Unit 5

Do the Exercises based on the following grammatical topics:

1. The Construction there was / were /there will be.

2. The Complex Object after want /wish /would like.

3. The Past Perfect Tense.

4. The Sequence of Tenses.

5. The Prepositions of Place and Movement at / on / in / to / into.

6. Indirect Speech.

TEST A

Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. There were a tea pot and three cups on the table. 2. There will be a new picture in my office. 3. There was somebody’s photo on the desk. 4. There will be no taxi in the street after twelve. 5. There were no children in the family. 6. Was there any milk in the bottle? 7. There will be many beautiful parks in our town. 8. There was much snow on the roof of the house.

Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. В цьому готелі буде ресторан? 2. В нашому місті було багато туристів двадцять років тому. 3. В клубі буде багато людей? 4. Вчора в кінотеатрі був цікавий фільм. 5. В кінці вулиці буде крамниця. 6. Скільки вікон буде в твоїй кімнаті? 7. В альбомі не було фотографій. 8. В цьому районі було багато старих будинків шість років тому.

Exercise 3. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. I want the children to laugh. 2. She would like everybody to read this article. 3. We would like the doctor to examine him. 4. I don’t want her to know about it. 5. He wished his friend to come with him.

Exercise 4. Finish the sentences using the model.

Model: – "Bring me a book", said my brother to me.

My brother wanted me to bring him a book.

1. The teacher said to the students: "Learn the rule". – The teacher wanted ... 2. "Be careful, or else you will spill the milk", said my friend to me. – My friend did not want ... 3. "My daughter will go to a ballet school", said the woman. – The woman wanted ... 4. The man said: "My son will study mathematics". – The man wanted ...

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences into English. Use the Complex Object.

1. Я хочу, щоб ти допоміг мені. 2. Батько хотів, щоб я прочитав цю книжку. 3. Мені б хотілось, щоб вони приїхали до мене. 4. Вона хотіла, щоб його запросили на вечірку. 5. Ми хочемо, щоб він заспівав цю пісню. 6. Moї батьки не хотіли б, щоб я отримував погані оцінки. 7. Він хотів би, щоб ти не казав цього. 8. Вона бажає, щоб ви принесли їй каву. 9. Я не хочу, щоб вони знали про це.

Exercise 6. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. Tom (to return) from the cinema at five o’clock. 2. Tom (to return) from the cinema by five o’clock. 3. I (to finish) my homework at seven o’clock. 4. I (to finish) my homework by seven o’clock. 5. He (to think) that he (to lose) the money. 6. Ann (to tell) me that she (to see) an interesting film. 7. By the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers. 8. When my uncle (to leave), he (to hurry) to the station to book a ticket.

Exercise 7. Translate the following sentences. Make the following interrogative and negative.

1. Jane had lived in a village before she moved to this town. 2. Peter had worked on the farm before he joined the army. 3. My parents had lived in Kiev before the Great Patriotic War broke out. 4. Helen had read the book before she switched on TV. 5. Mother had cooked the cake before the guests arrived. 6. We had got home before it began to rain.

Exercise 8. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Коли він подзвонив мені додому, мої батьки сказали, що я вже пішов. 2. Вона хотіла побувати в місті, де вона провела своє дитинство. 3. Коли я виглянув у вікно, я побачив, що в небі яскраво світить сонце, а дощ припинився. 4. Коли ми прибули на вокзал, виявилося, що потяг вже рушив. 5. Вона дісталася свого будинку дуже пізно, бо пізно вийшла від батьків. 6. Моя подруга почувала себе погано, через те що отримала сонячний удар. 7. Коли він був молодим, він брав участь у футбольних матчах. 8. Вона поскаржилась, що ніхто не допоміг їй виконати це завдання. 9. Коли вона робила доповідь, вона не дивилась у свої записи. 10. Коли я вийшов зі свого будинку, я згадав, що не взяв з собою грошей.

Exercise 9. Write the following sentences in the past.

1. My uncle says he has just come back from the Caucasus. 2. He says he has spent a fortnight in the Caucasus. 3. He says it did him a lot of good. 4. He says he feels better now. 5. He says his wife and he spent most of their time on the beach. 6. He says they did a lot of sightseeing. 7. He says he has a good camera.

Exercise 10. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. I knew they (to wait) for me at the metro sta­tion and I decided to hurry. 2. I didn’t know that you already (to wind) up the clock. 3. I was afraid that the little girl (not to be) able to unlock the front door and (to go) upstairs to help her. 4. He says that he (to know) the laws of the country. 5. Sonja un­derstood why Lanny (not to come) the previous evening. 6. She asked me whether I (to remember) the legend about a faithful lion. 7. He understood that the soldiers (to arrest) him. 8. He could not understand why people (not to want) to take water from that well. 9. I suppose they (to send) a dog after the burglar immediately. 10. He said he (to leave) tomorrow morning.

Exercise 11. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Я знала, що вона працює на заводі, що в неї є чоловік i двоє дітей, що сім’я в неї дуже дружна i вона щаслива. 2. Він сказав мені вчора, що раніше він навчався в університеті. 3. Ми вирішили на минулому тижні, що наступного літа ми вci поїдемо в Крим. 4. Сестра сказала, що хоче приїхати до нас сама. 5. Я знала, що вона дуже зайнята. 6. Ніхто не знав, що ви чекаєте тут. Ходімо в дім. 7. Гід попередив нас, що в цій частині міста рух досить напружений. 8. Секретар не помітив, що директор з кимось розмовляє. 9. Усі ми знали, що її сім’я знову в Санкт-Петербурзі. 10. Олена сказала, що вона дарує нам цю картину.

Exercise 12. Put in on, in or into.

1. There are many people ... the park today. 2. There is a girl standing ... the bridge. Why is she crying? – She has dropped her spectacles ... the water. 3. There is no tea ... my cup. 4. Pour some tea ... my cup. 5. Put these flowers ... the windowsill. 6. I saw many people ... the platform waiting for the train. 7. She went ... the room and sat down ... the sofa.

Exercise 13. Translate the following sentences into English using at, on, in, to, into.

1. Коли ми прийшли на вокзал, ми поставили cвої речі на платформу i сіли на лаву. Мама пішла в магазин i купила цукерок. 2. Ви були вчора на концерті? – Hi, ми працювали в бібліотеці, а потім ми пішли у парк. У парку сиділи на траві. 3. Поклади книжку в портфель i йди до дошки. 4. Сьогодні у дворі багато людей. 5. Де Микола? – Biн в університеті. 6. Іван ходить на роботу щодня. Учора він був на роботі, а я була вдома.

Exercise 14. Change from direct speech into indirect.

1. The woman said to her son: "I am glad I am here". 2. Oleg said to his sister: "Put the letter into an envelope and give it to Kate". 3. "I can’t explain this rule to you", said my classmate to me. 4. "Please bring me some fish soup", he said to the waitress. 5. "Don’t worry over such a small thing", she said to me. 6. Tom said: "I have already had breakfast, so I am not hungry". 7. "This man spoke to me on the road", said the woman. 8. "Please help me with this work, Henry", said Robert. 9. The teacher said to the class: "We shall discuss this subject tomorrow". 10. The teacher said to me: "Hand this note to your parents, please".

Exercise 15. Change from direct speech into indirect.

1. I asked my sister: "Will you stay at home or go for a walk after dinner?" 2. He said to her: "Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?" 3. I said to her: "Can you give me their address?" 4. She said to Boris: "When will you be back home?" 5. Boris said to them: "How can I get to the railway station?" 6. I said to Mike: "Have you packed your suitcase?" 7. I said to Kate: "Did anybody meet you at the station?" 8. Ann said to Mike: "When did you leave London?" 9. Bob asked Tom: "Have you had breakfast?" 10. Mary said to me: "Who has brought this parcel?"

Exercise 16. Restore direct speech in the following sentences.

1. Не said that he had studied English before he entered the college. 2. She said that her parents lived in Kyiv. 3. He told me that son would arrive the next day. 4. David said he had broken his bicycle. 5. Tom said he had been working at school for three years. 6. She said her daughter would go on a trip the following month. 7. James said he liked to see adventure films. 8. My friend said she wanted to buy a dog for her children. 9. Jane told me she would return me my book the following week. 10. His mother told him not to go to school because he was ill. 11. Sue said Ann had invited her to stay in her house for the following weekend. 12. His friend told him that he didn’t think he could help.

TEST B

Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. Were there many people in the corridor? 2. There will be many new books in our library next year. 3. There were many desks in the hall. 4. There will be some apple trees in the garden. 5. There was no clock on the wall. 6. There will be a new college in this town. 7. There were two men on the platform. 8. There were many children in the park.

Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. На столі були якісь документи? 2. П’ять років тому на цій вулиці було кілька будинків. 3. В бібліотеці будуть якісь цікаві журнали? 4. В кімнаті були люди? 5. В стакані було трохи води. 6. Скільки студентів буде в групі в наступному році? 7. В вашому місті буде нова лікарня? 8. На нашому заводі було сім тисяч робітників в минулому році.

Exercise 3. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. I would like my students to know English well. 2. I don’t want you to get a bad Mark. 3. He wouldn’t like them to be late. 4. She didn’ t want us to wait for her. 5. We wished her brother to win that game.

Exercise 4. Finish the sentences using the model.

Model: – "Bring me a book", said my brother to me.

My brother wanted me to bring him a book.

1. "Oh, father, buy me this computer, please", said the boy. – The boy wanted ... 2. "Wait for me after university", said Ann to me. – Ann wanted ... 3. "Fix the shelf in the kitchen", my father said to me. – My father wanted, ... 4. "It will be very good if you study English", said my mother to me. – My mother wanted ...

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences into English. Use the Complex Object.

1. Ми бажаємо, щоб ти була щасливою. 2. Я хотів би, щоб ти зберіг цей секрет. 3. Ніхто не хотів, щоб він зіпсував вечірку. 4. Хлопчик хоче, щоб батьки купили йому найсучасніший компьютер. 5. Він не хотів, щоб я будив його. 6. Ми б хотіли, щоб люди стали добрішими. 7. Вони хочуть, щоб ця жінка навчала їxнix дітей французької мови. 8. Хочеш, я дам тобі свій новий диск?

Exercise 6. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. During the holidays my friend (to visit) the village where he (to live) in his childhood. 2. When they (to enter) the hall, the performance already (to begin). 3. When I came home, my mother (to tell) me that she (to receive) a letter from grandfather. 4. Where you (to work) before you (to enter) the institute? 5. Kate (to give) me the book which she (to buy) the day before. 6. I (to know) that my friend (not yet to come). 7. When I (to wake) up yesterday, father already (to go) to work. 8. Mary (to tell) us that she (to cook) a good dinner.

Exercise 7. Translate the following sentences. Make the following interrogative and negative.

1. Mrs. Brown had packed all her things before the taxi came. 2. Mother had washed the plates before father came home. 3. Peter had studied English before he entered the college. 4. Bob had cleaned the blackboard before the teacher came into the classroom. 5. Yesterday I met Mr. Petrov. I hadn’t seen him since we left school. 6. They had prepared the documents by 2 o’clock.

Exercise 8. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Наша команда виграла, тому що наполегливо прагнула перемоги. 2. Він не здогадався, скільки я заплатила за сукню, яку купила в вашій крамниці. 3. Охоронець не впізнав людину, що пограбувала банк. 4. Вони хотіли знати, де ви провели відпустку. 5. Коли я прийшла додому, я побачила, що моя дочка читає книгу, яку я принесла з бібліотеки. 6. До цього я ніколи не був у цьому музеї, тому мені захотілося відвідати його. 7. Як тільки вони повечеряли, вони одразу ж пішли на прогулянку. 8. Вчора він зустрів друга, якого не бачив з дитинства. 9. Вчора він отримав листа, з якого довідався, що його подруга померла. 10. Перед вечіркою вони купили маленькі подарунки для кожного гостя. 11. Коли вci гості прибули, його дружина запросила їx випити кави, яку вона приготувала.

Exercise 9. Write the following sentences in the past.

1. Mike says he is sure Ann and Kate will be excellent guides. 2. He says they have made good progress in English. 3. Oleg says that in a day or two several English students will come to pay a visit to their school and he will probably have to act as an interpreter. 4. Ann says she has just met Boris in the street. 5. She says Boris told her a lot of interesting things about his trip to the south. 6. Nick says he is going to the hotel to see his friends, who have just arrived in St. Petersburg from the United States of America. 7. He says they have not been here for a long time.

Exercise 10. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. My friend asked me who (is playing, was playing) the piano in the sitting room. 2. He said he (will come, would come) to the station to see me off. 3. I was sure he (posted, had posted) the letter. 4. I think the weather (will be, would be) fine next week. 5. I hope it (will not change, would not change) for the worse. 6.I knew that he (is, was) a very clever man. 7. I want to know what he (has bought, had bought) for her birthday. 8. І asked my sister to tell me what she (has seen, had seen) at the museum. 9. He said he (is staying, was staying) at the "Ritz" Hotel. 10. They realized that they (lost, had lost) their way in the dark. 11. He asked me where I (study, studied).

Exercise 11. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Я боявся, що заблукаю у лісі. 2. Вона знала, що ми ніколи не бачили її картини. 3. Вчений був упевнений, що знайде розв’язання проблеми. 4. Я знав, що ти приїхав у Санкт-Петербург, i сподівався, що ти відвідаєш мене. 5. Ми не думали, що він так розсердиться. 6. Ми вчора довідалися, що вона хвора. 7. Він думав, що вона не прийде в школу. 8. Я знав, що моя сестра вивчає французьку мову, i думав, що вона поїде в Париж. 9. Мені сказали, що ти мені телефонував. 10. Я думав, що ти в Москві.

Exercise 12. Put in on, in or into.

1. We went ... the garden and sat down ... a bench. 2. The teacher hung a picture ... the blackboard. 3. I opened the door and went ... the classroom. 4. The teacher was writing some words ... the blackboard. 5. The students were writing these words ... their exercise books. There were some books and pens ... the teacher’s table. There were two maps ... the wall and some flowers ... the windowsills. I saw a pen ... the floor. I picked it up and put it ... the table. 6. Не put his hand ... his pocket, took out a letter and dropped it ... the mailbox which hung ... the wall of the house. Then he got ... his car and drove off. 7. Mother is cooking dinner ... the kitchen.

Exercise 13. Translate the following sentences into English using at, on, in, to, into.

1. Ми зібрали в лісі багато грибів. 2. Маша відчинила двері i увішла до хати. 3. У хаті нікого не було. У кімнаті Маша побачила стіл. Вона підійшла до столу. На столі вона побачила три тарілки. 4. Катя була в кімнаті. Вона стояла біля книжкової шафи. 5. На підлозі лежав килим. Діти сиділи на килимi. 6. Де хлопчики? – Вони у дворі. 7. Зараз зима. На землі лежить сніг. На річці лід. 8. Масло на столі. Постав його в холодильник.

Exercise 14. Change from direct speech into indirect.

1. I said to them: "I can give you my uncle’s address". 2. "Promise to come and see me", said Jane to Alice. 3. Mike said: "I spoke to Mr. Brown this morning". 4. I said to Mike: "Send me a telegram as soon as you arrive". 5. Father said to me: "Don’t stay there long". 6. Не said: "I have just received a letter from my uncle". 7. "I am going to the theatre tonight", he said to me. 8. He said to us: "Come here tomorrow". 9. He said to her: "I shall do it today if I have time". 10. "Please don’t mention it to anybody". Mary said to her friend.

Exercise 15. Change from direct speech into indirect.

1. He said to me: "Do you often go to see your friends?". 2. She asked me: "Why didn’t you come here yesterday?". 3. I said to the man: "Are you living in a hotel?". 4. I said to Nick: "Where are you going?". 5. I said to him: "How long are you going to stay there?". 6. He said to us: "Did you go to the museum this morning?". 7. I said to Boris: "Does your friend live in London?". 8. She asked me: "What will you do tomorrow if you are not busy at your office?". 9. Nick said to his friend: "Will you stay at the "Hilton"?". 10. Mary asked Tom: "What time will you come here tomorrow?".

Exercise 16. Restore direct speech in the following sentences.

1. She asked me if I liked Coke. 2. My friend asked me if he could borrow my car. 3. John wanted to know if that had not caused any problem. 4. She asked me if I would not mind his smoking. 5. They wanted to know where I was going. 6. Kate asked Mike whether he preferred eating at home. 7. We wanted to know when he would tell us the truth. 8. I asked her where her father was. 9. They wanted to know the results of that experiment. 10. Susan asked Ann when she would give her new telephone number. 11. She said she was busy as she was working on her report. 12. They told me that the train was leaving at the moment.