9. A lot of rain (fall) last week.
10. When I (get) home late yesterday evening my dad (be)
very angry.
11. I (know) Helen for 10 years. We (study) at university together. She was one of the best students.
12. Alexander Fleming (invent) penicillin in 1928.
13. The house they (buy) looks much larger than ours.
14. I (order) a taxi to take me to the airport. So we'll be on time.
15. You (cut) your finger! How it (happen)!
16. Peter (not/eat) all the bread and butter, he (leave) some on the plate.
17. He (be) interested in jazz ever since he (leave) school.
18. We (have) a lovely time in Wales. - So you (enjoy) your holiday, didn't you?
19. I (use) to like swimming but I don't now.
20. I never (see) so many beautiful girls as here at the party.
21. My elder brother (have) a car for two years already. He (buy) it in France.
22. Jane (recover) yet? - No, she is still in hospital.
23. My watch (stop). I must take it to the watchmaker's.
24. Shakespeare (be) born in 1564 and (die) in 1616.
25. I'm sorry I can't accept your invitation. We already (make) our plans for the holiday.
26. I (begin) to teach Max to ride a bike last year.
27. We (run) out of sugar. Can you go and get some from the shop?
28. My brother is an actor. He already (appear) in several films.
29. What your father (give) you for your last birthday?
30. You (see) Tom? - Yes, I (to talk) with him an hour ago.
31. Are you the boy whose dog (make) a terrible noise at night? - I'm sorry, but you are mistaken, sir. I never (own) a dog.
32. What (happen) there? - The dog (bite) the boy when he entered the garden.
33. You (know) each other before? - Yes. We first (meet) 3 years ago.
34. He (take) off his pullover, (lie) down on the sofa and (start) to read a magazine.
35. 1 don't keep pets now but I (use) to keep a dog when I
(be) a boy.
36. I (iron) Jim's shirts this morning and in the afternoon I
(do) the shopping.
37. Why are you limping? -1 (twist) my ankle.
38. The plane (take) off from London at 9.00 and (land) in Geneva at 10.30.
39. Joanna (not change); she is the same as ever.
40. When I (.switch) on the dishwasher, the machine (make) a loud noise.
41. People always (want) to be able to fly like birds in the sky.
42. I once (play) a guitar which (have) only five strings.
43. I never (teach) a class where the students are so lazy.
44. I (lose) a button. I don't suppose I'll ever find it.
45. The slower you eat the more you will think you (eat).
46. You (be) already late for classes twice this week, Nick.
47. What a surprise! You're the very person I (want) to see
so much.
48. They say the police already (catch) both of the thieves.
49. When we (be) kids, we (love) the beach very much, so we (use) to spend all our holidays at the sea.
50. You (make up) your minds yet? What you (decide) to do?
51. She (slip) her arm under his and (give) him a nudge.
52. Thanks a lot. It (be) a wonderful holiday. We (have) great fun.
53. Since when you (lose) sight of him?
54. Anyone (leave) a note for me?
55. The employment office (call) me twice since I (move) to
Los Angeles.
56. When we (live) in the north the water pipes (use) to freeze every winter and we (have) to call in a plumber.
57. People (use) to come at the weekends, but during the week I (be) alone in that huge house.
58. You (work) as a mechanic before? - Yes, I (use) to change flat tires.
59. We (see) him at the summer course in London.
60. All the shirts you (send) your father (fit) him perfectly so far.
61 Although I (study) French for years I have difficulties in speaking the language.
62. John whose grades are the highest in the school (receive) a scholarship.
63. Yesterday we (have) supper with the neighbours of ours.
64. Some years ago I (come) across this photo in an old magazine.
65. We (not/give) him a thing to eat since he (arrive).
66. Jerry (fail) his exams. He'll have to take them again.
67. It's ages since I last (see) a decent comedy film on television.
68. We understood that it (be) just a slip of the tongue.
69. The police (find) the bomb yet?
70. When I (go) to book a ticket to Athens, I (find) that the flight (be) full.
71. I'm not disappointed with today's result. After all we (win) ten matches already this season.
72. I never (do) anything like it before. We'll have to start from scratch.
73. My computer (break down) again. It's time for me to buy a new word processor.
74. I can't afford a holiday abroad until I (pay back) all my debts.
75. They always (bring) flowers when they came to visit me.
76. The butcher (cut) some steak, (wrap) it up and (hand) it to me.
77. Since the baby (be) born, they (have) a lot of sleepless nights.
78. I'm sorry for her. She (has) bad luck all her life.
79. Jack (climb) quite a number of mountains but he never (be) to Everest.
80. You (see) my gloves, by any chance?
81. He (give up) smoking yet? When he (do) it?
82. What's up? You (hurt) your ankle? How you (do) it?
1.4. THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
(PROGRESSIVE) AND THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE-FORMS
FORMATION
The Present Perfect Continuous tense is formed with the help of the auxiliary have/has been and the Present Participle of the main verb.
Table 7
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I
you
have
been working
I
you
have not
been working
have
I
you
been working?
he she
it
has
he she it
has not
has
he she it
we you they
have
we you they
have not
have
we you they
USAGE
The Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive) tense is used to denote a) an action which started in the past and has been in progress up to the present and including the present or b) a past action of certain duration completed by the present moment and having visible results or effects in the present.
Depending on whether the activity a) is still continuing at the moment of speech or b) has been completed by this time
the inclusive and exclusive meanings of the given tense-form are distinguished.
He's been repairing his car for an hour already. (he is still doing it)
It has been raining since morning, (and it is still raining now)
Your jacket is torn again! You ve been fighting. (but not fighting at the moment of speech)
To denote the period of time or the starting point of the action adverbials with 'for'and 'since'are normally used with these tense-forms.
The Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive) tense is similar ю the Present Perfect Simple in showing connection between the past and present. But the Present Perfect Continuous tense is used for more temporary actions and situations and emphasizes the duration of the activity. The Present Perfect Simple is used for more permanent situations and expresses an idea of the completion of an action emphasizing the result of the action for the present.