Выполнить надо в этих предложениях объяснить использование артиклей 1. the dog was tamed by man a long time ago. 2. he felt pity as he knew that living with him didn't give her pleasure. it would have been a surprise to hear that she felt attached to him. 3. a group of boys were playing volleyball. 4. the woman who teaches us italian now is not a teacher. 5. the theatre showed us a new oscar wilde, not the great wilde, but a man in despair, full of doubts. 6. it was better to have a sulky arthur than no arthur at all. 7. she was no woman, she was servant. 8. hollow quay was a has-been if there ever was. developed first as a fishing village and then further developed as an english riviera - and now a mere summer resort, crowded in august.

1. Granny has been kniting in the living room since morning

2. Helen has been traveling round Europe for 3 weeks.

3. She has already visited 3 countries

I haven't seen him for ages.

He has been doing his lessons since lunch.

I haven't heard about him for a long time.

I have been driving since I was 17.

Jack has failed his driving test three times because he doesn't know how to park.

I think he has made a lot of improvement.

Alice hasn't passed her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.

She has been worrying about this for two months.

She has been studying the driver’s manual for hours every day.

She hasn't taken another test yet.

I have had a headache since I got up.

He is my friend, I have known him for a long time.

Ivan has a stomachacke. He has been eating junk food all day.

I have never heard that song before.

Поставьте глаголы, стоящие в скобках, в зависимости от смысла, в Present Indefinite или Present Continuous:

 1. What are you doing here? — I'm waiting for a friend.

 2. Does he speak French? — Yes, he speaks French quite fluently.

 3. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.

 4. Don’t go into the classroom! The students are writing a dictation there.

 5. She writes letters to her mother every week.

 6. Ships travel from Odessa to Batumi in three and a half days.

 7. The man who is smoking a cigarette is our English teacher.

 8. Let’s go for a walk, it is not raining.

 9. Do you hear anything? — I'm listening hard, but I don't hear anything.

 10. My brother smokes a great deal.

 11. Listen! The telephone is ringing.

 12. Where is Peter? He is having his English lesson. I think that he always has it at this hour.

Поставьте глаголы, стоящие в скобках, в зависимости от смысла, в Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous:

 1. Helen learns English at the Institute. She has been learning English since last autumn.

 2. They are busy now. They are discussing an important question. They have been discussing it since five o’clock.

 3. Where is Petrov? — He is working in the library. — Has he been working long? — Yes, he has been working since morning.

 4. My brother is in hospital. He has been there for ten days.

 5. Ivanov teaches French. He is a very experienced teacher. He has been teaching French for fifteen years.

 6. I know Peter well — Since when have you known him? — I have known him since 1940.