I. Read and translate the following sentences.

1. My English friend has visited Moscow recently. 2. The tourists have not seen the wonderful collection of pictures in the Tretyakov Gallery yet. 3. I have never been to St. Petersburg. 4. Russia has always been one of the most powerful states in the world. 5. I’ve never heard of it. 6. So much has happened in Russia since he left the country. 7. I thanked him for what he had done for me. 8. The son did as his mother had told him. 9. The meeting had begun before we got to the place. 10. I had read an interesting book on Russian history by the end of the week. 11. He will have finished his work by tomorrow evening. 12. They will have built the Opera House by the end of the year. 13. Helen has been waiting for her brother since 10 o’clock. 14. The news didn’t surprise me for I had been expecting it for weeks. 15. By the next year we shall be working at the theatre for five years. 16. At last I have translated this article, now I shall have a little rest.

II. Make the following sentences a) negative, b) interrogative.

1. They have returned from their trip to the Baltic Sea lately. 2. They had finished the reconstruction of the Hermitage by September. 3. He has known Magnitogorsk for 20 years. 4. I have travelled to Lake Baikal this summer. 5. She will have discovered many interesting facts about mineral recourses of Russia by the time she finishes reading this book. 6. We shall have met them at Sheremetyevo airport by 2 o’clock. 7. By noon the young tourists had climbed the tower of the cathedral. 8. He has lived in Siberia for past two years. 9. The Parliament had approved of the law by 6 o’clock yesterday. 10. The students will have passed all the exams by Saturday.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Perfect Tense.

1. By 16.30 they (arrive) in Moscow. 2. By the end of the year I (read) two books on the modern history of Russia. 3. By this time next week they (return) from their trip to the Black Sea. 4. They (finish) the reconstruction of the Hermitage before summer. 5. The government (settle) the conflict by the end of this week. 6. They (decorate) the centre of the town before the New Year celebrations. 7. Before I see you again I (be) to St. Petersburg. 8. We (finish) the building of the house before summer. 9. They (discuss) the plans of the country’s economic development by the end of the year.10. The students (study) the course on international geography by the end of the term.

IV. Answer the following questions using the Past Perfect Tense.

Example: Why didn’t you invite Dick to your party? (go to Moscow) – Because he had gone to Moscow.

1. Why did she refuse to go to the pictures with you? (see the film)

2. Why couldn’t you get into the flat? (lose the key)

3. Why did you come so soon from your trip to the Black Sea? (spend all the money)

4. Why didn’t you see Ann on Sunday? (go for the weekend)

5. Why didn’t you ring Tom up? (quarrel with him)

6. Why didn’t the Parliament discuss social problems? (have little time)

7. Why didn’t you go to see the Tretyakov Gallery (be very busy)

8. Why didn’t you send him a letter at once? (send a telegram)

9. Why didn’t you give Nina the book yesterday? (read it myself)

10. Why did he feel so upset? (lose his job)

V. Make up sentences with the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

Example: Mother/ teach literature for 20 years/ retire – Mother had been teaching literature for 20 years before she retired.

1. Your friend / live in Siberia for 5 years / move to the Far East

2. Kasparov / play chess for 15 years / become the world chess champion

3. He / travel about Russia for three years / settle down in his native town

4. He / write books for a few years / become famous

5. He / work as a governor for ten years / become a member of the Parliament

6. He / compose music for two years / become popular

7. Russian solders / fight for four years / win in the Great Patriotic War

8. The students / study the history of Russia for a year / pass the examination

9. The members of the Parliament / discuss the law for a month / approve / of it

10. He / work as an engineer for five years / become a good specialist

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