Choose the best option:
“I think she ___ (win) the competition. She’s very talented.”
Answer: will win (мнение/предсказание без доказательств)
Choose and explain:
“I ___ (work) here for 5 years.”
Answer: have been working (акцент на процессе)
Choose:
“When I arrived, they ___ (wait) for over an hour.”
Answer: had been waiting
Choose correct:
“I want him ___ (be) more careful.”
Answer: to be
Choose:
“I don’t mind ___ (help) you.”
Answer: helping
Choose correct:
“This time tomorrow, we ___ (fly) to Istanbul.”
Answer: will be flying (процесс в будущем моменте)
Difference:
“I have read this book” vs “I have been reading this book”
Answer:
Explain the nuance:
“He had been working before he got promoted.”
Answer: подчеркивается длительность/усилие до события
Transform:
“She said: ‘Clean your room.’”
Answer: She told me to clean my room
Polite request:
“___ you mind opening the window?”
Answer: Would you mind
Explain the difference:
“I’m meeting him tomorrow” vs “I will meet him tomorrow”
Answer:
Complete logically:
“She looks exhausted. She ___ (train) all day.”
Answer: has been training
Compare:
“He had worked” vs “He had been working”
Answer:
Find the mistake:
“I expect that he will come.”
Answer: I expect him to come
Tricky response:
“Do you mind if I sit here?”
Answer:
No, I don’t mind (= можно)
Yes, I do mind (= нельзя)
Complete:
“By the time you arrive, I ___ (finish) all the work.”
Answer: will have finished (Future Perfect)
Correct the mistake:
“I have been knowing her for years.”
Answer: ❌ have been knowing → ✅ have known
(стативные глаголы не используются в continuous)
Complete:
“They were wet because they ___ (walk) in the rain.”
Answer: had been walking
Correct and explain:
“Would you mind to close the door?”
Answer:
❌ to close → ✅ closing
(после mind всегда gerund)
Rewrite:
“It is important that she understands this.”
Answer: I want her to understand this (или similar structure)
Correct the mistake and explain:
“I’m going to call you when I will arrive.”
Answer:
when I arrive
(в придаточных времени future не используется)(when)
Paraphrase:
“I started studying English 3 years ago and I still study it.”
Answer: I have been studying English for 3 years
Find and fix:
“By 5 PM, she had been finish the report.”
Answer:
❌ had been finish → ✅ had finished
(тут нужен результат → Past Perfect, не continuous)
Rephrase more politely:
“Open the door.”
Answer: Would you mind opening the door?
Difference between:
“I made him do it” vs “I asked him to do it”
Answer: