Past Continuous Tense (Past Progressive Tense)

Ex.1 Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или Past Continuous.

1. I (to write) an English exercise now.

2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday.

3. My little sister (to sleep) now.

4 My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday.

5. My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volley­ball. 6. My friends (not to do) their homework at seven o'clock yesterday.

They (to play) volleyball.

7. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday.

8. She (not to read) now.

9. Now she (to go) to school.

10. What you (to do) now? — I (to drink) tea.

Ex.2 Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или Past Continuous.

1. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? — No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday, I (to eat) a banana.

2. My sister is fond of read­ing. She (to read) the whole evening esterday, and now she (to read) again.

3. Look! My cat (to play) with a ball.

4. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees.

5. You (to eat) ice cream now?

6. You (to eat) ice cream when I rang you up yesterday?

7. What your father (to do) now?

8. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday?

9. Why she (to cry) now?

10. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?

Ex.3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.

2. I (to go) to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday.

3. I (to go) to the cinema when you met me.

4. I (to do) my home­work the whole evening yesterday.

5. I (to do) my homework when mother came home.

6. I (to do) my homework yesterday.

7. I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday.

8. I (to do) my homework at six o'clock yesterday.

9. I (not to play) the pia­no yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend. 10. I (not to play) the piano at four o'clock yester­day. I (to read) a book. 11. He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his

homework.

Ex. 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. I (to play) computer games yesterday.

2. I (to play) computer games at five o'clock yesterday.

3. He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday.

4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday.

5. My brother (not to play) ten­nis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yes­terday.

6. My sister (not to play) the piano at four o'clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening.

7. When I came into the kitchen, mother (to cook).

8. She (to cook) the whole day yesterday.

9. We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday.

10. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday.

Ex. 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous

1. You (to do) your homework yes­terday?

2. You (to do) your homework from eight utill ten yesterday?

3. Why she (to sleep) at seven o'clock yesterday?

4. He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.

5. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?

6. What you (to do) when I rang you up?

7. I (not to sleep) at nine o'clock yesterday.

8. What he (to do) yesterday? — He (to read) a book.

9. What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? — He (to read) a book.

10. She (to sleep) when you came home?

Обратите внимание на следующие предложения: • When mother came home, I was reading. came — однократное действие (пришла) Past Simple was reading — действие в процессе (читал) Past Continuous • When mother was reading, I came home, was reading — действие в процессе (читала) Past Continuous came — однократное действие (пришел) Past Simple

Past Perfect Tense

Ex.1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Perfect.

1. I (to translate) the text before the bell.

2. She (to do) her lessons by the evening.

3. He (to clean) his room by five o'clock,

4. We (to speak) to him before the meeting.

5. Mother (to cook) dinner by seven o'clock.

6. Her son (not to do) the home task by nine o'clock.

7. She (not to make) a dress before party.

8. What they (to do) by three o'clock?

Ex.2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Perfect.

1. Who (not to write) the exercise before the bell?

2. Why you (not to sleep) the floor before your mother's coming?

3. Your child (to go) to bed by ten o'clock?

4. You (to reach) your house before the sunset?

5. They (to receive) the telegram by that time?

6. Why they (not to have) lunch by twelve o'clock ?

7. We (to have) dinner by eight o'clock.

Ex.3. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя гла­голы в форме Past Perfect.

1. Мы сделали уроки до прихода отца.

2. Я поужинал до девяти часов.

3. Он не выучил стихотворение до вечера.

4. Дежурный вытер доску до прихода учителя.

5. Я не перевел статью до утра.

6. Дети заснули до десяти часов?

7. Почему он не отослал письмо до праздника?

9. Кто закончил работу до шести часов вечера?

10. Я приготовила пирог к приходу гостей.

11. Игра началась раньше четырех часов?

13.До трех часов я просмотрел все документы.

14 Почему они не пришли к обеду?

15. До 1990 года он был врачом.

Ex.4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple пли Past Perfect.

1. When the police (to arrive), the car (to go).

2. George (to finish) doing his homework at eight o'clock.

3. When she (to get) to the shop, it (to close).

4. The train (to leave) when he (to come) to the station.

5. We (to eat) everything by the time he (to arrive) at the party.

6. I (to know) that he (not to learn) the poem.

7. When they (to leave) the beach, the rain already (to start).

8. Arthur (not to know) that we already (to arrive).

9. When I (to come), I (to see) that mother (to cook) dinner.

10. My friend (to study) English before he (to enter) the institute.

Ex.5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple пли Past Perfect

1. The car (to go) when (to look) into the street.

2. He (to take) the decision before I (to come).

3. Nick (return) from office by seven o'clock.

4. We (to get) to the stadium at four o'clock but the game already (to start).

5. (to come) at six o'clock.

6. I (to think) that my parents already (to return).

7. He (to be sure) that we (not to recognize) him.

8. You (to find) your key which you (to lose) before.

9. Dad (to say) that she (to be) in this city.

10. The doctor (to arrive) when we already (to help) him.

Ex.6

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Perfect или Past Simple.

1. She (to telephone) him three times but he (to leave) the city.

1. Alan (to hope) that they (not to come) yet.

2. I (to think) that he (not to refuse) to go to the theatre.

3. When he (to find) his purse, somebody (to take) money out of it.

4. You (to get) home before it (to start) raining?

5. Cathy (to say) that she (to find) this puppy in the street.

6. The room (to be) empty: everybody (to go).

7. They already (to leave) when the trouble (to start)?

Future Perfect Tense

Ex. 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Future Perfect.

1. I (to do) it by that time.

2. He (to write) a letter by the time she comes.

3. We (to build) a new house by the end of the year.

4. Mother (not a cook) dinner when we come home.

5. You (to do) your homework by seven o'clock?

6. They (not to arrive) by the evening.

7. Why she (not to come) by five o'clock?

8. Who (to take) exam this time?

9. He (to read) this book by the end of the month?

10. I (not to look) by this time through all the magazines.

Ex. 2. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в форме Future Perfect.

1. Он не переведет эту статью до трех часов.

2. Она сделает эту работу до конца месяца.

3. Почему твой друг не напишет статью до вечера?

4. Ты закончишь читать эту книгу до завтра?

5. Сбудется ли мое желание до Нового года?

6. Они уже уйдут к тому времени.

7. Почему она не начнет работать до девяти утра?

8. Эта телепередача закончится до четырех часов?

9. Учитель проверит все тексты до завтра.

10. К этому времени дети уже уберут в комнате?

11. Все туристы соберутся у отеля к шести часам?

12. Никто не придет сюда до конца дня.