Упражнения

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the tenses required.

1) Where is Jane? She (play) tennis. 2) The cloud (not / cover) the sun yet. 3) She spoke very softly and nobody (can) hear her. 4) Tom’s parents (be) travel agents. 5) The news (be not) very bad today. 6) Margie and her sister (have got) wonderful voices. 7) Can you help me? I (not / know) the way to the market. 8) Mary (teach) Mathematics at school. 9) There (be) a programme for youth and two films on TV. 10) She (go) to school when she (be) six years old. 11) I know Nora Norman. I (meet) her at a party a couple of weeks ago. 12) When I arrived, my sister (have dinner). 13) Tom said that he (never / be) to Disneyland. 14) We (just / buy) two tickets for The Marriage of Figaro. 15) By the time he was 25 Alexander the Great (conquer) the whole East from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River. 16) They (drink) coffee at this moment. 17) I’m afraid I (forget) my book at home. 18) Mom (go) to the shops half an hour ago. 19) I last (see) Alex the day before yesterday. 20) Let’s go for a walk. It (not / rain) now. 21) At the moment we (fly) over a desert. 22) I wasn’t hungry because I (just / have) breakfast. 23) He told me that he (come back) a fortnight before. 24) While my son (wait) for my call, somebody knocked at the door. 25) It (rain) cats and dogs as I (walk) towards their house.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the tenses required. (Future Tenses)

1) This time tomorrow they (sit) in the train on their way to Chicago. 2) I (be) at home if you need anything. 3) I (write) my test tomorrow. 4) Julia (finish) all the housework by three o’clock and we’ll go for a walk. 5) By the end of next month our family (move) to a new flat. 6) He (sleep) when you come back tonight. 7) My sister (know) the results of her exam on economy in three days. 8) Let’s meet at the station at 5 o’clock. – O.K. I (wait) for you here. 9) He (come) at 8 in the evening. 10) … you (have) lunch with me on Friday?

ТЕСТ

1. I usually … to the Institute on foot.

a. goes b. am going c. go

2. He … English since last December.

a. has been learning b. will be learning c. learn

3. A secretary is a person who … letters.

a. typed b. types c. is typing

4. The first time I … London was in 1995.

a. visited b. have visited c. visit

5. She …just … a British girl.

a. meets b. has met c. met

6. Our cat … somewhere outside last night when it started to rain.

a. is sleeping b. slept c. was sleeping

7. Mary … roses in the garden now.

a. is planting b. was planting c. has been planting

8. I … the new words by the examination.

a. will learn b. will have learnt c. learn

9. I … pizza before he came home.

a. was cooking b. cooked c. had cooked

10. Nick … at a conference two months ago.

a. is b. has been c. was

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