- •Практическая грамматика английского языка.
- •Функции существительного в предложении
- •Категория рода
- •Категория числа
- •Образование множественного числа имен существительных
- •Особые случаи образования множественного числа имен существительных
- •Только в единственном числе
- •Только во множественном числе
- •Категория падежа
- •Образование притяжательного падежа
- •Exercises
- •Неопределенный артикль
- •Определенный артикль
- •Exercises
- •The traveller.
- •Местоимения
- •Личные местоимения Personal Pronouns
- •Exercises
- •Притяжательные местоимения Possessive Pronouns
- •Возвратные и усилительные местоимения Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns
- •Взаимные местоимения Reciprocal Pronouns
- •Указательные местоимения Demonstrative Pronouns
- •Неопределенные местоимения
- •Indefinite Pronouns
- •Interrogative, Conjunctive and Relative Pronouns
- •Обобщающие местоимения Universal Pronouns All
- •Настоящие времена
- •Употребление the Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее длительное время
- •Образование причастия настоящего времени.
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее простое или настоящее длительное время
- •Глаголы состояния Stative Verbs exercises
- •Настоящее совершенное время The Present Perfect Tense
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее совершенно-длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее совершенное или настоящее совершенно-длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Сравнение настоящих времен The Present Tenses Compared exercises
- •Прошедшие времена The Past Tenses
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее простое или Прошедшее длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее совершенное время The Past Perfect Tense
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее совершенно-длительное время The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее совершенное и Прошедшее совершенно-длительное время The Past Perfect Tense vs. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense exercises
- •Сравнение прошедших времен The Past Tenses Compared exercises
- •Будущие времена The Future Tenses
- •Exercises
- •Конструкции to be going to для описания будущих действий
- •Exercises
- •Различие в употреблении will и (be) going to
- •Exercises
- •Будущее длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Будущее совершенное время The Future Perfect Tense
- •Exercises
- •Будущее совершенно-длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Будущее совершенное или Будущее совершенно-длительное время The Future Perfect Tense vs. The Future Perfect Continuous Tense exercises
- •Настоящее простое и настоящее длительное время в значении будущего времени
- •Exercises
- •Придаточные предложения времени и условия Adverbial Clauses of Time and Condition
- •Exercises
- •Сравнение будущих времен The Future Tenses Compared exercises
- •Revision of Tenses exercises
- •International friends
- •Действительные и страдательные обороты
- •Страдательные обороты с формальным подлежащим it
- •Exercises
- •Оглавление
Прошедшее простое или Прошедшее длительное время
The Past Simple Tense vs. the Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Exercises
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Exercise 1. |
Choose the correct form of the verb. |
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When we were in Turkey, we ____ (went / were going) swimming almost every day. |
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2. |
About four years ago, Richard ____ (decided / was deciding) to move to this town. |
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3. |
Megan ____ (had / was having) a shower when the doorbell rang. |
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4. |
Fred and Deborah ran from the car to the house because something ____ (burnt / was burning) in the kitchen. |
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5. |
Some people ____ (fought / were fighting) outside, so my neighbour called the police. |
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6. |
Daniel ____ (called / was calling) you at one o’clock yesterday, but you ____ (slept /were sleeping). |
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7. |
We ____ (ate / were eating) breakfast when a dog started to bark. |
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8. |
As I walked past the crowd, I saw that Ella ____ (argued / was arguing) with an old woman. |
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9. |
I ____ (dreamt / was dreaming) about walking on the beach when the alarm clock went off. |
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10. |
While we ____ (practised / were practising) playing tennis yesterday, Lisa fell on her back. |
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Exercise 2. |
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. |
The sun 1.____ (shine) and the birds 2.____ (sing) as Mike 3.____ (drive) down the country lane. He 4.____ (smile), because he 5.____ (look forward) to the journey ahead. Mike 6.____ (enjoy) driving, especially when he 7.____ (go) somewhere new. Then, suddenly, the engine 8.____ (begin) to make a strange noise and the car 9.____ (stop) dead in the middle of the road. Mike 10.____ (try) to start it, but nothing 11.____ (happen). He 12.____ (sigh), then 13.____ (get out) of the car. Ashe 14.____ (push) the car to the side of the road, Mike 15.____ (start) to wish he had stayed at home.
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Exercise 3. |
David is always having accidents. His girlfriend Melanie is talking about some of the accidents. Write her sentences from these notes. Each sentence has one verb in the Past Continuous and one in the Past Simple. |
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Model: |
when / he / carry / a suitcase / he / drop / it / on his foot |
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When he was carrying a suitcase, he dropped it on his foot. |
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he / sit down / on a chair / while / I / paint / it |
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2. |
as / he / run / for a bus / he / collide / with a lamppost |
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3. |
his hair / catch / fire / when / he / cook / chips |
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4. |
when / he / hold / a beautiful vase / he / suddenly / drop / it |
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5. |
he / sit / in the garden / when / a wasp / sting / him / on the nose |
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6. |
he / break / his leg / when / he / ski |
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Exercise 4. |
Find 7 mistakes in the story and correct them. |
John entered his flat and closed the door. He hung up his coat when he heard a strange noise. A tap was runing in the kitchen. He walked into the kitchen and turned it off. Then, he freezed. Someone was standing behind him. He was taking a deep breath and turned around. His flatmate, Steve, was leaning in the doorway. “You gave me a fright!” John exclaimed.
Steve laughed at him. John started to laugh, too. “I think you had gone to London today,” he said. “No, replyed Steve. Unfortunately, I was missing the train.”
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Exercise 5. |
Complete the letter using the correct form of the verbs from the box. |
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answer |
be |
continue |
get |
go |
have |
open |
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practise |
put |
ring |
say |
shine |
sing |
wake |
Hi, Liza!
Yesterday I 1.____ up early. The sun 2.____ and the birds 3.____. I 4.____ very excited because it was the day of the big tennis match. I 5.____ downstairs and into the kitchen, where her father 6.____ breakfast. “Morning, Mary. Today’s the day!” he 7.____ I smiled nervously. “Don’t worry!” he 8.____ You’ll be fine.” I 9.____ some toast into the toaster and 10.____ the fridge. Just as I 11.____ the butter out, the phone 12.____. My father 13.____ it after a few minutes, he put the phone down. “Bad news, I’m afraid. The other player 14.____ yesterday when she had an accident. The match is off.” I ate her toast slowly. I was surprised I didn't feel disappointed.
Love,
Mary
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Exercise 6. |
Work in pairs. Act out a dialogue. |
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SA: |
At 10.05 a.m. yesterday, there was a robbery at the Midwest Bank. You are a police officer and you are asking a man some questions about what he was doing, what other people were doing, and what he saw. Write the questions. Use was/were, the past simple (did you __) and the past continuous (were you __). |
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SB: |
At 10.05 a.m. yesterday, there was a robbery at the Midwest Bank. You’re a man who witnessed a robbery at the Midwest Bank. Answer the questions of the police officer. |