoke) very many—perhaps 20. Jack (smoke) far more than I (do). He (spend) £10 a week on cigarettes.

3 Mary (see) Peter standing at the bus stop.

Mary: Hello, Peter. What bus you (wait) for?

Peter: Hello, Mary. I (wait) for a 9 or a 14.

4 Mary: You usually (go) to work by car, don’t you?

Peter: Yes, but the car (belong) to my mother and she sometimes (want) it. She (use) it today to take Tom to the dentist.

5 Mary: I usually (go) by car too. Jack (take) me because he (pass) my office on his way to the factory. But this week he (work) in a factory in the opposite direction: so I (queue) like you.

6 Peter: Here’s a 9 now. You (come) on it or you (wait) for a 14?

Mary: I (think) I’ll take the 9. If I (wait) for a 14 I may be late, and if you (be) late at my office everyone (look) at you.

7 Mary and Ann (wait) outside a telephone box. Inside the box a boy (dial) a number.

Mary: You (know) that boy?

8 Mary: Where he (come) from?

Ann: He (come) from Japan. He’s a very clever boy; he (speak) four languages.

9 Mary: I (wonder) what he (speak) now.

Ann: Well, his girl friend (come) from Japan too; so I (suppose) he (speak) Japanese.

10 It is 8.30. Tom and Ann (have) breakfast. They both (open) their letters.

Tom: No one ever (write) to me. All I (get) is bills! You (have) anything interesting?

11 Ann: I’ve got a letter from Hugh. He (say) he (come) to London next week and (want) us to meet him for lunch.

12 Peter: You (have) traffic wardens in your country?

Pedro: No, I (not think) so. You (not see) them in my town anyway. What exactly a traffic warden (do)?

13 Peter: He (walk) up and down the street and if a car (stay) too long at a parking place or (park) in a no-parking area he (stick) a parking ticket to the windscreen.

14 Look! He (put) a ticket on Tom’s car. Tom will be furious when he (see) it. He (hate) getting parking tickets.

15 Customer: I (want) to buy a fur coat. Have you any nice coats for about £500?

Assistant: I’m afraid we just (close), madam. It’s 4.55, and we always (close) at 5.00 sharp on Fridays as Mr Jones the manager (not want) to miss his favourite television programme.

16 It is Friday evening and the Brown family are at home. Mrs Brown (listen) to a concert on the radio; Mr Brown (read) a paper, George Brown (do) his homework and Ann Brown (write) a letter.

17 Mr Brown always (read) his newspapers in the evenings. Mrs Brown sometimes (knit) but she (not knit) tonight.

18 Mr Black often (go) to the theatre but his wife (not go) very often. He (like) all sorts of plays. She (prefer) comedies.

19 Tonight they (watch) a very modern comedy. They (enjoy) it, but they (not understand) some of the jokes.

20 What (happen) in your class? The teacher (give) lectures every day?

No. He (give) one lecture a week, and on the other days he (show) films or (discuss) books with us.

21 A bus conductor (get) more exercise than a bus driver. The driver just (sit) in his cab but the conductor (stand) and (walk) about and (run) up and down the stairs.

22 Why that man (stand) in the middle of the road?

— He (try) to get across. He (wait) for a gap in the traffic.

— Why he (not use) the subway?

— Lots of people (not bother) to use the subway. They (prefer) to risk their lives crossing here.

23 You (wear) a new coat, aren’t you?

— Yes. You (like) it?

— The colour (suit) you but it (not fit) you very well. It’s much too big.

24 All the guides here (speak) at least three foreign languages, because a lot of foreign visitors (come) every summer.

25 Paul (take) a party of French tourists round now and tomorrow an American party (come).

26 Englishmen very seldom (talk) on the Underground. They (prefer) to read their newspapers.

— Those two men in the corner (talk).

— But they (not talk) English.

27 Jones and Co. (have) a sale at the moment. Shall we look in on our way home?

— Fd love to but I’m afraid I won’t have time. I (meet) Tom at 5.30.

28 You (go) out with Tom often?

— I usually (go) by train, but this weekend I (go) by bus. It (take) longer but it (cost) less.

29 Ann (on telephone): You (do) anything at the moment, Sally?

Sally: Yes. I (pack); I (catch) a plane to New York in three hours’ time.

Ann: Lucky girl! How long you (stay) in New York?

30 Peter: You (go) out tonight, Paul?

Paul: No, I (stay) at home. The neighbours (come) in to watch TV.

Peter: You (invite) the neighbours often?

Paul: No, but they (invite) themselves whenever there is a good programme.

31 Jack: I just (go) out to get an evening paper.

Ann: But it (pour)! Why you (not wait) till the rain (stop)? (7 advise you to wait.)

32 Lucy: Tom (get) up very early but he (wash) and (shave) and (get) his breakfast so quietly that I (not hear) a thing. But I (hear) him driving away from the house because his car (make) a lot of noise.

33 Alice: My brother (get) up very early too. But he (make) such a lot of noise that he (wake) everybody up. He (sing) in his bath and (bang) doors and (drop) things in the kitchen and (play) the radio very loudly.

34 Lucy: Why you (not ask) him to be a bit quieter?

Alice: I (mention) it every night but it (not do) any good. He (say) that he (not make) a sound, and I (think) he really (believe) it.

35 Tom: You (see) that man at the comer? He (keep) stopping people and asking them questions. You (think) he (ask) for directions?

Jack: No, I (expect) he (make) a survey.

Tom: How you (make) a survey?

Jack: You (stop) people and (ask) them questions and (write) the answers on a report sheet.

36 In most countries a child (start) school at six and (stay) for about five years in a primary school. Then he (move) to a secondary school. At 17 or 18 he (take) an exam; if he (do) well in this exam he can go on to a university if he (wish).

Exercise 2 The simple present and the present continuous. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

1 Mrs Jones: My daughter never (write) to me so I never (know) what she (do). Your son (write) to you, Mrs Smith?

Mrs Smith: Yes, I (hear) from him every week. He (seem) to like writing letters.

2 These apples (cost) 40p a bag. You (think) that is expensive?

— It (depend) on the size of the bag.

3 I (see) my solicitor tomorrow (I have arranged this)’, I (change) my will.

— You always (change) your will. Why you (not leave) it alone?

4 You (look) very thoughtful. What you (think) about?

— I (think) about my retirement.

— But you’re only 25. You only just (start) your career.

— I (know); but I (read) an article which (say) that a sensible man (start) thinking about retirement at 25.

5 My next door neighbour always (knock) on my door and (ask) me to lend her lOp pieces.

— What she (do) with them?

— She (put) them in her gas meter. I really (not mind) lending her a few lOp pieces but what (annoy) me is that she (know) how many she (need) each week but never (take) the trouble to bring the right number home.

6 What she (do) if she (run out) of them when you are away?

— Oh, she (borrow) from her other neighbour, Mr White; but this (take) longer because he always (want) her to stay and chat and she (find) it quite hard to get away from him.

7 How much she (owe) you now?

— I (not know); I (not keep) an account. Anyway she (leave) next week; she (get) married. I (try) to think of a suitable wedding present.

8 Why you (not offer) to cancel her debt?

— That (sound) rather a mean sort of present. Anyway she probably (not realize) that she (owe) me money.

9 My brother (say) that people who (owe) him money always (seem) to forget about it, but people he (owe) money to always (remember) exactly.

10 I (not think) your brother (enjoy) the party. He (keep) looking at his watch.

— Oh, I’m sure he (enjoy) it. He always (enjoy) your parties. But I (know) he (want) to be home early tonight because he (expect) an important telephone call.

11 Jack: How much longer you (stay) in England?

Paul: Only one more day. I (leave) tomorrow night. I (go) to Holland for two weeks.

12 Jack: And you (come) back to England after that or you (go) home?

Paul: It (depend) on my father. But if he (agree) to let me go on studying here I’ll certainly come back. And I (expect) he will agree.

13 Paul: By the way, Jack, Ann (see) me off at Victoria tomorrow. Why you (not come) too? You could have coffee with her afterwards. (Paul is advising/inviting Jack to come and see him off.)

14 You (see) that man at the corner of the street? He is a private detective. He (watch) No. 24.

— How you (know) he (watch) No. 24?

— Because whenever anyone (come) out of, or (go) into, the house he (make) a note in his little book.

15 What all those people (do) in the middle of the street? And why they (wear) such extraordinary clothes?

— They (make) a film. Most of the crowd are local people who (work) as extras.

16 It (sound) great fun. You (think) I could get a job as a film extra?

— I (not know) but I (see) Ann over there; when they (finish) this scene I’ll ask her if they still (take) on extras.

17 Ann (act) in the film?

— She has a small part. She (not act) very well. I (imagine) she got the part because she (know) the director.

18 My brother (live) next door and his two children (come) and (see) me every day. The boy (not bother) to knock at the door; he just (climb) in through the window; but the girl always (knock).

19 Tom: We (move) into our new house tomorrow.

Bill: But why you (leave) your present house? It (suit) you all.

Tom: Yes, I (know) it (do); but the Council (pull down) all the houses on this side. They (widen) the road. They (say) it’s a bottleneck.

20 If you (ask) a friend if she (like) your new dress she usually (say) ‘Yes’; so you (not know) whether she really (think) it (suit) you or whether she merely (be) polite.

21 If you (want) a candid opinion you’d better ask my sister. She never (tell) white lies; she always (say) exactly what she (think).

22 Your sister’s frankness (annoy) people?

— Yes, it (do). The average person (not want) a truthful answer; he (want) you to say something agreeable.

23 I (hear) that you have bought a new house.

— Yes, but I (not live) in it yet. They still (work) on it, and the work (take) longer than I expected.

25 They always (hammer) next door.

— Yes, that house (keep) changing hands and the new owner always (begin) by putting in a new fireplace, and their fireplace is just on the other side of this wall so we (hear) everything. The wall (shake), too.

26 Ann (stir) something in a saucepan and Mary (stand) beside her holding a cookery book.

Mary: It (say) ‘simmer’, and you (boil) it, Ann.

Ann: I (not think) it (matter) if you (cook) it quickly; but I (not know) why it (not get) thick. It usually (thicken) at once.

27 The hall (be) painted at the moment, so it (not look) its best.

— But where are the painters? They (stop) work at 3.00?

— No, they are in the kitchen. They (have) a tea break.

29 If we (say) that Mr Brown (belong) to the Establishment we also (imply) that he (accept) the existing system. He (not try) to overthrow it.

30 All rich men (belong) to the Establishment?

— Middle-aged rich men probably (do) but rich young men like pop singers always (jeer) at the Establishment. The word (be used) chiefly in a pejorative sense.

31 The house opposite the college (be pulled) down. That’s why we (use) the back entrance at present. If you (go) out by the front door you (get) covered with dust.

32 Tom: I (smell) something burning!

Jack: So (do) 1.1 (think) it (come) from the kitchen. Ann probably (iron). She usually (iron) and (watch) TV at the same time and if she (get) very interested in a programme she (forget) that she (press) a hot iron on to somebody’s shirt. Mother (think) of selling the TV set.

33 Mrs Jones: What you (look) for, Tom?

Mr Jones: I (look) for the garage key. I always (look) for the garage key, because nobody ever (put) it back on its hook.

Mrs Jones: I always (put) it back on its hook. Why you (not try) your pockets?

34 Imagine that you (travel) by train, in a crowded compartment. One of the passengers (read) a newspaper; another (do) a crossword puzzle; another (look out) of the window. Suddenly the train (stop) with a jerk and your suitcase (fall) off the rack on to somebody’s toes.

35 This is a story about an invalid who (spend) most of the day in bed. He has a powerful telescope and he (amuse) himself by watching the activities of the people in the opposite houses. One day when he (watch) No. 24 he (see) a murder being committed.

36 The cashier used to do the accounts and I used to check his figures; now the computer (do) it all.

— And who (check) the computer?

— No one. The computer (not need) a second opinion.

— And what (happen) if the computer (make) a mistake?

— The computer never (make) a mistake.

Exercise 1 (Negatives are given in their contracted form, affirmatives are not given in their contracted form, but in speech present continuous tenses are normally contracted in the affirmative.)

1 are you going; am going, do you want 2 do you smoke; I don’t smoke, smokes, I do; spends 3 sees; are you waiting; am waiting 4 you usually go; belongs, wants; is using 5 go; takes, passes; is working, am queueing 6 Are you coming, are you waiting; think, wait, are, looks 7 are waiting; is dialling; Do you know; phones 8 does he come; comes; speaks 9 wonder, is speaking; comes, suppose, is speaking 10 are having; are opening; writes; get; have you (got) 11 says, is coming, wants 12 Do you have/Have you got; don’t think; don’t see; does a traffic warden do 13 walks, stays, parks, sticks 14 is putting; sees; hates 15 want; are just closing; we always close, doesn’t want 16 is listening, is reading, is doing, is writing 17 reads; knits, isn’t knitting 18 goes, doesn’t go; likes; prefers 19 are watching; are enjoying, don’t understand 20 happens; Does the teacher give; gives, shows, discusses 21 gets; sits, stands, walks, runs 22 is that man standing; is trying, is waiting; doesn’t he use/isn’t he using; don’t bother; prefer 23 are wearing; Do you like; suits, doesn’t fit 24 speak, come 25 is taking, is coming 26 talk; prefer; are talking; aren’t talking 27 are having; am meeting; Do you go 28 go, am going; takes, costs 29 Are you doing; am packing, am catching; are you staying 30 Are you going; I am staying; are coming; Do you invite; invite 31 am just going; is pouring; don’t you wait; stops 32 gets, washes, shaves, gets, don’t hear; hear, makes 33 gets; makes, wakes; sings, bangs, drops, plays 34 don’t you ask; mention, doesn’t do; says, doesn’t make, think, believes 35 Do you see; keeps; Do you think, is asking; expect, is making; do you make; stop, ask, write 36 starts, stays; moves; takes, does, wishes

Exercise 2 1 writes, know, is doing; Does your son write; hear; seems 2 cost; Do you think; depends 3 am seeing; am changing; are always changing; don’t you leave 4 look/are looking, are you thinking, am thinking; are only just starting; know, am reading, says, starts 5 is always knocking on my door and asking; does she do; puts; don’t mind, annoys, knows, needs, takes 6 does she do, runs out; borrows, takes, wants, finds 7 does she owe; don’t know, don’t keep; is leaving, is getting; am trying 8 don’t you offer; sounds; doesn’t realize, owes 9 says, owe, seem, owes, remember 10 don’t think, is enjoying; keeps, is enjoying; enjoys; know, wants, is expecting/expects 11 are you staying; am leaving; am going 12 are you coming, are you going; depends; agrees; expect 13 is seeing; don’t you come 14 Do you see; is watching; do you know, is watching; comes, goes, makes 15 are all these people doing, are they wearing; they are making; are working 16 sounds; Do you think; don’t know, see, finish, are still taking on 17 Is Ann acting; doesn’t act; imagine, knows 18 lives, come, see; doesn’t bother, climbs, knocks 19 are moving; are you leaving; suits; know, does, is/are pulling down; are widening; say 20 ask, likes, says, don’t know, thinks, suits, is merely being 21 want; tells, says, thinks 22 Does your sister’s frankness annoy; does; doesn’t want; wants 23 hear; am not living; are still working, is taking 24 think, take, expects; are they doing; are putting; seem, smoke, slows 25 are always hammering; keeps, begins, hear; shakes 26 is stirring, is standing; says, are boiling; don’t think, matters, cook, don’t know, isn’t getting; thickens 27 is being painted, isn’t looking; Do they stop; are having 28 does the word ‘Establishment’ mean; doesn’t give; means, have 29 say, belongs, imply, accepts; isn’t trying/doesn’t try 30 Do all rich men belong; do, are always jeering/always jeer; is used 31 is being pulled; are using; go, get 32 smell; do; think, is coming; is probably ironing; irons, watches, gets, forgets, is pressing; is thinking 33 are you looking; am looking; am always looking, puts; put; don’t you try 34 are travelling; is reading, is doing, is looking out; stops, falls 35 spends; amuses; is watching, sees 36 does; checks; doesn’t need; happens, makes; makes

The present perfect. Exercises (Упр. на настоящее совершен.время)

Exercise 1 The present perfect with for and since.

— Can you skate? (three years)

— Yes, but I haven’t skated for three years.

— Could you climb a rope? (I left school)

— Yes, I suppose I could, but I haven’t climbed one since I left school.

1 Can you play chess? (ten years)

2 Can you sing? (I came to England)

3 Could you milk a cow? (I left my father’s farm)

4 Can you put up a tent? (I went camping two years ago)

5 Can you make Yorkshire pudding? (over a year)

6 Can you read Latin? (I left school)

7 Could you bath a baby? (fifteen years)

8 Could you repair a radio? (I left the army)

9 Can you ski? (my last holiday)

10 Can you read a map? (quite a long time)

11 Could you make a basket? (I was in hospital)

12 Can you sew on buttons? (I got married)

13 Can you drive a car? (over six months)

14 Could you take someone’s temperature? (years)

15 Can you ride a motor cycle? (I was at the university)

16 Can you row a boat? (1977)

17 Can you paint in oils? (some time)

18 Can you type? (years and years)

Part 2 Rephrase the following sentences, using the present perfect tense with for or since:

I last read a newspaper on June 2.

I haven’t read a newspaper since June 2.

It is two years since I saw Tom.

I haven’t seen Tom for two years.

19 It’s two years since I had a puncture.

20 It’s two months since he earned any money.

21 He last shaved the day before yesterday.

22 I last drank champagne at my brother’s wedding.

23 It’s two years since I was last in Rome.

24 I saw Tom last on his wedding day.

25 I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan.

26 It’s years since Mary last spoke French.

27 It’s ten weeks since I last had a good night’s sleep.

28 He last paid taxes in 1970.

29 I last ate meat five years ago. (Omit ago.)

30 It’s three months since the windows were cleaned.

31 It’s years since I took any photographs.

32 I last watched TV on New Year’s Day.

33 It’s three months since he wrote to me.

34 I was last paid six months ago. (My pay is six months in arrears.)

35 The last time I was abroad was in the summer of 1978.

36 It’s ten years since that house was lived in.

Exercise 2 The present perfect and the simple past. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: present perfect or simple past. (In some cases the present perfect continuous is also possible. This is noted in the Key.)

1 Paul: I (play) football since I was five years old.

Tom: You (play) since you (come) to England?

Paul: Oh yes. I (play) quite a lot. I (join) a club the day after I (arrive).

2 Tom: You (play) any matches?

Paul: We (play) about ten. We have two more to play. We (have) a very good season, we (win) all our matches so far, though we (not really deserve) to win the last one.

3 Tom: I (play) football when I (be) at school but when I (leave) school I. (drop) it and (take) up golf.

4 Ann: Hello, Jack! I (not see) you for ages! Where you (be)?

Jack: I (be) in Switzerland. I (mean) to send you a postcard but I (not have) your address with me.

Ann: Never mind. You (have) a good time in Switzerland? How long you (be) there?

Jack: I (be) there for a month. I only just (get) back. Yes, I (enjoy) it thoroughly. I (ski) all day and (dance) all night.

5 Ann: I (ski) when I (be) at the university, but I (break) a leg five years ago and since then I (not do) any.

6 When I first (come) to this house, it (be) a very quiet area. But since then a new housing estate (be) built and it (become) very noisy.

7 My son (not start) work yet. He’s still at the High School.

— How long he (be) at school?

— He (be) at the High School for six years; before that he (spend) five years at the Primary School in Windmill Street.

8 I just (hear) that Peter is in Australia.

— Oh, you (not know)? He (fly) out at the beginning of the month.

— You (hear) from him? Does he like the life?

— Yes, I (get) a letter last week. He (tell) me about his job. But he (not say) whether he (like) the life or not. Perhaps it’s too soon to say. He only (be) there thJee weeks.

9 I (not know) you (be) left-handed.

— I’m not left-handed; but my oil-heater (explode) yesterday and I (burn) my right hand, so I have to use my left.

This bicycle (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father (use) it for the first five years, my brother (ride) it for the next five, and I Xhaye) it for the last four.

11 I hear that your MP, Mr Simpson, (make) a very clever speech last night. How long he (be) your MP?

— Oh, we only (have) him since January. His predecessor Mr Allen (resign) suddenly because of ill-health and there (be) a by-election.

12 I hear that Mr Jones (leave).

— Yes, he (leave) last week.

— Anybody (be) appointed to take his place?

— I believe several men (apply) for the job but so far nothing (be) decided.

13 Peter (meeting Ann at the airport): Hello, Ann. You (have) a good trip?

Ann: The actual flight (be) lovely, one of the best I (have) ever, but it (take) ages to get into the plane. First they (think) that one of us (be) a hijacker and they (search) us all for firearms; then they (announce) that one of the engines (be) faulty. We finally (take off) an hour later.

14 Peter: How you (spend) this extra hour before take-off)?

Ann: Oh, they (take) us to the restaurant and (feed) us and we (walk) about and (buy) things we (not need). The time (pass) all right.

15 You (book) your hotel room yet?

— Well, I (write) to the hotel last week but they (not answer) yet.

16 Peter (meeting Paul unexpectedly in London): Hello, Paul! I (not know) you (be) here.

Paul: Oh, I (be) here nearly two months. I (arrive) on the 6th of January.

17 Peter: When we last (meet) you (say) that nothing would induce you to come to England. What (make) you change your mind?

Paul: I (find) that I (need) English for my work and this (seem) the quickest way of learning it.

18 Peter: You (know) any English when you first (arrive) here?

Paul: No, I (not know) a word.

19 Ann (to Yvonne, who is going to English classes): How long you (learn) English?

Yvonne: I (learn) off and on for about five and a half years. (Use the continuous form.)

20 I (begin) English at secondary school and (do) it for three years.

Then I (drop) it for a year and (forget) most of it. Then I (spend) two years at a secretarial college, where I (study) commercial English, an d for the last six months I (study) in London.

21 At 4 p.m. my neighbour (ring) up and (say), ‘Is Tom with you?’ Tom, her son, (spend) most of his time in my garden playing with my children, so whenever she (not be able) to find him she (ring) me.

‘ I’m afraid I (not see) him today,’ I (say). ‘But my children (go) to the beach this morning and (not come) back yet. Perhaps he (go) with them.’

22 I just (have) my first driving lesson.

— How it (go)? You (enjoy) it?

— Well, I not actually (hit) anything but I (make) every other possible mistake.

23 Old Ben (sell) newspapers just inside the station entrance, and my father always (buy) his evening paper from him as he (leave) the station on his way home. But one day my father (arrive) home without his paper. ‘Ben (not be) there this evening,’ he (say). ‘I hope he (not be taken) ill.’

24 On Saturday afternoon I (see) Frederick sitting in his garden.

‘ I (think) you (work) on Saturdays,’ I (say).

‘ I (work) this morning,’ (explain) Frederick, ‘but at lunch time the boss (go) off to play golf and (tell) us all to go home. It’s about time he (give) us a whole Saturday off actually. I (work) practically every Saturday since the beginning of the year.’

25 Ann: You (be) to Hampton Court?

Jane: Yes, I (go) there last week. The tulips (be) wonderful.

Ann: You (go) by car?

Jane: No, I (go) with my English class. We (hire) a coach.

26 Ann: Where else you (be) to since you (come) to England?

Jane: Oh, I (be) to Stratford and Coventry and Oxford and Canterbury.

27 Ann: You (see) a lot. When you (go) to Stratford?

Jane: I (go) last week. The people I work for (take) me.

28 Ann: You (see) a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre when you (be) at Stratford?

Jane: Yes, we (see) Macbeth. We were very lucky. We just (walk) in and (ask) if they (have) any returned tickets, and the girl at the box office (say), ‘Yes, a man just (return) three stalls.’

29 Ann: You (be) to Wales?

Jane: No, I (be) to Scotland but I (not be) to Wales. I’d like to go.

30 Peter: You (see) any good films lately?

Ann: Yes, I (go) to the National Film Theatre last week and (see) a Japanese film.

Peter: You (like) it?

An n: Yes, I (love) it, but of course I (not understand) a word.

31 Tom: I hear that Mr Benson just (die). You (know) him quite well, didn’t you?

Jack: Yes. We (work) for the same company for ten years. I (not see) so much of him after he (leave) the company but we (keep) in touch.

32 Ann (think) the garage (be) empty, and (turn) off the lights. ‘Hey!’ (shout) Paul from under the car. ‘I’m sorry, Paul,’ (say) Ann, ‘I (not know) you (be) there.’

33 Father: Tom (not come) back yet?

Mother: Yes, he (come) in an hour ago. He (go) straight to bed. Father: Funny. I (not hear) him.

34 Paul: That’s a live wire. It just (give) me a shock!

Ann: Nonsense! I just (touch) it and I (not feel) anything!

When Paul (come) into the room, Ann was sitting in an armchair just behind the door. Paul, not noticing Ann, (go) to the window and (look) out. Ann (cough) and Paul (spin) round. ‘Hello, Ann!’ he (exclaim), ‘I (not see) you!’

Jack: You just (agree) to go, so why aren’t you getting ready?

Peter: But I (not realize) that you (want) me to start at once!

Exercise 3 The present perfect and the simple past. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: present perfect or simple past.

1 I (buy) a new house last year, but I (not sell) my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

2 When Ann (be) on her way to the station it (begin) to rain. Ann (run) back to her flat for her umbrella, but this (make) her late for her train.

3 She (catch) the next train but it (not get) in till 9.00, so she (arrive) at her office ten minutes late.

4 Her boss (look) up as she (come) in. ‘You (be) late every morning this week,’ he (growl).

5 At 7 a.m. Charles (ring) Peter and (say), ‘I’m going fishing, Peter. Would you like to come?’

‘ But it’s so early,’ (say) Peter. ‘I (not have) breakfast yet. Why you (not tell) me last night?’

6 Tom (meet) Paul at lunch time and (say), ‘I (not see) you at the bus stop this morning. You (miss) the bus?’

‘ I (not miss) it,’ (reply) Paul. ‘I (not miss) a bus for years. But this morning George (give) me a lift.’

7 Ann (go) to Canada six months ago. She (work) in Canada for a while and then (go) to the United States.

8 Mary (be) in Japan for two years. She is working there and likes it very much.

9 When I (buy) my new house I (ask) for a telephone. The Post Office (tell) me to wait, but I (wait) a year now and my phone still (not come).

10 Bill usually has breakfast at 8.00. Yesterday at 8.30 Peter (meet) Bill and (offer) him an apple. ‘No, thanks/ (say) Bill. ‘I just (have) breakfast.’

11 Just as Ann (arrive) at the airfield a plane (land) and a girl (climb) out. To her surprise Ann (recognize) her cousin, Lucy. ‘Hello, Lucy,’ she (exclaim). ‘I (not know) that you (know) how to fly a plane.’

‘ I only just (learn),’ (say) Lucy. ‘I (go) solo for the first time last week.’

12 Peter (try) to come in quietly but his mother (hear) him and (call) out, ‘Where you (be)? Your supper (be) in the oven for an hour.’

13 You (be) to the theatre lately?

— Yes, I (go) to Othello last week.

— Yes, but I (not see) very well. I (be) right at the back.

14 Ann (coming out of a bookshop): I just (buy) a copy of David Copperfield. You (read) it?

Mary: As it happens it is the only one of Dickens’s books that I (not read). I (not even see) the film.

15 You (be) to Cambridge?

— Yes, I (be) there last month.

— How you (get) there?

— My brother (take) me in his car.

16 You (see) Philip lately? I (ring) his flat several times last week but (get) no answer.

— Oh, he (be) in America for the last month. He (fly) out on the first for a conference and then (decide) to stay for six weeks.

— You (hear) from him?

— Yes, I (get) a letter shortly after he (arrive).

17 How long you (be) in your present job?

— I (be) there for six months.

— And what you (do) before that?

— Before that I (work) for Jones and Company.

18 How long you (work) for Jones and Company?

— I (work) for them for two years.

— You (like) working for them?

— No, I (not like) it at all.

— Then why you (stay) so long?

19 We usually go out on Saturday evenings, but last Saturday (be) so wet that we (stay) in and (play) cards.

— We (play) poker. I (lose) fifty pence.

20 When you (begin) school?

— I (begin) school when I (be) five. I (go) to a primary school first. I (stay) there for six years and then I (go) to a comprehensive school.

21 When I (be) seventeen I (start) my university course.

— When you (get) your degree?

— Oh, I (not get) my degree yet; I’m still at the university. I only (be) there for two years.

22 Tom (leave) the house at 8.20. At 8.25 the phone in Tom’s house (ring), Tom’s wife, Mary, (answer) it. ‘Could I speak to Tom, please?’ (say) the caller.

‘ I’m afraid he just (go) out’, (say) Mary.

23 You (be) to Cornwall?

— Yes, I (be) there last Easter.

— You (go) by train?

24 I (not see) Charles for some time.

— Be (be) ill, poor chap. He (collapse) at work a fortnight ago and (be taken) to hospital. They (send) him home after two days but he (not crane) back to work yet.

25 There (be) a very good programme on TV last night. You (see) it?

— No. I (take) my set back to the shop last week because there (be) so ranch distortion; and they (say) it (need) a new part. They (not be able) to get the new part so far, so I (not watch) television for about ten days.

26 You (ever) be to France?

— Yes, I (spend) last July and August in Grenoble. I (go) to improve my French but everyone I (meet) (want) to improve his English so I (not get) much practice.

27 The postman usually comes between 8.00 and 9.00 in the morning. At 8.45 a.m. yesterday Ann (say), ‘Are there any letters for me?’

I don’t know,’ (say) Mary. ‘The postman (not come) yet.’

At 11 a.m. Jack, Mary’s husband, (ring) from his office to ask if there (be) any letters for him. ‘No,’ (say) Mary. ‘Nobody (get) letters today. The postman (not come).’

28 Mr Speed, Ann’s employer, (dictate) three letters and (tell) Ann to type them as soon as possible. Half an hour later he (ring) Ann’s office. ‘You (finish) those letters yet?’ he (ask).

‘ Well,’ (say) Ann, ‘I (do) the letter to Mr Jones, and I’m now typing the one to Mr Robinson, but I (not start) the one to Mr Smith yet.’

29 You (find) out yet about the trains to Liverpool?

— No. I (ring) the station last night but the man who (answer) the phone (not seem) to be sure of the times. He (say) something about a new timetable.

— But the new timetable (be) in operation for three weeks!

30 Tom and Jack work in different offices but go to work in the same train. One evening Tom’s wife (say), ‘Jack (move) into his new house yet?’ ‘I don’t know,’ (say) Tom, ‘I (not see) Jack today. He (not be) on the train.’

31 Where you (be)?

— I (be) shopping in Oxford Street.

— So I suppose you (buy) shoes?

— Yes. I (find) a shop where they were having a sale and I (get) three pairs.

32 In the evenings I often play chess with my next door neighbour. I (play) chess with him ever since I (come) to live here ten years ago. He (be) here all his life; he (inherit) the house from his father, another great chess player.

— You ever (play) chess with the father?

— We (play) once or twice but he (die) a year after I (arrive).

33 I can’t find my gloves. You (see) them?

— Yes, you (leave) them in the car yesterday. I (put) them back in your drawer.

34 I hope you’re enjoying your visit to England, You (meet) any Englishmen yet?

— Yes, I (meet) a man called Smith at a party last night.

— What you (talk) about?

— We (talk) about the weather.

35 Mrs Jones: For years I (do) all my washing by hand; then last year I (buy) a washing machine and I must say it (make) washing day much less exhausting. It only takes me an hour now.

Mrs White: I don’t like washing machines. I always (do) my washing by hand and I intend to go on doing it. I always (find) it very satisfying work.

36 Tom: Don’t you think it’s time we (have) something different for Sunday dinner?

Ann: But we (have) roast beef for Sunday dinner ever since we (get) : married. Your mother (tell) me that you (be) particularly fond of roast beef.

Tom: But my mother (be) dead for five years and in those five years my tastes (change).

Exercise 1 Part 1 1 I haven’t played for ten years. 2 I haven’t sung since I came 3 I haven’t milked one since 41 haven’t put one up since 5 I haven’t made one for 6 I haven’t read any since 7 I haven’t bathed a baby for 8 1 haven’t repaired one since 9 I haven’t skiied since. 10 I haven’t read one for 11 I haven’t made one since 12 I haven’t sewn any on since 13 I haven’t driven (one) for 14 I haven’t taken a temperature for 15 I haven’t ridden one since 161 haven’t rowed since 17 I haven’t painted/done any painting for 18 I haven’t typed for

Part 2 19 I haven’t had a puncture for 20 He hasn’t earned any money for 21 He hasn’t shaved since 22 I haven’t drunk champagne since 23 I haven’t been in Rome for 24 I haven’t seen Tom since 25 I haven’t eaten raw fish since 26 Mary hasn’t spoken French for years 27 I haven’t had a good night’s sleep for 28 He hasn’t paid taxes since 29 I haven’t eaten meat for 30 The windows haven’t been cleaned for 311 haven’t taken any photographs for years. 32 I haven’t watched TV since 33 He hasn’t written to me for 34 I haven’t been paid for 35 I haven’t been abroad since 36 That house hasn’t been lived in for

Exercise 3 1 bought, haven’t sold 2 was, began; ran, made 3 caught, didn’t get in, arrived 4 looked up, came; have been, growled 5 rang, said; said, haven’t had; didn’t you tell 6 met, said, didn’t see; Did you miss; didn’t miss, replied; haven’t missed; gave 7 went; worked, went 8 has been; did she go; went 9 bought, asked; told, have waited/been waiting, hasn’t come 10 met, offered; said; have just had 11 arrived, landed, climbed out; recognized; exclaimed; didn’t know, knew; have only just learnt, said; went 12 tried, heard, called out; have you been; has been 13 Have you been; went; Did you like; didn’t see; was 14 have just bought; Have you read; haven’t read; haven’t even seen 15 Have you been; was; did you get; took 16 Have you seen; rang, got; has been; flew, decided; Have you heard; got, arrived 17 have you been; have been; did you do/were you doing; worked/was working 18 did you work; worked; Did you like; didn’t like; did you stay 19 was, stayed, played; did you play; played; lost 20 did you begin; began, was; went; stayed, went 21 was, started; did you get; haven’t got; have only been 22 left; rang; answered; said; has just gone, said 23 Have you been; was; Did you go; hitch-hiked 24 haven’t seen; has been ill; collapsed, was taken; sent, hasn’t come 25 was; Did you see; took, was, said, needed; haven’t been able, haven’t watched 26 Have you ever been; spent; went, met, wanted, didn’t get 27 said; said; hasn’t come; rang, were; said; got; didn’t come 28 dictated, told; rang; Have you finished, asked; said, have done, haven’t started 29 Have you found out; rang, answered, didn’t seem; said; has been 30 said, Has Jack moved; said, didn’t see; wasn’t 31 have you been; have been; bought/have bought; found, got 32 have played, came; has been, inherited; Did you ever play; played, died, arrived 33 Have you seen; left; put 34 Have you met; met; did you talk; talked 35 did, bought, has made; have always done, have always found 36 had; have had, got; told, were; has been, have changed