- •Past Continuous (Progressive)
- •Exercises:
- •Translate the sentences using the necessary tense form. Divide all the sentences into different groups according to the usage of their tense forms.
- •Make the right choice.
- •Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
- •Test work 6.
- •Exercises:
- •Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect.
- •Put the verbs in the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
- •Put the verbs in the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
- •Test work 7.
- •Put the verbs in the correct past tense.
- •Put the verbs in the correct past tense.
- •Past Perfect Continuous
- •Exercises:
- •Use the right form of the verb.
- •Translate using the right form of the verb.
- •Explain the difference between the following pairs of sentences.
- •Put the verbs into the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.
- •Use the necessary past tense form of the verb.
- •Test work 8.
- •Complete the article. Use the necessary past tense form.
- •Use the necessary past tense form.
- •Control work. Past Tenses.
- •I. Use the necessary verb form.
- •II. Translate.
- •Future Indefinite (Simple)
- •Exercises:
- •1. Use the Present Indefinite or the Future Indefinite instead of the infinitives in brackets. Formulate the rule expressing the usage of these tenses.
- •2. Use the Future Indefinite instead of the infinitives in brackets.
- •3. What tense forms can be used to express a future action? Use the right tense form.
- •4. Use the Present Indefinite or the Future Indefinite instead of the infinitives in brackets.
- •Test work 9.
- •Future Continuous (Progressive)
- •Exercises:
- •Translate from Russian into English using the right form of the verb.
- •Read the text and find out the ways of expressing future actions.
- •Future Perfect
- •Exercises:
- •Translate from Russian into English using Future Perfect.
- •Use the required future or present tense instead of the infinitives in brackets.
- •Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive)
- •Exercises:
- •Read the sentences and comment on the ways future actions can be expressed.
- •Control work Future Tenses
- •I. Open the brackets:
- •II. Translate the sentences:
- •Test your tenses
- •Use the right form of the verb.
- •Make the right choice.
- •Translate using the right form of the verb.
Test work 6.
1. On that special day Grandma was in her best clothes, she (wear) net gloves and a hat. 2. The child’s eyes (shine) with excitement as he stared at the rows and rows of toys in this fantastic shop. 3. The scientists (work) around the clock, they (try) to raise funds for further research. 4. She looked out of the window and saw that the children (return) slowly from school. 5. When we (meet) for the first time, he (sell) newspapers on the streets. 6. At exactly this time yesterday they (have) a briefing. 7. What you (do) when I (call) you? You (sleep) or what? 8. We (have) a very lazy holiday. We (play) tennis, (visit) friends, the children (swim) and (sunbathe). 9. Gwenny still (leaf) through the magazines when I returned to the parlour. 10. The middle-aged couple next to me (discuss) their plans for Christmas — who to invite out. 11. The police who (investigate) the crime at the moment, (can) find no clues at all. 12. I know that you thought that I (be stubborn) the other day. 13. The train (speed) past hills full of cows and sheep.
1. Спектакль длился несколько часов. Когда мы выходили из театра, мы увидели нескольких знакомых. 2. Он думал неделю и затем принял решение. 3. Он смотрел на огонь в камине и о чем-то думал. 4. В прошлом семестре мы часто посещали студенческие вечера. 5. Когда дети пришли домой, тети не было дома. Она навещала родственников. 6. Когда ты мне позвонил, я как раз думал о тебе. 7. — Сколько времени ты набирал этот текст на компьютере? — Я работал два часа. 8. В воскресенье мы долго гуляли по лесу. 9. — Как долго ты училась в школе управления? — Три года. 10. Они были партнерами, но затем расстались, так как больше не доверяли друг другу. 11. Она полистала журнал минут пятнадцать и пошла готовить ужин. 12. — Как долго ты был в армии? — Я три года служил на флоте. 13. Она написала этот роман за неделю. 14. Александр был очень занят. Он писал статью для журнала.
Past Perfect
had V3/ed
|
Affirmative |
Interrogative |
Negative |
I had worked. |
Had I worked? |
I had not worked. |
He had worked. |
Had he worked? |
He had not worked. |
She had worked. |
Had she worked? |
She had not worked. |
It had worked. |
Had it worked? |
It had not worked. |
We had worked. |
Had we worked? |
We had not worked. |
You had worked. |
Had you worked? |
You had not worked. |
They had worked. |
Had they worked? |
They had not worked. |
Past Perfect is used to express:
completed action connected with past moment:
It was not so nice there as he had expected.
In January he went into partnership with Robin Hodges, an architect for whom he had worked while in college.
When he got home he found that someone had broken into his flat.
Completed actions up to the past moment with the conjunctions hardly…when, barely…when, scarcely…when, no sooner…than:
I had hardly closed the door when somebody started knocking on it.
In formal or literary style, these structures are sometimes used with inverted word order:
Hardly had I closed my eyes when I began to imagine the most fantastic shapes.
No sooner had a special train arrived in Hanover yesterday than at least 200 more refuges turned up at the embassy door-steps.