Indefinite tense.

Вправа 1

1. I hear you failed in your examination.

2. Why didn’t you help the old man?

3. He doesn’t often visit me, but when he does visit me, he stays for hours.

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4. Who broke this window? – I didn’t.

5. He always goes by bus.

6. They already know the answer.

7. If you go out in all this rain, you’ll get wet through.

8. If you start at once, you’ll arrive by six o’clock.

9. Have you got many friends in this district?

10. Why can’t you be more reasonable?

11. Do you have coffee or tea for breakfast?

12. If you think it over properly, you’ll see that I am right.

13. I waited for him for twenty minutes yesterday.

14. It used to be a rich and powerful country.

15. You will enjoy the movie.

16. The spectators began to applaud the actor as soon as he appeared on the stage.

17. Tom went to school and so did his sister.

18. – I hear you failed in your examination. – No, I didn’t.

19. Why didn’t you help the old man? But I did

20. The Sun sets in the west.

21. The work needed time and patience.

22. He’s not used to hard manual work.

23. She smiled her thanks.

24. Will you go to the village on your bicycle or by car?

25. This writer is popular with very many people.

26. I don’t like her behavior: I don’t like the way she speaks to her mother.

27. He’ll be angry with you if you refuse to teach him to drive.

28. The following day the weather was nice, so we could see the sights of the city.

29. I don’t like his appearance. He must go in for sports.

30. Did you get acquainted with him on board the ship or at the health resort?

31. She behaved in a way that surprised everybody.

32. He has such a love of nature that it will be difficult for him to live in town.

33. If you go at a speed of 80 kilometers an hour you’ll be in town by evening.

34. I don’t want a taxi, I don’t have much luggage.

35. The thing is my shoulder hurts very much.

36. Wherever he goes I’ll go with him.

37. However late you come, phone me.

38. Do you remember in which hall this picture hangs?

39. He smiled when he saw his friend in the window of the carriage.

40. The driver stopped the car and said that the engine was out of order and it was necessary to examine it.

41. The travelеers wandered about the steppe for 2 days and couldn’t find any drinking water.

42. She stayed in the hotel saying that she had a headache and we went sightseeing the town (we went to have a look at the town).

43. A big car barred the road and all the traffic stopped.

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44. Our library supplies the students with all necessary books.

45. I’ll speak to him before you return but I’m not sure whether he will follow my advice.

46. Tell him if he goes to the mountains I shall give him my sports boots. They will be very useful to him.

47. Ask them whether they will give me the vacuum cleaner if I have to clean the carpet.

48. I can’t make up my mind whether I shall join them before it is known when they’re leaving.

49. Ask at the custom – house whether they will examine our luggage.

50. It will be very stupid of you if you don’t take the opportunity.

Continuous Tense

Вправа 2

1. I shall be playing tennis all afternoon.

2. My hat blew off while I was crossing the bridge.

3. What is the orchestra playing?

4. I’m taking the children to the Zoo on Sunday.

5. His wife is always wanting money for new clothes.

6. Where were you living when the war broke out?

7. His children will be waiting at the airport to greet him.

8. Was it still raining when you came in?

9. When I get home, my wife will probably be watching TV.

10. I dropped my watch while I was winding it last night.

11. The girls were making cakes this morning.

12. Her husband is continually complaining of being hard up.

13. John will be doing his military service next year.

14. The government is going to raise prices again/

15. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I was just joking.

16. Why did you wake me up? I was having such a wonderful dream.

17. He had a feeling that somebody was following him.

18. He suddenly fainted when he was making speech.

19. When we came to the beach, our friends were already in the water; som were swimming and others were diving.

20. I didn’t hear the telephone ring: my vacuum cleaner was working.

21. What do you think the children will be doing when we get home. I suppose they will be having dinner.

22. The plane will be taking off in a few minute.

23. How will I recognize your daughter? She is quite tall, fair with freckles. She will be wearing a bright red swit.

24. The sun will be rising in a minute.

25. That day Victor announced that they were going to move in a new flat.

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26. It is still raining. I can see rain-drops on the glass.

27. These people are staring at you. Do you know them?

28. What is the title of the magazine you are looking through?

29. Why are you standing in the door-way? Come in. We are just having tea. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us?

30. The train was gaining speed when he jumped into the carriage.

31. When he was pushing his way through the crowd he heard somebody call him by name.

32. Tomorrow at this time you will be crossing the English Channel if the weather is favourable.

33. Produce your ticket. The ticket inspector is checking the tickets.

34. If you want to find them at home, you must hurry otherwise I am afraid you will come when they are leaving.

35. Don’t stir. The photographer is shooting you.

36. We shall be sitting in the foyer while the actors rehearse the last scene.

37. You are mistaken. You are passing me the mustard and not the pepper.

38. Go downstairs. I shall be following you.

39. She is constantly complaining of her son whenever I meet her.

40. At 5 sharp many astronomers and amateurs will be watching the solar eclipse.

41. Why are you constantly switching the radio-set from one station to another? What do you want to listen to?

42. Don’t enter the room, he is developing films.

43. You didn’t come for the book yesterday and today I can’t give it to you.

44. I don’t like people of his kind. He is always dreaming but doing nothing to realize his dreams.

45. I haven’t the faintest idea what you are talking about.

46. These people are talking a language no one knows.

47. Their company is building a new car. That’s big news.

48. By the way, what’s happening here?

49. – Have you eaten yet? – No, not yet. I’m washing my hair.

50. Whenever you come across a word you don’t know, look it up.

Perfect Tense

Вправа 3

1. We’ve just finished breakfast.

2. By this time next year George will have taken his university degree.

3. Have you had any serious illness?

4. They have had (have run) their own business for three years already.

5. On reaching the station he found that his friends had just arrived.

6. You haven’t finished your work.

7. We haven’t met since he went on a business trip.

8. Who has eaten all the cherries?

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9. It’s the fourth pill you’ve taken today. What’s the matter?

10. Have you done much work today?

11. Your English has improved. Have you been practicing by yourself?

12. In 1990 he had been married (for) ten years.

13. The bus driver was just about to start when he remembered that he had not filled the petrol tank.

14. She has made great progress since she began to work here.

15. She has avoided meeting him since they quarreled.

16. I bought a new blouse the other day, but I haven’t worn it yet.

17. I’ve been very busy lately. I’ve hardly had time to look through a paper this week.

18. I got acquainted with her long ago and we’ve been great friends ever since.

19. I haven’t heard from her for five years already. She left Kyiv in 1995.

20. We used to work together and we have been on good terms ever since.

21. He has behaved in a strange way since that accident.

22. I’ve cut my finger rather badly. How did it happen?

23. As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, she saw, that some of the pupils had drawn a picture of hers on the blackboard.

24. Hardly had I turned around (I had hardly turned around) when the man disappeared.

25. No sooner had he touched the pillow than he fell asleep.

26. It was clear from their behaviour that they had been married for many years.

27. By this time next year I will have saved $2000.

28. If she goes on with this diet, she will have lost about 10 kilos by the end of the month.

29. When we reach this little town, we’ll have covered half of the distance.

30. I don’t know if he will have returned by the thirty-first of December, but if he comes, we’ll be seeing the New Year in together.

31. Come at 2 o’clock. By this time the doctor will have examined the last patient and you’ll be able to speak to him.

32. How will the system of education have changed by the end of the experiment?

33. By this time next month, you will have forgotten all your present troubles.

34. Jim told us that the game had been very difficult and they had won no prize.

35. The trouble was he had lost the prescription.

36. Ann said that they had coped with the work very well.

37. You have interrupted me and I don’t remember now where I stopped.

38. I am very glad that he has agreed to our proposal.

39. We have just sold the last copy of the book.

40. No one told her how gravely she had been ill until she got well.

41. He has never interfered in my affairs and I am grateful to him for it.

42. Ha has just rung the railway station and found out that the train had not yet arrived.

43. The train will have left by the time we come to the station.

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44. He entered the room, and said that he had just won a game of tennis from his friend.

45. They had planned everything in detail before starting on the expedition.

46. I don’t know whether he will have written the article by the 1^st of September. If it is ready by that time, we shall have it typed.

47. He recognized me only after I reminded him where we had met.

48. This year the studio “Dovzhenko” has dubbed a number of foreign films.

49. It was already 10 o’clock p.m. but twilight had not yet set in.

50. This September they will have been married 5 years.

Perfect Continuous

Вправа 4

1. It has been raining since early morning.

2. I’ve been thinking about this book a lot and I’ve come to the conclusion that we can’t publish it.

3. I have been writing letters all afternoon.

4. Since she gave up smoking she has been gaining (putting on) weight all the time.

5. She has been shopping all day. She has spent all her money.

6. Be careful! John has been painting the door.

7. All the flights were cancelled, as it had been snowing hard the whole day. Some passengers had been sitting at the airport since early morning.

8. In a week they will have been building a theater in our district for two years.

9. In a week they will have been working in this town for 15 years.

10. He has been sneezing all evening. He has sneezed about ten times for the last hour. Perhaps he has caught cold.

11. They have been playing the same game for over a day, they have already made 75 moves.

12. Tomorrow he will have been writing his book for three years. In a month he will have practically finished it.

13. He has only been working with us a month, but he has proved that he is a skilled worker.

14. I have been ringing you up persistently since four o’clock and your number has been occupied (engaged) all the time – I have been speaking with Kiev all the time.

15. The artists have been working since morning as we intend to hang up the wall newspaper this evening.

16. What have you been doing since we parted?

17. The boys had been assembling the bicycle for over two hours when their father came and said that they would have to disassemble it all again as they had assembled wrong.

18. How long have you been peeling all those potatoes?

19. For over three centuries farmers in the Philippines have been growing the finest tobacco leaf in the world.

20. Why are your trousers dirty? Have you been playing football again?

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21. It has been raining all day long, and I have left my umbrella at home.

22. We were tired as we had been walking for more than an hour.

23. She put aside the sweater which she had just been knitting

24. The secretary closed the file which she had just been looking through.

25. By this time tomorrow, I’ve have been travelling for twelve hours.

26. They had been driving all night when finally they saw the lights of a big city.

27. By Christmas, I’ll have been working for this company for twenty years.

28. When I was in London she came to see me as we had been corresponding for some years already.

29. Jeans have been in fashion for more than a century. People have been wearing them all this time.

30. It smelled wonderful in the house. Mother had been baking pies since morning.

31. By the time the sun rises tomorrow morning, we shall have been flying over the Atlantic ocean for two hours already.

32. Though John had been wallpapering all day (the whole day), he agreed to go to the concert in the evening.

33. The dog has been looking for a bomb in the building for three hours already, but hasn’t found anything yet.

34. He asked not to touch the wall as he had just been painting it.

35. I had been wearing the new shoes for only ten minutes, when the heel broke.

36. I have been keeping this article for you since January.

37. The company has been advertising the model since March.

38. I’ve been trying to explain to you my plan for a whole hour but you are not listening to me.

39. From the letter he learned that she had been living in Kiev for five years already.

40. Ann had been coughing for two months but the new medicine cured her in a week.

41. Have you been waiting for him long? I hope nothing has happened to him.

42. What have you been doing during the last two months?

43. He has been suffering from this disease for a few years.

44. She hasn’t visited us once during the month.

45. He says he has been travelling a lot lately.

46. His clothes were dirty. He had been working in the garden since early morning.

47. The hall is full. The audience has been waiting for you for half an hour.

48. I have been offering them help for a whole week.

49. I’ve been trying to attract their attention for an hour.

50. He had been paying too little attention to this subject for two years. Naturally he could not pass the exam (He failed the exam).

Sequence of Tenses

Вправа 5

1. She said that my pronunciation had become much better and asked if I had been working with a tape-recorder.

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3. He said that during the next day we were to cover 30 km.

4. Mother asked why we were quarrelling.

5. We thought that it might rain, so we took our raincoats.

6. That year she promised the children that they would go hiking in summer.

7. She answered that she had not been at the University since she had fallen ill.

8. We decided that when winter came we would go skiing or skating every Sunday.

9. The landlady remembered that my parents had stayed at her house before.

10. She explained that she read that book when she was in the 10-th grade (form).

11. I was sure you must know our new address.

12. He asked when I should be at home and if he could come over to talk to me.

13. He asserted that there was no one in when the fire began.

14. He said he was sure that the third-year students would win the game because they were much better than the first year students.

15. He asked me to step aside because he did not see the black board.

16. At the end of the lesson the teacher said we were to retell the text in detail.

17. Nick understood that he wouldn’t be able to take part in the competition because of his cold.

18. She wanted to know when I was leaving and if I was coming back.

19. Charles hoped his uncle would lend him some money.

20. When I phoned her she said she had already made a list of all the museums she wanted to see in London.

21. She said it was her personal opinion.

22. The doctor promised that he would cure me of my cough.

23. His wife told me that he was away on business.

24. When the doctor was here he said you had to take your temperature at 6 o’clock.

25. He said that something very strange had happened to him.

26. You mentioned yesterday that you had a new model of this machine. Does it differ from the old one?

27. When I phoned him he said he had changed his mind about buying the furniture.

28. He was afraid that the children would get into trouble.

29. It seemed to her that he was just mocking her and she burst out crying.

30. Jack asked his brother if he felt a pain in the shoulder.

31. It was clear to us that she had invented that story to deceive everybody.

32. When Paul got on the bus he remembered that he had left his ticket at home.

33. The dentist said that my toothache would soon stop.

34. When the boat turned over, I was happy that my friend could swim.

35. He looked out of the window and said that it was still snowing.

36. He asked where the matches were and where she had put them.

37. The manager promised that he would speak to us when he had time.

38. The chief warned the secretary not to be late again.

39. The little boy was greatly surprised when he learned that the Earth is round.

40. Nobody expected that he was born in England in 1980.

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41. The mother patiently explained to her daughter that there are seven days in the week and there are twelve months in the year.

42. The advertisement announced that the first metro station opened in London in 1863.

43. He explained that when we phoned him, he was still sleeping and didn’t hear the ring.

44. We wrote to the firm that we should order these goods from them if they reduced the price.

45. He has just informed us that the steamer has arrived in Odessa.

46. I knew that they signed (had signed) the agreement on Saturday.

47. I was sure he was already sorry he had written to her.

48. I thought he was tired and asked him what he had been doing.

49. Realizing that he would do nothing to help me I changed my plans.

50. He wasn’t sure what he would do in New York.

Passive

Вправа 6

1. Her unexpected success was much envied.

2. She was promised a good job.

3. Such clothes are worn only on special occasion.

4. It was announced to us that the concert would begin at eight.

5. The spelling of this word should be looked up in a dictionary.

6. A new rule was explained to us then some examples were dictated to us and we were given some exercises for home work.

7. This picture is much spoken of (talked about). I wasn’t at the exhibition myself but it was so vividly described to me that I seem to have seen it myself.

8. The missing children are being looked for everywhere.

9. The address was dictated to us by the secretary and it was also explained to us how to get there.

10. These words were used to be repeated to us quite often.

11. The children were well cared for.

12. Such success has never been dreamed of.

13. In no other way can the matter be explained.

14. I asked which of them can be relied on (upon).

15. I was warned not to be late.

16. At last the ship was lost sight of.

17. He was appointed manager.

18. New films are always widely advertised.

19. She is always nervous when she is being watched.

20. This Spanish resort was recommended to us by the tourist agent.

21. I couldn’t remember the name of the medicine that had been prescribed to me.

22. She is very well spoken of.

23. The light in the flat went out and the electrician was sent for.

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24. Everybody is sure that you will soon be cured.

25. You will be told everything on board the ship.

26. We’ll stay at this hotel until the car is fixed.

27. The chairman of the committee is elected every year.

28. What’s the matter? The boy has been bitten by a snake.

29. We hoped that the right choice would be made.

30. I was asked whether the climate there was healthy.

31. Charles believed he had been deceived.

32. In the book – shop he was offered a number of books on the question he was interested in.

33. Be quiet! Don’t make noise! She is having interview now.

34. Can these figures be relied on?

35. This delicious dish was prepared by an Italian cook.

36. The decision they came to at last, was approved of by everybody.

37. Many modern medicines are made from plants.

38. They were warmly thanked for their help.

39. This child has never been taught how to behave with grown-ups.

40. These useless arguments should be put an end to.

41. The cake is still baking (being baked), you’ll have to wait.

42. This star can be seen well not long before sunrise.

43. I don’t know who this company was founded by.

44. The sick man will not be operated on without his concent.

45. Dan Brown’s new novel reads well. It was recommended to me by my friend.

46. The facts referred to by the witness roused the barrister’s interest.

47. All the furniture in my parents’ house is made of wood.

48. The project was approved of, in general but certain draw-backs, that could be easily liquidated, were pointed out to the engineer.

49. One and the same word in the English language is often spelled and pronounced differently.

50. This texture is worn by everybody now. It wears and washes very well.

Modal verbs

Вправа 7

1. Could I ask you a few questions?

2. You can use my phone.

3. You may as well be right.

4. You can’t wash these trousers in a washing machine.

5. As we were short of time I had to decide what to do at once.

6. You might put off your work for some time.

7. I’ll be able to answer your questions only after I look through the report.

8. According to the plan you are to be ready with the work by Tuesday.

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9. As far as I know nobody could cope with the task better than I, so I had to go there myself.

10. He says he couldn’t revise the rules for several reasons.

11. You must admit that you are wrong.

12. He may come later.

13. We had to postpone the departure.

14. You may use my car whenever you need it.

15. What am I to do with this box? Leave it in the hall.

16. As she can’t afford a nurse she has to look after the children herself.

17. You mustn’t criticize the children in the people’s presence.

18. You needn’t go shopping. We’ve got everything necessary.

19. One shouldn’t take such words too close to heart.

20. Can he really have been impolite to you?

21. They shouldn’t go on a hike in such rainy weather.

22. You don’t need to speak so loudly. I can hear you well.

23. He may have been trying to get you on the phone all this time.

24. Must I tell her the truth? No, you needn’t.

25. Will you be able to make a fire if it rains?

26. You needn’t see him off to the station. I’ll do it myself.

27. Ha can’t have been choosing a present for her for three hours.

28. They must have been acquainted for a long time.

29. She couldn’t marry him without her parents’ consent.

30. You might have warned us.

31. His car must have broken down.

32. He may have done it on purpose.

33. I don’t think you’ll have to wait long.

34. They ought not to go tomorrow.

35. We dare not leave him alone.

36. I can do it so can you.

37. How dare he say such rude things about me?

38. It never struck me that you might need help.

39. Will you help me (to) carry this box upstairs, please?

40. Seven students took the exam in physics on Tuesday and the rest of the students had to take the exam next day.

41. However hard he tried, he couldn’t find a solution.

42. You must know what your rights are, but don’t ever forget about your duties.

43. Under no circumstances must you behave like that.

44. I never travel by train if I can avoid it.

45. He cannot (couldn’t) have been more than thirty at the time we first met him.

46. He might have broken the window.

47. I had the impression that the storm might break out any minute.

48. It might have been worse.

49. He must have failed to talk him into going with us.

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50. The weather may change for the better yet.

Subjunctive Mood

Вправа 8

1. A real change of surroundings would be very helpful.

2. I wish this weather would clear up.

3. He assured me that he would have helped you if you had asked him to.

4. It is time you visited your sick friend.

5. Should the weather change for the better, they will go (would go) to the country.

6. If you went to the country on a frosty morning, you might see trees covered with hoar-frost.

7. He could have found the house easily if it had not been so dark.

8. He looks at me sometimes as if he were sorry for me.

9. He paused as though he were expecting her to disagree with him.

10. They drove with both windows closed so that the boy should not catch cold.

11. And I have come all the way from London in order that you should understand me.

12. He had an early breakfast so that he might catch the first train.

13. It was very important that I should see you.

14. He wished he hadn’t lost the book.

15. If he were younger I’m sure he would also go in for hiking.

16. You would enjoy a drive to the country. It’s a pity you cannot come with us.

17. If you had told me a lie now. I would never believe you any more.

18. I should have persuaded him to take part in the contest. Why didn’t you tell me about it in time?

19. John advised that we should have (have) a meal and then go to the theatre.

20. I could have lent you the money yesterday if you had asked me.

21. If I were you I would have told him the truth long ago.

22. He insisted that I should take (take) a holiday.

23. Oh, if only I were acquainted with him!

24. If only they had accepted our proposal al that time.

25. If he were more attentive the accident could have been avoided.

26. He wishes I would talk her into going there.

27. It’s high time he explained to us what he is up to.

28. She speaks English as if she were English and had lived in England all her life.

29. Should he come tomorrow I shall confide all my troubles to him/

30. It’s about time he were taught a lesson.

31. If I had a telephone at home, you could ring me up now and then.

32. He pretented to speak to someone so that the servant should not think that he was alone in the room.

33. It is necessary that they (should) cover the distance in two hours.

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34. She lowered her voice so that her mother should not hear us.

35. Bob feared lest his mother should reproach him for being late for dinner again.

36. He buttoned up his coat, as though he were cold.

37. He looked up the spelling of that word in the dictionary lest he should make a mistake.

38. You shouldn’t have phoned Ann. I’m sure she would have phoned you herself.

39. We rang him up so that he might come in time.

40. Why should you worry about such trifles?

41. I would have made it up with Jack long ago if I were you.

42. We were afraid lest he might fall ill.

43. Success attend you.

44. But for your help, I would have missed the train.

45. If it had not been for his illness (but for his illness) the family would have moved to town.

46. If you had watched TV last night, you would have enjoyed yourself greatly.

47. It looked as though the talks might continue for some more days.

48. It’s your fault. If you had explained to him how to do it he would have coped with the job.

49. The girl sat quietly, as though she were watching TV.

50. We would have gone sightseeing yesterday if we had had more time.