- •Lesson 21
- •I. Form the Past Indefinite from the infinitives in brackets. Name the signals of the Past Indefinite Tense.
- •II. Contrast the Present Perfect with the Past Indefinite Tense. Replace the underlined adverbs by those in brackets. Give your own situation to justify the use of each of the present tenses:
- •III. Translate into English:
- •IV. Finish the sentences and answer them:
- •V. Express disagreement and complete the situation according to the model:
- •VI. Use the appropriate article wherever necessary:
- •Lesson 22
- •I. Make up sentences with the following groups of word. Use either the Past Indefinite or the Perfect, supply the missing words:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Complete the following sentences using since and for as in the model:
- •IV. Translate into English using the Durative Perfect:
- •V. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Indefinite Tense:
- •VI. Translate into English using the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous and the Present Perfect Tense:
- •VII. Dictation-translation:
- •Lesson 23
- •I. Use Present Perfect for the indefinite time and Past Indefinite for definite time:
- •II. Answer questions according to the model:
- •III. Make sentences according to the model. Use the adverbial modifiers given below:
- •IV. Explain the use of the Past Indefinite in the following sentences:
- •V. Contrast the Present Perfect Tense with the Past Indefinite Tense:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Make the sentences more emphatic by using the Present perfect in clauses of time:
- •VIII. Translate the following sentences, using the Present Perfect Tense:
- •IX. Translate into English. Mind the use of articles before the names of meals:
- •Lesson 24
- •I. Contrast the Past Indefinite and the Present Perfect Tense.
- •II. Use the sentences given below in dialogues. Use the notes given in brackets:
- •III. Translate the following dialogue, using the Present Perfect Tense where necessary:
- •IV. Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of the Present Perfect Tense and the Past Indefinite Tense in the questions beginning with "where", "why", "how":
- •V. Translate the following sentences according to the model:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 25
- •I. Translate the sentences according to the model:
- •II. Translate the following extract from the novel by Mark Twain:
- •III. Translate into English:
- •V. Complete the following sentences adding another clause.
- •VI. Make dialogues out of the following stories. Pay attention to the Present Perfect Tense:
- •Lesson 26
- •I. Open the brackets using the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite Tense:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Make up dialogues on suggested situations. Use the model below:
- •IV. Speak about yourself. Use expressions of time: for many years, all my life, since 1975, since we moved here in 1970, since I left school, etc.:
- •V. Change the following sentences into those with predicates in the Present Perfect Tense. Make the new statements more extensive:
- •VI. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 27
- •I. Answer the questions using the Past Conditions and the Future Continuous tense:
- •II. Answer the following questions using the continuous tense forms (Present, Past, Future):
- •III. Contrast the Past Indefinite with the Continuous Tense:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Complete the following sentences using the Future Continuous Tense according to the model:
- •Lesson 29
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Make up dialogues:
- •IV. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 30
- •I. Translate into English:
- •II. Open the Brackets. Choose the most suitable of all the Continuous tenses. Give reasons for your choice.
- •III. Translate into English using the most suitable tense:
- •IV. Make up shot dialogues as shown in the model:
- •V. Insert the correct article in the blank spaces:
- •Lesson 31
- •I. Translate into English paying attention to the ways of expressing futurity:
- •II. Make sentences out of the following, using either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous Tense:
- •III. Complete the following descriptions stating what was happening at some moment in the past:
- •IV. Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of the Continuous Tenses:
- •V. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 32
- •I. Use the following sentences in short dialogues:
- •II. Replace the infinitives in brackets with the suitable tenses:
- •III. Translate into English.
- •IV. Speak on the subject suggested by the following situation:
- •V. Put into Reported Speech the following statements:
- •VI. Put into reported Speech the following questions:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •Lesson 33
- •I. Report the following statement. Use the reporting verbs in the Present Tense. While doing the task make use of the following verbs: say, tell, somebody, state, assert:
- •II. Report the following questions. Use the reporting verbs: ask, wonder, want to know, inquire, doubt etc.
- •III. Make up 10 indirect questions about the book you are reading now. Begin with I'd like to know, I wonder:
- •IV. Make up talks on suggested situations:
- •V. Supply the correct form of each of the verbs in brackets:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Insert the correct article in the blank spaces:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •Lesson 34
- •I. Report the following questions:
- •III. Translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Continuous Tenses. Give two variants where possible:
- •IV. Make sentences from the following, using the correct tense form:
- •In the Waiting Room.
- •V. Translate the underlined verbs into English. Retell the story: Несчастный случай
- •VI. Make up dialogues on suggested situations:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •VIII. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 35
- •I. Make sentences from the following, using the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect tense:
- •II. Translate the underlined verbs into English. Retell the story: Покупая книги
- •III. Make up short dialogues about a thing you've mislaid or lost: Use the following phrases:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Insert the articles:
- •VI. Translate into English:
Lesson 21
I. Form the Past Indefinite from the infinitives in brackets. Name the signals of the Past Indefinite Tense.
1. Yesterday I (to drop) my watch. 2. Last Sunday our team (to play) well. 3. It (to rain) last week. 4. Some years ago I (to try) to learn this language. 5. It (to snow) heavily last night. 6. He (to nod) but (to say) nothing. 7. On April the first Tom (to tell) us a good joke. 8. Yesterday I (to catch) a cold. 9. At breakfast I (to drink) coffee. 10. I (to send) him to the shop two hours ago. 11. I (to hurt) my knee when skiing. 12. I (to read) something about it in the paper last week.
II. Contrast the Present Perfect with the Past Indefinite Tense. Replace the underlined adverbs by those in brackets. Give your own situation to justify the use of each of the present tenses:
He took his wife to the theatre last night (often).
Her mother went to the South last summer (frequently).
My sister helped me to wash up the dishes last night (never).
Yesterday morning I told her to be more attentive in the lectures (always).
III. Translate into English:
1. Он часто бывал в Лондоне в последнее время. 2. Он пришел в школу без очков и теперь не может ни читать, ни писать. 3. Мистер Грей без работы (be out of work) уже три месяца. 4. Только что пробило 12. 5. Я часто бывал там и хорошо знаю город. 6. Вы много успели сделать сегодня? 7. Ей нездоровится последнее время. 8. Мне до сих пор не удалось побывать там. 9. Он был здесь недавно. 10. Он говорит с легким акцентом. Странно, что я не замечал его раньше.
IV. Finish the sentences and answer them:
1. Since when haven't you …? 2. Since when hasn't he …? 3. Since what time haven't they …? 4. Since when hasn't she …?
V. Express disagreement and complete the situation according to the model:
Model: Jack hasn't bought the text-book. Yes, he has. Here it is. He has done all his home-work. No, he hasn't. He has done only one exercise.
1. You have never been to the theatre before. 2. He has answered all the questions. 3. They have called on him several times. 4. You've caught a cold. 5. The film has been on at our local cinema. 6. You've made three mistakes in your dictation. 7. He has had lunch already. 8. They haven't translated the article yet. 9. He has made a report on the international situation. 10. He hasn't spoken to her yet.
VI. Use the appropriate article wherever necessary:
1. … tea was delicious. 2. Do you want … tea, darling? 3. Let me arrange … little dinner. 4. He gave instructions to lay … breakfast for two in the study. 5. "There's … lunch upstairs", said Kemp, speaking as easily as possible. 6. Shall I ring for … tea? 7. She went out with Donald to buy meat for … dinner. 8. I thought if I had … lunch with you first I should feel stronger. 9. Come back to … tea if you can. 10. We had … pleasant dinner on Sunday. 11. They met again at … dinner, thinking and speaking once more about life. 12. Whisky-and-soda and a biscuit's all I've had since … breakfast.
Lesson 22
The Present Perfect Tense. The Past Indefinite Tense. Other Tenses.
I. Make up sentences with the following groups of word. Use either the Past Indefinite or the Perfect, supply the missing words:
1. the boy, catch cold, no doubt. 2. Shakespeare, many comedies, tragedies. 3. Last night, wonderful ballet, "Swan Lake", the Bolshoi Theatre. 4. The writer, not yet, finish, new book, he's writing. 5. During war, her family, two years, in Siberia. 6. For the last few weeks, thousands, people, visit, the Tretyakov Galary. 7. Last summer, holiday, the Crimea. 8. I am hungry, not lunch. 9. this story, happen, many years ago.
II. Translate into English:
1. Я купил эту ручку, когда был в Германии. 2. Я говорил с ним об этом вчера. 3. Мы получили от него известие месяц назад. 4. Том научился читать, когда ему было 3 года. 5. Она написала ему вчера вечером. 6. Мы позавтракали поздно сегодня. 8. Он выключил свет и вышел. 9. Обычно она писала ему два раза в неделю. 10. Они уехали в Париж два года назад.