Task 1. Choose and circle the appropriate forms of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1. Jason said he (will / would) join us later.
2. Steve promised they (will / would) carry out research on time.
3. We asked Nick what he (did/was doing) at seven o’clock in the evening and where he was.
4. The other day I (saw/was seeing) my cousin in Apple Street. She (walked/was walking) very fast in the direction of the bank.
5. The boys (have played / have been playing) football fot two hours.
6. The Robinsons (have bought / have been buying) a second-hand car and drive to work now.
7. Helen wanted to know if they (had planted/ had been planting) all the flowers.
Jules Verne is my favorite writer. He was a French novelist, play writer and poet. Jules Verne was one of the founders of science fiction. He is famous for his adventurous novels. He has an occupation of a lawyer but it wasn`t his vocation. He was fond of literature. His first play was staged in 1850. The first novel of Jules Verne brought him a great success. He was encouraged by the positive reviews, so he continued to create adventure novels. Jules Verne constantly traveled by sea. He was a member of the French Geographical society. Totally he has written 66 novels, many novels, and plays during his life. His novels have been translated into different languages. Many of them have been filmed. The most famous works are “Journey to the center of the Earth”, “the Children of Captain Grant”, “Around the World in 80 days” and many others.
Exercise 14.
1. He has already bought this company’s shares. 2. They have never used internal funds to repay the loans. 3. Hasn’t she prepared the balance sheet yet? 4. I have just seen the manager to discuss the firm’s assets. 5. Have you ever been at the Stock Exchange? 6. The loan has already matured. 7. I have never spoken at the company meetings. 8. We haven’t negotiated the terms of the loan yet. 9. He has just read their income statement. 10. She has already sold her shares in business.
Exercise 15. Read and translate the following sentences.
1. You can give them a long-term loan since we have checked their financial statement. 2. We have been partners since 1998. 3. Since the equipment is worn out we have to replace it. 4. He has performed these transactions since the time he was employed by this firm. 5. We do not travel a lot since we are saving money for a new flat. 6. She has written a lot since her first book was published..
1. Вы можете дать им долго кредит, так как мы проверили их финансовую отчетность. 2. Мы были партнерами с 1998 года 3. Так как оборудование изношено, мы должны его заменить. 4. Он выполнял эти операции со времени когда он работал в этой фирме. 5. Мы не много путешествуем, так как мы экономим деньги на новую квартиру. 6. Она написала много с тех пор как была опубликована ее первая книга.
Exercise 16. Insert since or for in the following sentences:
1. His father has been a managing director for 10 years. 2. We have been friends since school years. 3. She has not written to us for two months. 4. They have not heard from him since he went abroad. 5. I have not met him for a week. 6. She has lived here since 2002.