Insert the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. You __ never __ me why you're called Tony when your name is James, (to tell) (Galsworthy) 2. 1 __ her name in the papers rather often of late, (to see) (Maugham) 3. "The rain __, carino," Montanelli said after sunset. "Come out; I want to have a talk with you." (to stop) (Voynich) 4. " __ you __ a job?" "There are none." (to find) (Galsworthy) 5. " __ you __ all the necessary preparations incident to Miss Sedley's departure, Miss Jemima?" asked Miss Pinkerton. (to complete) (Thackeray) 6. His father __ just a week ago to-day, (to die) (Galsworthy) 7. I know where you the morning, (to spend) (Austen) 8. Gh! You __. someone with you. Introduce me. (to bring) (Shaw) 9. Barbara! You __ the education of a lady. Please, let your father see that and don't talk like a street girl, (to have) (Shaw) 10. ""Let's go," said Abraniovici; "I __ my appetite." (to lose) (Heym) 11. "Oh — oh —you are Mary Gerrard?... You __ I — I wouldn't have recognized you." (to change) (Christie) 12. "Where's the paper?" asked Edward. «I __ the leading article yet." (to read — negative) (Maugham) 13. Montanelli __ awake the whole night through, (to lie) (Voynich) 14. Mr. Worthing, I suppose, __ from London yet? (to return — negative) (Wilde) 15. It's the most tasteless, repulsive idea I __ ever __ of (to hear). (Murdoch and Priestley) 16. Mother, I __ just __ to him. (to write) (Wilde) 17. My hands are all wet with these roses. Aren't they lovely? They __ up from Selley this morning. (to come) (Wilde) 18. Young Mako __ a match, __ his pipe, and __ them slowly, (to strike, to light, to approach) (Abrahams) 19. In fact I __ just __ a telegram to say that my poor friend Bunbury is very ill again, (to have) (Wilde) 20. You __ even __ at that book I got you on the war in the Pacific, (to look — negative). (Murdoch) 21. When __ you first __ the co-respondent...? (to see) (Galsworthy) 22. We __ in silence for a few minutes. He __ at last, (to sit, to speak) (Dickens) 23. "I __ so little experience yet," she said. "I only __ school yesterday, you see." (to have, to leave) (Beresford) 24. "I __ surely __ very long," returned Florence. "When __ I __ here? Yesterday?" (to sleep, to come) (Dickens) 25. I __ Ann at her father's house twenty odd years ago and __ her ever since, (to meet, to know) (Stone)

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Translate into English.

A 1. Ви написали контрольну роботу? Покажіть мені її. 2. Вона написала останню контрольну роботу без помилок. 3. Я давно бачила цю п'єсу. Я вже забула її. 4. Я давно з нею познайомилася. 5. Я давно її не бачила. 6. Я давно прийшла сюди. Я тут з дев'яти годин. 7. Я тільки що бачила Ярослава Юрійовича. Він нещодавно приїхав з Парижа. 8. Я не чула вашого питання. 9. Що ви сказали? 10. Я не чула, що ви сказали. 11. Хотілося б знати, куди вона поклала мої книги. 12. Вчора у нас була цікава лекція про міжнародне становище. Всі студенти були присутні на лекції. 13. Коли ви почали читати цю книгу? - Ми почали читати її минулого тижня.

B 1. Ви читали "Злочин і кару"? 2. Місяці три тому, він поїхав до Грузії. З того часу ми не зустрічалися. (Лермонтов) 3. «Хіба гості поїхали?» - Запитав Лаврецький. (Тургенєв) 4. «Лист з Лондона прийшов?» - Запитала Єлизавета трохи згодом. - «Прийшов ... через три дні». (Тургенєв) 5. «Я давно не грала», - заперечила Варвара, негайно сідаючи за фортепіано. (Тургенєв) 6. «Коли ви отримали цей журнал?» - Промовила Ліза. (Тургенєв) 7. Учора в музеї я вперше побачив динозавра. 9. «Коли він захворів?» - Запитала Олена. «На третій день; з учорашнього дня я тут ». (Тургенєв) 10. У тебе з того часу трохи потемніло волосся. (Пермяк) 11. Я радий, якщо ви це зрозуміли. (Кожевников) 12. «Давно ви приїхали? Чи зустрічалися ви з турагентом? ».-« Я вчора приїхала ... Так, я бачила і говорила з ним ».

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Insert the Present Simple or the Present Perfect.

1. My child, what brings you here before I __ ? (to breakfast) (Ch. Bronte) 2. I'll go there directly I _ my breakfast, (to finish) (Dickens) 3. "My dear Bertha," said Miss Ley, "the doctor will have an apoplectic fit, if you __ such things." (to say) (Maugham) 4. When you __ your fortune, you must come back and assert yourself in London, (to make) (Wilde) 5. "Yes, dear, but till she __ you herself, I can't say more." (to tell) (Galsworthy) 6. I must go to him, Martin, now, literally tonight, as soon as I _ some things, (to pack) (Murdoch and Priestley) 7. As soon as Harry __ his letters, we're going for a walk, (to finish) (Maugham) 8. "Are you ill, darling?" "I shall know that when Dr. Cornish __ me." (to examine) (Maugham) 9. My dearest Edith will be her natural and constant guardian when you __. (to return) (Dickens) 10. "If you __," Scotty said, "I can give you something to eat." (to get up) (Aldridge) 11. When I meet with real poetry, I cannot rest till I __ it by heart, (to learn) (Ch. Bronte) 12. Signor Rivarez, you must take something before you __ (to go) (Voynich) 13. I dare not approach the subject of the moonstone again until time __ something to quiet her. (to do) (Collins) 14. If you __ to speak to us, wait till my brother __ (to want, to come) (Hardy) 15. If you __, shall we set off for Hunterbury? (to finish) (Christie) 16. But perhaps we can continue this chat when my dear brother __ (to go) (Murdoch)

Present Perfect Continuous (have been + verb -ing)	Past Continuous (was/were + verb -ing)
to put emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present. You have been reading that book all day. for an action which started in the past and lasted for some time. It may still be continuing or has finished already, with the result visible in the present. My eyes are teary because I have been chopping onions. to express anger, irritation or annoyance. She has been using my perfume without asking me. for repeated actions in the past continuing to the present. I have learned the piano piece because I have been practising every day.	for an action which was in progress when another action interrupted it. We use the past continuous for the action in progress (longer action) and the past simple for the action which interrupted it (shorter action). We were watching the tennis match when there was an electricity black-out. for two or more simultaneous actions in the past. I was writing out the invitations while Philip was addressing the envelopes. for an action which was in progress at a stated time in the past. We don't mention when the action started or finished. At 7 o'clock last night, I was working out at the gym. to describe the atmosphere, setting, etc and to give background information to a story. A light breeze was blowing and the sun was shining I was reading by the pool when I heard a scream.
The time expressions we use with the present perfect continuous are: for, since, how long ...?, all day/morning/ month etc, lately, recently	The time expressions we use with the past continuous are: while, when, as, all morning/evening/day/week, etc.
Note: with the verbs live, work, teach and feel we can use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous with no difference in meaning. We have lived/have been living in Athens for the past two years.	Note: When there are two past continuous forms in a sentence with the same subject, we can avoid repetition by using the present participle (-ing form) and leave out the verb to be. We were walking along and we were talking about our day (= We were walking along, talking about our day.)

Past Perfect (had + past participle)	Past Perfect Continuous (had been + verb -ing)
for an action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past. Judy had finished her homework by seven o'clock. for an action which finished in the past and whose result was visible at a later point in the past. He had heard the news a few days earlier and he was still in shock. for a general situation in the past. Everyone had been pleasant in the beginning.	to put emphasis on the duration of an action which started and finished in the past, before another action or stated time in the past, usually with for or since The cake had been baking in the cooker for about an hour when I realised that I hadn't even turned it on. for an action which lasted for some time in the past and whose result was visible in the past. He had been travelling all night and he was exhausted.
The time expressions we use with the past perfect are: before, after, already, just, for, since, till/until, when, by the time, never, etc.	The time expressions we use with the past perfect continuous are: for, since, how long, before, until, etc.

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