- •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).
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We do not plan to go by plane.
b) Do we plan to go by plane?
1. They usually listen to the latest news in the evening. 2. These seats cost ten pounds. 3. They usually catch the 8.10 bus. 4. We want to buy some new chairs. 5. We do some exercises in writing. 6. In the evening my parents watch TV or listen to the radio. 7. Leaves become green in spring and yellow in autumn. 8. On week-days we get up at 8 o’clock. 9. The Johnsons go for a drive in the country every Sunday. 10. The Smiths live in Boston. 11. Nurses look after patients in hospitals. 12. My parents live in a very small flat. 13. The Olympic Games take place every four years. 15. All passengers in the Boeing-747 feel safe enough. 16. The boys like to play football in fine weather. 17. Many foreign delegations visit our institute every year. 18. My students know English very well and can answer all my questions. 19. Men shave every day. 20. The students have a break for lunch at 1 o’clock.
Exercise 9. Make the following sentences a) negative and b) interrogative.
1. Mrs. Smith spends her weekends gardening. 2. Harry prefers to travel by air. 3. I do a lot of travelling. 4. They wish to speak to you. 5. The children like sweets. 6. Tom enjoys driving at night. 7. They sell fresh grape juice here. 8. My brother smokes a lot. 9. I brush my teeth every night. 10. The boys hurry home after school. 11. The taxes rise every year. 12. I use a computer in my work. 13. Mary works hard at her pronunciation. 14. Betty goes out with someone every Saturday. 15. Nick likes porriage. 16. My working day lasts eight hours.
Exercise 10. Rewrite the following questions inserting “do” or “does”.
1. ... you like English Grammar? 2. ... your friend like to play football? 3. ... you listen to the radio every day? 4. ... John live in Manchester? 5. ... your watch go wrong or right? 6. What time ... Mary finish work every day? 7. ... he always smoke during the break? 8. ... they always come to the office in time? 9. How often ... you go swimming in summer? 10. How much money ... you earn a month? 11. ... you wind your watch regularly? 12. ... it snow much in your country during the winter? 13. ... she find good excuses when she is late? 14. ... businessmen really prefer to travel by air? 15. ... Mrs. Evans like to drink a glass of dry red wine? 16. Why ... people sometimes do stupid things? 17. ... people here usually work on Sundays? 18. ... John still live with his parents? 19. ... you like my new jacket? 20. ... Miss Green type a lot of business letters every day?
Exercise 11. Rewrite the following sentences adding the adverbs of frequency given in brackets.
Model: 1. Mr Baxter spends his holidays at the sea side. (usually)
Mr. Baxter usually spends his holidays at the sea side.
2. Mary is late for her work. (always)
Mary is always late for her work.
1. Diana goes to the theatre alone. (never) 2. We write dictations. (often) 3. Robert sets his watch by the radio. (usually) 4. I have dinner at home. (seldom) 5. My grandparents are full of enegy. (always) 6. Harry smokes two packets of cigarettes a day. (sometimes) 7. Mrs. Brown drinks coffee. (often) 8. Helen gets up early. (as a rule). 9. Mr. Rock is pleased with his secretary. (always) 10. She travels by air. (often) 11. Jack is present at every meeting of our club. (always) 12. My watch loses five minutes a day. (generally) 13. Mr. Sawyer takes his children to school. (never) 14. They are happy. (rarely) 15. We meet at the University. (occasionally) 16. Mary’s neighbours are noisy. (never) 17. Helen takes part in school concerts. (sometimes) 18. Mr.Smith drives to work. (seldom) 19. Barbie is ready to help everybody. (as a rule) 20. Professor Brown is in his study at this time. (always)
Exercise 12. Complete the sentences by using adverbs of frequency. Mind their position in the sentence.
Model: 1. Susan often plays chess ... (seldom, cards)
Susan often plays chess but she seldom plays cards.