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7) Grandma and Grandpa have already visited their grandchildren. They went to see them last week

8) Have you ever been to Africa?

9) I went to Africa last year

10) The concert hasn’t started yet

11) The concert started 11 minutes ago

12) Wait for me, I haven’t taken the money

13) I have just had breakfast

14) He has just had lunch

15) He did not have dinner yesterday

16) The rain has stopped and the sun is shining. It stopped raining half an hour ago

17) Mary has bought a new flat

18) I bought these gloves yesterday

19) The weather has improved, we can go for a walk

20) We did not go anywhere yesterday

21) I have been to Europe many times

22) Where did you go last summer?

23) It seems that the waiter has forgotten about us

24) Tom has found a new job

25) Tom left his work last month

26) I haven’t seen your brother for a long time

27) I went to my parents last weekend

28) He has lived in this city since 1980

29) He moved here 33 years ago

30) You look sad. Has anything happened?

31) I was ill yesterday

Упражнение 2

1) Helen speaks Spanish so well because she has lived in Spain

2) She lived there last summer

3) The snow has stopped and the sun is shining

4) I have bought a new car, come look at it

5) He knows so much because he has read many books

6) I saw Julia yesterday

7) I haven’t seen Alex for three years

8) I have just met our teacher

9) I have not been to the gym for a long time

10) Where did you spent your vacation?

11) Have you ever been to France?

12) Tom has just called me

13) She has just returned from her vacation

14) When did you see him for the last time?

15) I haven’t eaten anything today

16) I was at a concert yesterday

17) Look at this table, Joe has made it himself

18) I have already finished my work and can go for a walk

19) Have you ever been to London?

20) He has just come

21) We haven’t solved the problem yet

22) He left the room three minutes ago

23) When did it happen?

24) The clouds have covered the whole sky

25) How many times have you been to Moscow?

26) My watch was not working this morning but it is working now

27) It was cold yesterday

28) I have not seen him since 1990

Упражнение 3

1) How many fish have already caught?

2) Have you already read today’s newspaper?

3) The new hotel opened a week ago

4) The rain has stopped, but a cold wind is still blowing

5) How long have you known Sue?

6) I have seen her a couple of times, but I have never spoken to her

7) Yesterday I finished working late

8) He has just finished working in the garden

9) She came over this morning

10) Have you already booked a table in the restaurant?

11) Yesterday we had a picnic

12) I haven’t bought the tickets for the concert yet

13) I watched an interesting program last evening

14) How many mistakes have you made in your test?

15) I lost my glasses this morning but I have already found them

16) He was ill last week, but he has got over it

17) I haven’t seen you since you moved to the USA. You have changed a lot

18) Last time I went to Paris last year

19) If everyone has seen the film, lets discuss it

20) Sorry, I was busy and couldn’t answer your call. But now I’m free

21) I have watched all the movies by this director

22) I read three interesting books last summer

23) It was very cold last winter

24) There has been almost no rain this week

25) I have always wanted to travel around the world

26) I had a very good time at a party

27) He has lived in this house for 10 years

28) He has worked in this company since 2000

29) Have you seen Bob?

30) I saw him five minutes ago

Глава 4

Упражнение 1

1) Scientist claim that influenza has taken more than 50,000 lives in this country. Only in 1957 more than 6,000 people died. But over the last 20 years we in the center has reached significant progress in studying this virus. We have released more than one hundred books and articles where we have been telling about the results of our researches. In 2012 one of my colleagues was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine. On our recent works we have been looking into a possible connection climate change and the recent increase in the number of cases of influenza. It is a tragedy that the government has decided to cut the funding now.

2) The previous government was spending a lot of money on the Center and I think it is terrible that the present government has announced the cut in funding, especially if we take into consideration the cut in funding. The center has been working successfully for several years. And I have to say that this decision is quite typical for this government. It has been ignoring the problems of public health and has been cutting the spending on science in general. Despite the fact the politicians claim the necessity to decrease the spending because of the recent economic crisis, I have found evidence that they have been planning this program for a long time. I have already talked to the minister and am going to write the Prime Minister that this decision must be revised.

Упражнение 2

1) How long have you been waiting for me?