Exercise 18. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Look! Somebody (break) the window. 2. We (walk) ten kilometers. 3. We (walk) for three hours. 4. I’m on a diet. I (eat) nothing for the whole week. 5. I (work) with him for ten years and he never (say) “Good morning” to me. 6. The meat must be nearly ready. I (cook) it for nearly an hour. 7. What you (do) for the last two hours? - I (sit) here working at this problem. 8. I (clean) the windows. So far I (clean) five of them and there are two more to do. 9. You (see) my bag anywhere? I (look) for it for half an hour. 10. Ask her how long she (write) and how much she (write). 11. I (do) my homework for three hours and I (not to finish) it yet. 12. There’s the car. Arnold (come). I must go and wash my eyes. I don’t want him to see I (cry). 13. I (try) to learn Japanese for years but I (not to make) good progress yet. 14. I (read) the book you gave me but I (not to finish) it yet. 15. What you (do)? - We (pick) apples. - How many you (pick)? - We (pick) ten baskets. 16. You (hear) the news? Tom and Ann are engaged! - That’s not news, I (know) it for ages.

Exercise 19. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: present simple, present continuous, present perfect or present perfect continuous.

1. What you (think) of this drawing? - I (think) it (be) excellent. 2. I see you (not to do) much. What you (do) all this time? 3. Recently I (spend) a lot of time developing my reading skills. 4. This man (be) a journalist for many years now. 5. We (not to see) Edward for a long time. He (to change) very much? - No, he (be) just the same. 6. Will you, please, lend me your pen for a moment. I (leave) mine at home and now (have) nothing to write with. - I (be) sorry, but I (be going) to write myself. Ann (not to write) at the moment, she can give you her pen. 7. You (read) “The Gadfly” by Voynich? - I (read) it now. I (not to finish) it yet. It (be) a very good book, I (like) it very much. 8. We (go) to the cafe “Cosmos” tonight. You ever (be) there? 9. Where (be) Ann? - She (be) in the kitchen. - What she (do) there? - She (wash up). - I already (help) my mother with the housework and (come) to ask Ann to go to the cinema with me. 10. Peter, what Bob (do) there? - He (look) for his exercise-book, he (lose) it. - Why, it (lie) here! 11. Who (play) the piano over there? - It’s my sister. She (play) very well, ... she? - Indeed she ... . She (be) a professional musician? - No, she (not). - What she (do) then? - She (be) a fourth-year student at the uni- versity. 12. Where (be) John? - He (prepare) his lessons. He usually (prepare) his lessons at this time. 13. Is there anything the matter with you? You (be) so pale. - Nothing (be) the matter. I just (finish) my work and I (be) a little tired. 14. My bicycle (not to be) here any more. Somebody (take) it. 15. You (know) that Nick (make) no mistakes in his work.

16. Mary (live) in Dublin. She (live) there all her life.

Exercise 20. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: present simple,present continuous, present perfect or present perfect continuous.

1. I (enjoy) every minute of my stay here. 2. Why you (cry)? Anything (be) the matter? - Nothing whatsoever. I (cut) up onions. 3. We (watch) this stupid film since lunchtime. Let’s switch over to the other channel. 4. Thank you, but I really (not to want) any more juice. I (have) two large glasses already. 5. This soup (taste) far too salty. 6. I (photo- copy) the report all morning, but I still (not to finish). 7. I (not to be surprised) he (fail) that exam. He (not to work) hard recently. 8. You (know) my friend George Thompson? - Certainly not. I never (meet) him. 9. You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly. 10. How your son (get on) at school? - I (not to know). I (not to speak) to the teachers for some time. 11. The weather (be) nice recently, don’t you think? 12. What you (do) all this time? I (not to see) you for weeks. 13. Every day I (wind up) my watch at nine o’clock in the evening. 14. Peter (write) letters since two o’clock. He already (write) five letters. 15. Your Italian (be) very good. You (study) it for a long time? 16. What you (look for)? - I (look for) my dictionary. - I just (see) it somewhere. I (think) it (lie) on the bookshelf.

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