Many, much, little, few, a little, a few

ARTICLE

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary:

1. This is … pen. … pen is red. 2. This is … soup. … soup is tasty.
3. In the morning I eat … sandwich and drink … tea. 4. She gave me … coffee and … cake. … coffee was hot. … cake was tasty. 5. Do you like … ice-cream? 6. I see … book in your … hand. 7. I have two … sisters. My … sisters are … students. 8. We are at … home. 9. My … brother is not at … home, he is at … school. 10. We have … large … family. 11.My granny often tells us … long … interesting … stories. 12. I am drinking … tea and eating … jam. … jam is sweet.

 

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary:

1. What’s … weather like today? - … weather is fine. 2. … sun is yellow. 3. … sky is grey today. 3. … earth is … planet. 4. We had … English lesson yesterday. … questions were difficult. 5. Our … cat is sitting on … sofa. 6. Nick went into … bathroom, turned on … water and washed his … hands. 7.Where is … soup? - … soup is in … big saucepan on … gas-cooker. 8. There is no … bread on … table. Where is … bread? 9. Where is … table in your … room? 10. There is … thick carpet on … floor in my mother’s … room. 11. We have … big dog. … dog is very clever. 12. My friend has … very good computer. 13. This is …tree and that is not … tree. It’s … bush.

 

Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary:

1. My father goes to … work in … morning and comes… home in evening. 2. In … evening he reads … books. He usually goes to … bed at … half past ten. 3. When do you leave … home for … Institute? – I leave … home at … eight. 4. What do you do after … breakfast? – After … breakfast I go to … work. 5. My granny likes to watch TV after … lunch. 6. There is a proverb: “After … dinner sleep awhile, after … supper walk … mile”. 7. My mother never has … supper with … family because she does not like to eat in … evening. 8. My … aunt and my… uncle are … doctors. They work at … hospital. 9. What … colour is your new … hat? – It’s … red. 10. Where is … refrigerator in your kitchen? - It is in … corner of … kitchen.

 

Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary:

1. It was … hot day. … sun was shining brightly in … blue sky. 2. … Neva flows into … Gulf of … Finland. 3. Gogol was born in … Ukraine in 1809. 4. Caucasus separates … Black Sea from … Caspian Sea. 5. … Thames is … short river. 6. Kiev is to … south of … Moscow. 7. … Europe is … continent. 8. … Philippines are situated to … south-east of … Asia. 9. I want to go to … New York some day. 10. … climate of … northern part of … Russia is severe.

 

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary:

On … Sunday our family went to … country. We got up at … sunrise and quickly had … breakfast. After … breakfast we left … home. There is … little village not far from … St. Petersburg where we have … friends. We had … very good time in … country. … weather was shining. We stayed out of … doors all … day long. We played … volley-ball and … tennis. We returned to … town late in … evening. When we came … home, we had … supper and went to … bed at once.

 

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences, using the articles:

1. У вагоні, у який вони увійшли, не було вільних місць. 2. Він попросив склянку води. 3. Сніг був дуже глибокий. 4. Він став білий, як сніг. 5. Він читає ранкову газету за сніданком. 6. Не сиди на піску, він вогкий. 7. Це дуже цікава робота. 8. Він вірний друг, він завжди каже правду. 9. Не сидіть на сонці надто багато в спекотний день. 10. Дайте мені, будь-ласка, молоко. 11. Зайди до Піта. Він буде радий тебе бачити.

 

PRONOUNS

some, any, no, every and their derivatives:

 

Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with some, any, or no:

1. There are … pictures in the book. 2. Are there … new students in your group? 3. Are there … old houses in our the walls? – No, there are … 5. Are there … sweets in your bag? – Yes, there are … 6. Have you got … English books at home? – Yes, I have … 7. There are … beautiful pictures in the magazine. Look at them. 8. It is winter. There are … leaves on the trees.

Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with something, anything, nothing, or everything:

1. … is all right, the patient is much better today. 2. Is there … interesting in the programme of the concert? 3. I could see …: it was quite dark. 4. Give me … to drink. 5. I didn’t take any money with me, so I couldn’t buy … 6. My new eyeglasses are very good, I can see … now. 7. I saw … near the wood that looked like a tent.

 

Exercise 9. Fill in the blanks with something, anything, nothing, or everything:

1. Give me … to read, please. – With pleasure. 2. I don’t know … about your town. Tell me … about it. 3. Please give me … warm: it is cold here. 4. I understand … now. Thank you for your explanation. 5. There is … white in the box. What is it? 6. Is there … that you want to tell me? 7. Where is the book? – It is on the table. – No, there is … there.

 

Exercise 10. Fill in the blanks with somebody, anybody, nobody, or everybody:

1. Has … in this group got a dictionary? 2. … left a magazine in our classroom yesterday. 3. The question was so difficult that … could answer. 4. … knew anything about America before Columbus discovered it. 5. … knows that water is necessary for life. 6. I am afraid I won’t be able to find … in the office now: it is too late. 7. You must find … who can help you. 8. I saw … in the train yesterday who looked like you. 9. There is … in the next room. I don’t know him. 10. Please tell us the story. … knows it. 11. Is there … in my group who lives in the dormitory? 12. … can answer this questions. It is very easy.

 

Exercise 11. Fill in the blanks with some, any, no, or their derivatives:

1. Here are … books by English writers. Take … book you like.
2. The are … boys in the garden because they are at school. 3. I can see … on the snow, but I don’t know what it is. 4. Did he say … about it? – No, he said … 5. What should I do now, Mom? I have done my homework. – You can do … you like. 6. There was … in the street because it was very late. 7. … wants to see him. 8. Can I have … milk? – Yes, you can have … 9. Will you have … tea? 10. Put … sugar in her tea: she does not like sweet tea. 11. He is busy. He has … time to go to the cinema with us. 12. If … is ready, we will begin our experiment. 13. What is the matter with you? Has … offended you?

 

Exercise 12. Translate into English, using some and any:

1. У деяких студентів першого курсу завтра нема занять з англійської мови. 2. Бажаєте чаю? – Ні, дякую. 3. Він дав нам гроші. 4. Вранці ми пили каву. 5. Він не дав мені жодних листівок. 6. Будь-який студент може відповісти на це запитання. 7. Не думаю, що у мене вдома є газети. 8. Приходьте в любий час.

Exercise 13. Translate into English:

1. У їдальні є хто-небудь? 2. У садку нікого нема. 3. У нашій кімнаті є хто-небудь? 4. Там є хтось. 5. Там нікого нема. 6. Мій друг бажає мені щось сказати. 7. Якщо ви забажаєте що-небудь поїсти, йдіть у вагон-ресторан. 8. Розкажіть нам усе про вашу подорож. 9. Дайте мені, будь-ласка, що-небудь поїсти. 10. Ганна живе десь у цьому районі. 11. У місті багато скверів. Скрізь дерева та квіти. 12. Я нікого не знаю в цьому місті. 13. Ми чули цю пісню усюди. 14. Він десь у садку.

 

Many, much, little, few, a little, a few

 

Exercise 14. Translate into English:

Багато зошитів, багато молока, багато води, багато днів, багато газет, багато снігу, багато музики, багато кімнат, багато повітря, мало будинків, мало чаю, мало чашок, мало яблук, мало кави, мало радощів, мало світла, мало соку, мало квітів, небагато грошів, мало грошів, декілька стільців, мало стільців, небагато веселощів, мало веселощів, небагато вдачі, мало роботи, небагато цукру, мало яєць.

 

Exercise 15. Fill in the blanks with many, much, little, or few:

1. I know very … about this writer. It is the first book I am reading.
2. You do not make … mistakes in your spelling. 3. Does your sister read …? – Yes, she does. And your brother? – Oh, he doesn’t. He has so … books, but he reads very …. 4. Have you … work to do today? – No, not very …. 5. Walk quicker, please. We have very … time.

 

Exercise 16. Fill in the blanks with many, much, little, few, a few, a little:

1. He had … English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books. 2. She gave him … water to wash his hands and face.
3. I didn’t say … words about my journey. 4. After the play everybody felt … tired. 5. Let’s stay here … longer: it is such a nice place. 6. There was … water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 7. My mother knows German … and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 8. If you have … spare time, look through this book. You will find … stories there, which are rather interesting.

 

DEGREES OF COMPARISON

Exercise 17. Translate into English:

Старий, старіший, самий старий, найстаріший, мій старший брат, мій старий друг, далі, найдальніший, найдовший, коротше, щасливий, щасливіше, найщасливіший, самий кращий, гірше, найпоганіший.

 

Exercise 18. Translate into English:

1. Це були найщасливіші дні в її житті. 2. Це дуже легка задача. Дайте мені більш важку задачу. 3. У грудні дні найкоротші. 4. Твоя сукня, певно, дуже гарна, але моя сукня гарніша. 5. Мій друг – високий чоловік. 6. Це тепліший светр. 7. Цей дім вищий за той.
8. Мій брат молодше за мене. 9. Ермітаж багатше Російського музею.

 

Exercise 19. Fill in the blanks with as …as or so … as:

1. Mike is … tall … Pete. 2. Kate is not … nice … Ann. 3. My room is … light … this one. 4. She is … young … Tom’s brother. 5. This woman is … good … that one. 6. This child is not … small … that one.

 

Exercise 20. Translate into Ukrainian:

1. She felt as strong as her father. 2. We started earlier than you.
3. He was more careful than I. 4. This student is the most attentive in our group. 5. He is as tired as you. 6. Better late than never. 7. She was not so attractive as her mother. 8. It is easier to swim in the sea than in the river. 9. His work is not so difficult as mine. 10. I need a warmer coat.

 

Exercise 21. Open the brackets using the necessary form of an adjective:

1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Which building is the (high) in New York? 3. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 4. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 5. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 6. Spanish is (easy) than German. 7. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 8. She is not so (busy) as I am. 9. This film is (interesting) of all I have seen this year. 10. He was the (fat) man in the village. 11. Her eyes are (grey) than mine. 12. As he went on, the box became (heavy) and (heavy).

 

PREPOSITIONS

Exercise 22. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions on, in or into:

1. I like to sit … the sofa … my room. 2. Put the book … the bag.
3. Mother is cooking dinner … the kitchen. 4. She went … the room and sat down … the sofa. 5. Put these flowers … the window-sill. 6. There is no tea … my cup. 7. There is a girl standing … the bridge. 8. There is a beautiful picture … the wall.

Exercise 23. Fill in the blanks with at or on:

1. I get up … 7 o’clock or … a quarter past 7. 2. … Sunday I usually get up at 10. 3. They returned from the wood … sunset. 4. My birthday is … the ninth of July. 5. … Wednesday I usually have a lot of work to do. 6. … the twenty – fifth of December people celebrate Chrismas.

Exercise 24. Fill in the blanks with to or of:

1. He bought a book … English poems and gave it … his sister.
2. I wrote… him asking to send me a box … chocolates. 3. The roof … the house is very old. 4. He gave her a big bunch … flowers. 5. I sent a letter … my friend. 6. The streets … New York are straight.
7. The young scientist was trying to prove … the professor the necessity … the experiment. 8. It is clear … me that you don’t know this problem. 9. He was devoted … his friend. 10. I explained … the teacher that by the end … the lesson I had not finished the translation … the text and that’s why I had not handed it … him. The surprise … the teacher was great. My explanation seemed strange … the teacher.

 

Exercise 25. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions:

1. I am afraid … rats. 2. “What do you complain…?” asked the doctor. 3. What are you laughing…? 4. They did not want to listen … me. 5. Wait … me. I’ll be back …a few minutes. 6. My grandmother often complains … headache. 7. I am sorry, I cannot speak … you now, the professor is waiting … me. I must go … the Institute. Come … the evening, I will listen … you very attentively. 8. When I entered the room, everybody looked … me with surprise: they had not waited … me. 9. At the end … the street she turned … the corner, walked … the bus-stop and began waiting … the bus.

 

Exercise 26. Translate into English:

1. Вона налила у вазу води та поставила в неї квіти.
2. Нік увійшов до кімнати та сів за стіл. 3. Ми зібрали в лісі багато грибів. 4. Маша відкрила двері та увійшла в дім. У домі нікого не було: ведмеді були в лісі. У кімнаті Маша побачила стіл. Вона підійшла до столу. На столі вона побачила три тарілки.
5. На підлозі лежав товстий килим. Діти сіли на килим та почали грати. 6. Зараз зима. На землі лежить сніг. На річці лід. 7. Масло на столі. Постав його в холодильник. А тепер сідай за стіл. У цій склянці сік. Випий його та постав склянку на полицю.

 

Exercise 27. Translate into English:

1. Він прийде через годину. 2. Почекайте будь-ласка, я повернуся через декілька хвилин. 3. Ми закінчимо інститут через 3 роки. 4. У минулий тиждень ми піднялись на світанку та о 7 годині були готові йти. У десять хвилин на восьму ми відправились. Ми пішли на автобусну зупинку. На зупинці було мало народу: у неділю люди не люблять підніматися рано. Автобус підійшов до зупинки через 10 хвилин. Ми поїхали на вокзал. За півгодини ми були на вокзалі. На платформі ми зустріли своїх друзів. За час ми були вже за містом. Ми пішли в ліс. Було спекотно, але коли ми ввійшли в ліс, стало прохолодно. Ми провели за містом увесь день та повернулися у місто на заході.

 

CONJUNCTIONS

Exercise 28. Fill in the blanks with conjunctions or pronouns:

1. My neighbour … is a doctor has moved to a new flat. 2. Do you remember the day... he arrived in Moscow? 3. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the person … I have borrowed the pen from. 4. The man … you see at the desk is my secretary. 5. Where is the shop … sells gloves? 6. The book … you have given to me is very interesting. 7. The shop … we buy our food is closed. 8. Mother said to her son … he must help her about the house.

 

Exercise 29. Fill in the blanks with either … or, neither … nor, both … and:

1. We call this room “the hall” and use it … as a sitting-room … living-room. 2. Chekhov is well-known … in our country abroad. 3. We saw … you … your friend at the party yesterday. 4. At the party they will … dance … listen to music. 5. You may have … tea … coffee. 6. If you go by tram you may be late for lessons. Take … the underground … a taxi. 7. … Nick … George were late for the lessons because they went by tram. 8. From the corridor you can get … to the sitting-room … to the study. 9. In the evening we … watch TV … read newspapers.
10. … Tom … Harry has much money.

 

NOUNS

 

Exercise 30. Write the following nouns in plural:

A table, a plate, a fox, a room, a lady, a knife, a chair, a bus, a Negro, a match, a way, a house, a family, a flag, a town, a wolf, a country, a lion, a park, a play.

Exercise 31. Write the following nouns in plural:

A star, a mountain, a tree, a shilling, a king, the waiter, the queen, a man, the man, a woman, the woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, the city, a boy, a goose, the watch, a mouse, a dress, a toy, the sheep, a tooth, a child, the ox, a deer, the life, a tomato.

 

Запам’ятайте форму множини наступних іменників: a man – men a goose – geese a woman – women a tooth – teeth a child – children a foot – feet a mouse – mice an ox – oxen Запам’ятайте також: an englishman – englishmen a frenchman – frenchmen Але: a German – Germans Запам’ятайте три іменника, які мають в множині ту ж форму, що і в однині: a sheep – sheep a deer – deer a swine - swine

 

Exercise 32. Write the following sentences in plural:

1. This is a star. 2. This is a boy. 3. This is a baby. 4. That is a plate.
5. That is a flower. 6. That is a bookshelf. 7. Is this a sofa? 8. Is this
a bookcase? 9. Is this a man? 10. Is that a ball? 11. Is that a train?
12. Is that a plane? 13. Is the window open? 14. Is the door closed?
15. Is the boy near the window? 16. That is not a king. 17. That is not
a queen. 18. That is not a bus. 19. This isn’t a mountain. 20. That isn’t
a goose. 21. This isn’t a mouse. 22. It is a sheep. 23. It is a cigarette.
24. It is a cat. 25. It is not a girl. 26. It isn’t a bag. 27. It isn’t a tree.
28. It is not a bad egg. 29. It is a good egg. 30. Is that a flower.

 

Exercise 33. Write the following sentences in plural:

1. This room is very large. 2. There is a match in the box. 3. Has this lady a knife? 4. There is a man and a woman in the street. 5. This lady is that gentleman’s wife. 6. This shoe is too large for my foot.
7. The child is sitting on a bench. 8. My tooth is white. 9. This key is made of steel. 10. A potato is a vegetable and a cherry is a fruit. 11. This is my friend’s study.

 

Exercise 34. Paraphrase the following sentences using Possessive Case:

1. The room of my friend. 2. The questions of my son. 3. The wife of my brother. 4. The table of our teacher. 5. The poems of Pushkin.
6. The voice of this girl. 7. The new club of the workers. 8. The letter of Pete. 9. The car of my parents. 10. The life of this woman.
11. The handbags of these women. 12. The flat of my sister is large.
13. The children of my brother are at home. 14. The room of the boys is large. 15. The name of this girl is Jane. 16. The work of these students is interesting.

 

Exercise 35. Translate into English using Possessive Case.

1. Він показав мені лист своєї сестри. 2. Вона взяла ковзани свого брата. 3. Дайте мені зошити ваших учнів. 4. Принесіть речі дітей. 5. Учора діти знайшли пташине гніздо. 6. Це родина мого друга. Батько мого друга інженер. Мати мого друга викладач. 7. Чия це сумка? – Це сумка Тома. 8. Чиї це словники? – Це словники студентів. 9. Ви бачили книгу нашого вчителя? 10. Мені подобається почерк цього хлопчика. 11. Я чую голос моєї сестри. 12. Вона відкрила вікно і почула сміх та галас дітей. 13. Вона поставила мокрі чоботи хлопчиків до грубки. 14. Це бабусине крісло.

 

ADJECTIVES

Exercise 36. Form the comparative and superlative degree of the Adjectives.

Hot, long, short, clever, silly, great, red, black, white, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, cold, merry, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, green, dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, brave.

 

Exercise 37. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. а. Я знаю цікаву історію.

в. Він знає більш цікаву історію.

с. Вона знає саму цікаву історію.

2. а. Це довгий шлях.

в. Це більш довгий шлях.

с. Це самий довгий шлях.

3. а. Її робота дуже важлива.

в. Його робота важливіше.

с. Моя робота найважливіша.

4. а. Це погана пісня.

в. Це ще більш погана пісня.

с. Це найгірша пісня.

5. а. Він гарний інженер.

в. Він більш гарний інженер.

с. Він найкращий інженер.

6. а. Він приніс їй красиву квітку.

в. Він приніс їй більш красиву квітку.

с. Він приніс їй найкрасивішу квітку.

7. а. Він розповів нам про щасливу людину.

в. Він розповів нам про більш щасливу людину.

с. Він розповів нам про саму щасливу людину.

8. Це були самі щасливі дні в її житті. 9. Це дуже легка задача. Дайте мені більш важку задачу. 10. Влітку дні довгі, а ночі короткі. 11. 22 червня – самий довгий день. 12. У липні дні коротше.
13. У грудні дні самі короткі. 14. “Четвірка” – гарна оцінка, але “п’ятірка” краще. 15. “П’ятірка” – найкраща оцінка. 16. Найгірша оцінка – “двійка”. 17. Твоє плаття, звичайно, дуже гарне, але моє плаття гарніше. 18. Мій папа – високий чоловік. 19. Це більш тепле пальто.

 

Exercise 38. Open the brackets using the necessary form of the Adjective:

1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Asia is (large) than Australia.
3. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 4. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 5. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 6. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 7. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town.
8. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9. Is the word “newspaper” (long) than the word “book”? 10. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 11. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 12. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 13. Spanish is (easy) than German. 14. She is not so (busy) as I am. 15. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday.
16. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 17. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 18. This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 19. January is the (cold) month of the year.
20. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 21. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 22. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 23. This nice-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.

 

Exercise 39. Open the brackets using the necessary form of the Adjective:

1. Oil is (light) than water. 2. We shall wait for a (dry) day to go on the excursion. 3. A bus is (fast) than a tram. 4. Take some of these sweets, they are very (nice). They are (nice) than the sweets in that box. 5. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became (angry) and (angry). 6. He worked (hard) and (hard) as the end of the term came nearer. 7. The (tall) trees in the world grow in California. 8. Please be (careful) next time and don’t spill the milk again. 9. Bobby was a (quiet) child. He was (quiet) than his sister. 10. Her eyes are (grey) than mine. 11. He was the (fat) man in the village. 12. As he went on, the box became (heavy) and (heavy). 13. My sister is the (tall) girl in her class. 14. Who is the (attentive) student in your group? 15. It is autumn. Every day the air becomes (cold), the leaves (yellow). 16. This is the (beautiful) view I have ever seen in my life. 17. Your handwriting is now (good) as Nick’s handwriting. Nick has a (good) handwriting than you. And of course Nellie has the (good) handwriting of all.

THE PAST INDEFINITE TENSE

Відмінювання дієсловаto be(бути) вPast Indefinite Tense
I was He was She was It was   We were You were They were	I was not He was not She was not It was not We were not You were not They were not	WasI? Washe? Wasshe? Wasit? Werewe? Wereyou? Werethey?

Exercise 43. Open the brackets, using the Past Indefinite Tense:

1. We (not to rest) yesterday. 2. My mother always takes a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 3. You (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday? – No, I … (to come) home at 8 o’clock yesterday. I (to be) very tired.
I (to have) dinner with my family. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty.
I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest). 4. You (to go) abroad last summer? 5. Mother (to cook) a very tasty dinner yesterday.
6. I (to invite) my friends to come to my place yesterday. 7. We (to make) a fire last summer. 8. I (to write) a letter to my cousin two days ago. 9. Yesterday we (to write) a test-paper. 10. Last Sunday we (to go) to the theatre. 11. Your father (to go) on a business trip last month?

Відмінювання дієсловаto work(працювати) вPast Indefinite Tense правильні дієслова (дія відбувалася в минулому)
I worked He worked She worked It worked   We worked You worked They worked	I did not work He did not work She did not work It did not work We did not work You did not work They did not work	DidI work? Didhe work? Didshe work? Didit work? Didwe work? Didyou work? Didthey work?

Exercise 44. Rewrite the text, using the Past Indefinite Tense:

Boris wakes up when it is already quite light. He looks at his watch. It is a quarter to seven. Quick! Boris jumps out of bed and runs to the bathroom. He has just time to take a cold shower and drink a glass of tea with bread and butter. He is in a hurry to catch the 8 o’clock train.

At the railway station he meets three other boys from his group. They all have small backpacks and fishing-rods.

In less than an hour they get off the train at a small station near a wood. They walk very quickly and soon find themselves on the shore of a large lake. The boys spend the whole day there fishing, boating and swimming.

They return home late at night, tired but happy.

Exercise 45. Open the brackets, using the Present or Past Simple:

1. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock yesterday. 3. My brother (to wash) his face every morning.
4. Yesterday he (to wash) his face at a quarter past seven. 5. I (not to have) history lessons every day. 6. We (not to rest) yesterday. 7. My brother (not to drink) coffee yesterday. 8. My mother always (to take) a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 9. You (to talk) to the members of your family every day? – Yes, I …. But yesterday I (not to talk) to them: I (to be) very busy yesterday. 10. You (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday? – No, I …. Yesterday I (to come) home from school at half past eight. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my family. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty. I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest).
11. Your sister (to go) to school every day? – Yes, she ….

Exercise 46. Open the brackets, using the Present or Past Simple:

1. My friend (to know) Spanish very well. 2. Who (to ring) you up an hour ago? 3. He (to live) on the third floor. 4. It (to take) you long to find his house yesterday? 5. When your lessons (to be) over on Monday? 6. I (to have) dinner with my family yesterday. 7. Her friends (to be) ready at five o’clock. 8. One of her brothers (to make) a tour of Europe last summer. 9. Queen Elizabeth II (to be) born in 1926. She
(to become) Queen of England in 1952. 10. You always (to get) up at seven o’clock? – No, sometimes I (to get) up at half past seven.

 

Відмінювання дієсловаto write(писати) вPast Indefinite Tense неправильні дієслова (дія відбувалася в минулому)
I wrote He wrote She wrote It wrote   We wrote You wrote They wrote	I did not write He did not write She did not write It did not write We did not write You did not write They did not write	DidI write? Didhe write? Didshe write? Didit write? Didwe write? Didyou write? Didthey write?

 

Exercise 47. Translate into English:

1. З ким ви були в міністерстві того дня? 2. Ти був в інституті чи вдома в 5 годин вечора? 3. Яка це була людина? Ким він був по професії? 4. Скільки раз у тиждень ви були в інституті в минулому році? 5. Вчора була неділя. Я прийшов додому пізно. 6. Коли твої друзі приходили до тебе? Хто приходив до тебе вчора? 7. Два дні тому ми не посилали їй телеграми, тому що не знали її адреси.
8. Де ви придбали цей годинник? – Я придбав цей годинник п’ять років тому в універмазі.

 

THE FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE

 

Відмінювання дієсловаto be(бути) вFuture Indefinite Tense
I shall be He will be She will be It will be   We shall be You will be They will be	I shall not be He will not be She will not be It will not be We shall not be You will not be They will not be	ShallI be? Willhe be? Willshe be? Willit be? Shallwe be? Willyou be? Willthey be?

 

Exercise 48. Open the brackets, using the Future Indefinite Tense:

1. I (not to see) him tomorrow. 2. She (to dance) tomorrow? 3. You (to come) to my place next Sunday? 4. Where you (to go) next summer?
5. He (to go) to the Theatre tomorrow. 6. They (not to take) care of the garden next summer. 7. I (to go) to the exhibition next Sunday. 8. We (not to visit) them tomorrow. 10. She (to go) to the country with us tomorrow. 11. How you (to spend) your summer vacations? 12. We (to grow) tomatoes next summer.

 

Exercise 49. Open the brackets, using the necessary Tense - form:

1. If you translate this article I (to use) it in my report. 2. If she (to be) in London now, she will meet you at the airport. 3. If you (not to hurry), you will miss the train. 4. If it rains we (not to go) to the country.
5. When my friend comes to London we (to go) to the National Gallery. 6. I (to be able) to translate this article if you give me a dictionary. 7. You will have to work hard at home if you (to miss) the lesson. 8. Where you (to go) when you come to Paris? 9. The child will not be healthy if you (not to give) him much fruit. 10. I will not have dinner before mother (to come) home.

 

Відмінювання дієсловаto work(працювати) вFuture Indefinite Tense(дія буде відбуватися в майбутньому)
I shall work He will work She will work It will work   We shall work You will work They will work	I shall not work He will not work She will not work It will not work We shall not work You will not work They will not work	ShallI work? Willhe work? Willshe work? Willit work? Shallwe work? Willyou work? Willthey work?

Exercise 50. Open the brackets, using Present Simple or Future Simple:

1. When he (to return) to St. Petersburg, he (to call) on us. 2. If I
(to see) him, I (to tell) him about their letter. 3. We (to gather) at our place when my brother (to come) back from Africa. 4. I (to sing) this song with you if you (to tell) me the words. 5. I hope you (to join) us when we (to gather) in our country house the next time. 6. What you
(to do) when you (to come) home? 7. If I (to stay) some more days in your town, I (to call) on you and we (to have) a good talk. 8. He (to go) to the Public Library very often when he (to be) a student. 9. As soon as I (to return) from school, I (to ring) you up. 10. You (to pass) many towns and villages on your way before you (to arrive) in Moscow.
11. I (to stay) at home till she (to come). Then we (to go) to the theatre if she (to bring) tickets. 12. After I (to finish) school, I (to enter) the University.

Exercise 51. Open the brackets, using Present Indefinite and Future Indefinite:

1. I (to see) you before you (to start)? 2. What he (to do) when he
(to come) home? 3. He (to ring) me up when he (to return) home. 4. If it
(to rain) we (to stay) at home. 5. She (to walk) home if it (not to be) too cold. 6. I am sure he (to come) to say good-bye to us before he
(to leave) Moscow. 7. If we (to be) tired we (to stop) at a small village half-way to Kiev and (to have) a short rest and a meal there. 8. Please turn off the light when you (to leave) the room. 9. She (to make) all the arrangements about it before she (to fly) there.

 

Exercise 52. Translate into English:

1. Я прийду додому о 6 годині. 2. Коли я прийду додому, я зателефоную вам. 3. Якщо вона зателефонує вам, попросіть її принести мені книгу. 4. Я побачу Тома завтра. 5. Перед тим як я поїду у Париж, я зателефоную вам. 6. Її не буде вдома завтра. 7. Якщо завтра вони прийдуть, ми будемо дуже раді.

 

Exercise 53. Open the brackets, using Present, Past, or Future Indefinite:

1. I (to go) to bed at 10 p.m. every day. 2. I (not to go) to the theatre tomorrow. 3. You (to watch) TV yesterday? 4. Yesterday I (not to read) newspapers because I (to be) very busy. I (to read) newspapers tomorrow. 5. What you (to buy) at the shop yesterday? – I (to buy) a very interesting book on Dickens. 6. Tomorrow I (not to take) a bus, I (to walk) to the Institute. 7. Every day I (to leave) home at 8 o’clock.

 

THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

	Відмінювання дієсловаto work(працювати) вPast Continuous Tense (дія в процесі, відбувалася в певний момент або тривала протягом чітко обмеженого періоду в минулому)
I was working He was working She was working It was working   We were working You were working They were working	I was not working He was not working She was not working It was not working We were not working You were not working They were not working	WasI working? Washe working? Wasshe working? Wasit working? Werewe working? Wereyou working? Werethey working?

Exercise 64. Open the brackets, using Past Continuous Tense:

1. I (to do) the flat at this time yesterday. 2. My friends (not to play) volley-ball at 7 p.m. yesterday. They (to watch) TV. 3. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 4. When I came to see her she (to play) the piano. 5. She is fond of reading. She (to read) from 5 till 9 p.m. yesterday. 6. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees. 7. What you (to do) when I rang you up? 8. What he (to do) when you came to his place?

 

Exercise 65. Translate into English:

1. Я поспішав на роботу, коли зустрів старого друга. 2. Коли зателефонував телефон, вони обговорювали це питання. 3. Коли я вийшов з кімнати, вони грали в шахи. 4. Вони сиділи за столом, коли я почав розповідати цю історію. 5. У 10 ранку ми слухали радіо. 6. Ми ходили по магазинах, коли побачили його. 7. Коли я підійшов до нього, він загоряв.

Exercise 66. Open the brackets, using Present Continuous, Past Continuous:

1. I (to write) an English exercise now. 2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday. 3. My little sister (to sleep) now. 4. My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday. 5. My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volley-ball. 6. My friends (not to do) their homework at seven o’clock yesterday. They (to play) volley-ball. 7. You (to eat) ice-cream now? 8. You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday? 9. What your father (to do) now? 10. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday? 11. Why she (to cry) now? 12. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday? 13. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 14. She (not to read) now. 15. Now she
(to go) to school. 16. What you (to do) now? – I (to drink) tea. 17. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? – No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday, I (to eat) a banana. 18. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again.
19. Look! My cat (to play) with a ball. 20. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees.

 

Порівняйте вживання Past Indefinite та Past Continuous зверніть увагу на обставини часу, характерні для: at … o’clock yesterday when mother came home from 5 till 6 yesterday the whole evening Зверніть увагу на наступні два речення: We played chess in the evening (ввечері) Past Indefinite We were playing chess the whole evening (весь вечір) Past Continuous

 

Exercise 67. Open the brackets, using Past Indefinite or Past Continuous:

1. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home. 2. They (to walk) along the river when the boat (to pass). 3. The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep. 4. We (to listen) to an interesting lecture yesterday. 5. They (to get) ready to go out, when it (to begin) raining.
6. Yesterday at one o’clock I (to have) lunch at the canteen. 7. What you (to go) at 8 p.m. yesterday? 8. I (to walk) along the street with my friend when a tram (to pass).

 

Exercise 68. Open the brackets, using Past Simple or Past Continuous:

1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday. 3. I (to go) to the cinema when you met me. 4. I (to do) my homework the whole evening yesterday. 5. I (to do) my homework when mother came home. 6. I (to do) my homework yesterday. 7. I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday.
8. I (to do) my homework at six o’clock yesterday. 9. I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend. 10. I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I (to read) a book. 11. He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework.

12. When we were in the country last summer, I (to go) to the wood one day. In the wood I (to find) a little fow cub. I (to bring) it home.
I (to decide) to tame the cub. Every day I (to feed) it and (to take) care of it. I (to tame) it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite tame. It lives in my house.

13. When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh), too. I still (to laugh) when we came to school. After school I (to tell) this story at home. My father and mother (to like) it very much.

 

Exercise 69. Open the brackets, using Past Indefinite or Past Continuous:

1. At this time yesterday I (to sit) at the theatre. 2. He (to make) a report when I (to leave) the meeting. 3. The cat (to take) a piece of fish and then run away. 4. The train (to start) at 15 minutes to 10. 5. When we (to play) in the yard yesterday, it suddenly (to start) raining heavily. 6. They (to meet) at the station 2 hours ago. 7. When I (to come) to the theatre, my friend already (to wait) for me. 8. We (to walk) down the street in the direction of Mike’s house, when we (to see) him in the window of a bus that (to pass) by.

Exercise 70. Open the brackets, using Past Simple or Past Continuous:

1. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home. 2. He (to walk) along
the river when the boat (to pass). 3. The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep. 4. We (to listen) to an interesting lecture yesterday. 5. When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise-books. 6. They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining. 7. Yesterday at one o’clock I (to have) lunch at the canteen.
8. When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercise. 9. What you (to do) at eight o’clock yesterday? 10. At this time yesterday I (to go) home.
11. You (to sleep) when I (to go) out. 12. He (to read) on the sofa when I (to come) in and (to sit) down beside him. 13. I (to walk) along the street with my friend when a tram (to pass). 14. She (to look) out of the window when I (to see) her. 15. We (to answer) the teacher’s questions when the head-mistress (to enter) the classroom.

Exercise 71. Open the brackets, using Past Simple or Past Continuous:

1. When I (to ring) up my friend, he (to sleep). 2. When grandfather
(to watch) TV, he (to fall) asleep. 3. When my friend (to come) to see me, I (to do) my homework. 4. When I (to go) to the stadium, I
(to meet) Kate and Ann. 5. When Nick (to ring) me up yesterday, I
(to help) mother. 6. When the children (to walk) through the wood, they (to see) a fox. 7. When I (to come) home, my sister (to wash) the floor. 8. When Mike (to play) in the yard, he (to find) a ball. 9. When I (to draw) yesterday, I (to break) two pencils. 10. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to go) to the shop. 11. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) hide-and-seek. 12. I (to go) to the theatre yesterday.
13. At seven o’clock yesterday I (to go) to the theatre. 14. What you (to do) at 5 o’clock yesterday? – I (to play) the piano. 15. When I (to come) to school, the children (to stand) near the classroom. 16. We (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday. 17. When I (to prepare) breakfast in the morning, I (to cut) my finger. 18. Last year I (to go) to the United States. 19. You (to go) to Great Britain last year? – No, I (to go) to France. 20. What you (to do) yesterday? – I (to translate) a very long article.

Exercise 72. Open the brackets, using Present Indefinite, Past Indefinite, Present Continuous, Past Continuous:

1. Nina (to celebrate) her birthday yesterday. His room looked beautiful, there (to be) many flowers in it. When I (to come) in, somebody (to play) the piano, two or three pairs (to dance). 2. Listen! Somebody (to sing). 3. I (to like) music very much. 4. When I (to look) out of the window, it (to rain) heavily and people (to hurry) along the streets. 5. What you (to do) at 7 p.m. yesterday? – I (to have) supper.
6. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that all my family (to sit) round the table. Father (to read) a letter from my uncle who (to live) in Kiev. 7. Where (to be) your sister now? – She (to be) in her room. She (to work) at her lessons. 8. Where you (to be) yesterday? – I (to be) at home the whole day. – How strange. I (to ring) you up at 2 o’clock, but nobody (to answer). – Oh, I (to be) in the garden. I (to read) your book and (not to hear) the telephone.

Exercise 73. Open the brackets, using Present, Past, Future Simple; Present, Past Continuous:

1. Look at these children: they (to skate) very well. 2. You (to skate) last Sunday? – Yes, we (to skate) the whole day last Sunday. We (to skate) again next Sunday. 3. My brother can skate very well. He (to skate) every Sunday. 4. What you (to do) now? – I (to wash) the dishes. 5. What you (to do) at three o’clock yesterday? – I (to have) dinner.
6. You (to have) dinner now? 7. Where your brother (to work)? – He (to work) at an institute. 8. Your grandmother (to sleep) when you (to come) home yesterday? 9. What your brother (to do) tomorrow? 10. I (not to go) to the shop yesterday. I (to go) to the shop tomorrow.
11. Where Kate (to go) when you (to meet) her yesterday? 12. Every day the boss (to enter) the office at nine o’clock. 13. Yesterday the boss (to enter) the office at half past nine. 14. When the secretary (to come) tomorrow? 15. At six o’clock yesterday we (to listen) to a very interesting lecture. 16. When I (to enter) the office, the secretary (to type) some letters. 17. My friend (to ring) me up at eight o’clock yesterday.

 

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

 

Відмінювання дієсловаto write(писати) вFuture Continuous Tense (дія в процесі, буде відбуватися в певний момент в майбутньому)
I shall be writing He will be writing She will be writing It will be writing   We shall be writing You will be writing They will be writing	I shall not be writing He will not be writing She will not be writing It will not be writing We shall not be writing You will not be writing They will not be writing
Shall I be writing? Will he be writing? Will she be writing? Will it be writing?   Shallwe be writing? Willyou be writing? Will they be writing?

 

Exercise 74. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense:

1. This time next month I (to sit) on a beach. 2. When you arrive I probably (to pick) fruit. 3. When we reach England it (to rain) probably. 4. I’ll call for her at 8. – No, don’t; she still (to have) breakfast then.
5. I (to wait) for you when you come out. 6. When you next see me I (to wear) my new dress. 7. I’ll give Jack your message. I can do it easily because I (to see) him tomorrow. We go to work on the same train.
8. I’ll come at 3 o’clock. – Good, I (to expect) you.

 

Exercise 75. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense:

1. What do you think the children (to do) when we get home? – I expect they (to have) their supper. 2. The garden (to look) its best next month. 3. We’ve just got to the top in time. The sun (to rise) in a minute. 4. Don’t ring her up now, she (to put) the children to bed. Ring later. 5. That football club has lost some of its players. They (to look) out for new men. 6. When I get home my dog (to sit) at the door waiting for me. 7. The doctor is over sixty, but he doesn’t want to retire. I think he still (to work) when he is seventy. 8. She is retiring soon; she (not to teach) in this school much longer.

Exercise 76. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense:

1. I (not to work) at my English at 12 o’clock tomorrow. 2. She (to make) a report at this time tomorrow. 3. You (to wait) for me at 3 p.m. tomorrow? 4. I (to read) this book when you ring me up. 5. He (to work) at the library the whole evening tomorrow? 6. I (to speak) over the phone when you come to me. 7. What you (to do) when he comes? 8. I (to play) the piano the whole evening tomorrow. 9. This time tomorrow we (to see) him off to the airport. 10. You still (to watch) TV when I come to your place?

Exercise 77. Translate into English:

1. Коли ми приїдемо до Лондона, вони будуть зустрічати нас на вокзалі. 2. У цей час наступного тижня ми будемо подорожувати. 3. Вона буде займатися англійською з 9 до 11? – Так. 4. Ми прийдемо о 5 годині. – Добре, я буду вас чекати. 5. Що будуть робити діти, коли ми приїдемо додому? – Вони будуть обідати.
6. Ви знаєте, що ви будете (збираєтесь) робити ввечері? 7. Ви все ще будете готуватися до іспитів, якщо я прийду о дев’ятій?

Exercise 78. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:

1. He’ll be waiting for you at seven in the evening. 2. They will be having dinner at that time. 3. We’ll be discussing this question tomorrow morning. 4. They’ll be packing tomorrow. 5. I’ll be meeting my old friends in Kiev soon.

 

THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Відмінювання дієсловаto write(писати) вPresent Perfect Tense (дія, яка відбулася в минулому, зв’язана з теперішнім)
I have written He has written She has written It has written   We have written You have written They have written	I have not written He has not written She has not written It has not written We have not written You have not written They have not written	HaveI written? Hashe written? Hasshe written? Hasit written? Havewe written? Haveyou written? Havethey written?

Exercise 79. Open the brackets, using the Present Perfect Tense:

1. He just (to come) home. 2. He (not to eat) yet. He is very hungry. 3. Look at this bird – house! Mike (to make) it himself. 4.The rain (to stop) but a cold wind is still blowing. 5. I never (to be) in London.
6. You (to make) any spelling mistakes in your dictation? 7. I (not to see) my cousin since last year. 8. Why you (to put) these things in the wrong place? 9. “We (not to meet) for such a long time!” said my friend. “Yes, indeed”, I answered, “and we both (to grow)”. 10. You (to book) tickets? – Yes, I…. I booked them two days ago.

 

Exercise 80. Rewrite the sentences, using the Present Perfect Tense:

1. I am eating my breakfast. 2. We are drinking water. 3. He is bringing them some meat and vegetables. 4. You are putting the dishes on the table. 5. They are having tea. 6. She is taking the dirty plates from the table. 7. The children are putting on their coats. 8. The pupils are writing a dictation. 9. My friend is helping me to solve a difficult problem. 10. I am learning a poem. 11. She is telling the floor. 13. The waiter is putting a bottle of lemonade in front of him. 14. Susan is making a new dress for her birthday party. 15. She is opening a box of chocolates.

 

Exercise 81. Translate into English:

1. Ви коли-небудь були в Англії? – Так, я був там. 2. Я тільки що подивився дуже цікавий фільм. Це найцікавіший фільм, який я коли-небудь бачив. 3. Ви знову запізнилися сьогодні вранці? 4. Ви вже надрукували лист? - Ні. 5. Він уже пішов? – Так. - Коли він пішов? – Він пішов дві години тому. 6. У цьому році я дуже рідко бував у кіно та в театрі. 7. Ваш син уже закінчив інститут?

 

Exercise 82. Translate into English:

1. Чи відпочивали ви коли-небудь весною? 2. Ми ще не бачили картин цього художника. 3. Щось трапилось з цим хлопчиком. 4. Що ви приготували на сьогодні? 5. Вони вирішили багато важливих проблем. 6. У нас було багато труднощів, але ми подолали їх. 7. Ви говорили з ним по цьому питанню? 8. Вона живе в Києві з 1990 року. 9. Я знаю його з дитинства.

 

Запам’ятайте типові для Present Perfectобставини: already, not yet, just, ever, never Порівняйте також: I have bought a book today, this week, this month відрізок часу, який не пройшов – Present Perfect I bought a book yesterday, last week, last month відрізок часу, який пройшов – Past Indefinite Запам’ятайте також наступні речення: I have never been to France. Have you ever been to London? I haven’t seen you for ages.

 

Exercise 83. Open the brackets, using Present Continuous or Present Perfect:

1. What are you (to talk) about? 2. We have just (to talk) about it.
3. She is (to tell) them some interesting story. 4. He has (to tell) us nothing about it. 5. She has not (to speak) yet. 6. Who has (to write) this article? 7. What language are you (to study)? 8. We have already (to learn) a lot of English words. 9. What is she (to teach) them? 10.He has just (to do) something for us.

 

Exercise 84. Open the brackets, using Present Perfect or Past Simple:

1. At last I (to do) all my homework: now I shall go out.
2. The building of the house (to begin) early in April. 3. The rain (to stop) but a cold wind is still blowing. 4. We already (to solve) the problem. 5. He (to come) a moment ago. 6. I never (to speak) to him.
7. He just (to finish) his work. 8. You (to make) any spelling mistakes in your dictation? 9. It (to be) very cold yesterday. 10. When you (to meet) him? 11. I (not to see) him since 1987. 12. How many mushrooms you (to gather)? 13. Where you (to put) the newspaper? I want to read it, but cannot find it anywhere. 14. The new school
(to begin) working last year. 15. You (to read) all the books on this shelf? 16. I (not to see) my cousin since last year. 17. Why you (to put) these things in the wrong place? 18. Why you (to leave) the door open? You will catch cold sitting in the draught. 19. “We (not to meet) for such a long time!” said my friend. “Yes, indeed,” I answered, “and we both (to grow).” 20. What books you (to read) when you (to live) in the country? 21. They (not yet to come) from the south. 22. He (to be) ill last week, but now he (to recover). 23. If everybody (to read) this new novel, let’s discuss it. 24. You (to book) tickets? – Yes, I …. I (to book) them several days ago. 25. I can hardly recognize you. I (not to see) you since you (to leave) for Moscow. And you (to change) so much.

 

Exercise 85. Open the brackets, using Present Perfect or Past Simple:

1. He (to be) abroad five years ago. 2. You (to be) in the Caucasus last year? 3. They (to leave) England when he (to be) still a child. 4. He (not yet to come) back. 5. He (to go) already? 6. When you (to see) him last? 7. I (not to see) him for ages. 8. His health (to improve) greatly since I (to see) him last. 9. Last night I (to feel) tired and (to go) to bed very early. 10. Where you (to spend) your holidays? 11. You ever (to spend) your holidays in the Crimea? 12. While travelling in the Crimea I (to meet) your friend. 13. I never (to visit) that place. 14. He (to visit) that place last year. 15. I just (to get) a letter from Tom. 16. You (to take) any photographs while travelling in the south?

 

Exercise 86. Open the brackets, using Present Perfect or Past Indefinite:

1. We (to travel) around Europe last year. 2. My father knows so much because he (to travel) a lot. 3. I (to see) Kate today. 4. Alex (to meet) his friend two hours ago. 5. Helen speaks French so well because she (to live) in France. 6. The rain (to stop) and the sun is shining in the sky again. 7. The rain (to stop) half an hour ago. 8. Mary (to buy) a new hat. 9. The wind (to blow) off the man’s hat, and he cannot catch it.
10. The wind (to change) in the morning.

 

Exercise 87. Open the brackets, using Present Perfect, Present and Past Indefinite or Past Continuous:

1. They (to be) in Hermitage twice this week. 2. After school yesterday he (to come) home, (to have) dinner, (to read) an article from the magazine and (to begin) doing his homework. 3. When your friend (to return) from the south? – She (to return) yesterday. – You (to go) to the station to meet her? – No, I …, I (to be) too busy. 4. When I (to enter) the kitchen, I (to see) that my mother (to stand) at the table and (to cut) some cabbage. She (to cook) dinner. 5. As soon as I (to hear) a cry I (to run) out of the room and (to see) that a child (to lie) on