15. Поставьте глагол в скобках в Present Perfect Tense; перескажите шутки:

A. A young man comes to a house whose owner does not wish to receive him. The servant opens the door and says, ‘I’m sorry, sir, but Master (to go) out’. “Well’, the man answers, ‘I’ll wait for him sitting by the fire’. ‘I’m afraid that’s impossible, sir’, the servant answers, ‘because the fire (to go) out too’.

B. ‘Look, Mummy’, a little boy cries out, ‘what a big lorry (to go) by! It’s as big as a house!’ ‘Oh, dear’, answers his mother, ‘I (to tell) you a million times that you mustn’t exaggerate so!’

C. Mark Twain was once sitting in the Opera House next to a young lady who talked to him all the time, so that he couldn’t hear the music. After the performance was over she invited him to the opera ‘Carmen’ on the following Friday. Mark Twain answered politely, ‘With pleasure, madam, I never (to hear) you in Carmen.’

D. Once, when the Wolf was eating, a small bone stuck in his throat. He ran to the Crane and asked him, ‘Please, help me. A bone (to get) in my throat. I will give you anything if you take this bone out’. The Crane put its head into the Wolf’s mouth and took the bone out. Then the Crane said, ‘Well, I (to do) what you (to ask) me to do. Will you now do what you (to promise) me?’ The Wolf roared with laughter and answered, ‘Be happy, silly animal, that I (not to eat) you. You (to put) your head in a wolf’s mouth, and you (to take) it out safely. I (to give) you life. What else do you want?’

16. Раскройте скобки, поставьте глагол в Past Indefinite или Present Perfect.

1. I (to be) never to this city.

2. I (to be) in this city last year.

3. You (to be) ever to England?

4. You (to be) in England last year?

5. We (to finish) already our design.

6. I (to finish) my design last week.

7. I (to see) the dean today.

8. I (to see) the dean last night.

9. When you (to finish) school?

10. You (to read) this book?.

11. When you (to read) this book?

12. I (to see) just him, he must be somewhere here.

13. We (to make) three reports this month.

14. I (to make) the report a few days ago.

15. He already (to graduate) from the Institute.

16. Исправьте ошибки, где это необходимо.

1. Tom arrived last week.

2. Have you seen Pam last week?

3. I have finished my work.

4. I have finished my work at 2 o’clock.

5. When have you finished your work?

6. George has left school three years ago.

7. Where’s Ann? She’s gone to the cinema.

8. Napoleon Bonaparte has died in 1821.

9. Have you ever been to Britain?

10. I haven’t seen you at the party on Saturday.

11. The weather has been very bad last week.

17. Заполните пробелы глаголами в нужном времени: Present Perfect или Past Simple.

1. My friend is a writer. She has written (write) many books.

2. We didn’t have (not / have) a holiday last year.

3. Did you see (you / see) Alan last week?

4. I ... (play) tennis yesterday afternoon.

5. What time ... (you /go) to bed last night?

6. ... (you / ever / be) to the United States?

7. My hair is clean. I ... (wash) it.

8. I ... (wash) my hair before breakfast this morning.

9. When I was a child, I ... (not / like) sport.

10. Kathy loves travelling. She ... (visit) many countries.

11. John works in a bookshop. He ... (work) there for three years.

12. Last year we ... (go) to Finland for a holiday. We ... (stay) there for three weeks.