Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect, Present Progressive, Present Simple или Past Simple. 1� Hi, Tom� Let’s have lunch together� — No, thanks� I already (to have) lunch� 2� What the weather (to be) like? It is still (to rain)? — No, it (to stop) raining� 3� Please give me a pencil, I (to lose) mine� 4� Where Peter (to be)? — He (to go) home� He (to leave) the room a minute ago� 5� What you (to read) now? — I (to read) “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontё� 6� They (to read) “Ivanhoe” by Walter Scott a month ago� What about you? (…) you read “Ivanhoe”? 7� He (to be) crazy about computer games� It’s 11 a�m� Look he (to play) a computer game now� 8� She (to like) to read love stories� She (to read) a lot of books� She (not to read) so much last year� 9� He (to be) an artist� Now he (to paint) a picture in water-colours� 10� My watch (to stop)� There (to be) something wrong with it� 11� You (to see) Michael? — Yes, I (to see) him at the university an hour ago�"
Explanation: The action of having lunch is completed in the past, but it is connected to the present because the speaker is mentioning that he/she has already had lunch.
2. What is the weather like? Is it still raining? No, it has stopped raining.
Explanation: The speaker is talking about the present weather conditions ("is it still raining?"), but they mention that the rain has already stopped.
3. Please give me a pencil, I have lost mine.
Explanation: The action of losing the pencil was completed in the past, but it is connected to the present because the speaker is in need of a pencil.
4. Where is Peter? He has gone home. He left the room a minute ago.
Explanation: The speaker is asking about Peter's current location ("where is Peter?") and then mentions that he has gone home, indicating a completed action in the past. The additional information about leaving the room a minute ago further confirms that it is a past action.
5. What are you reading now? I am reading "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontё.
Explanation: The speaker is referring to their current reading activity ("what are you reading now?"), which is happening in the present.
6. They read "Ivanhoe" by Walter Scott a month ago. What about you? Have you read "Ivanhoe"?
Explanation: The speaker is referring to a completed action in the past (reading "Ivanhoe" a month ago), and then asks if the person they are talking to has also read "Ivanhoe". The use of "have you read" suggests that the speaker is referring to a past action that has a connection to the present.
7. He is crazy about computer games. It's 11 a.m. Look, he is playing a computer game now.
Explanation: The speaker is talking about the person's current interest in computer games ("he is crazy about computer games"), and then provides a present observation of him playing a computer game.
8. She likes to read love stories. She has read a lot of books. She didn't read so much last year.
Explanation: The speaker mentions the person's general liking for reading love stories (which is a habitual action), then refers to the completed action of reading a lot of books (connected to the present), and finally compares it to the past in which she didn't read as much.
9. He is an artist. Now, he is painting a picture in watercolors.
Explanation: The speaker is describing the person's current profession ("he is an artist"), and then mentions their present activity of painting a picture (connected to the present).
10. My watch has stopped. There is something wrong with it.
Explanation: The action of stopping (referring to the watch) has just occurred in the past, and the speaker states that there is a present problem with it.
11. Have you seen Michael? Yes, I saw him at the university an hour ago.
Explanation: The speaker is asking if the person has had a recent interaction or sighting of Michael, and the response indicates that the speaker had a past interaction with him (seeing him) at the university an hour ago. The use of "have you seen" indicates a connection between the past and the present.