- •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:
VII. Insert articles where necessary:
1. … supper will be served at nine. 2. Father usually reads his morning paper at … breakfast. 3. She had … breakfast of toast with butter which she washed down with a cup of coffee. 4. He left the house soon after … breakfast, and promised to be back some time before … lunch. 5. We shall have … light supper because we had … good dinner. 6. Do we have time to watch the film on TV before … supper? 7. She invited us to stay for … dinner, and … dinner, I must say, was very good. 8. There will be nobody to … dinner except the family. 9. … dinner she gave us was very good. 10. What … good dinner. You are a fine cook.
Lesson 25
The Use of Tenses.
I. Translate the sentences according to the model:
Model: Где ты порвала чулок?
Cue: The hole is just on the knee. Key: Where have you torn your stocking?
Cue: It was in the bus. Key: Where did you tear your stocking?
1. Как он покрасил стены?
Cue: He used a landing.
Cue: Very well.
2. Куда она ушла?
Cue: I need her badly.
Cue: I rang her up to the Institute but she wasn't there.
3. Почему ты не поговорил с ним?
Cue: He was out at the meeting.
Cue: We don't know his opinion.
4. Что он сделал?
Cue: He is in prison now.
Cue: The papers made a pint of then.
5. Почему ты закрыл книгу?
Cue: When I didn't ask you about it.
Cue: Open It. We are going to do some exercises.
II. Translate the following extract from the novel by Mark Twain:
"Что же они сделали?" - спросил Том. "Ваше величество (your majesty) они продались дьяволу - это их преступление (crime)". Том удивился. "Где же это было сделано и когда?" - "В полночь, в декабре, в разрушенной церкви". - "Кто присутствовал?" - "Только эти двое". - "Они сознались (confess)?" - "Нет, ваше величество, они отрицают (deny) это". - "Тогда как же об этом узнали?" - "Свидетели (witnesses) видели, как они входили туда и это вызвало подозрения (arouse suspicion). Вскоре после этого была ужасная гроза, которая разрушила много домов".
III. Translate into English:
1. Это случилось, когда меня не было. 2. Вы давно его знаете? 3. Ты в своей жизни никогда по настоящему не работал. 4. Когда он приехал? 5. Она мне все рассказала. 6. Сегодня как раз неделя, как мы познакомились. 7. Я не слышал Вашего вопроса. 8. Я видел его имя в газетах довольно часто за последнее время. 9. Я не видел Тома на этой неделе. 10. Последний раз я видел его в субботу. 11. Он вернулся больше часа назад. 12. Я встретил его два дня назад. 13. Я встречал его несколько раз на этой неделе. 14. Я не выспался вчера. 15. Завтрак готов, ты вымыла руки, Дженни? 16. У него урок английского языка сейчас. У них всегда уроки утром. 17. Я не понимаю Вашего предложения, я не понимаю, что Вы хотите сказать. 18. Ты слышишь, что я говорю? - Нет, я не слышал, что ты сказал. 19. Где Джек? - Он провожает приятеля. 20. Дождь прекратился, но все еще дует холодный ветер. 21. Он болел на прошлой неделе, но теперь он выздоровел. 22. Я не знаю, когда я получу от нее ответ, но как только я получу, я дам Вам знать. 23. У нас завтра английский, и я смогу поговорить об этом с преподавателем. 24. Какие новости? - Мистер Джонсон уезжает завтра, и я еду с ним. 25. На днях я видел его сестру. Она выросла. Она такая высокая. 26. Что Вы говорите? 27. Они ждали нас целый час.
IV. Respond to the following remarks. Begin with the words "WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO?" or "WHAT HAPPENED TO?", then ask a question of your own to justify the use of the Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense:
Model: A: They have spoiled my trousers at the Dry-clearners.
- What has happened to them? Have they faded badly?
B: I went out last night and got soaked.
- What happened? Were you caught in the rain?
1. Mary wears glasses now. 2. Jim is looking for his book. 3. We were expecting a repair-man yesterday afternoon. He never came. 4. They have returned the letter I wrote to Mary. 5. My fountain pen won't write. 6. He arrived home with no money left. 7. Bill is looking pale today. 8. Helen missed all her classes last week.