- •Meaning and creation of verbs
- •Verb creation
- •9. Insert the necessary phrasal verbs into the sentences.
- •Kinds and forms of verbs
- •The present indefinite
- •Usage The Present Indefinite is used to denote:
- •Exercises
- •Explain the use of the Present Indefinite forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Ask your fellow-student:
- •4. (A) Say that somebody or something does the same. Give your reasons:
- •5. Open the brackets.
- •6. Open the brackets. Use the Present Indefinite.
- •7. Correct any possible errors in these sentences where necessary.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •1. In pairs ask and answer the following questions.
- •The present continuous
- •The Present Continuous is used to denote:
- •1. Explain the use of the Present Continuous forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •2.Say that somebody is doing it.
- •4. Ask your fellow-student:
- •5. Choose the correct variant.
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite.
- •7. Read the following dialogue between a hotel owner and the receptionist. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.
- •8. Open the brackets. Use either the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.
- •9. Open the brackets. Use the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.
- •10. Put the following verbs into the correct tense—either the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.
- •11. Translate into English.
- •12. Translate into English. Use either the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.
- •2. Answer the questions below using the Present Continuous tense. Refer to the diary below.
- •3.Say about what you usually do on Saturday mornings and what you are doing this Saturday morning. Start like this:
- •4.Write a postcard to an English speaking friend. Say what you do every day on holiday and what you are doing at the moment. The present perfect
- •Exercises
- •Explain the use of the Present Perfect forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense, and fill the spaces by repeating the auxiliary.
- •Open the brackets. Use the Present Perfect.
- •6.2. Put in: since or for.
- •6.3. Put in: yet, recently, how long, never, since, just, so far, for, ever.
- •7. Combine the given phrases. Translate what is given in the right-hand column.
- •8. Translate into English. Use the Present Perfect.
- •1. Make up short dialogues using the Present Perfect and one of the prompts given.
- •The present perfect continuous
- •1.Explain the use of the Present Perfect Continuous forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2.Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Transform into an interrogative form according to the model:
- •4.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •5.Put in: since or for.
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect Simple.
- •7.Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect Simple.
- •8.Translate into English. Use the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •9. Translate into English. Use either the Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect.
- •10. Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •1.In pairs ask and answer questions using the prompts given as in the example.
- •Revision box (present tenses)
- •Use the verbs in one of the Present forms.
- •2. Translate into Russian.
- •4. Translate into English using the Present Continuous, the Present Indefinite or the Present Perfect:
- •1.Complete the sentences. Compare with your partner’s ones:
- •The past indefinite
- •The Past Indefinite is used to denote:
- •Complete actions or events which happened at a definite moment in the past: She called me an hour ago.
- •Exercises
- •Explain the use of the Past Indefinite forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Put the verbs in the following sentences into the Past Indefinite tense form
- •3. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •4. Ask your fellow-student:
- •5. Open the brackets. Use the appropriate form of the verb 'to be'.
- •6. Express contrasting past actions. Give your reason.
- •7. Respond to the following utterances:
- •8. Fill in:
- •9. Complete the sentences. Each sentence should have a form of used to. Add your own words.
- •10. Turn the following texts into the past.
- •11. Open the brackets. Use the Past Indefinite.
- •12. Open the brackets. Use either the Past Indefinite or Present Indefinite.
- •Identify and correct any possible errors in these sentences where necessary.
- •14. Translate into English. Use the Past Indefinite.
- •15. Translate into English. Use the Past Indefinite or the Present Indefinite.
- •16. Open the brackets. Use either the Past Indefinite or Present Perfect.
- •17. Translate into English. Use the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect.
- •1.Answer the questions:
- •2. Talk about your country’s past (100 years ago), how was the past different from the present. The past continuous
- •The Past Indefinite is used to denote:
- •An action in progress at a definite moment or a definite period of time in the past: They were playing football at 5.30 yesterday.
- •Exercises
- •Explain the use of the Past Continuous forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3.Say what you or other people were doing some time ago. Use the prompts.
- •4. Ask your fellow-student:
- •5. Here is a list of some things that Mary did yesterday (and the times at which she did them). Ask all types of questions about what Mary was doing at these times yesterday.
- •6. Combine the two sentences into one compound sentence each time saying that:
- •7. Complete these sentences using the Past Continuous or the Past Indefinite.
- •8. Open the brackets. Use either the Past Continuous or Past Indefinite.
- •9. Open the brackets. Use either the present forms (the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous) or the past forms (the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous).
- •10. Identify and correct any possible errors in these sentences where necessary.
- •11. Translate into English. Use either the Past Continuous or Past Indefinite.
- •1.Talk in pairs about accidents you had, while you were doing something else.
- •The past perfect
- •The Past Perfect is used to denote:
- •An action which happened before another past action or before a stated moment in the past: She had finished work when her friends came.
- •Exercises
- •Explain the use of the Past Perfect forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Make up sentences using the words in brackets:
- •4. Join the sentences together.
- •5. Complete the following sentences:
- •6. Complete the sentences. Make use of the suggested Russian phrases.
- •7. Combine two sentences to make a compound one with the conjunctions hardly … when, scarcely … when, no sooner ... Than.
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the required tense form:
- •9. Complete the sentences. Supply the missing parts.
- •10. Complete the following sentences. Use either the Past Perfect or Past Indefinite.
- •11. Complete the sentences. Mind the use of the Past Perfect.
- •12. Complete the sentences. Use either the Past Perfect or Past Indefinite.
- •13. Complete the sentences. Use the Past Perfect or Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.
- •14. Translate into English. Use either the Past Perfect or Past Indefinite.
- •15. Translate into English. Use the Past Perfect or the Past Indefinite.
- •1.Work in pairs and finish the last sentence of the paragraph.
- •The past perfect continuous
- •The Past Perfect Continuous is used to denote:
- •Exercises
- •Explain the use of the Past Perfect Continuous forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •Join the following sentences. Use the Past Perfect Continuous in the main clause according to the model:
- •Express the same idea. Use the Past Perfect Continuous according to the model.
- •Answer these questions. Give your reasons according to the model.
- •6. Ask questions about the starting point of the actions according to the model.
- •7. Complete the following sentences. Put in the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs.
- •8. Use the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets:
- •10. Translate into English using the Past Perfect Continuous.
- •1.Make up dialogues about the things you had been doing before you entered the University. Revision box (past tenses)
- •1. Put the verbs into the necessary past tense form.
- •2. Translate into English using the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
- •Make up dialogues about your last trip. Try to use all the past tenses. The future indefinite
- •Explain the use of the Future Indefinite forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Ask your fellow-student:
- •4. Put in when or if.
- •5. Use if, unless, when, till, until in these sentences. In some cases there are several possibilities.
- •6.Put the verbs into the Present Indefinite or the Future Indefinite.
- •7. Put in the correct verb form (the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous or the Future Indefinite).
- •8. Translate into English.
- •To Be Going To
- •9. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •10. Read the pairs of subjects and verbs below. Then write sentences about future events using the correct form of be going to.
- •12.Use either be going to or the Future Indefinite.
- •13. Use either the Future Indefinite, be going to, the Present Continuous.
- •14.Identify and correct any possible errors in these sentences where necessary.
- •15. Paraphrase these sentences. Use the verbs given.
- •2. Planning ahead
- •3.What are you going to do next holidays? Tell your partner.
- •4. Complete the sentences:
- •The future continuous
- •Exercises
- •1. Explain the use of the Future Continuous forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Ask your fellow-student:
- •4. Put the verbs into the Future Continuous.
- •5. Choose the Future Indefinite or the Future Continuous.
- •6. Put the following verbs into the Present Indefinite, the Future Indefinite or the Future Continuous.
- •7. Identify and correct any possible errors in these sentences where necessary.
- •8. Translate from Russian into English. Use the Future Continuous.
- •1.Describe your tomorrow day. Begin with:
- •2. Act out the dialogue.
- •The future perfect
- •1. Explain the use of the Future Perfect forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform the sentences into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Perfect.
- •5. Put the following verbs into the Present Indefinite, the Future Indefinite or the Future Perfect.
- •6. Put the verb into the Future Continuous or the Future Perfect.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •1. Read the situation and then respond to it. Use the verb in the Future Perfect in an affirmative and negative form, and by then. Expand your responses according to the model.
- •2. What do you think will have happened by the end of this century? Make up a story. Here are some ideas to help you.
- •The future perfect continuous
- •Exercises
- •1. Explain the use of the Future Perfect Continuous forms. Translate into Russian. Start like this:
- •2. Transform into negative and interrogative forms.
- •3. Open the brackets. Use the Future Perfect Continuous.
- •4. Use the Future Perfect Continuous or the Future Perfect.
- •Revision box (future tenses)
- •Use the verbs either in the Future Simple, Future Continuous or Future Perfect.
- •Use one of the future tenses.
- •Put the following verbs into the correct future or present tense to express a future meaning.
- •Translate into English. Use the necessary future form.
- •1. Make up dialogues about your future summer holidays . Try to use all the future forms. Mixed bag
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the given tense forms.
- •2. Transform into a negative form.
- •3. Correct any possible errors in these sentences where necessary.
- •4. Put the verb into the necessary forms.
- •Simple Present / Present Continuous
- •Simple Past / Past Continuous
- •Will / Be Going to
- •Simple Future / Future Continuous
- •Simple Present / Simple Future/ Present Continuous / Future Continuous
- •7. Translate into English.
- •8.Translate these sentences.
- •9.Put the verbs into the necessary forms.
- •10.Choose the correct variant.
- •11. Use the necessary tense forms.
- •12. Use the correct tense forms.
- •13. Open the brackets. Use the proper tense forms.
- •14. Translate into English.
- •The passive voice
- •The Rules of Changing from Active into Passive
- •The Indefinite Tenses in the Passive Voice
- •1.Open the brackets. Use the Present Indefinite Passive.
- •2.Paraphrase the following sentences. Give two variants if possible.
- •3.Give negative answers to the following questions:
- •4. Ask general questions:
- •Ask special questions:
- •6.Make up sentences using the passive voice:
- •7.Translate into English. Use the Present Indefinite Passive.
- •8.Open the brackets. Use the Past Indefinite Passive
- •9. Answer the questions:
- •10.Transform the following sentences with two objects:
- •12. Fill in by or with.
- •13.Translate into English. Use the Past Indefinite Passive.
- •14.Open the brackets. Use the Future Indefinite Passive
- •15.Respond using the prompts:
- •Ask questions:
- •17.Translate into English. Use the Future Indefinite Passive.
- •18.Open the brackets. Use either the Present or Future Indefinite Passive.
- •19.Translate into English. Use the Present, Past, Future Indefinite Passive.
- •1. Read this story and retell it in pairs to each other using the Passive Voice forms. Make up the end of this story.
- •The Continuous Tenses in the Passive Voice
- •1.Open the brackets. Use the Present Continuous Passive.
- •2.Respond to the following:
- •3.Translate into English. Use the Present Continuous Passive.
- •4.Open the brackets. Use the Past Continuous Passive.
- •5.Transform the sentences using the Passive Voice:
- •6.Complete the situations:
- •7.Make complex sentences:
- •8.Translate into English. Use the Past Continuous Passive.
- •9.Translate into English. Use either the Present or Past Continuous Passive.
- •The Perfect Tenses in the Passive Voice
- •1.Open the brackets. Use the Present Perfect Passive.
- •2.Respond to the following:
- •3.Ask if the following actions have really taken place:
- •4.Translate into English. Use the Present Perfect Passive.
- •5.Open the brackets. Use the Past Perfect Passive.
- •6.Respond to the following using the prompts:
- •7.Make up sentences using the prompts:
- •8.Translate into English. Use the Past Perfect Passive.
- •9. Open the brackets. Use the Future Perfect Passive.
- •10.Change the sentences into the Future Perfect Passive:
- •11.Translate into English. Use the Past Perfect Passive.
- •Revision box (the passive voice)
- •1.Open the brackets. Use the necessary tense form in the Passive Voice.
- •2.Open the brackets. Use the necessary tense form in the Active or Passive Voice.
- •3.Translate into English. Use the necessary tense form in the Passive Voice.
- •1.(A) Change the structure of the following sentences so as to begin them with a person.
- •1.(B) Use two passive constructions where possible
- •2.Translate into English. Use the Passive Voice where appropriate
- •Passive Voice/Causative Form (have somethingdone)
- •1.Make up dialogues in pairs about the problems you have now. Try to use the verbs in the Active and Passive Voice. Sequence of tenses
- •Exercises
- •1.Write the following sentences in the past. Mind the rules of the sequence of tenses.
- •2.Open the brackets and choose the necessary tense form.
- •3.Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •4.Translate the following sentences into English. Mind the rules of the sequence of tenses.
- •Reported Speech
- •Reported statements
- •Exercises
- •1.Put in tell or say.
- •2.Change the following sentences into Reported Speech. Comment on the use of tense forms. Start like this:
- •2.Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.
- •3.Translate the following sentences into English
- •Reported questions
- •Exercises
- •1.Rewrite each of these questions in Reported Speech. Start with the words given, and make any additions you need.
- •2.Turn the questions into Reported Speech.
- •3.Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Commands. Requests. Instructions.
- •Exercises
- •1.Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.
- •2.Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Revision box (reported speech)
- •1. Change into Reported Speech
- •2.Translate into English.
- •1. Report what the family said at the dinner table:
- •2. Report what the policeman always wants to know?
8. Open the brackets. Use either the Past Continuous or Past Indefinite.
(A)
It (rain) hard this morning when I (wake up).
While I (have) breakfast this morning, my sister (phone) from Mexico.
I (take) my umbrella because it (rain).
When he (work) in the garden he (hurt) his knee.
Linda (wait) for the bus when I (see) her.
I (look) out of the window and (see) that it (snow) hard.
When the parents (come) from the theatre yesterday evening, the children (sleep).
When the guests (arrive) Mrs Black still (cook) dinner.
I (walk) along the road yesterday when I (meet) an old friend. She (go) to the post-office.
We (see) an accident when we (wait) for the bus.
Where you (go) at this time yesterday?
When I (shave) I (cut) myself.
Sally (lie) in bed when her mother (enter) the room.
I (go) to Jack's house but (not/find) him in. His mother (say) that she (not/know) what he (do) but (think) he probably (play) football.
We (cycle) along the road when we (see) a huge lorry.
«What you (do) between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday?» (ask) the detective. - «I (clean) my house», said Mrs Jones. «I always clean my house on Saturday mornings.»
We (arrive) as they (leave).
She (weep) bitterly while she (tell) her story.
As Mary (get) out of the boat her foot (slip) and she (fall) into the water.
While I (wait) for the bus I (notice) a group of tourists who (listen) intently to a guide.
She (injure) her ankle while she (jog) in the park.
While I (row) across the lake I (lose) one oar.
Nobody (watch), so the little boy (take) a packet of sweets from the shelf and (put) it in his pocket.
The plane (crash) into a bridge because it (fly) too low.
While I (try) to get my car started, a passing car (stop) and the driver (offer) to help me.
Last fall I (drive) along a free way when I (run) out of gas. Luckily a truck (stop) and (give) me a lift.
When they (walk) through the countryside one day they (come) across a ruined mansion.
While we (clean) the attic, we (come) across our grandmother's old school books.
The driver (fall) asleep as he (drive) along.
At six o'clock this morning I (have) a wonderful dream, but then the alarm (go) off.
Laura (not/wear) her glasses at that time, so she (not/ notice) what kind of car the man (drive).
We (not/go) to the skating rink, because it (freeze) hard.
While I (have) a shower someone (knock) at the door.
While we (get) on the train, we (see) a robbery take place.
While the boys (skate) they (slip) on the thin ice and (fall) into the water.
(B)
Last night I (1) (to be) alone at home. I (2) (to lie) on my bed and I (3) (to watch) TV when I (4) (to hear) a strange noise. The noise (5) (to come) from the kitchen. I (6) (to go) downstairs, (7) (to pick up) a heavy vase from the table and (8) (to head for) the kitchen. I (9) (to open) the door very slowly. Then I (10) (to see) someone. He (11) (to search) in the fridge. I (12) (to be) so frightened that I (13) (to drop) the vase I (14) (to carry) and it (15) (to crash) onto the floor. The man (16) (to turn) towards the door and I (17) (to see) his face. It (18) (to be) my husband!
(C)
Tom went back to the camp the following morning, but it (1) (to be) in some confusion. Soldiers (2) (to wander) around carrying equipment from one place to another, but there (3) (not to seem) to be any purpose to what they (4) (to do). Tom had never been in an army camp before and he (5) (not to know) what to do. He (6) (to try) to phone the newspaper, but something (7) (to be) wrong with the telephone lines. He (8) (to try) to find out what exactly (9) (to go on), when the first plane (10) (to appear). A wooden building a few hundred yards away suddenly (11) (to disappear) in an explosion of flame. Soon bombs (12) (to explode) all round him. Smoke (13) (to rise) from burning buildings. And suddenly everything (14) (to go) quiet.
(D)
It was a typical summer afternoon; the sun (1) (to shine) brightly, the cars (2) (to creep) slowly round the corner of the park. Five or six children (3) (to play) in the stream by the fountain, jumping in and out of the water, their laughter mixing with the noise of the traffic. All the world (4) (to wear) shorts or T-shirts, or bathing costumes; yet Walter Harrison, sitting on a park bench in his overcoat, (5) (to feel) cold and lonely. After a few minutes he (6) (to get up) and (7) (to walk) through the park gates. His adventure was about to begin…
He (8) (to stop) just before putting his key in the front door. Something (9) (to happen) in the back garden. Quietly he (10) (to creep) around the side of the house and (11) (to look) through the gate. Two men (12) (to stand) at the back of the house, holding a ladder. A third man was at the top of the ladder and a fourth inside the house: he (13) (to pass) furniture through the window to his partner. All four (14) (to work) quietly and efficiently and the pile of furniture in the garden (15) (to get) bigger and bigger. Walter couldn't believe his eyes: the strangers (16) (to empty) his flat, and they (17) (to behave) as if it was the most normal thing in the world. He (18) (to cough) loudly and then (19) (to say), "Excuse me!" – and the man at the top of the ladder (20) (to drop) his portable TV onto the concrete below.
(E)
The other day I (1) (to happen) to finish work earlier than usual. The weather was charming, so I (2) (to decide) to take a walk. When I (3) (to pass) by one of the numerous pubs, it (4) (to occur) to me that I could do with a bottle of beer and (5) (to enter) the bar. There (6) (to be) not many customers in it. Several men and women (7) (to have) their lunch at the tables, others (8) (to stand) at the bar and (9) (to drink) beer. I (10) (to take) a seat and (11) (to order) a bottle of beer. While I (12) (to drink) my beer, the place (13) (to be filled) with visitors. When I (14) (to be going) to leave the bar, it (15) (to begin) to rain. I (16) (to wait) a few minutes, but the rain (17) (not to stop). The strange part of it was that there (18) (to be) no clouds in the sky and the sun (19) (to shine) brightly, and yet it (20) (to rain) hard.