2. Найдите сказуемое в грамматической основе следующих предложений, определите его время и залог. Обратите внимание на то, как оно сочетается с подлежащим.

1. He visited them regularly every month.

2. The next ten years our life will become more comfortable.

3. Who took his books yesterday?

4. Usually the train leaves at 10 a.m.

5. Fats are an important part of a healthy diet.

6. A lollipop (леденец) doesn’t contain vitamins.

7. Iron forms red blood cells in our body.

3.* Найдите в правой колонке предложения к началу предложения в левой колонке.

Many modern technologies...	а) lived and worked in the 20th century.
The history of science and technology...	b) found the filament for the electric lamp.
90 % of all scientists	c) depend on science.
Edison...	d) provides science with new instruments for its research.
Technology...	e) is the history of mankind.

4. A)* Вставьте вместо точек нужную форму глагола to be (am, is, are) в настоящем времени (Present Simple).

1. There … much snow in winter in Siberian.

2. There … many books in our Institute library.

3. There … five cinema halls but only one theatre in this town.

4. There … no lift in our house.

5. There … little milk in the bottle.

6. There … few shops in this district.

b) Найдите сказуемое в предложении и определите его время и залог по образцу:

There were fifteen students at the English class yesterday. – Вчера на занятии по английскому языку было 15 студентов.

Were – Past Simple Active от нестандартного глагола to be.

1. There were six faculties at this Institute last year.

2. There will be a bus stop near our house soon.

3. There were some beautiful pictures on the wall of my room.

4. There will be fifteen students in our group next year.

5. There was no water in the glass.

6. There will be three rooms in our new flat.

5. Прочитайте предложения. Определите тип вопроса.

1. Is he at home? – Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

2. Does Ivanov live here? – Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

3. What is the time now? – It is six o’clock.

4. Where do you live? – I live in Moscow.

5. Why don’t you want to go to the cinema? – I am busy.

6. Who is absent? – Ann is.

7. Do you like cinema or theater? – I like theater better.

8. He is busy now, isn’t he?

9. They didn’t travel by train last summer, did they?

6.* Прочитайте предложения, выбрав слова из рамки:

a) which; b) whose; c) what; d) where; e) why; f) how; g) who

1. … car is over there? It looks great!

2. … food do you like?

3. … is the most popular music group of today?

4. … juice, apple or orange, do you like?

5. … don’t you go in for sports just now?

6. … do bananas grow all the year round?

7. … much did you pay for the books?

8. … knows Daniel’s new address?