1. The earth __________________ for billions of years (exist).
2. We ________________________ cards for the last few hours (play).
3. We ________________________ problems with our new car recently (have)
4. Cuba ________________________ a socialist country since 1959 (be)
5. I ________________________ my car for three years (have).
6. ________________________________ an important fight? (the boxer, ever, win)
7. John and Mary ________________________ with each other since the day they got married (quarrel).
8. It ________________________ hard since last night (rain).
9. Im tired because I ________________________ well lately. (not feel)
10. _________________________________ your problems? (your parents, always, understand)
11. The patient ________________________ penicillin for several days now (take)
12. A big earthquake ________________________ San Francisco since 1906. (not hit)
13. They ___________________________ in San Francisco since they arrived in the USA 20 years ago. (live)
14. He got ill five weeks ago and ________________________ yet. (not recover)
15. Everyone in the Middle East ________________________ about the situation for decades (worry).
16. I ________________________ for 6 years. (marry)
17. Dad ________________________ a number of jobs in the last few years (have).
18. Our daughter ___________________________ lipstick since she was 16 (wear).
19. She is angry because her boyfriend ________________________ up yet and she _______ for half an hour. (not show, wait).
20. Im still waiting for an answer. They ________________________ up their minds yet. (not make)
21. How many times ________________________ the cat today? (Kim feed)
22. My company ________________________ a lot of money in the last few years. They ___________ hard on an important project. (make, work).
23. They ________________________ our new refrigerator yet, but they will any day now. (not deliver)
Exercise 7. How long , Present Perfect Present Perfect Progressive.
Model: Jim is learning Chinese. How long has he been learning Chinese?
I know Bob. How long have you known Bob?
1. My sister is married.
2. Boris is on holiday.
3. I live in Glasgow.
4. It is snowing.
5. Jack smokes.
6. I know about her problem.
7. Jack and Jill are looking for a flat.
8. Diana teaches English in Germany.
9. Dennis is in love with Margaret.
10. Colin has a car.
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| Past Simple | V2 (e)d) did was, were had | 1) , ; 2) 3) | (always, usually, normally,every day (week, decade, month, year), sometimes, from time to time, often, rarely, seldom, never) yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week(month, year), ago |
| Past Continuous | was + Ving were | 4) , ; 5) | 1) at that moment (yesterday, last week) at 6 p.m.(last week last month) 2) yesterday, last week |
| Present Perfect | have + V3 has | , | already, just, ever, never, yet, recently, so far, till now/ up to now |
| Past Perfect | had + V3 | , () ; ()/ | by; when+ // |
| Past Perfect Continuous | had + been + Ving | 1) , /, ; , , / , ; 2), () , - ; /, | for + (when)+ /, 2) by, when+ /, |
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Exercise 1.
1. I got lost in the forest because I took the road I..... before.
didnt never take
never took
had never taken
didnt take
2. Margaret didnt wear her shoes; she was barefoot. She..... on a piece of broken glass and cut her foot.
stepped
had stepped
was stepping
had been stepping
3. I looked everywhere for my car keys and then I remembered that my son..... the car to work.
took
had taken
was taking
had been taking
4. It wasn't raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It..... all day.
had been raining
rained
was raining
had rained
5. We..... TV for ten minutes when the electricity went off.
watched
were watching
had watched
had been watching
6. He was taken to the police station because he..... into a car in front of him.
crashed
had crashed
didnt crash
wasnt crashing
7. Alan..... out almost every day last year, but now he cant afford it.
used to eat
ate
was eating
had eaten
8. It wasn't raining when I looked out of the window; the sun was shining. But it..... earlier. That's why the ground was wet.
rained
was raining
had rained
had been raining
9. Her face was stained with tears and her eyes were red. She......
cried
was crying
had been crying
had cried
10. He..... ill for three days, so his mother wanted to bring him to a doctor, but he didnt want to go.
had felt
felt
had been feeling
was feeling
11. Greg didnt want to be late for the theatre. He drove as fast as he could. The play..... as he walked in the door of the theatre.
was just beginning
had just began
just began
had been just beginning
12. Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they..... the Earth for a very long period of time.
Ruled
were ruling
had ruled
had been ruling
13. I found the way to her house quite easily because Nora..... it to me very well.
had been describing
had described
was describing
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described
14. I saw Paul at the airport. He..... for his brothers plane to arrive from Canada.
had been waiting
was waiting
waited
had waited
15. In 1912 the Titanic..... an iceberg on its first trip across the Atlantic, and it sank four hours later.
had hit
hit
was hitting
had been hitting
Exercise 2. :
1 Lynne was singing/had sung as she was cleaning the windows.
2 Mr Todd was teaching/had been teaching for thirty years when he retired.
3 I phoned Jack because I wanted/had wanted to ask him a question.
4 They had walked/had been walking for hours when they stopped for a rest.
5 The shop had been selling/had sold the table by the time I got there.
6 Joe was happy. He was winning/had won first prize in the competition.
7 It was raining/had rained while they were playing the football match.
8 Rob was opening/opened the box and looked inside.
9 Eve was delighted to hear that she was getting/had got the job.
10 People used to work/were working very long hours in those days.
11 I was running when I slipped/was slipping on the ice.
12 They were already buying/had already bought the tickets when they went to the concert.
13 Carol had broken/was breaking her arm, so she couldn't write for six weeks.
14 We had been staying/stayed in a hotel by the sea last summer.
15 Elvis Presley sang/had sung lots of hit songs.
16 I opened/was opening the door and stepped outside.
17 They had stood/were standing outside when the results were announced.
18 Alexander Graham Bell had invented/invented the telephone.
19 She broke the glass while she had washed/was washing it.
