Tick the correct sentences. If a tense is not correct, underline it and write the
correct form
1. I have never been seeing a ghost. have never seen
2. Look. The girl has been buying four dictionaries. …………………………
3. I haven’t eaten anything since I arrived. …………………………
4. Let’s stop for a while. You’ve driven all morning. …………………………
5. Don’t give up. You haven’t been trying this way
yet.
…………………………
6. Have you ever been sleeping in a tent? …………………………
7. He’s been sleeping too long. Wake him up! …………………………
8. I’m sorry. How long have you been waiting? …………………………
9. I’ve been meeting your sister several times. …………………………
10. I’ve been knowing him since he was born. …………………………
11. Help yourself. Mum has been making delicious
toasts.
…………………………
12. He is sunburnt. He’s been lying on the beach all
day.
…………………………
13. I’ve gone to France for five years now. …………………………
1) знание, познание; знакомство (с чем-л)
there is no knowing when we shall meet ― неизвестно, когда мы встретимся
we avoided their knowing about it ― мы не хотели, чтобы они об этом знали
2) понимание
beyond smb.'s knowing ― выше чьего-л. понимания
3) осознание
4) знающий, понимающий
knowing look ― понимающий взгляд
5) познавательный; относящийся к умственным
ordinary knowing facultiets ― средние умственные
6) разг. ловкий, хитрый; проницательный
knowing fellow ― ловкий малый
knowing hand at the game ― искусный игрок
7) разг. преднамеренный
knowing interference in the affairs of another ― умышленное вмешательство в чужие дела
8) разг. щегольский, модный
knowing hat ― модная шляпа
1. is, am looking
2. broke
3. is, went, left
4. will return, will return,
5. are reading, am reading
6. do you remember me?, have met,
7. did they already discuss this question?, discussed
8. put, am looking
9. are waiting, are waiting, went,
10. dont have, left,
11. read, read
12. is, went
13. is, sat,
14, did you hear, heard,
15, are you doing, i am writing, did you receive, recieved,
16. have done, finished, is watching,
17. is it raining now?, stopped, is shining,
18. learned, translating
19. has got, has got
20. is , did you finish..