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Exercise 9. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the present perfect or past indefinite tense forms.

1. At last I (to do) all my home work; now I shall go out. 2. The building of the house (to begin) early in April. 3. You (to enjoy) the week you spent at the sea-shore? 4. I hear that you (to give up) the idea of going there. 5. The rain (to stop) but an icy wind is still blowing. 6. We already (to settle) the matter. 7. He (to come) a moment ago. 8. I never (to speak) to him. 9. He just (to finish) his work. 10. You (to make) any spelling mistakes? 11. It (to be) bitterly cold yesterday. 12. When you (to meet) him? 13. I (not to see) him since 2008. 14. How many examinations you (to pass) up to now? 15. Where you (to put) the key? 16. They (to choose) him as their delegate. 17. The factory (to begin) opera­ting last year. 18. Where you (to buy) that book? 19. You (to do) all the exercises on this page? 20. This letter (to come in) the first mail this morning? 21. He deeply (to study) the problem. 22. The snows (to go) with a rush this year. 23. I (not to see) him since last June. 24. You (to get) any money about you? 25. A large whale (to be washed up) last week on the coast of Sark, and now a second one 30 feet long (to be washed up) on the other side of the island. 26. I (to see) you coming out of the library the other day with a sack of books. 27. I (not to read) the paper this morn­ing. 28. I (to be late) today. 29. The ferry (to stop) running; we must find someone to put us over. 30. I (to correct) that mis­take before, but you (to make) it again. 31. Why you (to put) these things in the wrong place? 32. How long you (to be) in Moscow? – A week yesterday. 33. They (to keep) you waiting long? – Oh, quite a long time. 34. Why you (to leave) the door open? You will catch cold sitting in the draught. 35. A week and a half (to pass) since I (to arrive) at this place, but we (to have) hardly a single fine day. 36. “We not (to see) each other for so long,” said I. – “Yes, and we both (to change) a great deal.” 37. What books you (to read) when you (to live) in the country? 38. They not yet (to come) from the South. 39. Since when she (to be) your friend? 40. How many times you (to be) to St. Petersburg? 41. He (to be) ill last week but now he (to recover). 42. At last I (to translate) this article; now I shall have a little rest. 43. We (to have) a picnic yesterday, but the rain (to spoil) the whole pleasure. 44. She (to be) chairman of our collective farm for many years.

Exercise 10. Open the brackets using the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous, the Past Continuous, the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect Tense.

1. In the morning, coming down the stairs, Rosemary (see) Tony who (lie) in the sitting room. “What you (do) here?” “I (sleep) here.” “I am sorry we (take) your room.” 2. He’s a night watchman. He (work) at night and (sleep) in the daytime. It’s noon now and he still (sleep). 3. I first (meet) Richard a month ago, and I (meet) him several times since then. 4. I usually (go) to bed before midnight. 5. What your brother (do) now? – He (play) tennis with our neighbour, they (play) it every day. 6. I (write) to my parents a fortnight ago, but I (not / have) a reply yet, so I just (write) again. 7. It’s 3 p.m. and he (not / eat) anything today, but he (eat) a good dinner last night. 8. Is Mary ready to come out? – No, she still (dress). 9. I (read) this book several times. I first (read) it in 1990. 10. He often (read) detective stories; he (read) a very good one now. 11. She (not / have) a holiday since 1996, but she (have) a very long holiday in 1995. 12. She (meet) Helen when she (walk) along the street.



 


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