Exercise 11.

Use the verbs in the (Present Perfect or Past Simple).

a. Carlos _______ (come) to London before Christmas. When he ________ (arrive), he ________ (go) to stay with some friends. He _________ (be) in London for several months, and he's going to stay until the autumn.

b. A I'm looking for Susan. ___________ you ___________ (see) her?

B I _____ (see) her yesterday, but not today. _______ you ________ (look) in the coffee bar?

A Yes. I ___________ (go) there before I _____________(ask) you.

c. A John, you know I ____________ (borrow) your bicycle last night. Well, I'm afraid I ____________ (lose) it.

B That's awful! Where ______ you _______ (go)? What time ______ it ______ (happen)?

A Well, I ________ (leave) your house at 8.00, went home and _________ (chain) it outside my house. Someone must have taken it during the night. I ________ (phone) the police, and they're coming soon.

B OK. You can tell them what _______________ (happen).

Exercise 12. Fill the sentences from A with words from B

A a) Jane's angry because.

b) Anne's disappointed because.

c) Julie's excited because.

d) Kate's jealous because.

e) Mary's worried because.

B 1) she hasn't heard from her parents for a long time, and hopes they're all right.

2) she's just seen someone in the kind of car that she wants to buy.

3) her boyfriend hasn't arrived and they're already late for the party.

4) she's just won first prize in a competition.

5) she's had to cancel her holiday, and she was so looking forward to it

Lesson 38

Test 4

1. Choose the right variant:

I _____ start a new life tomorrow.

a) to be going

b) am going

c) shall go

d) is going

e) were going

2. Choose the right variant:

Mark _____ into the army next year.

a) was going

b) will go

b) goes

d) would go

e) will be go

3. Choose the right variant:

They ____ dinner at this time tomorrow.

a) have

b) are having

c) will have

d) having had

e) will be having

4. Choose the right variant:

– What’s happened to your hair?

Your mother _____.

a) didn’t like

b) liked

c) liked

d) would like

e) won’t like

5. Choose the right variant:

Who ___ for a walk tomorrow?

a) go

b) will go

c) didn’t go

d) doesn’t go

e) went

6. Choose the right variant:

They _____ their English exam at this time tomorrow.

a) will take

b) will be talking

c) would take

d) is taking

e) take

7. Choose the right variant:

My boss ____ some VIP’s tomorrow.

a) will be received

b) is receiving

c) will have received

d) receive

e) has received

8. Choose the right variant:

Ask him when the engineers _____ finish the talks.

a) will

b) would c) had

d) have

e) do

9. Choose the right variant:

This time tomorrow we ______ probably _____ fishing.

a) are / will

b) - / shall

c) shall / be

d) shall / -

e) do / are

10. Choose the right variant:

What ___ you ____ at 6 tomorrow?

a) will / do

b) was / doing

c) will / be doing

d) is / doing

e) will / have done

11. Find the right variant

I _______ for ten minutes before the police came.

a) Is waiting

b) Am waiting

c) Will be waiting

d) Was waiting

e) Had been waiting

12. Choose the right variant:

I … the radio for 10 minutes before the car turned over.

a) Played

b) Is playing

c) Was playing

d) Had been playing

e) Has been playing

13. Choose: Present Perfect Continuous:

a) I have ever been in London.

b) I‟ ve been talking to Tom about your problem.

c) Jim has gone to Canada.

d) Don‟ t forget to post that letter.

e) He has already started his work

14. It … since early morning.

a) Raining

b) Rained

c) Had rained

d) Has been raining

e) Have been raining

15. You are a good football-player.

Since when … you … football?

a) Has … been playing

b) Have … been playing

c) Did … play

d) Had… been playing

e) Have … been played

16. My brother … music lessons for three years now.

a) Have taking

b) Have taken

c) Has been taking

d) Took

e) Had

17. My friend … on the ship for fifteen years by next year.

a) Is served

b) Will have been serving

c) Have served

d) Was serving

e) Had served

18. … they … in the mountains for a month by July?

a) Will … travel

b) Shall … travel

c) Will … have been traveling

d) Will … be travelling

e) Shall … be travelling

19. By two o‟ clock the students will … the test translation for two hours.

a) Be

b) Be doing

c) Have been doing

d) Has been

e) Do

20. The war broke out in 1914. The European ruling classes …for it for twenty years.

a) Preparing

b) Prepared

c) Has prepared

d) Had been prepared

e) Had been preparing

21. The European experts … long … that the arms race would lead to war.

a) Was … warning

b) Were … warning

c) Had …been warning

d) Would … be warning

e) Will … warning

22. It was pointed out that the patient … treatment for heart problems for a year.

a) Has

b) Had been having

c) Had

d) Would have been

having

e) Will have been

23. It was reported that a plane from the air field … since the previous morning.

a) Missing

b) Was missing

c) Had been missing

d) Has been missing

e) Have been missed

24. ___________ English since last December.

a) Would be learing

b) Will be learning

c) Am learning

d) Have been learning

e) Learn

25. I am very tired. I _________ for three days.

a) Travelling

b) Travel

c) Travelled

d) Had travelled

e) Have been travelling