1. He has left just now. 2. Ive seen him at the bus stop today. 3. It hasnt been raining for ages. 4. How long are you driving? 5. Why didnt you call them yet? 6. Have you already done your homework? No, I havent. 7. I had already been sleeping when you came. 8. She said she has understood everything. 9. We knew it had costed her a lot. 10. She has been seeing things recently.
6. Translate into English:
1. , . 2. , . 3. , . 4. , , . , , . 5. , , . 6. , , . 7. , . 8. , . 9. , . 10. 30 , .
FUTURE PERFECT
| , . Ill do it by tomorrow. = Ill have done it by tomorrow. Will you have installed the computer by tomorrow? We need it badly. Will you install the computer by tomorrow, or shall we wait till Monday? |
*1. Americans like to look confidently into the future and to foretell what actions will be completed by some definite dates.
Model: By 2020 well have been married for 20 years.
1. By this time next year the university __________. 2. By next Monday __________. 3. By the 1st of July __________. 4. By the 1st of September __________. 5. By the time I grow old, I __________. 6. By the time I get married, my __________. 7. By 2010 we __________. 8. By the time our exams begin __________. 9. By 3000 America __________. 10. By the first of January Russia __________.
REVISION THROUGH COMPARISON
Present Perfect and Past Simple
| Speaking about the present | Speaking about the past |
| No exact time | Exact time |
| connected with the present moment | separated from the present moment |
| He has just left. | He left just now. |
Insert Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. How long __ you ___ him? 2. The clock isnt slow, it ___. 3. ___ the train ___ yet? 4. When ___ you ___ him today? 5. The play ___ two hours. We all __ it very much. 6. ___ you ever ___ to give up smoking? 7. ___ your mother ever ___ when you broke toys? 8. __ the postman ___ this morning? 9. Why ___nt the milkman ___ this morning? Its 2 oclock already and I need milk for the dinner. 10. Im angry with Ann. She ___ me waiting at the university for a long time.
Match the Russian sentence and the English form.
| 1. ? | have had dinner had dinner dined out have dined out |
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Correct the mistakes, if any.
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1. Ive seen nothing interesting at school today. And when did you leave school today? 2. Somebody shouted something strange just now. 3. Nobody have ever told me the truth in my childhood. 4. When have you understood everything? 5. I have done my homework on Sunday. 6. Little changed here so far. 7. Few people ever seen ghosts. 8. Two of them have already passed the exam last week. 9. Did the Dean just left? 10. I often saw my boy-friend the last week.
4. Translate into English.
1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. ? 7. , . 8. ? 9. - ? 10. , 11. . 12. .
Complete, using either Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. Not long ago our dog ___ 2. Recently my boy-friend ___ 3. Over the last three years our neighbours ___ 4. Last week our tom-cat ___ 5. This week my mobile telephone ___ 6. All my friends ___ the last week. 7. The other day a very weird stranger ___ 8. Few girls ___ lately. 9. Nothing ___ wrong so far. 10. Something ___ just now.
