Ex.5 Fill in the gaps with the verbs given in brackets in the Past Simple or Present Perfect. 1.The town is very different now. It has changed a lot. (change) 2. It ……( stop) raining for a while, but now it‘s raining again 3. I did German at school, but I ……(forget) most of it now. 4. The police………(arrest) three people, but later they let them go. 5. What do you think of my English? Do you think it ……(improve)? 6. ―Are you still reading the paper?‖ ―No. I …..(finish) with it. You can have it. 7. I …….(apply) for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn't successful. 8. Look! There's an ambulance over there. There ………(be) an accident. 9. A: Have you heard about Ben? He ……….(break) his arm recently. B: Really? How that …….. (happen)? A: He ………. (fall) off a ladder two days ago.
ответ:Nina has been learning/has learned English for 2 years.
The birds have already flown/have been flying to the South.
They have known /have been knowing him for many years.
Mike has forgotten/has been forgetting to learn the poem.
The children have been watching/have watched cartoons for 2 hours.
The train has just come/has been coming.
We haven’t been having/ haven’t had a holiday for 5 years.
She has been teaching/has taught at this school for twenty years.
David has been painting/has painted in his studio since 10 o’clock.
Mary and Sam have collected/ have been collecting stamps for 3 years.
Their parents have been/have being friends since their childhood.
Dave has been/ has been being a student for 2 years.