VI. The verb

1. Прочитайте предложения и выберите правильный вариант ответа.

Example: Paula has given up (smoke) __________.

A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking

1. I promised _______ in time.

A. come B. to come C. coming

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2. Let me _______ your bag.

A. carry B. to carry C. carrying

2. I don't enjoy _______ very much.

A. dance B. to dance C. dancing

2. It was funny. I couldn't help _______.

A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing

2. Would you mind _______ the door, please?

A. close B. to close C. closing

2. I'd prefer _______ a taxi.

A. get B. to get C. getting

2. He is very good at _______ languages.

A. learn B. to learn C. learning

2. David insisted on _______ for the meal.

A. pay B. to pay C. paying

2. It is no use _______ about it.

A. worry B. to worry C. worrying

2. Let's go to the pool _______ a swim.

A. have B. to have C. having

2. Ann was surprised _______ you last week.

A. see B. to see C. seeing

2. He prevented them from ______ the same mistake.

A. do B. to do C. doing

2. Ann was made _______ her suitcase.

A. open B. to open C. opening

2. Do you know how _______ to his house?

A. get B. to get C. getting

2. He is looking forward to _______ them again.

A. see B. to see C. seeing

2. I can't afford _______ tonight. I'm too tired.

A. go out B. to go out C. going out

2. His mother made him _______ the room.

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A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning

2. Has it stopped ______ yet?

A. rain B. to rain C. raining

2. Why do you keep _______ me questions?

A. ask B. to ask C. asking

2. I refuse _______ his questions.

A. answer B. to answer C. answering

2. When he was a child, he hated ________ to bed early.

A. go B. to go C. going

2. I can't stand _______ here any more.

A. work B. to work C. working

2. They translated a story into English without _______ a dictionary.

A. use B. to use C. using

2. When I was a child, my brother didn't let me ______ with him.

A. play B. to play C. playing

25. My Mum hates ______ television.

A. watch B. to watch C. watching

26. I don't really mind ______.

A. cook B. to cook C. cooking

26. This book is worth ______.

A. read B. to read C. reading

26. I want ______ a new car.

A. buy B. to buy C. buying

26. They'd like ______ at home this weekend.

A. stay B. to stay C. staying

26. It was lovely ______ you again at Ann's party.

A. see B. to see C. seeing

31. She decided ______ this job.

A. take B. to take C. taking

31. I'm tired. I would like ______ to bed.

A. go B. to go C. going

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33. Where's Bill? He promised _______ here on time.

A. be B. to be C. being

33. I'm surprised that you're here. I didn't expect _______ you.

A. see B. to see C. seeing

33. I'm not interested in ________.

A. hike B. to hike C. hiking

33. What shall we do this afternoon? Would you like ______ to the beach?

A. go B. to go C. going

33. This film is worth ________,I liked it very much.

A. see B. to see C. seeing

33. I am fond of ______ stamps.

A. collect B. to collect C. collecting

33. The weather was terrible, so we decided ________ at home.

A. stay B. to stay C. staying

33. Do your parents allow you ______ with anybody you want?

A. go B. to go C. going

2. Прочитайте предложения и выберите правильный вариант ответа.

Example: If you________ more exercise, you would feel better.

A. took B. would take C. take

1. I'll give you my address when I _________ somewhere to live.

A. would find B. find C. found

2. Many people would be out of work if that factory _________.

A. will close down B. closes down С. closed down

3. If I was offered the job, I think I ___________ it.

A. take B. took С would take

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3. If I have time, I _________ to the meeting.

A. will go B. went C. go

3. Would they come if we ___________ them?

A. invited B. shall invite C. invite

3. If I _______ his address, I would tell you.

A. know B. knew C. will know

3. If you ________ more, you could learn English quickly.

A. will study B. would study С. studied

3. If I ___________ to the party, they would be offended.

A. don't go B. didn't go C. won't go

3. What will you do if he ____________ you tonight?

A. will not pay B. wouldn't pay C. doesn't pay

3. If I were you, I _________ this car.

A. will sell B. would sell C. sold

11. This soup would taste better if it _______ more salt in it.

A. has B. had C. will have

12. He'll be furious if he ever ________a bout this.

A. finds out B. found out С. will find out

13. The animals at the Zoo ________ unless they’re fed.

A. died B. will die C. would die

13. He ________ a car provided that he passes his driving test.

A. will buy B. would buy C. bought

13. If I were you, I ________ a doctor.

A. would see B. will see C. saw

13. If you _______ your medicine, you won't get better.

A. didn't take B. don't take C. won't take

13. If you ________ the book, you won't understand the story.

A. don't finish B. won’t finish C. didn't finish

13. He'll give you some money as soon as he _________ his salary.

A. got B. will get C. gets

13. I'm sure Sue _________ if you explain the situation to her.

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A. understood B. will understand С. understands

13. What would you do if you______ a lot of money?

A. won B. have won С. will win

13. If you __________ wrong this time, nobody will ask for your opinion again.

A. are B. will be С. were

13. If I __________ you, I would never speak to him again.

A. were B. am C. would be

23. If he __________ for London by train, he will get there on Wednesday.

A. will leave B. leaves C. left

23. If I were you, I _________ her.

A. would help B. will help C. help

23. If I _________ John tomorrow, I’ll give him a letter.

A. will see B. saw C. see

23. If pigs __________ wings, they would fly.

A. had B. have C. would have

23. If I were you, I __________ a house in the country.

A. bought B. will buy C. would buy

23. If Tom __________ hard, he will pass his exams.

A. will work B. worked C. works

23. He will translate the text if he __________ a dictionary at hand.

A. will have B. has C. would have

23. If I had one million dollars, I __________ a yacht.

A. bought B. will buy C. would buy

3. Передайте следующие предложения в Passive Voice, используя выделенные слова в качестве подлежащего.

Example: Mary used this typewriter only a few times. (by)

This typewriter was used by Mary only a few times.

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1. They will give us an answer tomorrow.

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2. The secretary always brings Mr. Palmer a cup of coffee. (by)

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3. She has sent you a telegram.

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4. Who wrote this novel?

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5. Will he paint the house in the summer?

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6. They didn’t offer him any job.

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7. Nobody visits him.

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8. They don’t look after children properly.

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9. These people will take care of everything. (by)

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10. The pupils can do this exercise without any difficulty.

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11. He published the book last year.

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12. You must not leave your bags in the hall.

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13. Somebody switched on the light and opened the door.

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14. They will give you an answer in some days.

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15. They showed her the easiest way to do it.

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4. Употребите глаголы в нужной форме.

Example: Thousands of new houses (construct) in our city every year.

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1. Our new house (build) in a year.

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2. We think this picture (paint) by Van Gogh.

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3. The best whisky (produce) in Scotland.

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4. Every time I go through customs I (search).

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5. Too many books (publish) lately – nobody has time to read them all.

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6. Her telephone (cut off) soon because she didn’t pay the bill.

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7. Do you know when the window (break)?

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8. On Sundays our TV (switch on) at breakfast time and it stays on all day.

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9. Gunpowder (invent) by the Chinese several centuries ago.

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10. A new railway line (just construct) across the desert.

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5. Поставьте данные предложения в косвенную речь.

Example: Mom asked,” Where does Carry live?”

Mom asked where Carry lived.

1. John said, ‘I’m sorry to disturb you, Lisa’.

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2. He said, ‘Where is Jill going?’

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3. Sally said, ‘I will buy a new skirt’.

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4. Robby asked, ‘Bobby, do you know “Old Barn”? It’s on the Shrubbery

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Road’.

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5. The doctor asked, ‘How do you feel?’

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6. ‘Will you be free tomorrow?’ Colin asked Richard.

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7. ‘Don’t open the door or answer the phone,’ said my parents.

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8. ‘Why hasn’t he locked the car door?’ the policemen asked.

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9. The students said, ‘We wish our exams were over’.

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10. Tom said, ‘Jerry has been my best friend since childhood’.

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11. ‘Where is the nearest bus stop?’ an old man addressed to the police officer.

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12. The teacher said to us, ‘Be quiet, please’.

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13. ‘Could you show me these jeans, please?’ asked the boy.

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14. ‘Don’t worry if I am late,’ Jeff said.

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15. ‘Don’t swim too far, dear,’ asked Dad.

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16. ‘Ann’s sister did nothing except complain,’ remarked Tim.

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17. Mrs. Smith said to Mr. Smith, ‘Don’t wear your new trousers in the garden.’

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18. ‘I’m going away tomorrow, mother’, he said.

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19. ‘I’ve been to London twice’, said Roger.

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20. ‘Nothing grows in my garden as it never gets sun’, Betty said.

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21. ‘It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,’ I remarked.

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22. ‘We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work’, they said.

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23. ‘I’ll sit here till she comes in, but I hope she won’t be late’, said the stranger.

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24. ‘Who put salt in my coffee?’ angrily asked Gerry.

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25. ‘Why is Petrov absent?’ the teacher asked.

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26. ‘What time did you come back yesterday?’ my mother asked.

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27. ‘Do you understand what I mean?’ asked Nick.

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28. ‘How far is your native town?’ asked Bob.

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29. ‘How long will it take to get there?’ asked Dad.

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30. ‘Were you happy with me?’ Felix asked Marsha.

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6. Прочитайте предложения и выберите правильный вариант ответа.

Example: When I entered the room, she _____________ on the sofa.

A. lay B. is lying C. was lying

1. Your sister always drinks strong coffee, _______________ she?

A. doesn’t B. does C. isn’t

2. I ___________________ here since September.

A. am B. was C. have been

3. We’ve got tickets, and tomorrow evening we _________________ to the cinema.

A. are going B. go C. have gone

4. The day before yesterday we _____________ to the restaurant by Tom.

A. are invited B. were invited C. invited

5. She asked me ____________________ a car.

A. do I have B. if did I have C. if I had

6. I’m hot because I ___________________!

A. have been running B. have run C. ran

7. My dentist says I _________________ eat so many sweets.

A. can’t B. don’t have to C. shouldn’t

8. The weather is nice today, but it __________________ bad yesterday.

A. was B. is C. has been

9. Dad ____________________ on Saturdays.

A. is usually working B. usually works C. is usually worked

10. ____________________ you understand what I’m saying?

A. Can B. Should C. Must

11. Mr. Harrison said that he ____________________ again.

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A. will call B. would call C. calls

12. His smile was something she _________________ before.

A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never saw

13. Mom isn’t at home. She ___________________ to the shops and she will be back soon.

A. has gone B. has been C. went

14. It _______________________ in this part of the world.

A. is often raining B. was often raining C. often rains

15. Nylon __________________ in the early 1930s.

A. was invented B. invented C. will be invented

16. Last week my Dad ______________________ to work on foot.

A. was going B. has gone C. went

17. While my son __________________ for my call, somebody knocked at the door.

A. waited B. was waiting C. was waited

18. He can play golf well, ____________________ he?

A. doesn’t B. can C. can’t

19. Run downstairs. Your sister _________________ for you.

A. waits B. is waiting C. waited

20. How long ______________________ here?

A. have you sat B. did you sit C. have you been sitting

21. Listen! That boy __________________ the saxophone.

A. plays B. is playing C. played

22. George _____________________ swimming yesterday.

A. go B. has gone C. went

23. We __________________ from him since he left for Kenya.

A. didn’t hear B. haven’t heard C. hadn’t heard

24. You ___________ a lovely song when I entered the room. What was it?

A. were singing B. sang C. had sung

25. Little children like books with large print. They ____________________ read them more easily.

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A. should B. have to C. can

26. Tom _________________ as a postman for a month.

A. is working B. has been working C. works

27. ‘Sunflowers’ _____________________ by Van Gogh.

A. was painted B. painted C. was painting

28. She asked me _________________.

A. if I smoked B. if I smoke C. did I smoke

29. Sam doesn’t work hard, _________________ he?

A. is B. does C. isn’t

30. He was tired because he ________________ hard in the garden all day.

A. worked B. has worked C. had been working

31. ‘What ____________ in your spare time?’ – ‘I often go to the cinema.’

A. do you do B. are you doing C. have you done

32. I went away while the others _________________ lunch.

A. had B. were having C. had had

33. After it _____________________ raining, we went out.

A. had stopped B. stopped C. would stop

34. The children are drawing. They _____________ since they came home.

A. have been drawing B. have drawn C. have been drawn

35. I don’t know Spanish, but I _____________________ it now.

A. learn B. am learning C. have learnt

36. They sent a letter the day before yesterday, _______________ they?

A. did B. hadn’t C. didn’t

37. The doctor told me __________________ more exercise.

A. to do B. doing C. do

38. _________________ I speak to Jane, please?

A. Could B. Must C. Shall

39. I asked her ___________________ a phone call.

A. was there B. if there was C. if was there

40. Coca-Cola ______________________ for over one hundred years.

A. has been produced B. has produced C. was produced

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41. _________________ raining yet?

A. Did it stop B. Is it stopped C. Has it stopped

41. It ______________________ that in future smoking will not be allowed in the building.

A. was just decided B. has just decided C. has just been decided

41. I cut my finger while I _________________ vegetables.

A. cut B. was cutting C. has cut

41. I ________________________ five new pairs of shoes.

A. have bought B. have been buying C. have been bought

45. Jan __________________ in Scotland for ten years.

A. lives B. is living C. has lived

45. ‘You look tired.’ – ‘Yes. I ____________________ basketball.’

A. have played B. have been playing C. played

45. A lot of people _____________________ to our last party.

A. had been invited B. invited C. were invited

45. By the time I reached the supermarket, it _____________________.

A. had closed B. had been closing C. was closing

45. Sometimes we _____________________ in restaurants, but not often.

A. are eating B. eat C. have eaten

45. The meat we ____________________ yesterday tasted quite good.

A. were eaten B. have eaten C. ate

45. She told us that Max ____________________ away.

A. just went B. has just gone C. had just gone

45. John ________________________ his leg while he was skiing.

A. broke B. has broken C. had broken

45. Where’s the book I gave you? What __________________ with it?

A. have you done B. did you do C. have you been done

45. I ______________________ this book, so you can have it back.

A. read B. have been reading C. have read

45. Two men ______________________ by the police last night.

A. were arresting B. were arrested C. arrested

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45. This portrait ______________________ to a Japanese art gallery.

A. has just been sold B. was just sold C. has just sold

45. Now he is drinking tea, but usually he ________________ coffee.

A. drink B. drinks C. is drinking

45. While I _______________________ a cup of tea I heard a noise.

A. was making B. made C. was made

45. No wonder your eyes hurt! You __________ TV ever since you got up.

A. are watching B. have watched C. have been watching

45. Mary asked me ______________________ a bike.

A. do I have B. if did I have C. if I had

45. I don’t think he ____________________ go to work.

A. has to B. have to C. should

45. We _____________________ Ann since childhood.

A. have known B. knew C. are knowing

45. Why are you under the table? ___________________ for anything?

A. Are you looking B. Do you look C. Were you looking

45. Take your umbrella because it might _________________.

A. to rain B. rain C. raining

45. How long ______________________ his bike?

A. is Tom cleaning B. does Tom clean C. has Tom been cleaning

45. My father ______________________ a new pair of shoes yesterday.

A. bought B. has bought C. had bought

45. I couldn’t answer the question because I _____________ for the exam.

A. didn’t revise B. hadn’t revised C. haven’t revised

45. I’m going to bed. I _________________ be up early tomorrow.

A. will have to B. can C. may

45. Jane ______________________ to China next week.

A. went B. is going C. has gone

45. I was pleased because I ________________________ my driving test.

A. passed B. have passed C. had passed

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