Present Perfect Continuous

Exercise . Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

1. Kevin … (to fish) since early morning.
2. Kim … (not to pack) her things for so long.
3.  You … (to iron) clothes all day.
4.  Allan … (not to wear) this jacket for three years.
5. I … (not to walk) a dog since four o’clock.
6.  Monica and Sue …(to paint) the walls of the house since ten o’clock in the morning.
7.  Mr May … (to read) this article for more than half an hour now.
8.  It … (not to rain) since afternoon.
9.  My neighbours … (to make) a noise since seven o’clock in the morning.
10.  Brad … (fo try) to catch a taxi for fifteen minutes now.

Exercise  Составьте предложения в the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

1.  I/to read/this book/for three days.
2.  We/to play volleyball/ for twenty minutes.
3.  She/to clean/the flat/for more than an hour.
4.  Peter/to swim/for half an hour.
5.  Anna/to speak/on the phone/for an hour now.
6. You/to wait/for a bus/for ten minutes only.
7.  Nelly and Mary/to do the shopping/since early morning.
8.  It/to snow/since last night.
9.  Jack and his friend/ to ride bikes/for three hours now.
10. The teacher/to explain/ a grammar rule/since the beginning of the lesson.

Topics for examination (summer term)

Topics for examination

1. My last visit to the theatre.
2. Meals.
3. Education in Great Britain.
4. Education inRussia.
5. Sports and games  in Great Britain.
6.  Sports and games  in Russia.
7. Different methods of travelling.
8. The book I've read.
9. Illnesses and their treatment.
10. What makes all people kin.

COMPLEX OBJECT

Complex Object Exercises.

Упражнение 1. Complete the following sentences using the infinitive with or without to.

1. The teacher asked us ________ (listen) to his explanations.
2. He made the students _____________ (write) the composition.
3. The teacher let us ____________ (use) the dictionaries.
4. The teacher noticed me ____________ (open) my dictionary several times.
5. I made myself ____________ ( write) as neatly as I could.
6. The teacher watched us _____________ (work) and didn’t say anything.

Упражнение 2. Open the brackets and use the Complex Object.

1. Do you want (they / stay) at the hotel?
2. I would like (the professor / look through) my report.
3. We considered (he /be) an honest person.
4. I would like (the dress / buy) by Sunday.
5. He doesn’t want (they / be late) for dinner.

Упражнение 3. Combine the sentences using the Complex Object.
Example:

I felt something hard. It hurt my leg. -> I felt something hard hurt my leg.
I saw Mike. He was entering the house. -> I saw Mike entering the house.

1. They didn’t notice us. We passed by.
2. Mike heard Sam. She was playing the violin.
3. I felt her hand. It was shaking.
4. I heard them. They were arguing.
5. We many times heard him. He told this story.

Упражнение 4. Fill in the correct form of the Infinitive to make Complex Object.

1. Our teacher made us _______ (do) this exercise all over again.
2. The teacher advised us _______ (rewrite) the test.
3. Please, let me _______ (know) when your sister returns from Paris.
4. I find your story _______ (be) very unusual and interesting.
5. Nick doesn’t want me _______ (tell) everybody this news.
6. I watched the cat _______ (crawl) to the flock of sparrows.
7. I would like you _______ (be) very accurate and attentive.

Упражнение 5. Choose the correct ending of the sentences.

• The doctor wanted the patient …

1. to be examined
2. to examine
3. examined
4. being examined

• Noone expected him … to the party.

1. coming
2. come
3. came
4. to come

• I saw him … round the corner and …

1. Turn / disappear
2. To turn / to disappear
3. Turned / disappeared

• I want his article … in November.

1. published
2. be published
3. to be published
4. publishing

• We didn’t want her speech ….

1. to be interrupted
2. to interrupt
3. interrupted

Упражнение 6. Translate the sentences using Complex Object.

1. Я бы хотел, чтобы вы доставили товары к концу месяца.
2. Вы сегодня услышите, как она поет.
3. Я не ожидал, что Майк – такой невежливый.
4. Я слышал, что его имя упоминали на собрании.
5. Он не заметил, как мы подошли к нему.
6. Я бы хотел, чтобы никто не брал мои вещи.

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