Exercises

1.Put the verb into the appropriate form.

1.I (not to drink) coffee now. I (to write) an English exercise. 2.Your friend (to do) his homework now? 3.Look! The baby (to sleep). 4.My father (not to sleep) now. He (to work) in the garden. 5.What your sister (to do) now? She (to wash) her face and hands. 6.My mother (not to play) the piano now. 7.I (not to write) a letter now. 8.They (to play) in the yard now. 9.They (not to play) in the street now. 10.They (to play) in the room now? 11.I (not to read) now. 12.She (not to eat) sweets now. 13.The children (to eat) soup now. 14.I (to write) a composition now. 15.You (to play)chess now.

2.Put a tick ( ) if the sentence is right and a cross ( X ) if it is wrong. Correct the mistakes.

1.He smokes ten cigarettes a day.

2.I am liking black coffee.

3.Mary is in the kitchen. She cooks dinner.

4.What are you thinking of London?

5.She is speaking four languages.

6.Joe is having a flat in Kyiv.

7.I am working now.

3.Choose the right variant.

1.What do you do now? / What are you doing now?

2.He wants to see my mother. / He is wanting to see my mother.

3.I am reading a good article on sports now. / I read a good article on sports now.

4.We always go to the sea-side. / We are always going to the sea-side.

5.Look!The birds are flying in the sky. / Look! The birds fly in the sky.

4.Open the brackets, using either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous Tense according to the sense.

1.When we got off the train it (rain) heavily. 2.The summer that year was cold. It often (rain). 3.The weather was foggy. Cars and buses (move) slowly. 4.While I (pack) my things, he (ring) up for a taxi to take me to the station. 5.The house was quiet. The boys (play) chess and Mary (read) a book. 6.When you (see) him last? 7.I (buy) the guide book in London. It (catch) my eye when I (pass) a shop window. I (return), (enter) the shop and (buy) it. 8.In 1972 Peter (be) in Siberia, he (build) a railway together with his friends. Later he (write) a book about it. 9.Who (speak) over the telephone at five yesterday? The line (be) busy for an hour at least. 10.The whole family (watch) a detective film on TV when I (come) into the room.

5.Write questions. Use was/were+ Ving

1.(what / Tim / do / when you saw him ?) What was Tim doing when you saw him ?

2.(what / you do / at 11 o’clock ?) What_______________________?

3.(what / she / wear / yesterday ?) ____________________________?

4.(it / rain / when you went out ?)____________________________?

5.(where / you / live / from 1981 to 1985?)_____________________?

6.Put the verb into the appropriate form.

1.I (to write) an English exercise now.

2.I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday.

3.My little sister (to sleep) now.

4.My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday.

5.My friends (not to do) their homework at 7 o’clock yesterday. They (to play) volley-ball.

6.You (to eat) ice-cream now ?

7.You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you yesterday ?

8.What your father (to do) now ?

9.What your father (to do) from 8 till 9 yesterday ?

10.Why she (to cry)?

7.Put the verb into the appropriate form.

1.I (to have a walk) at six o’clock tomorrow.2.When I come home tomorrow, my family (to have) supper. 3.When you come to my place tomorrow, I (to read) your book. 4.Don’t come to my place tomorrow. I (to write) a composition the whole evening. 5.I (not to go) to the cinema tomorrow. I (to watch) TV the whole evening. 6.What you (to do) at eight o’clock tomorrow? 7.Tomorrow he (to begin) doing his work as soon as he comes from school.

8.Answer the following questions, using the continuous tenses forms (Present, Past or Future).

1.What is the weather like? (rain a little). 2.Why didn’t you go to the country yesterday? (rain). 3.What will the weather be like tomorrow? (the radio, give the weather forecast in a few minutes). 4.Why did the policeman stop him? (walk across the street in the wrong place). 5.Why don’t you want to go to the cinema tonight? (finish a book which I must give back tomorrow). 6.Where is Mother? (work in the garden). 7.Why didn’t he hear the bell? (play football). 8.Why can’t we speak to him now? (write business letters). 9.What is the noise about? (watch a football match). 10.Why do you think you won’t get much sleep tonight? (travel all night).

9.Translate into English.

1.В даний час діти вивчають правило. 2.Зараз студенти відпочивають. 3.Де вони зараз? - Вони збирають овочі. 4.Подивись. Робітники несуть цеглу до будівлі. 5.Де Петро? - Він годує телят. 6.Вони зараз готують повідомлення про економіку країни. 7.У мене немає часу. Я готуюсь до екзамену. 8.Ми бачили її вчора. Вона працювала у читальному залі. 9.Коли годинник пробив дванадцяту, ми всі сиділи за столом. 10.Де ти був о третій годині? Я телефонував тобі, але ніхто не відповів. - Я ремонтував велосипед. 11.Коли я увійшов до залу, Ірина декламувала вірш. 12.Що вона робила, коли ви прийшли до неї? - Вона прибирала в кімнаті. 13.Я бачив тебе, коли ти біг вулицею. Куди ти поспішав? 14.Вчора цілий вечір я читав одну дуже цікаву книжку. 15.Що ви робили вчора з 5 до 7 години вечора? 16.Коли твої друзі приходили до тебе? 17.Скільки сторінок ви прочитали минулого тижня? – Минулого тижня ми прочитали 30 сторінок. Мені подобається ця книга. 18.Я зустрічаюсь з представником фірми завтра о 10. 19.Ми будемо зустрічати делегацію завтра вранці. 20.У цей час завтра вони будуть обговорювати важливу проблему.

TOPIC

Topical Vocabulary

1.Remember the following words and word combinations:

compartment carriage obvious to board a train to stand in a queue to settle one’s business to book tickets in advance

купе пасажирський вагон явний, ясний сісти на потяг стояти в черзі уладнати справи замовляти квитки заздалегіть

2.Read and translate paying attention to the active words and word combinations.