Children memorize a new word every four hours two hours three hours

Vocabulary

2. Fill in the missing word. There are two words you do not need to use.

1. The heavy rain caused the driver to lose control of his car and crash into a tree.

2. What started out as a light breeze soon became a very strong wind.

3. The well-trained lifeguard was able to rescue the drowning swimmer and quickly bring him to safety.

4. The lead actor felt under the  weather and Daniel was asked to replace him in the school play.

5. The big earthquake caused many buildings to collapse and people were left homeless.

6. When the avalanche hit the area, dozens of people were snowed in for many hours.

7. Cars and factories produce toxic fumes that harm the environment.

8. A terrible flood caused by three days of continuous rain has destroyed many houses inthe small fishing village.

9. drought will occur in an area when it hasn’t rained for an unusually long period of time.

10. The terrible fire left dozens of buildings in ruins

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

IIv

1. Choose the right tense form.

1. The birds have already flown/have been flying to the South.

2. Ben has forgotten/has been forgetting to learn the poem.

3. The train has just come/has been coming.

4. John has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.

5. Their parents have been/have being friends since their childhood.

6. Tom has been/ has been being a student for 2 years.

2. Make sentences using Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

She/clean/the flat for four hours. – She has been cleaning the flat for four hours.

1. We / read/Chekhov stories/ in the park for three hours.

2. They /read/two stories.

3. Mum/knit/in the living room/ since morning.

4. Dan/travel/round USA/for 2 weeks.

5. He/visit/already/4 countries.

3. Open the brackets use Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

1. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.

2. I (to drive) since I was 17.

3. Alice (not/pass) her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.

4. I (to have) a headache since I got up.

5. He is my friend, I (to know) him for a long time.

6. Ivan has a stomachacke. He (to eat) junk food all day.

7. I (never to hear) that song before.

4. Correct the mistakes if any.

1. Somebody has been playing tennis since 2 o’clock.

2. Is it still raining? No, it have stopped.

3. The boys have fished for 3 hours.

4. How many books have you written?

5. He has been hating oranges since his childhood.

5. Translate into English using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect

Continuous.

1. Моя сестра рисует уже 6 лет, но ещё не продала ни одной картины.

2. Мы рад, что закончили эту работу.

3. Мои руки грязные. Я работал в гараже.

4. Аня съела все конфеты.

5. Вы когда—нибудь играли в карты?

Spotlight 7 Module
8        Present Perfect Continuous

Ex 1 Put the verbs
into the correct form

1.     
Helen … (to wash) the dishes for fifteen minutes.

2.     
 My classmates … (to write) a dictation since the beginning
of the lesson.

3.     
Sam … (to drive) a car for five hours now.

4.     
 I … (to look) for information on the subject since last
Friday.

5.     
 Molly … (to paint) this picture for three days now.

6.     
 The tourists … (to do) the sightseeing since nine o’clock.

7.     
 You … (to work) as a computer programmer for more than
fifteen years.

8.     
 The wind … (to blow) since yesterday.

9.     
My grandfather … (to collect) coins since he was a boy.

10.  Andy
and Den … (to discuss) the plans for their winter holidays for two hours now.

Ex 2
Make the sentences negative

1.     
 You have been writing a report since morning.

2.     
We have been working in the garden for three hours.

3.     
 I have been typing letters since ten o’clock.

4.     
Tom has been running for twenty minutes.

5.     
 A cat has been sitting in the tree for an hour.

6.     
 Jane has been studying English for two years.

7.     
 They have been building this house for more than a year.

8.     
 My parents have been travelling for a week.

9.     
I have been having a lesson for fifteen minutes now.

10.  They
have been walking since afternoon.

Ex 3
Ask questions

1.     
He has been boating for four hours.

2.     
 We have been skating since eleven o’clock.

3.     
 Lucy has been learning this poem for twenty minutes.

4.     
 You have been writing this article since afternoon.

5.     
 My parents have been working in the hospital for thirteen
years.

6.     
 The music has been playing for three hours.

7.     
 We have been speaking since five o’clock.

8.     
 Beth has been taking a bath for thirty-five minutes.

9.     
 They have been preparing for the test for two days.

10.  The
baby has been crying for half an hour.

Ex 4
Ask questions to the words in bold

1.     
 He has
been speaking to
his friend for an hour.

2.     
We have been whitewashing
the trees in the garden for two hours.

3.     
 You have
been telling us about your work since
five o’clock.

4.     
 She has been translating this text for half an hour.

5.       They
have been having lunch in the canteen since one o’clock.

Ex 5 Make up sentences using Present Perfect Contionuous

1.     
What/she/to read/since ten o’clock?

2.     
 Where/we/to drive/ so long?

3.     
 Den/not to ride/his motor-bike/since three o’clock.

4.     
Dolly and Carol/to plant/flowers in the greenhouse for about an
hour.

5.     
 How long/Brian/to learn/English?

6.     
 Linda/to prepare/for her test/since eight o’clock?

7.     
Whom/you/to talk with/for fifty minutes?

8.     
 Where/they/to play/tennis/since afternoon?

9.     
The baby/to sleep/for three hours now.

10.  We/
not to climb/this mountain/for an hour.

Ex 6 Translate into English

1.     
 Они пишут диктант уже полчаса.

2.     
 Моя естра убирает комнату с утра.

3.     
Мальчики плавают в бассейне уже больше часа?

4.     
 Он не смотрит телевизор с утра.

5.     
Вы читаете эту книгу уже четыре дня? — Нет, я читаю ее только два
дня.

6.     
 Что она делает уже три часа? — Она готовится к экзаменам.

7.     
 Как долго дети играют в парке? — Они играют с пяти часов.

8.     
 Что ваш брат рассказывает уже двадцать минут? — Он рассказывает
о своем попугае.

9.     
 Какую статью он пишет с утра? — Он пишет статью об известном
ученом.

10.
 Что они обсуждают уже больше часа? — Они обсуждают последние
новости.

Ex 7 Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous?

1.      How is
Tom? I haven’t been seeing/haven’t seen him since last
weekend.

2.      What a
lovely day! The sun has shone/has been shining since morning.

3.      How
long have they been reading/read this boring
book?

4.      He is
a famous writer. How many books has he written/been writing?

5.      My
parents have been living/have lived in Moscow for many years.

Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки

1.By 2020 you (not work) long enough to retire.
2. They (live) a year in Toronto by next June.
3. Children (play) in the playground for 3 hours by 6 p.m.
4. I bet, I (wait) for you at the bus stop for 15 minutes by the moment you come.
5. You (watch TV) for a long time by 11 p.m.?
6. We (walk) for 6 hours by the end of the day.
7. He (read) this book for two weeks by the end of the month.

Упражнение 2. Переведите предложения на английский язык

1.В сентябре будет 2 года, как ты учишься в университете.
2. В следующем году будет 10 лет, как мы живем в этом городе.
3. Через месяц будет год, как наши дети посещают занятия музыкой.
4. К декабрю я еще не проработаю достаточно долго, чтобы пойти в отпуск.
5. Насколько я знаю, в следующем году вы пойдете на пенсию.
6. Сколько на тот момент вы проработаете в компании?
7. Марк и Энн проживут там уже полгода к 1 сентября.
8 К новому году они уже будут учиться ездить на автомобиле 1 месяц.

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в форму Future Perfect Continuous. Обратите внимание на отрицательные и вопросительные предложения.

1.By the time you come the kids … (play) chess for more than an hour. (К тому времени, как вы приедете, дети будут играть в шахматы более часа.)
2.By midnight I … (paint) for 10 hours. (Сегодня к полуночи я буду рисовать уже в течение десяти часов.)
3.By next summer we … (build) this cottage for 3 years. (К следующему лету мы будем строить этот коттедж уже три года.)
4.You … (work) at our agency for 15 years by 2020. (К 2020 году вы будете работать в нашем агентстве уже 15 лет.)
5.The coach … (not train) his basketball team for two months before the championship starts. (Тренер не будет тренировать свою баскетбольную команду в течение двух месяцев до начала чемпионата.)
6.She … (sing) this song for 5 years by the 1st of January. (К 1 января она будет исполнять эту песню уже в течение пяти лет.)
7.For how many days you … (participate) in the conference by Sunday? (Уже сколько дней ты будешь принимать участие в конференции к следующему воскресенью?)
8.By next September we … (live) in Finland for ten years already. (К следующему сентябрю мы будем жить в Финляндии уже на протяжении 10 лет.)
9.Bob … (not study) Spanish for 3 hours by noon. (К полудню Боб еще не будет изучать испанский язык в течение трех часов.)
10.For how long Mary … (stay) with us by tomorrow? (Сколько уже времени будет Мэри жить с нами к завтрашнему дню?)

Упражнение 4. Задайте к следующим предложениям вопросы, начиная с вопросительных слов “For how long …?”.

Н-р: Emma will have been dating Mark for half a year by Monday. – For how long will Emma have been dating Mark by Monday? (Как долго уже будет Эмма встречаться с Марком к следующему понедельнику?)

1.They will have been travelling by bus for one week by tomorrow evening.
2.We will have been walking in this park for 5 hours by 8 p.m.
3.When you come home I will have been making a dress for a couple of hours.
4.They will have been playing tennis for one hour when we come to the court.
5.I will have been making meat-pies for two hours when she joins me.

Упражнение 5. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол во Future Perfect Continuous.

By next week the group _________ (shoot) their clip for twenty days.
By Easter Sandy and Malory __________ (work) together for 7 years.
In some minutes, Fred _______ (wait) for 2 hours already.
We’ll be halfway through our swim in an hour so we ________ (swim) non-stop for 48 hours.
If Melissa is still on the phone at 5pm, Fred ________ (to talk) to her for over six hours.
By the time Mike arrives, Megan _______ (read) the funny book for 4 hours.
By July the Stevensons __________ (build) their cottage for a year.
If nobody stops Fred, he _________ (grumble) till night.

Упражнение 6. Составьте предложения во Future Perfect Continuous.

been / will / the New Year / a teacher / for / working / by / Andrew / have / as / 15 years.
for / Mark / before / will / been / at the conference / Moscow / leaves / working / he / have / for 2 days.
for / at Christmas / writing / will / she / have / her / new / been / novel / seven years?
go / the competition / for / their / before / training / have / they / to / coach / will / been / them / three months.

Упражнение 7. Переведите, использовав Future Perfect Continuous.

Когда наша дочь пойдет в школу, мы уже будем жить в этом городе 10 лет.
В конце месяца буде 5 лет, как я учу китайский.
К тому времени, как Майкл закончит колледж, его отец проработает в Боливии два года.
Я буду писать третий портрет к тому времени, как Молли вернется.
Они будут смотреть этот сериал пока ты не скачаешь новый.

Упражнение 8. Составьте предложения, используя the Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
1.By the beginning of April/my father/to work as the General Manager of this corporation/for fifteen years.
2.By 8 o’clock/we/ to surf the Net/for five hours.
3.By the end of next month/we/ to live/in this city/for ten years.
4.By the end of this day/Dolly/ not to design/this fancy dress/for seven hours.
5.Ted/to work/ as an attorney/for twenty years/by the end of March?
6.Jack and Alison/to build/their house/for a year by Easter?
7.My parents/ to run/this cafe/for six years/by next September.
8.By 4 o’clock/ they/to play volleyball/for three hours.
9.By 3 o’clock/the students/to write/the test for two hours and a half.
10.By next Friday/Henry/to train/for the competition/for ten months.

Упражнение 9. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в the Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

1.By the 25th of December she … (to work) on this project for six months.
2.By Saturday, Fred … (topaint) this picture for two weeks.
3. We …(to study) marketing for a year by the end of the academic year.
4.By tomorrow morning Laura … (to sleep) for twelve hours.
5.… they … (to work) together for ten years by the end of May? — Yes, they ….
6.… Nick … (to train) for four hours by 6 o’clock? — No, he ….
7.By 5 o’clock Jessica … (to sit) at the dentist’s for three hours.
8.By 12 o’clock the children … (to swim) for two hours.
9.By the end of the day the workers …(to paint) this house for nine hours.
10.By 6 o’clock in the evening we … (to wait) for his message for five hours.

Упражнение 10. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1.By 6 o’clock Jimmy will be playing/will have been playing computer games for four hours.
2.At 3 o’clock tomorrow we will be watching/will have watched a film.
3.Will you be shopping/ will you have been shopping a bit later today? Can you buy me a bottle of milk?
4.By the beginning of February I will have attended/will have been attending computer courses for four months.
5.Don’t call Henry. I will have seen/will be seeing him in the office later, so I’ll tell him about the seminar.
6.This time next week they will be cruising/will have been cruising round South America.
7.The postman will be delivering/will have delivered all the newspapers by 4 o’clock.
8.By the end of next month Mrs Wilson will have taught /will have been teaching for thirty years.
9.Will you be using/will you have been using the printer for long? I need to print the article.
10.By 5 o’clock tomorrow Fred will be receiving/will have received your telegram.

Упражнение 11. Make the future perfect continuous. Choose the positive, negative or question form:
1. I _________________________ (work) all weekend, so I won’t be energetic on Sunday night.
2. How long ___________________ (you / wait) when you finally get your exam results?
3. Julie ____________________________ (not / eat) much, so we’ll need to make sure she has a good meal when she arrives.
4. How long ____________________ (she / plan) to move her house when she finally moves?
5. ________________ (she / wait) long by the time we get there?

6. ________________ (he / play) computer games for ten hours when he finally stops?

7. They ___________________________(study) all day, so they’ll want to go out in the evening.
8. They ______________________ (not / stay) in the hotel for long when she arrives.
9. I _________________________(not / walk). When I meet you, I’ll have been cycling.
10. She __________________ (play) squash, so she won’t be dressed up.
11. We __________________________________ (look) at houses for four months next Tuesday.
12. We _________________________ (not / do) this project for long when the inspector arrives.
13. How long ______________________________ (you / work) on this project when it is finished?
14. __________________________(you / buy) clothes when I see you?
15. He __________________(not / do) much work, so he’ll be happy to start a new project.
16. How long _____________________________ (the children / sleep) in the living room when their new bedroom is ready?
17. How long _______________________ (he / train) when he enters the competition?
18. _____________________ (you / take) exams when we meet?
19. I ______________________ (answer) students’ questions all morning, so I’ll want a quiet lunch.

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