Времена английского глагола (стр. 13 )

5. I study French. I (have studied, had studied, have been studied, am studying) it for three months now.

6. No one noticed her (took, take, taken, was taking) the dictionary.

7. The cake (will eat, would eat, will be eaten, has been eaten) in the evening if it (has made, will be made, would be made, has been made) by that time.

8. I noticed a girl (to come, come, came, were coming) into the garden and now she (picked, was picking, is picking, picks) up some flowers.

Exercise 148.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1. She asked if I (should ring, ring, rang, should have rung) her up at 9 o’clock.

2. I don’t know where (does she live, she lives, she does live, she live).

3. The letter (has been written, had been written, has written, has been writing) by my friend.

4. She decided that if she (doesn’t meet, won’t meet, didn’t meet, hasn’t met) him she (will write, would write, to write, will have written) him a letter.

5. She (came, come, will come, would come) to our town two years ago and since that time I often (had seen, have seen, has seen, saw) her.

6. If you (don’t mind, will not mind, would not mind, didn’t mind) she (would go, has gone, has been going, will go) to the theatre with us.

7. When I returned home, my little sister (have already slept, already slept, have already been sleeping, had already slept) for about an hour.

Exercise 149.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1. He knew we (play, should play, shall play, have played) tennis while they (are doing, were doing, would be doing, was doing) their homework.

2. If you (began, have been begun, begin, will begin) translating the text at nine tomorrow, you (finished, have finished, will have finished, would have finished) this work by dinner.

3. I (must go, have to go, will have to go, had to go) to the doctor because I felt bad, but nobody knew that I (have fallen ill, had fallen ill, fell ill, was fallen ill).

4. There (was, were, be, been) a table and some chairs in the kitchen and I wondered if there (has been, had been, was, were) ever a cupboard in it too.

5. I heard her (to make, was making, make, made) so many mistakes that I could not believe when I (were told, was told, had told, had been told) she (has studied, was studied, had been studied, had studied) the language for 5 years already.

6. I saw mother (come, came, coming, have come) into the room and (laid, have laid, lie, lay) the table because she (has invited, had invited, having invited, would invite) some guests to dinner.

Exercise 150.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1.They (live, have lived, are living) here since 1990.

2.Look, the bone (had eaten, is eating, is eaten, is being eaten) by the dog. 3.I did not know you (were, are, is, was) ill.

4.If I (took, had taken, have taken, should take) the medicine yesterday, I (were, should have been, would, should be) well now.

5.By the time they (come, will come, will have come, came) we’ll have translated the text.

6.He suggested that his friend (would go, should go, went, will go) with us.

7.When (did, have, had, was) you come? - I (was, has, have, did) just come.

8.How long (are, do, have) you (studying, studied, study) English? - Since I (was, were, have been, had been) in the 4th form.

9.I (told to, told, said) him that it (has been, is, were, was) too (late, lately).

10.There (was, were) a table and some chairs in the room.

11.Nancy suggested (going, to go) to the lake this weekend.

12.It’s too noisy here. Stop (to talk, talking)!

13.The dog wagged (his, its, it’s) tail when it saw the master.

14.Last night I read an (excited, exciting) story.

15.Clyde was (so, such) happy about his new job.

16.Edward felt (sleepy, sleepily) after the big meal.

17.Peter was (laying, lying) on the sofa when I entered the room.

18.Clara is trying (hard, hardly) to come home for Christmas.

19.Success (as, like) a teacher depends (at, from, on) your ability to understand (student’s, students’, students) needs.

20. My sister is two years (elder, older) than me. She is a (high, tall) girl.

21.My sister is married (on, to, with, -) an artist.

22.There are not (some, any, no) clouds (at, in, on) the sky.

23.Our train will arrive (at, in, to) Moscow (at, in, on) 5 o’clock (at, in, on) Monday.

24.I couldn’t answer (at, on, to, -) the question.

25.I’ve never been (at, in, to) Paris.

26.(a, the, -) roses are (a, the, -) beautiful flowers.

27.(a, the, -) Smirnovs live (at, in, on) (a, the, -) Gorky Street.

28.Open your books at (a, the, -) page 3 and read (a, the, -) first sentence.

29.What (a, the, -) fine weather!

30.(It, there) was too dark in the room.

Exercise 151.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1. I think I will buy a dog because sometimes I feel (lonely, alone).

2. Could you describe (how, what) the driver looked like?

3. I rarely (do, make) more than three mistakes in an essay.

4. The pupils (needn’t, mustn’t) go to the meeting if they don’t want to.

5. (It, there) is no need to tell the police about the accident.

6. Many firms survive by (raising, rising) productivity.

7. We spent a week in Malta, a small sunny island, (whose, which) inhabitants are very friendly.

8. (It, there) is exactly two weeks since I last went to New York.

9. As (usually, usual), he arrived five minutes late.

10. Please, remember (to feed, feeding) the cat.

11. People are used to (consider, considering) women inferior to men.

12. I buy a lot of fresh (fruit, fruits) and (vegetable, vegetables).

13. A large number of cars (was, were) parked outside the school.

14. The police (was, were) not able to find anything.

15. The college is a twenty - (minute, minutes) bus ride from my flat.

16. Our grammar teacher gives us a lot of (homework, homeworks).

17. To get a job in Switzerland, foreigners need (-, a) special permission.

18. Sending people to (-, a, the) prison is not the way to reduce crime.

19. There are hundreds of millions of stars in (-, a, the) space.

20-30: Insert prepositions where necessary.

20. The sales manager was absent ___ the meeting.

21. They still can’t find an answer ___ the problem.

22.The waiter was made to apologize ___ my father for being rude.

23. He approached ___ my table and took a seat opposite me.

24. She was sitting ___ a big armchair.

25. He asked her ___ a glass of water.

26. I want to describe ___ you some of the difficulties.

27. It’s difficult to concentrate ___ such a long time.

28. I read the magazine when I returned ___ home.

29. I work eight hours ___ a day.

30. She smiled ___ me as if she knew me.

Exercise 152.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1.The sun (raised, rose) and (it, there) became quite warm.

2.She (lay, laid, lied) the book on the upper shelf.

3.Do you go to the University (by, on, with) bus or (by, on, with) (foot, feet)?

4.In September he got a three-(week, weeks, week’s) leave.

5.John and Paul are brothers. These are (John’s and Paul’s, John’s and Paul, John and Paul’s) parents.

6.(a, the, -) largest island in (a, the, -) world is (a, the, -) Greenland.

7.(a, the, -) coffee is too strong. I can’t drink (a, the, -) strong coffee.

8.This is the letter (bringing, brought) yesterday.

9.The idea was quite (frightening, frightened).

10.She stopped (laughing, to laugh) when she saw the teacher.

11.If you greet a woman you should (raise, rise) your hat.

12.Why have you (laid, lain, lied) the table for six?

13.In (Ann’s and Mary’s, Ann’s and Mary, Ann and Mary’s) rooms there are a lot of flowers.

14.Ann is three years (elder, older) than her brother.

15.Explain (at, to, -) me the way to the station and give (to, -) me some money to get there.

16.Neither she nor I (am, are, is) fond of skiing.

17.I try not to be absent (at, from, on) the classes but yesterday I was late (at, for, on) the first lesson.

18. I don’t like to sit (in, on) an armchair while doing my homework, I prefer sitting (in, on) a chair.

19.It’s a pleasure to listen (to, -) the singing of birds (at, in, on) (a, the, -) fine spring morning.

20.He (said, spoke, told) to us, «I can’t (say, speak, tell) Russian. Will you (say, speak, tell) me the way to the hotel (in, on) English)?»

21.Boys are usually fond of playing (in, -) (a, the, -) football but my brother likes to play (on, -) (a, the, -) piano much more.

22.Can I (borrow, lend) your pen for (a, the, -) minute?

23.The table is made (from, of) wood and metal. Bread is made (from, of) flour and water.

24.I rarely (do, make) more than three mistakes in an essay.

25.The police (was, were) not able to find anything.

Exercise 153.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1. How much money do you spend (on, at, for, to) food each month?

2. Will you give me two (else, still, more, another) stamps?

3. Can you tell me (another, other, else, more) amusing story?

4. He didn’t (sat, tell, talk, speak) a word about his plans.

5. It was a through train so we (mustn’t, hadn’t, didn’t have to, had not to) change trains.

6. If I want to buy a jacket I always (try it on, try on it, try it, it try on).

7. You’d better (not to go, don’t go, not go, didn’t go) out alone at night.

8. You needn’t (say to, told, speak to, spoke to) Mike.

9. It’s (less dangerous, little dangerous, dangerous, a little dangerous) to cross the river in this place than over there.