Present perfect continuous

Упражнение 57. Переведите на русский язык.

1. I have been waiting for you since 12 o’clock. 2. She has been working here for 2 hours. 3. How long have they been sleeping? 4. I’ve been waiting here since three o’clock. 5. That noise has been going on since they came home. 6. The telephone has been ringing for five minutes, why don’t you answer it.7. He has been coming here day after day for years.

Упражнение 58. Поставьте предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную форму.

1. Mr. Smith has been staying with them for a fort night. 2. It has been raining all the morning. 3. He has been writing this exercise for two hours. 4. The boy has been fishing since early morning. 5. For a week you have been promising to take me for a walk. 6. The children have been playing in the garden since their mother came.

Упражнение 59. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. John is in his room, he (to sit) there since the morning. 2. For two hours now we (to talk) about it and we haven’t come to any conclusion yet. 3. John, do you know where my bag is? I (to look) for it for half an hour and I can’t find it. 4. Your brother (to dance) with that red-haired girl since she came into the room. 5. He (to try) to solve this problem for several months now but he hasn’t found a solution yet. 6. She (to teach) at school for twenty years. 7. Mr. Brown (to work) in his room since early morning. 8. The children (to sleep) for six hours.

Упражнение 60. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из следующих времен: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I (to live) in St. Petersburg. 2. I (to live) in St. Petersburg since 1990. 3. She already (to do) her homework for two hours, but she (not yet to do) half of it. 4. I (to wait) for you since 2 o’clock. 5. What you (to do)? — I (to read). I (to read) for already two hours. I already (to read) sixty pages. 6. This man is a writer. He (to write) books. He (to write) books since he was a young man. He already (to write) eight books. 7. What you (to do) here since morning? 8. Lena is a very good girl. She always (to help) her mother about the house. Today she (to help) her mother since morning. They already (to wash) the floor and (to dust) the furniture. Now they (to cook) dinner together. 9. This is the factory where my father (to work). He (to work) here for fifteen years. 10. You (to find) your notebook? — No! I still (to look) for it. I already (to look) for it for two hours, but (not yet to find) it. 11. You (to play) with a ball for already three hours. Go home and do your hometask. 12. Wake up! You (to sleep) for ten hours already. 13. I (to wait) for a letter from my cousin for a month already, but I (not yet to receive) it.

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Упражнение 61. Переведите на русский язык.

1. He had been sitting here for 40 minutes when the telephone rang. 2. I had been trying to get him on the phone all day. 3. At eight in the morning we had been driving for six hours. 4. Tom had been doing his homework for an hour when his friend came to see him. 5. He had been waiting for her for long time before she came. 6. We had been walking in the rain for many hours when we saw a house. 7. She had been sitting there for half an hour before it started raining. 8. He had been looking for his glasses for an hour before he realized he had them in his pocket.

Упражнение 62. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Indefinite, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous.

1. He (to work) there some time when that dreadful accident (to happen). 2. He told us they (to live) in this district since they had left Paris. 3. When they (to open) the safe, they (to find) that someone already (to take) the documents. 4. The poor woman complained she (to have) trouble with her eldest son for a long time. 5. The waiter assured me that he (to look) for the watch everywhere. 6. They (to walk) in the garden for an hour when the storm broke out. 7. Although she (to feel) very poorly all the day she (to decide) to go out in the evening. 8. When we (to come) home, we (to find) that someone (to break) into the garage and (to steal) the car. 9. The young girl who (to look) at me ever since I had come into the room, suddenly rose and left. 10. How your boss (to find) out that you (to come) to work so late? 11. By that time the twins already (to sleep) for two hours.

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Упражнение 63. Переведите на русский язык.

1. They will have been sitting here for 20 minutes when I come. 2. In ten minute’s time l shall have been hanging around here for exactly four hours 3. When they finish I will have been waiting for them for 30 minutes. 4. Tomorrow it will be a month as they have been working on this project. 5. He will have been working on his book for a year soon. 6. He will have been repairing his car for two weeks on Wednesday. 7.

Упражнение 64. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Future Perfect Continuous.

1. He (to study) in London for two years when I come here. 2. He (to teach) German for two years when I begin to teach English. 3. By next July she (to live) here for five years. 4. At six o’clock I (to work) for five hours. 5. I (to work) at the library for 8 hours when you come there.

FUTURE-IN-THE PAST

Упражнение 65. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Future Simple или Future-in-the Past Simple.

1. I know we (not to be) late. 2. I asked whether he (to he) home. 3. “When you (to be) ready?” he asked. 4. I didn’t know what he (to speak) about. 5. He asked me whether I (to see) Olga there. 6. Are you sure that we (to have) time to do that? 7. I was afraid to say: “I don’t think I (to be) able to come.”

Упражнение 66. Употребите следующие предложения как придаточные дополнительные. В роли главных предложений используйте предложения, данные в скобках. (I supposed; He believed; She was sure; We were told; I heard; She said; He understood; She imagined; The letter said.)

E.g. My brother will be sleeping.

I supposed that my brother would be sleeping.

1. They will win the game. 2. I shall go to the south. My sister will not forget to ring me up. 4. I shall have done my homework by 9 o’clock. 5. The tourists will not return by sunset. 6. My friends will be waiting for me. 7. My friend will have returned by that time. 8. They will be working the whole evening. 9. He will solve the problem in no time. 10. The new film will be on in many cinemas. 11. The teacher will have corrected our papers by the beginning of the lesson. 12. She will not like that TV program. 13. The train will arrive on time. 14. The children will be playing in the yard. 15. All the newspapers will publish this information.

Упражнение 67. Переведите на английский язык, обращая внимание на время глагола в главном предложении.

1. Я знаю, что он скоро придет. 2. Я знал, что он скоро придет. 3. Я думаю, что она будет спать в это время. 4. Я думал, что oна будет спать в это время. 5. Она думает, что сделает всю работу к пяти часам. 6. Она думала, что сделает всю работу к пяти часам. 7. Она боялась, что ее друг не придет. 8. Они написали, что скоро приедут. 9. Я был уверен, что встречу его на станции. 10. Я думаю, что папа скоро напишет нам письмо. 11. Преподаватель сказал, что в декабре мы будем писать контрольную работу? 12. Он понял, что никогда ее не забудет. 13. Я полагаю, что они вспомнят о нас. 14. Он говорит, что знает этого человека. 15. Она боялась, что ее сын весь вечер будет сидеть перед телевизором. 16. Я был уверен, что к десяти часам он уже выучит стихотворение. 17. Я знал, что к девяти часам мама уже приготовит ужин, и в девять часов вся семья будет сидеть за столом. Я боялся, что приду слишком поздно.