Английская грамматика в упражнениях - 8 стр.

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Melanie: (3) David's told / David told me yesterday.
Nick: Well, I (4) haven't been / wasn't in the job long. (5) I started / I've started on Monday.
Melanie: And how many cars (6) have you been selling / have you sold so far?
Nick: Well, none yet. Give me a chance. Up to now (7) I've been learning / I've learned all the time.
Melanie: David says you (8) had / were having a sports car once.
Nick: I've still got it. (9) I had / I've had it for about five years. (10) I don't often drive / I'm not often driving it because (11) I
don't like / I'm not liking getting it dirty. Normally (12) I ride / I'm riding my motor bike. And the car is expensive to run. I (13)
bought / had bought it on impulse. I (14) was working / worked on a building site at the time. For several months before I bought
it, (15) I'd done / I'd been doing overtime, and when (16) I'd been earning / I'd earned enough to buy a car, it was a really magical
moment.
3. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect or past
perfect continuous.
1. Ann is sitting on the ground. She's out of breath. (She / run).
2. Where's my bag? I left it under this chair. (Somebody / take / it).
3. We were all surprised when Jenny and Andy got married last year. (They / only / know / each other / a few weeks).
4. It's still raining. I wish it would stop. (It / rain / all day).
5. Suddenly I woke up. I was confused and didn't know where I was. (I / dream).
PRESENT TENSES FOR THE FUTURE
1. Put the verbs into the present continuous or the present simple.
Emma: () Are you doing (you / do) anything tonight?
Matthew: Yes, (1) (I / go) to the station to meet my friend Richard. (2) (He / stay) here for the weekend, remember? His train
(3) (get) in at eight fifteen.
Emma: Oh, of course. I'd forgotten about that.
Matthew: Maybe we'll see you later. What (4) (you / do) tonight?
Emma: Oh, (5) (I / go) to the cinema with Vicky and Rachel and a couple of other people. The film (6) (finish) quite early, so
(7) (we / go) to a pizza place afterwards.
2. For each situation write a sentence with the present continuous. Use the verbs in brackets.
Mike and Harriet have accepted an invitation to Tom's party next week, (go). They're going to Tom's party next week.
1. Laura has agreed to be in the office on Saturday, (work).
2. Claire has just bought a plane ticket to Cairo dated 15 May, (fly).
3. Mark has arranged a meeting with his boss at four o'clock this afternoon, (see).
4. Matthew and Daniel have booked a tennis court for tomorrow afternoon, (play).
3. A friend of yours is planning to go on holiday soon. You ask her about her plans. Use the words in brackets to make
your questions.
1. (where / go?) Where are you going? Scotland.
2. (how long / stay?) Ten days.
3. (when / go?) Next Friday.
4. (go / alone?) No, with a friend of mine.
5. (travel / by car?) No, by train.
6. (where / stay?) In a hotel.
4. Have you arranged to do anything at these times? Write true sentences about yourself.
(this evening) I'm going out this evening, or I'm not doing anything this evening, or I don't know what I'm doing this eve-
ning.
1. (tomorrow morning) I _______________________________________.
2. (tomorrow evening)
3. (next Sunday)
4. (choose another day or time)
FUTURE WITH WILL, BE GOING TO AND PRESENT TENSES
1. Read the situations and complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.
1. Your friend is worried because she has lost an important letter.
YOU: Don't worry about the letter. I'm sure ________ it (you / find).
FRIEND: I hope so.
2. There was a job advertised in the paper recently. At first you were interested but then you decided not to apply.
FRIEND: Have you decided what to do about that job that was advertised?
YOU: Yes, _______ for it (I / not / apply).
3. John has to go to the airport to catch a plane tomorrow morning.