- •3. Read the following solar and terrestrial data.
- •Grammar focus
- •The Simple Sentence The basic word order
- •Sentence Forms
- •In the passage below you will find all sentence forms. Can you name them?
- •Review of Tenses. Active Forms
- •1. Check whether you know the basic forms of the English verb.
- •2. Give the forms of the following irregular verbs.
- •3. Study the tense chart for the verb ‘write’ in the active.
- •4. Can you answer the following grammar questions?
- •5. Look at the verbs in italics in the sentences below. Match the examples in a with the names of different tenses in b and comment on the use of the tenses.
- •Check yourself
- •1. Read the text and retell it in the Present Simple using the questions below as an outline.
- •2. A) Decide which time expressions from the box below go together with the Past Simple which refers to a definite time in the past.
- •3. Change the following sentences into the Present Perfect using ‘just’, ‘already’, ‘recently’, ‘yet’, ‘never’, ‘ever’, ‘lately’.
- •4. Make as many sentences with the Present Perfect as possible from the chart.
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •6. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
- •7. Make up sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •8. Change the sentences according to the model.
- •9. Match the translation with the original sentences. Comment on the use of the tenses.
- •Types of questions
- •1. Put general questions to the sentences below.
- •2. Write questions for words in italics.
- •3. Read about life events of Ernest Rutherford. Complete the questions and answers.
- •4. Complete the statements with the correct question tag.
- •5. Ask for additional information.
2. Give the forms of the following irregular verbs.
Become, begin, bring, choose, deal, find, get, give, go, hold, keep, know, lose, meet, read, say, see, send, speak, spend, take, tell, think, understand, win.
3. Study the tense chart for the verb ‘write’ in the active.
Tenses |
Present |
Past |
Future |
Simple (Indefinite) |
write / writes |
wrote |
shall / will write |
Continuous (Progressive) |
am /is /are writing |
was / were writing |
shall / will be writing |
Perfect |
have / has written |
had written |
shall / will have written |
Perfect Continuous (Progressive) |
have / has been writing |
had been writing |
shall / will have been writing |
4. Can you answer the following grammar questions?
What tense is used?
if the time when the action happened is not important?
if the time of the action is important?
to express an activity in progress at a time in the past?
to express an action that happened before a definite time in the past?
to tell a story in a chronological order?
to express a completed action at a definite time in the past or past habits?
to express a past experience the time of which is not specified?
to express the present result of a past event?
to express an activity in the near future or a planned future arrangement?
to describe an activity happening now, around now, and temporary activities?
to describe things that are always true, or true for a long time?
to express a future decision or intention made at the moment of speaking?
to express a future fact?
to express a present habit?
to express an action or state which began in the past and still continues?
to express an action which began before the time of speaking in the past, continued up to that time, or stopped just before it?
5. Look at the verbs in italics in the sentences below. Match the examples in a with the names of different tenses in b and comment on the use of the tenses.
A 1) He made a report on research in progress two weeks ago. 2) They will discuss the results of the experiment at the next seminar. 3) This book provides useful information. 4) We have recently resolved some of our difficulties. 5) We are taking our examination in physics next month. 6) We have been solving the problem for the last two hours. 7) They had been waiting for a few hours before they could resume the experiment. 8) The work will give valuable results. 9) Study of these properties is going on a large scale. 10) Prof. Brown was working at our laboratory last year. 11) They have worked in this field for a long time. 12) We are working on an interesting project now. 13) They had found a solution to the problem by the time we arrived. 14) He has been a lecturer for 10 years. |
B Present Simple
Past Simple
Future Simple
Present Continuous
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous |