Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 86 стр.

    Present Perfect Tense
    If you talk about the present situation, and mention the time
or date when it began, use since.
    Example Turnover has doubled since 1991.
    If you want to say how long a present situation has contin-
ued (without mentioning when it began), use for.
    Example Turnover has risen every year for 11 years.

     EXERCISE 1
     Your colleague’s English is not too good, and in his presenta-
tion he makes a lot of mistakes. You, of course, know better!
     How would you complete the following statements about his
company?
     a) Our turnover was only $0,4 million ten years _______.
     _______.
     b) Five years _______, 18% of our sales were to Europe.
     c) Our staff has been increasingly steadily ______ 1988.
     d) Turnover has nearly doubled ______ 1990.
     e) Turnover has increased every year _______ eleven years.
     f) Our sales to Europe have increased by 7% _______ 1988.

    EXERCISE 2. Translate into English the sentences and ask
one general and some special questions to every sentence.
    1. I have not heard from him since he left.
    2. He has been out of work for a long time.
    3. This company has pioneered in this technology since
1937.
    4. I haven’t had a letter from Mary since Christmas.
    5. I’ve known him for a long time.
    6. He has studied English since 1990.
    7. He has been in electronics for most of his life.

    EXERCISE 3. Translate the sentences into English.
    1. Фирма отправила запрос на прошлой неделе.
    2. Вчера он не уехал в командировку.
    3. В прошлом году администрация не уволила ни одного

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