13. Learn the poem by heart:

Solomon Grundy, was born of Monday, christened on Tuesday, got married on Wednesday fell ill on Thursday, got worse on Friday, died on Saturday, was buried on Sunday,

That was the end of Solomon Grundy.

The present indefinite tense grammar exercises

1. Change the following sentences according to the model:

Model: I play tennis once a week. And what about her? (twice a week)

• She plays tennis twice a week.

1. I read periodicals seldom. And what about him? (re­gularly) 2. We come to the University at 8 a.m. sharp. And what about him? (too) 3. I do English every day. And what about her? (every week) 4. I set my watch by the radio. And what about her? (too) 5. I take a walk every evening. And what about him (every other day) 6. I wind my watch every morning. And what about him? (too)

2. Copy out the sentences in the Present Indefinite Tense:

1. Come at 3 sharp. 2. Could you spare me a minute?

3. I am short of time. 4. It’s high time to go home.

5. Excuse me, could you tell me the right time? 6. Spring and summer are the best seasons of the year. 7. My brother usually sets the watch by the radio, 8. The year is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.

3. Ask your friend and let him answer:

1. if his father sets the watch by the radio;

2. if he is short of time;

3. if he is in a hurry;

4. if his watch is slow;

5. if his sister winds her watch every day;

6. if Ann comes home at 6 sharp every day.

4. Use the Infinitives in brackets in the necessary tense-form:

1. He always (to be) short of time. 2. A sundial (to tell) the time by shadows. 3. The name of each month (to have) rather clear origin. 4. My watch (to be) slow.

5. My mother (to have) no spare time. 6. We (to have) vacations in summer. 7. Peter usually (to set) his watch by the radio. 8. Sunday (to be) the first day of the week.

4. A great many of different clocks and watches (to help) us to measure the time.

5. Agree or disagree with the following statements, according to the model:

Model: 1. Spring is the revival of nature.

• You are quite right. Spring is the re­vival of nature.

2. In autumn the days get longer and the nights shorter.

• You are not quite right, I’m afraid. In autumn the days get shorter and the nigths longer.

t. In winter the sun rises late and sets early. 2. The seven days of the week are named in honour of the sun, the moon and five of the planets. 3. Winter begins in November and ends in February. 4. It is five minutes past ten. 5. We can tell the time by means of timepieces. 6. Ten months make up a year. 7. A leap year has 366 days. 8. June, 22 is the longest day of the year. 9. We know time is the same all over the world.

6. Choose the correct form of the verb:

1. They (divide, divides) the time between sunrise and sunset into 12 equal parts. 2. This clock (don’t go, doesn’t go) well.

3. My sister (need, needs) a new watch. 4. A sun­dial (tells, tell) the time by shadows. 5. Spring and autumn (is, are) sometimes pleasant. 6. Water clocks (doesn’t measure, don’t measure) time in minutes and seconds. 7. He (is, are, has) short of time. 8. Children (likes, like) to have summer all the time. 9. The beginning of the day (is, are) dawn or daybreak.