- •Contents
- •2. Present Continuous
- •3. Present Simple
- •Ex. 3. Supply the following sentences with one of the given adverbs: usually, never, often, always, generally, sometimes, occasionally.
- •4.Present Simple vs. Present Continuous.
- •5. Past Simple
- •Ex. 1. Put the verbs in the past simple tense.
- •6. Past Continuous
- •7. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous.
- •8. Present Perfect Simple
- •9. Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
- •Compare
- •Compare these sentences.
- •10. Present Perfect Continuous
- •Compare these sentences
- •12. Past Perfect
- •13. Future Forms
- •1. Future Simple
- •2. Be going to (do)
- •3. Present Continuous1 with a future meaning.
- •4. Present Simple with a future meaning.
- •5. Future Continuous
- •Ex. 1. Put the following sentences in the negative and question forms (yes/no questions).
- •Ex. 2. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •Ex. 3. Make one sentence from two sentences.
- •Ex. 4. Are you (your friend, your parents) going to do/ not going to do these things tomorrow?
- •Ex. 5. Put the verb in the correct form using willorgoing to.
- •Ex. 6. What will these people be doing tomorrow from 8 till 8-30 in the morning.
- •Ex. 7. Write some sentences about your plans for the next few days.
- •Ex. 8. Choose the correct verb form in the following pairs of sentences.
- •14. Revision of Tenses
- •15. Modal verbs (basic rules).
- •2. Must – have to – to be to.
- •Ex. 5. Put in must or have to.
- •Ex. 6. Put in must or had to.
- •Ex. 7. Make questions with have to. Some are present and some are past.
- •Ex. 8. Make negative sentences with have to.
- •Ex. 9. Underline the correct verb form.
- •4. Should (do)
- •16. Questions in Different Tenses (Revision).
- •1. General questions.
- •2. Special questions.
- •3. Alternative questions.
- •17. Reported Speech
- •Verb in the past.
- •18. There (is) and It (is)
- •Ex. 3. Complete the dialogue with used to or didn’t use to
- •Ex. 4. Translate the sentences into English.
- •20. Conditionals
- •Ex. 2. Open the brackets using type 2 conditional.
- •Ex. 3. Give advice using type 2 conditional.
- •Ex. 5. Rewrite the following story using type 3 conditional.
- •E.G. If Ron hadn’t slept until twelve yesterday, he wouldn’t have failed the exam. Continue rewriting the story. Ex. 6. Match the following parts of the sentence
- •Ex. 8. Translate the sentences into English.
- •21. Passive Voice.
- •22. Complex Subject
- •Ex. 1. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •Ex. 2. Rewrite the following sentences using the complex subject.
- •Ex. 3. Translate the sentences into English.
- •23. Gerund.
- •25. Participle.
- •Participle I has four forms:
- •26. Complex Object.
- •27. Articles
- •28. Pronouns
- •Demonstrative pronouns
- •29. Some, any, no
- •30. Compound pronouns.
- •31. Much, Many, Little, Few, a Lot (of).
- •32. Adjectives and adverbs
- •33. Comparisons.
- •Irregular forms.
- •2. The same as
- •34. Other and another
- •Ex. 1. Fill in the blanks with other, another, the other.
- •Ex. 2. Insert other or others.
- •We write –‘after nouns in plural
- •We use the possessive (’s) structure when the first noun is the name of a person, group of people, animal, organization, country
- •E.G. Rules: club / football
- •36. So and Such.
- •37. Enough and Too.
- •Ex. 3. Use too orenough
- •Ex. 4. Translate the sentences into English.
- •38. Relative clauses – clauses with who / that / which
- •39. Prepositions.
- •For / during
- •In / at and to (places and directions)
- •40. Irregular Verbs
- •41. Word-Formation
- •42. Abbreviation List
39. Prepositions.
At / on / in (time)
AT
Clock time public holiday
E.g. at 5 o’clock E.g. at Christmas
ON
days, dates
E.g. on Monday
On Monday morning
On the first of April
IN
parts of the day longer periods
E.g. in the morning,E.g.in winter, in 1945,
in the afternoon, in the evening in the Middle Ages
REMEMBER:
At the week-end
At night / at midnight
At the moment
At present
At the same time
At the age of …
At the end / beginning of …
We don’t use at / on / in beforethis, last, next
E.g.this morning
E.g.last September
E.g.next Monday
We use in:
to speak about time in the future
E.g.I will do it in a few minutes
to say how long it took to do something
E.g. I translated this text in two days.
Ex. 1. Insert at, in, on or nothing.
…Easter
… Wednesday
…1921
… night
… the evening
… Friday evening
… September
… dinner time
… next Saturday
… Saturday
… Saturday afternoon
… 12.30 a.m.
… a quarter to ten
… Easter day
… spring
… 24thAugust
…8 o’clock
… Victorian times
… the same time
… 7thFebruary
… the moment
… the end of this month
… Christmas day
… the week-end
… Tuesday afternoon
For / during
for is used to sayhow longsomething goes on;
duringis used to saywhensomething happens.
E.g.He was absent for two weeks.
During those 2 weeks he visited all his relatives.
Ex. 2. Insert for or during.
She will come up to you … the interval.
She will stay with you … about 2 hours.
They met … the war.
They were together … 3 years.
He studied in France … two years.
They haven’t seen each other … a long time.
I fell asleep … the flight.
He broke his ankle … his walk around the mountains.
By / until (till is informal)
By is used to say that something will happen at or before a certain moment,not later.
E.g.We have to finish our work by 5 o’clock.
I don’t doubt it, we’ll get our salaries by Monday.
Untilis used to sayhow longa situation will continue.
E.g.We will be working until 5 o’clock.
They will keep our salaries until Monday.
Ex. 3. Insert by or until
Can I stay with you … the end of the month?
I think, you’ll have to leave … Friday.
I have to arrive at the airport … 6 o’clock.
You can stay at home … 4 o’clock and then call a taxi.
She cried and cried … midnight.
She stopped crying … midnight.
You have to bring the books back to the library … Tuesday.
You can keep the books … next week.
You can do the washing … midday.
You have to finish the washing … midday.
In / at and to (places and directions)
At / in are used for position
To is used for movement
E.g.to be / stay in Paris
To go / come / travel to Paris.
REMEMBER:
At home in bed
At smb’s house in hospital
At work in prison
At school in Moscow
At university
At an event (at a party, at a concert)
Now study these examples:
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On (on a surface) On the table On the chair On the first floor On an island |
In (inside) In the water In the armchair |
At (at some point) At a bus stop At the traffic lights At the crossroads |
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On a bus (on a plane, on a train) On the river / road On the left / right |
In the street In the middle of … In the corner of the room In the picture / photo |
At the corner of the street At the top of (the page) At the bottom of (the page) At the front of (the house) At the back of (the house) |
We say:
Arrive ina country or town
E.g.to arrive in Bristol.
Arrive atother places
E.g.to arrive at work
(! to arrive home)
We go bycar/ plane/ train …
E.g.I went to Paris by train.
We go ina car, taxi.
We get into/ out ofa car/ taxi;
We get on/ offa bicycle/ bus/ train
E.g.Be quick! Get on the train.
Ex. 4. Insert prepositions where necessary.
We came … a large, grey stone house.
Are you going … the party on Saturday?
Why don’t you take Ben … the cinema?
When we arrived … home it was very late.
When we arrived … work it was 5 o’clock … the afternoon.
We usually meet … the café.
I didn’t expect to meet John … Tom’s house.
“Is the new furniture … your flat yet?”
“They are delivering it … my flat on Tuesday.”
“Let’s meet … the corner of the street.”-“No, it’s better to meet … the crossroads”.
Is there anything … the corner of the room?
“How can I get … the station?” – “Get … a bus and you’ll be there … 10 minutes.”
He goes … work every day except Sunday. …Sunday he stays … home and works … his garden.
“What is there … the left?” – “It’s a post office. It’s right … the end of the street.”
I don’t think I left my suitcase … the train, I think I left it … the taxi when I was coming back from London.
“Does Paul meet us … the station?” – “No, he’ll be waiting for us … the bus stop.”
We arrived … the airport in time. We had enough time to get … the plane.
I’m returning … Moscow … the end of this term.
“What do you see … the picture?” – “There is a big island with a lot of hills … it.”
Shall we work … my room or shall we come … your office?
I was very tired, so I decided to go home … taxi.
I don’t like to travel … plane, I prefer to do it … train.
I had no time to talk to him as he got … the bus and left.
When the taxi stopped she got … and walked slowly towards the house.
“Get … the bus immediately, or I’ll call the police” – the driver cried to the drunk passenger.
Ex. 5. Translate into English.
В понедельник в 5 часов утра Джек сел в такси и отправился в центр города. Он пробыл в городе 3 часа и затем вернулся домой.
В прошлом году на Рождество Анна организовала встречу в доме своей сестры. Гости неуходили до 6 часов утра.
Первого апреля 1998 года он сел в автобус на углу улицы, и никто не видел его с тех пор.
Столовая находится на первом этаже здания. В центре комнаты стоит большой круглый стол. В углу комнаты расположено старое кресло. Я люблю сидеть в нем вечерами.
На прошлой неделе в понедельник утром мой брат почувствовал себя плохо во время завтрака. В настоящее время он в больнице, и, я думаю, он вернется домой на следующей неделе.
Вам следует переходить улицу на переходе со светофором. Очень опасно делать это на перекрестке.
«Ты знаешь мужчину на фотографии?» «Это мой кузен. Он приехал в Москву в прошлом году. Он учится в Университете. Он собирается пробыть здесь до следующей осени».
Вы должны закончить работу к 5 часам. Я буду ждать вас на автобусной остановке 30 минут.
Он стал врачом в возрасте 30. В начале своей карьеры он проводил почти все время на работе. Сейчас он проводит больше времени дома. У него есть кабинет в задней части его дома.
В верхней части страницы вы видите два странных знака. Ученые считают, что этот текст был написан в средние века. В то же самое время слева в нижнем углу можно увидеть несколько слов, которые использовались в речи в конце 18 века.