FutUre Continuous
Fill in the gaps with Future Continuous. Ask questions and give negative answers.
1. I … (watch) TV when she arrives tonight. 2. I … (wait) for you when your bus arrives. 3. He … (study) at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives. 4. At midnight tonight, we … still (drive) through the desert. 5. Tonight, they … (eat) dinner, … (discuss) their plans, and … (have) a good time. 6. While Ellen is reading, Tim … (watch) television. 7. When I arrive at the party, everybody … (celebrate). Some … (dance). Others … (talk). A few people … (eat) pizza, and several people … (drink) beer. They always do the same thing. 8. While I am finishing my homework, she … (make) dinner. 9. Jane … (be) at my house when you arrive. 10. I … (stay) at the Madison Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me.
Fill in the gaps with either Future Simple or Future Continuous.
1. Where is Tim going to meet us? – He ... 1(wait) for us when our train arrives. He ... 2(stand) on the platform. – And then? - We ... 3(pick) Michele up at work and go out to dinner.
2. When we get to the party, Jerry ... 4(watch) TV, Sam ... 5(make) drinks, Beth ... 6(dance) by herself, and Thad ... 7(complain) about his day at work. – Maybe, this time they won't be doing the same things. – I am absolutely positive they ... 8(do) the same things; they always do the same things.
3. Oh, look at that mountain of dirty dishes! Who ... 9(wash) all of those? - I promise I ... 10(do) them when I get home from work. – Thanks. – When you get home this evening, that mountain will be gone and nice stacks of sparkling clean dishes ... 11(sit) in the cabinets.
4. If you need to contact me next week, I ... 12(stay) at the Hoffman Hotel. – I ... 13(call) you if there are any problems. This is the first time I have ever been away from the kids – Don't worry, they ... 14(be) be fine.
5. Just think, next week at this time, I ... 15(lie) on a tropical beach in Maui. – While you are luxuriating on the beach, I ... 16(stress) out over this marketing project. How are you going to enjoy yourself knowing that I am working so hard? – I'll manage somehow. – You're terrible. Can't you take me with you? – No. But I ... 17(send) you a postcard of a beautiful, white sand beach. – Great, that ... 18(make) me feel much better.
Present Perfect
Fill in the gaps with Participle II of the main verb.
I've … 1(see) a lot of beautiful places in my life, and I've … 2(do) a lot of interesting things. I've … 3(travel) in North and South America, for example. I've … 4(visit) all the big American cities. I've … 5(drive) across Mexico. I haven't … 6(be) to Argentina, but I've … 7(work) in Peru and Bolivia. I've … 8(swim) in the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea. I've … 9(eat) in the best restaurants in Paris, and I've … 10(sing) Italian songs in Rome. I haven't … 11(make) much money in my life, but I've … 12(meet) a lot of interesting people!
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb.
1. Up to now I … twenty countries. (visit)
2. He six letters so far. (type)
3. They …… like this before. (never quarrel)
4. I …… to Marco since 1989. (not write)
5. We …… there since we were young. (not be)
6. I saw her in May, but …… her since. (not see)
7. She …… the same car for fifteen years. (drive)
8. I …… them for many years. (know)
9. She …… in that shop for ages! (be)
10. They …… a new car. (buy)
11. He …… all over the world. (travel)
12 …… your promise? (you forget)
13. I …… an elephant. (ride)
14. She …… in from Rome, (just fly)
15. She …… a director. (recently become)
16. They …… to me. (already speak)
17. I …… my tea yet. (not drink)
18. She still …… my letter. (not answer)
19. I …… her several times. (met)
20. ....... couscous? (you ever eat)
Fill in the gaps with correct form of the verb. Ask questions and give negative answers.
1. I … (see) that movie twenty times. 2. I think I … (meet) him once before. 3. There … (be) many earthquakes in California. 4. People … (travel) to the Moon. 5. Scientists … (split) the atom. 6. You … (grow) since the last time I saw you. 7. The government … (become) more interested in arts education. 8. The rain … (not stop). 9. My English … really (improve) since I moved to Australia. 10. Doctors … (cure) many deadly diseases.
Make sentences with the Present Perfect and for or since.
1. (I/not/play/tennis/last summer.)
2. (I/know/her/more than ten years.)
3. (I/not/eat/anything/lunchtime.)
4. (you/live/in this town/a long time?)
5. (Jill/be/a good friend/we were at school together.)
6. (you/see/Jack/the party last week?)
Complete the dialogues, using just and the words in brackets ().
A: What's happening in this programme?
B: I don't know. …… (It/start).
A: …… (I/come) back from my holiday.
B: Did you have a good time?
A: Could I have a copy of Sports World, please?
B: Sorry. ……. (I/sell) the last copy.
A: Would you like something to eat?
B: No, thanks. …… (I/have) breakfast.
A: How's Lucy?
B: She's very happy. …… (She/finish) her exams.
A: (I/have) a letter from Mike.
B: Oh yes? What did he say?
A: Have you still got the same car?
B: No, …… (I/buy) a new one.
Make sentences using the Present Perfect with already or yet.
1. (I/not/read/today's newspaper) yet.
2. (you/decide/which one to buy) yet?
3. (I/explain/this to you three times) already.
4. (Their baby son/start/talking) already.
5. (you/phone/Jane) yet?
6. (The game/not/finish) yet.
7. (I/have/lunch) already.
8. (He/spend/all his money) already.
Fill in the gaps with correct form of the verb.
1. People … (not travel) to Mars. 2. Nobody … ever (climb) that mountain. 3. James … (not finish) his homework yet. 4. Susan … (not master) Japanese, but she can communicate. 5. Bill … still (not arrive). 6. Our son … (learn) how to read. 7. Don't take my plate away. I …… (not finish) my meal. 8. What's that book about? – I don't know. I …… (not read) it. 9. I …… (lose) my pen. Can I borrow yours, please? 10. My father …… (buy) an expensive new car. 11. I …… (book) a room here for tonight. – Yes madam, what's your name, please? 12. I …… (make) some sandwiches. Would you like one? 13. I'm not sure what the problem with the car is. It …… (not happen) before. 14. …… (you reply) to that letter from the bank? – No I haven't, but I'll do it soon.
Talk to your friends. Speak about your accomplished actions and achievements.
Complete the conversation using just, already or yet. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect.
- Are you having a good time here?
- Yes, I have already visited (I/visit) a lot of interesting places.
- (1) ………… (you/visit/the Art Gallery/?)
- No, (2) ………… (I/not/do/that), but I'm going to do it.
- What about the theatre? (3) ………… (you/see/a play/?)
- No, but (4) ……… (I/book/ tickets). It's called The Friends. Would you like to come with me?
- Thanks, but (5) …………… (I/see/that play). I saw it last month.
- (6) …………… (I/read) in the newspaper that The Adventurers are going to give a concert next week. Do you like them? - Yes, I do. (7) …………… (they/make) a really good, new record. - I really want to get a ticket. - (8) …………… (they/not/sell/all the tickets).
Complete this paragraph with Present Perfect or Past Simple forms of the verbs.
London has had (have) an underground train system since the nineteenth century. The London Underground (1) ……… (start) in 1863, when Victorian engineers and workers (2) ……… (build) the Metropolitan railway. This railway line (3) ……… (go) from Paddington Station to Farringdon Street Station, and steam engines (4) ……… (pull) the coaches. Eleven more lines (5) ……… (open) since then. The world's first underground electric railway (6) ……… (open) in 1890. This line (7) ……… (go) from the City of London to Stockwell in South London. The most modern line is the Jubilee line, which (8) ……… (open) in 1979. Since the London Underground (9) ……… (begin), many other cities, such as New York and Moscow, (10) ……… (build) their own systems.
Complete this paragraph with Present Perfect or Past Simple forms of the verbs.
Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology ... 1(change) a great deal. The first computers ... 2(be) simple machines designed for basic tasks. They ... 3(have, not) much memory and they ... 4(be, not) very powerful. Early computers were often quite expensive and customers often ... 5(pay) thousands of dollars for machines which actually ... 6(do) very little. Most computers ... 7(be) separate, individual machines used mostly as expensive typewriters or for playing games. Times ... 8(change). Computers ... 9(become) powerful machines with very practical applications. Programmers ... 10(create) a large selection of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's games ... 11(become) faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer users ... 12(get, also) on the Internet and ... 13(begin) communicating with other computer users around the world. We ... 14(start) to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past ... 15(evolve) into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.
Translate into Russian.
More than 5,000 firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in the western U.S. state of California that is expanding into areas of a famous national park.
The U.S. Forest Service says the so-called Rim Fire has engulfed more than 90,000 hectares since it started two weeks ago on the edge of Yosemite National Park. It has destroyed more than 100 homes, businesses and other structures.
Firefighters say they have contained 40 percent of the massive blaze. They now estimate it will take until October 20 to fully contain the Rim Fire. It is the largest fire that has happened in the United States this year and the fifth largest California wildfire on record.
Translate into English.
Ученые обнаружили огромный каньон на глубине 2 км под шапкой льда Гренландии. Каньон по крайней мере 750 км в длину и похож на извивающуюся реку. Ученые обнаружили, что его глубина схожа с глубиной Гранд Каньона.
Ученые говорят, что каньон сформировался до того, как лед образовался на Гренландии. Они также отметили: «Мы думаем, что мы полностью изучили рельеф Земли. Но наше открытие показывает, что мы многое еще не раскрыли и не исследовали».
NASA собрали по кусочкам рельеф Каньона благодаря радару, который собирал данные на протяжении десятилетий.
Tell a piece of news using Present Perfect and Past Simple.