XXIX. Translate into English.
XXVIII. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Perfect, translate the sentences.
XXVII. You are asking someone about things he has done in his life.
XXVI. You are writing a letter to a friend and giving news about people you both know. Use the words given to make sentences and put the verb into the correct form.
XXV. Respond to the requests according to the model.
XXIV. Give the Past Participle of the following standard verbs.
The use of the Present Perfect Tense
The Present Perfect Tense
1. To give new information or to announce a recent happening:
I’ve lost my key. Can you help me look for it?
2. We use the tense with adverbs ever (когда-либо), never (никогда), often (часто), already (уже), yet (еще), just (только что), lately (за последнее время, недавно):
He’s just come back from London.
Have you ever had lunch in this café?
3. We use the tense after a superlative:
What a boring film! It’s the most boring film I’ve ever seen.
4. To say that you have never done something or that you haven’t done somethingduring a period of time which continues up to the present:
I have never smoked.
I haven’t smoked for three years.
Jane hasn’t written to me for nearly a month.
to answer, to stay, to play, to study, to try, to book, to like, to work, to walk, to introduce, to help, to hope, to type, to wash, to pass, to brush, to watch, to live, to arrive, to receive, to shave, to open, to return, to call, to invite, to translate, to visit.
Model:Please help Peter do his homework. (already)
I’ve already helped him.
1. Please close the window. (already) 2. Please show Mike you’re your telephone. (just) 3. Please translate this text into Russian. (just) 4. Please buy me the black pen. (already) 5. Please wake up John. (already) 6. Please look through these telegrams. (already).
Dear Chris,
Lots of things have happened since I last wrote to you.
1. Charles / go / Brazil.
2. Jack and Jill / decide / to get married.
3. Suzanne / have / a baby.
4. Monica / give up smoking.
5. George / pass / his driving test.
- (you ever / be / to South America?)
- (you / read / any English books?)
- (you / live / in this town all your life?)
- (how many times / you / be / in love?)
- (what’s the most beautiful place you / ever / visit?)
- (you ever / speak / to a famous person?)
He told me his name but I (to forget) it.
She (to start) a new job and she likes it.
I (to meet) a lot of people in the last few days.
Everything is going well. We (not / to have) any problems so far.
We (never / to meet) Mr. Young and I am eager to get acquainted with him.
I (never / to be) to any English speaking country. But I hope I’ll see many of them with my own eyes.
They (not / to start) preparations for the holidays. I’m afraid they are going to have some problems.
1. Закройте, пожалуйста, окно. – Я уже закрыл. 2. Купили ли вы фрукты и овощи? – Да. Я ходила за покупками вчера после обеда. 3. Сколько занятий посетил директор школы вчера? 4. Могли бы вы перевести этот текст сейчас? – Я уже перевел его. 5. Вы когда-нибудь играли в шахматы с Петром? Хорошо ли он играет? – Я не знаю. Я никогда с ним не играл. 6. Вы еще не обедали? Давайте пообедаем в кафе. Оно за углом. 7. Что вы читаете? – «Код Да Винчи». Это очень интересная книга. Вы читали ее? – Нет еще. 8. Я не видел Николая в последнее время. – Я тоже. 9. Вы сегодня были в библиотеке? – Нет. Я был там позавчера.