XX. Test yourself.

1. Last night they _____ a strange object in the sky.

a) don’t see; c) saw;

b) see; d) will be.

2. Every summer my friends ______ me to have rest at their place.

a) invite; c) invited;

b) invites; d) didn’t invite.

3. On Sunday I ______ the TV on and was pleasantly surprised.

a) will switch; c) switch;

b) didn’t switch; d) switched.

4. My younger sister ______ from the University in a year.

a) graduates; c) graduate;

b) graduated; d) will graduate.

5. Ocassionally I _____ letters to my relatives at the weekend.

a) will write; c) write;

b) didn’t write; d) wrote.

6. Susan ______ shopping and ______ a wonderful summer frock.

a) didn’t go; c) go; a) buy; c) will buy;

b) goes; d) went. b) bought; d) didn’t buy.

XXI. Discuss the following questions in the groups using the Simple Tenses.

1. Are you an organized person or not?

2. Do you like to plan carefully in advance or do you prefer to be more spontaneous?

3. Do you have any friends or relatives who are very different from you in this respect? Does this ever cause problems?

4. Do you think age or sex affect how organized people are?

XXII. Write your essays on the topics:

1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

A competitive society brings out the best in every individual.

2. In your opinion, who is mainly responsible for a child’s academic success, the parents or the teachers?

3. Should parents try to teach their children before they go to school? Use specific details and examples in your answer.

ЧАСИ ГРУПИ “Continuous” (“Progressive”)

Grammar Peculiarities (Граматичні особливості) Tense (Час)	action дія	markers маркери	formation утворення	e. g. приклад
The Present Continuous	дія, що відбувається в момент мовлення або дія у розвитку, яка ще не завершена	now = тепер at the moment = в данний момент	+ S + am (is, are) + Ving ? Am (is, are) + S + Ving - S + am (is, are) + not + Ving	She is working in the garden now
The Past Continuous	дія, що відбувалась, тривала в певний момент або впродовж якогось періоду часу в минулому	at 7 p.m yesterday = вчора о 7 год. вечора from 5 till 8 yesterday = з 5 год. до 8 год. вчора when I came = коли я прийшов	+ S + was/were + Ving ? Was/were + S + Ving - S + was/were + not + Ving	She was working in the garden from 10 till 12 yesterday
The Future Continuous	дія, що відбудеться в певний момент або впродовж якогось періоду часу в майбутньому	at 6 o’clock tomorrow = о 6 год. завтра from 6 till 7 tomorrow = з 6 год. до 7 год. завтра when I come = коли я прийду	+ S + shall (will) be + Ving ? Shall (will) + S + be + Ving - S + shall (will) + not + be + Ving	She will be working in the garden at 5 o’clock

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