The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense:

1. Глагол используется в начальной форме без частицы to

 

2. Вопрос к подлежащему не требует вспомогательного глагола do/does.

Пример: He lives here. – Who lives here?

Упражнения (Exercises):

Ex.1. Выберите правильную форму глагола (Choose the right form of the verb):

1. I go/goes to bed at ten o’clock. 2. They drive/drives to work. 3. Alice study/studies French. 4. Mike’s sister leave/leaves home at 8. 5. The Smiths live/lives in London. 6. You eat/eats too much.

7. My friend speak/speaks German. 8. They have/has lunch at one o’clock. 9. Joe do/does well at school. 10. Ann finish/finishes work at 5. 11. She sleep/sleeps for 8 hours each night. 12. I come/comes home late in the evening.

Ex. 2. Заполните пропуски глаголами do или does

(Fill in do or does):

1. I... not understand this lesson. 2. The students... not come to this room. 3. Bob... not remember you. 4. Jane... not look fifty. 5. I... not like hot drinks. 6. John... not speak French.

7. We... not keep chickens on our farm. 8. My brother... not read much. 9. English people... not stay at this hotel. 10. Her sister... not watch TV in the evenings. 11. Mr. and Mrs. Sands... not go to the store for food. 12. Roy’s father... not smoke

Ex. 3. Выберите один верный вариант (Choose the right variant):

1. Be careful that you... lose the tickets to the theatre.

a) don’t                             b) doesn’t              c) didn’t

2. Make sure there... adequate lighting by the bed, over the mirror and at the desk.

a) am                                 b) is                        c) are

3. We’ve got to see that everyone... enough food.

a) get                                 b) got                     c) gets

4. Make sure you... the invitations in good time.

a) send out                        b) sends out           c) sent out

5. Mother takes care that I... myself well.

a) hold                               b) holds                 c) held

6. Make sure you... all the doors.

a) lock                               b) locks                  c) locking

7. Can you see that the children... in bed by nine o’clock?

a) am                                 b) is                        c) are

8. Watch the milk... boil over.

a) don’t                             b) doesn’t              c) didn’t

9. Make sure you... at the check-in by 5.30.

a) am                                 b) is                                   c) are

10. See she... home all right, won’t you?

a) get                                 b) got                                 c) gets

11. Make sure your cycle lights, bells and brakes... properly.

a) work                              b) works                c) working

12. Make sure you... it in a safe place.

a) keep                                          b) kept                   c) keeps

Ex. 4. Заполните пропуски формами глагола do или does.

(Fill in do or does):

1.... she like music? 2.... you know where she is? 3.... Natalie speak English well? 4.... you have a good ear for music? 5.... your watch show the date? 6.... their windows look onto the square? 7.... the Baxters often give parties? 8.... Ann’s brother dance well?

9.... it often snow in December? 10.... your classes begin at 10? 11.... you usually eat breakfast? 12.... Susan start work at eight o’clock? 13.... you read much? 14.... your brother stay at work late? 15.... Mr. Bell work in London? 16.... you like your tea strong?

Ex. 5. Заполните формами глагола do или does (Fill in do or does):

1. When... the train leave?

2. How often... Steve clean his room?

3. Where... Frank’s parents live?

4. Where... Lucy work?

5. What... you do in your spare time?

6. When... classes start in your college?

7. Where... you come from?

8. When... Nick start his new job?

9. What... you do during the longer breaks?

10. When... school finish?

Ex. 6. Make sentences.

1. football, well, Jim, plays, very.

2. far, live, school, they, not, from.

3. a hot bath, has, every, she, evening.

4. at nine o’clock, goes, to, she, bed.

5. in, snows, winter, it.

6. two, drink, a day, I, of, cups, coffee.

7. much, write, they, do, at their lessons?

8. take, in, you, do, coffee, sugar, your?

9. do, many, take, you, sugars, how?

10. does, Tom, work, on, not, Saturdays.

11. French, do, I, not, know.

12. drive, does, your, friend, a car?

13. much, they, not, time, for, do, have, sports.

14. ever, skip, do, breakfast, you, lunch, or?

15. Ann, floor, lives, fourth, on, the.

16. like, not, I, music, loud, do.

17. the café, helps, to run, him, who?

18. brother, from, who, your, school, collects?

19. the lecture, does, when, begin?

20. tea, you, want, some, more, do?

Простое прошедшее время (The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense)

Ved /V2

 

1. Действия, события, факты, не связанные с настоящим моментом.

Пример: He left yesterday.

2. Последовательность действий при описании событий в прошлом, обычные, повторяющиеся действия в прошлом.

Пример: I came home, opened the door and switched on the TV-set.

3. Постоянный процесс, постоянное состояние в прошлом

Пример: They lived in Moscow.

Слова - маркеры:  

ago, last week/month/ year

the other day, yesterday

the day before yesterday

The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense:

Упражнения (Exercises):

Ex. 1. Выберите один верный вариант (Choose the right variant):

1. He said: “I... your friend this morning.”

a) see                     b) sees                    c) saw

2. I... to my cousin three weeks ago.

a) write                  b) writes                c) wrote

3. “It’s a very lovely ring”, he said. She looked pleased. “George... it to me yesterday”, she said.

a) give                    b) gives                  c) gave

4. I... you at five, but you weren’t in.

a) called                 b) call                     c) calls

5. Lucy and I... there two years ago.

a) was                    b) were                  c) are

Ex.2. Составьте положительные повествовательные предложения. Используйте простое прошедшее время (Make positive sentences. Use Past Indefinite (Simple))

1. They... the talk. (enjoy)

2. They... at the party. (joke)

3. The teacher... the books on the shelves. (arrange)

4. They... each other good-bye. (kiss)

5. She... school in 1990. (finish)

6. He... to Canada last month. (go)

7. I... to learn English in September. (begin)

8. Sue... a lot of plants on the windowsill. (keep)

9. She... her name on the back of the photo. (write)

10. He... for lunch yesterday afternoon. (come)

Ex.3. Составьте предложения из данных слов (Make the sentences):

1. they, from, did, come, Spain, when?

2. opened, who, yesterday, the windows, evening?

3. you, yesterday, didn’t, afternoon, with you, an umbrella, take, why?

4. party, did, what, birthday, you, at, do, your?

5. five, years, where, he, did, ago, live?

6. wasn’t, last night, why, he at home?

7. was, yesterday, which of your parents, at home, evening?

8. Jill and Mary, why, for school, late, yesterday, were?