- •Tenses in the active voice
- •The indefinite form
- •The Present Indefinite Tense
- •The Past Indefinite Tense
- •The Future Indefinite Tense
- •The continuous form
- •The Present Continuous Tense
- •Past Continuous Tense
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •The perfect form
- •The Present Perfect Tense
- •The Past Perfect Tense
- •The Future Perfect Tense
- •The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- •The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Sequence of tenses
- •Indirect speech
- •The passive voice
- •Action verbs and state verbs
- •Present continuous and present simple
- •Appendix 3 Adverbials of time with the present perfect and past simple
- •Overview: the future
- •Overview: uses of tenses and aspects
- •Exercises
- •Verb forms in the indicative mood forms of the indefinite aspect
- •2. Refer the action to the past adding an appropriate time indicator and making other necessary changes. Explain the spelling and pronunciation of the verb endings.
- •3. Insert "shall", "will" and "ll". Give variants wherever possible and account for your suggestions.
- •4. Determine the meaning of the verb forms in terms.
- •6. Now that you know the daily actions of Mr. And Mrs. .Priestley, refute or bear out the following statements.
- •8. Explain the difference in meaning between the sentences in each set and translate them into Russian. By what means are future events expressed?
- •9. Give answers to the following questions using adverbial clauses of time.
- •11. Explain the meaning of the following English proverbs and think of Russian equivalents. Account for the use of the tense in the proverb.
- •12. Complete the following sentences adding a principal or a subordinate clause and account for the use of tenses in the clauses.
- •13. Join the simple sentences into complex sentences using a suitable conjunction from the list.
- •14. Translate the following sentences into English paying special attention to the form of the verb expressing a future action.
- •15. Translate the following sentences into English. Define the type of the subordinate clause and account for the choice of the tense expressing a future action.
- •Indefinite and continuous forms
- •17. Use a continuous form in the required tense choosing a suitable verb from the list. Explain the spelling of the participle.
- •18. Make appropriate questions for these answers. Ask them and give shorter answers: they will sound more natural.
- •19. Determine the meaning of the continuous forms. Do the sentences in this exercise cover alt the meanings of the continuous forms or can you add some more?
- •20. Use the verb in brackets in the present indefinite or the present continuous and comment on the difference in the meaning of the forms, if any.
- •21. Use the verb in brackets in the past indefinite or the past continuous and comment on the difference in the meaning of the form, if any.
- •22. Replace the time indicators by those given in brackets, change the form of the verb accordingly and make other necessary changes.
- •23. Make up sentences out of the parts in columns without changing the form of the verb.
- •24. Explain the difference in meaning (if any) between the continuous and indefinite forms in the following sets of sentences. Translate the sentences choosing a suitable aspect in Russian.
- •25. Answer the following questions using the continuous forms. The phrases in brackets may serve as cues in the suggested situations.
- •26. Make up a situation based on the following sentences, using indefinite and continuous forms. Use the phrases suggested in brackets.
- •27. Make up dialogues based on the following situations, using indefinite and continuous forms. Use the phrases suggested in brackets.
- •28. Translate the following sentences into English using indefinite and continuous forms in the present tense.
- •29. Translate the following sentences into English using indefinite and continuous forms in the required tenses.
- •Indefinite, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms
- •30. Choose a suitable verb from those given in brackets and fill in the blanks with the correct form.
- •31. Determine the meaning of the perfect forms.
- •32. Use a perfect form in the required tense choosing a suitable verb from the list.
- •34. Determine the meaning of the past indefinite, present perfect and past perfect in the following sentences. Account for the choice of the forms.
- •35. Use the verb in brackets in the past indefinite, present perfect or past perfect. Account for the choice of the form.
- •36. Paraphrase the following statements using the present perfect or the past indefinite with time indicators introduced by "for", "since", "it is ... Since".
- •37. Complete the following sentences adding a principal or a subordinate clause with a suitable form of the verb.
- •38. Translate the following sentences into English paying special attention to the use of the present perfect, past perfect and past indefinite.
- •39. Explain the difference between the meaning of the italicized forms in the following sets of sentences and translate the sentences into Russian.
- •40. Respond to the following statements or questions using the perfect forms in the suitable tense and aspect; add a time indicator if necessary.
- •41. Complete the following sentences according to the examples using indefinite, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms.
- •42. Translate the following sets of sentences into English and account for your choice of perfect and perfect continuous forms.
- •43. Use the appropriate form of the verb with each of the time indicators.
- •45. Translate the following dialogues into English. Explain the meaning of perfect and perfect continuous forms you used.
- •The passive voice
- •I. Determine to what object of the active constructions the subjects of the following passive sentences correspond. Analyse the forms of the verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •II. Change the following sentences into the passive voice using the italicized words as the grammatical subject. Use a by-phrase where indicated.
- •III. Change the following sentences into the passive voice wherever permissible.
- •IV. Answer the following questions in accordance with the example.
- •Sequence of tenses and reported speech
- •II. Change the following direct questions into indirect according to the examples. Answer the questions and report the answers. Mind the pronouns and the word order.
- •III. Change the following statements into questions, answer the questions and report the questions and answers in indirect speech.
- •IV. Ask one another questions about your daily activities using the cues below. Answer the questions and report the questions and answers in indirect speech.
- •V. Turn the following questions and statements into indirect speech. Mind the choice of the auxiliary verb with different pronouns.
- •VI. Translate the following sentences into English observing the sequence of tenses and the rules of presenting reported speech.
- •Tests test 1
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопросы к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •I. Прочитайте и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •I. Прочитайте текст в ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •I. Прочитайте и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 10
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 11
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопросы к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 12
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 13
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 14
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 15
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •Test 16
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 17
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 18
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ:
- •Test 19
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •Test 20
- •I. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
- •II. Поставьте вопрос к подчеркнутому члену предложения.
- •III. Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму.
- •IV. Выберите правильный ответ.
- •V. Переведите на английский язык.
- •VI. Выберите правильный ответ.
The passive voice
I. The Passive Voice is usually used:
a) when the active subject is unknown or when the speaker is more interested in the verb activity itself than in the active subject. In such cases the doer of the action with by is not used (it is omitted).
Active |
Passive |
Someone has left this letter on the table. |
The letter has been left on the table. |
Somebody has already switched off the light. |
The light has already been switched off. |
Students mustn’t take these books away. |
These books must not be taken away. |
b) Sometimes the active subject (the doer of the action must be mentioned to complete the sense of the sentence, then it is introduced by the preposition by).
Active |
Passive |
Jack London wrote this novel. |
This novel was written by Jack London. |
A friend told me the news this morning. |
I was told the news by a friend this morning. |
The Passive Voice is extensively used in Modem English. There are more passive construction in English than in Russian. In Russian only the direct object of a transitive verb in the active voice can be used as the subject in the Passive Voice.
Verbs with two objects can have two passive constructions, but it is more usual in English to make the indirect object the subject of the Passive Voice.
Active |
Passive |
I showed them the way. |
They were shown the way. The way was shown to them. |
Someone gave him a book. |
He was given a book. A book was given to him. |
People speak well of Mary. |
Mary is well spoken of. |
She will look after you well. |
You will be well looked after. |
In the Passive Voice an adverb of manner is usually placed in front of the verb it qualifies.
Active |
Passive |
She painted the picture beautifully. |
The picture was beautifully painted. |
She has brought up her daughter very badly. |
Her daughter has been very badly brought up. |
II. The Passive Voice is formed by means of the appropriate tense form of the auxiliary verb to beand the Second Participle of the notional verb.
|
Indefinite |
Continuous |
Perfect |
Present |
The article is translated. |
The article is being translated. |
The article has been translated. |
Past |
The article was translated. |
The article was being translated. |
The article had been translated. |
Future |
The article will be translated. |
–––––––– |
The article will have been translated. |
Future in-the-Past |
The article would be translated. |
–––––––– |
The article would have been translated. |
Appendix 1
Action verbs and state verbs
1.Verbs can express actions or states.
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Actions
States
Jane went to bed.
I’m buying a new briefcase.
I lent Jeremy five pounds.
Jane was tired.
I need a new briefcase.
Jeremy owes me five pounds.
An action means something happening, something changing. Action verbs are verbs like do,go,buy,play,stop,take,decorate,say,ask,decideetc.
A state means something staying the same. These verbs are state verbs:
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adore
depend
doubt
lack
owe
seem
be
deserve
envy
like
own
understand
believe
desire
exist
love
pity
want
belong to
despise
hate
matter
possess
wish
consist of
detest
intend
mean
prefer
contain
dislike
know
need
resemble
Most action verbs referto physical actions, but some are verbs of reporting (say) or verbs of thinking (decide). State verbs express meanings such as being, having, opinions and feelings.
2. We can use action verbs with the continuous, but state verbs are not normally continuous.
We
are decorating the flat, but NOT We are owning
the flat.
Some state verbs cannot be passive.
3. Some verbs have different meanings. One meaning can be an action and another meaning can be a state.
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Actions
States
We’re having lunch how.
(action – ‘eating’)
We have a big kitchen.
(state – ‘own’)
We’re thinking about moving.
(action – ‘deciding’)
I thing we ought to move.
(state – ‘believe’)
Jeff tasted the soup.
The soup tasted like water.
expect/expecting trouble
expect so (= believe)
imagine/imagining the result
imagine so (= believe)
care/caring for the sick
not care what happens
admire/admiring the view
(= looking at it with pleasure)
admire someone’s courage
(= approve of)
look/looking at a picture
look lovely
smell/smelling the powder
smell strange
appear/appearing in a film
appear perfectly calm
measure/measuring the door
measure two metres
weigh/weighing the luggage
weigh ten kilos
fit/fitting a new switch
fit perfectly
cost/costing a project
cost a lot of money
4. We can use the continuous with some state verbs if we see something as active thinking or feeling for a period of time, rather than a permanent attitude.
I love holidays. (permanent attitude)
I’m loving every minute of this holiday. (active enjoyment)
Here are some more examples.
How are you liking the play? ~ Well, it’s all right so far.
We were expecting visitors. You’re looking pleased with yourself.
This holiday is costing me a lot. I’m hoping to get a job.
Be can be an action verb meaning ‘behave’.
The dog was being a nuisance, so we shut him out.
NOTE:a)Mean(=have the meaning) is always a state verb.
What does this word mean?
b) Enjoy expresses an action.
I’m enjoyjng the party. NOTI
enjoy the party.
5. Some verbs always express states and so cannot be continuous.
At the moment the building contains some old machinery.
I know the town quite well now.
These verbs are belong to, consist of, contain, depend on, deserve, desire, know, matter, own, possess, prefer, seem.
NOTE: The expression get to know can be continuous.
I’m getting to know the town quite well.
6. Hurt, ache and feel can be simple or continuous with little difference in meaning.
My arm hurt/was hurting. I feel/I’m feeling depressed.
7. We often use canandcouldfor perceptions.
I can see something under the sofa.
We could hear music. I can smell something burning.
Sam could feel the weight of the rucksack.
We do not normally use
the continuous. NOT I’m seeing something.
We can use the past simple when the thing that we saw or heard was a complete action.
We saw a magnificent sunset.
Tom heard the whole story.
They felt the building shake.
Smell,tasteandfeelas action verbs express a deliberate action.
Steve picked up the bottle and smelled the milk.
When we arrived, people were already tasting the wine.
Judy was feeling her way in the dark.
NOTE: a)See(= meet) is an action verb, andsee(= understand) is a state verb.
I’m seeing the doctor in half an hour.
You put the cassette in here, like this. ~ Oh, I see.
b) Look (at something),watch, andlistenare action verbs.
We looked/We were looking at the sunset.
c) Feel(= believe) is a state verb.
I feel we should discuss the matter.
Appendix 2