Exercise42.
Use the Present Indeflnite, the Present Continuous or the Present
Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets:
l.Will you, please, lend me your pen for a moment? I (to leave) mine at
home and now (to have) nothing to write with. - 1 (to be) sorry, but I (to be
going) to write myself. Ann (not to write), she can give you her pen. 2.You
(to read) “The Gadfly” by Voynich? - 1 (to read) it now, I (not to finish) it
yet. It (to be) a very good book , I (to like) it very much. 3.We (to go) to
the cafe “Cosmos” tonight. You ever (to be) there? 4. Where (to be) Ann?
- She (to be) in the kitchen. - What she (to do) there? - She (to wash up). -
I already (to help) my mother with the housework and (to come) to ask
Ann to go to the cinema with me. 5. Don’t forget we (to have) a party
tomorrow, be sure to bring Bob with you if he (to come) back from
St.Petersburg. 6. (to be)there anything the matter with you? You (to be) so
pale. - Nothing the matter. I just (to finish) my work and I (to be) a little
tired. 7. Who (to play) the piano? Mary still (to have) her music lesson? -
No. The lesson (to be) over and the teacher already (to go). Mother (to
play) for little Kitty. 8.Ring me up when you (to be) free. I (to have)
something to discuss with you. 9 .1 (not to hear) the news yet. 10. Hurry up
if you (to want) to go out with me. 11. She (to send) me a letter that she
(to come) in a few days. 12. You (to understand) what they (to talk) about?
13. When she (to call) on us she always (to bring) some toys for my little
daughter. 14. What you (to look) for? - 1 (to look) for my dictionary. I just
(to see) it somewhere. I (to think) it (to lie) on the bookshelf.
Exercise 43.
Re-fashion the following sentences using Present Perfect with
the adverbial modifiers in brackets:
1) He gets up at 7 a. m (just)
2) I usually fly to Kiev (never)
3) I watch TV programmers eveiy day (recently)
4) I need lot of English books in the original (of late)
5) Kate reads historical novels with great interest (always)
6) He boys are finishing breakfast (not yet)
7) Does he read books on travel? (ever)
8) I look through the morning newspapers at breakfast (already)
9) Nick shows his films to his friends (three times)
10) I meet him on my way to the office (of-ten)
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