Complete the news report. Put each verb into the correct form (present or past).
The actress Vanessa Kemp (e.g.) has disappeared (disappear). Yesterday she (1) … (fail) to arrive at the Prince Charles Theatre in London's West End for her leading role in the comedy 'Don't look now!'. Ms Kemp, who (2) … (live) in Hampstead, (3) … (leave) home at four o'clock yesterday afternoon for the theatre, a lourney she (4) … (make) several times the week before. Two people who (5) … (walk) past her home at the time (6) … (see) her leave. But no one (7) … (see) her since then. At half past seven she still (8) … (not / arrive) at the theatre. At eight o'clock the theatre manager had to break the news to the audience, who (9) … (wait) patiently for the play to start. Since yesterday, theatre staff and friends (10) … (try) to contact Ms Kemp, but they (11) … (have) no success so far. The police (12) … (take) the matter seriously, but they (13) … (believe) that she is unlikely to be in any danger. Her friends all (14) … (want) to hear from her soon.
P. 14
Choose the right tenses:
1) It (is/was/has been) snowing since I (have got up/got up). 2) Things (have been/were) difficult since Carol (has lost/lost) her job. 3) Since Jake (has taken up/took up) the trumpet, nobody (has/has had/had) any peace. 4) He (has been/was) quite different since he (has got/got) married.
5) Since she (has gone/went) to live in France we (haven’t heard/didn’t hear) anything from her.
6) He (has been/was) strange ever since he (has had/had) the accident.
Ex.
Choose the right tenses:
1) The hall (be) painted at the moment, so it (not look) its best. - But where are the painters? They (stop) work at 3.00? ~ No, they are in the kitchen. They (have) a tea break.
2) What the word 'Establishment' (mean)? My dictionary (not give) an explanation. - It roughly (mean) the government and people who (have) power and authority.
3) If we (say) that Mr Brown (belong) to the Establishment we also (imply) that he (accept) the existing system. He (not try) to overthrow it. — All rich men (belong) to the Establishment? - Middle-aged rich men probably (do) but rich young men like pop singers always (jeer) at the Establishment. The word (be used) chiefly in a pejorative sense.
4) The house opposite the college (be pulled) down. That's why we (use) the back entrance at present. If you (go) out by the front door you (get) covered with dust.
5) Tom: I (smell) something burning!
Jack: So (do) I. I (think) it (come) from the kitchen. Ann probably (iron). She usually (iron) and (watch) TV at the same time and if she (get) very interested in a programme she (forget) that she (press) a hot iron on to somebody's shirt. Mother (think) of selling the TV set.
6) Mrs Jones: What you (look) for, Tom?
Mr Jones: I (look) for the garage key. I always (look) for the garage key, because nobody ever (put) it back on its hook. Mrs Jones: I always (put) it back on its hook. Why you (not try) your pockets? (I advise you to try your pockets).
7) Imagine that you (travel) by train, in a crowded compartment. One of the passengers (read) a newspaper; another (do) a crossword puzzle; another (look out) of the window. Suddenly the train (stop) with a jerk and your suitcase (fall) off the rack on to somebody's toes.
8) This is a story about an invalid who (spend) most of the day in bed. He has a powerful telescope and he (amuse) himself by watching the activities of the people in the opposite houses. One day when he (watch) No. 24 he (see) a murder being committed.
9) The cashier used to do the accounts and I used to check his figures; now the computer (do) it all. - And who (check) the computer? -No one. The computer (not need) a second opinion. — And what (happen) if the computer (make) a mistake? The computer never (make) a mistake.
Ex.
A TV correspondent is interviewing a famous woman author who is eighty-five years old. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
C: I'd like to ask you some questions about the changes you (see) in your lifetime. What is the biggest change you (notice) in the way people live?
A: That's a difficult question to answer. I guess it; the change in the younger generation. Young people (change) a lot recently. In my day, young people (be) very different.
C: In what way they (change)?
A: To my way of thinking, they (become) too casual щ much too liberal in language, in dress, and in attitude in general. I guess I'm just old-fashioned.
C: Would you give me an example of what you mean?
A: Here's a small example. For the last fifteen years since my youngest granddaughter (leave) high school students (wear) blue jeans and T-shirts to school. Even some women-teachers (wear) pants in the classroom recently. In my day, they (kick) you out of school when you not (dress) properly.
C: What you're saying is true. Even professors at the universities (lecture) in blue jeans nowadays.
A: It also seems to me that young people (tend) to start dating at an earlier and earlier age. They start dating at thirteen, and, as you know, many couples (live) together without being married. That (be) unthinkable in my day.
C: And what is the biggest change that you personally (experience)?
A: I suppose getting married was the biggest change.
C: How long ago you (get) married?
A: I (get) married sixty years ago. My husband and I (live) happily together ever since.
C: Congratulations. It's nice to meet someone who (be) married for so long and (be) still happy.
Ex.
Make the right choice.
1. George is on holiday. He ... to Barbados.
a. is gone b. has gone с has been
2. Everything is going well. We ... any problems so far.
a. didn't have b. don't have c. haven't had
3. Nelly has lost her passport again. It's the second time this ... .
a. has happened b. happens c. happened
4. You're out of breath. ... ?
a. Are you running b. Have you run c. Have you been running
5. Where's the letter I gave you? What ... with it?
a. have you done b. have you been doing с are you doing
6. We're good friends. We ... each other for a long time.
a. know b. have known c. knew
7. Sindy has been writing this programme... .
a. for a month b. since six months с six months ago
8. "... this week?" "No, he's on holiday."
a. Is Bill working b. Does Bill work с Does work Bill
9. John ... tennis once or twice a week.
a. is playing usually b. is usually playing c. usually plays
10. How ... now? Better than before?
a. you are feeling b. do you feel c. are you feeling
Ex.
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the proper tense forms:
1. "Hush," (to say) Amelia when Dobbin (to enter) the room. His boots (to creak) and he (can) wake up little Georgy. In his arms he (to carry) a cargo of toys and (cannot) take Amelia's outstretched hand before he (to free) himself of the cargo. "I (to be) here to say good-bye, Amelia," (to say) Dobbin. "To-morrow at this time I (to sail) across the Channel." Soon Dobbin's carriage (to run) along the drive, but Amelia (not to hear) the noise of the wheels. She (to look) at her sleeping son, who (to smile) in his sleep. 2. Lanny (to walk) along the road in the moonlight when Celia (to overtake) him. They (to start) running. Now she (to get) her second wind. Celia (to remember) the evening when they (to run) thus together for the last time to catch the last bus. And now they (to run) together for the last time to catch the train that (to take) her out of his life for ever. "The train (to pass) the station in half an hour," Lanny (to say).
Ex
Translate into English using the Continuous tense forms.
1. Анна стояла на платформе. Мимо нее пробегали занесенные снегом люди, кричали разные голоса. Она уже хотела вернуться в вагон, но какой-то человек стал на ее пути. Она тотчас узнала Вронского. «Я не знала, чго вы едете. Зачем вы едете?* ■— «Зачем я еду? — повторил он, глядя ей прямо в глаза, — Вы знаете, я еду для того, чтобы быть там, где вы. Я буду следовать за вами везде, я не могу иначе». 2. Миссис Чивли не просила, она ставила условия. «Завтра в это время я или буду слушать в парламенте вашу речь в пользу аргентинского канала, или весь свет будет знать, что вы из себя представляете». 3. На крыльце сидела девочка лет девяти и сосредоточенно смотрела прямо перед собой. Она, казалось, не замечала, что ее маленький брат, который лежал рядом на ступеньке, громко кричал. По улице по направлению к дому ехала карета, которая и привлекла внимание девочки.
