PERFECT TENSES

6.1.  PERFECT TENSES

Exercise 6.3.1. Write the Past Participles of the following verbs.

Exercise 6.3.2. Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (Present Continuous or Present Perfect).

1. What                  you (to talk) about? 2. We      just (to talk) about it. 3. He just (to say) something about it. 4. She      (to tell) them some interesting story.

5. He      (to tell) us nothing about it. 6. She                  (to tell) them a story about a

famous scientists. 7. We __ (to have) two lessons and a lecture today.

8. They    (to have) a meeting. 9. She    not (to speak) yet. 10. They    (to ask) me several questions. 11. He already (to learn) the rule. 12. I (to write) an exercise. 13. What       he (to do)? – He       (to read) a scientific magazine.

14.       you (to read) any stories by Jack London? 15. What       you (to do) here? – I (to write) a letter to my friend. 16. Who (to write) this article?

17.                What language you (to study)? 18. We already (to learn) a lot of English words. 19. What she (to teach) them? 20. Who (to teach) you to do it?

Exercise 6.3.3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1.                 We (to travel) around Europe last year. 2. My friend knows so much because he (to travel) a lot. 3. I (to see) Pete today. 4. She (to see) this film last Sunday. 5. Alex (to meet) his friend two hours ago. 6. I just (to meet) our

teacher. 7. The students already (to decide) where they want to work after the graduation. 8. Yesterday they (to decide) to stay at the hotel. 9. Helen speaks French so well because she (to live) in France. 10. I (not / finish) my homework yet. 11. The rain (to stop) and the sun are shining in the sky again. 12. The rain (to stop) half an hour ago. 13. I (to buy) a pair of gloves yesterday. 14. The weather (to change), and we can go for a walk. 15. They (move) to London two years ago.

Exercise 6.3.4. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple, Past Conti- nuous or Past Perfect.

1. By six o'clock Nick (to come) home and at six he (to have) dinner. 2. By nine o'clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) TV. 3. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to eat) an ice-cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street. 4. When I (to come) home, my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library. 5. When the teacher (to come) in the class- room, the students were already standing. 6. When I (to look) out of the window, I saw that some students (to play) football, the others (to watch) them. 7. When I (to see) Ann, she (to sort) the flowers which she (to pick) in the field. 8. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that my little brother (to break) my aircraft model and (to play) with its pieces. 9. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and the students (to write) a lecture.

Exercise 6.3.5. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. They (to go) to the Hermitage last week. 2. They (to be) to the Hermi- tage twice this week. 3. After the study school yesterday he (to come) home, (to have) dinner, (to read) an article from the latest magazine. 4. When your friend (to return) from the south? – She (to return) yesterday. – You (to go) to the sta- tion to meet her? – No, I (to be) too busy. 5. With whom you (to discuss) this question yesterday? 6. I (to see) this film this week. I like it very much.

7.       When I (to enter) the kitchen, I (to see) that my mother (to stand) at the table and (to cut) some cabbage. She (to cook) dinner. 8. As soon as I (to see) him, I (to understand) that he (to work) hard. He (to write) something and (not to notice) anything. 9. When the young man (to enter) the room, she (to look) at him in surprise. "What you (to want) to tell me?" she (to say). "Why you (to come)?" 10. It (to rain) hard when I (to leave) home yesterday, so I (to return), (to put) on my raincoat and (to start) again.

Exercise 6.3.6. Put the verbs in brackets into Future Simple, Future Continuous or Future Perfect.

1.       I (to prepare) my report tomorrow. 2. I (to prepare) my report at 6 p.m. tomorrow. 3. I (to prepare) my report by 6 p.m. tomorrow. 4. When I come home tomorrow, my family (to have) supper. 5. When you come to my place tomorrow, I (to read) your book. 6. Don't come to my place tomorrow. I (to write) a composition the whole evening. 7. I (not to go) to the cinema

tomorrow. I (to watch) TV the whole evening. 8. What you (to do) tomorrow?

9.                You (to play) volleyball tomorrow? 10. You (to do) this work by next Sun- day? 11. When you (to go) to see your friend next time? 12. How many pages you (to read) by 5 p.m. tomorrow? 13. Tomorrow I (to start) writing the answer to your letter as soon as I come from my study. 14. I (to do) the washing up from 3 till 3.30 p.m.