The Past Continuous Tense

The Past Continuous Tense обозначает временное действие, длившееся в определенный момент в прошлом: I was writing a letter to my friend when Mum came.

The Future Continuous Tense

The Future Continuous Tense временное действие, длящееся в определенный момент в будущем: He will be writing a letter to his friend at 5 o’clock tomorrow.

The Present Perfect Tense

1. The Present Perfect Tense обозначает действие, связанное с настоящим: I have seen this film (I can discuss it with you now)

2. часто используется с

   • наречиями: ever, never, just, already, yet, of late/lately/ recently: I have never spoken to him.

   • выражениями this morning/ evening, today, this week, year, если этот временной промежуток не закончен на момент говорения: Have you seen him today?

   • предлогами for, since: I have known her for two years

   • выражением this (it) is the first time: This is the first time he has driven a car.

The Past Perfect Tense

1. The Past Perfect Tense обозначает действие, законченное до определенного момента в прошлом: He had finished his work when I called him.

2. используется с союзами hardly, scarcely, nearly, barely, no sooner…than: He had hardly done it when they came.

The Future Perfect Tense

The Future Perfect Tense обозначает действие, которое закончится до определенного момента в будущем: He will have finished his work by 5 o’clock tomorrow.

The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The Present Perfect Continuous Tense обозначает действие, которое началось в прошлом, длилось до настоящего момента и все еще продолжается: I have been learning English for 10 years.

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense обозначает действие, которое началось до определенного момента в прошлом, длилось до него и все еще продолжалось: We have been climbing for six hours when at last we reached the summit of the mountain.

The Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The Future Perfect Continuous Tense обозначает действие, которое начнется до определенного момента в будущем, будет продолжаться до него и во время: By the next August she will have been teaching English for 30 years.

Present Simple

Задание 1. Образуйте форму 3–его лица единственного числа от нижеследующих глаголов, расположите их в соответствующие столбцы и прочитайте их.

Watch, play, fix, buy, go, fly, get, drop, say, dress, cry, mix, dry, sneeze, reach, pay.

+ s	Ss, sh, ch, tch, x+ es	Vowel + y + s	Consonant + y ----ies
gets	watches	plays	flies

Задание 2. Образуйте форму 3-его лица единственного числа от нижеследующих глаголов, расположите их в соответствующие столбцы и прочитайте их.

Match, try, bake, dance, ring, keep, hit, work, teach, rise, hate, leave, smoke, arrive, smile, kiss, begin, cry, lose, dress, choose, rob, like, sleep.

/s/	/iz/	/z/
After /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/	After /s/, /t∫ /, /t /, /d/, /z /	After other sounds
bakes	matches	tries

Past Simple

Задание 3. Образуйте форму прошедшего времени от нижеследующих глаголов, расположите их в соответствующие столбцы и прочитайте их.

Cry, stay, stop, hate, taste, prefer, fry, dance, like, type, plan, annoy, destroy, pray, phone, beg, try, tip, play, study, travel, enjoy, empty, tidy

-e ---- +d	Double consonant + ed	consonant + y ----ied	Vowel + y -----+ ed
hated	stopped	cried	stayed

Задание 4. Образуйте форму прошедшего времени от нижеследующих глаголов, расположите их в соответствующие столбцы и прочитайте их.

Add, wash, rain, need, help, want, count, rob, open, work, marry, close, love, end, invite, laugh, hope, kiss

/id/	/t/	/d/
After /t/, /d/	After /k/, /s/, /t /, /f/, /p/,	After other sounds
added	worked	opened

Present Continuous

Задание 5. Добавьте окончание -ing к нижеследующим глаголам, расположите их в соответствующие столбцы и прочитайте их.

Run, swim, drive, play, read, lie, travel, cycle, put, ride, drink, write, tie, fly, take, cut, sleep

+ ing	-ie --- y +ing	-e ---ing	Double consonant +ing
Playing	Lying	Taking	cutting

Почитайте предложения на английском и русском языках, приведенные в таблице. Обратите внимание на русский перевод английских предложений.

This firm …. Эта фирма ….

Produces computers	Производит компьютеры (вообще)
Is producing	Производит (сейчас)
Has produced	Произвела (только что, на сегодняшний день)
Has been producing	Производит (с какого-то времени)
Produced	Произвела, производила (в прошлом)
Was producing	Производила (в определенный момент в прошлом)
Had produced	Произвела (уже до определенного момента в прошлом)
Had been producing	Произвела (уже сколько-то времени до определенного момента в прошлом)
Will produce	Будет производить (в будущем)
Will be producing	Будет производить (в определенный момент в будущем)
Will have produced	Произведет (к определенному моменту в будущем)
Will have been producing	Будет производить (уже сколько-то времени к определенному моменту в будущем)

Задание 6. Переведите на английский язык.

сейчас

1. Я ремонтирую компьютер уже 20 минут

редко

7 часов в день

2. Он работает сейчас (не мешайте ему).

здесь уже несколько лет

в прошлом году

3. Она прочитала книгу (т.е. может рассказать ее содержание)

вчера к 7 часам вечера

неделю тому назад

когда он пришел

4. Мы читали эту книгу вчера

уже два часа, когда он пришел

пока он переводил текст

вчера весь день

уже несколько часов

5. Дождь шел когда я вышел на улицу

вчера (факт)

до того, как вы пришли

в следующем году

6. Он будет изучать английский уже 2 года, когда он поступит в институт

завтра в это же время

уже 2 часа завтра, когда вы позвоните

7. Мы будем читать эту книгу через час

скоро

когда он придет

скоро

8. Они напишут тест завтра к 3 часам

к тому времени, когда он вернется

если вы поможете ему

9. Он закончит курсовую работу когда он соберет весь материал

после того, как переговорит с ним

7. Put the verb into the correct form. Use Present Continuous Tense.

Examples: Please don’t make so much noise. I am studying (study).

Let's go out now. It is not raining (not/rain) any more.

Listen to those people. What language are they speaking (they/speak)?

1. Please be quiet. I ... (try) to concentrate.

2. Look! It ... (snow).

3. Why ... (you/look) at me like that? Have I said something wrong?

4. You ... (make) a lot of noise. Can you be a bit quieter?

5. Excuse me, I ... (look) for a phone box. Is there one near here?

6. (in the cinema) It's a good film, isn't it? ... (You/enjoy) it?

7. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They ... (shout) at each other again.

8. Why ... (you/wear) your coat today? It's very warm.

9. I … (not/work) this week. I'm on holiday.

10. I want to lose weight. I … (not/eat) anything today.

8. Put the verb into the correct form.

Examples: Water boils (boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.

George does not go (not/go) to the cinema very often.

How many languages do you speak (you/speak)?

1. The swimming bath … (open) at 9.00 and … (close) at 18.30 every day.

2. What time … (the banks/close) in Britain?

3. I have a car but I … (not/use) it very often.

4. How many cigarettes … (you/smoke) a day?

5. 'What … (you/do)?' 'I'm an electrical engineer.'

6. 'Where … (your father/come) from? 'He … (come) from Scotland.'

7. If you need money, why … (you/not/get) a job?

8. I … (play) the piano, but I … (not/play) very well

9. I don't understand the word ‘deceive’. What … ('deceive'/ mean)?

9. Use these sentences to make questions. Begin your question with the word(s) in brackets.

Examples: Tom plays tennis. (How often?) How often does Tom play tennis?

I get up in the morning. (What time/usually?) What time do you usually get up?

I. Ann watches television. (How often?) How often …

2.1 write to my parents. (How often?) …

3.1 have dinner in the evening? (What time/usually?)

4. Tom works. (Where?) …

5.1 go to the cinema. (How often?) …

6. People do stupid things. (Why?) …

7. The car breaks down. (How often?) …

10. Decide whether the verbs in these sentences are right or wrong. Correct those which are wrong.

Examples: I don't know your telephone number. – RIGHT

Please don't make so much noise. I study. –WRONG: am studying

1. Look! Somebody is climbing up that tree over there.

2. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?

3. Are you believing in God?

4. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car.

5. The moon goes round the earth.

6. I'm thinking it would be a good idea to leave early.

7. The government is worried because the number of people without jobs is increasing.

8. I'm usually going to work by car.

11. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous (I am doing) or present simple (I do).

Examples: Please don't make so much noise. I am studying (study).

How many languages does Tom speak (Tom/speak)?

This machine doesn't work (not/work). It hasn't worked for years.

1. I … (not/belong) to a political party.

2. Hurry! The bus … (come). I … (not/want) to miss it.

3. The River Nile … (flow) into the Mediterranean.

4. The river … (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.

5. … (it/ever/snow) in India?

6. We usually … (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we … (not/grow) any.

7. A: Can you drive?

B: No, but I … (learn). My father … (teach) me.

8. You can borrow my umbrella. I … (not/need) it at the moment.

9. (at a party) I usually … (enjoy) parties but I … (not/ enjoy) this one very much.

10. George says he's 80 years old but I … (not/believe) him

11. Ron is in London at the moment. He … (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually … (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London.

12. My parents … (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where … (your parents/live)?

13. She … (stay) with her sister at the moment until she finds somewhere to live.

14. A: What … (your father/do)? - He's a teacher, but he … (not/work) at the moment.

12. Ann is going on holiday.Write sentences about her holiday plans. Use the words in brackets. Example: (go/Scotland). She is going to Scotland.

1. (leave/next Friday) She …

2. (stay/in Scotland for two weeks) …

3. (go/with a friend of hers) …

4. (stay/in a hotel) They …

5. (go/by train) …

13. Put the verb into the most suitable form, present continuous (I am doing) or present simple (I do).

Examples: We are going (go) to the theatre this evening.

Does the film begin (the film/begin) at 3.30 or 4.30?

1 We … (have) a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?

2. I … (not/go) away for my holidays next month because I haven't got enough money … (you/go) away?

3. The concert this evening … (start) at 7.30.

4. George, is it true that you … (get) married next week?

5. The art exhibition … (open) on 3 May and … (finish) on 15 July.

6. What time … (the next train/leave)?

7. Ann. we … (go) to town … (you/come) with us?