Ex.34. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Simple Present or Present Continuous.

A Trekking Journal

November 12, 1997

Today (be) __________ the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (shake) _________ ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) __________ me and my toes (bleed) _________, but I (want, still) __________ to continue. Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) __________ so different, and I (try) __________ to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) __________ a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) __________ foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) __________ much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually) __________ . I (travel, currently) __________ with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He (be) __________ a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) _________ ahead of me and (complain) __________ that I am too slow. I (do) _________ my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old. Right now, Liam (sit) _________ with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) __________ the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) __________ the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) __________ him Tam. Tam (speak) __________ English very well and he (try) __________ to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) __________ a new word, Liam (try) __________ to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) __________ to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

Ex.35 Translate the following sentences into English using the verbs in Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Що ти робиш? — Я готую доповідь.

2. Вона дуже спокійна. Що вона робить?

3. Ти мені віриш? — Так, я вірю тобі.

4. Він знає, що ти помиляєшся.

5. Я ненавиджу холодну погоду.

6. Як ви себе почуваєте? — Непогано.

7. Зараз вона мені не подобається.

8. Мій чоловік зараз в саду: він саджає дерева.

9. Що ти хочеш? — Я хочу пити.

10. Пробачте, але я не згоден з вами.

11. Вона шукає одяг в цей час.

12. Він ніколи не погоджується з тим, що я кажу.

13. Ви мене розумієте? — Ні, я вас не розумію.

14. Вони спостерігають зараз за нами.

15. Ти мене шукаєш? — Ні, я шукаю свою сестру.

16. Я часто працюю вночі, тому у мене сьогодні вихідний.

17. Чому ви надаєте перевагу: прогулянкам чи поїздкам?

18. Зараз вона малює в сусідній кімнаті.

19. Що ви думаєте про спорт?

20. Чим вони займаються? — Вони обговорюють мою нову книжку

Ex. 36. Put each verb in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I (to know) ……………….quite well. We (to spend) ………………… most of the day together, so we have all become friends. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting that I (to think) ……………….. of writing a book about them!

(To take) ………………….. Helen Watson, for example. Helen (to run) ………………….. the accounts department. At the moment she (to go out) …………………… with Bob Balantine, one of the sales representatives, and they (to seem) ………………….. very happy together.

But everyone except Helen apparently (to know) ………………….. that Bob always (to make) ………………….. eyes at Susan Porter. But I (to happen) …………………. to know that Susan (to dislike) ………………… Bob. “I can't’ stand people who (to apologies) …………………. all the time!” She told me. “And besides, I know he (to deceive) …………………….. poor Helen. He (to see) ………………. Betty Wills from the overseas department.” And plenty of other interesting things (to go on)………………… . For instance, every week money (to disappear) …………………. from the petty cash box. When you (to realize) ………………….. that someone in your office is a thief, it (to upset) …………………… you at first. But I (also try) ………………. to catch whoever it is before the police (to be called in)…………………… . I’m going to tell you who I (suspect)……………………….., well, not yet anyway.

Ex.37 Translate the following sentences into English using the verbs in Present Continuous (only where it is necessary)

1. Я все ще пам'ятаю цю людину.

2. Вона не вірить зараз нікому.

3. Ви зараз слухаєте радіо? — Ні, я дивлюся телевізор.

4. Учні все ще пишуть диктант.

5. Зараз все залежить тільки від тебе.

6. Він дуже нагадує свого батька.

7. Ти зараз працюєш? — Так, працюю.

8. Мій старший син обідає, а молодший спить.

9. Ми все ще не погоджуємося з тобою.

10. Куди ти ідеш? — Я іду на роботу.

11. Вони все ще говорять про фільм.

12. Ця книжка складається з трьох частин.

13. Твоя сестра все ще розмовляє по телефону? — Ні, не розмовляє.

14. Зараз він володіє чудовим будинком на узбережжі.

15. Що він слухає? — Він все ще слухає радіо.

Ex.38. Give the past forms of these regular verbs. Show whether you would pronounce these past forms as /d/, /t/ or /id/.

Example: The plane …landed in the field. /id/ (land)

1. The soldiers …… The sergeant’s orders. (obey)

2. We ……. first class. (travel)

3. He …… an hour yesterday. (wait)

4. They …… to talk me into coming. (try)

5. I …… his letter a week ago. (post)

6. Nobody …… at him. (laugh)

7. You …… to me! (lie)

8. She …… into the house. (hurry)

9. He …… when he saw me. (stop)

10. Bob finally …… her. (marry)

Ex.39 Review of spelling and pronunciation with –ed. Use the past tense of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following. Give the spelling of the -ed form. Say each aloud and notice the various pronunciations of the -ed ending.

1. Margaret Mead ______________ (study) island people in the South Pacific.

2. She first _____________ (visit) the isolated Manus tribe in 1928.

3. The Manus _____________ (agree) to let her live among them.

4. They ______________ (permit) her to record their day-today life.

5. The isolation of the Manus tribe _____________ (stop) with World War II.

6. The United States government _____________ (ship) supplies and soldiers through these islands during World War II.

7. This contact with another culture _____________ (affect) every aspect of Manus life.

8. Incredible changes _____________ (occur) on the islands.

9. Margaret Mead _____________(travel) to the islands again in 1953 and (observe) many changes.

10. She noticed that the Manus ___________ (dress) in western clothes, ____________ (cook) western food, and _____________ (carry) transistor radios.

Ex.40 Insert the appropriate form of the irregular verbs into the following sentences.

find hear say sit tell get lose sell stick win

1. They _____________ the apartment that they had in Gandia for a very good price.

2. He _____________ me his name but now I've forgotten it.

3. We _____________ home at three o'clock last night.

4. Sorry I'm late. I was _____________ in traffic.

5. Valencia FC _____________ The King's Cup in 1999.

6. I _____________ the news about The World Trade Centre on the radio.

7. We entered the restaurant, _____________ a table and sat down.

8. Sorry. I didn't hear what you _____________ .

9. We were all a bit hot and tired so we all _____________ down on the grass.

10. I've _____________ three umbrellas this month. Terrible! I'm so careless.

Ex.41 Insert the appropriate form of the irregular verbs into the following sentences.

drive fall give ride take eat forget hide shake write

1. We _____________ all night to get to France.

2. Have you ever _____________ a horse?

3. I've _____________ a letter to my bank manager.

4. We _____________ hands at the end of the meeting.

5. She had a headache so she _____________ an aspirin.

6. I _____________ too much for dinner yesterday and I feel fat.

7. My sister _____________ me a watch for Christmas.

8. He _____________ over on the wet floor and broke his wrist.

9. She _____________ the money under the mattress.

10. Blast! We _____________ to buy milk.

Ex.42 Insert the appropriate form of the irregular verbs into the following sentences.

be break come see steal become choose freeze speak

1.I've never _____________ to England.

2. Have you _____________ Sarah today?

3. Mr. Aznar _____________ president in 1996.

4. Has Beatriz _____________ back from lunch yet?

5. Rita _____________ her leg skiing.

6. What colour have you _____________ for the curtains?

7. It was so cold that the lake _____________ over.

8. She _____________ fluent French on holiday last year.

9. My purse's been _____________.

Ex.43 Troublesome verbs. Choose the correct word in parentheses.

1. The student (raised, rose) his hand in class.

2. Hot air (raises, rises).

3. Ann (set, sat) in a chair because she was tired.

4. I (set, sat) your dictionary on the table a few minutes ago.

5. Hens (lay, lie) eggs.

6. Sara is (laying, lying) on the grass in the park right now.

7. Jan (laid, lay) the comb on top of the dresser a few minutes ago.

8. If you are tired, you should (lay, lie) down and take a nap.

9. San Francisco (lay, lies) to the north of Los Angeles.

10. Mr. Faust (raises, rises) many different kinds of flowers in his garden.

11. The student (raised, rose) from her seat and walked to the front of the auditorium to receive her diploma.

12. Hiroki is a very methodical person. Every night before going to bed, he (lays, lies) his clothes for the next day on his chair.

13. Where are my keys? I (lay, laid) them here on the desk five minutes ago.

14. Fred (set, sat) the table for dinner.

15. Fred (set, sat) at the table for dinner.

16. The fulfillment of all your dreams (lies, lays) within you—if you just believe in yourself

Ex.44 Complete the jokes by using the past form of the irregular verb (in brackets).

1. – Why are you only wearing one glove? Did you lose one?

- No, I ……………… (find) one.

2. – I …………….. (wake) up with toothache this morning, so I ……………. (go) to the dentist.

- Does your tooth still hurt?

- I don’t know. The dentist ………………. (keep) it.

3. - The watch you …………….(sell) me isn’t working.

- But it was our best model.

- I know.

- It was shockproof.

- I know.

- And it was waterproof.

- I know.

- So what happened to it?

- It ………… (catch) fire.

4. A little boy was in the garden and he …………… (see) a snake for the first time. He …………. (run) to his mother and ………….. (say), “Come quickly, mum. There is a tail without the body in the garden”.

5. - Ronald ………… (get) into trouble at the zoo yesterday.

- Really? What did he do?

- He ………… (feed) the monkeys.

- There is nothing wrong with that!

- Oh yes, there is. He ………. (feed) them to the lions.

6. – Mum ………… (break) a leg. Now dad can’t work.

- You mean your father is looking after your mum.

- No, Mum …………... (break) dad’s leg.

7. - My sister …………… (throw) pepper in my face yesterday.

- That’s terrible! What did you do?

- I sneezed.

8. Student: I eated seven cakes at my birthday party.

Teacher: Don’t you mean …………. (eat)?

Student: Okay, I eated eight cakes at the party.

9. – I ………… (shoot) my dog yesterday.

- ……… (be) it mad?

- Well, it (be/not) very happy about it.

10. A woman …………. (go) into a butcher’s shop and pointed to a chicken in the window.

- Is that the biggest chicken you’ve got?

- No, Madam, the butcher ……………. (say).

The butcher …………….. (take) the chicken into the back of his shop and ………….. (blow) it up with a bicycle pump. He returned to the shop and …………. (give) it to her. She ………… (say):

- That’s much better. And I’ll take the other one as well.

Ex.45 Troublesome verbs.

Follow the directions:

1. Name things that rise.

2. Lift something above your head. Use raised or rose in a sentence to describe that action.

3. Put something on your desktop. Use set or sat in a sentence to describe this action. Then use laid or lay to describe this action.

4. Look at the object on your desktop. What is it doing? Describe its "activity in progress" by using setting or sitting in a sentence. Then use laying or lying in a similar sentence to describe this object.

5. Describe the geographical location of your country by naming at least two countries or bodies of water that border it on the north, south, east, or west. Use lies or lays. For example, Canada (lies/lays?) to the north of the United States.

Ex.46 Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple. Be a detective: read the text very carefully and find one detail which shows that Ms Jane Webb is lying.

At 11:22 p.m. on January 7, 2007, Ms. Jane Webb called the Toronto police to report a suicide. At 11:34 a police car _______(stop) in front of her house, and two policemen ______(get) out of the car. Ms. Webb ______ (put) on a warm coat because it _______ (be) cold and she waited for them in front of the house. She ______ (take) them to the house across the street.

Surprisingly, the door _____ (be) not closed. They entered the house and ______ (find) the dead man. There was a small hole above his right eye, and there was a gun on the floor next to his right hand.

The policemen looked around but they ________ (not touch) anything. They then ______ (leave) the room and __________(tell) Ms. Webb that she _____ (be) a very important witness. They asked her to go to her house and wait for them.

Inspector Greene and a team of experts arrived fifteen minutes later and the investigation __________(begin).

It was almost 2 a.m. when Inspector Greene finally _________ (come) to speak to Ms. Webb. They _____ (sit) at the kitchen table, _______ (drink) a cup of coffee and she _____ (tell) him about the crime.

`I was in this room when I ______ (look) out the window. I ______(see) Mr. James – he turned on the light, walked to his desk, _______ (take) his gun and shot himself in the head. Then I ________ (run) to his house, but all the doors and windows were closed so I _______ (take) a stone and ________ (break) a window on the first floor and I climbed in.

Ms. Webb continued: ` I _____ (go) up the stairs to the study. I turned on the light and I _____(run) to the body, but there was nothing I could do for him. Then I _____ (leave) the house and called the police.

Now she ______ (begin) to tremble. `I'm sorry,' she explained, `Mr. James was also my boss. I work at his company as his accountant, and I know there was a reason for his suicide. The company ____(go) bankrupt, and I feel responsible for this accident because I ______(give) him the bad news, just this morning.'

The inspector looked at her but there was no sympathy in his eyes. He _____ (say), in a very cold voice, `You are going to have to come down to police headquarters with me.'

Ex. 47. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.