- •Самостійна робота № 1
- •Choose a past tense form and one of the expressions above to complete the following sentences. See the example.
- •Make questions from the prompts and complete each answer by using in, on, or at:
- •A small shoe company lost a great deal of money. Then a group of younger managers took the company over and made it profitable. Say what they did, using the past tense. See the example.
- •Bill Klemens went to Malaysia on a business trip. He is discussing the trip with a colleague, Joelle Kee. Complete the spaces in the dialogue.
- •Complete the phrases below. Use a form of ‘shall’ or ‘will’ in your answer.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the will future or the present simple.
- •Rewrite the following sentences using will or won't.
- •Make spontaneous decisions using I'll... Based on the comments below.
- •Complete the sentences using a verb in the present tense.
- •Use the words in brackets to make predictions with going to.
- •Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future, using will or going to.
- •Fill in will or to be going to.
- •Самостійна робота № 2
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- •Two colleagues meet in Paris. Read the dialogue and put the verbs into the present continuous.
- •Continue these sentences using a verb in the present continuous.
- •Decide whether the verbs refer to general activities or current projects. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
- •In the following exercise, decide whether these situations are permanent or temporary. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
- •In each of the following sentences, put one of the verbs into the present simple and the other into the present continuous.
- •Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
- •Read each set of information. Decide the order in which things happened. Then write two new sentences based on the information. Begin each one with the same words. See the example.
- •In the following sentences, put one of the verbs in brackets into the past continuous, and the other into the past simple.
- •Put the verb in brackets into the future continuous.
- •Answer the questions in the future continuous, using the given suggestions.
- •Put the verb in brackets into the present indefinite, the future indefinite and the future continuous.
Самостійна робота № 1
Give the Past Simple of the following verbs.
increase – order –
give – lose –
help – break –
run – climb –
supply – come –
receive – read –
deliver – write –
meet – speak –
Underline the past simple negatives in the following.
I joined this company five years ago. It was a difficult time. The company was not in a very good state. We didn’t have a clear management structure. Our local markets were not very good. Our marketing didn’t include America or the Pacific regions. We didn’t have any clear marketing strategy. Now, things are very different.
Read the text below. Change the past simple positives to negative. Then make the negatives positive.
New market products were cheap to develop. We spent a lot of money on research. Our share increased in the early 1990s. The company made many good products.
Chemco didn’t buy the company. There wasn’t a big change in the organization. The new management didn’t want to change everything. Most of the old management didn’t leave. Things didn’t improve. Now, we are very optimistic.
Match the question with the appropriate answer below.
1. When did you arrive here?
2. How long did the journey take?
3. Did you come by plane direct from New York?
4. Did you have time to see the city last night?
5. Did you sleep well in the hotel?
a) Yes, it was very comfortable
b) No, unfortunately I didn’t
c) Last night at 8 o’clock.
d) About 15 hours.
e) No, I changed at Amsterdam.
Use the verbs in the box to complete the sentences. See the example.
accept realize complain study hire visit place |
Oh, I'm sorry to disturb you. I didn’t realize you had a visitor.
___________ you __________ economics when you were at university?
She __________ ___________ the job because the salary was too low.
Last week a number of customers __________ about slow service.
___________ you ___________ the Acropolis when you were in Greece?
I am writing with reference to the order I ___________ with you last week,
At last year's launch party, who __________ you _________ to do the catering?
Write in the missing form of each of the irregular verbs below. Each verb can be used with the expressions on the right:
bare infinitive |
past tense |
expressions |
run do make ________ write ________ pay ________ |
ran ________ ________ went _______ had ________ sold |
... a business, ... out of something, ... up a bill ... a job well, ... your best, ... business (with) ... a profit, ... a mistake, ... a complaint … abroad, ... out for a meal, ... bankrupt ... a letter, ... a report, ... out a cheque ... lunch, ... a meeting, ... problems … by credit card, … cash, … in advance ... something at a profit, ... at a loss, ... out
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