The English Channel

The Perfect Tense

I. Name 3 main forms of the verbs and then make up the Perfect Infinitive using Participle II:

Model: to give-gave-given; to have given

(to) see, read, write, go, come, learn, open, close, speak, take, love, call up, visit, put, prepare, get, study, translate, find, lose, work, make, do, be, hear, know, meet, bring, look, leave, spend, break, climb, turn, live, spare, answer, discuss, decide, study, wait, discover, fix, seem, play, want, ask, finish, end, plan, feel, say, eat, drink, sing, keep, forget, set, find, shine, swim, think, run, stand, spend, begin, break, send, build, lead, sell, sit, grow, invite, show, occupy, examine, carry out, complete, catch, shoot, win.

II. Read and translate the following sentences into Russian:

1. I can’t get into the room. I have lost the key.

2. My sister has always helped me with my English.

3. It is absolutely dark in the room. Who has turned off the light?

4. What’s the time? – Sorry, I have left my watch at home.

5. I don’t see my dictionary on the table. Who has taken it? – It’s me. I have put it on the shelf.

6. You have never heard about it, have you?

7. We haven’t yet read about it in the newspaper.

8. He hasn’t written to her yet.

9. We haven’t seen him since we finished school.

10. John’s just brought the mail.

11. Where are the students? – They have just left for the library.

12. They’ve closed the shop.

13. Our students have gone to the theatre several times this year.

14. I haven’t spoken to him yet.

15. Have you ever seen this film?

16. I have often been to the Museum of Art. Have you?

17. Has everybody come? – Yes, all are present. We can begin this meeting.

18. They have had no lectures this week. Their lecturer has been ill since last Monday.

19. Mary’s just made coffee.

20. He’s gone to bed.

III. Read the text and find all the verbs in the Present Perfect Tense:

Frenchmen call it “La Manche” – the sleeve – but to the English the English Channel, is one of the world’s most extraordinary pieces of water. For centuries, the Channel has been Britain’s defence against invaders. The sailors know it as perhaps the most dangerous sea channel in Europe.

Several armies have crossed the channel, but none have crossed for over nine centuries, although some have tried more recently. Over the years, people have crossed it by balloon, canoe, parachute, waterskies, and by swimming! The British seem to enjoy using the strange methods of crossing the Channel, using everything from a car to a bed.

IV. Make up sentences according to the given models:

Model 1: I have seen him today.

(to meet her – lately, to go to the movies – this week, to go to the country – this month, to read many English books – this year, to speak with him – today)

Model 2: I haven’t seen him since 1980.

(to speak with my friend – last month, to go to the theatre – last year, to hear from them – last autumn, to read anything in English – May, to translate from Russian into English – I left school).

Model 3: Have you ever been to Moscow?

I have never been to Paris.

(New York, Berlin, Washington, Warsaw, London, St. Petersburg)

Model 4: Who has taken my book?

(to break the glass, to leave a note-book, to turn off the light, to switch on TV, to take my pencil)

Model 5: What have you brought?

(to lose, to find, to leave, to do, to prepare, to send, to translate)

Model 6: Why haven’t you done it?

(to study this material, to learn these rules, to put the book in its place, to close the door, to open the window, to call me up)

V. Make the sentences:

a) interrogative:

1. You have taken my note-book.

2. His sister has passed her examinations.

3. Her brother has entered Moscow University.

4. The children have already had breakfast.

5. The teacher has just come.

6. The students have been busy the whole day.

7. She has translated this article.

8. The delegation has returned home.

9. They have heard much about it.

10. You have often visited this theatre.

b) negative:

1. Our professor has come from London. (yet)

2. I have written a letter to Ann.

3. They have opened the shop.

4. My friend has changed since I saw him last.

5. He has told the director about it.

6. She has spoken at the meeting today.

7. I have done my homework.

8. We have met them (since 1960).

9. I have studied this subject (never).

10. You have been to London (never).

VI. Make up questions with the words given:

1. you/read/a newspaper/lately?

2. you/see/Lisa/in the last few days?

3. you/play/tennis/lately?

4. you/eat/anything/today?

5. you/take your vacation/yet?

VII. Make up questions using the following word combinations and answer them:

Model: Have you ever been to New York?

To go on a tourist trip, to be in the mountains, to get lost in a strange place, to meet a famous person, to write a letter to a newspaper, to give an interview, to win something in lottery.

VIII. Answer the questions using the Present Perfect Tense:

1. Have you ever been to St. Petersburg?

2. Have you ever translated from English into Russian?

3. Have you ever read anything by Jack London?

4. Have you ever been to the Bolshoi Theatre?

5. Have you ever seen any of Shaw’s plays?

6. Have you ever travelled by air?

7. Have you ever received letters from foreign countries?

8. Have you ever driven a car?

IX. Open the brackets:

1. He (forget) his French since he (leave) Paris.

2. I can reach my work easily now, as I (buy) a new car.

3. I (lose) my keys and cannot remember where I (see) them last.

4. He is man who (live) a remarkable life.

5. It’s the most delicious cake I ever (taste). When and where you (buy) it?

6. You (telephone) for ages. You really (not finish)?

7. He (play) the piano since six o’clock in the morning. He only just (stop).

8. Why you (not bring) me the letters? You (not type) them yet?

9. The police (not find) the burglar yet.

10. I know him well. I (know) him since our childhood.

11. Mother asked who (break) her typewriter.

12. It (stop) raining and the sun is shining.

13. She (give) him the book his teacher (recommend).

14. We (go) out to ask them for a drink, but the pub (close).

15. There was nobody in the sitting-room when I (get) home. Everybody (go) to bed.

X. Make up sentences according to the given model:

Model: The guests have already gathered (by the time he came).

The guests had already gathered by the time he came.

1. The delegation has arrived (by last Sunday).

2. The pupils have read this book (by last week).

3. Ann has done her lessons (by the time I came).

4. They have finished this work (by 5 o’clock yesterday).

5. We haven’t yet seen our teacher (before the bell rang).

6. Have you sent the telegram (before I called you up).

7. He has translated the article (by this time yesterday).

8. I have already had dinner (when my friend came).

9. She hasn’t yet bought a present for him (when he met her).

10. We have heard this poem (before she recited it).

XI. Make the sentences:

a) interrogative:

1. They had arrived at the station by 6 o’clock.

2. James had finished reading the book by last Sunday.

3. Eve had done her homework by the time you called her up.

4. The teacher had given the pupils their home task before the bell rang.

5. The teacher said that Molly had made good progress.

6. By one o’clock Nora and her friends had been in the country.

b) negative using the adverbial clauses of time given in brackets:

(by this time yesterday; by 7 o’clock; when he came into the room; by the time you arrived; by last year; before we returned home)

Model: They had sent the letter.

They hadn’t yet sent the letter by 6 o’clock yesterday.

1. Tom had translated the article.

2. The meeting had begun.

3. They had finished the construction of the stadium.

4. The children had fallen asleep.

5. These students had taken their examination.

6. The speaker had made his report.

XII. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite:

1. … you ever (to see) any plays by Priestley? – Yes, I (to see) one last week.

2. When … you (to finish) school? – I (to finish) school this year.

3. He (not to prepare) the report for today’s seminar.

4. I (to make) a report at the seminar in History of Russia on Wednesday.

5. … anybody (to see) him since that time?

6. She (to graduate) from the Institute three years ago and (to work) at a secondary school all this time.

7. “You (to make) good progress in your English lately,” said the teacher.

8. She (to open) the door and I (to tell) her who I (to be) and what I (to want).

9. Let’s go home, it (to grow) dark.

10. … you (to make up) your mind yet? We are waiting.

XIII. Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Perfect:

1. Normally I (to have) breakfast at 9 in the morning.

2. I just (to have) my breakfast.

3. He (to write) letters to his mother once a week.

4. He (to receive) three letters this week.

5. We (to work) hard lately.

6. I (not to see) much of her for the last few days.

7. Students (to take) exams at the end of each term.

8. … you ever (to visit) your relatives?

9. It (to rain) Sunday since we arrived here.

10. For all I know they (to be) close friends.

11. The boss (to be) out. He (to be) out the whole day today.

12. How long … you (to learn) English?

13. They (to learn) English, French and German at our faculty.

14. She says she (to live) not far from the Institute.

15. He (to live) in Moscow all his life.

16. They (to be) married for 5 years and (to be) very thoughtful to each other.

XIV. Use the verb in brackets in necessary tense forms:

1. At last I (to do) all my homework. Now I (to go) for a walk. If you (to want), you may join me.

2. You can’t see Mike now. He (to have) an English class.

3. When you (to see) your friend last?

4. We (not to meet) you since we graduated from the Institute.

5. The lecture yet (not to begin) and the students (to talk) loudly.

6. I (not to have) a History class since last week.

7. What you (to do) now? – I (to translate) a text.

8. Our school children often (to go) to the Musical Theatre of late.

9. We (to read) many books this year.

10. I never (to be) to Madrid.

11. My friend (to learn) German and now she (to study) French.

12. He (to lose) the key and (can) get into the flat.

13. As far as I (to know), you (to make) good progress in English.

14. He (to be) angry with them lately.

15. She (to travel) a lot and (to see) many countries. She (to go) to Japan in a few days.

XV. Perfect or Not? Open the brackets.

1. He (forget) his French since he (leave) Paris.

2. I can reach my work easily now, as I (buy) new car.

3. I (lose) my keys and cannot remember where I (see) them last.

4. I (not play) football much since I (leave) school.

5. “You (telephone) for ages. You really (not finish)?” – “I (not get) through yet. I am trying to get our Paris office but the line (be) engaged all morning.”

6. Why you (not bring) me the letters? You (not tyre) them yet?

7. “Are you going to sunbathe?” – “Don’t be ridiculous! It (rain) all day.”

8. The police (not find) the burglar yet. The (look) for him since Saturday.

9. “Customers ring up all morning complaining.” – “I know. Something (go) wrong with our computer.”

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

11. You ever (see) a flying saucer?

12. When three bears came home they saw that someone (eat) Baby Bear’s porridge.

13. They (buy) the apples in the market.

14. We (go) out ask them for a drink, but the pub (close).

15. There was nobody in the sitting-room when I (get) home. Everybody (go) to bed.

16. I hope I (get) a doll on Christmas, but my brother said he (get) a new camera.

17. I am sure we (have) a thunderstorm tonight.

18. I doubted if they (make) it up.

19. She says she (have to) change the clock.

20. Papers (deliver) usually at 8 in the morning, they (look through) at the moment and you’ll get yours soon.

21. “Where is your car?” – “It (fill) in the garage at the moment”.

22. I’ve got two questions to you. First: “What language (speak) all over the world?” Second: “What language (speak) in this room?”

XVI. Translate into English:

1. Я делаю эту работу уже два часа, но сделала только часть.

2. Когда закончат ломать этот дом? Его ломают уже 2 недели и еще не сломали.

3. Зачем ты купила эту шляпу? – Я иду в субботу в театр и мне нужно что-то модное, а после театра мы с друзьями едем в ресторан.

4. Я наблюдал, как она переводила текст, и мне было ее жалко.

5. На улице шел снег, поэтому я надел теплое пальто, сапоги и взял с собой зонт.

6. Не могли бы вы написать эту работу как-нибудь в другой раз? – Если у меня будет время на этой, то к вашему приезду работа уже будет написана.

7. У нас 3 урока английского языка в этом году, но для кого-то это очень много, а для меня очень мало.

8. Как долго ты учишь английский? – Я учу его уже 5 лет, но все равно никак не могу выучить английскую грамматику.

9. Смотри, учитель видит, как она списывает с предыдущего текста.

10. Я никогда не была в Москве, но мне очень хочется поехать туда.

11. Я очень рад видеть вас. Мы не встречались с 2000 года, не правда ли?

12. Где сейчас ваш брат? Я не виделся с ним несколько лет.

13. Он никогда не видел таких прекрасных картин. Музей ему очень понравился.

14. Мы только что говорили с деканом об этом.

15. Ты уже отправил письмо? – Да.

16. Помогите мне, пожалуйста. Я потерял свой ключ и не могу попасть в комнату.

17. Вы когда-нибудь видели этот фильм?

18. Пойдём в столовую. – Нет, спасибо. Я только что позавтракал.

19. Почему ты включил свет? В комнате ещё светло.

20. Дети уже выучили эту песню?

21. Ты взял мою тетрадь? – Нет. – Кто её взял?

22. Они собираются продать свой дом. Вы что-нибудь слышали об этом?

23. Вы уже получили ответ от Анны? – Нет. Мы ещё ей не писали.

XVII. Translate into English:

1. В этом году мы часто были в Историческом музее. А вы?

2. Здравствуй, Николай! Не видел тебя целую вечность. – Да, мы не виделись с тех пор, как окончили школу. Как поживаешь? – Хорошо. А как ты?

3. За последнее время он часто работал в этой библиотеке.

4. Где вы достали (купили) эту вещь? – Я её не покупал. Это подарок.

5. Они когда-нибудь были в Волгограде?

6. Что вы сделали, чтобы помочь ему?

7. Что вы привезли с юга? – Немного фруктов.

8. Почему вы не выучили эти слова? – Я был занят вчера.

9. Почему вы открыли окно? – Здесь душно.

10. С каких пор они не посещают занятия?

11. Ты ещё делаешь уроки? – Нет. Я уже выполнил домашнее задание.

12. С какого времени она болеет?

13. Он занят всю неделю.

14. Когда вы пришли, я уже выполнил своё домашнее задание.

15. К 7 часам все уже были на вокзале.

16. К тому времени, когда вы позвонили, гости ещё не собрались.

17. Вы изучали английский перед тем, как поступили на эти курсы?

18. Сколько страниц этой книги они перевели к концу прошлой недели?

19. Ты закончил свою работу к этому времени вчера, не так ли?

20. Что вы уже подготовили к тому времени?

21. Кто уже сдал экзамен к тому моменту?

22. Дождь уже прекратился, когда мы вышли из дома.

23. Вы вчера ходили в театр, не правда ли?

24. Почему вы нас не пригласили?

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