How long have you known alison
How long have you known alison
Упражнение на настоящие времена
Выполните упражнение на отработку настоящих времен (present tenses) английского языка.
Поставьте глагол в правильное время.
1. Education (prepare) children for life.
2. He (always, borrow) books from me!
3. He (pass) two subjects, but he (not, pass) English yet.
4. Do you know that someone (break) the window in our classroom?
5. In our country we (have) lessons on Saturday.
6. How long (you, know) Alison? — We (be) friends for 5 years.
7. Peter (make) two mistakes in exercise 1 and three in exercise 2.
8. I (work) on this composition for two weeks now.
9. She (look) for a better opportunity at the moment.
10. Let’s look at the timetable. The lesson (start) at 10 o’clock.
11. Who (use) my cup? It’s dirty!
12. Greg, you (look) a bit tired. What (you, do) all day?
13. I (already, have) two messages from Peter and in all of them he (say) that he (come) here for a fortnight.
14. How many pages (he, write)?
15. (you, ever, be) to London? – No, I (never, be) there.
16. The Universe (expand) since its beginning.
19. The little bear asked, “Who ___ on my chair?”
1) have sat
2) has been sitting
20. ___ faster than sound?
1) Does light travel
2) Is light traveling
21. The lesson ___ at 12.
1) doesn’t finish
2) isn’t finishing
22. The museum ___ a large collection of paintings.
1) is owning
2) owns
23. It seems people ___ new things about nature.
1) are always discovering
2) discover always
24. What’s the matter? Why ___ at me like that?
1) are you looking
2) have you been looking
25. How long ___ on this problem so far?
1) do you work
2) have you been working
1. Education prepares children for life. – Образование готовит детей к жизни.
2. He is always borrowing books from me! – Он всегда берет у меня взаймы книги!
3. He has passed two subjects, but he has not passed English yet. – Он сдал уже три предмета, но пока еще не сдал английский язык.
4. Do you know that someone has broken the window in our classroom? – Ты знаешь, что кто-то разбил окно в нашей классной комнате?
5. In our country we have lessons on Saturday. – В нашей стране у нас есть занятия по субботам.
6. How long have you known Alison? — We have been friends for 5 years. – Как долго ты знаешь Алисон? – Мы друзья уже 5 лет.
7. Peter has made two mistakes in exercise 1 and three in exercise 2. – Питер сделал две ошибки в упражнении 1 и три в упражнении 2.
8. I have been working on this composition for two weeks now. – Я работаю над этим сочинением уже две недели.
9. She is looking for a better opportunity at the moment.- Она ищет лучшей возможности в настоящий момент.
10. Let’s look at the timetable. The lesson starts at 10 o’clock. – Давай посмотрим на расписание. Урок начнется в 10 часов.
11. Who has used (или has been using) my cup? It’s dirty! – Кто пользовался моей чашкой? Она грязная!
12. Greg, you look (или are looking) a bit tired. What have you been doing all day?
13. I have already had two messages from Peter and in all of them he says that he is coming here for a fortnight. – Я уже получил два сообщения от Питера, и во всех он говорит, что приезжает сюда на две недели.
14. How many pages has he written? – Сколько страниц он написал?
15. Have you ever been to London? – No, I have never been there.
16. The Universe has been expanding since its beginning. – Вселенная расширяется с начала своего существования.
17. Her eyes are red. Has she been crying? – У нее красные глаза. Она плакала?
18. “How many exams has he passed?” “I think, five.” – Сколько экзаменов он сдал? – Я думаю пять.
19. The little bear asked, “Who has been sitting on my chair?” – Маленький медвежонок спросил: “Кто сидел на моем стуле?”
20. Does light travel faster than sound? – Свет движется быстрее звука?
21. The lesson doesn’t finish at 12. – Урок не заканчивается в 12 часов.
22. The museum owns a large collection of paintings. – Музей владеет большой коллекцией картин.
23. It seems people are always discovering new things about nature. – Кажется, что люди непрерывно делают открытия в природе.
24. What’s the matter? Why are you looking at me like that? – Что случилось? Почему ты на меня так смотришь?
25. How long have you been working on this problem so far? – Как долго вы уже работаете над этой проблемой?
Fill in the gaps with recently, how long, yet, for, always, ever, already, since, so far or just. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
B: No. He finishes them next Thursday.
2 A: … has Janet been working at the hospital?
B: She has been working there … she left school.
3 A: How are you finding your new job?
4 A: Is John at home, please?
B: No, I’m afraid he’s … gone out.
5 A: Have you been waiting long?
B: Yes, I’ve been here … two hours.
6 A: Has Martin … been to Spain?
B: No. I don’t think so.
B: Yes. I phoned him last night.
8 A: Can you do the washing-up for me, please?
B: Don’t worry. Mike has … done it.
9 A: Lucy has … been musical, hasn’t she?
B: Yes, she started playing the piano when she was five years old.
10 A: Shall we go to that new restaurant tonight?
B: Yes. I have … been there. It’s really nice.
11 A: Your dog’s been barking … three hours!
B: I’m sorry. I’ll take him inside.
12 A: Have you finished reading that bodk yet?
B: No. I’ve … started it.
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or continuous, using short forms where appropriate.
2 A: Who … (use) the car?
B: I was. Is there a problem?
3 A: What are Andrew and David doing?
B: They … (work) in the garden for three hours.
4 A: Why is Sally upset?
B: She … (lose) her bag.
5 A: I … (always/believe) that exercise is good for you.
B: Of course, it’s good to keep fit.
6 A: Emily … (teach) maths since she left university.
B: Yes, and she’s a very good teacher, too.
7 A: Fred … (open) a new shop.
B: Really? Where is it?
8 A: This pie is delicious.
B: Is it? I … (not/taste) it yet.
9 A: Have you found your umbrella yet?
B: No, I … (look) for it for an hour now.
10 A: You look exhausted.
B: Well, I … (clean) the windows since 8 o’clock this morning.
11 A: Can I have some more lemonade, please?
B: Sorry, your brother … (just/drink) it all.
12 A: Have you got new neighbours?
B: Yes, they … (just/move) to the area.
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
I hope you are enjoying yourself at university. I’m sure you 1). ‘ve been studying. (study) hard. Everything is fine here at home. Billly 2) … (just/receive) his school report. It was bad, as usual. He 3) … (decide) to leave school next year and find a job. Fiona 4) … (go) to the gym every day for the past two weeks. She 5) … (try) to get in shape for the summer. She 6) … (already/plan) her holiday in the sun. Your father 7) … (sell) the old car and he 8) … (buy) a new one. It’s lovely — much nicer than the old one.
Anyway, write soon.
HAVE GONE TO / HAVE BEEN TO
They have gone to the theatre. (This means they have not come back yet. They are still at the theatre.)
He has been to Japan. (This means that he has visited Japan; he is not there now. He has come back.)