Exercise 11. Translate the sentences and define the tense

UNIT 4

Grammar - Дієслово

Форми групи Simple(Indefinite)

Форми та функції дієслів - to be, to have, to do

Reading material

Texts:

1. The age of Automation

2. Doomsday Book

3. Attack of the Super-Heroes

4. Schools in England

5. American and European Systems Compared

6. Higher Education in the United States

7. University Studies

Topic - Higher-Education

Exercise 1. Put the verb to be in Present Indefinite

1.I … a pupil. 2. My father … not a teacher, he …a scientist. 3. … your aunt a doctor? – Yes, she ….4. … they at home? – No, they … not at home, they …at work. 5. My brother … a worker. He … at work. 6. … you an engineer? – Yes, I …. 7. … your sister a typist? – No, she … not a typist, she … a student. 8. … your brother at school? – Yes, he …. 9. … your sister at school? – No, she … not at school. 10. My … sister … at home. 11. … this your watch? — Yes, it ….12. She … an actress. 13. This … my bag: 14. My uncle … an office-worker. 15. He … at work. 16. Helen … a painter. She has some fine pictures. They … on the walls.

She has much paper. It … on the shelf. The shelf… brown. It … on the wall. Helen has a brother. He … a student. He has a family. His family … not in St. Petersburg, it … in Moscow.

Таблиця 2

Відмінювання дієслова to be (бути) в Past 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
	Was I? Was he? Was she? Was it? Were we? Wereyou? Were they?	Yes, I was Yes, he was Yes, she was Yes, it was Yes, we were Yes, you were Yes, they were	No, I wasn’t No, he wasn’t No, she wasn’t No, it wasn’t No,we weren’t No, you weren’t No, they weren’t

Exercise 2. Put the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Indefinite

1.My father … a teacher. 2. He … a pupil twenty years ago. 3. I … a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister… not … at home tomorrow. 5. She … at school tomorrow. 6. … you … at home tomorrow? 7 … your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister … ill last week. 9. She … not ill now. 10. Yesterday we …. at the theatre. 11. Where … your mother now? — She …. in the kitchen. 12. Where … you yesterday? – I … at the cinema. 13. When I come home tomorrow, all my family … at home. 14. … your little sister in bed now? – Yes, she … 15. … you … at school tomorrow? – Yes I ….16. When my granny … young, she … an actress. 17. My friend … in Moscow now. 18. He … in St. Petersburg tomorrow. 19. Where … your books now? – They … in my bag.

Таблиця 3

Відмінювання дієслова to be (бути) в Future 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
Shall I be? Will he be? Will she be? Will it be? Shall we be? Will you be? Will they be?	Yes, I shall Yes, he will Yes, she will Yes, it will Yes, we shall Yes, you will Yes, they will	No, I shan’t No, he won’t No, she won’t No, it won’t No, we shan’t No, you won’t No, they won’t

Exercise 3. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple

1.My sister (to get) up at eight o’clock. 2. She (to be) a school-girl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 3. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 4. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. 5. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 6. It (to take) him two hours to do his homework. 7. She (to speak) French well. 8. My working day (to begin) at seven o’clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o’clock. He (to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o’clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living-room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk)

Таблиця 4

Відмінювання дієслова to work (працювати) В Present Indefinite Tense (дія, яка відбувається звичайно)
I work He works She works It works We work You work They work	I do not work He does not work She does not work It does not work We do not work You do not work They do not work
Do I work? Does he work? Does she work? Does it work Do we work? Do you work? Do they work	Yes, I do Yes, he does Yes, she does Yes, it does Yes, we do Yes, you do Yes, they do	No, I don’t No, he doesn’t No, she doesn’t No, it doesn’t No, we don’t No, you don’t No, they don’t

Exercise 4. Rewrite the following text in Past Indefinite

On Monday we have five lessons. The first lesson is Russian. Atthis lesson we write a dictation and do some exercises. Nick goes to the blackboard. He answers well and gets a “five”. Pete does not get a “five” because he does not know his lesson. After the second lesson I go to the canteen. I eat a sandwich and drink a cup of tea. I do not drink milk. After school I do not go home at once. I go to the library and take a book. Then I go home.

Таблиця 5

Відмінювання дієслова tо work (працювати) в Past Indefinite Tense правильні дієслова (дія відбувалася в минулому)
I worked Не 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
Did I work? Did he work? Did she work? Did it work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work?	Yes, I did No, I didn’t Yes, he did No, he didn’t Yes, she did No, she didn’t Yes, it did No, it didn’t Yes, we did No, we didn’t Yes, you did No, you didn’t Yes, they did No, they didn’t

Exercise 5. Rewrite the text in Past Indefinite

On Tuesday I get up at half past six. I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and face and clean my teeth. Then I dress, go to the kitchen, and cook breakfast for my family. At half past seven my son gets up and has breakfast. I have breakfast with my son. My son eats a sandwich and drinks a cup of tea. I don’t drink tea. I drink coffee. After breakfast my son leaves home for school. I don’t leave home with mу son. On Tuesday I don’t work in the morning. I work in the afternoon. In the evening I am at home. My husband and my son are at home, too. We rest in the evening. My son watches TV, my husband reads newspapers and I do some work about the house. At about eleven o’clock we go to bed.

Таблиця 6

Відмінювання дієслова to write (писати) вPast Indefinite Tense неправильні дієслова (дія відбувалася в минулому)
Iwrote Неwrote Shewrote Itwrote Wewrote Youwrote Theywrote	Idid not write Hedid not write Shedid not write Itdid not write Wedid not write Youdid not write Theydid not write
DidIwrite? Didhewrite? Didshewrite? Diditwrite? Didwewrite? Didyouwrite? Didtheywrite?	Yes, I did Yes,he did Yes, she did Yes, it did Yes, we did Yes, you did Yes, they did	No, I didn’t No, he didn’t No, she didn’t No, it didn’t No, we didn’tNo, you didn’tNo, they didn’t

Exercise 6. Rewrite the following text in Past Indefinite

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 eight 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 returned home late at night, tired but happy.

Таблиця 7

Відмінювання дієслова to work (працювати) в Future Indefinite Tense (дія відбувається у 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
Shall I work? Will he work? Will she work? Willit work? Shall we work? Will you work? Will they work?	Yes. I shall No, I shan’t Yes, he will No, he won’t Yes, she will No, she won’t Yes, it will No, it won’t Yes, we shall No, we shan’t Yes, you willNo, you won’t Yes, they will No, they won’t

Exercise 7. Open the brackets using the verb in Present or Past Indefinite

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 8. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present or Past Indefinite

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.

Exercise 9. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present, Past or Future Indefinite

1.I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock yesterday. 3. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock tomorrow. 4. I (not to go) to the cinema every day. 5. I (not to go) to the cinema yesterday. 6. I (not to go) to the cinema 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 school every day? 11. When you (to leave) home for school yesterday? 12. When you (to leave) home for school 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. He (not to take) a bus. Yesterday he (not to go) to work. Yesterday he (to get) up at nine o’clock. 14. You (to have) a PT lesson 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 10. Open the brackets using Present, Past or Future Indefinite

a) l. It is a well-known fact that we (to train) qualified specialists. 2. Many students (to take part) in research work 3. There (to be) about 100 institutions of higher learning in this country with half amillion students. 4. Our country (to have) a large number of higher schools furnished with up-to-date teaching material and equipment, and a highly qualified staff of professors and teachers.

b) 1.Next summer they (to work) on the construction site. 2. Students (to do) practical work in laboratories and workshops. 3. There (to be) a conference in the hall of our Institute in the evening. 4. These young workers (to take) part in the construction of this power station. 5. In the modem world radio an TV (to play) an important role as a means of people’s political and cultural education 6. We (enter) the Polytechnic Institute next year.

1.The higher school provides the students with theoretical knowledge, but they lack practical skills.2. During their practice at a plant students use technical facilities. 3. Two years ago he studied at a school. 4. Twice a year they took their examinations. 5. Next year he will enter the University. 6. After graduating he will be a teacher of English.

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