Hurt, teach, spend, sell, throw, fall, catch, buy, cost

1. My father … me how to drive when I was 17. 2. James … down the stairs and … his leg. 3. We needed some money, so we … our summer house. 4. He … a lot of money yesterday. He … a dishwasher which … a lot. 5. The boy … a ball to a dog and the dog … it.

Exercise 54. Read the sentence about the present and write the sentence about the past.

Model:

My granny usually gets up at 6.30. Yesterday she got up at 6.30, too.

1. My granny usually wakes up early. Yesterday ….

2. My granny usually walks in the garden. Yesterday ….

3. My granny usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday ….

4. My granny usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday ….

5. My granny usually sleeps very well. Yesterday ….

Exercise 55. A friend of yours has just come back from Italy. Interview him about his trip. Make up some questions.

Model:

what / place / go? - What place did you go to?

 

1. how long / stay there? 2. stay at the hotel? 3. go there on your own? 4. how / travel?

1. the food / good? 2. what / do in the evening? 3. make any friends there? 4. the weather / fine?

Exercise 56. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Simple or Past Simple Tense.

1. My mother … (cook) a very tasty dinner yesterday. 2. Your father … (go) on a business trip last month. 3. He … (spend) last summer in the country. 4. She … (not help) her mother yesterday. She … (be) busy. 5. I … (not eat) ice-cream every day. 6. You … (watch) TV every day? 7. My mother always … (take) a bus to her work. 8. Queen Elizabeth II … (be) born in 1926. She … (become) Queen of England in 1952.

Exercise 57. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Мы начали этот эксперимент на прошлой неделе. 2. Они вернулись домой в семь часов вечера. 3. Вчера я встретил Катю в библиотеке. 4. Вчера погода была хороша, и мы с друзьями пошли в парк. 5. В прошлом году мы не изучали французский, мы изучали английский. 6. В прошлый вторник у нас был тест по биологии (test in Biology).

Exercise 58. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the Past Simple Tense. All sentences are negative.

1. I … (not / have breakfast) this morning because I … (not / have) time.

2. We … (not / buy) anything because we … (not / have) any money.

3. I … (not / sleep) because I … (not / feel) sleepy.

4. She (not / be) interested in the book because she (not / understand) it.

Exercise 59. Ask and answer questions starting with when. Try to use different time expressions in your answers.

Model:

When did you get up? – At seven o’clock. Three hours ago. When did this semester start? – In September. Two months ago.

Possible time expressions: in 2006; last Sunday; in the evening yesterday; in September/November, etc

1.….. have breakfast? 2.…..arrive at the Academy? 3.…..start learning English? 4.…..first travel by plane?

5.…..last have a holiday? 6.…..last eat a hamburger? 7.…..learn to ride a bicycle? 8.…..go abroad for the first time?

Exercise 60. Translate from Russian into English.

В прошлое воскресенье мы ездили на ферму. Это была ферма моего дяди. Мы видели там много животных: коров, лошадей, овец. Там также были две собаки и три кошки. Жена моего дяди – ветеринар. Пять лет назад она закончила Санкт-Петербургскую Академию ветеринарной медицины. Они купили эту ферму три года назад.

FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE

will + infinitive

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I will work We will work You will work He (she, it) will work They will work	I won’t work We won’t work You won’t work He won’t work They won’t work
Вопросительная форма
Will I work? Will we work? Will you work? Will he (she, it) work? Will they work?

Future Simple Tense употребляется в следующих случаях:

для указания на будущее действие Временными маркерами будущего времени являются выражения: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week / month / year, tonight, soon, in a week / month / year, soon, etc	I will write this exercise tomorrow.   He will be here soon.
при сообщении планов, предсказаний на будущее. Обычно такие высказывания начинаются с глаголов думать, считать и наречий: наверное, вероятно	His parents think he will become a vet in some years.
в обещаниях, которые обычно начинаются с глаголов: обещаю, гарантирую, клянусь	I promise everything will go well.

Exercise 61. Put the verb in the brackets in the Future Simple Tense.

1. My dress (be) ready tomorrow. 2. They (be) at the station in time for the 10.30 train. 3. I (know) the results of my exams in a day. 4. I (be) twenty years old next year. 5. They (call) you in an hour. 6. When he (come) back? 7. I (not see) this beautiful city again. 8. I know this artist well enough. I (recognize) his pictures anywhere.

Exercise 62. Open the brackets using the verbin the Future Simple Tense.

1. I (play) chess tomorrow. 2. I (not play) chess tomorrow. 3. You (play) chess tomorrow? 4. Ann (go) to the Academy tomorrow.5. You (come) to my place next week end? 6. I (not see) him tomorrow. 7. Where you (go) next summer? 8. She (dance) at the party tomorrow?

Exercise 63. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Future Simple Tense.

1. I want to get a medical checkup. I (go) to my doctor tomorrow. 2. He (give) me a complete examination. 3. The nurse (take) me to one of the examination rooms. 4. Dr. Setton (come in) and (say): “Hello”. 5. I (stand) on the scale so that Dr. Setton can measure my height and my weight. 6. He (take) my pulse, then he (take) my blood pressure. 7. After he takes my blood pressure, he (take) some blood for a blood analysis. 8. He (examine) my eyes, ears, nose and throat. 9. He (listen) to my heart with a stethoscope. 10. After the checkup I (go) home and (wait) for Dr. Setton’s call. 11. Dr. Setton (call) me tomorrow afternoon with good news: “Stop worrying. Your blood count is excellent”.

Exercise 64. Predictions: people’s futures. Read a horoscope. Find verbs in the Future Simple Tense. Read it and see if it comes true.

NB!!! – Если предложение начинается с союза if (если) и относится к будущему времени, то вместо будущего используется Present Simple Tense.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21- Feb 18) An old friend will come back into your life, bringing new problems. Don’t make any quick decisions.	LEO (July 23- Aug 23) Something very strange will happen next Thursday. Try to laugh about it.
PISCES (Feb 19- Mar 20) In three days you will receive an exciting offer, but your family will make difficulties.	VIRGO (Aug 24- Sept 23) This will be a terrible week. The week-end will be the worst time. Stay in bed on Sunday. Don’t open the door. Don’t answer the phone.
ARIES (Mar 21- Apr 20) Money will come to you at the end of the week. If you are not careful, it will go away very fast.	LIBRA (Sept 24- Oct 23) There will be bad news the day after tomorrow; but the bad news will turn to good.
TAURUS (Apr 21- May 21) You will have trouble with a friend. Try to be patient. You will have a small accident on Sunday – nothing serious.	SCORPIO (Oct 24- Nov 22) You will make an unexpected journey, and you will find something good at the end of it.
GEMINI (may 22 0 June 21) This will be a good time for love, but there will be some serious misunderstanding with someone very close to you. Try to tell the truth if you can.	SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23- Dec 21) You will have trouble from a person who loves you; and you will have help from a person who doesn’t.
CANCER(June 22- July 22) You will meet someone who could change your life. Don’t be too cautious – if you lose the opportunity, it won’t come again.	CAPRICORN (Dec 22- Jan 20) A letter will bring a good surprise. If there are problems, a good friend will make things better.

 

Future Simple Tense НЕ используется в условных и временных придаточных предложениях после союзов:

if– если till– пока, до тех пор until– до тех пор, пока (не) before – до

after – после as soon as – как только as long as – пока, до тех пор пока unless – если не

on condition that– при условии, что provided – при условии, если in case – в случае

Exercise 65. Fill in the gaps with if or when.

1. I don’t feel well tonight. I think I’ll go straight to bed … I get home.

2. I’ll write to you about everything … I have time.

3. We’ll come and visit you … you get better.

4. We’ll cross the street … the light turns green.

5. He’ll recover soon … he takes this medicine.

6. There is a surprise waiting for him … he gets home.

Exercise 66. Open the brackets using the verbs either in the Present Simple or Future Simple. (Все предложения относятся к будущему).

1. If I (come) home early, I (call) you and we (have) a talk. 2. He (go) to the library very often when he (be) a student. 3. As soon as I (return) from the Academy I (talk) to him. 4. I (stay) at home till she (come). Then we (go) to the theatre if she (buy) tickets. 5. If I (see) him, I (tell) him about your problem. 6. What we (do) if it (rain) tonight?

Exercise 67. In pairs ask and answer the following questions using: I don’t think; I expect or I hope; I’m afraid I won’t

Model:

Student A: Do you think you will pass your exams? Student B: I hope I will/ I/m afraid I won’t.   1. make/ new friends at the Academy 2. have / party / on Saturday 3. learn / drive 4. go / to the animal shelter / on Sunday 5. go and see / your parents / next week-end 6. surf the Internet / tonight Exercise 68.Translate from Russian into English. 1. В следующем году мне будет 20. 2. Я думаю, он сегодня придет. 3. Когда вы начнете изучать иностранный язык? 4. Он думает, что вам не понравится новый балет. 5. Она будет дома в 5 часов? 6. Надеюсь, вы хорошо напишете контрольную работу. 7. У вас будет много работы завтра? 8. Экзамены начнутся 1 июня. 9. Пойдем в кино. Фильм будет очень интересный. 10. Мы увидимся с вами на следующей неделе.   REVISION

Exercise 69. Change the tense according to the adverbs given in the brackets.

1. We have several lectures today (yesterday, tomorrow).

2. Our surgeons perform numerous operations every day (yesterday, next week).

3. Medical students take several exams at the end of each semester (last semester, next semester).

4. This semester we learn how to diagnose diseases and prescribe medicine (last semester, next semester).

Exercise 70. Make up questions starting with the words given in the brackets.

1. We attend lectures in Biology and Chemistry on Monday. (What …..)

2. The autumn semester lasts till the end of December. (How long …)

3. I’ll go to my hometown in January. (When…)

Exercise 71. Put all possible questions to the following sentences:

1. My friend carried out interesting experiments in the laboratory last week.

2. They will take these books from the library tomorrow.

3. As a rule, we prescribe antibiotics for this type of diseases.

 

THE CONTINUOUS FORMS

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