МИТУ, иностранный язык (практическое задание)

Практическое задание по дисциплине «Иностранный язык»

Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect, Past Simple или Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Today is Thursday, and John ________ (be) late twice this week; he________ (be) late yesterday and on Monday.

2. I first________ (meet) George a month ago, and I ________ (meet) him several times since then.

3. It is October now, and we ________ (do) a lot of work this year; we ________ (do) a lot last year too.

4. She ________ (buy) a coat last winter, but she___________ (not / buy) a new dress since 2008.

5. It’s only the middle of the month, and he____ already ______ (spend) most of his salary; he ________ (spend) $60 yesterday,

6. I ________ (break) my leg in 1991, but I _____ never _______ (break) my arm.

7. He’s over sixty, and he’s still working. He ____________ (work) hard all his life. When he ________ (be) a young man, he sometimes ____________ (work) all night.

8. The postman ________ (come) at eight yesterday, but it’s now half past eight and he __________ (not / come) yet.

9. Today is May 25th. Ted ________ (not / be) absent this month.

10. He ________ (feel) extremely ill when he went to hospital, but he ________ (feel) much better since he came out of hospital a month ago.

Упражнение 2. Подчеркните правильно выбранное время.

1. I am writing in connection with the advertisement which appeared / has appeared on 12 April.

2. I originally studied / have studied chemistry at university. I graduated / have been graduating with a first-class degree.

3. I now completed / have now completed a postgraduate degree in administration.

4. I’ve been trying / I’ve tried to find a permanent job for a considerable time.

5. Indeed, I have already worked / I have already been working for several companies on a temporary basis.

6. In my first job, I was / have been responsible for marketing,

7. I’ve been applying / have applied for several posts this year but I did not manage / have not managed to find what I’m looking for.

8. The last job I applied / have applied for required applicants to speak some Japanese,

9. I started learning / have been learning Spanish a few months ago I did not obtain / have not obtained a qualification in it yet.

10. I did not apply / have not applied for a job with your company before.

11. I hoped / have hoped that you would consider my application favourably.

12. However, I have been waiting/ have waited for a reply for weeks and I still have not received / did not receive any answer.

Упражнение 3. Упражнение раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Simple.

1. Aren’t you about to finish with the dishes? You ____________ (wash) the dishes for thirty minutes or more. How long can it take you to wash the dishes?

2. We ____________ (go) to the Steak House restaurant many times. The food is excellent.

3. A: What is that sound? B: A car alarm ___________ (ring) somewhere down the street. It _________ (drive) me crazy — I wish it would stop! It ___________ (ring) for more than twenty minutes.

4. Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I _______ (be) a child, but I _________ (forget) it all.

5. What’s that dent in the side of the car? _____ you _______ (have) an accident?

6. I’m sorry, John’s not here; he ________ (go) to the dentist. He _______ (have) trouble with a tooth for some time.

7. This cassette recorder is broken. _____ you _________ (play) about with it?

8. Your Italian is very good. _____ you ___________ (study) it long?

9. Do you mind if I clear the table? _____ you _______ (have) enough to eat?

10. Ann _____ never _______ (go) camping. She __________ (not sleep) in a tent.

11. Frank, where have you been? We ___________ (wait) for you since 1 p.m.

12. I’m not surprised he __________ (fail) that exam. He ___________ (not / work) hard recently.

Критерии оценки:

· отсутствие грамматических и лексических ошибок;

· логичность выбора времени.