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THE PRESENT INDEFINITE AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSES

THE PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

Ex. 1 (elementary). А.Write the third person singular of these verbs.

Brush – he (she) brushes, buy, complete, cry, defend, deny, destroy, catch, do, eat, enjoy, fix, fly, go, live, make, miss, play, push, reply, smoke, teach, try, wash, excite, expect, fry, guess, pray, reach, rush, want, watch.

B.Put these sentences into the interrogative and negative forms.

1. The bell rings at 8:30. 2. They live in the country. 3. We know his address. 4. He speaks English. 5. The book describes the museums of our town. 6. The earth moves round the sun. 7. Our teacher works at school № 5. 8. It often rains here in summer. 9. They like to dance. 10. He plays the piano all the time. 11. The flowers look fresh. 12. The children go to bed at 11 o’clock. 13. John and his wife have tea at 5 p.m. 14. They watch TV in the evening. 15. She reads English books. 16. My old Granny hears badly. 17. You make mistakes all the time. 18. She has accidents very often. 19. Ken and Fanny go to the cinema all the time. 20. We sometimes sleep in the daytime. 21. I am a student. 22. They are young. 23. Jane is very clever. 24. His sisters always give me books to read. 25. I usually read newspapers at home.

C. Finish the sentence according to the model.

E.g.: I like coffee, but (brother, tea). – I like coffee, but my brother likes tea.

1. I walk slowly, but (sister, quickly). 2. I get up early, but (aunt, late). 3. I drink tea, but (Jack, wine). 4. I eat three times a day, but (friend, four). 5. I listen to the classical music, but (Jeff, rock). 6. I go to bed at ten o’clock, but (Helen, midnight). 7. I wear a grey suit, but (Irene, bright). 8. I collect records, but (cousin, stamps). 9. I play the violin, but (classmate, piano). 10. I live in Brighton, but (Sarah, Middle pool). 11. I finish my studies at six o’clock, but (Maria, seven). 12. I teach English, but (my dad, French). 13. I use my car on Sundays, but (my husband, every day). 14. I catch an early train, but (my wife, late). 15. I watch TV twice a week, but (Karin, every day). 16. I pass the shop on my way to work, but (Mr. Bell, the theatre). 17. I wash my hands before lunch, but (Greg, in the morning). 18. I practice the piano two times a week, but (Larry, three). 19. I close the door before going to bed, but (dad, 5 p.m.)

D.Change a singular sentence into a plural form and vice versa.

E.g.: A dog barks. – Dogs bark. Butchers sell meat. – A butcher sells meat.

1. Tailors make clothes. 2. A gardener grows flowers. 3. Monkeys like bananas. 4. A dictionary gives information. 5. Birds fly. 6. A clock ticks. 7. Children grow. 9. A cat likes fish. 10. Pilots fly planes. 11. A cow gives milk. 12. A refrigerator keeps food cold. 13. Doctors look after sick people. 14. Bees make honey. 15. A hen lays eggs. 16. Trains go on rails. 17. A cook makes food. 18. Teachers teach children. 19. A dog eats meat. 20. Books are on the table.

E.Ask questions to the italicized words (the number of questions is given in brackets).

1. We read good books (2). 2. The walls in this room are yellow (2). 3. I sometimes give Peter my exercise-book (4). 4. My son reads these books every day (2). 5. I sit near the window (1). 6. Ellen works at an office (2). 7. We usually have our English in the evening (2). 8. They often speak English in class (2). 9. We write a lot of sentences on the blackboard (2). 10. After my English I go to the office (2). 11. You read English books at home (2). 12. We read during the lesson (2). 12. He enjoys our parties (2). 14. My sister lives not far from the cinema (2). 15. She swims in the river in summer (2). 16. This tree is high (2). 17. We like to do ittogether (2). 18. They travel round Europe every summer (2). 19. I am at home every Sunday (2). 20. The doctor examines his patients every morning (3).

F.Give a short answer according to a model.

1. Who bakes bread? – A baker does (or: Bakers do.). 2. Who conducts an orchestra? – A conductor (conductors) ___. 3. Who makes furniture? 4. Who sell things? 5. Who writes books? 6. Who teaches children? 7. Who paints pictures? 8. Who plays the piano? 9. Who composes music? 10. Who cuts a person’s hair? 11. Who gives birth to a child? 12. Who delivers letters? 13. Who serves food in a restaurant? 14. Who controls traffic? 15. Who builds houses? 16. Who flies airplanes? 17. Who takes photographs? 18. Who pulls out teeth? 19. Who sings on the stage? 20. Who writes books?

G.Give short answers to the questions.

1. Does your uncle like classical music? – Yes, he does. 2. Do you walk to the university? – No, I don’t. 3. Do you drink whiskey? 4. Does your neighbour come here every day? 5. Do you often watch video? 6. Do you travel by train every day? 7. Do you cycle to the shop? 8. Does your friend spend his holidays abroad? 9. Does your sister take her sugar in her tea? 10. Do you drive a car? 11. Do you stay out late? 12. Does your brother eat a lot? 13. Do you sleep well? 14. Does your father listen to the radio? 15. Do you have lessons on Saturday? 16. Does your aunt eat meat? 17. Do you listen to rock music? 18. Does your Granny like horror films?

Ex. 2.Put the verb into a necessary form.

1. He usually ______ (to walk) home after work. 2. At 11 a.m. many people ______ (to have) a break for a cup of tea. 3. Where ______ (to work) your mother? 4. She ______ (not to work) hard at her German. 5. You often ______ (to speak) in class? 6. Who ______ (to answer) your questions. 7. Buses ______ (to run) here every ten minutes. 8. Your sister sometimes ______ (to help) my brother with his English. 9. I often ______ (not to get) telegrams from my friend. 10. They often ______ (to receive) information from us. 11. Who ever ______ (to discuss) problems in this hall? 12. How well you ______ (to know) French? 13. The students ______ (not to revise) the rules in class. 14. My mother ______ (not to eat) after six. 15. He ______ (to translate) letters for his boss. 16. Lonny ______ (to leave) the house in the morning? 17. Frank ______ (not to play) tennis well. 18. My Dad ______ (not to smoke). 19. She ______ (to know) nothing about my life. 20. My sister seldom ______ (to write) to me.

Ex. 3.Translate.

А.1. Мій батько не працює в театрі. 2. Білл багато палить. 3. Роберт відвідує батьків кожного місяця. 4. Я завжди прокидаюсь о сьомій і ніколи не виходжу з дому без сніданку. 5. Ви коли-небудь п’єте горілку? – Ні, ніколи. 6. Я приходжу додому увечері, вмикаю світло, перевзуваюсь, іду на кухню і грію чай. 7. Мені подобається кава, але я ніколи не п’ю каву з молоком. 8. Джон часто грає в футбол з приятелями? – Ні. – А хто з вас грає в футбол? – Тед і Сем. 9. Зазвичай футбольний сезон починається у квітні. 10. Хто кожного року їздить до Англії? – Брауни та їхні друзі. 11. Іноді Том їздить на роботу машиною, але частіше він їздить на метро. 12. Коли закінчується ваш навчальний рік? 13. Де працюють ваші батьки? 14. Я рідко їм огірки з сіллю, але часто підсолюю кашу. 15. Звідки він? – Він з Ірландії. – З Північної Ірландії? – Ні. Він з Ірландської Республіки.

В. 1. Я вчу десять нових слів кожен день. 2. Жирафа живе в Африці. 3. Де живе Папа Римський? – Думаю, що у Ватикані. 4. Вибачте. Я не розумію, що все це означає. 5. Хто готує їжу у вашій родині? – Мама і бабуся. 6. У вихідні ми з братом катаємось на велосипедах на стадіоні. 7. Білл завжди працює у приміщенні і рідко виходить на вулицю протягом дня. 8. Де вона бере цю інформацію? 9. Коли закінчуються заняття у вашому коледжі? 10. Вода кипить при 100°С, а замерзає при 0°С. 11. Я зупиняю приятеля і питаю його про дорогу до станції. Він думає кілька хвилин, малює мені план і показує автобусну зупинку. 12. Заняття рідко починаються вчасно, студенти часто запізнюються, а іноді не приходить їх автобус. 13. Вони збирають яблука у жовтні. 14. Бен живе біля моря.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Ex. 1 (elementary). A. Write the present participle of these verbs.

Brush – brushing, buy, complete, cry, compare, deny, lie, destroy, register, do, eat, enjoy, fix, fly, go, live, refer, get, make, miss, play, see, reply, smoke, agree, die, try, wash, excite, expect, fry, guess, pray, reach, rush, want, watch, prefer, bore.

B.Put these sentences into the interrogative and negative forms.

1. She is looking at the new picture. 2. They are working at the problem at present. 3. He is working in the garden now. 4. They are studying at the university. 5. I am doing my homework at the moment. 6. I am reading a letter. 7. He is passing by a post-office. 8. Jane is playing badminton in the garden. 9. It is still raining. 10. It is getting dark. 11. The train is coming into the station. 12. Mother is making coffee in the kitchen. 13. We are writing business letters. 14. She is smiling to me. 15. The cat is lying in the sun. 16. My dog is running after me. 17. The baby is playing with the toys. 18. My holidays are coming to an end. 19. She is getting up. 20. The boy is crossing the road in the wrong place.

C.Ask questions to the italicized words.

1. Iam going to stay at the factory after work today (3). 2. They are discussing a serious question now (3).3. He is walking to his office (1). 4. Our teacher is speaking English in class (3). 5. We are writing a long dictation now (3). 6. We are having English now (3). 7. Billis working in that room now (3). 8. My friend is talking to his neighbour (2). 9. We are going to write to Peter today (4). 10. The delegation is arriving in Bath at five today (3). 11. His son is going to read this book tomorrow evening (4). 12. I am going to speak to my friend tonight (3). 13. He is always coming late (3). 14. Fredis always lying to you (3). 15. Dan and his brother are coming to our party today (3). 16. I am going to send a letter to the office tomorrow (4).17. My daughter is having a bath in the bathroom right now (3). 18. My friend is going to the library at the moment (3). 19. Theyare listening to their professor in the next room (3).20. I am not going to apologize (2).

D.Give a short real answer according to a model.

1. Who is knocking at the door? – I am. 2. Who is singing in the room? – The famous Domingo is. 3. What is lying on the table at the moment? 4. Who is sitting next to you? 5. What is hanging on the wall? 6. Who is standing behind the window? 7. Who is staying in your flat now? 8. Who is sitting in the next room? 9. Who is answering these questions? 10. Who is teaching you right now? 11. What is lying on the floor? 12. Who is whispering to each other in this room? 13. Who is wearing trousers? 14. Who is wearing a skirt? 15. What is hanging down from the ceiling?

E. Give short answers to the questions.

1. Is Pushkin singing a song? – No, he isn’t. 2. Is Linda writing a letter? – Yes, she is. 3. Are Nick and Jeff watching TV? 4. Is a student answering a question? 5. Are you riding a horse? 6. Is your father traveling? 7. Is your teacher sitting at her desk? 8. Is a plane flying above you? 9. Are camels walking near you? 10. Is the sun shining? 11. Is it raining now? 12. Is it snowing? 13. Is your notebook lying on the table? 14. Are dogs barking in the street? 15. Is the dean sitting in your classroom? 16. Is your mother cooking now? 17. Are you receiving guests right now? 18. Are your parents working now? 19. Are you painting a picture now? 20. Is your neighbour sleeping?

F. Develop the situation according to the model.

E.g.: She usually reads papers at breakfast (to eat). – She usually reads papers at breakfast, but she is not reading it now (or: at the moment). She is eating.

1. They often watch TV in the evening (to read). 2. He always walks in the garden after work (still, to work) 3. He usually plays chess well (to think). 4. He goes to the library every day (to work). 5. She always leaves town in summer (to stay home). 6. He always sleeps after lunch (to wash up). 7. It usually rains here in October (to snow). 8. He usually drives to the country for week-ends (to walk a dog). 9. A police officer usually stands on this cross-road (to check the man’s license). 10. Our children always play football in the evening (to play darts). 11. My aunt usually shops on Friday (to clean the flat). 12. They often travel at night (to sleep). 13. I always do morning exercises (to lie in bed). 14. Diana waters her flowers every morning (to cook breakfast). 15. Barbara usually checks their children’s homework in the evening (to talk on the phone). 16. Our boss holds staff meetings every Monday (to discuss an urgent problem). 17. The Damsons often receive guests on Saturdays (to repair the fridge).

Ex. 2.Answer the following questions.

E.g.: What are you doing now (to watch the birds)? – I am watching the birds.

1. What is your brother doing? (to have supper) 2. What am I doing now? (to ask questions) 3. What is Mr. Black doing now? (to work in one’s garden) 4. What is your uncle doing? (to read detective stories) 5. What is he writing with? (to write with one’s pen) 6. Where is Paul working at present? (to work on the roof) 7. What dress is Mary wearing today? (to wear jeans) 8. What is Fanny learning at present? (to learn Economy) 9. Where is Dan going now? (to go to the pub) 10. Where is Granny now? (to sit on the porch) 11. Where is he living at present? (to live abroad) 12. What is she doing? (to play the piano) 13. What is Mary reading? (to read a paper) 14. Where are your parents now? (to lie in the sun) 15. Where are you walking now? (to walk in the park) 16. Why is Ann reading the dictionary? (to look up some word) 17. Why is your mother talking so loud? (to talk to an old man) 18. Why is the boy carrying the ladder? (to pick apples) 19. Why is the basket standing at the door? (we, to plan to gather mushrooms) 20. Why is the music playing? (we, to dance)

Ex. 3.Put the verb into a necessary form.

1. I can see an airplane in the sky, it ___________ (to fly) at 3,000 feet. 2. I can see a car in the street, it ___________ (to go) fast. 3. The baby ___________ (to cry), because he is hungry. 4. Helen ___________ (not to work) now, she ___________ (to watch) television. 5. My mother ___________ (to wash) Henry’s socks at the moment, while he ___________ (to read) a book. 6. You can’t speak to Bessie now, as she ___________ (to have) a bath. 7. The wind ___________ (to blow) very hard tonight. 8. Who ___________ (to go) to see Greg off? 9. Where she ___________ (to stay) now? 10. My friend’s native town is Dresden, but he ___________ (to live) in Berlin now. 11. Hilda ___________ (to cook) dinner in the kitchen at present? 12. I ___________ (to run) very fast, as a big dog ___________ (to follow) me. 13. At the moment the dockers ___________ (to strike) at Trafalgar Square. 14. I must go, she ___________ (to wait) for me. 15. George ___________ (to sit) on the floor and ___________ (to eat) a hot dog. 16. What he ___________ (to do) right now? – He ___________ (to finish) his report. 17. For the time being Bill and Mark ___________ (to camp) in the Welsh Mountains. 18. I ___________ (to wear) shorts, because the sun ___________ (to shine) brightly today. 19. My home is England, but now I ___________ (to live) in France. 20. I ___________ (to look for) a pen, will you help me?

Ex. 4.Translate.

А.1. Хтось стукає у двері, відчини, будь ласка. 2. Починається дощ, візьми парасольку. 3. Не йди до кімнати, Тіна прибирає її. 4. Зараз будівельники працюють у нашому районі. 5. Ванесса приїжджає до Лондона наступного тижня. 6. Філ завжди перебиває дорослих! 7. Хто сміється у сусідній кімнаті? – Марта. 8. Зараз вони подорожують по Австралії. 9. Що лежить біля дверей? – Ваші черевики. 10. Ви збираєтесь на інститутську вечірку? – Ні. 11. Це ваша донька так гарно грає на фортепіано? – Так. 12. Кет не може підійти до телефону – вона миє голову. – А хто розмовляє зі мною? – Її молодша сестра. 13. З ким я розмовляю? – А куди ви телефонуєте? – Ви мені не відповідаєте. – Але я вас слухаю. 14. Вона зараз не палить тому, що її мати дивиться на неї. 15. Вони або дивляться телевізор, або грають у футбол.

В.1. Що ти їси? – Я п’ю каву, але нічого не їм. 2. Звідки йде цей шум? Ти граєш на барабані? 3. Поїзд з Києва прибуває на другу платформу, біжимо швидше! 4. Дивись, хто це виходить з автомобіля? – Твої тітка й дядько. 5. Я наглядаю за дитиною, доки її батьки ходять по крамницях. 6. Хвилинку! Він закінчує перекладати статтю. 7. Операція ще триває. Їм допомагає кращий хірург міста. 8. Я все ще чекаю відповіді на своє запитання. Ти довго збираєшся обмірковувати її? – Ні. 9. Цими днями друзі мого сина живуть у нас. 10. Тихіше, я намагаюсь зібратись з думками. 11. Чого ти на мене так дивишся? Я не обманюю тебе. 12. Чуєш? Сусіди знов кричать одне на одного. Вони завжди здіймають галас о п’ятій ранку! Я збираюсь поскаржитись у поліцію.

THE PRESENT INDEFINITE AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSES COMBINED

Ex. 1.Choose the right tense.

1. Shhh! The baby ___________ (to sleep)! The baby ___________ (to sleep) for ten hours every night. 2. Right now I am in class. I ___________ (to sit) at my desk. I usually ___________ (to sit) at the same desk in class every day. 3. Ali ___________ (to speak) Arabic. Arabic is his native language, but right now he ___________ (to speak) English. 4. Our teacher ___________ (not to stand up) right now. She ___________ (to sit) on the corner of her desk. 5. It’s 6:00 p.m. Mary is at home. She ___________ (to have) dinner. She always ___________ (to have) dinner with her family at around six o’clock. Alice ___________ (not to take) the bus to school every day. She usually ___________ (to walk) instead. 7. It ___________ (not to rain) right now. The sun ___________ (to shine). 8. It’s 7:30 a.m. and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson ___________ (to sit) at the breakfast table. She ___________ (to read) the morning paper. She ___________ (to read) the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson ___________ (to pour) a cup of coffee. He ___________ (to drink) two cups of coffee every morning before he ___________ (to go) to work. There is a cartoon on TV, but the children ___________ (not to watch) it. They ___________ (to play) with their toys instead. They usually ___________ (to watch) cartoons in the morning, but this morning they ___________ (not to pay) any attention to the TV. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson ___________ (not to watch) TV either. They ___________ (not to like) to watch cartoons.

Ex. 2.Choose the right form.

1. Look! The man (tries/ is trying) to open the door of your car! 2. The Moon (goes/ is going) round the earth. 3. I (think/ am thinking) he will be back soon. 4. Listen! They (speak/ are speaking) good English. 5. She is sorry, she (doesn’t speak/ isn’t speaking) French. 6. His parents (come/ are coming) soon. 7. They (go/ are going) to the theatre this evening. 8. The film (begins/ is beginning) at 3:30. 9. We (have/ are having) a party next Saturday. Would you like to come? 10. The next train (leaves/ is leaving) at 7 p.m. 11. Ann, is it true that you (get/ are getting) married next week? 12. I (leave/ am leaving) for London tonight.

Ex. 3.Correct these sentences.

E.g.: The Sun goes round the Earth. – The Sun doesn’t go round the Earth. The Earth goes round the Sun.

1. The Sun rises in the west. 2. Mice catch cats. 3. Carpenters make things from metal. 4. The River Amazon flows into the Pacific Ocean. 5. A football team consists of ten players. 6. Water freezes at 0° Fahrenheit. 7. A full day includes twenty hours. 8. A Solar system consists of thirteen planets. 9. A dog has five legs.

Ex. 4.Put the verb into the correct form.

A.1. Water ___________ (to boil) at 100° centigrade. 2. Greg ___________ (not to go) to the cinema very often. 3. How many languages you ___________ (to speak)? 4. The swimming pool ___________ (to open) at 9:00 and ___________ (to close) at 6:30 every day. 5. What time the banks ___________ (to close) in Britain? 6. I have a car, but I ___________ (to use) it very seldom. 7. How many cigarettes you ___________ (to smoke) every day? 8. ‘What you ___________ (to do)?’ ‘I am an electrical engineer’. 9. Where your father ___________ (to come) from? 10. If you need money, why you ___________ (not to get) a job? 11. I ___________ (to play) chess, but I ___________ (not to play) well. 12. I don’t know the word ‘deceive’. What ‘deceive’ ___________ (to mean)?

B.1. Please, don’t make much noise. I ___________ (to study). 2. How many languages Tom ___________ (to speak)? 3. This machine ___________ (not to work). It hasn’t worked for years. 4. I ___________ (not to belong) to a political party. 5. Hurry! The bus ___________ (to come). I ___________ (not to want) to miss it. 6. The River Nile ___________ (to flow) into the Mediterranean. 7. The river ___________ (to flow) very fast today, much faster than usual. 8. It ever ___________ (to snow) in India? 9. We usually ___________ (to grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we ___________ (not to grow) any. 10. ‘Can you drive?’ ‘No, but I ___________ (to learn), my father ___________ (to teach) me. ’11. You can borrow my umbrella. I ___________ (not to need) it at the moment. 12. at a party: I usually ___________ (to enjoy) parties, but I ___________ (not to enjoy) this one very much. 13. George says he is eighty, but I ___________ (not to believe him). 14. Ron is in London at the moment. He ___________ (to stay) at the Hilton Hotel. But he usually ___________ (to stay) at the Grand Hotel when he is in London. 15. My parents ___________ (to live) in Bristol. It’s their native city. Where your parents ___________ (to live)? 16. She ___________ (to stay) with her sister at the moment until she finds somewhere to live. 17.’What your father ___________ (to do)?’ ‘He is a teacher, but he ___________ (not to work) at the moment’.

Ex. 5.Decide if the sentence is correct and change the wrong verbs in bold type.

E.g.: I don’t know your telephone number. – Correct.

Please, don’t make so much noise. I study. – Please, don’t make so much noise. I am studying.

1. Look! Someone is climbing up that tree over there. 2. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? 3. Areyou believing in God? 4. Look! The man tries to steal your money. 5. The Moon goes round the Earth. 6. I’m thinking it will be a good thing to leave early. 7. The government is worried because the number of people without jobs is increasing. 8. I’m usually going to work by car.

Ex. 6.Put the verb into the correct form. Pay attention to non-progressive verbs.

1. Right now Yoko ___________ (to read) an article in the newspaper, but she ___________ (not to understand) it. Some of the vocabulary ___________ (to be) too difficult for her. 2. Right now I ___________ (to look) at the board, but I ___________ (to see) nothing there. 3. I ___________ (to need) to call my parents and tell them about my new apartment. They can’t call me because they ___________ (not to know) my telephone number. 4. This tea is good. I ___________ (to like) it. I ___________ (to prefer) tea to coffee. 5. Sam is at the library. He ___________ (to sit) at the table. He ___________ (to write) a composition. He ___________ (to use) a dictionary. The dictionary ___________ (not to belong) to him. It ___________ (to belong) to his roommate. Sam ___________ (to look up) the words in the dictionary, because he ___________ (to want) to make sure that he ___________ (not to misspell) any words. 6. Right now the children ___________ (to be) at the beach. They ___________ (to have) a good time. They ___________ (to have) a beach ball and they ___________ (to play) catch with it. They ___________ (to like) to play catch. Their parents ___________ (to sunbathe). They ___________ (to try) to get a tan. They ___________ (to listen) to some music on the radio. They also ___________ (to hear) the sound of sea-gulls and the waves. 7. Right now I ___________ (to think) about sea-gulls and waves. I ___________ (to think) that sea-gulls are beautiful birds.

Ex. 7.Use the verb in the correct form. Pay attention to non-progressive verbs.

Hear: 1. I ______ the bell every morning. 2. I ______ the bell now.

Write: 1. John ______ letters every evening. 2. John ______ a letter now.

Run: 1. Fred always ______ to school. 2. Fred ______ to school now.

Taste: 1. The soup ______ very good when the vegetables are fresh. 2. The soup ______ good.

Contain: 1. Leaves always ______ chlorophyll. 2. Can you see that leaf? It ______ chlorophyll.

Get: 1. The weather ______ cold if the north wind blows. 2. The weather ______cold now.

See: 1. We ______ the lightning before we hear the thunder. 2. There’s an airplane approaching. I ______it clearly.

Look at: 1. Dad always ______ my homework. 2. He ______ at my homework now.

Understand: 1. Some days I ______ the lesson right away. 2. Oh, yes, now I ______.

Taste: 1. She always ______ the soup before serving it. 2. She ______ the soup now.

Ex. 8.Put the verb into the correct form. Pay attention to non-progressive verbs.

A.1. Who ___________ (to knock) at the door? 2. It ___________ (to rain), take your umbrella. 3. Don’t bother me. I ___________ (to work). 4. Run downstairs. Your sister ___________ (to wait) for you. 5. What you ___________ (to think of) at the moment? 6. Let’s have some tea. I ___________ (to get) chilly. 7. Keep quiet. We ___________ (to listen) to the music. 8. ‘What Ron ___________ (to do) now?’ ‘He ___________ (to play) the violin’. 9. It’s a lovely day. The sun ___________ (to shine) brightly. 10. What you ___________ (to look) at? 11. We___________ (to drink) coffee every morning. 12. What this word ___________ (to mean)? 13. At this moment we ___________ (to do) an exercise on articles. 14. You ___________ (to know) that boy over there? 15. You ___________ (to see) anything? 16. I ___________ (not to remember) his name exactly. 17. I ___________ (to hope) that you ___________ (to know) where he ___________ (to live). 18. You ___________ (to eat) too much. Of course you ___________ (to get) fat. 19. What you ___________ (to want)? 20. Hello! What you ___________ (to do) here? 21. You ___________ (to like) what you ___________ (to do) now?

1. You ___________ (to eat) too much so of course you ___________ (to get) fat.

2. How long it ___________ (to take) you to get to the institute, usually?

3. ‘It ___________ (to snow) now?’ ‘Yes, it ___________ (to snow) very hard. You can’t get out’.

4. ‘How Peter ___________ (to get on) at school?’ ‘Very well. He ___________ (to seem) to like his life’.

5. ‘You ___________ (to wear) a new coat?’ ‘Yes, you ___________ (to like) it?’ ‘The collar ___________ (to suit) you, but it ___________ (not to fit) you very well. It ___________ (to be) much too big’.

6. Mr. Black often ___________ (to go) to the theatre, but his sister ___________ (not to go) very often. He ___________ (to like) all sorts of plays. She ___________ (to prefer) comedies.

7. ‘Why that man ___________ (to stand) in the middle of the road?’ ‘He ___________ (to try) to get across. He ___________ (to wait) for the gap in the traffic.’ ‘Why he ___________ (not to use) the subway?’ ‘Some people ___________ (not to bother) to use the subway. They ___________ (to risk) their lives.’

8. ‘I am just ___________ (to go out) to get some evening paper.’ ‘But it ___________ (to rain). Why you (not to wait)?’

9. ‘What the sound ___________ (to be) that I ___________ (to hear)?’ ‘I ___________ (not to hear) anything. (This person listens) Oh, I ___________ (to hear) it now. It’s like sheering.’ ‘I ___________ (to suppose) that the boys ___________ (to have) some sport of their own’.

10. ‘You ___________ (to recognize) that man?’ ‘I ___________ (to think) I ___________ (to recognize) him but I ___________ (not to remember) his name.’

Ex. 9.Translate.

1. Що вона зазвичай робить вечорами? – Вона або читає, або слухає радіо. 2. Яким літаком ви наступного тижня їдете в Манчестер? 3. Останній поїзд відходить о 3.15 ранку. 4. Поспішай! Наш поїзд вирушає через 15 хвилин! 5. Наступного тижня до нас приїжджають друзі з Києва. 6. Зараз Ганна шиє собі сукню. Вона всю одежу робить собі сама. 7. На ній сьогодні шляпа, тому що сонце дуже пече. 8. Я не можу дати вам зараз газету, тому що я її читаю. 9. Ви багато читаєте? – Так, багато. – Як часто ви міняєте книги? – Я їх міняю кожні три – п’ять днів. Зараз я читаю п’єси Шекспіра. 10. Ви десь бачите мої окуляри? – Ні, але я їх шукаю. 11. Що ви зазвичай маєте на сніданок? – Зазвичай я з’їдаю яйце та випиваю склянку молока. 12. Чому ви так швидко ідете сьогодні? Зазвичай ви ходите зовсім повільно. – Я поспішаю, бо зустрічаюсь зі своєю сестрою о четвертій годині. А їй не подобається, коли її примушують чекати. 13. Кожен рік він проводить відпустку в горах. 14. Мама у кухні. Вона пече торт. 15. Нашим дітям подобається грати у саду. 16. Де Том? – Він грає в саду. 17. Хтось стукає у двері. Відчиніть, будь ласка. 18. Діти чогось дуже спокійні. Будь ласка, сходіть подивіться, що вони там роблять. – Вони щось малюють. 19. Він завжди п’є рано каву, але цього ранку він п’є чай. 20. Що ви тут робите? – Допомагаю мамі. Я завжди допомагаю їй готувати вечерю. 21. Кому належить книга, яку ти зараз тримаєш у руках? 22. Я думаю про Джека. – А я думаю, тобі треба чимось зайнятись. 23. Я зараз недобре почуваюсь, але відчуваю, що це ненадовго.

REVISION EXERCISES

Ex. 1.Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous instead of the infinitives.

A.1. I ___________ (to look) for Tommy Flynn. Have you seen him? 2. You often ___________ (not to see) her now, do you? 3. You ___________ (to joke) Philip? – No, Father, I ___________ (not to joke). 4. “You ___________ (to stay) in London?” she asked as I was going. “I ___________ (to wonder) if you’d like to come to a little party I ___________ (to give) next week.” 5. How’s Jon? – He ___________ (to grow) peaches in North Caroline. 6. I want to know all about it when I ___________ (to get his letter). 7. Why you ___________ (to wear) your new clothes today and not tomorrow? 8. My dear boy, how stout you ___________ (to get)! 9. On his way he generally ___________ (to meet) many children who (to go) to school. 10. I ___________ (to act) in this case only in your interest. 11. The old proverb says: “A man’s fate ___________ (to lie) in his own heart.” 12. His dog always ___________ (to attack) strangers!

B.1. Stop smoking! The room ___________ (to be) full of smoke which ___________ (to come) from your cigar. Usually nobody ___________ (to smoke) in here as mother can’t stand it. 2. The woman who ___________ (to speak) with my sister in the yard ___________ (to be) our neighbor who ___________ (to live) across the street. 3. You ___________ (to ask) too much of me. I ___________ (to be) quite powerless to help you. 4. You ___________ (to hear) the speaker well? – Yes, I ___________ (to hear) him clearly. I ___________ (to listen) very attentively, but still I ___________ (not to understand) what he ___________ (to drive) at. 5. You ___________ (to go) in my direction? I can give you a lift. 6. It ___________ (to be) a very interesting scientific film. In it you can see how the grass ___________ (to grow) right before your eyes. 7. I ___________ (to look) at the barometer and ___________ (to see) that it ___________ (to fall). 8. Don’t enter the study. Father ___________ (to work) there and he ___________ (not to like) to be disturbed. 9. You ___________ (to see) that woman in the corner? She ___________ (to have) her dessert now. 10. Where you ___________ (to hurry)? – I ___________ (to be) afraid to miss the two-o’clock train. My friend ___________ (to come) with it.

C.1. I’m about to move to London and I ___________ (to try) to decide which books and records to take along. 2. You’re young. Young people ___________ (to do) a lot of foolish things.” 3. Why you ___________ (to wear) an engagement ring? You are not engaged. 4. One shouldn’t drink when one ___________ (to drive). 5. She always ___________ (to try) a little too hard to make people like her. 6. “What he ___________ (to do) there?” “He ___________ (to write) a book, I believe.” 7. He ___________ (to know) a lot of languages. 8. What you ___________ (to do) when you are by yourself? 9. Why you ___________ (not to try) to rest now, Sam? Try and sleep. 10. I’m sorry you ___________ (not to feel) well, dear. 11. “Ray, come here for a minute, will you?” “Oh, what you ___________ (to want)?’ Can’t you see I ___________ (to watch) TV?” 12. “What you ___________ (to do) tonight?” “I don’t know yet.” 13. “You ever ___________ (to play) cards?” he asked. 14. I ___________ (not to go) home for lunch on Mondays. Mother ___________ (to get) up early on Mondays and ___________ (to do) her washing. 15. “How quickly your mood ___________ (to change)!”

Ex. 2.Translate.

A.1. Дощ все йде. Я бачу дощові краплини на склі. 2. Ці люди так уважно дивляться на вас. Ви знаєте їх? 3. Як називається журнал, який ви продивляєтесь? 4. Чому ви стоїте коло дверей? Заходьте, ми як раз робимо чай, випийте з нами чашку. 5. Ми наближаємося до моря. 6. Що ти слухаєш? – Я слухаю концерт з Колонної зали. 7. Ця людина, звичайно, добре говорить англійською, але мені важко розуміти її, оскільки вона говорить дуже швидко, а я знаю мову не досить добре. 8. Зателефонуй на вокзал, будь ласка, та дізнайся коли приходить поїзд із Ростова. 9. Дістаньте ваш квиток. Контролер перевіряє квитки. 10. Не рухайся, фотограф вже знімає тебе. 11. Ви помилились, ви передаєте мені гірчицю, а не перець. 12. Вона завжди скаржиться на свого сина, коли б я її не зустрів. 13. Ви кажете, що скоро їдете. Я очікую, що ви зайдете та попрощаєтесь. 14. Чому ви весь час перемикаєте приймач з однієї станції на іншу? Що ви хочете послухати? 15. Не заходьте до кімнати, він проявляє плівки. 16. Я все ще не розумію вас. 17. Він знає, що ми йдемо? 18. Що ти маєш на увазі, Сем? Ти говориш загадками. 19. Невже ти не бачиш, що я втомився? Все, що мені зараз хочеться – це сигарета та ванна. 20. Як ти почуваєшся зараз? 21. Чому ти не їси суп? – Я не хочу. 22. Я бачу, що ти проводжаєш її на станцію.

B.1. Поль десь тут? – Він приймає ванну. 2. Чому ти такий сердитий? – Я не сердитий. – Тоді не кричи. – Я не кричу. 3. Де Тед? – У садку. – Що він там робить? 4. Брат ніколи не пробачить мені, якщо я дозволю тобі піти. 5. Я не маю жодного уявлення, про що ви кажете. 6. У всіх кімнатах готелю є ванна. 7. Я швидко втомлююсь. Чи значить це, що я старішаю? 8. А що люди кажуть тут про мене? 9. Як на вашу думку, чого вони чекають? 10. Цей народ говорить мовою, якої ніхто не знає. 11. Їх компанія будує новий автомобіль. Це велика новина. 12. Доречи, що тут відбувається? 13. Кожного разу, коли вам зустрінеться слово, якого ви не знаєте, шукайте його у словнику. 14. Давай я наллю тобі води. Твої руки все ще тремтять. 15. Ти пам’ятаєш Джемса? Він тепер працює на нове видавництво, і його справи йдуть непогано. 16. Я дуже зайнятий новою школою, яку ми будуємо. 17. Сем, біжи пограйся у парку. Я не дуже добре почуваюсь. 18. Я не знаю, чому я плачу. 19. Кожні вихідні він грає з друзями в гольф. Але цієї неділі він грає вже шість годин. Дивно, що це не починає йому набридати. 20. Що ми тепер збираємось їсти? – Ми йдемо до Макдоналдсу, оскільки сьогодні там проводять велике свято для дітей.

C.1. У тебе болить зуб? – Так, до того ж я ще й кашляю. – Ти завжди вигадуєш причину, щоб не йти на заняття. Я тобі не вірю. – Але ж я говорю правду. 2. Мені потрібен зошит. – Юначе, ви вмієте рахувати? Зошит коштує 25 пенсів, а ви даєте лише 21 пенс. 3. Слухай! Хтось зве тебе. – Це не має ніякого значення. 4. Вибачте, що значить ця табличка? – Я не знаю, я не вмію читати. 5. Я мию скло, сестра витирає пил, а як ти допомагаєш мамі? – Я просто вам не заважаю. – Цього недостатньо. 6. Сьогодні сильний мороз, я чекаю на тебе тут вже 15 хвилин. – Ти робиш це вперше, а я кожного дня. 7. Ти бігаєш по дві години кожного ранку вже 10 років. – Так, я пам’ятаю про здоров’я, але зараз я біжу до крамниці.

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