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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Continuous and Perfect Tenses
Dear friends,
I kindly ask you to to check the following tasks. Thanks a lot.
I. Use the Perfect Tenses for the verbs in brackets.
1. I don’t know how often I (to tell) you that I don’t believe in this. - I don’t know how often I have told you that I don’t believe in this.
2. The escaped prisoner (to try) to disguise his appearance, but a scar on his cheek betrayed him. - The escaped prisoner had tried to disguise his appearance, but a scar on his cheek betrayed him.
3. All June’s friends (to fall) off one by one before holidays ended. - All June’s friends had fallen off one by one before holidays ended.
4. He seemed so ungrateful for anything we did that we (to cease) trying to help him. - He seemed so ungrateful for anything we did that we had ceased trying to help him.
5. I (to give) up all thoughts of ever getting to bed, when some of them suggested to go back to the aerodrome. - I had given up all thoughts of ever getting to bed, when some of them suggested to go back to the aerodrome.
6. Those shoes (to go) out already. - Those shoes have gone out already.
7. The prices of consumer goods (to go) up recently. - The prices of consumer goods have gone up recently.
8. They were women of tarnished reputation and men who (to go) down in the social scale. - They were women of tarnished reputation and men who had gone down in the social scale.
9. When my nephew turned ten he got a wonderful stamp for a present and since that time stamp-collecting (to become) his hobby. - When my nephew turned ten he got a wonderful stamp for a present and since that time stamp-collecting has become his hobby.
10. These apples will not sell at the market price, they (to become) inferior in quality. - These apples will not sell at the market price, they have become inferior in quality.
11. It (to say) that he is in for a severe punishment. - It has been said that he is in for a severe punishment.
12. You don’t know what trouble is. I (to go) through a lot of trouble. - You don’t know what trouble is. I have gone through a lot of trouble.
13. This week things (to be) even worse. - This week things have been even worse.
14. I am taking my wife out tonight. She (not to have) a fun for a long time. - I am taking my wife out tonight. She hasn’t had a fun for a long time.
15. We (to paint) the fence by nine o’clock in the evening tomorrow. - We will have painted the fence by nine o’clock in the evening tomorrow.
II. Use the Continuous Tenses for the verbs in brackets.
1. He could see that several women (to hold) back tears. - He could see that several women were holding back tears.
2. The guard who patiently (to watch) them for some time, finally went off the handle and said the children must behave or he would make trouble. - The guard who patiently had been watching them for some time, finally went off the handle and said the children must behave or he would make trouble.
3. I (to stay) here now. I (to hope) that moment you had come down. - I am staying here now. I was hoping that moment you had come down.
4. I can’t understand what he (to drive) at. - I can’t understand what he is driving at.
5. My mother-in-law (to come) on a long visit now. - My mother-in-law is coming on a long visit now.
6. Now new houses (to go) up in place of the old ones pulled down. - Now new houses are going up in place of the old ones pulled down
7. We arrived at the station just as the train (to pull) out of the station. - We arrived at the station just as the train was pulling out of the station.
8. It (to sleet) when we got into London. - It was sleeting when we got into London.
9. I hope we (not to put) you out by arriving so early. - . I hope we aren’t putting/won’t be putting you out by arriving so early.
10. It usually annoys me when people keep saying that I (to put) on weight. - It usually annoys me when people keep saying that I am putting on weight.
11. Vast areas of new buildings (to build) in Moscow and its vicinity. - Vast areas of new buildings are being built in Moscow and its vicinity.
12. I (not to feel) well myself all day yesterday. - I wasn’t feeling well myself all day yesterday.
13. You (to work) too hard and look run down. - You are working/have been working too hard and look run down.
14. I (not to run) to such luxuries. - I have not been running to such luxuries.
15. I had an uncomfortable feeling that he (to laugh) at me. - I had an uncomfortable feeling that he was laughing at me.
I kindly ask you to to check the following tasks. Thanks a lot.
I. Use the Perfect Tenses for the verbs in brackets.
1. I don’t know how often I (to tell) you that I don’t believe in this. - I don’t know how often I have told you that I don’t believe in this.
2. The escaped prisoner (to try) to disguise his appearance, but a scar on his cheek betrayed him. - The escaped prisoner had tried to disguise his appearance, but a scar on his cheek betrayed him.
3. All June’s friends (to fall) off one by one before holidays ended. - All June’s friends had fallen off one by one before holidays ended.
4. He seemed so ungrateful for anything we did that we (to cease) trying to help him. - He seemed so ungrateful for anything we did that we had ceased trying to help him.
5. I (to give) up all thoughts of ever getting to bed, when some of them suggested to go back to the aerodrome. - I had given up all thoughts of ever getting to bed, when some of them suggested to go back to the aerodrome.
6. Those shoes (to go) out already. - Those shoes have gone out already.
7. The prices of consumer goods (to go) up recently. - The prices of consumer goods have gone up recently.
8. They were women of tarnished reputation and men who (to go) down in the social scale. - They were women of tarnished reputation and men who had gone down in the social scale.
9. When my nephew turned ten he got a wonderful stamp for a present and since that time stamp-collecting (to become) his hobby. - When my nephew turned ten he got a wonderful stamp for a present and since that time stamp-collecting has become his hobby.
10. These apples will not sell at the market price, they (to become) inferior in quality. - These apples will not sell at the market price, they have become inferior in quality.
11. It (to say) that he is in for a severe punishment. - It has been said that he is in for a severe punishment.
12. You don’t know what trouble is. I (to go) through a lot of trouble. - You don’t know what trouble is. I have gone through a lot of trouble.
13. This week things (to be) even worse. - This week things have been even worse.
14. I am taking my wife out tonight. She (not to have) a fun for a long time. - I am taking my wife out tonight. She hasn’t had a fun for a long time.
15. We (to paint) the fence by nine o’clock in the evening tomorrow. - We will have painted the fence by nine o’clock in the evening tomorrow.
II. Use the Continuous Tenses for the verbs in brackets.
1. He could see that several women (to hold) back tears. - He could see that several women were holding back tears.
2. The guard who patiently (to watch) them for some time, finally went off the handle and said the children must behave or he would make trouble. - The guard who patiently had been watching them for some time, finally went off the handle and said the children must behave or he would make trouble.
3. I (to stay) here now. I (to hope) that moment you had come down. - I am staying here now. I was hoping that moment you had come down.
4. I can’t understand what he (to drive) at. - I can’t understand what he is driving at.
5. My mother-in-law (to come) on a long visit now. - My mother-in-law is coming on a long visit now.
6. Now new houses (to go) up in place of the old ones pulled down. - Now new houses are going up in place of the old ones pulled down
7. We arrived at the station just as the train (to pull) out of the station. - We arrived at the station just as the train was pulling out of the station.
8. It (to sleet) when we got into London. - It was sleeting when we got into London.
9. I hope we (not to put) you out by arriving so early. - . I hope we aren’t putting/won’t be putting you out by arriving so early.
10. It usually annoys me when people keep saying that I (to put) on weight. - It usually annoys me when people keep saying that I am putting on weight.
11. Vast areas of new buildings (to build) in Moscow and its vicinity. - Vast areas of new buildings are being built in Moscow and its vicinity.
12. I (not to feel) well myself all day yesterday. - I wasn’t feeling well myself all day yesterday.
13. You (to work) too hard and look run down. - You are working/have been working too hard and look run down.
14. I (not to run) to such luxuries. - I have not been running to such luxuries.
15. I had an uncomfortable feeling that he (to laugh) at me. - I had an uncomfortable feeling that he was laughing at me.
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I ask you to kindly check the following tasks. I. -- Is the assignment to put perfect forms into ALL the sentences?
- I ask you to kindly check the following tasks.
- I.
- -- Is the assignment to put perfect forms into ALL the sentences?
- Some of them would not normally use a perfect tense; meanwhile, others might take a perfect continuous form.
- I have indicated those below (the others are OK): 2.
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I ask you to kindly check the following tasks.
I. Use the Perfect Tenses for the verbs in brackets.-- Is the assignment to put perfect forms into ALL the sentences? Some of them would not normally use a perfect tense; meanwhile, others might take a perfect continuous form. I have indicated those below (the others are OK):
2. The escaped prisoner tried
I. Use the Perfect Tenses for the verbs in brackets.-- Is the assignment to put perfect forms into ALL the sentences? Some of them would not normally use a perfect tense; meanwhile, others might take a perfect continuous form. I have indicated those below (the others are OK):
2. The escaped prisoner tried
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Dear Mister Micawbe,
Thank you for your reply.
As for your questions,
1) yes, it is necessary to use perfect forms in ALL the sentences.
2) The quiz might have been written by a non-native person.
3) 14. I have not been running to such luxuries.- What does this mean? = I am not used to such luxuries.
Thank you for your reply.
As for your questions,
1) yes, it is necessary to use perfect forms in ALL the sentences.
2) The quiz might have been written by a non-native person.
3) 14. I have not been running to such luxuries.- What does this mean? = I am not used to such luxuries.
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