Question

Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses  1. My family have ___________________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They ___________________ (build) a summer house there at the moment.  2. Andy and Mary ___________________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They ____________________________ (look forward to) it the whole week.  3. Jonathon ___________________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ___________________ (help) him with his English.  4. My car ___________________ (break) down when I ___________________ (drive) home from work. I ________________________ (fix) it if I ___________________ (know) what was wrong. But I didn’t so ___________________ (have) to take it to the garage.  5. When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He ___________________________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.  6. An accident ___________________ (happen) near my house last night. A car _______________ (hit) a young man. He ___________________ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him suddenly ___________________ (open) a car door. Many people ___________________ (see) the accident. The police ___________________ (interrogate) them last night.  7. Mrs Smith said that one day she ________________________ (retire) from teaching. She said that she ___________________ (spend) her new free time learning about computers.  8. I ______________________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone ___________________ (listen) to music all night.  9. I ___________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _______________________ (not enjoy) it very much because I _______________________ (already read) the book. If I ___________________ (not read) the book I ____________________________ (probably enjoy) the film more.  10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he ___________________ (rob) a bank.  11. They ________________________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager ___________________ (tell) them that there were no more tickets.  12. Alan ___________________ (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver ___________________ (lose) control of his car because he ___________________ (fall) asleep.  13. She ___________________ (not see) her father since he ___________________ (start) to work in Marseille two years ago.  14. I ___________________ (sleep) when the fire broke out.  15. Linda phoned and explained that she _________________________ (not can) to come to the party the next day because she ___________________ (be) still sick.  16. I ________________________ (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – ___________________ (you see) it too? – No, I ___________________ (not have) but I ___________________ (read) the book.  17. My sister ___________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight ___________________ (arrive) in an hour so I ___________________ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.  18. Unless he ___________________ (sell) more he won’t get much money.  19. While he ___________________ (wait) for the bus there ___________________ (be) a robbery at the bank. After the robbers ___________________ (go) away the police ___________________ (come) but they ___________________ (not can) to catch them.  20. I ___________________ (use) to ski when I was at the university but I ___________________ (break) a leg five years ago and since then I ___________________ (not ski) any more.  ​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. My family have bought some land in southern France recently. (recently – недавно, на днях, в последнее время. Это маркер Present Perfect) They are building a summer house there at the moment. (строят дом сейчас - Present Continuous)

2. Andy and Mary are going to a concert tomorrow night. (собираются идти / решили заранее) They have been looking forward to it the whole week. (действие длится уже неделю)

3. Jonathon watches the news on TV every day and it helps him with his English. (регулярно совершаемое действие)

4. My car broke down when I was driving home from work. (действие в Past Simple прерывало процесс = действие в Past Continuous) I would have fixed it if I had known what was wrong. (условное III типа - нереальная ситуация, относится к прошлому) But I didn’t, so I had to take it to the garage. (действие, выполненное в прошлом)

5. When he founded Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. (указано время в прошлом, когда выполнено действие) He had already written his first computer programme six years earlier. (написал программу еще раньше, до указанного времени)

6. An accident happened near my house last night. A car hit a young man. He was riding his bike when someone in front of him suddenly opened a car door. Many people saw the accident. The police interrogated them last night. (Last night - маркер Past Simple, перечисляются последовательно произошедшие события, кроме was riding - эта форма указывает на длительность действия)

7. Mrs Smith said that one day she would retire from teaching. She said that she would spend her new free time learning about computers. (время Future-in-the-Past используется вместо простого будущего в предложениях с косвенной речью)

8. I didn't sleep at all last night. Someone was listening to music all night. (в первом предложении констатируем факт, во втором подчёркиваем длительность действия)

9. I saw a film a week ago, but I didn’t enjoy it very much because I had already read the book. (сначала прочел книгу, потом посмотрел фильм) If I hadn’t read the book, I would probably have enjoyed the film more. (условное III типа - нереальная ситуация, относится к прошлому)

10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he had robbed a bank. (банк ограблен раньше, чем вынесен приговор)

11. They had been standing in the queue for over an hour when the manager told them that there were no more tickets. (длительное действие, происходившее раньше другого, выражено формой Past Perfect Continuous)

12. Alan was in the car accident yesterday. The other driver lost control of his car because he had fallen asleep. (сначала уснул, потом потерял контроль)

13. She hasn't seen her father since he started to work in Marseille two years ago. (действие относится к периоду от момента начала работы отца в Марселе до настоящего времени)

14. I was sleeping when the fire broke out. (процесс, прерванный однократным действием)

15. Linda phoned and explained that she wouldn't be able to come to the party the next day because she was still sick. (правило согласования времен)

16. I have just seen the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – Have you seen it too? – No, I haven’t but I have read the book. (все эти действия имели место раньше, но нам не важно когда именно)

17. My sister is flying home from London today. (заранее спланированное действие) Her flight will arrive in an hour (факт о будущем) so I am leaving for the airport right now to get there in time. (действие происходит в момент речи)

18. Unless he sells more he won’t get much money. (придаточное условия)

19. While he was waiting for the bus (процесс в прошлом), there was a robbery at the bank. After the robbers had gone away, the police came but they weren't able to catch them. (грабители уехали раньше, полиция прибыла позже)

20. I used to ski when I was at the university (указано время выполнения действия в прошлом) but I broke a leg five years ago and since then I haven't skied any more. (с тех пор до настоящего времени не катался на лыжах)
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