Posobie po grammatike

1.Jane has breakfast and lunch in the canteen.

2.My grandfather listens to the radio in the sitting-room.

3.She reads a book in her bedroom before going to sleep.

4.John watches news on TV every evening in his sitting-room.

Model IV: Rose often reads in the kitchen. – Who reads in the kitchen? – Rose does.

1.Alice has tea at 5 o’clock in the living-room.

2.I have lunch in the canteen.

3.The students have supper in the hostel.

4.My sister sings in the bathroom.

5.My brother plays computer games in his room.

Model V: Nelly gets to work in half an hour. – How long does it take her to get there? – It takes her about half an hour.

1.Jane gets to the laboratory in 8 minutes.

2.Mr. Jenkins gets to the club in an hour.

3.Mrs. Sleeve gets to school in half an hour.

4.Professor Crossbill gets to the library in five minutes.

5.The Deputy Dean gets to the dean’s office in fifteen minutes.

Ex. 4 Express solidarity, using So/Neither do (am, have) I:

e.g. They like to travel by car (I). – So do I.

She doesn’t often go on business (he). – Neither does he.

1.Mr. Green usually makes reservation for flights in advance. (Mr. Brown)

2.We usually check in for the flights. (all passengers)

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3.He usually arrives at the airport an hour in advance. (she)

4.Heathrow Airport in London is very large. (Vnukovo Airport)

5.While travelling by plane, I never take much luggage. (my friend)

6.I don’t hear the announcement of our flight. (we)

7.The plane for Moscow doesn’t leave on time. (the plane for Sochi)

8.When travelling abroad, I usually go through passport control. (everybody)

9.Your passport is in order. (hers)

10.When leaving the country, you go through the customs. (all passengers)

11.I haven’t got anything to declare. (my friend)

12.One block of cigarettes is duty-free. (personal things)

13.Mr. White often goes on business to the US. (Mr. Smith)

14.He doesn’t like to travel by train. (his wife)

Ex. 5 Translate into Russian and comment on the Present Simple Tense:

1.The earth goes round the sun.

2.In Britain most of the shops close at 5.30 p.m.

3.In summer Tom usually plays tennis twice a week.

4.In the morning Mr. Smith wakes up, washes, dresses, has his breakfast, takes his children to school and goes to work.

5.Carpenters make things from wood.

6.Maize doesn’t grow in Britain.

7.Renaissance means “revival”.

8.The train to London leaves at eight, doesn’t it?

9.Good morning. It’s a nice day, isn’t it?

10.Why does Mark never come and see us these days? Is he too busy?

Ex. 6 Ask all types of questions:

1.Carol lives in a very nice cottage with her family.

2.I usually get up early because I hate being late to my office.

3.No one lives in that house now. They believe it’s haunted.

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4.Pete always reads some pages from one book or another before going to bed.

5.We seldom see each other these days. I don’t know why.

6.Gerry goes to the video arcade every day.

7.It takes him hours to get here.

8.This newspaper is two days old.

9.Lots of people enter this University every year.

10.I enjoy reading his books. They are so fascinating.

11.The milkman brings us milk very early.

12.Phil enjoys sports, but he doesn’t enjoy music at all.

Ex. 7 Use the Present Simple Tense instead of the infinitives in brackets:

1.The swimming pool (to open) at 9.00 and (to close) at 18.30 every day.

2.What time banks (to close) in Britain?

3.I have a car, but I (not to use) it very often.

4.“Where your father (to come from)?” – “He (to come from) Ireland.”

5.I (not to understand) the word “deceive”. What “deceive” (to mean)?

6.“What you (to do)?” – “I (to be) an electrical engineer.”

7.Faith (not to go) to the library very often. She (to have) a great number of books at home.

8.“They often (to interfere with) your work. Why you (to allow) them to make such a noise? Why you (not to tell) them to be quiet?” – “Oh, but they can’t. Children always (to be) noisy.”

9.Who (to come) here most often?

10.He (not to approve of) your behavior.

11.Ted never (to feel) at ease here. He (to be) shy, he (not to be)?

12.“I never (to complain) of anything. Rita (not to complain) either.” – “Oh, but she (to do)!”

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Ex. 8 Ask and answer using adverbs of frequency and activities given below:

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Ex. 9 Translate into English:

1.Ты иногда ездишь на работу на машине, не так ли? – Да, но машина принадлежит отцу, а он не хочет давать ее мне каждый день, так как обычно пользуется ею сам, когда едет к врачу или на работу.

2.Я знаю, что этот молодой человек очень хорошо говорит по-английски. – Ты знаешь его? – Да, он друг моей сестры. Он звонит ей каждый день, а иногда приезжает к нам домой. Он говорит на четырех иностранных языках и советует сестре уехать в Канаду, когда она закончит университет. – Откуда он? – Он из Канады.

3.Отец, вот письмо для тебя. – Никто никогда не пишет мне писем. Все, что

яполучаю, - это счета, которые оплачиваю регулярно. Интересно, чье это письмо?

4.О чем говорится в письме? – Мой племянник, сын младшего брата, приглашает нас на свадьбу.

5.В большинстве стран ребенок идет в школу в шесть лет и учится в начальной школе около пяти лет. Затем он переходит в среднюю школу. В 17 или 18 лет он сдает экзамены и, если сдает их хорошо и хочет получить высшее образование, продолжает учебу в университете.

6.Мой старший брат никогда не пишет нам, поэтому я никогда не знаю, что он делает. Иногда он звонит и говорит, что жизнь идет своим чередом и нам нечего о нем беспокоиться.

7.Мне нравятся субботние вечера в нашей семье. Вся семья собирается, как правило, вместе. Мама готовит что-либо вкусное, я помогаю ей. Отец с братом играют в шахматы, а затем мы ужинаем и обсуждаем все проблемы вместе.

8.Мой брат говорит, что люди, которые должны ему деньги, всегда забывают об этом, но те, которым он должен, всегда это помнят. Он сам никогда не забывает возвращать свои долги.

9.Я в новом костюме. Как он тебе нравится? – Костюм прекрасно на тебе «сидит» и цвет подходит. Сколько он стоит? – Я не знаю. Это подарок.

10.Если хотите получить непредвзятое мнение, Вам лучше спросить мою

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сестру. Она всегда говорит то, что думает, хотя это часто раздражает людей. Человек хочет правдивого ответа, но, как правило, ждет, что Вы скажете то, что он хочет.

11.Вы не возражаете, если я задам вам вопрос? – Это зависит от вопроса. – Он касается вашего брата. – Я отказываюсь отвечать на такие вопросы.

12.Странно, но мой кот не ест рыбу, поэтому я всегда покупаю мясо для него. – Где твой кот спит? – Как правило, он спит на коврике в кресле. А у тебя есть какое-либо домашнее животное? – Нет. Я не думаю, что квартира – это подходящее место для животных.

1.2.THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Ex. 10 Translate into Russian and comment on the use of the Present Progressive Tense:

1.He looked at her, “You’re trembling. Are you all right?”

2.The rain is just beginning.

3.You can’t talk to him. He is having dinner now.

4.It is snowing. Don’t go out.

5.He isn’t playing football this season.

6.“I’m sorry”, I said. “I’m being clumsy”.

7.Hello. Are you enjoying the party?

8.His French is getting better.

9.You are forgetting yourself, young man.

10.He isn’t doing very well at school, is he?

11.He frowned at her, “Being funny? Or are you trying to pretend nothing’s going

on?”

12.I’m revising for my spring English exam. Please try not to bother me.

13.My friends are coming next week.

14.The tap is running. Can you fix it?

15.I’m having a clear-out. I’m throwing some rubbish away.

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Ex. 11 Ask all types of questions to the following sentences:

1.Albert is doing quite nicely in his business.

2.All the town is talking about this story.

3.We are discussing what can be done about this situation.

4.He is working on some kind of invention.

5.You are eating too much.

6.I am having dinner now.

7.Aunt Betty is talking to the butcher in the kitchen.

8.He is being somewhat strange today.

9.Liz is trying to fix her washing machine.

10.My parents are talking about Fred’s new car.

11.I am dreaming about summer.

12.Archie is always talking about his baby son.

13.We are trying to talk Ron out of it.

Ex. 12 Put the verbs in brackets into the proper tense form:

1.Where is Helen? – She (teach) her son to swim.

2.Why you (not wear) your new dress today? – We (go) to the party tonight.

3.I (live) at a guesthouse at the moment as I (look for) a flat. Could you send this letter to my work address?

4.Someone (knock) at the door. Shall I answer it?

5.Why you (type) so fast? You (make) a lot of mistakes.

6.What (make) that terrible noise? – It’s Jim. He (move) the furniture. He (paint) the floor in this room.

7.The children are very quiet. Go and see what they (do). – They (play) outside.

8.I can’t hear what you (say), the traffic (make) too much noise.

9.Look at that crowd! I wonder what they (wait) for. – They (wait) for the shop to open.

10.I (save) now because I plan to go abroad on holiday next month.

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11.It’s a pity you don’t take any exercises. You (get) fat.

12.Why you (put) on your coat? – I (go) for a walk now.

13.You always (lose) your glasses and (ask) me to find them.

14.In spite of the awful weather now, we (have) a very good holiday here.

1.3. COMPARISON OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Ex. 13 There are verbs that are not used in the Progressive Form. They are called state verbs as opposed to action verbs. There are as follows. Try and put them under the sections given below.

to see, to hear, to smell (=give out a smell), to love, to like, to dislike, to taste (=have a flavor), to sound, to hate, to prefer, to measure (=have length, etc.), to want, to depend, to wish, to weigh, to know, to think, to astonish, to believe, to impress, to guess, to please, to imagine, to satisfy, to be, to have, to matter, to surprise, to need, to own, to doubt, to feel (=perceive), to feel (=have an opinion), to owe, to possess, to fit, to deserve, to consist of, to concern, to remember, to recognize, to belong, to seem, to include, to mean, to realize, to appear, to suppose, to understand, to resemble, to involve, to lack

verbs denoting sense perception: …

verbs denoting mental activity: …

verbs denoting wish: …

verbs denoting feeling: …

verbs denoting abstract relations: …

verbs denoting physical properties of objects: …

verbs denoting affect or influence: …

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