Self-training Exercises

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1. Where do you study? 2. Did you live in the hostel last year? 3. Will you take part in the conference? 4. When will you pass your entrance examinations? 5. Where does your friend study? 6. Do your parents work at a plant? 7. Did you go to the theatre yesterday? 8. When did you finish school? 9. Do you often see your school-friend?

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present, Past or Future Indefinite Tense.

A. 1. We always (to consult) a dictionary when we (to translate) texts. 2. We (to take part) in a sport competition last Sunday. 3. My friend (to pass) entrance examinations to the University last month. 4. He (to study) at the Law Department now. 5. He (to graduate) from the University in five years and will become a lawyer. 6. The students (to come) to the lectures every day. 7. We (not to go) to the country this Sunday.

B. 1. When he (to graduate) from the University, he will become a good specialist. 2. If you (to prepare) the report in time, you will take part in the conference. 3. When I (to be) 18, I (to take part) in the elections. 4. We (revise) the rules in some days. 5. If you (to come) to the lecture, you will learn many interesting things.

Exercise 3. Put special questions to the words given in bold type.

1. We discussed the plan for the second term at the meeting. 2. The best students receive scholarships. 3. He didn't follow my advice. 4. They will play football after the lessons. 5. The seminar will take place on Monday. 6. We go to the English lab twice a week. 7. My friend works at the people's court. 8. They spent their vacations in the Crimea. 9. The doctor will come in the afternoon. 10. The students went to the canteen after tie lectures.

Exercise 4. Translate into English.

1. Завтра у нас буде два семінари. 2. Студенти нашої групи зроблять цікаві доповіді на засіданні англійського клуба. 3. На останніх зборах ми обговорювали план роботи наукового гуртка. 4. Він не брав участі в науковій конференції, тому що був хворий. 5 Він успішно здав вступні іспити і вступив до університету. 6. Мої батьки живуть недалеко від Мінська. 7. Стаття розповідає про дуже цікаві події. 8. Що ви робите вечорами? 9. Якщо ви вивчите нові слова, ви зрозумієте зміст цієї статті. 10. Ви часто відвідували виставки торік? 11. Коли він закінчить університет, він буде гарним фахівцем. 12. Коли я був студентом, я щодня ходив до бібліотеки.

Часові форми групи continuous

to be (am, are, is, was, were, shall be, will be)

	Present	Past	Future He у will work She / It /
	I am speaking	I was speaking	I shall be speaking We
Affirmative s V3 « с •<	We You are speaking They He She is speaking It	We You were speaking They He She was speaking It	You They He will be speaking She It
	I am not speaking	I was not (wasn’t) speaking	I shall not (shan’t) We be speaking
Negative	We are not You (aren’t) They speaking He is not She (isn’t) It speaking	We were not You (weren’t) They speaking He was not She (wasn’t) It speaking	You They will not He (won’t) She be speaking It
	Am I speaking?	Was I speaking?	Shall I be speaking? We
Interrogative	we Do you speaking? They He Is she speaking? It	we Were you speaking? they he Was she speaking? it	You They Will he be speaking? She It

Часові форми групи Continuous позначають дії в процесі розвитку у зазначений момент теперішнього, минулого чи майбутнього часу.

Деякі дієслова не можуть виражати дію чи стан як процес, що відбувається у вказаний момент, і, отже, вживатися в часових формах групи Continuous. До них відносяться: to love — любити, to want — хотіти, to like — подобатися, to hate — ненавидіти, to wish, to desire — бажати, to see — бачити, to hear — чути, to feel — почувати, to notice — зауважувати, to know — знати, to understand — розуміти, to consist — складатися, to belong — належати, to recognize — дізнаватися, to be — бути й ін.

Часові форми групи Continuous можуть вживатися з такими показниками часу, як now — зараз, all day long — увесь день, all day (yesterday, tomorrow) — (вчора, завтра), at this time — у цей час, at this moment — у цей момент, at noon — опівдні, at ... о'сlоск — в... годин, from ... till ... — від ... до ... і ін.