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     Exercise 4. Answer the questions in the Present Perfect Continuous
                 tense.
     Model: Why are you so dirty? (plant flowers in the garden)
            Because I have been planting flowers in the garden.
      1. Why are her eyes red? (cry). 2. Why are you so angry? (quarell
with Maxim). 3. Why is his mouth blue? (eat blueberries). 4. Why is
Edna’s coat wet? (walk in the rain). 5. Why is the ground wet? (rain).
6. Why do you know nothing about Helen’s marriage? (travel). 7. Why
is he out of breath? (run). 8. Why is his skin red? (sit in the sun).

     Exercise 5. Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
      a) We haven’t met ... the wedding. A lot has happened to me ...
I last wrote you. I haven’t seen Eva ... ages. He has been with the
company ... forty years (for; since).
      b) The accident happened ten years ... . I know this place —
I’m sure I’ve been here ... but I can’t remember when. I won’t have
a coffee thanks — I’ve had one ... I don’t know the answer ... I’ll let
you know as soon as I can . Have you finished having a shower ...?
Do you ... need a visa to travel to Hungary? I have been waiting ... a
whole hour (already, ago, still, before, yet).

     II. Exercise 1. Translate the sentences and get ready for back
                     translation.
      1. His next film was a tremendous success. 2. The operation had
been completed successfully. 3. He is a very successful writer. 4. He
laughed as if the idea amused him. 5. There was an amusing story in
the paper. 6. What does he look like? «Pale, thin, dark-haired». 7. You
don’t take after your sister. 8. The police haven’t got enough
information to catch the criminal. 9. I read the newspapers to keep
myself informed about what is happening. 10. She regrets that she
can’t come. 11. We regret to inform you that you owe the bank $ 1000.
12. We’ve always regretted selling the farm. 13. The teacher feels that
her students don’t respect her. 14. I had the chance of visiting Paris.
15. She boasts that her car is faster than mine. 16. He boasted of /
about the big fish he had caught. 17. He’s only boasting. 18. This little
village boasts three shops. 19. The children amused themselves by
playing games. 20. He made a fortune in oil. 21. You’ve been working

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