Question

Упр. 233. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из следующих времен: Present Simple , Present Continuous , Present Perfect , Present Perfect Continuous .


1. He (to run) now. He (to rim) for ten minutes without any rest. 2. What they (to do) now? — They (to work) in the reading-room. They (to work) there for already three hours. 3. Where he (to be) now? — He (to be) in the garden. He (to play) volley-ball with his friends. They (to play) since breakfast time. 4. I (to live) in St. Petersburg. I (to live) in St. Petersburg since 1990. 5. She already (to do)her homework for two hours; but she (not yet to do) half of it. 6. I (to wait) for you since two o'clock. 7. What you (to do)? — I (to read). I (to read) for already two hours. I already (to read) sixty pages. 8. This man (to be) a writer. He (to write) books. He (to write) books since he was a young man. He already (to write) eight books. 9. What you (to do) here since morning? 10. Lena is a very good girl. She always (to help) her mother about the house. Today she (to help) her mother since morning. They already (to wash) the floor and (to dust) the furniture. Now they (to cook) dinner together. 11. This is the factory where my father (to work). He (to work) here for fifteen years. 12. You (to find) your note-book? — No! I still (to look) for it. I already (to look) for it for two hours, but (not yet to find) it. 13. You (to play) with a ball for already three hours. Go home and do your homework. 14. Wake up! You (to sleep) for ten hours already. 15. I (to wait) for a letter from my cousin for a month already, but (not yet to receive) it. 15. It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I (not to hear) it. 16. I just (to receive) a letter from my granny, but I (not yet to receive) any letters from my parents. 17. The weather (to be) fine today. The sun (to shine) ever since we got up. 18. Every day I (to wind) up my watch at 10 o'clock in the evening. 19. Come along, Henry, what you (to do) now? I (to wait) for you a long time. 20. Where your gloves (to be)? — I (to put) them into my pocket.

Answer 1

I1) He is running now. He has been running...
2) What are they doing now? - They are working... They have been working...
3) Where is he being now? - He is being... He is playing... They have been playing...
4) I live... I have been living...
5) She has been already doing... ; but she hasn't yet done...
6) I have been waiting...
7) What are you doing? - I am reading. I have already read...
8) This man is a writer. He writes... He has been writing... He has already written...
9) What have you been doing..?
10) ... She always helps... Today she has been helping... They have already washed the floor and dusted... Now they are cooking...
11) This is the factory where my father works. He has been working...
12) Did you find..? - No! I am still looking... I have been already looking..., but haven't yet found...
13) You have been playing...
14) Wake up! You have been sleeping...
15) I have been waiting.., but I haven't yet received...
16) ... as I haven't heard..
17) I have just received.., but I haven't yet received...
18) The weather is... The sun has been shining...
19) Every day I wind up...
20) ... what are you doing now? I have been waiting...
21) Where are your gloves being? - I have put...