Составьте предложения в the Present Perfect Continuous/ Present Perfect.
1.It’s still snowing. It … (snow) for hours. (Все еще идет снег. Он идет много часов.)
2.Steve … (date) four girls this weekend. (Стив ходил на свидание с 4 девушками в
эти выходные.)
3.They … (win) two prizes so far. (Они пока выиграли 2 приза.)
4.I … (attend) a swimming-pool for 5 years. (Я посещаю бассейн в течение 5 лет.)
5.I … (peel) onions, that’s why my eyes are red. (Я чищу лук, поэтому мои глаза
красные.)
6.Crank … (be) in hospital for 2 weeks already. (Мистер Крэнк лежит в больнице уже
2 недели.)
7.We … (know) each other since (Мы знаем друг друга с 2000 года.)
8.Our neighbor … (have) that car for 20 years. (У нашего соседа эта машина уже 20
лет.)
9.The baby … (cry) for a couple of hours. (Ребенок плачет пару часов.)
10.Don’t worry, the film … (not start) yet. (Не беспокойся, фильм еще не начался.)

1. It has been snowing for hours

2.Steve has dated

3.They have won

4.I have been attending

5.i have peeled

6. Crank has been being

7. We have been knowing

8. Our neighbor has having

9.the baby has been crying

10. The film hasn't started yet

newspapers and magazines keep us well-informed. i read news­papers and magazines regularly. i like to read local newspapers and magazines for teenagers. my favourite newspaper is «fakty» and the magazine i like best is «cool». these publications are cheap editions.

«fakty» is a weekly newspaper. it contains twenty pages. my family subscribes to it. we can also buy it at the newsagent's. the newspaper covers the most important international and domestic issues. news items receive full coverage on its pages. it also has a supplement with a tv guide and a lot of commercials. i prefer reading «cool» because it publishes interesting articles that deal with the problems of teenagers. from the magazine articles i can get useful advice about how to cope with problems in difficult situations.

the information i get from the press helps me to understand the present-day world and know the life of the country. i find it interesting and useful to read about the life of young people in the country. i am interested in sport events and cultural issues too.

my usual shopping round

we go shopping every day. the other day my mother took

me on a usual shopping round. we went to the grocer's and

greengrocer's as we had run out of sugar and onions.

at the greengrocer's there was a long queue. but we had

nothing to do but stand in the queue if we wanted to get to

the counter and have some onions. the shop-girl weighed us

half a kilo of onions, we thanked her and went out. then we

made our way to the grocer's where we bought a kilo of sugar

and some sausage. we were about to go home as my mother

suddenly remembered we had hardly any bread in the house.

we dropped in at the baker's and bought a loaf of brown

bread, some rolls and buns. on our way home the mother

decided to call at a commercial shop. she was looking for a

present to my father — as it was his birthday soon.

as soon as we entered

the shop, we found ourselves in a

fantastic motley city of silk skirts and shirts, woolen pullovers,

frocks and leather boots and shoes. the smiling girl

met us at the counter. my mother said she wanted to buy a

size 50 shirt of a dark-blue colour. the girl suggested looking

at a dark-blue cotton shirt with short sleeves. the shirt was

the latest fashion and we were sure the father would like it.

we paid the money at the cash-desk. the cashier gave

us a

receipt and with it we came up to the shop-assistant. she

passed us a wrapped parcel with the shirt, thanked us and

added they were always glad to see us at their shop and we

happy and a bit excited went out of the shop.