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Exercise 1. Choose the right tense form.
1. Nina has been learning/has learned English for 2 years.
2. The birds have already flown/have been flying to the South.
3. They have known /have been knowing him for many years.
4. Mike has forgotten/has been forgetting to learn the poem.
5. The children have been watching/have watched cartoons for 2 hours.
6. The train has just come/has been coming.
7. We haven’t been having/ haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.
8. She has been teaching/has taught at this school for twenty years.
9. David has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.
10. Mary and Sam have collected/ have been collecting stamps for 3 years.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. I (not to see) him for ages.
2. He (to do) his lessons since lunch.
3. I (not to hear) about him for a long time.
4. I (to drive) since I was 17.
5. Jack (to fail) his driving test three times because к doesn't know how to park.
6. I think he (make) a lot of improvement.
7. Alice (not/pass) her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
8. She (worry) about this for two months.
9. She (study) the driver’s manual for hours every day.
10. She (not/take) another test yet.
Exercise 3. Make questions using either Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continous.
1. My friend is waiting for me at the station. (How long…?)
2. He translates books. (How many…?)
3. Mother is making a cream cake. (How long…?)
4. Bill is travelling in Europe at present. (How many countries…?)
5. My parents are decorating the fir-tree. (How long…?)
6. They are married. (How long…?)
Многие американцы говорят о погоде. Им есть о чем поговорить. Люди всегда пытались прогнозировать погоду. В былые времена они только предполагали или исходили из того, какая погода была в
Сегодня люди используют радары, спутниковые снимки и компьютеры. Все эти инструменты им получать метеорологические снимки. Некоторые люди пытаются прогнозировать погоду на целый год или целый сезон. Каждый ноябрь Национальная служба погоды США прогнозирует, какой будет погода. И каждый год "Альманах старого фермера" публикует прогноз на весь год.
И служба погоды, и альманах используют информацию о годах. Они объединяют ее с информацией со спутников, воздушных шаров, радиолокационных станций и кораблей в море. Затем компьютер выдает отчет. Этот отчет очень важен для многих американцев.
Американцам, возможно, не нравится их погода, но им определенно нравится говорить о ней.