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Past Continuous Tense (прошедшее длительное время), и переве​
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1 Manchester is a(n)............. city because there are many factories and warehouses there.

1. I (not to drink) coffee now. I (to write) an English exercise. 2. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning. 3. Your friend (to do) his homework now? 4. Your friend (to go) to school in the morning? 5. Look! The baby (to sleep). 6. The baby always (to sleep) after dinner. 7. My grandmother (not to work). She is on pension. 8. My father (not to sleep) now. He (to work) in the garden. 9. I usually (to get) up at seven o'clock in the morning. 10. What your sister (to do) now? - - She (to wash) her face and hands. 11. When you usually (to come) home from school? — I (to come) at three o'clock. 12. Where your cousin (to work)? -- He (to work) at a hospi-taJ. 13. Your sister (to study) at an institute? -No, she (to study) at school. 14. My cousin (to go) to school every day. 15. My mother (not to play) the piano now. She (to play) the piano in the morning.

1.Too much energy......ale over the world.
a)is wasted B)was wasted c)wasting
2.You......to sit here
a)aren't allowed B) isn't allowed c) don't allow
3. His parents......go out or week days
a)let him to B)let him c)are let him
4..........your brother let you borrow his trainers?
a)Is. B) Does. c) Do
5. Some Australian animals........in any other country
a) are not found B) in not found c) dor'd find.
6. These days,cars......with the help of computers
a) is designed B)am designed c) are designed
7. A lot of ice cream ...... every summer
a) is eaten B) were eaten c)are eaten.
9.Susan's parents ........ ga to discos
a) doesn't let her. B) don't let her. c) allowed to.

1. Put the verbs In brackets in the Present Perfect Simple or the Present. Perfect Continuous Tense.
1. I ______ (drink) more water for three weeks now, and I feel better.
2. He ______ (have) his car since he graduated.
3. I ________ (read) your book. Here it is, thank you.
4. I_______ (clean) all morning — I’m fed up!
5. He ______ (be) married for six years.
6. I _______ (paint) my house all day, but it's not finished yet.
7. I ______ (do) everything I needed to do today!
8. How long _______ (you/work) in the library?
9. What _______ (you/do) since I last saw you?
10. Lucy ______ (run) 2000 metres today.
11. She _______ (study) English since she was at school.
12. How many times _______ (you/go) to Scotland?
13. I ________ (run) about all day, I’m so tired.
14. How long _______ (she/see) her boyfriend?
15. Julia ________ (eat) six bars of chocolate today!
16. We _____ (not/work) today so we're not tired.
17. I _ _______ (not/ finish) the homework yet.
18. I _________ (be) in London for three years.
19. I________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest.
20. We _______ (know) John fora very long time.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect Simple, the Present Perfect Continuous or? the Past Simple of the verbs In brackets.
1. I _______ preparing dinner yet so I’d better hurry. (not start)
2. Miranda ______ unemployed for a long time but thankfully, she’s got a job now. (be)
3. I can’t talk now. We ______ a meeting. I’ll ring you later. (have)
4. Paola ______ back from work and she’s exhausted. (just /come)
5. I _Julia for ages. Where is she? (not see)
6. Mike ______ his car. Someone bought it last week. (already/sell)
7. How long _________ that you’re going to have a baby? (you/know)
8. What _______ of her? Will she be easy to work with? (you/think)
9. I _____ to contact them for days but they any of my calls yet. (try, not return)
10. I _______ his latest book but I ______ it yet. (read, not finish)
11. Jerry ______ the kitchen all morning. He must be exhausted! (paint)
12. Martin isn't usually easy to get on with but he _______ very cooperative these days. (be)

3. Circle the correct answer.
The Tower of London (1) survived/has survived centuries of warfare but it could vanish from right in the twenty-first century, experts (2) warned/have warned yesterday. The ancient fortress, which (3) dominates/has dominated the city skyline for almost a thousand years, could be placed on a United Nations list of endangered landmarks because developers (4) put up/are putting up new buildings in the area and a number of high-rise buildings (5) ruin/are ruining views of the famous World Heritage site, according to the UN's cultural body UNESCO.
British officials have until the end of the month to show UNESCO that they can save the Tower. If not, the Tower could be put on UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger list. UNESCO inspectors (6) visited/ have visited London last year after they received a damning report that the City of London (7) doesn't appear/isn't appearing to do enough to protect the setting of some of Britain's important sites. Other buildings under threat (8) include/are including Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.

4. Complete the article. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
According to research, the demand for alternative medicine (1) ______ (rise) recently and approximately 20 per cent of the UK’s population regularly (2) ______ (turn) to alternative treatments when they (3) ________ (be) ill. Consequently, more and more British doctors (4) ______ (offer) their patients choices of treatment these days and many of them (5) _______ (usually/combine) alternative treatments with conventional medicine. Although alternative medicine (6)________ (become) increasingly popular, doctors (7) ______ (disagree) about whether or not the treatments are effective.

telling/to tell lies. 2 He denied/refused that he had told lies. 3 They suggested to postpone /postponing the match to the following week. 4 The weather delayed that they arrived/their arrival. 5 I can't bear to see/see children suffer. 6 We really can't afford buying/to buy a new washing machine. 7 I look for-ward to seeing/to see you at the party. 8 Before going/to go to the interview, I bought a new tie. 9 I'd rather stay / to stay at home tonight, if that's all right. 10 saw someone to climb/climbing through the window.

Write the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer may be possible.

Einstein: an ordinary child Einstein was not a remarkable child. He began (1 take) piano lessons at the age of six. He didn't seem (2 be) particularly talented. He liked (3 day-dream) and (4 play) …..He didn't enjoy (5 talk) : very much; in fact, he waited till he was three before (6 start) : to talk. In spite of not (7 have) a very exciting childhood, Einstein later appeared (8 have) a vivid memory of it. He remembered (9 be) impressed by how a compass works and by the mysterious force which made the compass needle (10 point) in a given direction.

Complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change this word.

1 I'm sorry but we have decided not to accept your application. regret I __________________________________ we have decided to reject your application. 2 Funnily enough I'd prefer a pizza for a change. rather Funnily enough_______________________________________ 3 We were not allowed to drink too much coke when we were children. let Our parents____________________________________________ 4 I think it would be a good idea to take the suggest train. suggest I ___________________________________ 5 She succeeded in persuading her parents to let her go. managed She _____________________________ 6 It looks as if this door’s locked after all. appears This __________________________________________ 7 One of the things I hate is people eating popcorn in the cinema. stand One of the things I __________________________________ 8 The singer arrived two hours late but I'm glad I waited for him. worth The singer ________________________________________ 9 Jack said he had to catch the early flight. insisted Jack __________________________________ 10 I can’t wait to get your next letter. Forward I __________________________________

1 Ian ............ a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an hour?
A takes
B is taking
C has taken
D hasbeentaking
2 ............ to Ipswich before?
A Do you ever go
B Are you ever going
C Have you ever been
D Haveyoueverbeengoing
3 I ............ to all the local newspapers and TV stations to complain.
A already write
B already writing
C have already written
D havealreadybeenwriting
4 ............ TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise!
A Do you watch
B Are you watching
C Watched you
D Haveyoubeenwatching
5 Edik, ............ hockey competitively or just for fun?
A do you usually play
B are you usually playing
C have you usually played
D have you usually been playing
6 That’s the first time ............ an answer right today!
A I get
B I am getting
C I have got
D I have been getting
7 Jessica has ............ left, I’m afraid.
A already
B yet
C still
D so far
8 Dan ............ in the living room while we redecorate his bedroom.
A sleeps
B is sleeping
C has slept
D does sleep
9 Unfortunately, Simone ............ a day off very often.
A doesn’t get
B isn’t getting
C hasn’t got
D hasn’t been getting
10 Actually, I ............ a cup of tea first thing every morning, but then I switch to coffee.
A do drink
B am drinking
C have drunk
D have been drinking