Методичка the Verb. The indefinite tenseforms the Present Indefinite Tense

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Exercise 10. Open the brackets using the Present Perfect or the Past Simple tense-forms.

1. I (shout) at them and they (run) away. 2. What’s the best film you ever (see)? 3. Simon is not at home. He (go) to a football match. 4. It was such a wonderful performance that we (applaud) for fifteen minutes. 5. Why do you look so sad? Anything (happen)? 6. Jaime lives in Venezuela; he never (see) snow. 7. I (not/wake) at 7 o’clock yesterday, because my mother (not/be) at home. 8. Anyone (see) my dictionary? I can’t find it. 9. A lot of rain (fall) last week. 10. When I (get) home late yesterday evening my dad (be) very angry. 11. I (know) Helen for 10 years. We (study) at university together. She was one of the best students. 12. Alexander Fleming (invent) penicillin in 1928. 13. The house they (buy) looks much larger than ours. 14. I (order) a taxi to take me to the airport. So we’ll be on time. 15. You (cut) your finger! How it (happen)? 16. Peter (not/eat) all the bread and butter, he (leave) some on the plate. 17. He (be) interested in jazz ever since he (leave) school. 18. We (have) a lovely time in Wales. – So you (enjoy) your holiday, didn’t you? 19. I (use) to like swimming but I don’t now. 20. I never (see) so many beautiful girls as here at the party. 21. My elder brother (have) a car for two years already. He (buy) it in France. 22. Jane (recover) yet? – No, she is still in hospital. 23. My watch (stop). I must take it to the watchmaker’s. 24. Shakespeare (be) born in 1564 and (die) in 1616. 25. I’m sorry I can’t accept your invitation. We already (make) our plans for the holiday. 26. I (begin) to teach Max to ride a bike last year. 27. We (run) out of sugar. Can you go and get some from the shop? 28. My brother is an actor. He already (appear) in several films. 29. What your father (give) you for your last birthday? 30. You (see) Tom? – Yes, I (talk) to him an hour ago. 31. Are you the boy whose dog (make) a terrible noise at night? – I’m sorry, but you are mistaken, sir. I never (own) a dog. 32. What (happen) there? – The dog (bite) the boy when he entered the garden. 33. You (know) each other before? – Yes. We first (meet) 3 years ago. 34. He (take) off his pullover, (lie) down on the sofa and (start) to read a magazine. 35. I don’t keep pets now but I (use) to keep a dog when I (be) a boy. 36. I (iron) Jim’s shirts this morning and in the afternoon I (do) the shopping. 37. Why are you limping? – I (twist) my ankle. 38. The plane (take) off from London at 9.00 and (land) in Geneva at 10.30. 39. Joanna (not/change); she is the same as ever. 40. When I (switch) on the dishwasher, the machine (make) a loud noise. 41. People always (want) to be able to fly like birds in the sky. 42. I once (play) a guitar which (have) only five strings. 43. I never (teach) a class where the students are so lazy. 44. I (lose) a button. I don’t suppose I’ll ever find it. 45. The slower you eat the more you will think you (eat). 46. You (be) already late for classes twice this week, Nick. 47. What a surprise! You’re the very person I (want) to see so much. 48. They say the police already (catch) both of the thieves. 49. When we (be) kids, we (love) the beach very much, so we (use) to spend all our holidays at the sea. 50. You (make up) your mind yet? What you (decide) to do? 51. She (slip) her arm under his and (give) him a nudge. 52. Thanks a lot. It (be) a wonderful holiday. We (have) a great fun. 53. Since when you (lose) sight of him? 54. Anyone (leave) a note for me? 55. The employment office (call) me twice since I (move) to Los Angeles. 56. When we (live) in the north the water pipes (use) to freeze every winter and we (have) to call in a plumber. 57. People (use) to come at the weekends, but during the week I (be) alone in that huge house. 58. You (work) as a mechanic before? – Yes, I (use) to change flat tires. 59. We (see) him at the summer course in London. 60. All the shirts you (send) your farther (fit) him perfectly so far. 61. Although I (study) French for years I have difficulty in speaking the language. 62. John whose grades are the highest in the school (receive) a scholarship. 63. Yesterday we (have) supper with the neighbours of ours. 64. Some years ago I (come) across this photo in an old magazine. 65. We (not/give) him a thing to eat since he (arrive). 66. Jerry (fail) his exams. He’ll have to take them again. 67. It’s ages since I last (see) a decent comedy film on television. 68. We understood that it (be) just a slip of the tongue. 69. The police (find) the bomb yet? 70. When I (go) to book a ticket to Athens, I (find) that the flight (be) full. 71. I’m not disappointed with today’s result. After all we (win) ten matches already this season. 72. I never (do) anything like it before. We’ll have to start from scratch. 73. My computer (break down) again. It’s time for me to buy a new word processor. 74. I can’t afford a holiday abroad until I (pay back) all my debts. 75. They always (bring) flowers when they came to visit me. 76. The butcher (cut) some steak, (wrap) it up and (hand) it to me. 77. Since the baby (be) born, they (have) a lot of sleepless nights. 78. I’m sorry for her. She (have) bad luck all her life. 79. Jack (climb) quite a number of mountains but he never (be) to Everest. 80. You (see) my gloves, by any chance? 81. He (give up) smoking yet? When he (do) it? 82. What’s up? You (hurt) your ankle? How you (do) it?
Exercise 11. Open the brackets using the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous, the Past Continuous, the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect Tense.

1. In the morning, coming down the stairs, Rosemary (see) Tony who (lie) in the sitting room. “What you (do) here?” “I (sleep) here.” “I am sorry we (take) your room.” 2. He’s a night watchman. He (work) at night and (sleep) in the daytime. It’s noon now and he still (sleep). 3. I first (meet) Richard a month ago, and I (meet) him several times since then. 4. I usually (go) to bed before midnight. 5. What your brother (do) now? – He (play) tennis with our neighbour, they (play) it every day. 6. I (write) to my parents a fortnight ago, but I (not / have) a reply yet, so I just (write) again. 7. It’s 3 p.m. and he (not / eat) anything today, but he (eat) a good dinner last night. 8. Is Mary ready to come out? – No, she still (dress). 9. I (read) this book several times. I first (read) it in 1990. 10. He often (read) detective stories; he (read) a very good one now. 11. She (not / have) a holiday since 1996, but she (have) a very long holiday in 1995. 12. She (meet) Helen when she (walk) along the street.
Exercise 12. Translate into English.

1. Я потеряла иголку. Я нигде не могу найти ее. 2. Ты смотрел вчера фильм по телевизору? 3. Ее родители купили ей машину на 21-ый день рождения. 4. У нее теперь очень короткие волосы. Она сделала новую стрижку. 5. Вчера вечером он пришел домой очень поздно. Он принял ванну и потом лег спать. 6. Вы посетили много музеев, когда были в Лондоне? 7. Книги нет на полке. Кто-то взял ее. 8. Когда твой отец бросил курить? 9. Я не завтракал утром, потому что мне не хотелось есть. 10. Почему ты не хотел играть в шахматы вчера? 11. Машина выглядит очень чистой. Ты вымыл ее? 12. Кто пришёл? 13. Кто взял мою ручку? 14. Мы не встречались с 1998 года, не правда ли? 15. Я знаю Бориса с детства. 16. Они никогда не были в театре. 17. Где вы были всё это время? 18. Когда вы послали телеграмму? 19. Почему вы не перевели текст? 20. Пойдём в библиотеку. – Я только что там был. 21. Когда ты видела Нину? 22. Я ещё не сделал это упражнение. 23. Мы пригласили их на наш концерт. 24. Она пошла гулять. 25. Вы уже посетили наш музей? 26. Почему Вы не сделали домашнее задание? – Я был занят вчера. 27. Вы купили билеты? 28. Когда вы купили билеты?
Exercise 13. Open the brackets using Present Perfect, Present Continuous, Present Simple or Past Simple.

1. Please, give me a pencil. I (to lose) mine. 2. I (not to meet) Peter since Monday. 3. Nina just (to finish) work. 4. Where Sergey (to be)? He (to go home). He (to leave) the room a minute ago. 5. What you (to read) now? – I (to read) “Jane Eyre” by Ch. Bronte. 6. They (to read) “Ivanhoe” by W. Scott a month ago. What about you? You (to read) “Ivanhoe”? 7. My watch (to stop). There (to be) something wrong with it. 8. You (to see) Jack today? – Yes, I (to see) him at the University. 9. You (to hear) the new symphony by M.? – Yes I ... – When you (to hear) it? – I (to hear) it last Sunday. 10. You (to change) so much. Anything (to happen)? 11. What you (to do) here at such a late hour? You (to write) your composition? – No, I (to write) it already. I (to work) at my report. – And when you (to write) your composition? I (to finish) it 2 days ago. 12. I say, Tom, let’s have dinner. – No, thank you, I already (to have) dinner. 13. What the weather (to be) like? It still (to rain)? – No, it (to stop) raining.
Exercise 14. Open the brackets using Present Perfect, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. They (to go) to the Hermitage last week. 2. They (to be) to the Hermitage twice this week. 3. After school yesterday he (to come) home, (to have) dinner, (to read) an article from the latest magazine and (to begin) doing his homework. 4. When your friend (to return) from the south? – She (to return) yesterday. You (to go) to the station to meet her? – No I ..., I (to be) too busy. 5. With whom you (to discuss) this question yesterday? 6. I (to see) this film this week. I like it very much. 7. When I (to enter) the kitchen I (to see) that my mother (to stand) at the table and (to cut) some cabbage. She (to cook) dinner. 8. As soon as I (to hear) a cry I (to run) out of the room and (to see) that a child (to lie) on the ground and (to cry). “What (to happen)? Why you (to cry)? You (to hurt) yourself?” – I asked. 9. As soon as I (to see) him, I (to understand) that he (to work) hard. He (to write) something and (not to notice) anything. 10. When I (to come) home yesterday, the children (to run) and (to sing) melody. “We (to learn) a new song!” – They cried. 11. When the young man (to enter) the room, she (to look) at him in surprise. “What you (to want) to tell me?” she (to say). “Why you (to come)?” 12. It (to rain) hard when I (to leave) home yesterday, so I (to return), (to put) on my raincoat and (to start) again. 13. Your brother (to return) from the north? – Yes, he (to come) a few days ago. 14. You (to be) to the Crimea? When you (to be) there? – I (to be) there in 1993. 15. Where (to be) your brother? – He just (to come) home. He (to take) a shower in the bathroom now.
Exercise 15. Translate into English, using the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous, the Past Continuous, the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect.

1. В пятницу на прошлой неделе шел сильный дождь. 2. Я обычно завтракаю в половине восьмого. 3. Он уже построил дачу? – Нет, он все еще строит ее. 4. Почему вы идете так быстро? – Я иду быстро, потому что я боюсь опоздать на электричку. 5. Моя сестра никогда не носит шубу. 6. Почтальон обычно приходит в восемь часов вечера. Сейчас уже половина девятого, а он все еще не пришел. 7. Когда я пришел к Пете в прошлое воскресенье, он читал новую книгу. 8. Лекция еще не началась, и студенты разговаривают. Лекция начинается обычно в девять часов. 9. В школе он играл в баскетбол. 10. Я не играл в волейбол с 1989 года. 11. Автор еще молодой человек. Он написал свою первую пьесу в 2006 году. 12. Сейчас 9 часов вечера. Ребенок уже заснул. Вчера вечером он лег спать гораздо позже. 13. Я никогда не был в Москве. Мне очень хочется попасть туда. 14. Я очень рад вас видеть. Мы не виделись с 1997 года. 15. Где сейчас ваш брат? Я не виделся с ним несколько лет. 16. Он никогда не видел таких прекрасных картин. Музей ему очень нравится. 17. Мы только что говорили с деканом об этом. 18. Ты уже отправил письмо? – Да. 19. Помогите мне, пожалуйста. Я потерял свой ключ и не могу попасть домой. 20. Вы когда-либо видели этот фильм? 21. Пойдём в столовую. – Нет, спасибо. Я только что позавтракал. 22. Почему ты включил свет? В комнате всё ещё светло. 23. Они собираются продать свой дом. Ты что-нибудь слышал об этом? 24. Вы уже получили ответ от Анны? – Нет, мы ещё ей не писали. 25. В этом году вы часто были в историческом музее? – Нет. А вы? 26. Где вы купили эту вещь? – Я её не покупал. Это подарок. 27. Ты ещё делаешь уроки? – Нет. Я уже сделал. 28. С какого времени она болеет?
The Past Perfect Tense
Exercise 1. Put the verb in brackets into the Past Indefinite and the Past Perfect.

1. They hardly (go) when aunt Julia (wander) slowly into the room. 2. He hardly (reach) the door of his office when he (encounter) two young men. 3. He scarcely (take) a few steps along the street, when three men (appear) from around the corner. 4. No sooner he (start) to play than one string on the violin (break). 5. They barely (leave) the room when the chaos (break) out. 6. No sooner they (arrive) at Rougemont than her sister (ring) up from home about an accident with her little daughter. 7. No sooner the curtains (fall) than he (rise) to go. 8. Hardly he (ask) his questions when she (answer) them. 9. He scarcely (take) off his coat when he (begin) to read the letter. 10. Scarcely Nell (settle) herself on a little heap of straw in the corner, when she (fall) asleep. 11. The rain nearly (stop) when he (reach) his hotel. 12. He scarcely (say) the first words when she (interrupt) him.
Exercise 2. Put the verb in brackets into the Past Indefinite and the Past Perfect.

1. She realized that she was going to faint. She (eat) nothing since the picnic. 2. His wife (not / be) in. She (go) out a quarter of an hour before. 3. After dinner Mr. Grag proposed a game of cards. He (not / play) cards since his illness. 4. Dr. Lecter (be) English, though he (live) in America for thirty years. 5. His smile (be) something she never (see) before. 6. We hardly (leave) the town, when it (begin) to rain. 7. He (come) into the room a moment after I (get) there. 8. When he (return) at eleven o’clock the telegram (arrive). 9. When they (go) I (get) busy at the desk. 10. When evening (fall) their son (leave) the house. 11. I hardly (be) there five minutes when Mrs. Brown (come) in with the coffee. 12. The moon (not / rise). There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night. 13. Scarcely they (move) into the new house when their friends (come) in. 14. The evening (go) off easier than she (expect). 15. But the village he (show) her (be) the best he ever (see). 16. Just at that moment a boy and a girl (come) and (sit) down where the old couple (be) before. 17. I (keep) silence for a little while, thinking of what he (tell) me. 18. Soames (spend) the night at Winchester, a place he often (hear) of but never (see). 19. She (know) why he (come). 20. Within a week she (know) the fearful mistake she (make).
Exercise 3. Open the brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. He (to study) French before he (to enter) the university. 2. Jenny (to say) that he (to get) his education in Cape Town. 3. The boy (to want) to act the main part in the play because he (to organize) the theatre. 4. Jenny (not to know) who (to attack) him in the darkness. 5. The girl (to be) glad that she (to find) a seat near the window. 6. Suddenly he (to remember) that he (not to ring) her up in the morning. 7. By the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers. 8. When his uncle (to leave), he (to hurry) to the station to book a ticket. 9. She (to think) that Girt and Jenny (to quarrel). 10. When I (to come) home, my mother (to tell) me that she (to receive) a letter from grandpa. 11. Where you (to work) before you (to enter) the university? 12. On my way to school I (to remember) that I (to leave) my report at home. 13. He (to open) his eyes, (to look) around and (to try) to remember what (to happen) to him. 14. All the passengers (to see) at once that the old man (to travel) a great deal in his life.
Exercise 4. Put the verb in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous and the Past Perfect.

1. He (close) the window and (sit) in his armchair. 2. When I (arrive) the lecture already (start). 3. The rain (stop) and the sun (shine) brightly. 4. Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words. 5. I (watch) his eyes pretty closely while we (exchange) these remarks. 6. Scarcely I (close) the door when a gust of wind (open) it again. 7. When I (come) to them they (tell) me that he just (leave). 8. When I (look) for my passport, I (find) his old photograph. 9. You (look) very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)? 10. He (not / be) there five minutes, when the storm (begin). 11. He (not / allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow). 12. I (call) Paul at 7.00 but it wasn’t necessary because he already (get) up. 13. When I (come) to see my friend, I (find) him lying in bed. He (look) very pale as he (be) seriously ill for the whole month. 14. When he (seal) and (stamp) the envelope, he (go) back to the window and (draw) a long breath. 15. I (see) you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use) a stick? – I (use) it because I (hurt) my leg that morning. 16. We (return) home at nightfall and we (be) very glad to get home again, but we (have) a wonderful day. 17. As they (walk) along the road they (hear) a car coming from behind them. Tom (turn) round and (hold) up his hand. The car (stop). 18. When I (arrive) at the station Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress and (look) very pretty. 19. When I (see) him he (paint) a portrait of his wife. 20. While he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain. 21. While I (say) goodbye to the rest of the guests Isabel (take) Sophie aside.
Exercise 5. Translate into English.

1. Когда вы пришли, я уже выполнил домашнее задание. 2. К 7 часам все уже были на вокзале. 3. К тому времени, как вы позвонили, гости ещё не собрались. 4. Вы изучали английский перед тем, как поступить на эти курсы? 5. Сколько страниц в этой книге они перевели к концу прошлой недели? 6. Ты закончил свою работу к этому времени вчера, не так ли? 7. Что вы уже подготовили к тому времени? 8. Кто уже сдал экзамен к тому моменту? 9. Дождь уже прекратился, когда мы вышли из дома. 10. Вы вчера ходили в театр, не так ли? 11. Почему же вы нас не пригласили? 12. Я знал, что Анна никогда не бывала в США. 13. Я позвонил ему после того, как получил телеграмму от нашего друга. 14. К трём часам они уже подготовили машину и упаковали вещи. 15. Он надеялся, что с ними ничего не случилось. 16. Он знал, что секретарь заказала билеты туда и обратно. 17. Они опоздали на поезд, потому что попали в пробку? 18. Только они отъехали, как Петр сказал: “По-моему, я забыл билеты дома”. 19. Совещание только началось, когда открылась дверь, и вошёл профессор Браун. 20. К тому времени, как я пришёл, все уже собрались. 21. Они закончили украшать зал к 5 часам. 22. Он вошёл в зал, когда представление уже началось. 23. Учитель закрыл журнал и начал объяснять новое правило. 24. Когда я вошёл в класс, учитель уже закрыл журнал и объяснял новое правило. 25. Я понял, что читал эту книгу до того, как прочитал её до конца. 26. Выйдя на улицу, Саша вспомнил, что оставил ключи дома. 27. Он сказал, что не видел своего друга 2 дня и думает, что тот заболел. 28. Она дала мне письмо только после того, как я сказал ей своё имя. 29. Отец Павла показал нам мост, который он построил в 1997 году.