V. Open the brackets using the correct verb form.

1. She (to study) English for the last 10 years

2. I (to work) in the library since 1998 as a librarian.

3. My Mum (to do) aerobics for a year and she (to look) great.

4. Our friends (to take) part in singing competitions for a long time.

5. “Ford” Corporation (to produce) nice cars since the last century.

6. Jack (to collect) toy cars for a year and he (to have) a great collection.

7. The Britons (to use) double-deckers for hundred of years.

VI. Use the verbs in the appropriate tense forms (Present Perfect or Present Perfect

Progressive)

1. My friends (to win) a competition.

2. She (to read) the book since morning.

3. They (to watch) the talk show for an hour already.

4. Jack (to arrive) just home.

5. He (to travel) around the world since July.

6. The train (to arrive) already at the station

VII. Complete the conversation using the verbs in the box.

did didn't wlll have was Was

was wasn't were were

A: Where _were___ you last night?

В: I (a)playing bingo.

A: Bingo? I (b) never done that.

B: It was my first time, too. I (c)know how to play.

A: (d)it difficult?

B: No, it (e). It was easy.

A: Anyway, who (f) you go with?

В: I (g)invited by Janie.

A: Janie? What (h)you doing with her?

B: That's a secret. I (i)tell you in a few days.

VIII. Choose the correct alternative.

Lady Helen Stockwood has sat /was sitting at home and she (a) has read / was reading a

letter from her husband. She was really furious. Her husband (b) was having / had another affair

and, this time, the marriage was finished. He (c) wanted / has wanted to leave her!

Lady Stockwood wanted revenge and she (d) has looked / was looking for an idea. She

looked at the letter again.

'I (e) have never loved / was never loving you ' it said. 'I want a divorce - now! You can

have the house and you can keep the paintings. But sell the Rolls Royce and send me the money.

That's all I want.'

Suddenly, Lady Stockwood (f) had / was having an excellent idea. She (g) telephoned / was

telephoning her friend Suzy.

'Suzy/ she said, '(h) Have you ever wanted / Were you ever wanting a Rolls Royce?'

'Oh, yes/ said Suzy, '(i) I've always wanted /I was always wanting one.'

'Well, said Lady Stockwood one. 'I’m selling one. Five pounds!'

IX. Use the verbs in brackets in the appropriate tense forms

16-year-old Seb Clover (arrive) in Antigua yesterday after 25 days alone at sea and (set) a

new record as the youngest solo yachtsman to cross the Atlantic.

He (leave) Tenerife on December 18th and (arrive)in English Harbour, Antigua on January

12th. He (spend) his Christmas holidays at sea and only (miss) one week of school.

After 25 days on his own, Seb (feel)) really happy to see so many people waiting for him when he

finally arrived at the island of Antigua. Everybody (want) to stop him in the street and congratulate

him.

‘I (be) so surprised, I couldn't walk down the street without people stopping me and shaking

my hand,’ he said.

Seb’s father is a sailing instructor. He and Seb (start) training for the Atlantic crossing when

Seb was 12 years old. Seb says he (be) now interested in sailing around the world.

But for the moment, Seb is excited about going home. He (say) that he really missed having a

bath and sleeping in his own bed. And he (be) really excited about seeing his dog, Bonny, and

telling his story to all his friends at school.

1. She has been studying English for the last 10 years.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense because the action of studying started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

2. I have been working in the library since 1998 as a librarian.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense because the action of working started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

3. My Mum has been doing aerobics for a year and she looks great.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present. The verb "look" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a current state.

4. Our friends have been taking part in singing competitions for a long time.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

5. "Ford" Corporation has been producing nice cars since the last century.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

6. Jack has been collecting toy cars for a year and he has a great collection.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present. The verb "have" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a current state.

7. The Britons have been using double-deckers for hundreds of years.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

Now let's move on to the second part:

1. My friends have won a competition.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect tense because the action of winning happened at an unspecified time in the past and has a connection to the present.

2. She has been reading the book since morning.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense because the action of reading started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

3. They have been watching the talk show for an hour already.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

4. Jack has just arrived home.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect tense to show that the action of arriving happened in the past but has a connection to the present.

5. He has been traveling around the world since July.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect Continuous tense because the action of traveling started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

6. The train has already arrived at the station.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the Present Perfect tense to show that the action of arriving happened in the past but has a connection to the present.

Moving on to the next part:
A: Where were you last night?
B: I was playing bingo.
A: Bingo? I have never done that.
B: It was my first time, too. I didn't know how to play.
A: Was it difficult?
B: No, it wasn't. It was easy.
A: Anyway, who did you go with?
B: I was invited by Janie.
A: Janie? What were you doing with her?
B: That's a secret. I will tell you in a few days.

In the next part, we have to choose the correct alternative:
Lady Helen Stockwood was sitting at home and she was reading a letter from her husband. She was really furious. Her husband had another affair and, this time, the marriage was finished. He wanted to leave her!
Lady Stockwood wanted revenge and she was looking for an idea. She looked at the letter again.
'I have never loved you ' it said. 'I want a divorce - now! You can have the house and you can keep the paintings. But sell the Rolls Royce and send me the money. That's all I want.'
Suddenly, Lady Stockwood had an excellent idea. She telephoned her friend Suzy.
'Suzy,' she said, 'Have you ever wanted a Rolls Royce?'
'Oh, yes,' said Suzy, 'I've always wanted one.'
'Well,' said Lady Stockwood, 'I’m selling one. Five pounds!'
Here, we use the Past Simple tense to describe past actions that happened at a specific time.

In the last part, we have to use the appropriate tense forms:
16-year-old Seb Clover arrived in Antigua yesterday after 25 days alone at sea and set a new record as the youngest solo yachtsman to cross the Atlantic.
He left Tenerife on December 18th and arrived in English Harbour, Antigua on January 12th. He spent his Christmas holidays at sea and only missed one week of school.
After 25 days on his own, Seb felt really happy to see so many people waiting for him when he finally arrived at the island of Antigua. Everybody wanted to stop him in the street and congratulate him.
‘I was so surprised, I couldn't walk down the street without people stopping me and shaking my hand,’ he said.
Seb’s father is a sailing instructor. He and Seb started training for the Atlantic crossing when Seb was 12 years old. Seb says he is now interested in sailing around the world.
But for the moment, Seb is excited about going home. He says that he really missed having a bath and sleeping in his own bed. And he is really excited about seeing his dog, Bonny, and telling his story to all his friends at school.
In this part, we use the Past Simple tense to describe past actions that happened and ended at a specific time.