Task 1. Choose the correct tense in these sentences (Выберите правильное время в этих предложениях). 1. Steven Spielberg directed/ has directed/ has been directing over twenty films.
2. He worked/ has worked/ has been working on a new film since February.
3. Oxford university Press published/ has published/ has been publishing a new dictionary last year.
4. Madonna recorded/ has recorded/ has been recording albums for more than two decades.
5. She recorded/ has recorded/ has been recording at least ten hit records.
Task 2. Open the bracket using the appropriate tense forms. (Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в нужном времени).
1. He (to begin) to write his composition at 2 o'clock. It is already eleven, and he still (to write) it. He says he (to finish) it by midnight.
2. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She (run).
3. When I (to walk) back home I (to realize) that I (to leave) my keys in the office.
4. They (to float) down the river for many hours before they (to reach) the island.
5. By the end of the next year she (to work) here for 25 years.