- •Ex. 2. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct forms of either the Present Continuous Tense or the Present Simple Tense. Then translate into Russian:
- •Ex.3. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct forms of either the Past Continuous Tense or the Past Simple Tense. Then translate into Russian:
- •Ex.4. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences. Then translate into Russian:
- •Ex.5. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences. Then translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Ex.6. Translate into English using the forms of the Present Simple Tense, the Present Continuous Tense, the Past Simple Tense:
- •Ex.9. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •Ex.10. Translate the definitions into Russian. Find in the text terms (nouns and verbs) defined by these definitions:
- •Ex.11. Answer the following questions:
- •Ex.14. Translate into English:
UNIT 8
GRAMMAR: REVISION → 1) The Present Indefinite Tense & the Present Continuous Tense (in comparing); 2) The Past Indefinite Tense & the Past Continuous Tense (in comparing)
Grammar Exercises
Ex.1. Complete this conversation with the verbs in The Present Simple Tense or The Present Continuous Tense. They may be affirmative, negative or interrogative. Some of them are used several times:
cook |
know |
come |
want |
mean |
play |
do |
like |
take |
go |
Jane: Malden 4328.
Peter: Hello, Jane. This is Peter. Is John in?
J.: Hello, Peter. No, he isn’t in at the moment. He … football. In fact, he always … football on Friday afternoons.
P.: And what … you … at the moment, Jane?
J.: Me? I … supper for tonight.
P.: … you always … the supper, Jane?
J.: No, you know, John … supper quite often, but I … this evening because some friends …. tonight and I ... it to be good!
P.: What …you …?
J.: It’s from an Italian recipe book. I … Italian food, but I … (not) … Italian! … you know what a word “friggerre” mean?
P.: Yes, I … because I ‘m taking Italian courses.
Ex. 2. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct forms of either the Present Continuous Tense or the Present Simple Tense. Then translate into Russian:
1. I (to go) to school every day.
2. He (to go) to the school now.
3, Look! They (to come) towards us.
4. Now I (to hear) her clearly.
5. Every morning I (to take) a walk by the river.
6. The sun (to rise) in the east and (to set) in the west.
7. The teacher (to watch) me when I (to write),
8. We (to go) to the cinema this evening.
9. I (to read) English now.
10. People (to use) umbrellas when it (to rain).
11. Everybody (to know) that personal computers (to be) powerful creations that (to have) a life of their own.
12. At present people (to use) various tools of communication from pencils, pens and paper to television and computers to serve their minds.
Ex.3. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct forms of either the Past Continuous Tense or the Past Simple Tense. Then translate into Russian:
1. When at 6 p.m. yesterday I (to come) in, it (to rain).
2. Many years ago people (to travel) on horseback.
3. I (meet) him as I (go) home.
4. He (go) to another school last year.
5. My father (to play) football in his youth.
6. We (to eat) our dinner when he (come) to visit us.
7. In the past he (to smoke) a great deal.
8. They (to make noise) when the teacher (to enter) the room.
9. Last year he (to study) very hard.
10. While he (to play) football he (to lose) his watch.
11. When I entered the reading-room, Nick (to sit) at the table and (to read). It (to be) a book on modern computer technologies,
12. The abacus (to be) the most widely used device for arithmetic in ancient times and whose use (to persist) into Modern Times in the Orient.
13. It (to happen) so that in the 17th century calculators more powerful than abacus (to begin) (to appear).
13. That wonderful computer enthusiast (to devise) a portable variant of a computer which (to have) a lot of practical applications for teachers.
14. In 1890 John Loud (to create) the first ballpoint pen
Ex.4. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences. Then translate into Russian:
This morning she (reads/is reading/read) quickly because she is late.
Her parents usually (call/are calling/calls) her twice or thrice a week.
It’s 10.00 a.m. The phone (ring/is ringing/rings). I think that my parents (call/calls/are calling) me now.
Alex and Tina are married. They usually (have/are having/has) dinner at 5 p.m.
Mary usually cooks, but tonight she is busy and Peter (cooks/is cooking/cook).
Mike is fond of tennis. He (plays/is playing/play) tennis with his best friend Bob every Sunday.
Our class (takes/is taking/take) a quiz now.
My younger brother Boris (not goes/don’t go/doesn’t go) to school every day.
Ex.5. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences. Then translate the sentences into Russian:
1. When I saw Dave, he __________. a) is working b) worked c) was working
2. You had a good time at the party, __________ you? a) hadn't b) didn't c) don't
3. __________ when the telephone rang?
a) Were you sleeping b) Did you sleep c) Were sleeping you
4. Dave, when __________ the ESL Cafe on the Web? a) were you begin b) began c) did you begin
5. You __________ me, did you? a) understood b) weren't understanding c) didn't understand
6. When __________ yesterday morning? a) you got up b) did you get up c) were you getting up
7. __________ well on this quiz? a) Did you b) Were you c) Did you do