Грамматика. Практикум

A:You (go) out tonight, Paul?

B:No, I (stay) at home. The neighbours (come) in to watch TV.

A:You (invite) the neighbours often?

B:No, but they (invite) themselves whenever there is a good programme.

A:come to the party on Sunday?

B:have tea with Granny; visit her this Sunday

A:always meet on Sunday?

B:Granny/ to come to see; whenever / bored.

A:go abroad this summer?

B:to the countryside; sister wait for me to come

A:always summer in the country?

B:Sister/ to expect me to come, whenever / a day off.

EXERCISE № 158. Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous

1. Can you help me for a minute? – I am sorry. I (work). 2. … you (work) on Saturdays? 3. Have you got a light? – Sorry, I (not smoke). 4. How many languages …you (speak) ? 5. Why… you (wear) a sweater? It isn’t cold. 6. My father always (spend) his August in Ireland. 7. Robert (play) football most weekends. 8. Where’s Lucy? – She (shop). 9. What … you (eat)? – Chocolate. 10. The children (stay) with Granny this week. 11. Is John in the bathroom? – No, he is outside. He (clean) the car.

EXERCISE № 159. Use the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite

1. We (to go) to the seaside every summer. 2. Listen! Somebody (to knock) on the door. 3. How often you (to wash) your dog? 4. She can't come to the phone. She (to wash) her hair. 5. Where (to be) Kate? She usually (to sit) in the front row. I (not to know) why she (to sit) here now. 6. Please be quiet! The baby (to sleep). 7. What you (to laugh) at? 8. I hardly ever (to work) on Mondays now. 9. The countryside (to be) wonderful especially when it (to snow). 10. Why you (to smoke) here? — And where people usually (to smoke) in this building?

EXERCISE № 160. Choose the correct form of the verb

Dear Karen,

(1)I'm having / I have a great time here in England. My University term (2) isn't starting / doesn't start until the autumn, so (3) I'm taking / I take the opportunity to improve my English. (4) I'm staying / I stay with some English friends who (5) are owning / own a farm. On weekdays (6) I'm catching / I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language classes. (7) I'm making / I make good progress, I think. My friends (8) say / are saying my pronunciation is much better than when I arrived, and (9) I'm understanding / understand almost everything now. At weekends (10) I'm helping / I help on the farm. At the moment (11) they're harvesting / they harvest the corn and (12) they are needing / they need all the help they can get. It's quite hard work, but (13) I'm liking / I like it. And (14) I'm developing / I develop some strong muscules!

(15) Do you come/ Are you coming to visit me at Christmas? (16) I'm spending /I spend the winter holiday here at the farm. My friends (17) are wanting / want to meet you and there's plenty of space. But you must bring your warmest clothes. (18) It's getting / It gets very cold here in winter. Let me know as soon as (19) you are deciding / you decide. And tell me what (20) you're doing / you do these days.

Do you miss me? Love,

Paul

EXERCISE № 161. Translate from Russian into English.

21. We are having some problems with our new 21. have = experience employee.

EXERCISE № 165. Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.

1. I (think) you (behave) rather foolishly. 2. Don't disturb Professor when he (think). 3. I (see) that you (have) some problems with this computer. Can I be of help? 4. How many parts this text (consist of)? 5. How much it (cost)? 6. Who this house (belong to) now? 7. Gerry always (find fault) with me. 8. I (find) it all very strange. 9. I (taste) the soup to see if there is enough salt in it. 10. Now I (see) everything clearly. 11. You (look) serious. What you (think) about? 12. We (have) dinner now but I will help you later if you (have) a problem. 13. Eva likes roses because they (smell) sweet.

EXERCISE № 166. Translate from Russian into English.

EXERCISE № 170. Finish the situations with a sentence in the Present Perfect.

1.I guess, now we can go for a walk.(stop raining)

2.I know this tune. (hear)

3.This recorder doesn't work. (break)

4.She is in bed. (catch a cold)

5.Mary is not at home. (go out)

6.I am not going to the cinema with you. (see)

7.I can give your book back. (finish reading)

8.I can drive a car now. (pass driving test)

9.I can't find my dictionary. (disappear)

10.You can't talk to Paula. (leave)

11.I am hungry. (have no lunch)

12.The coffee is too sweet. (put sugar)

EXERCISE № 171. You are writing a letter to a friend and giving news about people you both know. Use the words given to make sentences and put them into the correct form.

Dear Chris,

Lots of things have happened since I last wrote to you. Charles/go/Brazil.

Jack and Jill/decide to get married. Susan/have/a baby.

Monica/give up smoking. George/pass his driving test. Sam/have a bad crash. Pam/join the health club. Pam/become a vegetarian. Tom/write a new novel. My parents/go abroad.

My elder brother/change his job.

EXERCISE № 172. Open the brackets and tell your partner what Jenny’s done in her life.

1.She …………….. (work) as a secretary and as a schoolteacher.

2.She …………….. (live) in Paris since 1991.

3.She …………….. (visit) Canada and the USA.

4.She …………….. (be) married for 4 years.

5.She …………….. (write) 4 books.

6.She …………….. (climb) Mont Blanc twice.

EXERCISE № 173. James is talking about his life. Open the brackets and use the Present Perfect. Then write a piece about your life.

I …………….. (see) a lot of beautiful places in my life, and I …………….. (do) a lot of interesting things. I …………….. (travel) in North and South America, for example. I …………….. (visit) all the big American cities. I …………….. (drive) across Mexico. I …………….. (not/be) to

Argentina, but I …………….. work in Peru and Bolivia. I …………….. (stay) in expensive hotels and in very cheap hotels! I …………….. (swim) in the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. I …………….. (write) thousands of postcards to my friends and my family. I

…………….. (eat) in the best restaurants in Paris, and I …………….. (sing) Italian songs in Rome. I …………….. (have) seven or eight holidays in Spain, and I …………….. (live) in Portugal. I

…………….. (not/make) much money in my life, but I …………….. (meet) a lot of interesting people and I …………….. (take) a lot of wonderful photographs!

EXERCISE № 174. Robbie contacted his classmates through the Old Friends website. Whose experiences in the last few years are the most interesting?

During the last ten years, David ………… (have) ten different jobs: he ……… (work) in the import-export business, he ……… (be) an estate agent, and now he ………. (just/start) his own company which sells mobile phones – but he ………. (not/make) a £1 million yet.

Edward ……… (move) to the USA, where he now works designing computer games. His most popular game – Death Trap - ……….. (sell) over ten million copies, and he ………. (make) him very rich! He isn’t married, and in fact he ……… (never/have) a girlfriend, and he still spends most of his time playing computer games in his bedroom!

Lucy is an actress and a part-time waitress. In the last few years, she ……… (appear) in several plays and in a couple of TV commercials – but there ……… (be) no call from Hollywood yet! Since leaving university with a brilliant degree, Kate …….. (work) for Greenpeace and other similar organizations, first as a volunteer and now as a manager. She …….. (just/have) her first baby.

In the last ten years Harry ……….. (be) married three times, and ………. (live) in Italy, Egypt, France and Australia. At present he is running a small restaurant on the Greek Island of Kos with his third wife, Helen.

EXERCISE № 175. We use the Present Perfect with never to share our achievements in life. We often use before in a never statement. So make statements with never.

Model: I have never played tennis.

1.Name a machine you’ve never used.

2.Name food you’ve never tried.

3.Name something you’ve never drunk.

4.Name something you’ve never owned.

5.Name something you’ve never done.

6.Name a game you’ve never played.

7.Name a place you’ve never been to.

8.Name something you’ve never believed in.

9.Name something you’ve never cooked.

10.Name something you’ve never worn.

Now write five sentences telling about things you’ve never done or places you’ve never been to but would like to.

 I’ve never flown in a helicopter, but I’d like to.

EXERCISE № 176. We use the Present Perfect with always to share our life experience, desires, hopes, etc.

Model: I’ve always wanted to have a dog.

1.Name something you’ve always wanted to taste.

2.Name something you’ve always thought about.

3.Name something you’ve always disliked.

4.Name something you’ve always believed in.

5.Name something you’ve always wanted to have.

6.Name something you’ve always wanted to do.

7.Name something you’ve always wanted to play.

8.Name some place you’ve always wanted to go to.

9.Name some celebrity you’ve always wanted to dine with.

10.Name something you’ve always wanted to get as a birthday present.

EXERCISE № 177. We use the Present Perfect with ever in questions to ask about someone’s life experience or achievements. Ask your partner questions with ever. Use the prompts.

 Have you ever sung karaoke?

EXERCISE № 178. We use the Present Perfect with already and yet and just. Use already in statements and yet in negatives and questions (though sometimes already is used in questions to show great surprise and where you expect the answer “Yes”). We use just with the Present Perfect to talk about things that happened a short time before now. Notice that we put yet at the end of a negative statement or question.

Read Henry’s party-planning checklist. Write statements about the things that he has already done and the things that he hasn’t done yet.

EXERCISE № 179. Answer the questions in the way shown. Use yet.

Model 1: Have you finished the book yet? - No, I haven't finished it yet. I am still reading it. Model 2: Have you seen the new film at the local cinema? - I haven't seen it yet but I'm going to see it.

1. Have you translated the article yet? 2. Have they finished discussing the problem? 3. Have you decided who will make a report on the international situation? 4. Has she had her lunch yet? 5. Have they finished working at their course papers? 6. Has he woken up? (to sleep) 7. Has she made breakfast? 8. Have you eaten at the new Italian restaurant? 9. Have you bought a car? 10. Has Gerry asked Diana to marry him? 11. Have you spoken to the dean already? 12. Has he read the newspaper? 13. Have you washed the plates? 14. Have you seen him already? 15. Have you asked them for dinner? 16. Have you already explained it to him? 17. Have they passed their tests al-

ready? 18. Has she taken the pills? 19. Have they accepted the conditions? 20. Have you decided when to go?

EXERCISE № 180. In pairs, imagine you are going on holiday. Make a list of ten things that need to be done, e.g. book the hotel. Now imagine you are about to leave and go to the airport. Take turns to ask each other questions, e.g.

-Have you packed the towels?

-Yes, I have. Have you brought the passports? -Yes, I have. Have you....?

EXERCISE № 181. Work with your partner and role-play short dialogues.

EXERCISE № 182. Answer the questions. Use the Present Perfect with ever and the superlative.

1. Is he handsome? 2. Is it a fast car?