Set sth aside: save (money) set off: start (a journey)
set up: start (a company)
take in sth: learn or understand sth
take over: begin to have control
take up: start (a hobby, sport)
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4
5
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1 Samal has set
her own language
school.
2 Paul had difficulty taking
all the
information.
3 Thave £400 set
to buy a new laptop.
4 Damir has taken
CIOsswords to
improve his vocabulary.
5 Kevin set
early to avoid the traffic.
6 One side of the brain can take
the opposite's functions.
4
Ann isn't standing at the window (отрицательное)
2. Are we going to the park? (вопросительное)
We aren't going to the park.(отрицательное)
3.Is John taking a piece of chalk and writing a sentence on the blackboard? (вопросительное)
John isn't taking a piece of chalk and writing a sentence on the blackboard.(отрицательное)
4. Am I doing my homework? (вопросительное)
I am not doing my homework. (отрицательное)
5. Is Jane speaking on the telephone? (вопросительное)
Jane isn't speaking on the telephone. (Отрицательное)
6. Is she cooking supper? (вопросительное)
She isn't cooking supper.(отрицательное)
Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning.
2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it.
3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly.
Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out.
4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped).
5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet?
6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)?
Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day!
7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began.
8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries.
9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet.
10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it.
11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.
12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.