Future Continuous Tense. Continuous vs Indefinite.

The Future Continuous

 

1. Вставьте в пропущенные места will be/shall be + один из следующих глаголов в -ing форме.

 

Drive, do, fly, pack, take, make, have

 

1. Mike will be driving a car at this time tomorrow.
2. We ___________ our bags for the voyage at 5 tomorrow.
3. I think, she ___________ dinner when you come.

4. I _____ not __ ______ bath at that time.

1. My parents ___________ to Rome at this time on Friday.
2. My father ___________ a report from 6 till 8 in the evening.

7. As far as I remember, you ___________ some shopping at about 2 o’clock tomorrow.

 

2. Поставьте глаголы в следующих предложениях в Future Continuous.

 

1. They were having dinner at 3. - They will be having dinner at3.
2. I am doing my morning exercises.
3. The children will ski in the afternoon.
4. The girl was reciting a poem.
5. I shall wait for you at the bus stop.
6. The boys will play hockey.
7. The students will discuss it on Friday.

 

3. Сделайте из следующих предложений вопросы.

 

1. John will be coming soon. – Will John be coming soon?
2. We shall be flying to Munich at this time tomorrow.
3. You will be meeting him every day.
4. We shall be packing our things, when you come.
5. He’ll be going to school soon.
6. Jack will be looking for you all afternoon.
7. The mother will be cooking all day tomorrow.
8. We’ll be walking in the park all day tomorrow.

 

Continuous vs. Indefinite

 

4. Вставьте в пропущенные места вспомогательные глаголы am/is/are или do/don’t/does/doesn’t.

 

1. Excuse me, do you speak English?

2. “Have a cigarette.” “No, thank you, I _______ smoke.”

3. Why _______ you laughing at me?

4. “What _______ she do?” “She is a dentist.”

5. I _______ want to go out. It _______ raining.

6. “Where _______ you come from?” “From Canada.”

7. How much _______ it cost to send a letter to Australia?

8. I can’t talk to you at the moment. I _______ working.

9. George is a good tennis player but he _______ play very often.

 

 

5. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в форме Present Continuous или Present Simple.

 

1. Excuse me, do you speak (you/speak) English?
2. Tom is having (have) a shower at the moment.
3. They don’t watch (not/watch) TV very often.
4. Listen! Somebody ____________ (sing).
5. She’s tired. She ____________ (want) to go home now.
6. How often ____________ (you/read) a newspaper?
7. “Excuse me, but you ____________ (sit) on my place.” “Oh, I’m sorry.”
8. I’m sorry, I ____________ (not/understand). Please, speak more slowly.
9. “Where are you, Roy?” “I’m in the sitting-room. I ____________ (read).”
10. What time ____________ (she/finish) work every day?
11. You can turn off the radio. I ____________ (not/listen) to it.
12. He ___________________ (not/usually/drive) to work. He usually ____________ (walk).

 

6. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в форме Past Continuous или Past Simple.

 

1. When we went (go) out, it was raining (rain).
2. I wasn’t hungry last night. I didn’t eat (not/eat) anything.
3. Were you watching (you/watch) TV when I phoned (phone) you?
4. Jane wasn’t at home when I went to see her. She ____________ (work).
5. I ____________ (get up) early this morning. I ____________ (wash), ____________ (dress) and then I ____________ (have) breakfast.
6. The postman ____________ (come) while I ____________ (have) breakfast.
7. We ____________ (meet) Joan at the party. She ______________ (wear) a red dress.
8. The boys ____________ (break) a window when they ____________ (play) football.
9. I was late but my friends ____________ (wait) for me when I ____________ (arrive) to the party.
10. I ____________ (get up) at 7 o’clock. The sun ____________ (shine), so I ____________ (go) for a walk.
11. He ____________ (not/drive) fast when the accident ____________ (happen).
12. Marge ____________ (not/go) to work yesterday. She was ill.
13. “What ____________ (you/do) on Saturday evening?” “I went to the cinema.”
14. “What ____________ (you/do) at 9.30 on Saturday evening?” “I ____________ (watch) a film in the cinema.”

 

Урок 12.

Времена группы Perfect. Present Perfect.

1. Вы пишите письмо другу. В нём Вы рассказываете о новостях про себя и других людей, которые произошли за последнее время. С помощью данных слов составьте предложения. Все предложения в Present Perfect.

 

Dear friend,

Lots of things have happened since I wrote to you last.

 

1. I / buy / a new car – I have bought a new car.

2. My father / start / a new job. _______________.

3. I / give up / smoking. _______________.

4. Charles and Sarah / go / to Brazil. _______________.

5. Suzanne / have / a baby. _______________.

 

2. Мэри 65 лет. Она прожила очень интересную жизнь. С помощью данных слов составьте предложения о том, что она успела сделать за всю жизнь. Все предложения в Present Perfect.

1. She / do / many different jobs. – She has done many different jobs.

2. She / travel / to many places. She _______________.

3. She / do / a lot of interesting things. _______________.

4. She / write / ten books. _______________.

5. She / meet / a lot of interesting people. _______________.

6. She / be / married five times. _______________.

 

3. Вставьте have/has + один из следующих глаголов в третьей форме в пропущенные в предложениях места.

 

Break, buy, finish, do, go, go, lose, paint, read, take

1. “Are they still having dinner?” “No, they have finished. ”
2. I _____________ some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
3. “Is Tom here?” “No, he _____________ to work.”
4. “__________ you __________ the shopping” “No, I’m going to do it later.”
5. “Where’s your key?” “I don’t know. I _____________ it.”
6. Look! Somebody _____________ that window.
7. Your house looks different. __________ you __________ it?
8. I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody _____________ it.
9. I’m looking for Sarah. Where __________ she __________?
10. “Do you want the newspaper?” “No, thanks. I _____________ it.”

 

4. Вы задаёте своему другу вопросы. С помощью следующих слов составьте вопросы, которые будут начинаться словами Have you ever …?

 

1. (to be / to Paris?) Have you ever been to Paris?
2. (play / golf?) Have you ever played golf?
3. (to be / to Australia?) _______________?
4. (lose / your passport?) _______________?
5. (sleep / in the park?) _______________?
6. (eat / Chinese food?) _______________?
7. (to be / to New York?) _______________?
8. (win / a lot of money?) _______________?
9. (break / your leg?) _______________?
10. (run / a marathon?) _______________?
11. (speak / to famous people?) _______________?
12. (live / in another town) _______________?

 

5. Заполните пропущенные в предложениях места по примерам.

 

1. Jill is in London. She has been in London since Monday.

2. I know George. I have known him for a long time.

3. They are married. They _______________ married since 1983.

4. Brian is ill. He _______________ ill for a week.

5. We live in this house. We _______________ here for ten years.

6. I know Tom very well. I _______________ him for a long time already.

7. We are waiting for you. We _______________ waiting since 11 o’clock.

8. Alice works in a bank. She _______________ in a bank for 5 years.

9. I’m learning English. I _______________ learning English for six months.

10. She has a headache. She _______________ a headache since she got up.

 

6. Заполните пропущенные в предложениях места словами в скобках.

 

1. “Would you like something to eat?” “No, thanks. I have just had lunch.” (just/have)

2. “Do you know where Julia is?” “Yes, I _____________ her.” (just/see)

3. “What time is David leaving?” “He _____________.” (already/left)

4. “What’s in the newspaper today” “I don’t know. I _____________.” (not/read/yet)

5. “Is Ann coming to the cinema with us tonight?” “No, she _____________ the film” (already/see)

6. “Are your friends here yet?” “Yes, they _____________.” (just/arrive)

7. “What does Tim think about your plan?” “I _____________.” (not/tell/yet)

 

7. Прочтите ситуации и напишите вопросы с помощью слов в скобках.

 

1. John tells you, that his mother is in hospital. You ask him:

(How long / be / in hospital?) How long has your mother been in hospital?

2. You meet a woman who tells you that she teaches English. You ask her:

(How long / teach English?) _________________________?

3. You know that Jane is a good Carol’s friend. You ask Jane:

(How long / know / Carol?) _________________________?

4. Your friend’s brother went to Australia some time ago and he’s still there. You ask your friend: (How long / be / in Australia?) ____________________________?

5. Tim always wears the same jacket. It’s a very old jacket. You ask him:

(How long / have / that jacket?) ____________________________?
6. You are talking to a friend about Alan. Alan now works at the airport. You ask your friend:

(How long / work / at the airport?) _______________________________?

7. A friend of yours is having driving lessons. You ask him:

(How long / have / driving lessons?) ______________________________?

8. You meet somebody on a train. She tells you that she lives in Glasgow. You ask her:

(always / live / in Glasgow?) ____________________________________?

 

Урок 13.

The Past Perfect and the Future Perfect Tenses.

Упражнения

 

 

The Past Perfect

 

Exercise 1. Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets as in the example.

1. You went to Jill's house but she wasn't there, (she / go / out) She had gone out.

2. You went back to your home town after many years. It wasn't the same as before, (it / change / a lot) ____________________________________________.

3. I invited Rachel to the party but she couldn't come, (she / arrange / to do something else) ________________________________________.

4. You went to the cinema last night. You arrived at the cinema late, (the film / already / begin) ____________________________________________.

5. I was very pleased to see Tim again after such a long time. (I / not / see / him for five years) _________________________________________________.

6. I offered Sue something to eat but she wasn't hungry, (she / just / have / breakfast) __________________________________________.

Exercise 2. Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb in brackets.

1. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. It was his first flight. (fly) He had never flown before. or He hadn't flown before.

2. A woman walked into the room. She was a complete stranger to me. (see) I ___________________________________________________ before.

3. Simon played tennis yesterday. He wasn't very good at it because it was his first game.
(play) He ___________________________________________________.

4. Last year we went to Denmark. It was our first time there. (be) We ____________________________________________________.

Exercise 3. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form, Past Perfect (I had done etc.) or past simple (I did etc.).

1. “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” “No, he had gone (go) home”

2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ____________ (go) straight to bed.

3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ___________________ (go) to bed.

4. Sorry I'm late. The car _________________ (break) down on my way here.

5. We were driving along the road when we ________________ (see) a car which ___________ (break) down, so we __________________ (stop) to see if we could help.

 

 

Exercise 4.Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect.

1. Yesterday we discussed (to discuss) the film which we had seen (to see) some days before.

2. When my sister ________ (to go) to the theatre, I ____________(to begin) to write the letter.

3. The children ____________ (to fall asleep) by ten o'clock.

4. He ____________ (to tell us) many interesting things he __________ (to see) in Lutsk.

5. Peter __________ (to show) us the bicycle his father __________ (to buy) for him.

6. Mother __________ (to cook) supper by the time they ___________ (to come) home.

 

 

Exercise5.Choose the right form of the verb from the brackets.

1. Now she was glad she hadnotthrown his address away (did not throw/has not thrown/had not thrown).

2. Rosemary ______ _______ in Paris three days before she called Jean-Jacques (was/were/has been/had been).

3. I paid for what we _______ ______ (were drinking/have drunk/had drunk), and we made our way to a cheap restaurant.

4. On their return they found that Davidson ______ just ________ (has... come/have... come/ had… come).

5. Dr. McPhail told her what ______ _______ and asked her to break the news to Mrs. Davidson (happened/happens/has happened/had happened).

6. "What's your butler's name? I ask because I had a fancy I ______ _______ him somewhere before (saw/see/sees/have seen/has seen/had seen).

7. I realized immediately she ____ _____ ____ me whether they were her daughters, her sisters, her nieces, or her friends (did not tell/hasn't told/hadn't told).

8. I was very much surprised when I heard he ______ _______ Wolfram&Heart Co. (has left/is leaving/had left).

9. He felt as he ______ _______ when his father died (feels/felt/had felt).

10. A change came over my life after this. Before Thompson every­thing ___ _____ _____, he drove my papers and clothes back to their proper places (is disorganized/was disorganized/ had been disorganized).

 

 

The Future Perfect

Exercise 6. Turn the following into the Future Perfect.

 

1. I had done my homework by 9 о 'clock. I shall have done my homework by 9 о 'clock.

2. They had built the new school by the first of September. ___________________________.

3. The teacher had looked through our exercise-books by that time. _____________________.

4. We had discussed the report by four o'clock in the afternoon. __________________________.

5. The pupils had read three English books by the end of the year. _________________________.

6. I had written the composition by 9 o'clock. ____________________________.

 

Exercise 7. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Future Indefinite or the Future Perfect.

 

1. He will receive (to receive) the telegram tomorrow.

2. He _____________ (to receive) the telegram by tomorrow.

3. I _____________ (to do) the exercises by seven o'clock.

4. I _____________ (to do) the exercises in the afternoon.

5. By this time you _____________ (to take your examination).

6. You _____________ (to take) your examination next week.

7. The teacher _____________ (to correct) our dictations in the evening.

8. The teacher _____________ (to correct) our dictations by the next lesson.

 

Exercise 8. Put the verb into the correct form, the Future Continuous or the Future Perfect (will be (do)ing) or (will have (done)).

1. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We'll be having (we/have) dinner then.

2. Phone me after 8 o'clock. _____________ (we/finish) dinner by then.

3. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, _____________ (we/play) tennis.

4. A: Can we meet tomorrow afternoon?

B: Not in the afternoon. _____________ (I/work).

5. В has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o'clock. It will last about an hour.
A: Will you be free at 11.30?

B: Yes, _____________ (the meeting/finish) by that time.

6. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, _____________ (he/spend) all his money before the end of his holiday.

7. Chuck came to Britain from the USA nearly three years ago. Next Monday it will be exactly
three years. So on Monday, _____________ (he/be) in Britain for exactly three years.

8. Do you think _____________ (you/still/do) the same job in ten years' time?

9. Jane is from New Zealand. She is travelling around Europe at the moment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip, _____________ (she/travel) more than 3,000 miles.

10. If you need to contact me, _____________ (I/stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday.
11. A: _____________ (you/see) Laura tomorrow?

B: Yes, probably. Why?

A: I borrowed this book from her. Can you give it back to her?

 

Урок 14.