Упражнение 1. Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence
and the Past Simple in the other.
I (know) _______ her for six years.
I (know) _______ him when I was at school.
He (live) _______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000.
He (live) _______ in New York since 2001.
Where's Pete? I (not see) _______ him for ages.
I (not see) _______ Pete last night.
We (be) _______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998.
We (be) _______ in this class since September.
I (not watch) _______ this video yet.
I (not watch) _______ a video at the weekend.
Упражнение 2.Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous) to complete
the sentences.
The film was rubbish, so we left / were leaving the cinema and went / were going to the
cybercafé.
I didn’t like / wasn’t liking the program we watched / were watching, so I turned / was turning
off the TV.
Dave rang / was ringing me while I did / was doing my homework.
As I fell / was falling asleep, I heard/was hearing a strange noise.
I dropped / was dropping my keys while I ran / was running for the bus.
The competition judges didn’t know / weren’t knowing whose food they tasted / were tasting.
Упражнение 3..Выберите правильную форму страдательного залога
1) This book (republish) by the end of September.
would been republished
will have been republished
will been republished
2) The doctor said that Tommy`s leg (X-rayed) the following day.
will be X-rayed
would be X-rayed
will have been X-rayed
3) A police car came when the injured man (carry off) the road.
was being carried off
was been carried off
has been carried off
4) I (bear) in a small Russian town not far from Samara.
was borne
am born was born
5) The thief ................. (arrest) late last night.
has been arrested
was arrested
had been arrested
6) The announcement ................. (make) tomorrow.
will be made
will make
is maked
7) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I ................. (be) Charles Trump.
am
was
do
8) I ................. (report) from BBC news headquarters.
report
reported
am reporting
9) Earlier this evening an earthquake hit Cairo, Egypt. Many people ................. (kill);
killed
are killed
have been killing
10) many more ................. (injure)
will be injured
am injured
are injured
11) and much of the city ................. (destroy).
Answers & Comments
Упражнение 1. Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.
I (have known) _______ her for six years.
I (knew) _______ him when I was at school.
He (lived) _______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000.
He (has lived) _______ in New York since 2001.
Where's Pete? I (have not seen) _______ him for ages.
I (did not see) _______ Pete last night.
We (were) _______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998.
We (have been) _______ in this class since September.
I (have not watched) _______ this video yet.
I (did not watch) _______ a video at the weekend.
Упражнение 2. Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous) to complete the sentences.
The film was rubbish, so we left the cinema and went to the cybercafé.
I didn’t like the program we were watching, so I turned off the TV.
Dave rang me while I was doing my homework.
As I was falling asleep, I heard a strange noise.
I dropped my keys while I was running for the bus.
The competition judges didn’t know whose food they were tasting.
Упражнение 3. Выберите правильную форму страдательного залога
1) This book (republish) by the end of September.
will have been republished
2) The doctor said that Tommy`s leg (X-rayed) the following day.
would be X-rayed
3) A police car came when the injured man (carry off) the road.
was being carried off
4) I (bear) in a small Russian town not far from Samara.
was born
5) The thief ................. (arrest) late last night.
was arrested
6) The announcement ................. (make) tomorrow.
will be made
7) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I ................. (be) Charles Trump.
am
8) I ................. (report) from BBC news headquarters.
am reporting
9) Earlier this evening an earthquake hit Cairo, Egypt. Many people ................. (kill);
are killed
10) many more ................. (injure)
are injured
11) and much of the city ................. (destroy).
is destroyed