Write negative (-) Present Perfect sentences.

A: Has Tom finished his exams ______?

B: No. He finishes them next Thursday. –

 A: Has Tom finished his exams yet?

 B: No. He finishes them next Thursday.

1. A: Is John at home, please?

B: No, I’m afraid he’s ______ gone out.

2. A: Has Martin ______ been to Spain?

B: No, I don’t think so.

3. A: Have you spoken to Matthew _____?

B: Yes. I phoned him last night.

4. A: Lucy has ______ been musical, hasn’t she?

B: Yes, she started playing the piano when she was five years old.

5. A: Shall we go to that new restaurant tonight?

B: Yes. I have ______ been there. It’s really nice.

6. A: Have you finished reading that book yet?

B: No, I’ve ______ started it.

7. A: Can you do the washing-up for me, please?

B: Don’t worry. Mike has _____ done it.

8. A: He eats a lot of vegetables, doesn’t he?

B: Yes. He’s ______ liked vegetables.

9. A: Jonathan has moved house ______.

B: What’s his new address?

10. A: I can’t phone you. I haven’t got a phone _____.

B: Well, I’ll come to your house instead.

In pairs, ask each other questions to find out if your partner has ever done these things.

 ride a motorbike. – Have you ever ridden a motorbike?                                           Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. I have never ridden a motorbike.

1. stay in an expensive hotel.

2. have an embarrassing moment.

3. have a really bad argument with someone.

4. do really well in an exam.

5. win a competition.

6. do something really stupid.

7. feel really nervous.

8. go to Spain.

9. see anyone eat a whole chicken before.

10. give an interview.

8. a.Fill in the gaps with have/has been (to) or have/has gone (to).

 “Where are Tom and Lucy?” “They ______ the theatre.”-

 “Where are Tom and Lucy?” “They have gone to the theatre.”

1. I don’t live in London. I ______ only ______ there once.

2. I am alone in the house. My parents ______ on holiday.

3. “Is Philip at home?” “No, he _______ work.”

4. Anita has just come home. She ______ the theatre.

5. My friend wants us to go on holiday to Madrid this summer, but I ____ already ____ there.

b. Fill in the gaps with have/has been (to) or have/has gone (to).

 Jack: Hi, Jill. Where’s Paul?

Jill: Oh, he ______ London for a few days. –

  Jack: Hi, Jill. Where’s Paul?

 Jill: Oh, he has gone to London for a few days.

Jack: Really! I 1)_______ London recently. I came back yesterday. 2)______ you_____ there?

Jill: No, I haven’t. Paul 3)_______ twice before, though. Where’s Sarah?

Jack: She 4)______ Spain for two weeks with her parents. They 5)______ there to visit some friends.

Jill: When is she coming back?

Jack: They’ll all be back next weekend.

c. A: Hi, Roger! Where is everybody? The house is very quiet.

B: Well, Mum 1)_____ the cinema with Mavis.

A: How about your sister?

B: She’s having a shower right now because she 2______ the gym.

A: I 3) _____ the gym twice this week. It’s really exhausting.

B: As for Dad, he 4)_____ the library to get some books.

A: So, how about going to that new café that’s just opened near the park?

B: Oh, I 5)_____ there. It isn’t that great. Why don’t we call Steve and go to the basketball 

      court?

A: OK, let’s do that instead.

9. Translate into English.

1.– Ты видела Боба сегодня?

- Нет еще.

2. – Вы когда-нибудь бывали здесь раньше?

     – Никогда.

 3.– Сколько человек вы пригласили?

- Мы еще не составили список.

4. – Как долго ты его знаешь?

    - Я знаю его много лет.

5. – Ты не знаешь, они уже сдали экзамены?

- Они только что сдали последний экзамен.

Present Perfect Progressive

                             PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

1. Make present perfect progressive sentences. Use for or since.

 John started learning Chinese in February. Now it's July. (for)

John has been learning Chinese for five months.

It started raining on Sunday. It's still raining. (since)

It's been raining since Sunday.

1. Mary started painting the house on Monday. Now it's Friday. (for)

2. We started driving at six o'clock. Now it's ten o'clock. (for)

3. Ann started working at Smiths in January. (since)

4. Joe started building boats when he was 20. Now he is 40. (for)

5. We started waiting for the bus at 8.30. (since)

6. Prices started going up last year. (since)

2. Make questions beginning  How long ...?

you / study / math How long have you been studying math?

1. Jane / talk / on the phone

2. your brother / work / in Glasgow

3. Eric / drive / buses

4. that man / stand / outside

5. you / play / the piano

                        Present perfect or present perfect contininious.

3. Choose the correct form.

 How long have you learnt / been learning the piano?

How long have you been learning the piano?

Look! I have bought / been buying a coat.

Look! I have bought a coat.

1. It has rained / been raining since Tuesday.

2. John has broken / been breaking his leg.

3. He hasn't told / been telling me his address.

4. How long have we driven / been driving now?

5. Have you ever read / been reading this book?

6. Hello! I've waited / been waiting for you for hours!

7. How many games have you played ? / been playing?

8. How long have you played / been playing tennis?

4. Complete the following text in which a TV chat show host introduces a guest.

Put the verbs into the present perfect or present perfect progressive.

  Anna Mallory is one of America's favourite comedians. For the past three or four

  years, she ... (have) her own TV show and she is now taking on new challenges.

  She ...(write) a book about her life called A Laugh a Minute, which is due to be

  published next week, and for the last few weeks she ... (travel) round and ...(give)

  interviews to promote the book. Next week she is flying to England, which she

  ... (not/visit) since she was a child, and when she comes back, she will return to

  Hollywood to complete the film she ...(make).

  We are very pleased that Anna ...(be able) to take some time off from her busy

  schedule to be with us tonight, so, ladies and gentlemen, let's have a big round

  of applause for ... Anna Mallory.

Test yourself (Present))

             1. Underline the correct tense.

Liz and I are good friends. We know/have known each other for four years. –

 Liz and I are good friends. We know/have known each other for four years.

1. Sarah is very tired. She has been working/is working hard all day.

2. “Where is John?” “He’s upstairs. He does/is doing his homework”

3. Claire’s train arrives/has arrived at 3 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the station.

4. We are moving/have moved house tomorrow. Everything is packed.

5. Jane has finished/is finishing cleaning her room, and now she is going out with her friends.

6.I can’t go to the party on Saturday. I am leaving/have been leaving for Spain on Friday night.

7. I didn’t recognize Tom. He looks/is looking so different in a suit.

8. Ian has been talking/is talking to his boss for an hour now.

9. I don’t need to wash my car. Jim washes/has washed it for me already.

10. Sophie is very clever. She is speaking/speaks seven different languages.

2. a. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

1. - We ____ (have) dinner at Gianni's tonight. Would you like to come?
- Sorry, but I ____ (visit) Sally.
2. - Is Jane ____ (still/look) for a job?
- Yes, unfortunately, she ____ (not/find) one yet.
3. – Where _____ (you/be) all morning?
- I ____ (clean) my house.
4. - ____ (you/be) for a walk?
- Yes, I often ____ (go) for walks in the evenings.
5. – Where ____ (you/go)?
- John's train _____ (arrive) at 2 o'clock. I must go and meet him at the station.   

b.– Hi, Peter. I 1)_____ (not/see) you for a long time.
- Hi, Molly. I 2)____ (travel) for the past two months.
- Really? I 3)____ (plan) a trip at the moment. I 4)____ (leave) next month for Australia.
- That's great. 5)____ (you/arrange) a place to stay once you get there?
- Yes, a campsite. It 6)____ (be) a very nice place.
- And 7)____ (you/buy) your ticket yet?
- No, not yet. Actually, I 8)____ (go) to the travel agent's this afternoon to buy it.
- Oh. I 9)____ (go) into town later today. You can come with me in my car.
- Thanks. I 10)____ (meet) my brother for lunch at 1 o'clock, so I'll come to your house at 2 o'clock.
- Great! See you then.

   3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive.

Dear Connie,

I hope you are enjoying yourself at university. I’m sure you 1)______ (study) hard. Everything is fine here at home. Billy 2)______ (just/receive) his school report. It was bad, as usual. He 3)______ (decide) to leave school next year and find a job. Fiona 4) ______ (go) to the gym every day for the past two weeks. She 5) ______ (try) to get in shape for the summer. She 6) _____ (already / plan) her holiday in the sun. Your farther 7) ______ (sell) the old car and he 8) ______ (buy) a new one. It’s lovely – much nicer than the old one.

Anyway, write soon.

                                                                                        Love,

                                                                                        Mum

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A student

Nick Harrington is eighteen and in his final year at school. He _____(take) three ‘A’ levels this summer in Maths, Physics and Computer Studies.

Unfortunately, he _____(not work) very hard and his teachers are not happy with his progress. They think he is spending too much time playing his guitar and reading music magazines.

“We’re supposed to spend every evening and weekend revising for exams but I can’t be bothered. I hate revising. It’s so boring. I’ll be glad to see the last of my physics textbook. I’m sorry I didn’t take music instead for ‘A’ level.”

Although he claims that he can’t sing very well, Nick is quite a talented musician and ______(play) the piano as well as the guitar. ”One thing which impresses people is that I can listen to something and then just play it. I’m lucky, I suppose. I’ve got a good ear for music.”

In his spare time he plays in a band. They usually ______(play) together three evenings a week. He ______(give) a few concerts at school but he’s not allowed to give any public performances in town. He would like someone important in the music business to “discover” him but he knows that is easier said than done.

Nick goes to an expensive private boarding school called Eton, where he lives during the term. His friends at home who go to the local state school sometimes _____(tease) him about going to a private school. Nick doesn’t care too much about what they say. “School’s only a small part of your life. In some ways it doesn’t really matter where you go. It’s the future that’s important. The best part of this year is that I ______(leave) school at the end of term!”

Translate into Russian.

1. Он всегда навещает нас, когда бывает в Москве.

2. Вы сейчас пишете тест? – Нет, мы делаем упражнение.

3. Как дела у вашего сына? – Очень хорошо. Я только что ему звонил по телефону.

4. Я работаю над этой темой с весны.

5. Сколько времени вы тратите на дорогу домой? – Как правило, я трачу на дорогу домой около 30 минут.

6. Вы были когда-нибудь в Греции? – Да, это очень красивая страна.

7. Посмотри! Вон он идет. Я хочу поговорить с ним.

8. Я все утро занимаюсь домашней работой, и еще ничего не сделал.

9. Ты можешь взять мой словарь. Сейчас он мне не нужен.

10.  Я думаю, что он хороший человек.

Past Simple

 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple. 

   Mother_____ the windows twice last week ( clean ).
  Mother cleaned the windows twice last week.

1. They ____ on holiday ( go ).

2. Tina ____ in the school concert yesterday ( sing ).

3. Paul often ____ with his brother when they were young ( fight ).

4. Mother Teresa ____ the poor people of India ( help ).

5. Her sister ____ this beautiful cake on Monday ( bake ).

6. Sam ____ his trip to Wales last weekend ( enjoy ).

7. John ____ and ____ his knee ( fall, hurt ).

8. Last spring we ____ to visit Spain ( want ).

9. They ____ school in 2002 ( leave ).

10. When my parents____ young, they ____ a lot ( be, travel).

2. Make simple past negative sentences.

a. I played hockey ( football ). I didn’t play football.

1. We spoke Spanish together ( Arabic ).

2. My uncle taught mathematics ( science ).

3. Bill cooked the potatoes ( the fish ).

4. I took my mother to the mountains ( my father ).

5. We told our parents everything ( the police ).

6. I wrote to my sister ( my brother ).

7. I liked the party ( the music ).

8. We knew her address ( phone number ).

9. I understood the task ( the text ).

10. We heard the knock at the door ( the telephone ).

b. Choose the correct form.

   I break / broke a cup yesterday. Ann didn’t play / played tennis this morning.

1. Harry work / worked last Sunday.

2. I didn’t know / knew where I was.

3. Ann come / came to see us at the weekend.

4. My mother didn’t feel / felt well last night.

5.  I didn’t see / saw Bill at the party.

6. Peter didn’t write / wrote to me for a long time.

7. The train didn’t arrive / arrived on time.

8. I study / studied Psychology last year.

9. We didn’t like / liked the TV show.

10. Mary look / looked really tired yesterday.

3.  Make simple past questions.

a. She found the key in its usual place. Did she find the key in its usual place?

1. Jim began to run.

2. Kate walked slowly home.

3. In three days Mr. Riggles received an answer.

4. Last August we found a nest.

5. Two months ago our friends moved to London.

b. Jake and his wife went to Moscow. Where did Jake and his wife go?

1. Mrs. Potter’s two boys played football yesterday. When ____ ?

2. All the people in the class felt tired. Why ____ ?

3. They went to Italy. Where ____ ?

4. They reserved two tables for us. How many ____ ?

5. The people who were sitting at the back of the bus started to sing. Why ____ ?

c. Jane phoned. Who phoned? Something nice happened. What happened?

1. Somebody wrote to me.

2. Something broke the window.

3. Something fell off the table.

4. Somebody played.

5. Somebody heard me.

6. John wanted to help me.

7. Something made that noise.

8. She asked him about his work.

9. Something fell out of your bag.

10. He put the salt in the soup.