VI. Present Simple или Past Simple?

1. Alex __ phoned ___ (phone) me yesterday evening.

2. Father always (read) reads newspapers in the evening.

3. We ___ didn’t fax ___ (not fax) the contract yesterday.

4. Jack always (help) helps his wife about the house.

5. Our firm (reduce) reduced the price for DVD-players last week.

6. We (arrange) arrange a lot of training courses for the personnel.

7. They (place) placed a large order with our company last week.

8. They (produce) produce very good compressors.

9. I (give) gave them a final reply in the morning.

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ 8

I. Образуйте отрицательные и вопросительные предложения в Past Continuous по образцу:

Kim was looking out of the window.

Kim wasn’t looking out of the window.

Was Kim looking out of the window?

1. Cathy was washing the dishes

She wasn’t washing…

Was Cathy washing…?

2. Robert was driving home.

Robert wasn’t driving…

Was Robert driving…?

3. The children were playing.

The children weren’t playing.

Were children playing?

4. Nick and Charlie were leaving the bank.

Nick and Charlie weren’t leaving..

Were Nick and Charlie leaving…?

5. He was watching the evening news on TV.

He wasn’t watching…

Was he watvhing…?

 

II. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глагол в Past Continuous.

Образец: A. What was happening (happen) at the time of the robbery?

B. Well, I __ ware sitting __ (sit) in my office. I _ ware talking _____talk) to an employee. Mary _ was putting _____ (put) food onto the shelves. Several customers ___ were doing __(do) the shopping and a cashier __ were standing ____ (stand) behind the till.

A. Can you tell me anything about the robbers?

B. Yes. They ___ were wearing __ (wear) black masks and they were holding (hold) guns. They _ were shouting ___ (shout).

A. How did they get away?

B. They drove off in a car which ____ was waiting ______ (wait) outside.

 

 

III. Образуйте предложение, в котором одно действие находилось в процессе выполнения, а другое действие прервало его:

Образец: Tina was cooking. She burnt herself.

When Tina was cooking she burnt herself.

 

1. Peter was driving his car. He got a flat tyre.

When Tim was driving his car he got a flat tyre.

2. Laura was making some tea. She dropped the kettle.

When Laura was making some tea she dropped the kettle.

 

3. Mrs. Bason was sitting in the garden. It started raining.

When Mrs. Bason was sitting in the garden it started raining.

4. She was walking in the park. A dog attacked her.

When she was walking in the park a dog attacked her.

 

IV. Выберите правильную форму глагола Past Simple или Past Continuous:

1. We all went /were going out last night.

2. He slept/ was sleeping at 10 o clock this morning.

3. I took/ was taking some really great photos when I was /was being in California.

4. He met /was meeting Mary yesterday.

5. When I checked/ was checking the sales reports I found a mistake there.

6. When I studied/ was studying the market I found /was finding the most reliable company.

7. When I was entering/ entered the room, the secretary was working/ worked on the computer.

8. I was meeting/met my old friend when I left/was leaving the plant.

V. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous:

1. While I ____ was doing _______ (do) the washing-up, I ___ broke ___ (break) a glass.

2. We __ were walking _____ (walk) in the woods when the storm ____ began _____ (begin).

3. Tom ___ was watching ______ (watch) the match when the TV ___ broke down ____ (break down).

4. We ____ were talking ______ (talk) when she ______ came ____(come) into the room.

5. We ______ saw ____ (see) a bad accident when we ____ were driving ______ (drive) to the airport

 

 

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ 9

I. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect:

1. Mr. Brown _____ has just met ____ (just meet) some American businessmen.

2. The secretary _____ has typed ____ (type) many business letters today.

3. Our foreign guests ___ has already visited _____(already visit) some old Russian towns.

4. He ______ has watched _____ (watch) some amusing shows on TV recently.

5. I _____ have seen ____(see) a lot of advertisements on TV this week.

6. Mr. Smith ____ has been ______ (be) to Japan lately.

 

II. Образуйте отрицательные и вопросительные предложения (общий вопрос):

1. We have already discussed our business problems with the Managing Director.

We haven’t discussed….

Have you discussed…?

2. The secretary has already answered the urgent messages.

She hasn’t already answered….

Has she already answered….?

3. They have just received some new price - lists.

They haven’t just received….

Have they received….?

 

 

III. Выберите правильное слово:

1. Diana hasn’t called me back yet /already.

2. Pete has already /since cleaned his room.

3. We have yet/ just finished eating our dinner.

4. Have they returned from their trip already /yet?

5. She hasn’t seen her cousin for /since two years.

6. They have just /for left the office.

7. I have ever/ never been abroad.

 

IV. Вставьте since или for.

1. I haven’t seen you … for ages!

2 I haven’t been to this park.. since. I was a child.

3 Mary has been a nurse … for seven years.

4 We have been happier … since we moved to the country.

5 It has been extremely hot for … more than five days.

6 I haven’t been to the city since … September.

 

V. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глагол в Past Simple или Present Perfect:

1. Mr. Black (introduce) introduced two employees to Mr. Petrov yesterday.

2. The secretary (already/go) has already gone home.

3. Mr. Sidorov (arrive) arrived n London the other day.

4. The company (do) has done business with many foreign firms lately.

5. I (read) read the mail some minutes ago.

 

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ 10

 

I. Образуйте отрицательные и вопросительные предложения по образцу:

It will be very long.

It won’t be very long.

Will it be very long?

1. I will phone her later.

I won’t phone her….

Will you phone….?

2. She will go out tonight.

She won’t…

Will she…?

3. They will help me with it.

They won’t…

Will they…?

4. The exam will be very difficult.

The exam won’t…

Will the exam…?

 

II. Вставьте will или won’t:

1. I don’t like it. I __ won’t __ do it

2. Tomorrow is my wedding. It __ will __ be the happiest day in my life

3. The website __ will __ come online next week

4. In the future everyone __ will __ have their own flying car.

5. I’ve decided! I __ will __ get a new DVD player just yet.

6. I’m sure they __ won’t __ place an order with ABN.

7. __ won’t __ you hold this door open for me for a minute? Thanks a lot!