Английский язык. Grammar in Progress. Учебное пособие

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3.This … (not look) like the right block. Are you sure we … (come) to the right address?

4.… (you/see) my laptop? I’m sure I (leave) it here ear-

lier.

5.I … (just/met) Andrew from Sales (you/know) him?

6.I … (never/speak) to him, but I (speak) to his assistant on the phone yesterday.

7.I … (work) for WorldCom now — I … (be) there for more than five years … (you/know) WorldCom?

8.I … (work) for WorldCom since last year, but now I … (want) to change jobs (you/hear) of any vacancies

Exercise 7. Put the verb in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous.

1. Where you (go) when I (meet) you in the street yesterday? — I (go) to tell the watch-maker that he (forget) to send my watch. 2. This, however, (enable) him to add some ideas which he (omit) in the first copy. 3. They (decide) to rebuild the church when they (find) that the cement used (begin) to crumble. 4. He (be) so ill that he (find) himself unable to complete the work he (begin). 5. She (turn) the light back on, (lie) on the sofa and (take) up the book she (read). 6. His secretary (take) the paper from the table where he (put) it, and (go) out. 7. It (be) near midnight when they (come) in from dinner, still laughing at something he (say) in the diningroom. 8. It (be) two o’clock. Eliza (be) suddenly thoroughly awake. She (sit) up in her bed and (circle) her knees with her arms. It (rain), the way it (rain) for days. 9. In his turn Jolyon (look) back at his son. He (want) to talk about many things that he (be) unable to talk about all these years. 10. She (be) at the station after all, standing just as he (imagine), apart from the others.11. He (come) back on Saturday, as he (promise). They all (wait) for him in the sitting-room. When he (enter), every-

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body (rush) forward to him to embrace and hug him in greeting. 12. The state of his clothes indicated that he (play) football in the muddy field.

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect and the Future- in-the-Past.

He (go) back into the kitchen and (open) the icebox. He (take) out a bottle of milk and a piece of chocolate cake and (put) them on the table. He (drink) the milk from the bottle and (eat) the cake with his fingers. It (not/be) until after he (finish) that he (remember) he (promise)­ himself he (not/ touch) any sweets in hopes that his skin (clear) up.

He (sit) there in a kind of lethargy. He (hear) the bathroom door slam and footsteps leading back to Rina’s room. Idly he (wonder) what she (do) at home at this time of the afternoon. Usually she (be) down at the beach already with her giggling girl friends.

Rina just (cross) the room and (stand) in front of the mirrors, her back to the door.

(After H. Robbins)

Exercise 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous and the Past Perfect.

He (not / cover) the first of those miles, however, when the luck (favour) him at last. He (meet) a cart turning in his direction out of a field and this time he (be) able to beg a lift, though it (take) several minutes to explain to the driver, a little old whiskered fellow nearly as deaf as one of his own sacks, exactly what he (want). And by the time he (make) it plain to his companion that he (travel) about, that he (want) a wash and brush-up and some breakfast Everwell itself (be) in sight. It (be) a little place that (look) somehow as if it had been dropped there.

(After J. Priestley)

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Exercise 10. Open the brackets putting the verbs in the correct form:

1. Many economic systems (to undergo) fundamental changes during the last decade of the 20lh century. 2. The element of tradition (to be) more evident in the rural areas of the developing countries of Asia and Africa. 3. The element of command (to be) most evident in the former Soviet Union until the country (to collapse) and (to replace) by 15 independent countries. 4. The American economy (to be) a mixed capitalist economy. 5. When the failure of communism (to be) publicly acknowledged, most centrally planned economies (to look) at the market mechanism to achieve more and better output. 6. In reality all of the communist countries (to neglect) market incentives before. 7. The default of 1998 (to damage) the economy greatly. 8. In recent times some wellrun Russian manufactures (to begin) to produce marketable products.

Exercise 11. Open the brackets using the correct tense forms:

1. We wondered how much he (to know). 2.1 asked him who else (to come) to the party. 3. I looked at her again. She (not to listen) to me, she only (to pretend) to. 4. She knew she (to be) right from the very beginning. 5. She said that nothing (to make) her change her mind. 6. And then you (to agree) that I (to act) right. 7. It (to become) quite evident that something (to happen). 8. He (to promise) that he (to come) in time. 9. At 10 I (to realize) that he never (to come). 10. And you (to understand) that now you (to waste) time.

Exercise 12. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous.

He (place) a picture on the easel and (let) me look at it for a minute or two; then he (take) it down and (put) another in its place. He (show) me about thirty canvases. It (be) the result

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of the six years during which he (paint). He never (sell) a picture. The canvases (be) of different sizes. The smaller (be) pictures of still-life and the largest (be) landscapes. There (be) about half a dozen portraits.

(After S. Maugham)

Exercise 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite and the Past Perfect.

It (be) so exciting to be actually at the party again. She (be) pleased also with the warm reception she (receive). When she (enter) the house, everyone (rush) to her with cries of pleasure and welcome, (kiss) her, (shake) her hand, (tell) her they (miss) her dreadfully. Everyone (speak) gently with tears in their eyes and (ask) at length about her children. Everyone­ (ask) about Melanie and Ashley, demanding the reason why they, too, (not/come) back to Atlanta.

(After M. Mitchell)

Exercise 14. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite and the Past Perfect.

At half past four I (put) on the lights. The shop (look) shabbier in artificial light too, the shelves (be) dusty and the ceiling (be / not painted) since I (go) there. It (be) full of cracks. I (look) in the mirror to see how my hair (be). We were going somewhere that night, my friend Baba and me. My face in the mirror (look) round and smooth. I (suck) my cheecks in, to make them thinner. I (long) to be thin like Baba.

He (tell) me that he (win) cups and medals for swimming when he (be) a boy. He (live) most of his life in Dublin, with his mother, and (go) to work at twelve or thirteen. His father (leave) them when he (be) a small boy, and as a child he (comb) the beaches looking for scrap.

(E. O’Brien)

Exercise 15. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous and the Past Perfect.

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I (not / be) in Tahiti long before I (meet) Captain Nichols. He (come) in one morning when I (have) breakfast on the terrace of the hotel and (introduce) himself. He (hear) that I (be) interested in Charles Strickland, and (announce) that he (come) to have a talk about him. I (ask) the stranger if he (have) breakfast. “Yes,” he (answer). When he (smile) he (show) broken and discoloured teeth. He (be) a very lean man, with grey hair cut short and a grey moustache. He (not / shave) for a couple of days.

“I knew Strickland well,” he (say), as he (lean) back in his chair and (light) the cigar I (offer) him.

“Where you (meet) him?” I (ask). “In Marseilles!”

“What you (do) there?”

He (smile) and (say): “Well, I guess I (be) on the beach.” (After S. Maugham)

Exercise 16. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Куда вы ходили? — Я ходила в библиотеку. Я забыла там свою книгу и ходила за ней. 2.Куда он ушел? — Я думаю, он ушел в библиотеку. Он обычно ходит туда по пятницам. 3.»Вы давно живете в этом городе?» — «Двадцать шестьлет».—«Гдевыраньшежили?»—“ВС.-Петербурге». 4. Здравствуйте. Заходите, пожалуйста. Я ждал вас. 5. Что ты делаешь? — Я делаю домашнее задание по английскому языку. — Разве ты готовишь уроки по утрам? — Да, я всегда делаю английский язык после того, как позавтракаю. 6. Мы идем уже шесть часов и очень устали. 7. Вы нашли ключ, который потеряли вчера? Да, нашла. — А где вы его нашли? — Он все время был в моем кармане. 8. Мы с ним знакомы уже больше года. 9. Мы с ним вместе учились в школе, и мы остались друзьями на всю жизнь. 10. «Ваши гости уже приехали.» — «Я знаю». 11. Он окончил свою работу в саду и сидел на балконе, читая газету. Вечер был

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теплый, а солнце только что зашло. 12. Я здесь с утра жду вас. 13. Когда я напишу письмо, я сейчас же пойду и отправлю его, но я не знаю, когда она его получит. 14. Что у тебя с руками? — Я чистила картошку.

Exercise 17. Translate the following sentences into English concentrating on the use of tense-aspect forms:

1. Я все думала о количестве лет, которые мы проработали вместе, и как мало я, фактически, знаю о тебе. 2. Когда они подошли к тому месту, где он уронил кольцо в ручей, он остановился. 3. Тебе нравится готовить? — Я люблю это. Это одно из моих хобби уже много лет. 4. Папа всегда называл меня Кэйти. 5. Давай обсудим это дело здесь, в кафе. В офисе будет постоянно звонить телефон. 6. Они возвращаются. — Я полагаю, они остановятся в гостинице на этот раз. 7. Она заперлась и не сойдет вниз, пока они не уйдут. 8. Я увидел, что момент, которого он ждал, наступил. 9. Расскажи мне, что происходило в мое отсутствие. 10. Я знаю имена всех в деревне. Я живу здесь всю свою жизнь. 11. Я готовила обед, в то время как она прибиралась в комнате. 12. Не успели они войти в дом, как разразилась буря. 13. Она отвернулась, но не раньше, чем он увидел слезы, которые блеснули в ее глазах. 14. Я решила не идти на выставку. Я пойду сегодня в библиотеку. Я уже три месяца не меняла книги. 15. Как давно ты так себя чувствуешь? 16. Я почти ни разу не поел как следует, с тех пор как я приехал сюда. 17. Он не придет. Я только что разговаривал с ним по телефону. 18. Филипп отнес свой чемодан в вагон и курил на перроне. 19. Они никогда не танцевали вместе прежде. 20. Дождь идет с самого утра, и я думаю, он не прекратится до вечера. 21. К концу недели я закончу этот перевод. 22. Кто открыл Австралию? 23. Едва он открыл окно, порыв ветра разбросал его бумаги по полу. 24. На будущий год в это время мы будем плыть

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4.He was happy because he … (win) the lottery.

5.Harry … (make) up his mind and then let us know his decision.

6.When I saw Jane, she … (buy) a gift.

7.Gary … (look) for a flat for months before he … (find) one.

8.We … (hope) to go on holiday, but we couldn’t afford it and stayed home.

9.When it … (start) snowing, he was in the garden.

10.John … (study) English for 7 years before he … (move) to London.

11.The band … (play) for an hour when it … (start) raining.

12.Charlie and me already (to drive) home when the engine suddenly (to stop).

13.Jack (not to know) about the case by then.

14.Mary (to work) for 25 years in the company before she retired.

15.I (to sleep) when someone (to knock) at the door.

16.I (to come) to see her, but she (to leave).

17.Jane (to write) the essay for the three hours when Clark came.

Exercise 20. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous. Give reasons.

When my parents 1) … (suggest) that we go to see the David Copperfield performance at the local stadium, I immediately 2) … (agree). They 3) … (tell) me about the amazing tricks that he 4) … (perform) in the past and I have to admit I 5) … (be) intrigued.

On the night of the performance, as we 6) … (enter) the venue, there was an immense feeling of anticipation in the air while the audience 7) … (hurry) to find their seats. As the lights 8) … (dim), everyone 9) … (fall) silent.

The show that 10) … (follow) left me breathless. After his first trick, in which his assistant 11) … (cut) him in half, Cop-

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