Упражнения на закрепление грамматического материала

1. Переведите на русский язык. Поставьте все предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную формы.

1. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. 2. The earliest developments of modern industry took place there. 3. Nowadays Great Britain exports machinery, vessels, motors and other goods. 4. There are a lot of factories and mines there. 5. The textile industry is also highly developed. 6. Manchester became the center of the cotton, textile industry long ago. 7. It appears to be one of the Britain’s most important producers of computers and electronic equipment. 8. A lot of British textiles are exported. 9. Ship-building is an important industry. 10. At the same time Great Britain imports some food products and raw materials from many countries of the world. 11. Because of the weather only half of the food is produced by British agriculture. 12. Vegetables and fruits are grown especially in the south of England. 13. Wheat is grown in the east of England. 14. English wool is famous in the whole world. 15. Sheep can be seen in many parts of England, Scotland. 16. There are a lot of cattle farms and farms where milk, butter and cheese products are produced.

2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся времени.

1. When I (to come) to Pete's house last Sunday, he (to read) a new book. He (to say) he (to give) it to me soon. Today I (to take) it from him. Now I (to read) it. I (to finish) it by Friday. If you like, I (to give) it to you on Saturday when you (to come) to see me. 2. When will he come? We (to wait) for him for already half an hour. 3. On leaving the hall the students (to thank) the professor who (to deliver) the lecture. 4. We already (to cover) about ten miles when Peter, who (to look) out of the window for the last five or ten minutes, suddenly exclaimed: «Here is the station!» 5. When morning came, the storm already (to stop), but the snow still (to fall). 6. Yesterday by eight o'clock he (to finish) all his homework, and when I (to come) to his place at nine, he (to read). 7. I (to wait) for permission to go abroad for already three weeks, but I (not to receive) the visa yet. 8. Everybody (to be) at the door of the museum, but my friend (not yet to come). 9. We (to drink) tea when the telephone (to ring). 10. Johnny noticed that everybody (to look) at him, and he (to feel) shy. 11. Light (to travel) more quickly than sound.

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся времени.

1. The day (to be) cold and it (to rain). When I (to reach) home, my raincoat (to be) all wet. I (to take) it off, (to shake) the water off it, (to hang) it up and (to go) into the living-room. My children (to play) on the carpet. When they (to see) me, they (to jump) up and (to run) up to me. 2. I (to hear) this song several times already, but I cannot remember the words. I (to write) them down as soon as I (to hear) this song again. 3. Hardly he (to open) the suit-case, when he (to find) the tie which he (to think) he (to lose) long before. 4. Shut the door! The room (to be) full of smells which (to come) from the kitchen. Mother (not to like) kitchen smells in the room. 5. Last night he (to finish) the book which he (to begin) writing a year ago. 6. He said he (to listen) to the same stories for a long time. 7. By the evening he (to translate) ten pages. 8. You ever (to be) to the new stadium? — Yes, I (to be) there last Saturday. 9. The old lady was happy: she (not to see) her son for three years. 10. What you (to do) yesterday? 11. How many pages you (to translate) for today?