- •Практикум по грамматике английского языка
- •2. We have a house in the country.
- •We do not plan to go by plane.
- •2. Mary is late for her work. (always)
- •2. Mike is often late, ... (Peter, never)
- •2. We do not play golf here.
- •Who sends a lot of letters to her friends?
- •2. Who does Mary send a lot of letters to?
- •Harry! I’m really upset!
- •Why is she upset with Harry?
- •The present continuous (progressive)tense
- •The present perfect continuous tense
- •It has been raing since last Sunday.
- •I have been running all the way.
- •The past indefinite (simple) tense
- •2. Mrs. Green was happy to see her neighbour.
- •2. She used to eat a lot of sweets.
- •In the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •The present perfect tense
- •I have never been to Paris.
- •I’ve already answered them.
- •2) Tell John to bring the dictionary.
- •I’m afraid I haven’t packed them yet.
- •It’s the second time you’ve been late this week.
- •I’ve lived here for three years.
- •I’ve lived here since 1987.
- •I haven’t met John since I left school.
- •The past continuous (progressive) tense
- •I fell sleep when I was watching television.
- •I was shaving while the children were having breakfast.
- •2. By the time I got to the station...
- •2. She started cooking. The telephone rang.
- •Progress check 2
- •I watched panorama last week, but I’m not going to watch it next week.
- •The future indefinite (simple) tense
- •I shall be back on Friday, shan’t I?
- •2) He will not write to you again.
- •The future continuous (progressive) tense
- •I didn’t want to phone Mary at that late hour. I knew she went to bed early.
- •2. I couldn’t talk to Helen when I met her on the way home. She said she (to hurry to the cinema).
- •I didn’t think Mike would come with us. I knew he had seen that performance before.
- •2. Mary was angry with Mike. She said she (to wait for half an hour).
- •I was out when my friend called on me. I didn’t know he would come so early.
- •2. Mary didn’t want to go out. She said she (to watch tv the whole evening).
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ И ТОРГОВЛИ
РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
НИЖЕГОРОДСКИЙ КОММЕРЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ
O. M. Lysenko
Практикум по грамматике английского языка
Нижний Новгород
2001
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ И ТОРГОВЛИ
РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ
НИЖЕГОРОДСКИЙ КОММЕРЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ
O. M. Lysenko
EXERCISES
IN
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Практикум по грамматике
английского языка
TENSES
IN
ACTIVE VOICE
Нижний Новгород
2001
THE PRESENT INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE
V (Vs)
A
a + |
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I We You They |
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study read work have |
English. a lot. every day. many lessons. |
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b - |
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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? |
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Do Do Do Do |
I we you they |
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study read work have |
English? a lot? every day? many lessons? |
Yes, I do. No, we do not= = (don't) |
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What When |
do do |
I you |
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study? study? |
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English. Every day. |
B
a + |
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He
She |
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studie s read s ha s |
every day. a lot. many lessons. |
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b + |
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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 ? |
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Does Does
Does |
he she
he |
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study read
have |
every day? a lot?
many lessons? |
Yes, he does. No, she does not (doesn't). |
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What When |
does |
he Who |
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study? studie s |
every day? |
Every day. He does. |
Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Present Simple in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. I have a shower every morning. 2. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 3. She gets up at 7 o’clock from Monday to Saturday, but on Sunday she gets up at 11 o’clock. 4. George doesn’t like cats very much. 5. We don’t usually go away at weekends. 6. Does he take sugar in his tea? 7. Do vegetarians eat meat or fish? 8. Mary’s neighbours are very noisy. 9. How often do you go to the dentist? 10. Is Julie married or single? 11. I ask questions when I don’t understand. 12. I have brown eyes and straight hair. 13. The earth goes round the sun. 14. Mr. Smith has a small house in the suburbs. 15. Has John many relatives? 16. He doesn’t usually smoke. 17. He rarely smokes cigars.
Exercise 2. 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. School (be) an institution for educating children. 10. She (have) an annoying habit of biting her fingernails. 11. The 4th of July (be) a national holiday of the US. 12. They often (have) a swim in the morning. 13. It (be) his favourite expression. 14. I (be) very punctual. 15. The English language (have) an interesting history. 16. He often (have) headaches. 17. I (have) no interest in politics. 18. This ice-cream (be) as hard as rock. 19. English people often (have) roast beef for lunch on Sundays. 20. She (have) regular features.
Exercise 3. Make the following sentences a) negative and b) interrogative.
Model: 1. Miss Dickens is a very good typist.
a) Is Miss Dickens a very good typist?
b) Miss Dickens is not a very good typist.