1. Maria (get) some bad news last week. She (be) sad since she (get) the bad news.

2. I (start) school when I was five years old. I (be) at school since I (be) five years old.

3. I (change) my job three times this year.

4. I (change) my job three times last year.

5. The weather was hot and dry for many weeks. But two days ago it (rain) .

6. Tom (break) his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He (be) in hospital since he (break) his leg.

7. Are you going to finish your work before you go to bed? — I (finish) it (already). I (finish) my work two hours ago.

Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.

1. I (have, just) a nice pot of coffee. Would you like a cup?

2. I (see, not) Steve this morning yet.

3. Carol and I are old friends. I (know) her since I (be) a freshman in high school.

4. Maria (have) a lot of problems since she (come) to this country.

5. I (go) to Paris in 2003 and 2006.

6. A car came round the corner and I (jump) out of the way.

7. Don’t throw the paper away because I (not to read) it yet.

8. Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today? — No. He (eat) (already).He (eat) lunch an hour ago.

9. Since we (start) doing this exercise, we (complete) some sentences.

10. I (be) never to Italy.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.

1. I (have, just) a nice pot of coffee. Would you like a cup?

2. I (see, not) Steve this morning yet.

3. Carol and I are old friends. I (know) her since I (be) a freshman in high school.

4. Maria (have) a lot of problems since she (come) to this country.

5. I (go) to Paris in 2003 and 2006.

6. A car came round the corner and I (jump) out of the way.

7. Don’t throw the paper away because I (not to read) it yet.

8. Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today? — No. He (eat) (already).He (eat) lunch an hour ago.

9. Since we (start) doing this exercise, we (complete) some sentences.

10. I (be) never to Italy.

1. If you are busy, I will leave you. If you were busy, I would leave you. If you had been busy, I would have left you.

2. If my friend comes to see me,  I will  be very glad. If my friend came to see me, I would be glad. If my friend had come to see me , I would have been glad.

3. If mother buys a cake, we will have a very nice tea party. If mother bought a cake , we would hhave a very nice tea party. If mother had boughta cake , wewouid have had a verry nice tea party.

4. If we recieve a telegra from  him, we won't  worry. If  we recieved a telegram, we  wouldn't worry. If we had recieved a telegram from  him, we wouldn't have worried  

Объяснение:

1. The young man forced himself to make a remark.

2. I don’t eat bread because I’m afraid of getting fat.

3. I’m not very keen on acting any more. 4. He loved to act, but his physique prevented him from playing any but a few parts, which was fortunate, for he was a bad actor.

5. He was eager to get on and seemed determined not to let any entanglement interfere with his career.

6. This did not prevent Julia from falling madly in love with him.

7. I’ve lived in the theatre since I was a kid just out of a board school, and what I don’t know about acting isn’t worth knowing.

8. Do you think I’m going to work my guts out to make you give a few decent performances and…

9. She liked him for counting the pennies, and, inclined to be extravagant herself and always a week or two behind with her rent, she admired him because he hated being in debt and even with the small salary he was getting managed to save up a little every week.

10. It was bound to lead to trouble. 11. She insists on playing with him…

12. … She was so touched that he should give her anything that she could not help crying

13. I don’t believe one could hope to make) a success in London unless one were pretty well known already.

14. Of course if one did that, one ought to make a point of acting together so that the public got accustomed to seeing the two names on the small bill.

15. … And I wouldn’t mind making an exception in your favour if it would amuse you to come.