EXERCISES. 1. Open the brackets putting the verbs in the Present Perfect, the Present Perfect Continuous, or the Past Simple.

1. Open the brackets putting the verbs in the Present Perfect, the Present Perfect Continuous, or the Past Simple.

1. Jane (write) a letter to a magazine. She's going to post it as soon as she finishes it.

2. Ben (to look) for his pen-knife since morning. He is very upset that he (lose) it.

3. Jenny (wait) for the bus for half an hour already. I (watch) her since she (come).

4. It (be) two hours that Nick (play) a computer game, but he (not to get tired) yet.

5. Mike (borrow) his friend's car last week, as his own (get broken). He (drive) his friend's car all the time his own (be) in the garage.

6. Amanda (not come) home yet. She (shop) in town since 10 o'clock.

7. Ben draws cartoons. He (work) on TV all his life.

8. – Is it a new pullover, Jane? – Yes. My mother (knit) it.

9. It (rain) so hard that we (have) to go inside and wait for the rain to stop.

10. Trig (practise) the present perfect, but he hasn't got it right.

11. Tom (play) football for the school team since 1989. He (take part) in many matches and (become) popular.

12. Since Pam recovered after her operation, she (ride) bike a lot and (take) several swimming lessons.

13. Nick: You (see) Ben?

Tom: Yes. I (see) him about ten minutes ago.

Nick: Where (see) him⁰

Tom: In the park. He was arguing with Jason.

Nick: Jason? But he's twice as big as Ben! You (have) ever an argument with him?

Tom: I once (have) a fight with him and two other boys.

Nick: You (win)'⁷

Tom: No, I (lose). But it (not be) a fair fight.

2. Translate into English.

2. -Ты уже сдала книжку в библиотеку? - Нет, я ее еще не прочитала. - Ты ведь взяла ее уже месяц назад? - Да. Но у меня не было времени читать. Я готовилась к экзаменам.

3. -Я занимаюсь теннисом уже два года и думаю, что у меня неплохо получается. - Я ни разу не видел, как ты играешь. - На следующей неделе у нас будет турнир, приходи, если тебе это интересно. - Хорошо, я приду, если у меня будет время.

4. - Как ты себя чувствуешь? - Уже лучше. Все эту неделю я был на больничном и принимал лекарства. - Как твой начальник к этому относится? - Я звонил на работу несколько раз, он сказал, что я могу закончить свой проект на неделю позже. Завтра я собираюсь на прием к врачу. Я думаю, что меня выпишут, если результаты анализов будут хорошие.

3. Fill in with Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Dear Sir,

I am writing to you to apply for the position ofSports Editor at your newspaper. I 1) have been working (work) as a reporter on " The Morning Globe" for eight years, and 2) __________________ (write) about every major sporting event in England in that time. I 3) _____________ (also/make) several important contacts within the sporting world such as football managers and racehorse trainers, who 4) __________________ (be) оf great help to me in my career. The editor of" The World" 5) _____________ (recently/offer) me the post ofSenior Sports Reporter, but as I 6) ________________ (never/really/like) the newspaper I think I will turn it down. However, I 7) ________________ (read) your newspaper since I was a young boy and I 8) _________________ (always/admire) it. I 9) _______________ (wait) foran opportunity like this to turn up all my working life. My editor 10) _______________ (agree) to give me time offto attend an interview should you wish to meet me.

Yours faithfully,

Gordon Bennett

4. Complete the sentences with these verbs, using the same one for each sentence in the pair. Use the present perfect in one sentence and the present perfect continuous in the other.

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1. a An important file ______________ from my office.

b Plants and vegetables ___________ from my garden since we had new neighbours.

2. a Dr Fletcher _____________ the same lecture to students for the last ten years.

b Mr Goldman _____________ nearly a million pounds to the charity this year.

3. a With their wm yesterday, Italy ___________ into second place in the table.

b As house prices in the cities have risen, people _____________ into the countryside.

4. a For years he ___________ that he is related to the royal family.

b The earthquake ___________ over 5000 lives.

5. a All day, the police ____________ motorists to question them about the accident.

b Good, the noise _____________ I can start concentrating on ray work again.

5. Choose the most appropriate sentence ending.

6. Complete these sentences using the verb given. If possible, use the present perfect continuous; if not, use the present perfect

1. Since they were very young, the children _____________ (enjoy) travelling by plane.

2. It _____________ (snow) heavily since this morning.

3. I'm pleased to say that the team ___________ (play) well all season.

4. I never ______________ (understand) why we have to pay so much tax.

5. I ______________ (not read) any of Dickens' novels.

6. In recent years, Brazilian companies ____________ (put) a lot of money into developing advanced technology.

7. What have they been doing?