1. Open brackets and use one of the Future tenses.

1. I (do) my homework tomorrow/at 6 o’clock tomorrow/by 6 o’clock tomorrow.

2. I (write) a composition the whole morning next Sunday.

3. I (not go) to the cinema tomorrow.

4. He (do) this work by next Sunday.

5. When I come home tomorrow, my family (have) dinner.

6. By the time I come they (go) away.

7. Ring me as soon as you (come) home.

8. I (translate) this text for 2 hours, when I come.

9. When you (go) to the Library? - I (go) there tomorrow.

10. At this time tomorrow we (discuss) your report.

on Sunday

when I come

usually on Sunday at

5 o’clock next Tuesday.

1. Put the verb into the tense form according to the indicator of time.

1. He (write) the report now

last weekend

at the moment

this week already

when I leave for Moscow

2. They (have) a party every weekend

by the time you come

by next week

3. I (see) this film already

for 2 hours already

when we come

before we came

4. My mother (make) a cake next Sunday

Sequence of Tenses

1. Translate into Russian. Define the tense forms.

1. I knew that you were ill.

2. He knew that you had been ill.

3. We found that she left home at 8 o’clock every morning.

4. They learned that she had left home at 10 that morning.

5. She said that her friend was a doctor.

6. She told us that her father had been a doctor.

7. They said they would leave the next day.

8. She told us she had already found the book.

9. He was sure he would have finished the work by Sunday.

10. I hoped it wouldn’t change for the worse.

2. Put these sentences into Past tenses.

1. She says she learns two foreign languages.

2. I’m afraid they don’t know each other.

3. They say it is raining hard.

4. I don’t know who has brought the telegram.

5. I know he has been able to drive since childhood.

6. I suppose my friend will come to the party.

7. I’m sure our team will win the game.

8. They think English is easy to learn.

9. Kate says she has been to Britain several times.

10. They say they received the letter yesterday.

11. Mother says Jack returned an hour ago.

12. She says she will cook the dinner-herself.

3. Translate into Russian.

1. Он сказал, что она знает английский

• они ходят в театр раз в неделю

• его родители не понимают его

• мама готовит ужин

• он потерял ключ

• никогда не был в Америке

• родители вернулись из отпуска

• Том работав! сейчас в саду

• навестит ее в субботу

• они встретятся скоро

• звонил нам в понедельник

• поезд пришел вовремя

• они ходили в кино.

5. Change direct speech into indirect.

1. Mark said, ‘I’m leaving for France in a few days.’

2. Kate told us, T have never been to Brazil.’

3. Mother thought, ‘We’ll have to buy lot of things for Helen when she goes to school.’

4. They say, ‘We hope he will pass his exams successfully.’

5. My guests grumbled, ‘It has been raining all the time since we arrived here.’

6. The man shouted, ‘You don’t know what you are talking about.’

7. The boy say, ‘I know these places very well.’

8. Ann said, ‘I’ve been working hard the whole day and I am very tired.’

9. The guide says, ‘By the end of your stay here you’ll have seen all the sights of the town.’

He asks, ‘Does Jane live in Moscow?’

10. She wonders, ‘Did your brother study at Oxford?’

11. My sister asked, ‘Do you play tennis?’

12. He asked, ‘Did you study English at school?’