Exercise 85. Put the state verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect (I have remembered) or the Present Perfect Continuous (I have been remembering)

1. Happy birthday, darling. I (remember) to buy you a very nice present. 2. Recently, I (remember) the happy times we spent together all those years ago. 3. She (prefer) classical music to pop ever since she was a child. 4. Surely Andrew (believe) in fairies for long enough. Let’s tell him the truth. 5. Arthur (taste) all the food as I put it on the table. 6. I (feel) strange for some time.

Exercise 86. Open the brackets. Use the Past Continuous, the Past Simple, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Greg (return) at last. Mary (wait) for him so long. 2. Margaret, you (read) my letters. Don’t deny it. 3. When I (come) home, Mother (make) breakfast and Father (have) his morning tea. 4. When you (discuss) it? I never (hear) the subject mentioned. 5. No, you can’t go to the Smiths’. You (be) there twice this week. 6. Why, you (not/change) at all. I (recognize) you the moment I (see) you. 7. Terry (go) shopping already? 8. When you (go) to bed? 9. I (offer) to buy them out. 10. My dear girl, you (overeat) for years. You (lose) your looks; you (lose) your figure. You can’t get back to normal overnight. Remember what doctor Lester (tell) you on Monday. 11. I (see) her when I (drive) past their house on my way to work. 12. He (not/say) a single word to me yet and he (get) that letter on Sunday. 13. The children (talk) of nothing else for weeks. 14. And we (sing) together ever since that time. 15. Where he (be)? – He (sit) at his desk. He (not/move) since she (leave).

Exercise 87. Open the brackets. Use the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Andy, you (hear) me? I (talk) to you for a minute already. 2. I want to see how much the place (change) since I was there last. 3. We (not/see) them ever since. 4. I don’t want to take a cure at all. I am perfectly happy. All my life I (be) perfectly happy. 5. Here’s the key I (leave) there. 6. I (go) to the shops, (not/begin) cutting the material until I (come) back. 7. Wait till you (see) Moose and (talk) to him. 8. The children (live) with their aunt since their mother (be) ill. 9. I must not let my eyes get all red and swollen, or Henry will know I (cry). 10. The train (not/arrive) yet but a big crowd of people (stand) on the platform. 11. I (know) him very well. We (know) each other since I came to live in this house. 12. He says he (listen) to the same tunes for many years. 13. Earthquakes (rock) the surface in different parts of the world from time to time. 14. What are you going to say to the President, if he (ask). 15. “Dear little Hans,” cried Rotten, “I’m in great trouble. My little boy (fall off) a ladder and (hurt) himself.” 16. “You (hear) that Walter (ask) Mary to marry him?” – “Again? He (ask) her three times so far. And she obstinately (refuse) him all this time. She (accept) at last?” 17. “This other gentleman,” cried Mr. Pickwick, “is, as you will see when you (read) the letter, a very near relative, or I should rather say a very particular friend of your son’s.” 18. He (be) here for six years. He (do) a lot to help things change. 19. My dear, Mrs. Brown (be) a head nurse in general to all of us. She (look) after sick people ever since she was in short frocks, and (do) it better than any sister of mercy I (know). I needn’t leave any directions if she (come). 20. Things (not/be) the same since the British went. 21. Your attitude (puzzle) me for some time now. Why you (look) at me like that? I (speak) about your last article. What (make) you write all those awful accusations?

Exercise 88. Use the required tense (Present and Past Simple, Present and Past Continuous, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous):

1. She (to go) to Italy five years ago. Since then she (not to speak) Italian, and (to forget) nearly all she (to learn) there. 2. He (to write) a new play for the last two years, but he (not to finish) it yet. 3. He (to look) through my album when I (to enter). “You (to like) my sketches?” I (to ask) him. “They (not to be) very good.” 4. What you (to look) for? — I (to lose) my pen and (to want) to find it before it (to get) dark. — When you (to lose) it? — I (to think) I (to drop) it somewhere here when I (to go) to the Institute this afternoon. 5. My friend Robert (to learn) French for the last three years, and now he (to study) German, too. 6. You (to speak) to Ann yesterday? — No, I (not to see) her for a long time. I (not to remember) when I last (to see) her. 7. My brother (to study) modern English literature for two years and then (to give) it up. 8. I (to look) at this photograph for five minutes, but I can’t see you in it. — I’m afraid you (to look) at the wrong one. 9. You must stop reading; you have a headache because you (to read) too long! 10. My elder brother (to join) the army when he (to be) eighteen. 11. They (to live) in that town for ten years and then (to move) to the country. 12. We (to live) here for six months, and just (to decide) to move.

Exercise 89. Use the required tense (Present and Past Simple, Present and Past Continuous, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous):

1. I (stand) in this queue for ages. It (not move) at all in the last five minutes. I think the man in the ticket office just (shut) his window and (go) off for lunch. 2. The Town Council (consider) my application for permission to build a garage for three months. They just (give) my neighbour permission to build one, so I hope they (decide) to let me have one too. 3. You look exhausted! Yes, I (play) tennis and I (not play) for years, so I’m not used to it. 4. They began widening this road three weeks ago; but the workmen (be) on strike for the last fortnight so they (not get) very far with it. 5. That man (stand) at the bus stop for half an hour. Shall I tell him that the last bus already (go)? 6. I wonder if anything (happen) to Tom. I (wait) an hour now. He often (keep) me waiting but he never (be) quite so late as this. 7. Mrs. Brown (live) next door for quite a long time now but she never (say) more than “Good morning” to me. 8. I just (remember) that I (not pay) the rent yet. I am surprised that the landlord (not ring) me up to remind me. – It is the first time you (be) late with the rent in 25 years. He probably thinks that you (pay) and he (lose) the cheque. 9. What you (do)? I (look) for you for ages. – I (build) a barbecue in the garden.

Exercise 90. Translate into English using Present tenses:

1. Моя дочь говорит по телефону. Она говорит по телефону уже целый час. 2. Что делаешь? – Я смотрю телевизор. Я смотрю телевизор уже больше пяти часов. 3. Где он? — Он в библиотеке. Он работает. Он работает там с утра. 4. Я живу в Мозыре. Я уже прожил там больше шести лет. 5. Она делает свое домашнее здание с 3 часов. Она еще не сделала и половины. 6. Я жду тебя с 2 часов. Где ты был? 7. Что он делает сейчас? — Он читает. Он читает с 2 часов. Он уже прочитал 100 страниц. 8. Его телефон уже звонит более 10 минут. Я думаю, его нет дома. 9. Как давно ты водишь машину? — Я вожу машину уже более 15 лет. 10. Мы идем уже 3 часа, и мы прошли 12 километров. 11. Где ты был? — Я поливал цветы. 12. У тебя глаза красные. Ты только что плакала?

Exercise 91. Translate into English using Present tenses:

1. Мы часто готовим есть вместе. Сейчас мы готовим рыбу. Мы уже приготовили мясо и суп. Мы готовим с утра. 2. Это ресторан, где работает мой брат. — Сколько лет он там уже работает? — Он работает там с 1998 года. 3. Ты нашел свою книгу? — Нет еще. Я уже ищу ее целый час, но я так и не нашел ее. 4. Ты смотришь телевизор уже пять часов. Выключи его и иди спать. 5. Проснись, ты спишь уже больше двенадцати часов. 6. Я жду его уже больше часа, но он все еще не пришел. 7. Она ждет, что что-то изменится, уже более пяти лет, но так ничего пока не изменилось. 8. Ты давно меня ждешь? — Я жду тебя с 5 часов. 9. Мой сын спит с трёх часов. Пора поднимать его. 10. Мы живем вместе уже более трёх лет. Время летит так быстро. 11. Где мама? — Она на кухне. Она на кухне с двух часов. Она сейчас готовит, и она уже приготовила три блюда. 12. Я думаю, ты очень много работал в последнее время.

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