Revision of Present, Past, Future Indefinite Tenses

Exercise 1 Fill in the gaps, using the verb “to be”.

1. The students … in the History Museum. 2. Last month they … in Lviv. There … an interesting exhibition there. 3. In two weeks they … in our capital. They … lucky. 4. My father … a teacher. 5. He … a pupil twenty years ago. 6. I … a doctor when I grow up. 7. My sister … not … at home tomorrow. 8. She … at school tomorrow. 9. … you … at home tomorrow? 10. … your father at work yesterday? 11. My sister … ill last week. 12. She … not ill now. 13. Yesterday we … at the theatre. 14. Where … you yesterday? – I … at the cinema. 16. When I come home tomorrow, all my family … at home. 17. … your little sister in bed now? – Yes, she …. 18. … you … at the University tomorrow? – Yes, I …. 19. When my granny … young, she … an actress. 20. My friend … in Lviv now. 21. He … in London tomorrow. 22. Where … your books now? – They … in my bag.

Exercise 2 Put the verb “to be” into Present, Past and FutureIndefinite.

Ronald Frank … a managing director. He … always on a business trip. Yesterday he … in Geneva. Tomorrow he … in London. Last week he … in Chicago. Next week he … in New Orleans. At the moment he … in Amsterdam. In two hours he … in Canada. Three days ago he … in Paris. At the end of the trip he … usually very tired but happy. He … with his family now. His sons … so much excited. They … glad to see father at home again.

 

Exercise 3 Translate into English:

1. Вони вчора були у бібліотеці. 2. Зараз вони в університеті. 3. Завтра вони поїдуть за місто. 4. На даний час його тут немає. 5. У неділю вони будуть на концерті. 6. Мій брат зараз на роботі. 7. Вчора він був у кіно зі своїм другом. 8. Завтра він буде вдома. 9. А ти будеш завтра вдома? 10. Він зараз на концерті? 11. Де папа? 12. Де ви були вчора? 13. Де він буде завтра? 14. Мої книги були на столі. Де вони зараз? 15. Моя мама не була вчора на роботі. Вона була вдома. 16. Мій друг не на стадіоні. Він у парку. 17. Коли твоя сестра буде вдома? 18. Минулого року Ольга була студенткою, а зараз вона лікар. – Ти також будеш лікарем? – Ні, я буду інженером. 19. Яка була погода два тижні тому? 20. Скоро погода буде кращою.

 

Exercise 4 Compare Present, Past, Future Indefinite:

1. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at 11 o’clock yesterday. 3. I (to go) to bed at 10 o’clock tomorrow. 4. I (not to go) to the cinema every day. 5. I (not to go) to the theatre yesterday. 6. I (not to go) to the party tomorrow. 7. You (to watch) TV every day? 8. You (to watch) TV yesterday? 9. You (to watch) TV tomorrow? 10. When you (to leave) home for work every day? 11. When you (to leave) home for work yesterday? 12. When you (to leave) home for work tomorrow? 13. My brother (to go) to work every day. He (to leave) home at a quarter past eight. As the office he (to work) at (to be) near our house, he (to walk) there. 14. You (to read) a new book yesterday? – No, I …. 15. What you (to buy) at the shop yesterday? – I (to buy) a book. 16. Yesterday my father (not to read) newspapers because he (to be) very busy. He (to read) newspapers tomorrow.

 

Exercise 5 Put the verbs into the Present, Past or Future IndefiniteTense.

1. He (to turn) on the television to watch cartoons every morning. 2. He (to turn) on the television to watch cartoons yesterday morning. 3. He (to turn) on the television to watch cartoons tomorrow morning. 4. I always (to go) to the country to visit my relatives there. 5. I (to be) very busy last summer and I (not to go) there. 6. I (not to go) there next year because it (to cost) a lot of money and I can’t afford it. 7. They (to enjoy) themselves at the symphony yesterday evening? 8. Who (to take) care of the child in the future? 9. How often you (to go) to the dentist’s? 10. We (not to have) very good weather, but we still (to have) a good time during our short stay in London. 11. She (to do) all the washing in their house.12. He even (not to know) how to use the washing machine. 13. Two years ago they (to be) rich and money (to be) never a problem. 14. You (to think) you (to be) happy in your new family? 15. When the cabbage soup (to be) ready? 16. When (to be) your birthday? 17. When you (to get) your watch? 18. Who (to create) Mickey Mouse? 19. The customs officers at the airport (to arrest) that young man when he (to arrive).

Modal Verbs

Can – could – to be able

(Здатність, можливість або дозвіл здійснити дію)

Can I have breakfast in my room? Можу я поснідати у себе в номері?

You can do it by phone. Ви можете зробити це по телефону.

I couldn't sleep last night. Я не міг спати минулої ночі.

May

(Дозвіл або припущення з невеликим ступенем впевненості)

May I have a word with you? Можна мені поговорити з вами?

It may rain Можливо, буде дощ.

Must

(Зобов’язання або припущення з досить високим ступенем впевненості)

You must do it at once. Ви повинні зробити це зараз же.

She must be at home now. Вона, напевне, зараз вдома.

*May I take these papers? Можна мені взяти ці папери?

Yes, you may. – Так, можна. No, you mustn’t. – Ні, не можна.

Yes, you'd better. – Так, було б добре.

Must I do it at once? Чи повинен я зробити це відразу?

No, you needn't. – Ні, не потрібно. (Немає необхідності)

*Could може виразити прохання у ввічливій формі.

Could you spell your name, please? = Не могли б ви сказати

своє ім’я по літерам?

 

 

Модальні дієслова і їхні еквіваленти	Значення	Present	Past	Future
can	можливість, здібність здійснення дії	can	could	--
to be able (to)	am is able are (to)	was able were (to)	be shall able will (to)
may	можливість здійснення в залежності від дозволу чи імовірність	may	might
to be allowed (to)	am, is, are ↓ allowed (to)	was, were ↓ allowed (to)	shall, will ↓ be allowed (to)
must	необхідність здійснення дії	must	--	--
to have (to)	необхідність здійснення дії в залежності від обставин	have (to) has	had (to)	shall, will, ↓ have (to)
to be (to)	необхідність здійснення дії заздалегідь запланованої чи за домовленістю	am is (to) are	was (to) were	--

should	необхідність   здійснення   дії	should	--	--
ought (to)	моральна   необхідність   здійснення   дії	ought (to)	--	--
to be obliged (to)	бути   змушеним   що-небудь   зробити	Am, is, are   obliged   (to)	was,   were   obliged   (to)	shall,   will be   obliged   (to)

Exercise 1 Translate into Ukrainian:

1. His sister can speak German fluently 2. Her daughter is only five but she can already read. 3. Nick can swim fast. 4. I couldn’t come to your place yesterday. 5. Can Tom bring me his work? 6. She can’t play the piano. 7. Can you go to have dinner with me? – I’m sorry, I can’t. 8. I can sing, but I cannot dance. 9. Can’t you wait till tomorrow morning? – I can wait, but my toothache can’t. 10. He will be able to do it tomorrow. 11. He was able to do it yesterday. 12. He is able to do it now. 13. Cannot he help you?

 

Exercise 2 Fill in the gaps with can, can’t, could, to be able to.

1. Ann … speak English but she … speak French. 2. Mrs. White … draw but she … draw well. 3. I … visit you last week but I … to visit you next week. 4. I … do it for you, but I … do it now. 5. You … go to the park but you … go now. It’s snowing hard. 6. Mr. Brown … sing two years ago but he … to sing well soon.

 

Exercise 3 Translate into English:

1. Він ще не може читати такі складні книги, а ти можеш? 2. Я не міг перекласти текст без словника. 3. Він може купити вам декілька книг? – Думаю, що може. 4. Він зможе купити вам книги у найближчий час? 5. Я не можу закінчити цю роботу сьогодні. 6. Коли він приїхав до Лондону, він зміг спілкуватися без перекладача. 7. Вона могла добре співати у дитинстві. 8. Не може бути, щоб він так думав. 9. Не може бути, щоб він не вмів плавати. 10. Чи він вміє добре розмовляти англійською мовою?