Учебное пособие 1583

(remember) something else; his passport and tickets (be) in his overcoat pocket as well. I‘ll (arrive) in England in the middle of

July.

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

me that she 7) ……………….. (buy) the tickets to see the Rocking Stars, but she couldn‘t go to the concert. So I 8)

…………………..(buy) the tickets from her, because I 9)

…………………….. (think) you‘d like to go.

B: Tony, that‘s brilliant! I 10) …………………….(mean) to

………………………… (go) to the booking-office.

A: Well, it‘s lucky I 13) ……………………… (see) Mary, then, isn‘t it?

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A:What ….were you doing… (you/do) at ten o‘clock this morning?

B:I …………………….. (read) some important documents in my

office.

A:Why are you so disappointed?

B:Because I ……………………… (hope) that I would pass the test, but I didn‘t.

A:Have you found you bag yet?

B:No, but I ………………….. (report) it stolen to the police yesterday.

A:Did you enjoy the place last night?

B:No, even though I ……………………….. (read) good reviews of it before I bought the tickets.

A:Have you written you report yet?

B:I ………………………… (just/start) when you came in,

actually.

A:Sorry I‘m late.

B:Where have you been? I …………………….. (expect) you an hour ago.

A:We ……………………… (go) to an antique market yesterday.

B:………………………. (you/buy) anything?

A:Were you surprised that the factory closed down?

B:Not, really. In fact, I …………………… (know) it was going to happen.

A:Julia did well in the test, didn‘t she?

B: Yes. She ……………………… (study) very hard for it.

Exercise 9. Underline the correct tense.

1.Lynne was singing/had sung as she was cleaning the windows.

2.Mr Todd was teaching/had been teaching for thirty years when he retired.

3.I phoned Jack because I wanted/had wanted to ask him

question.

4.They had walked/had been walking for hours when they stopped for a rest.

5.The shop had been selling/had sold the table by the time I got there.

6.Joe was happy. He was winning/had won first prize in the competition.

7.It was raining/had rained while they were playing the football match.

8.Rob was opening/opened the box and looked inside.

9.Eve was delighted to hear that she was getting/had got

the job.

10.People used to work/were working very long hours in those days.

11.I was running when I slipped/was slipping on the ice.

12.They were already buying/ ad already bought the tickets when they went to the concert.

13.Carol had broken/was breaking her arm, so she couldn't write for six weeks.

14.We had been staying/stayed in a hotel by the sea last

summer.

15.Elvis Presley sang/had sung lots of hit songs.

16.I opened/was opening the door and stepped outside.

17.They had stood/were standing outside when the results were announced.

18.Alexander Graham Bell had invented/invented the telephone.

19.She broke the glass while she had washed/was washing it

Exercise 10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct

tense.

1. He (give) me back the book. (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that he (enjoy) it very much; but I (know) that he (not read) it because most of the pages (be) still uncut. 2. When he (see) his wife off at the station, he (return) home as he (not have) to be at the airport till 9.30. 3. He (not have) to pack. for his wife already (do) that for him and his case (be) ready in the hall. 4. He (not have) to check the doors and windows either, for his wife always (do) that before she (leave) the house. 5. All he (have) to do (be) to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. In the end he

(decide) not to. 6. At 8.30 he (pick) up his case, (go) out of the house.

Exercise 11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: present perfect or simple past. (In some cases the present perfect continuous is also possible.)

1.Paul: I (play) football since I was five years old. Tom: You (play) since you (come) to England? Paul: Oh yes. I (play) quite a lot. I (join) a club the day after I (arrive).

2.Tom: You (play) any matches?

Paul: We (play) about ten. We have two more to play. We (have) a very good season, we (win) all our matches so far, though we (not really deserve) to win the last one.

3.Tom: I (play) football when I (be) at school but when I (leave) school I (drop) it and (take) up golf.

4.Ann: Hello, Jack! I (not see) you for ages! Where you (be)? Jack: I (be) in Switzerland. I (mean) to send you a postcard but I (not

have) your address with me.

Ann: Never mind. You (have) a good time in Switzerland? How long

you (be) there?

Jack: I (be) there for a month. I only just (get) back. Yes. I (enjoy) it

thoroughly. I (ski) all day and (dance) all night.

5.Ann: I (ski) when I (be) at the university, but I (break) a leg five years ago and since then I (not do) any.

6.When I first (come) to this house, it (be) a very quiet area. But since then a new housing estate (be) built and it (become) very noisy.

7.My son (not start) work yet. He's still at the High School. -How long he (be) at school? -

He (be) at the High School for six years; before that he (spend) five years at the Primary School in Windmill Street.

8.I just (hear) that Peter is in Australia. - Oh, you (not know)? He (fly) out at the beginning of the month. -You (hear) from him? Does he like the life?-Yes, I (get) a letter last week. He (tell) me about his job. But he (not say) whether he (like) the life or not. Perhaps it's too soon to say. He only (be) there three weeks.

9.I (not know) you (be) left-handed.

- I‘m not left-handed; but my oil-heater (explode) yesterday and I (burn) my right hand, so I have to use my left.

10.This bicycle (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father (use) it for the first five years, my brother (ride) it for the next five, and I (have) it for the last four.

11.I hear that your MP, Mr Simpson, (make) a very clever speech last night. How long he (be) your MP? -Oh. we only (have) him since January.

Exercise 12. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense. In some sentences the present perfect continuous is also possible.

1.This is my house. - How long you (live) here? -I (live) here since 1970.

2.He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.

3.You (wear) your hair long when you were at school? -Yes, my

mother (insist) on it. But when I (leave) school I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since.

4.Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.

5.My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy.

6.I (fly) to the Loch Ness last week. -You (see) the Loch Ness monster?

7.I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

8.He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

9.Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.

10.When he (arrive)? -He (arrive) at 2.00.

11.You (lock) the door before you left the house?

12.I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much.

13.I can't go out because I (not finish) my work.

14.I never (drink) whisky. — Well, have some now.

15.I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.

16.The clock is slow. -It isn't slow, it (stop).

17.Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.

18.I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve.

19.I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apparel.

Exercise 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct

tense.

A: Look at Steve! He is soaking wet.

B: I know. He ...has been washing... (wash) the car.

say they couldn't come.

A: Julia performed well at the concert.

A: Do you know this town well?

the adverbs probably, perhaps, certainly, etc.

I'm afraid we won't be on time for the meeting. b) for on-the-spot decisions.

I‘ll take this magazine.

c) for promises (usually with the verbs promise, swear, guarantee, etc.), threats, warnings, requests, hopes (usually with the verb hope) and offers.

-I don‘t understand this rule. Will you help me with it? (request)

-Of course! I‘ll explain it to you. (offer)

d)for actions/events/situations which will definitely happen in the future and which we cannot control.

The temperature will reach 40 °C tomorrow.

We form Future Simple:

Affirmative: I shall/will + infinitive (I shall\will come);

Negative: I will not/won‘t work; I shall not/shan‘t work;

Interrogative: will I/shall I work?

Negative Interrogative: won‘t I work?

We use:

•will you ...? - to give an order or make a request. e.g. Will you stop talking, please? (Please stop talking.)

•won’t - to express unwillingness or an emphatic refusal, even when the subject is not a person.

I've told him not to do that, but he won't listen. (He refuses