1. Grammar. Use the verbs in brackets in the right tense: the Present Simple/ Progressive/ Perfect/ Perfect Progressive Tense; the Past Simple Tense!
I (1) ... (to like) reading. I (2) ... (to read) a lot of fiction since I was seven years old. Since this school year (3) ... (to start), I (4) ... (to read) textbooks. And now I (5) ... (look through) a reference book to do my geography homework right.
My favourite author (6) ... (to be) A. S. Pushkin. I (7) ... already ... (to get) acquainted with lots of his works of different genres: fairy tales, poems, short stories, and novels. Although I (8) … (to read) Pushkin’s drama “Boris Godunov” for three days this week, I (9) … (not to read) much yet because I (10) … usually … (not to have) much spare time while studying.
2. have read - Present Perfect tense
3. has started - Present Perfect tense (since this school year is a point in time that started in the past and is still ongoing)
4. have been reading - Present Perfect Progressive tense
5. am looking through - Present Progressive tense
6. is - Present Simple tense
7. have already gotten - Present Perfect tense
8. have been reading - Present Perfect Progressive tense (for three days this week is a period of time that started in the past and is still ongoing)
9. haven't read - Present Perfect tense (not to read much yet signifies a lack of completed reading so far)
10. usually don't have - Present Simple tense (usually is an adverb of frequency indicating a habitual action)