Времена английского глагола (стр. 7 )

Right now it (be) 3 A. M. and I (sit) at my desk. I (sit) here five hours doing my studying. My friend’s plane (leave) at 6:05, so I (decide) not to go to bed. That’s why I (write) to you at such an early hour in the day. I (get) a little sleepy, but I would rather stay up. I (take) a nap after I (get) back from taking her to the airport.

How (get, you) along? How (go, your classes)? Please write soon.

Exercise 81.

Open the brackets using present and past tenses.

1. He (to live) in Inverness when he was a child.

2. He (to live) in Inverness when the disaster occurred.

3. He (to live) in Inverness for many years when the event took place.

4. He admitted that he (to live) in Inverness at various times.

5. John (to live) in Birmingham. His job is there.

6. Henry (to live) in Glasgow at the moment but he hopes to leave soon.

7. When I quite (to finish), I called for the bill.

8. I (to finish) and only then did I realize I was in the wrong restaurant.

9. After I (to work) for some time, I heard a knock at the door.

10. The house (to smell) of gas for several days: what can be done about it?

11. I hardly (to leave) the house when it began to pour.

12. Who (to use) my safety-razor? The blade is quite blunt.

13. On Saturdays, when we (to have) lunch, we usually go for a walk.

14. «You (to do) too much recently. Have a rest.»

15. «Where you (to put) my wig? I can’t find it anywhere,» complained the bald man.

16. Where you (to go) when I passed you this morning?

17. ... you (to have) your medicine yet?

18. Why you always (to make) such idiotic mistakes?

Exercise 82.

Open the brackets using present and past tenses.

1. He explained why the three angles of a triangle (to equal) a hundred and eighty degrees.

2. I (to explain) this for hours: doesn’t even one of you understand it now?

3. While I (to explain) it to you, you have been drawing silly pictures!

4. Where you (to be) all day today?

5. I (to see) him several times this week.

6. I (to see) him several times earlier this week.

7. «Where have you been?» «I (to swim).»

8. When he (to shoot) the lion, he placed one foot on it, triumphantly.

9. Until last year he never (to see) snow on the hills.

10. When I looked out, I found it (to snow) all night.

11. Because he (to fail), he was most depressed.

12. When they (to finish), they handed in their drawings.

13. That’s very funny! Where you first (to hear) that story?

14. After I (to do) all my work, I (to go) home but I remembered I (to leave) my umbrella in the kitchen, where I (to put) it to dry, and I (to go) to fetch it.

15. You (to work) too much, I advise you to have a holiday.

Exercise 83.

Choose the correct forms of the verbs.

1. My sister has been/was interested in medicine ever since she has been/was a child.

2. How long have you studied/did you study before you have qualified/qualified?

3. Where have you first met/did you first meet your husband?

4. Is this the first time you’ve cooked/you cooked a cake?

5. We have wanted /wanted to go to the theatre last night, but there haven’t been/weren’t any seats.

6. Oh, dear. What can we do? I’m sure something dreadful has happened/happened; we’ve been waiting/we waited over an hour and he hasn’t phoned/hasn’t been phoning yet.

7. We have posted/posted the parcel three weeks ago. If you still haven’t received/didn’t receive it, please inform us immediately.

Exercise 84.

Open the brackets using the correct tense.

1. I usually (to go) to work by car, but I (to go) on the bus this week while my car (to mend).

2. You (to know) where Brian is? - I (not to see) him since lunch. I (to think) he is in the kitchen. He probably (to do) the washing up.

3. My daughter is a vegetarian. She (not to eat) meat. It is sometimes difficult in a restaurant when she (to find) they (not to have) any vegetarian dishes. That’s why she usually (to telephone) beforehand to find out what’s on the menu.

4. How long you (to live) in Liverpool? – Only three weeks. We (to stay) in a hotel until we (to find) a house to buy.

5. I (to meet) George while I (to wait) for this bus tonight. – How is he? I (not to see) him for months. – He (to seem) to be very well. – I (to think) he just (to get) a new job, … he? – Well, he just (to leave) his old job about a month ago, but he (not to find) anything else yet. He still (to look) for something.

Exercise 85.

Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

1. At the beginning of the film I realized that I saw / had seen it before.

2. I’ll get in touch with you as soon as I know / will know the results.

3. I’m sorry, I can’t talk long. I study / am studying for an examination.

4. I stay / am staying at the Hotel Superior. Why don’t you call me?

5. “What did you do / were you doing when you saw the snake?” – “I ran away!”

the time the police get there, the burglars will have vanished / vanished.

7. I’m sorry I haven’t written / didn’t write to you lately. But I’ve been working / worked hard this term.

8. When I was on holiday last summer, I was going / went to the beach every day and lie / was lying in the sun since morning till afternoon.

9. The last bus had gone / went so I made / did my way on foot.

10. Athens is / are becoming more and more attractive to tourists. Have you made / done much progress with your Greek?

11. Although the city seem / seems to some big and noisy, tourists still find / are finding a lot of quiet places with romantic atmosphere to enjoy a tasty Greek meal and listen to traditional music.

12. The number of taxis in Athens is / are amazing and apart from the rash hour it is quite difficult to get hold of one when one need / needs it.

Exercise 86.

A lawyer has made some notes about a traffic plete them by putting each verb in brackets into the correct tense. (Sometimes there is more than one correct tense.)

Traffic accident: Mr Keith Johnson, 44 Grange Rd, Milchester

1 The accident (happen) at 10.47 pm on October 23rd at the corner of Compton St and Brooks Rd, Milchester.

2 Mr and Mrs Johnson (be) on their way home, Mr Johnson (drive).

3 The couple (visit) friends. They (drink), but Mr Johnson (have) only one small whisky. He (finish) his drink at 10.15 pm.

4 It (not rain) at the time, but it (rain) shortly before, and the roads (be) wet.

5 At 10.47 pm Mr Hunter (cycle) north along Brooks Rd. He (have) his lights on.

6 Mr Johnson (not stop) at the «Stop» sign. As he (turn) into Brooks Rd, he (hit) Mr Hunter and (knock) him off his bike.

7 Mr Hunter (be) not badly hurt, but his bike (be) damaged. Mr Johnson (stop) and (report) the accident.

8 Mr Johnson (drive) for twenty years now. He (not have) an accident before.

Part 2. TENSES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE

Exercise 87.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

a) 1.They often invite me to their parties. 2.People speak English in different parts of the world. 3.One uses milk for making butter. 4.People don’t use this road very often. 5.Students write tests every month.

b) 1.They built this house in 1995. 2.Somebody locked the front door. 3.They finished their work in time. 4.The doctor carefully examined the children. 5.Someone broke my pen yesterday.

c) People will forget it very soon. 2.They will translate this book next year. 3.Someone will ask him about it. 4.Where will they build a new library? 5.They will tell me when to come.

Exercise 88.

Match the achievements and the people. Use the Past Simple Passive of the following verbs: to discover, to invent, to write, to sing, to compose, to design, to build, to create.

Pattern: The wireless was invented by Marconi.

Exercise 89.

What changes have been made?

Exercise 90.

Choose the correct form: Active or Passive.

1. The children taught / were taught Italian.

2. This problem will discuss / will be discussed at the conference.

3. The president interviewed / was interviewed on French TV.

4. Teachers had given / had been given a new pay rise by the government.

5. Walt Disney created / was created the cartoon character of Mickey Mouse.

6. The firm has been making / has been made dresses for twenty years.

7. He treats / is treated the girl very badly.

8. He said that he had taken / had been taken his watch to a watchmaker’s.

9. Many new houses have been built / have built this year.

Exercise 91.

Make the following sentences passive according to the pattern. Give two variants:

Pattern: They showed me a very interesting book.

a) I was shown a very interesting book.

b) A very interesting book was shown (to) me.

1. My mother told me the news yesterday.

2. Their friends sent them their photographs last week.

3. They gave us a lot of money.

4. My mother teaches them English at school.

5. He promised me this book.

6. The librarian offered me a new novel.

7. He wrote many letters to his wife.

8. The guide showed us many beautiful monuments.

Exercise 92.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

1. No one has seen him anywhere this week. 2.Somebody has invited her to the party. 3.They have done all the exercises in written form. 4.They had done everything before we came. 5.Evidently someone had informed him of the news before they announced it. 6.They are constructing some new metro lines now. 7.Wait a little. They are examining the last student. 8.We could not use the tape recorder, they were repairing it. 9.They have not yet told him about it. 10.The branches of the tree hid her face. 11.I am sure your presents will please me.