2.2 The Past Continuous Tense.

Exercise 21 Make these sentences negative and interrogative.

1. We were swimming in the pool at 3 o’clock yesterday. 2. They were watching football match yesterday evening. 3. The theatre was performing its new play last Saturday. 4. The kids were fighting when the guests arrived. 5. She was crossing the street when somebody called to her.

Exercise 22 Make questions.

1. They were driving home when the accident happened. 2. Julia was getting up when the ghost appeared. 3. That day last year they were celebrating their wooden wedding in an Italian restaurant. 4. On Friday from 5 to 7 I was having my German lessons at the evening classes. 5. They were seeing the sights of Budapest yesterday afternoon.

Exercise 23 Translate into English.

1. Он переводил статью, когда пришли его друзья. 2. Они шли по Тверской, когда начался дождь. 3. Они летели в Грецию, когда произошло это событие. 4. Они обсуждали новый план на собрании в 5 часов. 5. Она смотрела на свое отражение в зеркале, когда кто-то постучался в дверь. 6. Мы загорали вчера после обеда. 7. У нас была прекрасная вечеринка, когда мои родители приехали неожиданно.

3.3 The Future Continuous Tense

Exercise 24 Make these sentences negative and interrogative.

1.I shall be meeting you at 6 tomorrow. 2. He will be playing tennis from 7 to 8. 3. I shall be cooking when the programme starts. 4. She will be listening to the lecture at that time. 5. She will be typing a letter when the mail is delivered.

Exercise 25 Make questions.

1. He will be phoning you tomorrow at 10. 2. They will be performing the opera on the stage of Vienna Opera House in spring. 3. He will be having lunch in the canteen at 1 o’clock. 4. He will be receiving our customers in his office at 3 o’clock. 5. Frank Mitchum will be watching Janet in the old factory when they kidnap her.

Exercise 26 Translate into English.

1. Она будет лететь на самолете в 3 часа дня. 2. Будет идти дождь, когда он приедет в Лондон. 3. Мы будем обсуждать эту проблему на собрании на следующей неделе. 4. Они будут пить чай в 5 часов. 5. Он будет встречать ее в аэропорту. 6. Она будет танцевать партию Джульеты в следующем сезоне. 7 Я буду убирать свою квартиру в субботу утром.

Unit 3 The Perfect Tenses

3.1. The Present Perfect Tense

(just, already, yet, ever, never, since,

today, this week/month/year…

lately, recently, for a long time, for ages

how many times…?, how long…?)

Exercise 27 Make these sentences negative and interrogative.

1. The secretary has already typed your letter. 2. We have already repaired your watch. 3. The train has just left. 4. The plane has just taken off. 5. The accident has just happened. 6. They have visited an art gallery this week. 7. We have had two lessons of History today.

Exercise 28 Make questions.

1. I have been on holiday twice this year. 2. Tracy has already drunk two cups of tea. 3. She has already done the washing-up. 4. They have had their country cottage for 10 years. 5. They have been married since 1992.

Exercise 29 Translate into English.

1. Она окончила школу в этом году. 2 Пассажиры рейса 4783 только что прибыли в аэропорт. 3. Они уже получили твой факс? 4. Она еще не нашла интересную работу. 5. Вы были когда-нибудь во Франции? 6. Сколько раз вы смотрели “Звездные войны”? 7. Как давно вы женаты? 8.Он не посещал никаких музеев, с тех пор как был школьником. 9. Я не играл в теннис с прошлого лета. 10. Они не много разговаривали друг с другом последнее время.