3. SENTENCE COMPLETION — Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. 1. My friend (be) superstitious about the number 13 since childhood. 2. Look! Someone (walk) under that ladder right now! 3. She (raise) money for charity every year. It’s her tradition. 4. We (prepare) for the cooking contest since morning. We’re so tired! 5. He (feel) lonely lately because his best friend moved away. 6. Every time I have an exam, I (wish) myself good luck. 7. They (gather) around the bonfire for an hour. It’s getting dark. 8. I (know) this tradition since I was a kid. 9. Right now, students (take) their mock exams in the hall. 10. She (burst) into tears three times this week. Something’s wrong.

Перевод задания: Заполните предложения, используя глаголы в скобках в правильном времени: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

1. My friend has been superstitious about the number 13 since childhood. (Мой друг с детства суеверен относительно числа 13.)
2. Look! Someone is walking under that ladder right now! (Смотри! Кто-то прямо сейчас проходит под этой лестницей!)
3. She raises money for charity every year. It’s her tradition. (Она каждый год собирает деньги на благотворительность. Это её традиция.)
4. We have been preparing for the cooking contest since morning. We’re so tired! (Мы с утра готовимся к кулинарному конкурсу. Мы так устали!)
5. He has been feeling lonely lately because his best friend moved away. (В последнее время он чувствует себя одиноким, потому что его лучший друг уехал.)
6. Every time I have an exam, I wish myself good luck. (Каждый раз, когда у меня экзамен, я желаю себе удачи.)
7. They have been gathering around the bonfire for an hour. It’s getting dark. (Они уже час собираются вокруг костра. Темнеет.)
8. I have known this tradition since I was a kid. (Я знаю эту традицию с детства.)
9. Right now, students are taking their mock exams in the hall. (Прямо сейчас ученики пишут пробные экзамены в зале.)
10. She has burst into tears three times this week. Something’s wrong. (На этой неделе она трижды расплакалась. Что-то не так.)

Времена выбраны по указателям времени: since и this week указывают на Present Perfect, right now — на Present Continuous, повторяющиеся действия и факты — на Present Simple, а длительные действия, происходящие до настоящего момента, — на Present Perfect Continuous.

Ответ: 1) has been; 2) is walking; 3) raises; 4) have been preparing; 5) has been feeling; 6) wish; 7) have been gathering; 8) have known; 9) are taking; 10) has burst.