ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ НИЖЕГОРОДСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ

ИМ. Н.И. ЛОБАЧЕВСКОГО

С.А. Ярунина Практикум по грамматике английского языка

Нижний Новгород

2008

Сontents

The Present Indefinite Tense
The Present Continuous Tense
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Progress Check 1
The Past Indefinite Tense
The Present Perfect Tense
The Past Continuous Tense
The Past Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Progress Check 2
Ways of Expressing Future Actions:
The Present Continuous Tense
Be going + Infinitive
The Future Indefinite Tense
The use of the Present Indefinite Tense in Adverbial Clauses of
Time and Condition
The Future Continuous Tense
The Future Perfect Tense
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Progress Check 3
The Sequence of Tenses
Revision

The present indefinite (simple) tense

V (Vs)

A

a +			I We You They			study read work have	English. a lot. every day. many lessons.
b -			I We You They	do do do do	not not not not	study read work have	German. a lot. every day. many lessons.	do not=don't [dount]
c?		Do Do Do Do	I we you they			study read work have	English? a lot? every day? many lessons?	Yes, I do. No, we do not= = (don't)
	What When	do do	I you			study? study?		English. Every day.

B

a +			He She			studie s read s ha s	every day. a lot. many lessons.
b +			He She He	does does does	not not not	study read have	every day. a lot. many lessons.	Does not= =doesn't [d∧znt]
c ?		Does Does Does	he she he			study read have	every day? a lot? many lessons?	Yes, he does. No, she does not (doesn't).
	What When	does	he Who			study? studie s	every day?	Every day. He does.

Exercise 1. Put the verbs to be and to have into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. My friend (be) at home now. 2. We (have) English classes twice a week. 3. Wealth (be) nothing, happiness (be) all. 4. She (be) an economist. 5. A good teacher (have) some of the gifts of a good actor. 6. Alex’s girl-friend (have) dark brown eyes. 7. Education (be) not just learning facts. 8.The Bakers (have) a new colour TV set. 9. She (have) an annoying habit of biting her fingernails. 10. The 4th of July (be) a national holiday of the US. 11. They often (have) a swim in the morning. 12. It (be) his favourite expression. 13. I (be) very punctual. 14. The English language (have) an interesting history. 15. He often (have) headaches. 16. English people often (have) roast beef for lunch on Sundays.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs to be and to have into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. George and Alice (be) students at Boston University. 2. Terry Archer (not to have) a big house, he (have) a flat. 3. What (be) the capital of the USA? 4. Steve Baxter (be) a journalist in London. 6. (Have) she any brothers or sisters? 7. He (not to be) a very cheerful person. 8. The new hotel (have) a swimming - pool and a business centre. 9. My work (be) very interesting. 10. (Be) he a student or a teacher? 11. (Have) your firm many contacts with foreign companies? 12. What (be) your new telephione number? 13. How many classes (have) Professor Jones a week? 15. Mrs.Wilson (be) one of our regular customers. 16. Air passengers usually (not to have) much luggage. 17. (Be) you happy with your new job? 19. Her mother and father (be) doctors.

Exercise 3. Practise the use of the 3rd person singular.

Model: You speak English and Mary ... French.

You speak English and Mary speaks French.

1. They like to dance and she ... to sing. 2. Her parents live in the country and she ... in town. 3. I go to bed at 11 o’clock but my sister ... to bed at 9 o’clock. 4. We have tea at five o’clock and Mary ... milk at five o’clock. 5. I don’t do morning exercises but Andrew ... morning exercises every day. 6. They watch TV in the evening and thier son ... in the afternoon. 7. You read English books and your brother ... French books. 8. We work at an office and Mr. Baxter ... at a plant. 9. They like pop music but their aunt ... classical music. 10. I go to work by the underground but my friend ... to work by tram. 11. We go to the theatre once a month and Nancy ... to the theatre once a year. 12. We usually spend the holidays in the country but Mary ... her holidays in town. 13. I phone my parents every week but Steve ... his parents once a month. 14. They speak three foreign languages but their boss ...only French. 15. I like my tea strong but my brother ...his tea weak.

Exercise 4. Make the following sentences a) negative and b) interrogative Model: He comes home at 7 o’clock. a) He doesn’t come home at 7 o’clock. b) Does he come home at 7 o’clock?

1. My daughter reads much. 2. He likes to speak English to his son. 3. His watch goes wrong. 4. Jack drinks a lot of beer. 5. Mr. Brown keeps his car in a garage. 6. Mrs. Brown takes a nap in the afternoon. 8. Professor Pike teaches at the University. 9. Bill plays the guitar very well. 10. Ann goes to the University every day. 11. He lives beside the sea. 12. The last train for Moscow leaves at midnight. 13. An interpreter translates from one language into another. 14. My dog Rover stays home alone during the day. 15. Mr. Franklin works at the shoe department of a big department store. 16. Tom drives his car very carefully. 17. Jack makes many mistakes in his dictations. 18. My friend often phones me.

Exercise 5. Make the following sentences a) negative and b) interrogative.

Model: We plan to go by plane.