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Put the verb in the brackets into the Present Continuous Tense.
1. What are you doing now? 2. She is sitting in an armchair and is watching TV. 3. They are not swimming in the river now. 4. We are going to the park. 5. She is not cooking supper now. 6. I am smoking a cigarette. 7. Nick and Kate are playing in the children`s room.
Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous Tenses.
1. The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? 2. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. 3. Tom is having a shower at the moment. 4. Tom has a shower every morning. 5. Why are you smoking here?And where do people usually smoke in this building? 6. We go to the Crimea every summer. 7. She usually does her homework at home, but now she is doing it at the library.
3. Use the correct form of the verb to be (the Present Continuous or the Past Continuous Tenses).
1. When I came to the river the sun was shining. 2. She is thinking about tomorrow`s conference at the moment. 3. While she was cooking, John and Mary were talking on the phone. 4. While the robber was putting money into the bag the police came. 5. He is waiting for his girlfriend now.
Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous, the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous Tenses.
1. Usually he drinks tea for supper. 2. Were you drinking tea at that time yesterday?No, I wasn`t drinking tea at that time yesterday. 3. When I came to my friend`s place, he was watching TV. 4. I was doing shopping from 5 till 8 yesterday. 5. My mother didn`t sleep well last night. 6. My mother wasn`t sleeping at that time yesterday. 7. When the taxi arrived I was still packing my things. 8. We prefer bananas, she prefers pineapples.
Match the parts I and II.
1. He is writing a new novel at the moment. (e)
2. I write letters to him sometimes. (d)
3. It will be cool tomorrow morning. (f)
4. Mike was watching the football match at this time yesterday. (a)
5. She leaves the house at 8.30 every day. (c)
6. They were talking to the boss at 3 o`clock yesterday. (b)
Translate into English. Use Indefinite or Continuous Tense forms.
1. She liked the travelling. 2. I usually write a lot of letters. 3. Tomorrow we are going to Kiev. 4. The light went out when they were having supper. 5. Who will translate this text? 6. Where are the children? They are still playing in the yard. 7. Where does your brother work?He works in the institute. 8. Who was playing tennis when you entered the gym?
Make the following sentences interrogative.
1. The children are reading an interesting book.
ü Are the children reading an interesting book? (General)
ü Who is reading an interesting book? (To the subject)
ü What are the children reading? (Special)
ü Are the children reading an interesting book or a magazine? (Alternative)
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ü The children are reading an interesting book, aren`t they? (Disjunctive)
2. We were waiting for our friends.
ü Were we waiting for our friends? (General)
ü Who was waiting for the friends? (To the subject)
ü What were we doing? (Special)
ü Were we waiting for our friends or relatives? (Alternative)
ü We were waiting for our friends, weren`t we? (Disjunctive)
Choose the right variant.
1. Our class in English will take place in room (b) one.
2. My watch is (b) five minutes fast.
3. We leave for London on (a) the tenth of January.
4. (a) Five hundred sportsmen took part in this competition.
5. (b) Thousands of people go to work by metro.
9. Use some, any, no or their derivatives.
1. I would like some more coffee. 2. Have you got some money with you? 3. There aren`t any books on this table, but there are some copybooks. 4. Did you say anybody about it?No, I said nobody. 5. I can do this job alone. I don`t need anybody to help me. 6. Can anybody tell me how to get to the library?Yes, take any bus that goes towards the centre of the town. 7. Something serious can come out of this. 8. Sally, there is somebody downstairs who wants to speak to you.
Choose the right pronoun.
1. Every (a) time I see her she speaks about her dog.
2. The play itself (b) was interesting but the acting was poor.
3. No one (b) has lived in this house for years.
4. It`s rather a good book, but I don`t like some (a) of stories here.
5. Are there any (a) mistakes in your dictation?Yes, there are some (b).
6. Everybody (c) knows that.
11. Insert much, many, little, few, a little, a few.
1. There is so much snow on the roof. 2. I can`t drink this tea. There is too little (much) sugar in it. 3. I saw Ann a few days ago. 4. Do many people know about this new shop?No, only few. 5. How many pieces of sugar do you put in your tea? 6. Her English is very good. She makes few mistakes. 7. She didn`t eat anything, but she drank much water.
12. Translate into English using some, any, much, many, little, few, a little, a few or their derivatives.
1. He has very many books. 2. I want to tell you something. 3. She speaks a little, but does much. 4. How many children do they have? 5. We have spent very much money. 6. Would you like some coffee?Yes, a little. 7. Any child can answer this question. 8. Somebody called us today and wanted to tell you something.
13. Make sentences using to be going to construction.
1. I am goingto play the piano. 2. My friend is goingto pay for the trip. 3. We are goingto become famous lawyers. 4. John is going to write a report.
14. Disagree as in the model (both, neithernor).
1. They will go neither to Canada nor to Australia. 2. She drinks neither water nor coffee after lunch. 3. Neither Ann nor Jill is fond of honey.
Express the same idea in English.
1. He will be either a lawyer or a scientist. 2. Buy either apples or oranges. 3. Do this either today or tomorrow.
