Формы глагола в Past Perfect

Утвердительная форма I had worked We had worked You had worked You had worked He/she/it had worked They had worked Отрицательная форма I had not worked We had not worked You had not worked You had not worked He/she/it had not worked They had not worked Вопросительная форма Had I worked? Had we worked? Had you worked? Had you worked? Had he/she/it worked? Had they worked?

Вариант I

I. Выберите правильную степень сравнения прилагатель-ного или наречия.

1) Your English is (better/the best) than mine. 2) She is (younger/the youngest) students in her group. 3) Who studies (hardest/harder), Mike, Pete or Jack? 4) He speaks English (most fluently/more fluently) of all.

II. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.

1) Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 2) The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 3) His results are (good) in the group. 4) Moscow State University is one of (large) in the country. 5) Chinese is (difficult) than English. 6) Spanish is (easy) than German.

III. Выберите подходящий по смыслу глагол и поставьте его в правильную форму Present или Past Continuous, заполнив пробел в предложении.

listen, do, study, speak, go, learn, ring, sit

1) The school children … to their teacher very attentively. 2) I … my homework from 5 to 7 yesterday. 3) Listen! What language … they …? 4) John and his friends … to the library. 5) Ann … at her desk She … geography. 6) He … irregular verbs by heart when I came home. 7) The bell … The lesson is over.

IV. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.

1) It (take) me forty minutes to get to school. 2) Hello, Pete! Where you (go)? – I (hurry) to school. 3) Our lessons (begin) at nine o′clock every day. 4) Where is your sister? – She (do) her homework. 5) Michael (know) German very well. He (learn) English now.

V. В следующих предложениях измените время глагола на Present Perfect.

1) The pupils are writing a dictation. 2) I am learning a poem by heart. 3) We are reading new English words. 4) They are having two lessons today. 5) Mike is taking his school-leaving examinations.

VI. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect или в Past Simple.

1) I just (meet) our teacher. 2) Helen speaks English so well because she (live) in England. She (live) there last year. 3) She already (come) from university. 4) You (make) any spelling mistakes in your dictation? 5) He (finish) Comprehensive School last year.

VII. Прочитайте текст и письменно ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1) At what age do all children start their basic education in Great Britain? 2) What subjects do children study in Primary School? 3) When do children transfer to Comprehensive School? 4) How many private schools are there in Britain? 5) What is the first school-leaving age in Britain? 6) What are the most famous English universities?

EDUCATION IN BRITAIN

In Great Britain education is compulsory for all children from 5 to 16 years of age. Before 5 some children go to Nursery School, while most children start their basic education in an Infant School. It is the first stage of Primary Education. The second stage of Primary Education is Junior School (from 7 to 11 years of age). In Primary School children study the so-called 3R′s – reading, writing and arithmetic. They also have music, physical training and art classes.

At the age of eleven children transfer to Comprehensive Schools. These schools give general education and offer some vocational courses.

Along with the state schools, there are about 500 private schools in Britain. Any child may leave school at 16 when all children take the school-leaving examinations and get a certificate of secondary education. Those who want to continue their education at a University have to stay on at school for two more years and to take an Advanced level exam.

The leading universities in England are Oxford, Cambridge and London. After three years of study, a student receives a Bachelor′s degree. Some may continue their studies for two or more years to get the degrees of Master and Doctor.

VIII. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. How many mistakes … in your last test?

a) have you done b) did you do c) you did

2. I can′t go to a disco as I … my homework yet.

a) am doing b) haven′t done c) didn′t do

3. She … her law exams successfully.

a) passed b) have passed c) has passed

4. Don′t make so mach noise. I … the rule.

a) am learning b) was learning c) have learnt