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ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
EXERCISES
УЧЕБНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ПОСОБИЕ
ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ I-II КУРСОВ
ЕСТЕСТВЕННОНАУЧНЫХ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ
ПРОГРАММ

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РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ

Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное
учреждение
высшего профессионального образования
ТЮМЕНСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
КАФЕДРА ИНОСТРАННЫХ ЯЗЫКОВ И МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНОЙ
ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ КОММУНИКАЦИИ
ЕСТЕСТВЕННОНАУЧНЫХ НАПРАВЛЕНИЙ

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES
УЧЕБНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ПОСОБИЕ
ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ I-II КУРСОВ
ЕСТЕСТВЕННОНАУЧНЫХ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ ПРОГРАММ

Издательство
Тюменского государственного университета

2014
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УДК 811.11 (075.8)
ББК Ш143.21-2р30
Л 277
English
Учебно-методическое пособие по
Grammar
английскому
языку
для
студентов
I-II
курсов
Exercises.
естественнонаучных образовательных
программ./
Авторысоставители:

Латфуллина

И.Д.,

Фомина

Е.В.

–

Тюмень:

Издательство ТюмГУ, 2014. 80c.
Пособие предназначено для студентов, изучающих английский
язык на

I-II

курсах

естественнонаучных

образовательных

программ. Включает большое количество упражнений от начального
(elementary) уровня
(intermediate).

владения

языком

среднего

Разделы организованы по грамматическим темам

(Present and Past, Articles and Nouns,
отражены

до

жизненные

etc.).

В

упражнениях

ситуации, позволяющие студентам

применять знания, полученные при работе с грамматическим
материалом,
Представленные

на

практике

разделы

порядке, упражнения
занятиях,

так

в

могут

выполняться

повседневном
изучаться

в

общении.

произвольном

выборочно,

как

на

и самостоятельно.

Печатается по решению кафедры иностранных языков и МПК
естественнонаучных направлений.
Ответственный за выпуск: Брунова Е.Г., доктор филол. н., проф.,
завкафедрой

иностранных

языков

и

МПК естественнонаучных направлений ТюмГУ
Рецензенты: Ожгибесова Н.Ю., к.пед.н., доцент каф. иностранных
языков и МПК естественнонаучных направлений ТюмГУ Мастерских
С.В. к.филол.н., доцент кафедры иностранных языков и
МПК гуманитарных направлений ТюмГУ
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© Тюменский государственный университет,
2014.
© Латфуллина И.Д., Фомина Е.В., 2014.


CONTENTS
Unit 1

To be. Pronouns. There + be. Possessive’s...........

Unit 2

Have / Has (got). Present Simple. Present

4

Continuous………………………………………........... 11
Unit 3
Unit 4

Past Simple. Past Continuous………………………..
22
Present / Past Perfect. Present / Past Perfect

Unit 5

Continuous ……………………………………………... 28

Unit 6

Past Simple / Present Perfect………………………... 32

Unit 7

Future
Present Tenses for the Future……... 35
PassiveSimple.
Voice……………………………………………
39

Unit 8

Noun plurals. Countable / Uncountable
Nouns. Some / Any / No………………………………

Unit 9

45 Comparisons…………………………………………….

Unit 10

51 A / An / The………………………………………………

Unit 11

57
Prepositions
of place, movement and time………….. 63

Unit 12

Modals……………………………………………………

Unit 13

71

Bibliography

Conditionals ……………………………………............ 75
……………………………………………………………
80

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UNIT 1

TO BE. PRONOUNS. THERE + BE. POSSESSIVE’S

1.1. Put in am, is or are.
1. The weather ...is... very nice today.
2. This box ...... very heavy.

3. These boxes ...... very heavy.
4. The cat ...... asleep.
5. I ...... cold. Can you close the window, please?
6. This house ...... very beautiful.
7. I ...... a student. My brother …… an economist.
8. Your friend ….. on the phone.
9. ….. everybody coming to the party?
10. People ….. the same all over the world.
11. My trousers ….. too big.
12. The police ….. asking a lot of questions.
1.2. Write full sentences. Use am / is / are each
time.
Model: my boots very dirty – My boots are very dirty
1. my flat very cosy
4. the museums not open today
2. your notebooks in your bag

5. the houses in this street very old

3. I not very busy today

6. these flowers very nice

1.3. Write positive or negative answers. Use am / am not / is / isn’t / are /
aren’t.
Model 1. Paris / the capital of France – Paris is the capital of France.
Model 2. I / interested in basketball – I’m not interested in basketball.
1. it / warm / today

4. Russia / a very big country

2. London / in Great Britain

5. the Mississippi / in Africa

3. I / afraid of mice

6. bears / small animals
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7. my hands / cold

8. Peter and Bill / fond of sports

1.4. Write questions from these words. Use am / is / are.
Model: your father at home? – Is your father at home?
1. your parents at home?

4. the library open today?

2. you interested in geography?

5. why they late?

3. the laboratories open today?

6. where the people?

1.5. Write questions with What / Who / How / Where / Why ....?

Use am / is / are.
Model: what colour your car? – What colour is your car?
1. where my bag?

4. what colour her eyes?

2. where my keys?

5. why Mary angry with me?

3. how old your uncle?

6. why you always late?

1.6. Write positive or negative answers (Yes, I am / No, he isn’t, etc.)
1. Are you married? ... No, I am not.... 6. Is it dark now?
2. Are you tall?

7. Are you hungry?

3. Are you an engineer?

8. Is your father tall?

4. Are you tired?

9. Is it sunny?

5. Is it winter now?

10. Are they travellers?

1.7. Complete the sentences. Use one of the question forms below + is or
are.
Where / How / What colour / Who / Why / How old / What / How much
1. …Where are…my keys?

On the table.

2. ……… the time, please?

Half past five.

3. ……… your headache now?

Much better, thank you.

4. ……… the holiday photographs?

In your handbag.
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5 …….… that clock?

Three hundred years old.

6. ….…… your new shoes?

Red.

7. ……… Simon happy today?

Because it’s his birthday.

8. ……… Maria from?

Spain, I think.

9. ……… these trousers?

They’re £40.

10. ……… that man in the car?

My uncle.

11. ……… the banks closed today?

Because it’s
a holiday.

1.8. Ask the questions. (Read the answers to the questions first).
1. your name? .....What’s your name? ……

Nick.

2. married or single?

I’m married.

3. British?

No, I’m not.

4. where / from?

From Austria.

5. how old?

He is 22.

6. a student?

No, I’m a worker. No,

7. your friend / a doctor?

she’s a secretary.

8. where / from?

She’s Russian.

9. his name?

Tony.

1.9. Fill in the gaps. Make the questions and answers.

Model: – …Are… you Mexican? – No, I …am not.
1. A: ..... you from Brazil?

B: Yes, I …. .

2. A: ….you from Australia?

B: No, I …. .

3. A: …. Maria from Greece?

B: No, she …. .

4. A:…. Leon on business?

B: No, ….., he’s on holiday.

5. A:…. Leo and Sally in Leeds?

B: No, ….. . They’re in New York.

6. A:….. Peter ….. Egypt?

B: No, he ….. . He’s ….. America.

7. A: ….. Peter and Sally French?

B: No, ….. .

8. A: ….. Peter American?

B: ….. .
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1.10. Find words for the blanks.
1. “How old are you?”

“............ fifteen.”

2. “Are you Japanese?”

“Yes, ............”.

3. “Is John an electrician?”

“Yes, ............”.

4. ............ surname is Brown.
5. My sons are very ............ .
6. “How old is Mickey Mouse?”

“He’s ............ fifty.

7. Is Robin a man’s name ............ a woman’s name?
8. “How do you spell your name, Polly?”

“P, ............”.

1.11. Write sentences with There are. Choose the right number:

790,000 / 7 / 9 / 15 / 26 / 30 / 50.
Model: days / a week – There are seven days in a week.
1. states / the USA

4. letters / the English alphabet

2. players / a rugby team

5. days / September

3. planets / the solar system

6. about words in English

1.12. What’s in the box? Ask questions with Is there …? and Are there...?
Model: any cigarettes? – Are there any cigarettes in the box?
1. any books?
4. a man?
7. any money?
2. any clothes?

5. a key?

8. a pen?

3. any glasses?

6. a cat?

9. any paper?

1.13. Complete the questions and answers.
Model: How …many… spoons are there in the picture? There …are… ten.
1. How many cars …….. there in the picture? There ……. only one.
2. …….. tables are …….in the picture? …….. only one.
3. How …….. chairs …….. in the picture? …….. are six.
4. Are …….. any spoons on the table? Yes, …….. five.
5. …….. many books are there in the picture? …….. .
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6. …….. there any trees in the garden? Yes, …….. eight.
7. How many oranges …….. on the table? Yes, there …….. .
8. …….. bananas on the table? Yes, there …….. .
9. …….. eggs …….. on the table? There …….. ten.
10. ……… any books on the table? No, there …….. any.
1.14. Put in there is / there isn’t / is there? / there are / there
aren’t / are there?
6. Dunford is a very modern town. .... There aren’t ... many old
buildings.
7. Look! ............... a photograph of George in the newspaper!
8. Excuse me, ............... a restaurant near here?
9. ......... five people in Nick’s family: his parents, his two sisters and he.
10.We can’t take any photographs. ............... a film in the camera.
11.How many students ............... in your group?
12.Where can we sit? ............... any chairs.
13................ a bus from the city centre to the airport?
14................ a lift in the building?
1.15.
Match

the two parts of the sentence.
1. There
aren’t
A) any dangerous animals in the zoo?
2. Is there

B) some good computer games here.

3. There is

C) any milk, please?

4. There are

D) any computers in our school.

5. There is

E) some very interesting stories here.

6. Are there

F) any good films on.

7. There isn’t

G) any ice-cream in the fridge?

8. There aren’t

H) some furniture in that shop.

9. Is there

I) some money on the table.

10. There are

J) any cheese on the table.
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1.16. Put in there or it.
Model:.. There’s ... a train at 10.30. ... It’s a fast train.
1. I’m not going to buy this shirt. ...............’s very expensive.
2. “What’s wrong?” “ ...............’s something in my eye.”
3. ...............’s a car in front of the house. Is ............... your car?
4. “Is ............... anything on TV?” “Yes, ...............’s a film at 8.15.”
5. ..............’s a letter on the floor. Is ................ for you?
8. “Is…….. a police station near here?” “Yes, ……. is. ….is in East Street.
9. “……..is a man waiting outside. Who is ….. ?” “……..is Jim Brown.”
10.“Is…….. any beer in the kitchen?” “Yes, …….is in the fridge.”
11.“Look! …….is a light on in my bedroom!” “……..is somebody in there.”
1.17. Complete the sentences using there + be. Mind tenses.
7. …….. a terrible accident in Western Road yesterday.
8. Look. …….. a policeman over there. Can you see him?
9. How many people …….. at the party last night?
10.I think …….. some snow later this evening.
11.Excuse me. …….. a post office near here?
12.…….. six hotels in this street ten years ago, now …….. only two.

13.…….. a lot of cold weather recently.
14.I hope ……… fine tomorrow.
15.……… no rain here since June.
1.18. Answer these questions. Use Yes, there is / are; No, there
isn’t / aren’t.
16.Is there a bank in your street?
17.Are there elephants in Russia?
18.Is there a swimming pool near your house?
19.Are there tigers in Canada?
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5. Is there an armchair in your bedroom?
6. Are there penguins in Brazil?
7. Is there a television in your living room?
8. Are there camels in India?
9. Is there a bus stop in your street?
10. Is there a cat in your home?
1.19. Translate these sentences into Russian.
1.John’s coat is on the table.

5. Helena’s car number is LMG 385.

2. Is Ann’s book interesting?

6. Ann’s pen is on John’s book.

3. Susan’s book is French.

7. His friend’s name is Tony.

4.My husband’s family is from

8. Where is Polly’s bag?

America.
1.20. Read the text and finish the sentences. Use –’s.
Liz and Philip are married. They have two children, Charles and Ann.
Ann is married to Ted. Ann and Ted have a son. His name is Robert.
1. Philip is ....Liz’s ....husband.

6. Liz is ............. grandmother.

2. Liz is ..............…......wife.

7. Ann is ............. sister.

3. Charles is ........... brother.

8. Ted is .............. husband.

4. Charles is .............. uncle.

9. Ted is ............... father.

5. Ann is ..................... wife.

10. Robert is ......... nephew.

1.21. A) Write the names in the family tree.

1. Eric is Marie’s brother.
2. Paul is Marie’s husband.
3. Mike is Marie’s and Paul’s son.
4. Claire is their daughter.
5. Christine is Eric’s mother.
6. Christine is Hubert’s wife.
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B)
Complete the sentences.
1. Paul is Hubert’s …
3. Mike is Claire’s …

5. Hubert is Paul’s …

2. Marie is Eric’s …

6. Hubert is Christine’s …

4. Marie is Mike’s …

1.22. Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need – ’s, sometimes – of.
1. I like ......Ann’s camera. .................. (the camera / Ann)
(the name / this town)

2. What is .....the name of this town?

3. When is ........................................? (the birthday / your
sister)
4. Do you
like ....................................? 5. Write

(the colour / this coat)

your name at ........................ 6. What

(the top / the page)

is ..........................................?

(the address / Jill)

7. .................... is near the city centre. (the house / my
8. ....................................is very good. parents)
(the spoken English/ Mal)
9.
morning
10.For
Theme
carthe
stopped
at ......................... (the end / the street)
(the best part / the day)
is
11......................
................................. are very thin. (the walls / this house)
12. Whose books are these? They’re …(the books / my father)

UNIT 2

HAVE / HAS (GOT). PRESENT
SIMPLE. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

2.1.

What have Ann and Jim got? What have you got? Look at
the information and write sentences about Ann, Jim and yourself.
Ann (she)

Jim (he)

you

a camera

no

yes

?

a bicycle

yes

no

?

black hair

no

no

?

brothers / sisters

two brothers

one sister

?

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Model 1: Jim / a camera – Jim has got a camera
Model 2: I / black hair – I’ve got black hair (or I haven’t got black hair.)
1. Ann / a camera
4. Jim / a bicycle
7. Jim / black hair
2. I / a camera

5. I / a bicycle

8. Ann / two brothers

3. Ann / a bicycle

6. Ann / black hair

9. Jim / a sister

2.2. Write questions.
Model: you / a camera? – Have you got a camera?
1. you / a passport?

7. what colour of pen / Ann?

2. your father / a car?

8. your family / a garden?

3. Carol / many friends?

9. what kind of car / John?

4. Mr and Mrs Lewis / any children?

10. he / any animals?

5. how much money / you?

11. Paul Brett / a car?

6. how many English books / they?

12. how many / sisters?

2.3. Put in have got ( ’ve got), has got ( ’s got), haven’t got or hasn’t
got.
1.They like animals. They ...have got ... three dogs and two cats.
2. Sarah ...hasn’t got ... a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.
3. Everybody likes Tim. He ........... a lot of friends.
4.Mr and Mrs Johnson ................. two children, a boy and a girl.
5. An insect .................. six legs.
6. I can’t open the door. I ........................ a key.
7. Quick! Hurry! We ..................... much time.
12.“What’s wrong?” “I ............. something in my eye.”
13.Ben doesn’t read much. He .................... many books.
14. It’s a nice town. It .................... a very nice shopping centre.
15. Alice is going to the bank. She ..................... much money.
16. “Where’s my newspaper?” “I don’t know. I ............... it.”
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13. Julia wants to go on holiday but she .................. any money.
14. I’m not going to work today. I ................... a bad cold.
2.4. Write the opposite (positive or negative).
Model 1: I understand. – I don’t understand.
Model 2: He doesn’t smoke. – He smokes.
1. They know.

6. I don’t want it.

2. She loves him.

7. She doesn’t want them.

3. They speak English.

8. He lives in Rome.

4. You know the answer.

9. Tony speaks Spanish.

5. Jack and Jane love stories.

10. She doesn’t work very hard

2.5. Put in never / sometimes / often / usually or always. (Tell the truth!)
1. I eat bananas.
5. I work at home.
9. I read poetry.
2. I go to the cinema.

6. I eat fish.

10. I play tennis.

3. I drink coffee.

7. I go dancing.

11. I watch TV on Sundays.

4. I speak French.

8. I drink tea.

12. I get up at six o’clock.

2.6. Write positive or negative answers (Yes, he does / No, I don’t etc.)
Model: Do you smoke? – No, I don't.
1. Do you live in London?

4. Do you play a musical instrument?

2. Do you drink a lot of coffee?

5. Does it snow a lot where you live?

3. Does your sister speak English?

6. Does your mother like swimming?

2.7. You are asking somebody questions. Write questions with Do /
Does…?
1. I work hard.

And you? … Do you work hard? .…

2. I play volleyball.

And you?

3. I play football.

And Tim?
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4. I know the answer.

And you?

5. I like hot weather.

And she?

6. I smoke.

And your father?

7. I speak English.

And your friends?

These questions begin with Where / What / How…?
8. I wash my hair twice a week. (how often / you?) … How often do you
wash your hair?...
9. I live in London.

(Where / you?)

10. I watch TV every day.

(How often / you?)

11. I have lunch at home.

(Where / you?)

12. I get up at 7.30.

(What time / you?)

13. I go to the cinema a lot.

(How often / you?)

14. I go to work by bus.

(How / you?)

2.8. Write do or does in each blank.
1. …… your father work in a garage?
2. What time …... you finish work in the evening?
3. What …… your husband do?
4. …… both your children go to the same school?
5. Where …… they have lunch?
6. …… your grandfather work?
7. When ……. Andrew's sister have lunch?
8. ……. you work for an important company?

9. Your father …… go on business trips, ……. he?
10. …… people speak a lot in the office?
11. What …….. they do every evening?

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2.9. Make eight sentences.
Where
do
Mr Carter
What time

does

work?

you

live?

your sister

have

your

lunch? start

mother

work?

Do

her

work in a

Does

children

garage? live in

Jane
Model: Where does Jane have
lunch?
Wagner
Does Jane work in a Dr
garage?

Leeds?
like to travel?

2.10. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of these verbs: visit /
read /arrive /go / have / teach / smoke / do / speak / wash /
like / go / study / know
Model: She is very clever. She … speaks … four languages.
1. Steve ………… ten cigarettes a day.

2. We usually ………… dinner at 7 o'clock.
3. I ………… films. I often ………… to the cinema.
4. Peter ………… his hair twice a week.
5. Marion ……… at work very early.
6. David …….. .his homework carefully.
7. My name is Anna. I often ……. books, and especially magazines,
in English.
8. Robert is 18. He ……. to Frankfurt university, where he …….
Arabic.
9. Robert’s father is a teacher. He ……. English in Frankfurt.
10.Robert and his friends ……. Arabic quite well and they sometimes …….
the Middle East.

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2.11.

Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use
don’t / doesn’t + one of these verbs:

rain / drive / live / import / play / sell / smoke / wash
Model: “Have a cigarette.” “No, thank you. I … don’t smoke.” …
1. They ………… newspapers in that shop.
2. She has a car but she ……… very often.
3. He smells because he ……… very often.
4. He likes football but he ……… very often.
5. Kangaroos and koalas ………. in Siberia.
6. It …….. in winter in Western Siberia.
7. Australia ……. fruit and wool.

2.12. Change have / has to have got / has got.
Model: Do you have a cat?......Have you got a
1. I have a big house.
cat?.......

5. They have three children.

2. Do you have a cigarette?

6. We don’t have time.

3. He doesn’t have any money.

7. They have a lot of money.

4. Do you have a car?

8. She doesn’t have a brother.

2.13. Rewrite in the negative.
1. Mr. Brown often listens to the radio.

6. The sun sets in the east.

2. I wash my hands in cold water.

7. She goes home for lunch.

3. Mr and Mrs West speak Italian.

8. We often go to the theatre.

4. Harry wants to go to the cinema.

9. Miss Green works on

5. Mrs White always wears white shoes.

Saturday mornings.

2.14. Use the verbs in the list to make questions.
cost / do / go / have / like / do / play / rain / smoke / speak
1. (he) …Does he often play volleyball?
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Yes, he is a very good player.


2. (you) Excuse me, …….English?

Yes, a little.

3. (you) What ……………………?

I am a secretary.

4. (your sister) What …………….?

She works in a shop.

5. (she) ……………………………?
6. (it) How often ……..in summer?

Yes, 20 cigarettes a
day.

7. (you) ………………..…dancing?

Not often. It's usually dry.

8. (they) What time ...usually …..to
bed?

Yes, I love it.
10 o’clock.

9. (you) What ….usually ..... for
breakfast?

Toast and coffee.
£30 a night.

10. (it) How much …..to stay at
2.15. Choose the correct verb for each blank.
this hotel?
have / has, live / lives, open / opens, repair / repairs, sell / sells,
start / starts
1. Mechanics usually …… work at eight o'clock.
2. In Spain, people …… dinner at ten o'clock in the evening.
3. My cousin Tom …… in Germany.

4. The village shop …… at nine o'clock in the morning.
5. Anita …… children's clothes and shoes.
6. I …… cereal and milk for breakfast.
7. Brian …… old clocks.
2.16. Write questions to which the words in bold in these sentences are the
answers.
8. When water freezes it changes into ice.
9. We turn the lights on when it gets dark.
10.When it gets dark we turn the lights on.
11.No, they do not go out every evening.
12.Mr West works in an office.
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6. Yes, Miss Green arrives at the office a few minutes before nine o’clock.
7. No, she does not always have lunch alone.
8. They speak Portuguese in Brazil.
9. Tom knows about one thousand Italian words.
10. She wants to listen to the news.
2.17. Put each verb into the correct form.
1. Where .......... ? (you, live)
7. How .......... to work? (Miriam and
Stephen, travel)
8. My sister .......... in a large flat in
London. (live)
9. .......... in Leeds? (she, work)
10.Everybody in my class ..........
Japanese. (speak)
11.My brother .......... in Britain. (not live)
12.I .......... some Spanish, but I ..........

much. (speak;
not understand)
13.What sort of food .......... ? (they, like)
14........... near their parents? (Teresa
and Patricio, live)
15. “.......... Shelagh Anderson?” “No, I
don’t.” (you, know)
16. “.......... a newspaper on Sundays?” “Yes, .......... The Observer.” (you,
read;

I, read)

17. What time .......... to bed? (your children, go)
18. My sister and her husband haven’t got a car; .......... to work by
bus.
(they, go)
31.
My sister
but myplay
brotherrun
....... shop
it. (dislike;
drive
get and
go I ......
lie shopping,
live make
smoke
love)
32. “.......... tennis?”

brother, play;

21 friend .......... very well.” (your
“No, but my
play)

2.18. Write the -ing forms.


start

stop

think

wear

work

do

dance

sing

fry

trap

2.19. What is happening at the moment? Write true sentences.

Model: I / wash / my hair – I’m not washing my hair.
1. it / snow
5. the sun / shine
9. I / smoke / a cigarette
2. I / sit / on a chair

6. I / eat

10. I / read / a newspaper

3. I / learn / English

7. it / rain

11. he / study / English

4. I / listen / to the radio 8. I / wear / shoes

12. we / write / a dictation

2.20. Write positive or negative answers (Yes, I am / No, it isn’t etc.).
Model: Are you watching TV? – No, I am not
1. Are you wearing shoes?

7. Are you feeling well?

2. Are you wearing a hat?

8. Is the sun shining?

3. Is it raining?

9. Is your mother watching you?

4. Is he reading a book?

10. Are they swimming?

5. Is the wind blowing?

11. Are you writing a letter?

6. Are you eating something?

12. Is your friend speaking?

2.21. Translate these sentences into Russian.
1. What’s happening? 2. What are you doing? 3. My mother is
probably shopping just now. 4. The sun is shining. 5. We are having a good
time.
6. Tomorrow we are going to London. 7. Are you doing anything this
evening? 8. “I’m going to Great Britain in April.” “That’s nice. How long for?”
1.
(youAsk
/ watch
/ TV?) .. Are
youthe
watching
TV?
.. questions

No, you can
2.22.
the questions.
Read
answers
to the
first.turn it off.
2. (the children / play?) ....................................

No, they are asleep.

3. (what / you / do?) .........................................

I am cooking my dinner.

4. (what / Rod / do?) .........................................

He is having a bath.

5. (it /
rain?) ......................................................

No, not at the moment.

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6. (that clock / work?) .......................................

No, it’s broken.

7. (you / write / a letter?) ..................................

Yes, to my sister.

8. (why / you / run?) .........................................

Because I’m late.

9. (George / play with / cat?)……………………

No, he isn’t.

10. (Nickie and Jim / walk / in the city?)…………

Yes, they are.

11. (what / Jenny / think about?)…………………

About a trip.

2.23.

Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the
Present Continuous Tense: build / come (2) / have (2) / play
(2) / cook / stand / swim / lie / run / sing / read / win / cut / look /

write
/ doPat ...... is playing ......the piano.
Model:

Listen!
1. They ............ a new hotel in the city centre at the moment.
2. Look! Somebody ............ in the river.
3. “You ............ on my foot.” “Oh, I am sorry.”
4. Hurry up! The bus .......... .
5. “Where are you , George?” “In the kitchen. I ............ a meal.”
6. (on the telephone) “Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please?” “She ............ a
shower at the moment. Can you phone again later?”
7. Who ……. that old-fashioned song?
8. Why …… you ……. your meat with my knife?
9. John isn’t here. He ……. football.
10. I ……. a letter to my uncle.
11. Someone ……. on the grass drinking a lemonade. Who is it?
12. What ……. all those athletes ……. ? They ……. a marathon.
13. ……. you ……. a good time? Yes, thanks.
14. We’re leaving now. ……. John ……. with us?
15. Why ……. they ……. an English song?
16. No, I ……. this magazine, I ……. at the pictures.
17. At the moment Schumacher …. the race, but there’s a long way to go.
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2.24. Choose the correct form of the verb.
A) 1. Alan: My father reads / is reading the newspaper every morning.
Joe: Then why doesn’t he read / isn’t he reading it now?
Alan: Because he has / is having his coffee and he never reads / is
reading then.
2. Jenny: I read / am reading a very good book.
Sue: Really? Do you read / Are you reading a lot of books?
Jenny: Oh, yes. I read / am reading about one a week.

Sue: Wow! I read / am reading “Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire”.
Have you read it?
4. Ben: What do you do / are
you doing, Dave?
Dave: I try / am trying to
mend my car.
Ben: What’s wrong with it?
Dave: I don’t have / am not having any idea really, but I think / am
thinking it’s the carburettor.
B) 1. Only his mother thinks / is thinking he’s intelligent.
4.

Do you play / are you playing football today?

5. Richard is working / works in his study at the moment.
6. I prefer / am preferring to travel by train rather than car.
7. As you see / are seeing, I am reading / read a magazine.
8. He and his wife are belonging / belong to a very good reading club.
9. She likes / is liking jazz music at the moment.
10.It is seeming / seems they go / are going to be late again.
11.Myriam is hating / hates this holiday.
12. “Can you help me for a minute?” “I’m sorry, I ……… (work /
am working)”.
13. How many languages ……… (do24
you speak / are you speaking)?


12. “What ……… (do you do / are you doing)? “I am looking at
the weather forecast”.

13. “What time ……… (do you get up / are you getting up)? “At
seven o’clock, usually”.
14. Pete ……… (plays / is playing) football most weekends.
15. “What ……… (do you eat / are you eating)? “Chocolate”.
16. “Have you got a cigarette?” “Sorry, I ……… (don’t smoke / am
not smoking)”.
17. I usually ……… (work / am working) on Saturdays.
18. “Is John here?” “No, he ……… (plays / is playing) tennis.
2.25.

Make sentences, using either the Present Simple or
the Present Continuous.

8. She / design clothes, but she / wear a terrible dress today.
9. The sun / shine and it’s very warm. Put on light clothes.
10.He usually / go by car, but today he /go by train.
11.She / paint a picture of her mother. She / like her mother.
12. They / build a toy space ship. Their son / enjoy reading about
space travel.
13.She / want a new dress for the party, so she / make one.
14.Look! It / rain. We can’t go out now.
15.Because the sun / shine, they / swim in the river.

UNIT 3

PAST SIMPLE. PAST CONTINUOUS

3.1. Write the past tense forms of these verbs.
1. get
4. leave

7. buy
10. put

13. freeze

2. eat

5. see

8. know

11. tell

14. bring

3. pay

6. go

9. stand

12. lose

15. teach

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16. make

18. hear

20. take

22. think

24. mean

17. give

19. find

21. do

23. speak

25. steal

3.2. Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the Past
Simple: clean / die / enjoy / finish / happen / live / open / play /
rain
/ smoke / start / stay / want / watch
1.Yesterday evening I ... watched ...television.
2. I .......... my teeth three times yesterday.
3. Bernard .......... 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.
4. The concert last night .......... at 7.30 and .......... at 10 o’clock.
5. The accident .......... last Sunday afternoon.
6.When I was a child, I .......... to be a doctor.
7. Mozart .......... from 1756 to 1791.
14.We .......... our holiday last year.

We .......... at a very good hotel.
15.Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it
.......... .
16. It was hot in the room, so I .......... the
window.
17. The weather was good yesterday
afternoon, so we .......... tennis.
18. William Shakespeare .......... in 1616.
3.3. Answer the questions.
Model: Did the students go to the cinema? (theatre) – No, they went to the
theatre.
12.Did the policeman speak to the children? (parents)
13.Did Sylvia write a letter? (postcard)
14.Did David and Mary have lunch at home? (in a restaurant)
15.Did the letter come this morning? (yesterday)
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16.Did the children get up at 7.30? (8.30)
17.Did Pat take a bus? (taxi)
18.Did someone tell Paul the phone number? (address)


3.4. Ask the questions.
Model: I spoke to the nurse. (doctor?) – Did you speak to the doctor?
1. Peter heard the news. (his wife?)
2. Tony flew to Paris. (Milan?)
3. Ann knew the answer. (Joyce?)
4. Jack found his watch. (wallet?)
5. The hotel accepted cheques. (credit cards?)
6. I gave Emma my phone number. (Ken?)
3.5. Write questions with Who / What / How / Why ...?

Model: I met somebody.

Who ... did you meet?

1. Harry arrived.

What time ...... Harry ..…..?

2. I saw somebody.

Who ........ you ............

3. They wanted something.

…..?

4. The meeting finished.

What ..........................
…...?

5. Pat went home early.
6. We had dinner.
7. It cost a lot of money.

What time .....................
…?
Why ........................….
…..?

3.6. Make negative sentences.

What .......……... for dinner?
Model: She liked cheese. (fish) – She didn’t like fish.
How much .....…........
1. She lived in a small village. (Bath) 4. She married a dentist. (doctor)
….....?
2. She played tennis. (basketball)
5. She worked in a university. (office)
3. She studied maths. (languages)

6. She travelled to Australia. (Austria)

3.7. Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week etc.)
Model: He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by car .
1. They always get up early. This morning they ..........................................
2. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week .........................................
3. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday .................................
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