Ex.150. Complete the text with the correct form of the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

On the day of his exam, Joe was ready. He ________________ (revise) for weeks.

The dentist was angry because John _______________ (forget) the time of his appointment.

It was my first flight. I ________________ (never fly) before.

David was playing tennis. When his father arrived, he ________________(play) for 2 hours.

Caroline was tired when she left the office because she ______________(work) all day.

The mechanic ______________(repair) her car when Mary arrived at the garage.

The meeting ____________ (start) when I arrived at the office.

When their mother arrived home, the children __________________ (finish) their homework.

Ex. 146 Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous.

Margaret Mead

John Stuart Mill

Perhaps John Stuart Mill ____________ (master/ already) more at age thirteen than most people learn in their entire lives. He ____________ (begin) reading Greek at three and Latin at seven. By age twelve, he ____________ (read) all the masterpieces in both languages.

He then ______________(turn) to logic and political economy; by eighteen, he_______________ (write) articles on these topics for the Westminster Review.

By the time Margaret Mead ______________ (be) twenty-six, she ____________ (become / already) a curator of the American Museum of Natural History. Before she ____________ (reach) age thirty, she ______________ (publish) two major books on people of Oceania. Before her death in 1978, she ______________ (write) hundreds of articles and books on topics ranging from anthropology to nuclear warfare and disarmament.

COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITY: Is there someone who you particularly admire for his or her knowledge or accomplishments? He or she may be a musician, a scholar, a sports figure, a politician, a friend. What did this person do? How did he or she accomplish this? Give a brief description of these accomplishments in chronological order.

3. Julie didn't watch the film because she _____________ (see) it before.

7. When the dessert arrived, Anne wasn't hungry; she _______________(eat) too much.

Ex. 147. Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at 8:00. I (try) ____________ to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) ___________ five cups of coffee and I (wait) ____________ over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) _____________ to meet Kathy in front of the theater. When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) _____________ up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) _____________ for more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) _____________ up and (go) _______________ into the theater without us. Kathy told me you (be) ______________ late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss) ______________ several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

Ex. 148 Translate the following sentences using the verbs in Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous.

1. Де ти був о другій годині? — Я був у саду. Я поливав квіти. Я поливав їх уже годину, коли ти подзвонив мені.

2. Що вона робила о сьомій вечора? — Вона дивилась телевізор. Вона дивилась його вже кілька годин, коли батьки прийшли.

3. Ти закінчив перекладати статтю до восьмої години? -Ні, о восьмій я ще не переклав її. Я закінчив переклад об одинадцятій.

4. Я шукав свою книжку вже кілька годин, коли мій брат прийшов і знайшов її.

5. Нарешті вона подзвонила йому вчора. Він чекав цього дзвінка кілька тижнів.

6. Мій товариш вже кілька годин їхав поїздом в Одесу, коли я подзвонив йому.

7. Вона була дуже схвильована. Вона не була в місті свого дитинства багато років.

8. Коли ми вийшли з дому, йшов сильний дощ. Він йшов уже годину.

9. Він не міг згадати, куди він поклав касету. Він шукав її вчора весь день.

10. Що він робив вчора вранці? — Він мив машину. Він мив її вже півгодини, коли його дружина покликала його снідати.

11. Вона була дуже роздратована: всю ніч хтось співав в сусідній квартирі.

12. Ми знали, що він працював над цією проблемою бага­то років.

Ex. 149. Present Perfect / Past Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) _______________ here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.

2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) ____________ for over an hour. I almost left without him.

3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) _______________ for that import company for more than ten years and he (work) _______________ in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.

4. I (see) _______________ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.

5. Sarah (climb) _____________ the Matterhorn, (sail) ______________ around the world, and (go) ______________ on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.

6. Sarah (climb) _____________ the Matterhorn, (sail) ____________ around the world and (go) _____________ on safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience) ______________ more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.

7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry) _____________.

Jason Peters (1) …………. (be) a wildlife cameraman. He (2) ………. (film) wild animals for documentary programmes on TV. For fifteen years, as a part of his job, he (3) ……….. (explore) the world’s jungles and rain forests. Snakes (4) ………. (bite) him more times than he can remember and alligators (5) ………… (attack) him, too. At the moment he (6) ……….. (prepare) to go back to the Amazon. He (7) ………. (love) filming there but another reason is that his girlfriend, Carmen, (8) ……….. (live) in Manaus, near the Amazon. Peter and Carmen (9) ………… (work) together when they can. They (10) ………… (film in Venezuella several times. While they were there, they lived with the Matis Indians. “The Matis (11) ………… (eat) monkeys”, saya Jason “but they (12) ………. (not eat) some animals which are part of their religion. At the moment I (13) ………….. (study) them and the Amazon people and I (14) ……… (try) to compare the two. I (15) …………. (find) books about the Amazon people to help me but there’s nothing about the Matis. I’ll have to write something by myself!”

Ex. 151. Present Continuous / Simple Past /Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

My English is really getting better. I (try) ………………….. to learn the language since 1985, but only recently have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 1988, I (study) ………………………. the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I (struggle) ……………………. through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.
I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I (stay) ……………………. with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I (sit) …………………. there the whole time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.

When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I (have) …………………… problems with the language for years. He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I (research) ………………… exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school in the United States. Well, it worked. I (live) …………………… and (study) ……………….. in the U.S. for more than two years. I (stay) …………………….. here for at least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent.

Ex. 152. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Present and Past Tenses and Non-Continuous Verbs

1. a. Look, I (have) ________________ two tickets for the circus.

b. Look, I (hold) _________________ two tickets for the circus.

2. a. We (be) _____________there for more than half an hour by the time the show began.

b. We (wait) _____________there for more than half an hour by the time the show began.

3. a. Sam (sit) ____________ in the seat next to me when the clown threw a bucket of water at me.

b. Sam (be) _____________ in the seat next to me when the clown threw a bucket of water at me.

4. a. One clown was juggling while he (balance) ___________a glass of wine on his head.

b. One clown was juggling while he (have) _____________ a glass of wine on his head.

5. a. I (love) _____________ the circus ever since I was a child.

b. I (go) ______________ to the circus ever since I was a child.

6. a. Right now, I (see) ____________ two elephants doing tricks in the ring.

b. Right now, I (look) _____________ at two elephants doing tricks in the ring.

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