EXERCISE 5. Choose the correct answer.

1.’What time does the train leave?’

‘I think it.. A.. at 2 o’clock.’

A leaves B has been leaving C has left

2.’Where are Tom and Pauline?’

‘ They ……. to the supermarket.’.

A have just gone B has been going C go

3. ’What is Jill doing these days?’

‘She …… for a job for six months.’

A is looking B has been looking C looks

4. ’Is Mandy watching TV?’

‘No. She …… her homework right now.’

A is always doing B is doing C does

5. ’Have you been for a walk?’

‘Yes. I often …… for walks in the evening.’

A have gone B am going C go

6. ’Have you seen any films lately?’

‘Yes. Actually I …… two this week.’

A have seen B am seeing C see

7. ’What……?’

‘It’s a piece of cherry pie. Mum made it yesterday.’

A are you eating B do you eat C have you eaten

8. ’Are you going on holiday this summer?’

‘Yes. I ……. enough money.’

A am saving B have already saved C save

9. ’Is Todd reading the newspaper?’

‘No. He …….. dinner at the moment.’

A has been making B makes C is making

10. ‘Have you bought any new CDs recently?’

‘Yes. Actually I …… two this week.’

A have bought B   have been buying C am buying

Present Forms Revision: Level B

EXERCISE 1. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct tense (the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense).

1. It (snow) steadily the whole week and it still (snow). 2. We (climb) for six hours already, but we (not reach) the top of the mountain yet. 3. The pain already (go) but the child still (cry). 4. The workers (work) very hard these two weeks, they (bе) busy with the interior decoration of the house. 5. Не (solve) the crossword puzzle for аn hour and he (say) he (bе) about to solve it as he (think) over the last word. 6. Не (work) at the language all the time and (make) great progress. His pronunciation (bе) rather good, only а slight accent (remain). 7. Не (finish) the first part of his book and now he (write) the second. Не (work) at his book for two years. 8. Dustin Hoffman, who (play) the hero, (give) а fine performance. 9. Why your hair (be) wet? You (swim)? 10. Doctors and scientists (show) recently the benefit of fish in the diet.

                                                

EXERCISE 2. Translate into English.

Философия жизни

Жаркий летний день в Древнем Риме. Философ пе­ресекает Тибр в маленькой лодочке. Во время пере­правы он спрашивает у лодочника: «Ты когда-нибудь слышал о философии?» «Нет, — отвечает лодочник, — я никогда об этом не слышал. Что это такое?» «Мне очень тебя жаль, — отвечает ученый человек, — ты потерял четверть своей жизни, потому что это очень интересная наука!» Они плывут уже несколько ми­нут, как философ опять спрашивает лодочника: «А ты слышал об астрономии, когда учился в школе?» «Нет, я закончил школу много лет назад и все забыл. Я ничего не помню», — отвечает лодочник. На это философ опять говорит, что ему очень жаль лодочни­ка, и что тот потерял вторую четверть своей жизни. Проходит несколько минут, и философ опять задает лодочнику вопрос: «А слышал ли ты когда-нибудь об алгебре?» И лодочнику приходится сознаться, что он никогда ничего об этом не слышал. «В этом случае ты потерял третью четверть своей жизни», — говорит ученый. В этот момент лодка налетает на большой ка­мень. Лодочник вскакивает и кричит: «Ты когда-ни­будь учился плавать?» «Нет, — отвечает ученый, — я никогда не изучал плавание». Лодочник грустно объясняет философу, что тот потерял всю свою жизнь, так как лодка тонет.

Мораль: В повседневной жизни практические умения бывают иногда более необходимы, чем знание многих наук.

THE VERB – Past Forms: Level B

	1	2	3	4
	Past Simple	Past Continuous	Past Perfect	Past Perfect Cont.
a	Past actions which happened one after the other She sealed the letter, put a stamp on it and posted it.	Action in the middle of happening at a stated past time He was playing tennis at 3.15 yesterday.	Past action which occurred before another action or before a state past time He had left by the time I got there. (or by 7.15)	Action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past She had been working as a clerk for 7 years before she resigned.
b	Past habit or state He used to go / went to school on foot. Complete action or event which happened at a stated past time She called an hour ago.	Past action in progress interrupted by another past action. The longer action is in the Past Continuous, the shorter action is in the Past Simple. While I was getting dressed the bell rang.	Completed past action which had visible results in the past She was sad because she had failed the test.	Past action of certain duration which had visible results in the past They were wet because they had been walking in the rain.
c	Action which happened at a definite past time although the time is not mentioned. This action is not connected with the present. Oscar Wilde wrote a lot of poems. (O. Wilde is now dead; he won’t write again - period of time is now finished.)	Two or more simultaneous actions While I was reading a book Sam was watching TV. Background description to events in a story She was swimming. The sun was shining…	The Past Perfect is the past equivalent of the Present Perfect He couldn’t find his watch. He had lost it. (He can’t find his watch. He has lost it.)	The Past Perfect Continuous is the past equivalent of the Present Perfect continuous She went to the doctor. Her leg had been aching for two days. (She is going to the doctor. Her leg has been aching for two days.)

 

Time expressions used with:

Past Simple	yesterday, last week, (how long) ago, then, when, in 1990, etc
Past Continuous	while, when, as, etc.
Past Perfect	just, ever, never, already, after, yet, by the time, by, so far, since,   for, etc
Past Perfect Cont.	for, since

 

Used to, would, be/get used to -We use used to or would + infinitive to talk about something that happened regularly in the past: I used to go jogging every day until I hurt my knee.  He would stay up all night when he was younger. -We use used to (not would) for a situation that was true in the past: She used to have long hair. I didn’t use to like pop music. Where did they use to live? -We use be/get used to + noun/pronoun/-ing to talk about something that seems or becomes normal because we’ve experienced it before: We don’t mind the cold weather. We ’ re used to it. (= It’s normal for us.) You’ll soon get used to wearing glasses. (= It will become normal for you.)