Question

Поставьте глаголы из скобок в нужной временной форме. 1. (have) I usually _____ lunch at noon. 2. (retire) Mr. Benton _____next month. 3. (leave) The secretary _____the office an hour ago. 4. (watch) We _____ a good NV show now; can you call back later? 5. (have) Joan _____ the same job for six years now. 6. (listen) We _____ to the radio when the phone rang. 7. (listen) We _____ to the radio for an hour now. 8. (finish) I _____typing the memos tomorrow. 9. (dial) The line was busy, so I _____ the number a few minutes later. 10. (meet) Right now the salesmen _____ in the manager’s office. 11. (double) Our costs _____ since five years ago. 12. (take) The director always _____ the right decisions. 13. (talk) Mrs. Lewis called while you _____ on another line. 14. (start) Laura _____ working for this company last year. 15. (sit) We _____ in this waiting room for almost an hour now.

Answer 1

1) have (Present Simple)

2) will retire (Future Simple)

3) left (Past Simple)

4) are watching (Present Continuous)

5) has had (Present Perfect)

6) were listening (Past Continuous)

7) have been listening (PPS)

8) will finish (Future Simple)

9) dialed (Past Simple)

10) are meeting (Present Continuous)

11) have doubled (Present Perfect)

12) takes (Present Simple)

13) was talking (Past Continuous)

14) started (Past Simple)

15) have been finishing  (PPC)

Answer 2

1. have - I usually have lunch at noon.
2. will retire - Mr. Benton will retire next month.
3. left - The secretary left the office an hour ago.
4. are watching - We are watching a good TV show now; can you call back later?
5. has had - Joan has had the same job for six years now.
6. were listening - We were listening to the radio when the phone rang.
7. have been listening - We have been listening to the radio for an hour now.
8. will finish - I will finish typing the memos tomorrow.
9. dialed - The line was busy, so I dialed the number a few minutes later.
10. are meeting - Right now the salesmen are meeting in the manager’s office.
11. have doubled - Our costs have doubled since five years ago.
12. takes - The director always takes the right decisions.
13. were talking - Mrs. Lewis called while you were on another line.
14. started - Laura started working for this company last year.
15. have been sitting - We have been sitting in this waiting room for almost an hour now.