Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. 1. I ___ always ___ (want) to study astronomy. 2. She is happy. She ___ (enter) the university. 3. I ___ never ___ (think) of working as a flight attendant. 4. My uncle ___ (teach) history for many years. 5. I ___ (feel) very sleepy recently. 6. She ___ always ___ (like) classical music. 7. Our friends are very tired. They ___ (hike) in the mountains all day. 8. He ___ never ___ (have) a computer at home. 9. ___ you ever ___ (try) skydiving? 10. I ___ (try) to explain to you such a simple thing for two hours! 11. I ___ (know) about that for many years. 12. Helen ___ never ___ (have) a big party at home. 13. How long ___ you ___ (learn) to play tennis? 14. How long ___ your sister ___ (be) busy packing her suitcase? 15. ___ your parents ___ (be) to these places before? 16. ___ he always ___ (have) a terrible memory? 17. Why is your hair wet? — I ___ (swim) in the lake.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous.

Present Perfect используется для завершённых действий и состояний, связанных с настоящим; Present Perfect Continuous — для действий, которые продолжались в течение некоторого времени или недавно происходили. С глаголами состояния, например know, like и have в значении «иметь», обычно используется Present Perfect.

1. I have always wanted to study astronomy. (Я всегда хотел(а) изучать астрономию.)
2. She is happy. She has entered the university. (Она счастлива. Она поступила в университет.)
3. I have never thought of working as a flight attendant. (Я никогда не думал(а) о работе бортпроводником.)
4. My uncle has been teaching history for many years. (Мой дядя уже много лет преподаёт историю.)
5. I have been feeling very sleepy recently. (В последнее время я чувствую сильную сонливость.)
6. She has always liked classical music. (Ей всегда нравилась классическая музыка.)
7. Our friends are very tired. They have been hiking in the mountains all day. (Наши друзья очень устали. Они весь день ходили в поход по горам.)
8. He has never had a computer at home. (У него никогда не было компьютера дома.)
9. Have you ever tried skydiving? (Ты когда-нибудь пробовал(а) прыгать с парашютом?)
10. I have been trying to explain to you such a simple thing for two hours! (Я уже два часа пытаюсь объяснить тебе такую простую вещь!)
11. I have known about that for many years. (Я знаю об этом уже много лет.)
12. Helen has never had a big party at home. (У Хелен никогда не было большой вечеринки дома.)
13. How long have you been learning to play tennis? (Как давно ты учишься играть в теннис?)
14. How long has your sister been busy packing her suitcase? (Как давно твоя сестра занята тем, что собирает чемодан?)
15. Have your parents been to these places before? (Твои родители бывали раньше в этих местах?)
16. Has he always had a terrible memory? (У него всегда была ужасная память?)
17. Why is your hair wet? — I have been swimming in the lake. (Почему у тебя мокрые волосы? — Я плавал(а) в озере.)