- •Практикум по грамматике английского языка для подготовки к итоговой аттестации
- •Е. Ю. Воякина, н. А. Гунина, л. Ю. Королева Практикум по грамматике английского языка для подготовки к итоговой аттестации
- •How to use Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •1 Read the paragraph and answer the questions:
- •2 Some people complain about complexities of normal life. They think that their life isn’t exciting enough. Talk about your daily routine. Do you live an action-packed life?
- •3 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
- •4 Make questions to the answers about alan.
- •6. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous).
- •7. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb (present simple or present continuous).
- •8 Complete the dialogue:
- •9 Role-play the conversation in 7.
- •10 Talk to as many people in the class to find a person who shares similar interests with you.
- •1. Present Continuous
- •2. Present Simple
- •I apologise I insist I promise I recommend I suggest
- •3. Mixed Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •Unit 2. Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous
- •Have been to / have been in / have gone to
- •1 Write positive sentences in present perfect simple
- •2 Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
- •4 Read the text about Loch Ness and complete the sentences.
- •6 Which form is correct: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous?
- •7 Put the verbs into the correct tense: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
- •8 Complete the conversation with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
- •9 Act out a similar conversation.
- •10 Complete the conversation with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
- •11 Role play. Job interview. Work in groups of 4.
- •1 You are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter you give news about yourself and other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Use the present perfect.
- •2 Read the situations and write sentences. Choose one of the following:
- •4 Read the situations and write sentences with just, already or yet.
- •5 Put in been or gone.
- •6 You are asking somebody questions about things he or she has done. Make questions from the words in brackets.
- •7 Complete b’s answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use a verb from this list:
- •8 Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term etc.
- •9 Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.
- •1 Write a question for each situation.
- •2 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
- •3 Mixed Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Simple
- •4 For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.
- •5 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.).
- •6 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them if they are wrong.
- •7 Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets.
- •8 Complete b’s answers to a's questions.
- •Habit in the Past
- •Past Facts and Generalizations
- •Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
- •1. Make past simple ‘wh’ questions:
- •2. Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past or present perfect).
- •3. Write the verbs in the correct tense (Simple Past or Present Perfect).
- •4 Choose the past simple or the present perfect:
- •5 Work in pairs. In turns talk about the suggested topic for about 1 minute. Use Present Perfect and Past Simple.
- •6 Match the beginning of the sentence to its ending.
- •7 Fill in the blanks with used to or a form of be used to.
- •1 Read what Sharon says about a typical working day.
- •2 Put one of these verbs in each sentence.
- •3 A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions.
- •4 Complete the sentences, Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
- •2 Brian changed his lifestyle. He stopped doing some things and started doing other things.
- •3 Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.
- •1 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
- •2 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
- •3 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
- •4 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
- •5 Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
- •6 Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.
- •7 Put the verb into the most suitable form, present perfect or past simple.
- •Past Continuous
- •Past Continuous vs. Past Perfect Continuous
- •1 Use Past Continuous to describe actions happening at a specific time in the past.
- •2 Choose the correct time expression used with the past continuous tense.
- •3 My memorable event. The sentences are mixed. Put them in the correct order to make a story
- •4 Describe your memorable event. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.
- •6 Choose the past perfect, or the past simple:
- •7 Choose the past perfect, or the past perfect continuous
- •1 What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).
- •1 Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.
- •2 Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb given in brackets.
- •4 Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done etc.) or past simple (I did etc.).
- •1 Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
- •2 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
- •3 Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
- •Unit 5 Future forms
- •1 Present Simple vs Present Continuous
- •2 Going to vs. Future Simple
- •3 Future Continuous / Future Perfect / Future Perfect Continuous
- •4 No Future in Time Clauses
- •1 Complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.
- •2 Read the situations and complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.
- •3 Holiday Plans. Ask and answer questions about travel plans
- •5 Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous
- •6 Future Simple or Present Simple
- •1 A friend of yours is planning to go on holiday soon. You ask her about her plans. Use the words in brackets to make your questions.
- •2 Tom wants you to visit him but you are very busy. Look at your diary for the next few days and explain to him why you can't come.
- •3 Have you arranged to do anything at these times? Write (true) sentences about yourself.
- •4 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present continuous or present simple.
- •1 Answer the questions. You are going to do all these things but you haven't done them yet. Use going to and the word(s) in brackets.
- •2 Write a question with going to for each situation.
- •3 Read the situations and complete the dialogues. Use going to.
- •4 What is going to happen in these situations? Use the words in brackets.
- •2 Read the situations and write sentences with I think I'll ... Or I don't think I'll ...
- •3 Which is correct?
- •4 What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with shall I ...? or shall we ...?
- •1 Read about Colin. Then you have to tick (V) the sentences which are true. In each group of sentences at least one is true.
- •2 Put the verb into the correct form, will be (doing) or will have (done).
- •1 Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. All the sentences are about the future. Use will/won't or the present simple (I see/he plays/it is etc.).
- •2 Make one sentence from two.
- •3 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
- •1 Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into present simple passive.
- •2 Put the verbs in brackets into past simple passive.
- •3 Choose the best option.
- •4 Using the passive, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers.
- •5 Fill in the passive in the appropriate tense.
- •6 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use Active or Passive voice.
- •7 Change the sentences from Active to Passive and vice versa.
- •8 Put the verb in bracket in the correct Active/Passive voice and tense.
- •9 Say if the sentences are Right or Wrong. Correct the mistakes.
- •10 Look at the Hotel Information table and write sentences as in the example.
- •11 Role-play the conversation in 10. Student a – a hotel guest, Student b – a receptionist.
- •12 Passive Pair work Activity. Read the situation below and make a role-play. Use Present Perfect, Past Simple, Future Passive.
- •1 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form.
- •2 Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past.
- •3 Put the verb into the correct form, Present simple or Past simple, Active or Passive.
- •4 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. Write a Passive sentence.
- •5 Write sentences in the passive. Use these phrases.
- •6 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a Passive sentence using the correct tense.
- •7 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is Active, sometimes Passive. Mind the tenses.
- •8 Put the verbs in brackets together with the adverbs into the Active or Passive in the correct tense.
- •9 Turn from active into passive.
- •10 Rewrite the following passages in the passive.
- •It is said that... He is said to... (be) supposed to...:
- •1 Rephrase the sentences using Passive voice in two ways. Omit unimportant agents.
- •2 Write these sentences in another way, beginning in the way shown.
- •3 Paraphrase the sentences using Passive voice. Pay attention to prepositions.
- •4 Read each sentence. Then make two new sentences in the passive.
- •5 Read each sentence. Then make two new sentences in the passive.
- •6 Report these rumors.
- •10 Tick (V) the correct sentence, (a) or (b), for each picture.
- •11 Why did you do these things? Answer using 'have something done'. Use one of these verbs:
- •12 Now you have to use 'have something done' with its second meaning.
- •13 Discuss the questions with your partner.
- •1 Rewrite the sentences in the Passive. Do it in two ways when possible.
- •2 Put the following sentences into the passive voice. Sometimes several variants of Passive are possible.
- •1 Fill in the blanks with can or can’t.
- •3 Complete the answers to the questions with was/were able to.
- •4 Answer the questions with a suggestion. Use could.
- •5 Write these sentences in a different way using may or might.
- •6 Write sentences with may or might.
- •7 Complete the sentences with can / can't /could / couldn't and one of these verbs. (ability)
- •8 Look at the following phrases and write in which write you think it is. Then use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill the gaps.
- •9 Imagine it is the year 3012. Describe how things are then.
- •1 Complete the sentences using can or (be) able to. Use can if possible; otherwise use (be) able to.
- •2 Complete the sentences using could, couldn't or was/were able to.
- •3 Put in can or could. Sometimes either word is possible.
- •4 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of can.
- •5 Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form.
- •6 Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets. Use may or might.
- •7 Complete the sentences using might not or couldn't.
- •9 May or Might: choose the correct answer.
- •10 Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets.
- •1 Fill in must or mustn’t.
- •2 Fill in the blanks with can / can’t or must / mustn’t.
- •3 Fill in the blanks using proper Have To structure and match the examples with the pictures.
- •4 Use must / mustn’t / have to or (not) have to.
- •5 Fill in the blanks using (not) have to / must (not) / can / could:
- •1 Put in must or can't.
- •2 Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form.
- •3 Complete these sentences with must or have to (in the correct form). Sometimes it is possible to use either; sometimes only have to is possible.
- •4 Make questions with have to.
- •6 Complete these sentences with mustn't or don't/doesn't have to.
- •8 Complete the sentences with must, mustn't or needn't.
- •9 Complete the sentences with must / mustn’t or needn’t:
- •11 Write a sentence (beginning in the way shown) that means the same as the first sentence.
- •12 Complete the sentences using modals listed below. Use capital letters when necessary and you may have to change “have” to “had.” Some gaps may have more than one correct answer.
- •13 Use a suitable present or past modal verb.
- •14 A mysterious letter has arrived for Tom by special delivery. He is nervous about opening it. Add suitable modal verbs to complete the dialogue. He is with Jill, his wife.
- •Unit 10. Conditionals
- •Real condition
- •How to form Zero Conditionals
- •How to form First Conditionals
- •Unreal condition (present and future situation)
- •How to form Second Conditionals
- •Unreal condition (past situation)
- •How to form Third Conditionals
- •1. Choose the correct form of the verb:
- •2. Match the two halves of the sentences:
- •4. Complete the sentences with these phrases:
- •5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
- •6. What would you do in each situation? These are unreal present situations:
- •9. Write sentences with “ wish…”:
- •10. You don’t like your new house. Write what you wish:
- •11. Using the bold type in the sentences, write wishes as in the example:
- •1. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •2. You ask a friend questions. Use What would you do if ...?
- •3. Answer the questions in the way shown.
- •4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.
- •5. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •6. Write a sentence with If ... For each situation.
- •7. Write sentences beginning I wish ...
- •8. Write your own sentences beginning I wish ...
- •9. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •10. Write a sentence with if for each situation.
- •11. Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation, write a sentence with I wish ...
- •12. What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with I wish ... Would ...
- •13. Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
- •2. Report the following. Begin each sentence with ‘She said...’:
- •1. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Here are some of the things Charlie said to you:
- •2. Somebody says something to you which is the opposite of what they said before. Write a suitable answer beginning I thought you said ....
- •3. Here are some things that Ann said to you:
- •4. The following sentences are direct speech:
- •5. Change into reported speech:
- •6. Change into reported speech:
- •11. Some of the blank spaces below need articles, others do not. Fill in the articles where needed:
- •1. Some of these sentences need a/an. Correct the sentences which are wrong. If the sentence is already correct, put 'right':
- •2. Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Use a/an where necessary:
- •3. Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Sometimes the word needs to be plural (-s):
- •4. Which of the underlined parts of these sentences is correct?
- •5. Complete the sentences using these words. Sometimes you need the plural (-s):
- •6. What do you say in these situations? Complete the sentences using one of the words from exercise 5:
- •9. Put in a/an or the in these sentences where necessary:
- •10. Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty(-):
- •11. Put in the or a/an where necessary. If the sentence is already correct, put 'right':
- •12. Complete the sentences using one of the following. Use the where necessary:
- •13. Put in the where necessary. Leave a space (-) if the sentence is already complete:
- •14. Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary. Put 'right' if the sentence is already correct:
- •Adjectives
- •Degrees of comparison of adjectives
- •Adverb or adjective
- •1. Write what the underlined word is: adjective or adverb:
- •2. Use one of the words from the box to complete each sentence below:
- •3. Underline the correct item:
- •3 Complete the sentences using one of the following words:
- •5. Put in the right word:
- •6. Complete each sentence using a word from the list. Sometimes you need the adjective (careful etc.) and sometimes the adverb (carefully etc.):
- •7. Choose two words (one from each box) to complete each sentence:
- •10. Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the words in the list. Use than where necessary:
- •13. Complete the sentences using as ... As:
- •Conclusion
- •References
2. Present Simple
2.1 Complete the sentences using one of the following:
cause(s) close(s) drink(s) live(s) open(s) speak(s) take(s) place
1. Ann _________________ German very well.
2. I never _________coffee.
3. The swimming pool ___________ at 9 o'clock and __________at 18.30 every day.
4. Bad driving _______________ many accidents.
5. My parents ______________ in a very at small flat.
6. The Olympic Games ____________ every four years.
2.2 Put the verb into the correct form.
1. Jane ___________ (not/drink) tea very often.
2. What time __________ (the banks/close) in Britain?
3. 'Where ____________ (Martin/come) from?' 'He's Scottish.'
4. 'What _____________________(you/do)?' 'I'm an electrical engineer.'
5. It __________ (take) me an hour to get to work. How long _______________(it/take) you?
6. I _________ (play) the piano but I ____________ (not/play) very well.
7. I don't understand this sentence. What __________ (this word/mean)?
2.3 Use one of the following verbs to complete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
believe eat flow go grow make rise tell translate
1. The earth_____________ round the sun.
2. Rice ________________in Britain.
3. The sun ___________in the east.
4. Bees _____________ honey.
5. Vegetarians ______________- meat.
6. An atheist ___________ in God.
7. An interpreter _____________ from one language into another. t
8. A liar is someone who _____________ the truth.
9. The River Amazon __________ into the Atlantic Ocean.
2.4 Ask Liz questions about herself and her family.
1. You know that Liz plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.
____________________________________
2. Perhaps Liz's sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask Liz.
______ your sister ________________?
3. You know that Liz reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one. Ask her.
______________________________?
4. You know that Liz's brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Liz.
_____________________________?
5. You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.
__________________________?
6. You don't know where Liz's mother lives. Ask Liz.
_________________________ ?
2.5 Complete using one of the following.
I apologise I insist I promise I recommend I suggest
1. It's a nice day. I ___________ we go out for a walk.
2. I won't tell anybody what you said. . _________________
3. (in a restaurant) You must let me pay for the meal. _____________
4. --- for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it. _______________
5. The new restaurant in Hill Street is very good --- it. _________________
3. Mixed Present Simple and Present Continuous
3.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong.
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. RIGHT
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? ______________
3. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. ________________
4. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? ________________
5. The moon goes round the earth. _______________
6. I must go now. It gets late. -_________________
7. I usually go to work by car. __________________
8. 'Hurry up! It's time to leave.' 'OK, I come.' _________________
9. I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? ___________________
3.2 Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Let's go out. It _________________ (not/rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She _________________ (speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody ---_____________ (wait) for you. –
4. '_______________(you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.' –
5. '________________(you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.' –
6. The River Nile -________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean. -
7. Look at the river. It _____________ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual. –
8. We usually ____________ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we ___________(not/grow) any.
9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It _________________(improve) slowly.'
10. Ron is in London at the moment. He ____________stay) at the Park Hotel. He _____________(always/stay) there when he's in London.
11. Can we stop walking soon? I ___________ (start) to feel tired.
12. 'Can you drive?' 'I __________ (learn). My father _____________ (teach) me.' \
13. Normally I __________(finish) work at 5.00, but this week I_________ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.
14. My parents __________(live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where -_____________ (your parents/live)?
15. Sonia _______ (look) for a place to live. She _____________(stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.
16. 'What ___________ (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he ____________(not/work) at the moment.'
17. (at a party) Usually I_________- (enjoy) parties but I ____________(not/enjoy) this one very much.
18. The train is never late. It _________ (always/leave) on time.
19. Jim is very untidy. He _____________(always/leave) his things all over the place.
3.3 Finish B's sentences. Use always ~ing (see Section B).
1. A: I'm afraid I've lost my key again.
B: Not again! You____ always ___________your key.
2. A: The car has broken down again.
B: That car is useless! It __________
3. A: Look! You've made the same mistake again.
B: Oh no, not again! I _________
4. A: Oh, I've left the lights on again.
B: Typical! You _______________
3.4 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1. I'm seeing the manager tomorrow morning. RIGHT
2. I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat? _______________
3. Are you believing in God? No I’m an atheist _____________________
4. This sauce is great. It's tasting really good. ___________________
5. I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right? ____________________
3.5 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? (you/want)
2. Jill is interested in politics but she ____________to a political party. (not/belong)
3. Don't put the dictionary away. I ____________ it. (use)
4. Don't put the dictionary away. I ____________ it. (need)
5. Who is that man? What _____________? (he/want)
6. Who is that man? Why _________________ at us? (he/look)
7. George says he's 80 years old but nobody _____________ him. (believe)
8. She told me her name but I _____________it now. (not/remember)
9. I _____________of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it?
10. I __________ you should sell your car. (think) You ___________ it very often. (not/use)
11. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I _________ tea. (prefer)
12. Air ___________ mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist)
3.6 Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple (am/is/are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are being).
1. I can't understand why he's being so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
2. Jack _____________ very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
3. You'll like Jill when you meet her. She __________ very nice. -
4. Normally you are very sensible, so why ________ so silly about this matter?
5. Why isn't Sarah at work today? -__________ ill?