Question

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из следующих времен: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

1.This man (to be) a writer. He (to write) books. He (to write) books since he was a young man. He already (to write) eight books. 2. What you (to do) here since morning? 3. Lena is a very good girl. She always (to help) her mother about the house. Today she (to help) her mother since morning. They already (to wash) the floor and (to dust) the furniture. Now they (to cook) dinner together. 4. He (to run) now. He (to run) for ten minutes without any rest. 5 What they (to do) now? — They (to work) in the reading room. They (to work) there for three hours already. 6. Where he (to be) now? — He (to be) in they garden. He (to play) basketball with his friends. They (to play) since breakfast time. 7. I (to live) in St Petersburg. I (to live) in St Petersburg since 1990. 8. This is the factory where my father ( to work). He ( to work) here for fifteen years. 9 You (to find) your notebook? — No! I still (to look) for it. I already (to look) for it for two hours, but (bit yet to find) it. 10. You (to play) with a ball for three hours already. Go home and do your homework. 11 Wake up! You ( to sleep) for ten hours already.

Answer 1

1.This man is a writer. He writes books. He has written (has been writing) books since he was a young man. He has already written eight books. 2. What have you been doing here since morning? 3. Lena is a very good girl. She always helps her mother about the house. Today she has been helping her mother since morning. They have already washed the floor and dusted the furniture. Now they are cooking dinner together. 4. He is running now. He has been running for ten minutes without any rest. 5 What are they doing now? — They are working in the reading room. They have been working there for three hours already. 6. Where is he now? — He is in they garden. He is playing basketball with his friends. They have been playing since breakfast time. 7. I live in St Petersburg. I have lived in St Petersburg since 1990. 8. This is the factory where my father works. He has worked (has been working) here for fifteen years. 9 Have you found your notebook? — No! I am still looking for it. I have already been looking for it for two hours, but haven't found it yet. 10. You have been playing with a ball for three hours already. Go home and do your homework. 11 Wake up! You have been sleeping for ten hours already.