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My friends (play) football.
17. He (not read) Turgenev since he was а pupil.
18. You (write) this letter by the time she (come) tomorrow?
19. ‘Lena usually (do) her homework at school?’ ‘No, she _______.’
20. What you (do) at 6 o’clock yesterday?
Test 25. Mixed tenses: write the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1. I (not play) chess tomorrow.
2. He ever (be) to London?
3. Where you (go) now?
4. We (travel) around Europe last year.
5. If he (not see) her tomorrow, he (leave) her а note.
6. She usually (read) in the evening.
7. What you (do) at 6 o’clock tomorrow?
8. Yesterday I (find) the book which I (lose) in summer.
9. What your brother (do) every day?
10. When he (arrive) tomorrow, I still (sleep).
11. Listen! Somebody (play) the piano in the next room.
12. Where you (go) last summer?
13. He (not meet) Peter since they were pupils.
14. How many pages you (read) by 5 o’clock tomorrow?
15. When I left home, the snow already (stop).
16. What Nick (do) when you (ring) him up yesterday?
17. If he (not help) me, I (not write) а composition by next Monday.
18. I (not go) to the cinema yesterday, I (watch) TV the whole evening.
19. He (not do) his homework yet.
20. What you (buy) at the shop tomorrow?
Test 26. Mixed tenses. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
А funny thing happened to me the other day. I (1)(be) in а hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working. I (2)(have) to rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (3)(walk) along the street, I (4)(notice) а woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I (5)(realize) that we (6)(meet) before. She arrived at the bus stop а couple of seconds after me. ‘She must be catching the bus, too,’ I thought. We (7)(just miss) the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me again and I was sure that I (8)(know) her.
‘Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I (9)(recognize) you,’ I said. She looked а bit surprised, but she (10)(tell) me that her name was Angela Barker.
‘You (11)(study) history at Liverpool University from 1985 to 1988!’ I shouted.
‘That’s right!" she replied, ‘And you’re Claire….?’
‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (12)(be) married now. What you (13)(do) nowadays?’ I asked.
‘Well, I (14)(work) in the Central Museum in town and I (15)(live) in this area, in George Street, for about three years,’ she replied.
‘You’re joking! I (16) (not believe) you. I live round the corner from there. We (17)(be) neighbours for three years and we (18)(never see) each other!’ I said.
‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19)(agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me because I wondered why you (20)(look) at me all the time!’
Test 27. Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.
1. John is reading a book now. He has (read/been reading) it for two hours. He has (read/been reading) 53 pages so far.
2. Ann’s clothes are covered in paint. She has (painted/ been painting) the ceiling. She has not finished it yet.
3. Jane is still doing her homework. She has (done/been doing) it all day long.
4. Have you ever (played/been playing) tennis?
5. Look! Somebody has (broken/been breaking) that window!
6. ‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘That’s all right. I have not (waited/ been waiting) long.’
7. ‘Is it still raining?’ ‘No, it has (stopped/been stopping) raining.’
8. I have (lost/been losing) my address book. Have you (seen/been seeing) it anywhere?
9. My hands are very dirty. I have (repaired/been repairing) the car for two hours.
10. Mary has (written/been writing) ten letters today.
11. Have you (seen/been seeing) my bag anywhere? I have (looked/been looking) for it for ages.
12. How long have you (written/been writing) this composition?
13. They have (played/been playing) chess since 2 o’clock.
14. I have (known/been knowing) about it for a long time.
15. John has always (lived/been living) in London.
16. I haven’t (seen/been seeing) Tom since Monday.
17. Where have you been? Have you (played/been playing) football?
18. You have (driven/been driving) all day. Let me drive now.
19. Where is Tom? I haven’t (seen/been seeing) him today.
20. The British have (drunk/been drinking) tea since 1650.
Test 28. Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.
1. I have (broken/been breaking) your pen. I am very sorry.
2. ‘What’s the matter?’ ‘I have (read/been reading) in my room for hours, and I have got a headache.’
3. I am very tired! I have (worked/been working) all day, but I have not (finished/been finishing) yet.
4. I have (smoked/been smoking) since I was sixteen.
5. I have (smoked/been smoking) too many cigarettes today.
6. ‘Why are you out of breath?’ ‘I have (run/been running).’
7. I have (lost/been loosing) my note-book. Have you (seen/been seeing) it anywhere?
8. Someone has (eaten/been eating) my sweets. They are nearly all gone.
9. I have (waited/been waiting) for you for ages! Where
have you been?
10. How many exercises have you (done/been doing) today?
11. This is the best book I have ever (read/been reading).
12. How long have you (known/been knowing) Jane?
13. How long have you (learnt/been learning) to drive?
14. I don’t know what Tom and Jack are doing. They have (argued/been arguing) all day.
15. You are so dirty! What have you (done/been doing)?
16. I have (painted/been painting) the living room for a week. It’ll be finished soon.
17. I have (painted/been painting) the living room. I finished it last night.
18. ‘Why is your hair wet?’ ‘ I have (swum/been swimming).’
19. I have (shopped/been shopping) all morning, but I have not (bought/been buying) anything.
20. The streets are all wet. It has (rained/been raining) all day long.
Test 29. Put the verbs in brackets into either the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
Ever since the day I (1)(decide) to move to London, I (2)(worry) whether the decision