Ex.1. open the brackets and complete the sentences (use only present simple, present continuous, present perfect present perfect continuous) 1. you /be) my best friend, i can always count on your help. 2. jack /play) in the school team this season. 3. i want to buy these apples. ) nice 4. /ever/be) to the usa? 5. the library ) at 10 and ) at 18. 6. we /talk) to each other since last week. 7. where is john? – he ) flowers in the garden. 8. jane /take) my umbrella. it makes me crazy! 9. it ): the garden is covered with snow. 10. away) to the north in winter. 11. she /drink) coffee in the morning but today she ) tea.

1. You have always been my best friend; I can always count on your help.
2. Jack hasn't been playing in the school team this season.
3. I want to buy these apples. They look nice.
4. Have you ever been to the USA?
5. The library opens at 10 and closes at 18.
6. We haven't talk to each other since last week.
7. Where is John? – He is smelling flowers in the garden.
8. Jane is always taking / always takes (оба варианта возможны, но первый правильнее в данном контексте) my umbrella. It makes me crazy!
9. It has been snowing: the garden is covered with snow.
10. Birds flow away to the North in winter.
11. She usually drinks coffee in the morning but today she has drunk tea.