- •1. True / false: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f):
- •2. Synonym match: Match the following synonyms from the article:
- •3. Phrase match: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
- •14. Choose card a or b questions. Write answers to them.
- •Past tenses
- •2. Choose proper variants
- •3. Please choose the most suitable verb form for the sentence
- •4. Please choose whether the underlined verb form is suitable (s) or unsuitable (u)
- •5. Put the Infinitives into the Past Perfect
- •6. Put the Infinitives into the Past or Present Perfect
- •7. Read the story and do assignments
- •Reading Comprehension:
- •8. Written Test on the Past Tenses (выполняется на зачёте) Future Time Tenses
- •1. Сделать таблицу всех видо-временных форм, которые используются в английском языке для обозначения будущего. Их должно быть 6. Первая дана в качестве модели.
- •2. Выполнить письменно следующие упражнения
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense: future simple (shall/will), be going to, present simple or present continuous
- •2.Use the future perfect to put the beginnings and the endings together
- •3.Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect simple or the future perfect continuous
- •4.Match the following sentences with the correct tense description
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets in the right future tense
- •6. Written Test on the Future Time tenses. Выполняется на зачёте.
3. Please choose the most suitable verb form for the sentence
I was walking down the street yesterday. I passed the supermarket and suddenly remembered I (to forget) my keys.
While I ((to watch) the film, there was a power-cut (отключение электроэнергии).
By the time we ran back to the flat to close the window, the bird (to disappear).
Who (to drive) the bus at the time of the accident?
She was so angry that she missed the party, the only reason she didn't go because no-one (to tell) about it.
My girlfriend (to be)to the restaurant before, so she knew exactly what to order.
7) I forgot to tell you, yesterday while I (to walk) , I saw that American man you like.
What you (to do) when I walked into your room yesterday?
4. Please choose whether the underlined verb form is suitable (s) or unsuitable (u)
While we had dinner, the plumber (водопроводчик) knocked on the door.
We didn't go to this restaurant before.
Apart from the delays at the airport, they were enjoying their holiday last year.
I didn't know you had bought a new house.
What _did you wear_ to the wedding last week?
When I woke up in the morning I remembered exactly what _happened_.
'What a disaster of a week !' the woman thought. Everything _had gone_ wrong!
We all wanted to believe her but we suspected she was lying.
Were you walking_ to work everyday when you lived in Spain?
We tried to cook yorkshire puddings, but we didn't really know what we were doing.
5. Put the Infinitives into the Past Perfect
1. Before we arrived at school the classes (start) .
2. I felt exhausted because I (run) ten miles.
3. He (study) that book before he arrived in Pakistan.
4. He (sell) all the copies of the thesaurus before we got there.
5. We went to his place for dinner but to our great surprise he (have) his dinner.
6. When I got up , rather late, the sun (rise).
7. Before we got there they (begin) the show.
8. He (finish) his work before I began mine.
9. It (begin) to rain when I stepped out of the house.
10. Soon after they (complete) their homework they ran out to play with the dog.
6. Put the Infinitives into the Past or Present Perfect
1. We weren't hungry. We ( just to have) dinner.
2. Before coming to Siberia Tom (never to see) snow.
3. Helen (already to be) in England for three years but she can't speak English very well.
4. She offered me dinner, but I (to eat) a sandwich, so I wasn't hungry.
5. Today I (to call) Joan three times but I haven't been able to contact her.
6. Your son (to grow) since the last time I saw him.
7. Smoking is a waste of money. I (never to smoke).
8. My father knew Spain so well because he (to visit) the country four times.
9. When I arrived home at seven o'clock, my sister (not to have) dinner yet.
10. I started reading this novel last week but I still (not to finish) it.
11. By the time I got to their house, they (already to leave) home.
12. Her son (to play) chess since he was eleven years old.
13. Before Nick met his wife, he (never to be) in a serious relationship.
15. It is the first time I (to ride) a motorbike. What a great feeling.