1 Peter: You (have been telephoning) for ages. Have you not nearly (finished)? Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning. 2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it. 3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly. Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out. 4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped). 5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet? 6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)? Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day! 7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began. 8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries. 9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet. 10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it. 11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again. 12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.
1) use 2) is made 3)didn't invite 4) am never invited 5) was the telephone invented 1)Football is played by people in most countries. 2) This room is cleaned by them every day. 3) She is paid ?3000 a month by them. 4) Why was the letter sent to the wrong address by you? 1) takes 2) will be published 3) was made 4) bought 5) were built 1) arrived / had already started 2) couldn't / broke (не вижу здесь явного указателя на совершённое время, хотя наверное можно и его использовать во 2й части) 3) sold / left (та же причина) 4) was / didn't eat 5) had had 6) went / had done 7) began 1) is breaking (мне кажется оба варианта возможны - "посмотри! кто-то ломает окно" и "посмотри" кто-то сломал окно") 2) have not waited 3) has stopped 4) are you reading 5) have not learned (не очень уверен, тут вообще больше мне кажется подошло перезент перфект континоус, но в задании оно не указано к использованию) 1) were having 2) had known 3) was walking 4) had run 5) had eaten (тут вот тоже такой коммент: в 2) должно быть контнинуус, но вроде он не используется в конструкции had known for a) 1) luggage 2) information 3) chairs 4) furniture 5) hair costumes / sets / direction / cast / performance / reviews (дурацкое задание, но мне кажется что так будет верно)
Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning.
2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it.
3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly.
Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out.
4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped).
5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet?
6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)?
Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day!
7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began.
8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries.
9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet.
10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it.
11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.
12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.