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4. Complete the sentences using the proper tense.

  1. He never talks while he ...

  2. Don’t switch on the light, please. The children...

  3. While Dad was watching TV, Mum...

  4. I am thinking of what you just...

  5. If you help me, I ...

  6. I’ll wait until she ...

  7. The clock had struck 10 when I ...

  8. When ... you ... him last?

  9. Since she arrived, she ...

  10. He ... for this company for 10 years by next May.

5. Translate into English.

  1. Интересно, дождь еще идет? – Да, он идет с самого утра.

  2. Не успели мы открыть дверь, как зазвонил телефон и Джон сказал, что он уже приехал.

  3. Он работает здесь с тех пор, как закончил университет. – Когда это было? – 10 лет назад.

  4. Последнее время мой муж очень занят. Если завтра он будет свободен, мы пойдем в театр. Я уже купила билеты.

  5. Он пошел домой только после того, как поговорил с директором.

  6. Ты переводишь эту статью уже 3 часа, но еще не закончила. Ты закончишь к 7 часам?

  7. Ты пишешь письмо своим родителям? Ты часто пишешь им? Я подожду, пока ты закончишь.

  8. Где ты была вчера вечером? – Почему ты спрашиваешь? Ты звонил мне?

  9. Завтра бабушка приезжает навестить нас.

  10. Ты уже пообедала? – Нет еще. Через полчаса я пойду в кафе.

Total: 100/_______

So far in the previous chapters, we have dealt with the commonest and simplest uses of English tenses.

However, the system of tenses in English, being different from Russian, causes a lot of difficulties for foreign language learners.

The Units below regard tenses in comparison. That will help you to get a better knowledge of the English system of tenses.

§1 Ways of Expressing the Present in English

There are several ways of expressing the present in English:

1) the Present Indefinite,

2) the Present Perfect,

3) the Present Continuous,

4) the Present Perfect Continuous.

Compare: Dad usually reads detective stories after supper. (всегда читает)

He has known her since childhood. (знает с детства)

Where is Dad? – He is reading a detective story. (сейчас читает)

Has your Dad read my book? – No, he hasn't. – But he has been reading it for a year. (уже год читает)

1.1. The Present Indefinite – the Present Continuous entry test

1. Open the brackets. Use either the Present Indefinite or Present Continuous.

  1. What he (1) (to do)? – He (2) (to be) an accountant. – He (3) (to like) his job?

  2. Why are you so gloomy? – I (4) (to think) about my mother’s illness.

  3. What he (5) (to do)? – He (6) (to sleep). He always (7) (to sleep) after dinner.

  4. Don’t phone him now. I (8) (to think) he (9) (to have) supper.

  5. Let’s go home. It (10) (to get) dark. If we (11) (not to return) home at 9 Mother will get nervous.

  6. I’ll discuss the plan with the manager before he (12) (to go) on a business trip. – And when he (13) (to leave)? – Tomorrow.

  7. She (14) (to have) exams in June. As soon as she (15) (to pass) them she’ll go to the Crimea.

  8. He (16) (to be) back in a moment. Wait, please.

  9. Why you (17) (to look) at me in such a strange way? You (18) (to understand) me?

  10. They (19) (to give) a party next Saturday. I won’t go if they (20) (to invite) Nick.

  11. Look! Ted (21) (to play) football. He (22) (to seem) to like it a lot.

  12. Why you (23) (not to believe) me? I (24) (to tell) the truth.

  13. You (25) (to know) Mr Green? Where he (26) (to work)?

  14. The old lady always (27) (to complain) of her illness. I (28) (to be) awfully tired of it.

  15. Who (29) (to wash up) in your family? – My sister does. But she (30) (not to like) it.

  16. They’ll join us unless they (31) (to be) busy.

  17. My aunt (32) (to come) to Minsk next week and she (33) (to want) me to meet her at the airport.

  18. Once a week I (34) (to go) to see my grandfather. Whenever I (35) (to come) he always plays the violin.

  19. Don’t make noise! The children (36) (to sleep). If you (37) (to switch on) the TV-set they’ll wake.

  20. When you (38) (to plan) to leave? – Tomorrow. – When your train (39) (to leave)? – At 7.15. – You always (40) (to travel) by train?

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