Present perfect continuous: exercise 1. complete the following sentences using present perfect continuous: model: the boys are playing football. . – they’ve been playing football for almost two hours. 1. alex is talking on the phone. he … . 2. i am waiting for my friend. i … . 3. it’s raining. it … . 4. bob is sitting in the waiting room. he … . 5. i am trying to learn greek. i … . 6. he is learning to drive. he … . 7. they are quarrelling. they … . 8. the baby is crying. she … . 9. i am living in the centre now. i … . 10. he is listening to his favorite music. he … . 11. jack is doing nothing. he … 12. the parents are watching tv. they … . 13. father is sleeping in his armchair. he … . 14. jane is walking with her dog. she … . 15. the teacher is still correcting our papers. she … . 16. my sister is looking for a pair of new shoes. she … .

1. he has been talking on the phone for 20 minutes.

2. i have been waiting for my friend for an hour.

3. it has been raining for 3 hours.

4. bob has been sitting in the waiting room since morning.

5. i have been trying to learn greek for 2 years.

6. he has been learning to drive for one month.

7. they have been quarrelling for 4 days.

8. the baby has been crying since morning.

9. i have been living in the centre since the start of the year.

10. he has been listening to his favorite music for 3 hours.

11. jack has been doing nothing for 4 years.

12. the parents have been watching tv since 5 o’clock.

13. father has been sleeping in his armchair for 45 minutes.

14. jane has been walking with her dog since 11 o’clock.

15. the teacher has been correcting our papers for 5 hours.

16. my sister his been looking for a pair of new  shoes  for 5 hours.

Определите время и залог в предложениях и переведите их: 1. world railways are now busy in search of ways to increase their economic efficiency. железные дороги мира сейчас заняты поисками путей повышения их эффективности.are - present simple active2. the underground railway in london was opened to traffic in 1890. подземная железная дорога в лондоне была открыта для движения в 1890.was opened - past simple passive3. electronics has found a wide application in railway substations. электроника нашла широкое применение в железнодорожных подстанциях.has found - present perfect active4. these cars have good sound-insulation. эти автомобили хорошей звукоизоляцией.have - present simple activeii. переведите предложения, учитывая правило согласования времен.1. we thought that we should go to a business trip in winter. мы думали, что нам лучше поехать в командировку зимой.2. the foreman watched how the railwaymen were repairing a railway track. старшина наблюдал за тем, как железнодорожники восстанавливали железную дорогу.  3. she told us that all experiments had been finished in time. она сказала нам, что все эксперименты были закончены в срок.iii. переведите предложения, обращая внимание на союзное и бессоюзное подчинение.1. they know they will made a report at the scientific conference. они знают, что они будут выступать с докладом на научной конференции.2. if automatic control is used, many operations will be improved. при использовании режима автоматического многие операции будут улучшены.3. we are sure their information is absolutely correct.  мы уверены, что их информация является абсолютно правильной.

ответ:I want to live in a bright future, where everything is for people and everything is according to the mind, where high technologies and universal social equality are introduced everywhere. Where robotic systems produce the bulk of goods and services, and people, all with high self-awareness, are engaged in family, improve their knowledge in different directions, move deeper into space and study the Universe, travel. I want to live in techno-communism. So I want that I already decided to actually achieve this. I am sure that we can touch this bright future, feel its achievements in the coming years