HOMEWORK

A.Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Continuous).

1. A: (you / take) the dog for a walk yet?

2. B: I (work) all day. I (come / just) home from work and I (have /
not) the time yet to walk the dog.

3. A: How long (the dog / be) home alone?

4. B: For about 6 hours. You (walk / not) the dog for a long time. Don't you
want to go?

5. A: Well, I (laze / not) about all day either, you know. I have a very
important meeting tomorrow and I still (finish / not) my presentation.

6. B: Okay, I will go then. Where (you / put) collar and leash?

7. A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, (you / eat) anything yet? If not,
could you get us something from the supermarket?

8.A: I (call) for you for half an hour. Where (be) ? And why are your
clothes so dirty?

B: I (tidy) up the shed in the garden.

9.A: (you / find) a box with old photos there? I (look) for it for ages.

B: I (discover / not) it yet, but I (work / not) for a long time yet.
10.I (come / just) in to eat something.

11.A: I (cook / not) anything yet because I (talk) to our neighbour.

B.Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Tom: Hi Ana. I (try) to ring you several times today. Where (you /
be) ?

2. Ana: I (be) at home all the time. But I (clean) the house all day, so
maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.

3. Tom: (you / clean) everything now?

4. Ana: No, not yet. I (tidy / not) up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?
5. Tom: Don't you remember? Jane (invited) us to her birthday party and
we (buy / not) a present for her yet.

6. Ana: Oh, that's right. (you / find out / already) what she wants?

7. Tom: Well, she (learn) Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next
holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.
8. Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre.
I (see) some nice books about Mexico there recently

9.How much money (Jack / spend) in the casino?

10.How long (she / sit) there?

11.How many short messages (send / you) this month?

12.(you / empty) the bin yet?

13.Lucy, (you / bathe) your dolls? The bathroom floor is absolutely wet.

C.Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. Daughter: Mum, Jane (phone / just) to ask if I will go to the cinema with
her. May I?

2. Mother: (you / do) your homework yet?

3. Daughter: Well, I (do) it for about 2 hours now, but I (finish /

not) it yet.

4. Mother: If you (complete / not) your homework, you cannot go. School
comes first. Remember, you (promise) me to study harder this year.

5. Daughter: But mum, I (work) really hard this year and I (improve /
already) in Maths and Chemistry.

6. Mother: But that's only because I (push / always) you to do something.

7. Daughter: But I also need a break some time. Look, I (be / not) to the
cinema for two months. May I go? Just this once.
D. Folositi Present Perfect Simple sau Continuous in locul infinitivelor din paranteze:
1. He (fish) for two hours but he (catch) nothing yet.
2. We (know) each other for several years.
3. The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I’m tired of it.
 4. I (shop) all day and I want to have a rest now.
5. How long you (wear) glasses?
6. I (cook) all the morning.
7. How many dishes you (cook)?
8. Why you (be) in the garden so long?
9. I (water) the flowers.
10. He (sleep) for 10 hours now. It’s time we woke him up.
11. I (ask) you to clean your room for two days. When are you going to do it?
12. Ever since that woman came to work here, she (try) to make trouble.
E.Use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired, because I …… ..………. (work) very hard.
2. He ………………………………………… (write) letters all morning.
3. Catherina is getting fatter because she …………………………………… (eat) too
much.
4. My mother ………………………………………….. (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.
5. Cathy …………………………………………… (attend) a cookery course since March.
6. How long …………… you ………………………………………….. (learn) English?
7. Where are my eye-glasses? I …………………………………………….. (look) for them
for an hour.
8. Charles ………………………………………………. (escape) from the police for years.
9. How long …………… you ………………………………………… (use) a computer?
10. Elizabeth ………………………………………….. (live) with Mike for three years.
11. She ………………………………………………. (earn) quite a lot of money for the last
two years.
12. It …………………………………………………. (rain) fro six hours.
F) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’ve bought / have been buying a new pair of shoes.
2. Have you finished / Have you been finishing reading that book yet?
3. They’ve eaten / have been eating fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from
school.
4. I’ve been reading / have read this book now, so you can have it back.
5. I’ve been writing / have written eight pages already.
 6. Your exam paper is completely blank! What have you been doing / have you
done?
7. Oh, no! There’s nothing to eat. My sister has been eating / has eaten everything I
left in the kitchen.
8. Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink. They have drunk / have been drinking all the
wine.
9. No wonder your eyes hurt. You’ve been playing / have played computer games
ever since you had your breakfast.
10. I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing you for ages.
11. God! Hakan has scored / has been scoring.
12. They have danced / have been dancing for an hour.
13. I have been waiting / have waited for you for ages.
14. I’ve finished / ‘ve been finishing my work.
15. I’ve been writing / have written this letter for an hour.
16. He has visited / has been visiting ten museums this week.
17. I’m very tired. Because I have travelled / have been travelling around Istanbul all
day.
18. She has found / has been finding a good job.
19. I’m hot because I have been running / have run.
20. I have written / have been writing letters for weeks.
G. Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:

1. I’m trying to study. I …………………………………………….. (try) to study for the last

hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library.
2. The children are playing basketball right now. They ………………………………………
(play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
3. The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) four times in the last
hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why
doesn’t someone answer it?
5. It ……………………………………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
6. We ………………………………………… (have) three accidents so far this week. I
wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.
 7. We ……………………………………………………. (live) here since last June.
8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he ………………………………………
(play) in the mud.
9. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you
……………………………… (not / cry). Oh, now I understand. You
…………………………………………….. (peel) some onions.
10. I …………………………………………………. (not / be) able to reach my boss on the
phone yet. I ………………………………………………………. (try) for the last twenty
minutes, but the line …………………………………….. busy.
11. We …………………………………………. (have) three major snowstorms so far this
winter. I wonder how many more we will have.
12. I ………………………………………………… (write) them three times, but I still
haven’t received a reply.
13. A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long ……………… he ……………………. (be)
at the university?
B: He ………………………………………… (teach) here for almost 25 years.
14. A: What are you going to order for dinner?
B: Well, I ……………………………………………… (have / have) pizza. So I think, I’ll
order that.
15. My uncle …………………………………………………. (paint) the outside of his house
for three weeks and he’s still not finished.
16. The Smiths are presently in Tunisia. They ………………………………………. (travel)
throughout North Africa since the middle of May. They’ll return home in another
month.
H) Use THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired. We ………………………………………………. (walk) for over an hour. Let’s
stop and rest for a while.
2. The zoo isn’t far from here. I ………………………………………………… (walk) there
many times.
3. I …………………………………………………. (write) my friends at least a dozen
letters since I left home and come home.
4. Sally is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She ……………………………………….
(write) it since she got home from class. It’s going to be a long letter.
 5. The telephone …………………………………………….. (ring) four times in the last
hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
6. The telephone ……………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute.
Why doesn’t someone answer it?
7. She is 80 and she ………………………………………… (never / read) a book in her
life.
8. The secretary is very tired. She ………………………………………………… (type) all
morning.
9. Tom is reading a book. He started two hours ago and he is on page 53. He
……………………………………….. (read) for two hours.
10. Hello! I …………………………………………… (clean) the windows. So far I
………………………………………… (clean) five of them and there are two more to
do.
11. My grandfather ……………………… (died) 30 years ago. I ……………………………..
…………………. (never / meet) him.
12. A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I’m afraid he ……………………………………………… (go) out.
A: When exactly ………………………………………………… (he / go) out?
B: About ten minutes ago.
I.Traduceti in limba engleza folosind Past Tense Simple sau Present Perfect Simple sau
Continuous:
1. Unde ti-ai petrecut vacanta anul acesta?
2. M-am gândit adesea sa-mi iau carnet de conducere.
3. De cât timp inveti engleza?
4. Vremea s-a incalzit in ultimul timp.
5. El este ministru de doi ani.
6. Traduc un text de doua ore si nu l-am terminat inca.
7. El a scris numai doua scrisori de când a plecat in strainatate.
8. Un copil a spart geamul. Trebuie sa-l inlocuim.
9. Ninge de doua ore.
10. Am mers pe jos 10 km pâna acum.
11. Mergem pe jos de la ora 3.
12. De când mi-am cumparat masina, am mers arareori pe jos la slujba.
13. -La ce te-ai uitat? -A fost un accident.
 14. Ai vazut ziarul de azi?
15. A plecat John?
16. Ti-ai luat deja micul dejun?
17. Ai mai fost in acest oras?
18. Ei lucreaza la aceasta casa de un an si nu au terminat-o inca.
J.Read the text and answer the questions
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Find words in the text which most likely have the following meanings.
1. having the wish or tendency (paragraph 1) _______________________

2. start or cause something (paragraph 2) ______________________

3. keep from having or doing (paragraph 2) _______________________

4. A regulated selection of food (paragraph 3) _______________________

5. rise above the ordinary level (paragraph 4) _______________________

6. give suggestions; advise (paragraph 4) _______________________