- •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 № 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
Could I ring you back in a few minutes? I am ________ (talk) to someone on the other line.
Jamila is upstairs with Alexei and Roy. They ________(have) a meeting about the products website.
What ________ (you/do) here? I thought you had gone to the airport.
Could you tell Mr Gaspaldi that Miss Lee is here? He ________ (expect) me.
Oh no, the printer ________ (not work). I'll call the IT Department.
This is a very bad line _______ (you/call) from your mobile?
I ________ (phone) to say that I'll be home late this evening.
Two colleagues meet in Paris. Read the dialogue and put the verbs into the present continuous.
Pierre: Hello, Jason. What __________ (you/do) over here?
Jason: Hello, Pierre. I'm just here for a few days. I __________ (attend) the conference at the Pompidou Centre.
Pierre: Where __________ (you/stay)?
Jason: At the Charles V.
Pierre: Very nice. And how's business?
Jason: Not that good. The recession __________ (affect) us. People _________ (not/spend) very much and we _________ (not/get) many new orders, but it could be worse. How about you?
Pierre: It's much the same over here. Companies just ________ (not/buy) new equipment, so our Training Division _________ (not/do) very well. Still, our Financial Services Division _________ (manage) to get some new customers, because there are still plenty of people who __________ (look) for good financial advice.
Read the following passages about changes that are taking place in the travel industry. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the boxes, using the present continuous.
cut decline begin take hold improve start transform not/travel |
Many major airlines __________ to realize that the lucrative business class market __________ . This is partly because some of the low-cost airlines __________ an increasing share of the market, and partly because companies __________ down on travel costs.
There is, however, another factor that ___________ the market even more radically video-conferencing. The technology __________ so fast that video-conference meetings __________ to feel almost as real as face-to-face contacts. As a result, more and more executives __________ international meetings in high tech video-conferencing studios and ___________ at all.
Continue these sentences using a verb in the present continuous.
I'm afraid the MD is busy. He’s having a meeting with the auditors.
Could you call the maintenance people?________________________
The meeting room isn't free. _________________________________
I've just seen Jane in the cafeteria. _____________________________
Shh! Listen!____________________________________________
Decide whether the verbs refer to general activities or current projects. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
We set up the company in 2002 with a grant from the local government. We __________ (provide) IT backup and support for a number of small and medium-sized businesses in the area. We also ________ (design) web sites for local companies, and we __________ (look) after them by doing regular maintenance, and so on. When we __________ (get) a new customer, we always __________ (spend) a long time talking to them to find out their needs. At the moment we __________ (set up) a website for a large local travel agency, and in fact our chief programmer is in charge of that project. She _________ (have) discussions with them to find out what sort of features they _________ (require).