Tense or the Present Perfect Tense. 1. I (try) to get into contact with them for a long time, but now I (give) it up as hopeless.
2. My shortsighted uncle (lose) spectacles. We (look) for them everywhere but we can't find
them.
3. She (be) of great help to us since she (live) for such a long time with us.
4. You ever (work) as interpreter? — Yes, that is what I (do) for the last five months.
5. They (make up) their quarrel? — I don't know. I only know that they (not be) on speaking
terms since September.
6. Our pilot (ask) for permission to take off for ten minutes already, but he (get) no answer
yet.
7. A skilful photographer (help) me with the development of summer films for two weeks,
but we (develop) only half of them.
8. I (know) them since we met at Ann's party.
9. You (open) the door at last I (ring) for an hour at least, it seems to me.
10. Look, the typist (talk) all the time, she already (miss) several words.
Exercise 3. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the proper tense, either the
