- •The indefinite tense forms
- •Exercise 4 p. 56. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Future Indefinite or the Present Indefinite.
- •Exercise 9 p. 57. Translate the following into English using the Present, Past, Future Indefinite or the Future-in-the-Past.
- •Exercise 13 p. 59. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous.
- •Exercise 14 p. 60. Translate into English using the Past Continuous or the Past Indefinite.
- •Exercise 15 p. 60. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
- •Exercise 20 p. 62. Change the following sentences from direct into indirect speech,
- •Exercise 21 p. 62. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the proper tense forms:
- •Exercise 25 p. 64. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Present Perfect, the Present Indefinite or the Past Indefinite.
- •Exercise 29 p. 66. Translate into English using the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.
- •Exercise 30 p. 67. Put the verbs in brackets in the proper tense form. Translate the sentences into Russian. Mind the Future Perfect.
- •Exercise 41 p. 71. Translate into English using the appropriate tenses.
- •The passive voice
- •Exercise 3 p. 73. Give the corresponding passive construction.
- •Exercise 7 p. 74. Change the voice of the verb in bold type making all other necessary changes.
- •Exercise 8 p. 75. Supply the missing part of the analytic form of the verb.
- •Exercise 9 p. 75. Use the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.
- •Exercise 10 p. 76. Translate into English using the passive voice.
- •Exercise 2 p. 77. Translate the following questions into English using the Passive voice.
- •Exercise 2 p. 82. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 3 p. 84. Explain the use of the tense forms and retell the story.
- •In the second week of September, Maggie was sitting in her lonely room. It was past midnight. The rain driven by the wind was beating against the window.
Exercise 3 p. 73. Give the corresponding passive construction.
1. We looked through all the advertisements very attentively. 2. The gardener gathered all the dry leaves and set fire to them. 3. People will talk much about the successful debut of the young actress, no doubt. 4. You can rely upon your guide's experience. 5. Why didn't the speaker dwell longer upon this question? 6. You should send the sick man to hospital. They will look after him much better there. 7. He was very glad that nobody took notice of his late arrival. 8. He was a brilliant speaker, and, whenever he spoke, the audience listened to him with great attention. 9. Why did they laugh at him? 10. Nobody ever referred to that incident again.
Exercise 4 p. 73. Translate into English.
1. О ней очень хорошо отзываются, 2. Свет в квартире погас, и послали за электромонтером. 3. В магазине ему предложили ряд книг на интересующую его тему. 4. Можно ли положиться на эти цифры? 5. Будет ли ему предоставлена возможность пользоваться лабораторией? 6. Задавали ли вам дополнительные вопросы на экзамене? 7. Решение, к которому, наконец, пришли было всеми одобрено. 8. Их тепло благодарили за помощь. 9. Надо положить конец этим бесполезным спорам. 10. В детском саду за детьми не только присматривают и не только играют с ними, но также учат их песням и танцам, читают им, водят в кино и детские театры.
Exercise 6 p. 74. Translate into English.
1. В нашей стране иностранные книги переводятся и не только на русском языке, но и на многих языках разных республик. 2. Эта звезда хорошо видна только незадолго до восхода солнца. 3. Нам сообщили состав команд только накануне соревнования. 4. Иностранным студентам показали аудитории, лаборатории и общежитие Московского университета. 5. Больного не будут оперировать без его согласия. 6. Телеграмма была принята поздно ночью, и, так как она была очень важной, капитана тут же разбудили и передали ему ее. 7. Факты, на которые ссылался свидетель, заинтересовали адвоката. 8. Было рассмотрено много различных маршрутов, а об этом даже не подумали. 9. Проект был в основном одобрен, но инженеру указали на отдельные недостатки, которые можно было легко устранить. 10. Советую вам пойти на этот концерт: будут исполнены любимые произведения. 11. Нам объяснили новое правило, несколько примеров и дали упражнения работы. 12. Не беспокойтесь, о вашем багаже позаботятся и он будет доставлен в номер. 14. Об этой картине очень много говорят. Я сам не был на выставке, но мне ее так живо описали, что мне кажется я ее видел собственными глазами. 15. Этот материал сейчас все носят. Он очень хорошо носится и стирается.
Exercise 7 p. 74. Change the voice of the verb in bold type making all other necessary changes.
a) 1. The Russian troops under the command of Suvorov captured Ismail. They partly annihilated, partly took prisoner the Turkish garrison. It was one of the glorious victories that Suvorov won. 2. Meteorologists collect weather reports from all parts of the country. 3. You will have to wait while they are soling your shoes. 4. Soviet scientists have made many wonderful discoveries. 5. A pleasant and appetizing smell was spreading all over the place. Evidently somebody was roasting chicken. 6. Very soon on many railway lines Diesel and electric locomotives will replace steam-engines. 7. The company had shipped the cargo to the town before the agent arrived. 8. The librarian will have entered the new books in the register before another parcel arrives. 9. Don't leave yet; in a minute the head of the expedition will! be giving each of us instructions. 10. These six months many young workers from our plant have been attending a course of lectures on labour protection. 11. At last came the day they had so long been looking forward to.
b) 1. A new foreign film is being dubbed at the Moscow studio. 2. Our room has been papered lately. 3. The house was built in place of the one that had been destroyed by the fire. 4. I didn't have to wait long for the professor as when I came the last student was being examined. 5. He has been showing much better results since he has been trained by this coach. 6. All the business letters will have been answered by noon. 7. And finally he decided to come back and settle down in the house of his parents which since his mother's death had been kept by his aunt.