portrait of his wife, ... thin woman in black. 7. Tokyo, ... capital of Japan, is one

of the largest cities in the world. 8. Our Institute, ... grey four-storeyed building,

is not far from the railway. 9. Shakespeare, ... great English playwright, lived in

the 17th century. 10. Mr. Bennett, ... man of fifty, resembled my father. 11. I saw

him speaking to a young man,... Englishman.

104.

Use the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect instead

of the infinitives in brackets:

1. Will you, please, lend me your pen for a moment? I (to leave) mine at

home and now (to have) nothing to write with. — I (to be) sorry, but I (to be

going) to write myself. Ann (not to write), she can give you her pen. 2. You (to

read) "The Gadfly" by Voynich? I (to read) it now, I (not to finish) it yet. It (to

—

be) a very good book, I (to like) it very much. 3. We (to go) to the cafe "Cosmos"

tonight. You ever (to be) there? 4. Where (to be) Ann? — She (to be) in the

kitchen. — What she (to do) there? —

She (to wash up). I already (to help) my mother with the housework and (to

—

come) to ask Ann to go to the cinema with me. 5. Don't forget we (to have) a

party tomorrow, be sure to bring Bob with you if he (to come) back from

St.Petersburg. 6. (to be) there anything the matter with you? You (to be) so pale.

— Nothing the matter. I just (to finish) my work and I (to be) a little tired. 7.

Who (to play) the piano? Mary still (to have) her music lesson? — No. The

lesson (to be) over and the teacher already (to go). Mother (to play) for little

Kitty. 8. Ring me up when you (to be) free. I (to have) something to discuss with

you.

9. I (not to hear) the news yet. 10. Hurry up if you (to want) to go

out with me. 11. She (to send) me a letter that she (to come) in a

few days. 12. You (to understand) what they (to talk) about?

13. When she (to call) on us she always (to bring) some toys for

my little daughter. 14. What you (to look) for?

I (to look) for

—

my dictionary. I just (to see) it somewhere. I (to think) it (to lie)

on the bookshelf.

105. Translate into English using the Present Continuous, the Present Indefinite or the

Present Perfect:

1. Надень пальто и шапку. На улице холодно, дует сильный ветер. 2. Видишь

человека на углу? Он на нас смотрит. 3. Сегодня на обед придет Елена. Я давно ее не

—

видела. Она очень изменилась? — Не очень. 4. Когда учитель объясняет новое правило,

он обычно пишет на доске примеры. 5. Ты что-нибудь слышишь? Я слушаю

—

внимательно, но ничего не слышу. 6. Ты читал эту книгу, отец? — От корки (cover) до

корки. Хорошая книга, я собираюсь прочесть ее еще раз. 7. Кто только что вышел из

комнаты? — Не знаю, я никого не заметил. 8. По дороге на работу я обычно встречаю

детей, которые идут в школу. 9. Я думаю, вам нужно выпить горячего кофе, прежде чем

вы уйдете. Вечер такой холодный.

10.

Ты видела Мэри сегодня? — Нет, она больна. Она больна уже

десять дней. 11, Что ты собираешься делать после занятий? —

Хочу пойти в кино. — Не уходи без меня, подожди, пока я тебе

позвоню. — Хорошо. 12. Вы ходили в кино на этой неделе? — Нет,

я очень занята последнее время. — Вы должны посмотреть но-

вый фильм он вам, наверняка, понравится, 13. Вы часто ходите в

театр? — Да, довольно часто, и сегодня иду. 14, Мы давно его не

видели. Нелли говорит, что он очень изменился, 15. Я очень рада,

что вы пришли. Вы всегда приносите хорошие новости. 16. Сегод-

ня мы играем в теннис, Никки и я. 17 Они уже уехали? Нет, они

уезжают трехчасовым поездом. 18. Есть у вас вопросы? Вы все

поняли, что я вам объяснила? — Спасибо, все ясно.

106.

Use the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous

instead of the infinitives in brackets.

Note. The Present Continuous expresses an action going on at the moment of

speaking. The Present Perfect Continuous expresses an action occupying a period of

time still continuing or just finished.

1. What you (to look) at? — I (to look) at that picture over there. I (to look) at

it for almost half an hour and I still can't understand what it is. 2. What Mary (to

do)? — She (to practise) the piano. She (to play) since 12 o'clock. I think she

must have a rest. 3. Here you are at last! I (to look) for you everywhere. 4. Why

you (to smile) Robert? — I (to watch) your kitten. What a playful little thing it

is! 5. I see you (to write) letters all the morning. Is it the last letter you (to write)

now? 6. You (to sit) here for a long time. You (to wait) for anybody? 7. How long

you (to study) English? — Forlhree years already. 8. I (to work) at my report

since Monday. Now I (to write) the conclusion.

9. Mary's mother (to rest) in the garden all day because she is ill.

10.

She (to sleep) for ten hours! You must wake her! 11. David

(to repair) the TV-set. He (to work) at it for an hour or so.

12.

David (to wash) his hands. He just (to repair) the TV-set.

13.

Why you all (to laugh)? Jim (to tell) you his anecdotes?

14.

It's six o'clock. I (to wait) for Ann for half an hour. I must be off now.

107.

Comment on the use of the Present Perfect Continuous and

translate these sentences into Russian:

1. a) All these days he has been talking about his new plan. He can't speak of

anything else, b) Here is Mr. Madden who we have just been speaking about.

2. a) I have been peeling potatoes for half an hour, but Mother says there isn't

enough for everybody, b) Why are your hands dirty? I have been peeling

—

potatoes.

3. a) Children, you have been swimming half an Jiour already. Get out of

the^water,^uick! b) I am cold because I have been swimming for an hour.

4. a) They have been working in the garden since 10 o'clock. Tell them it is

time to have lunch, b) I am very tired; I have been working in the garden.

5). a) Kitty, you have been watching TV too long, you'll have a headache, b) I

have a headache; I have been watching TV too long.

108. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous instead

of the infinitives in brackets:

1. You (to pass) your exam in English literature? 2.1 (to try) to learn English

for years but I (not to make) good progress yet.

3. That book (to lie) on the table for weeks. You (not to read) it

yet? 4. I (to wait) here for her since 7 o'clock and she (not to

come) yet. 5. I (to read) "War and Peace" for the last three

months. 6. I (to think) about you all day. 7. He never (to be)

here before. 8. I can't help being angry with you; you (to sit)

here all the time and doing nothing. 9. There's nothing to be

proud of; you (not to get) a single excellent mark as yet. 10.1 (to

work) so hard this week that I (not to have) time to go to the

cinema. 11. The girls (to talk) about their new dresses for half an

hour already; it seems they have nothing else to talk about. 12.1

just (to talk) to him; he agrees to help us. 13. Some of our stu-

dents (to join) the English club to get a better command of the

language. 14. I (to know) her all my life and we always (to be)

good friends.

109. Combine the two sentences into one using too + adjective + in-

finitive.

M o d e l s : I was busy; I couldn't write to you. I was too busy to write to

you. It was very dark. We couldn't see anything. It was too dark for us to see