После глухих согласных окончание -ed читается глухо:
[t] helped, cooked, washed, worked
После гласных и звонких согласных окончание -ed читается звонко:
[d] cleaned, gathered
После букв t и d окончание -ed читается [id]:
[id] - dusted (если глагол оканчивается на t,d)
Kate: Hi, Sasha! Sasha: Hi! Sasha: How are you? -Kate: all right, you like? Sasha: I was doing fine, today went to the rink, you'll come with me tomorrow? Katya: okay, you might go Sasha: well, I'll call then if you're determined, all right then, until tomorrow. -Kate: all right, bye.
I have got a beautiful wooden house. In my there are thre bedrooms and two bathrooms. It is also one living room and one kitchen! All the rooms have got large windows. In the living room there is a fireplace to keep us warm.
My house have got a beautiful garden, too. It is in front of the house. There are many trees and flowers in the garden I like it a lot.
Look at these conversations and put in the correct form of the verb.
Use the Present Perfect Continuous or Simple.
* Sarah: I feel really tired.
Mark: It's because you've been doing (you/do) too much.
Sarah: Well, at least I've finished (I/finish) that report now, and I can relax.
1. David: Someone ______HAS LEFT______ (leave) the ladder outside, look.
Harriet: I expect that's Mike___HAS BEEN CLEANING_____(he/clean) the windows. I don't think ____HE HAS FINISHED___ (he/finish) yet.
2. Laura: You've got mud on your shoes.
Trevor: It's all right , I'll take them off ____I HAVE BEEN WORKING______ (I/work) in the garden.
Laura: Yes, it looks a lot tidier. Well done___YOU HAVE DONE______ (you/do) a good job.
3. Tom: ___I HAVE HEARD____(I/hear) that you and Harriet are building a garage. How long ___HAVE YOU BEEN DOING___ (you/ do) that?
Mike: Oh, for about a month now. (we/ do) ____WE HAVE DONE____ about half of it.
B I have been doing or I have done? (1)
What would you ask in these situations? Use the Present Perfect Continuous or Simple.
* Your friend is wearing glasses. You've never seen him with glasses on before. Ask him how long ...
How long have you been wearing glasses?
* Nick is playing computer games. Ask him how many ...
How many computer games have you played?
1. You meet a group of people walking across country. Ask them:
How many miles…HAVE YOU WALKED………
2. Some workmen are digging up the road outside Sarah's house. Ask her:
How long……HAVE YOU BEEN DIGGING (UP THE ROAD)? ………..
3. Laura is taking lots of photos of you and your friends. Ask her:
How many ……PHOTOS HAVE YOU TAKEN? ………
4. You have just woken up from an afternoon sleep and seen that it is raining. Ask your friend:
How long...HAS IT BEEN RAINING...?
C I have been doing or I have done? (1-2)
Complete the conversation. Put the verbs in the Present Perfect Continuous or Simple.
Laura: What are you doing, Trevor? You’ve been (you/be) in here for ages. You're making an awful mess.
Trevor: (1) _____I HAVE BEEN CLEARING____ (I/clear) out this cupboard most of the afternoon.
There's a lot of old stuff in here. (2) ____I HAVE FOUND_____ (I/find) these, look.
Laura: (3) ____YOU HAVE BEEN SITTING_____ (you/sit) there staring at those old boots for the last five minutes. (4) ____I HAVE BEEN WATCHING____(I/ watch) you. (5) _____YOU HAVE BEEN ______ (you /be) in a dream.
Trevor: They're football boots. (6) _____I HAVENT HAD _____ (I / have) them since I was about sixteen. (7) ____THEY HAVE BEEN ____ (they/be) in here for years.
Laura: Well, throw them away. And what about that tennis racket? Is that yours?
Trevor: No, it must be yours. (8) ____I HAVE NEVER HAD ____ (I/never/have) a tennis racket.