Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 1. Read and translate these sentences. Pay attention to the Present Perfect Tense.
1. I have been a student for a year and a half now. 2. Mr Nelson has been my doctor for a long time. 3. Mr Jenkins has been in Moscow for two weeks now. 4. We have had rainy weather since Wednesday. 5. It has been very hot since June, hasn’t it? 6. I have not gone boating since last Wednesday. 7. “Since when have you had that car. Bill?” “Since 1978.” 8. We met in 1979 and have been good friends since.
Exercise 2. Make the necessary substitutions and reproduce the dialogues.

1. 
   A: How long have you known the Greens, John?
   

J: About five years. I ’ve known them since they came to live here in 1981.
(A: the Browns, the Johnsons)

2. 
   A: Have you seen John lately?
   

B: No, I haven’t seen him since he left for his holiday.
(A: Peter, Bill, Ben)
Exercise 3. Transform these sentences according to the models.

1. 
   Do you know the Smiths? (for five years)
   

Yes, I’ve known them for five years.

1. 
   Are you busy? (since morning) 2. Is the new film on at our local? (for two weeks) 3. Is it cold here? (for three weeks) 4. Is that film on at our local? (since last Sunday) 5. Is your son at Moscow University? (for a year now)
   

2. 
   Did it snow last week? (for two weeks)
   

No. It hasn’t snowed for two weeks.

1. 
   Did it rain last Tuesday? (for a week now) 2. Did you see John yesterday? (since last Thursday) 3. Was the sky cloudy yesterday? (for a couple of days) 4. Did they score a goal? (since the match began)