№5. Circle the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. (a) Right now they (think, are thinking) about buying a new car. (b) Pete (has been knowing, has known) Jane for many years. (c) She told me that she (had always loved, had always been loving) the theatre. (d) It (is depending, depends) on what the weather (is being, is) like on the weekend. (e) Pierre (has owned, has been owning) that car for over ten years. (f) Mary (saw, was seeing) Freddie for the first time in a club in Greenwich Village.

Перевод задания: Обведите правильную форму глаголов в скобках.

1. Right now they are thinking about buying a new car. (Прямо сейчас они думают о покупке новой машины.)
2. Pete has known Jane for many years. (Пит знает Джейн много лет.)
3. She told me that she had always loved the theatre. (Она сказала мне, что всегда любила театр.)
4. It depends on what the weather is like on the weekend. (Это зависит от того, какая будет погода на выходных.)
5. Pierre has owned that car for over ten years. (Пьер владеет этой машиной более десяти лет.)
6. Mary saw Freddie for the first time in a club in Greenwich Village. (Мэри впервые увидела Фредди в клубе в Гринвич-Виллидж.)

Обоснование: Глаголы состояния know, love, depend и own обычно не употребляются в формах Continuous. Для однократного события в прошлом используется Past Simple.

Ответ: (a) are thinking; (b) has known; (c) had always loved; (d) depends, is; (e) has owned; (f) saw.