Homework (Tuesday)
Homework (Tuesday)
Homework (Tuesday)
More and more people are moving to the countryside these days.
Computec is holding a five-day seminar for all its employees next week.
No wonder the phone bills are so high! You always talk on the phone!
They prefer to go on holiday in spring when the resorts are less crowded.
It appears to be raining.
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.
Ann is my best friend. We have known each other for years. (know)
Tom is working in a café at present but he has already applied for a new job. (work)
We are seeing some friends for dinner tonight. Would you like to join us? (see)
She has been having parties every week for ten years. (have)
What are you thinking of her? Will she be easy to work with? (you / think)
I am reading his latest book but I haven’t finished it yet. (read / not finish)
Jerry has painted the kitchen all morning. He must be exhausted! (paint)
The sun rises in the east. (rise)
Exercise 3. Complete the following pairs of sentences using the verb in bold. Use Present Simple
for one and Present Continuous for the other.
1. come
2. have
3. see
a) Peter’s not at home. He is seeing the doctor about his sore throat.
4. think
5. taste
3. a) Don’t take that book back to the library. I’m reading it.
Exercise 6. Fill in have/has been to; have/has gone to; have/has been in
Fred and Willie have been in Bristol since they were born.
Lloyd says he has been in Egypt but I don’t believe him. Let’s call him to check.
Helena has never been to Japan before so she’s very excited about the trip.
Alex has been in Scotland for two months now and he loves it.
Can you take the dog for a walk, please? He’s been in the house all day.
George has gone to the post office but he won’t be long. You can wait for him, if you like.
1. Вони завжди влаштовують вечірку після опівночі! They always have a party after midnight.
2. Я вивчила увесь синтаксис англійської мови. I’ve learned all the syntax of the English language-
3. Футбольний матч розпочнеться о 6 годині. The footbal match will start at 6 o’clock.
4. Що ти робиш? – Я чекаю на автобус. Скільки часу ти чекаєш на нього? – Я чекаю на нього вже
10 хв. What are you doing? I’m waiting for the bus. How many time are you waiting for him? I’ve
been waiting for him for 10 minutes.
5. Я не була у Варшаві з минулого року. I haven’t been to Warsaw since last year-
6. Вона залишила свій зошит вдома. She has left her notebook at home.
10. Я вивчаю німецьку. Я вивчаю її вже рік. I’m learning German. I’ve been learning it for a year.
11. Чому тут немає Петра? – Він у школі. Why is Peter not here? He is at school-
12. Не заходьте до тієї кімнати. Там учні нашого класу складають екзамен з математики. Вони
складають такий екзамен раз на рік. Don’t go into that room. The students of our class are taking
the math exam there. They take such an exam once a year.
13. Не шуміть. Андрій говорить по телефону. Don’t make noise. Andrew is talking on the phone.
14. Вони засмучені, тому що щойно прочитали телеграму про смерть свого хресного тата. They
are upset, cause they have just read a telegram about the death of their godfather.
15. Ми не бачили його вже три роки. We haven’t seen him for three years.
16. Я не можу їхати з тобою на лижі, тому що ще не склав екзамен з філософії. I can’t go skiing
with you, cause I haven’t passed the philosophy exam yet.
18. Дощ іде від ранку. It has been raining since morning.
19. Завтра з друзями я йду на концерт. Він почнеться о шостій годині вечора. Tomorrow I am
going to a concert with my friends. It will start at 6 p.m.
20. Даня засмучений, тому що загубив книжку. Danya is upset, cause he has lost his book.
21. Вона втомлена, тому що вчила нові слова усю ніч. She is tired, cause she has learned new
words all night.
22. Чому Ви вдягнули пальто? Сьогодні дуже тепло. Why did you wear a coat? Today is very
warm.
23. Куди ви поклали мій словник? Я не можу його ніде знайти. Where did you put my dictionary?
I can’t find it anywhere.
24. Мій брат живе в Києві. – Скільки часу він там живе? - Він живе там з 1998 року. My brother
lives in Kyiv. How long has he lived there? He has been living there since 1998.
26. Холоднішає, тому нам треба вставити нові вікна. It's getting colder, so we need to put in new
windows.