Present Perfect Continuous.

Поставьте глаголы из скобок в форму Present Perfect Continuous.

1. The vegetables … (boil) since 10 o’clock. (Овощи варятся с 10 часов.)
2. He … (wait) for her answer for six months. (Он ждет ее ответа в течение 6 месяцев.)
3. My sister … (send) job applications for 3 months. (Моя сестра рассылает заявления о приеме на работу в течение 3 месяцев.)
4. I … (try) to find my documents since last Sunday. (Я пытаюсь найти свои документы с прошлого воскресенья.)
5. They … (learn) Japanese for a couple of years. (Они изучают японский язык пару лет.)
6. Father … (drill) holes in the wall since noon. (Папа сверлит отверстия в стене с полудня.)
7. My brother … (play) computer games for 3 hours. (Мой брат играет на компьютере в течение 3 часов.)
8. I … (listen) to you very carefully. (Я слушаю тебя очень внимательно.)
9. He … (not take) his medicine for the last week. (Он не принимает лекарство в течение последней недели.)
10. We ... (save) the money for a holiday for a year. (Мы копим деньги на отпуск в течение года.)

2. Ответьте на вопросы, используя одно их предлагаемых ниже действий в Present Perfect Continuous.

Н-р:   Why are you angry? (Почему ты рассержен?) – Because I’ve been waiting for a bus for a long time. (Потому что я долго жду автобус.)

- wait for a bus for a long time

- wash the floors

- decorate a Christmas tree

- use expensive creams for a couple of years

- peel the onions

- make a snowman in the garden

- play football on the grass

1. Why are you angry?
2. Why is she crying? (Почему она плачет?)
3. Boys, why are your shorts dirty and green? (Мальчики, почему ваши шорты грязные и зеленые?)
4. Why are you sweating? (Почему ты потеешь?)
5. Why are your hands so cold? (Почему у тебя такие холодные руки?)
6. Why are the children so excited? (Почему дети так взволнованы?)
7. Why does she look so young? (Почему она выглядит так молодо?)

3. Поставьте в предложения for или since.

1. Bob has been playing hockey … he was a small boy.
2. She’s been driving that car … five years.
3. We have been planning our vacation … last month.
4. He has been talking on the phone … 8 o’clock.
5. You have been telling the same anecdotes … many years.
6. I have been feeling ill … a couple of days.

4. Опишите каждую ситуацию одним предложением, используя for или since и глаголы в Present Perfect Continuous.

Н-р:   I started writing an article last month and I’m still writing it. (Я начал писать статью в прошлом месяце, и до сих пор пишу ее.) – I have been writing an article since last month. (Я пишу статью с прошлого месяца.)

1. Tom started playing chess when he was 6 and he still plays it.
2. Martha started looking for a job 4 months ago and she is still looking for it.
3. Mother started cooking chicken in the morning and she is still cooking it.
4. It started snowing 3 days ago and it’s still snowing.
5. Kate went to bed last night and she is till sleeping.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINIOUS

Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, предварительно поставив глаголы в форму Present Perfect Continuous.
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Olga: Rose! What are you doing here? I ___________ (wait) for you for hours!
Rose: I’m sorry, Olga. I __________ (try on) these clothes for two hours. And I haven’t decided vet.
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Greg:    Molly! Call our waiter again!
Molly:   I___________ (try) to call him.
Greg:    Molly!  We_____________ (sit) here for twenty-five minutes... and I’m not going to wait any more!
Molly:   I’m sorry, dear... but he’s again talking to that nice girl.
Greg:    Yes, he ____________ (talk) to her since we came in.
Molly:   Waiter!
Waiter: Yes, ma’am ... Do you want the bill?
Molly:   The bill! We haven’t even got the menu yet!    

Упражнение 2 Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Вы опять дрались?
2. Как давно у вас болит нога?
3. Я учу японский  с августа.
4. Анна ищет работу шесть месяцев.
5. Они работают в Саратове с 1 января.
6. Какой глубокий снег! Сколько времени шел снег?
7. Весь день идет дождь.
8. Я живу здесь около пяти лет.
9. Вы слишком долго смотрите телевизор.
10. Я жду Петра уже около часа.
11. Дети плавают уже полчаса.
12. Они работают в саду с 8 часов.
13. Наконец я нашел книгу, которую искал целый день.

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, используя Present Perfect Continuous.

1. All these days he _________ (talk) about his new plan.
2. Here is Mrs. Brown who we ____________ (speak) about for a long time.
3. You ___________ (watch) TV too long.
4. He ___________ (sit) here all the time.

Упрaжнение 4. Измените предложения согласно модели

Model: Have you been staying here long? (for a month)
I have been staying here for a month.

1. Has he been talking about his plan long? (all these days)
2. Have children been swimming long? (for half an hour)
3. Has it been raining long? (for a week)
4. Have you been translating the article long? (for three hours) 

Глаголы, после которых употребляется герундий

 

1. avoid — избегать
2. burst out — разразиться
3. cannot help — быть не в состоянии удержаться от
4. suggest — предлагать
5. deny — отрицать
6. excuse — извинить
7. forgive — простить
8. postpone (put off) — откладывать
9. imagine — представить себе
10. practice — практиковаться
11. consider — считать, рассматривать

ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ

1. I avoided speaking to him.
2. She burst out crying.
3. She couldn’t help smiling.
4. I suggest going for a walk.
5. He denied having met him.
6. Excuse my being late.
7. Forgive my interfering.
8. I put off buying computer.
9. I can’t imagine George riding a motor bike.
10. She practices speaking English every day.
11. Have you ever considered going to live in another country?

GERUND

Gerund. Герундий. Упражнения

Упражнение 1 (повторение). Образуйте герундий от глагола в скобках и переведите предложение. Почему надо в данном случае использовать герундий?

1. Start … about pleasant things — and you’ll be happy! (think)
2. Americans enjoy … houses and … to new places. (change/ move)
3. Would you like to go … in the sea? (sail)
4. Most people enjoy … in the sun. (lie)
5. I haven’t had my lunch yet. Do you mind … outside for ten minutes? (wait)
6. John likes … at a high speed. (drive)
7. Stop … about your troubles. (worry)
8. Jack was proud of … the first prize for…. (get/ jump)
9. Helen was so angry that she left without… a word. (say)

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Упражнение 2.  Образуйте герундий от соответствующих глаголов и вставьте его в диалог.

cook, sleep, spend, hike, talk

A What’ s the best way to relax?

В  Well,  I love … in the country. And you?

A  Yeah, but I dislike … on a camp fire and can’t stand … on the ground!

A  Oh, where’s your sense of adventure? And I bet you hate … a week without your mobile phone.

В  That’s true. I quite like …  to people.

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Как вы помните, герундий употребляется после предлогов. Выполняя следующее упражнение, вам придется вспомнить устойчивые словосочетания с предлогами. 

Упражнение 3. Выберите предлог.

1. Read the rule … writing the exercise. (after, before, by the time)
2. Diana is fond … collecting posters of pop singers. (for, to, of)
3. Betty likes art very much and she is keen … visit­ing art galleries. (in, on, about)
4. Black is tired … painting the wall. He has been working for 5 hours. (of, after, for)
5. Susan is clever … learning English. (of, for, at)
6. I don’t understand how David can fish for hours … catching anything. (with, without, on)
7. Kate bought a book … buying an umbrella. (but, without, instead of)
8. … visiting the British Museum the tourists were very much impressed. (After, Before, Instead of)
9. I can’t get used … getting up early. ( for, with, to)
10. … hearing the news Mr White felt pleased. (On, With, By)
11. We were fascinated … Ella’s singing Russian songs. (by, about, on)
12. I like the idea … visiting St. Petersburg this sum­mer. (of, to, about)
13. Jack answered the examiners’ questions … thinking and later he regretted it. (without, instead of, with)
14. Thank you … helping us In troubles. (about, by, for)
15. My friends and I dream … going to England. (to, of, for)
16. Children went for a walk … switching off the light. (with, without, before)
17. We were surprised … meeting Alice at the theatre. She was going to stay at home on that day. (at, by, with)
18. Sorry … interrupting you, but could you show me the way to the nearest cinema? (for, at, of)
19. We have improved our English  …   learning the new words and rules every day.  (by, for, with)
20. Pamela looking forward … visiting London again. (to, on, about)

Запомните следующие глаголы с предлогами, после которых употребляется герундий:

1. look forward to — с нетерпением ждать
2. thank for — благодарить за
3. congratulate on — поздравить с
4. feel like — быть в настроении
5. get/be used to — привыкнуть что-то делать/ иметь привычку что-то делать (не путайте с used to – когда-то, бывало)
6. succeed in  — преуспеть в
7. suspect of — подозревать в
8. accuse of — обвинять в
9. depend on — зависеть
10. object to — возражать против
11. approve of — одобрять что-то
12. excuse for smth — извиниться за  что-то
13. appologize to smb for smth — извиниться перед кем-то за что-то
14. prevent from smth — помешать чему-то

Упражнение 4.Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. She is very good at baking.
2. He was afraid of speaking to strangers.
3. I am looking forward to going on holiday.
4. I thanked her for helping me.
5. He thinks of buying a new car.
6. He gave up the idea of visiting New York.
7. He congratulated his friend on entering the institute.
8. I succeeded in translating this difficult text.
9. They suspected him of lying to them.
10. After checking the students’ papers, the teacher left the classroom.
11. She has always dreamt of going abroad.
12. He persisted in solving that difficult problem.
13. They accused him of having robbed their house.
14. My happiness depends on your loving me.
15. I object to lending money to him.
16. They felt like crying.
17. She must apologize to him for wasting his time.
18. Nothing can prevent us from visiting our grandparents this summer.
19. They got used to much coffee.
20.  I am used to drinking a glass of juice in the morning.

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Упражнение 5.Раскройте скобки, употребляя герундий. Объясните, почему в данном случае надо употребить герундий.

1. The doctor insisted on (send) the sick man to hospital.
2. He was good at (repair) cars.
3. She was sorry for (come) late.
4. The children ran out the room and began (play).
5. He seemed sorry for (be) rude.
6. The girl had no talent for (dance).
7. After (check) the students’ papers, the teacher handed them back.
8. Excuse her for (break) her cup.
9. She was proud of (win) the prize.
10. She accused the boy of (steal) her purse.
11. I don’t mind (open) the window.
12. I objected to my mother (do my room).
13. They enjoy (watch) her dancing.
14. She doesn’t feel like (see) him.
15. She never approved of her daughter (drink) so much coffee.

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