Ричард Грант - Англійська мова. Теорія і практика. Вживання часів

Вправа 11

Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дієслова у Present Continuous або у Present Simple.

1. My granny ( to sleep) after dinner. 2. They ( to play) in the yard now. 3. Who ( to make) breakfast for you now? 4. My mother ( to work) in a factory. 5. Ron has got a new job. He ( to earn) a fortune as a managing director. They ( to think) he ( to be) a bag of money. 6. My little brother ( not to play) the piano very well. That ( to be) why he ( to practise) the piano again. 7. What they ( to eat) now? What they ( to eat) for breakfast? 8. When you ( to sleep)? 9. They ( not to play) in the street now. 10. You ( to read) a magazine and ( to think) about your holiday at the moment? 11. My aunt ( not to work) in a shop. 12. They ( to come) tonight? – Yes, I ( to believe) so. 13. My grandmother ( to be) busy. She ( to bake) an apricot pie. She ( to bake) pies every Sunday. 14. What your brother ( to drink) now? What your brother ( to drink) in the evening?

Вправа 12

Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дієслова у Present Continuous або у Present Simple.

1. Nina ( not to sleep) now. 2. They ( to play) in the room now? 3. They ( to be) good dancers but they ( not to go) to discos very often. 4. You ( to work) in an office? 5. I ( to believe) in myself at the moment. 6. I ( to be) sad. That ( to be) why I ( to cry). 7. Everybody ( to have) a good time now? Everybody ( to have) a good time every Saturday? 8. Where John ( to live)? – He ( to live) in England. 9. He ( to help) his mother every day. 10. What she ( to talk) about right now? 11. Your father ( to work) in this factory? 12. He ( to dislike) walking, he ( to like) jogging. 13. She ( to take) medicine now? How often she ( to take) medicine? 14. My friends from Switzerland ( to speak four languages. 15. Who ( to listen) to music on his personal stereo over there right now?

Вправа 13

Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дієслова у Present Continuous або у Present Simple.

1. He ( to help) his mother every day? 2. You ( to play) chess now? 3. Where they ( to go) now? Where they ( to go) on Sunday? 4. Elvire ( to speak) English, German and French? – Yes, she …. 5. He ( not to help) his mother every day. 6. Look at the sky: the clouds ( to move) slowly, the sun ( to appear) from behind the clouds, it ( to get) warmer. 7. They ( to speak) English now? What language they usually ( to speak)? 8. She only ( not to speak) Italian. 9. You ( to go) to school on Sunday? 10. How is your brother? – He is not well yet, but his health ( to improve) day after day. 11. She ( to work) in a shop now? 12. Listen! Who ( to play) the piano in the next room? 13. He ( to deliver) furniture now? 14. Henry usually ( to wear) glasses and now he ( to wear) sunglasses. 15. You ( to go) to the opera with your friends? Who ( to be) your favourite opera singer?

Вправа 14

Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дієслова у Present Continuous або у Present Simple.

One Sunday Agnes and her mother went to the zoo. The girl was very excited. She was interested in everything she saw. “Mother, look,” she said. “There ( to be) a monkey in this cage. It ( to eat) an apple. Now it ( to give) a bite to another monkey. I ( to think) monkeys ( to like) apples very much.” “Yes, dear,” said her mother. “Now I ( to want) to go and see the lions and tigers. Where they ( to live), mother?” “In that big house over there. Come along.” Agnes enjoyed the lion’s house a lot. “Mother,” she said, “the tiger ( to want) a drink: it ( to go) to the dish of water there in the corner. And the lion ( to look) right at me. You ( to think) it ( to want) to eat me up? When the lions and tigers ( to have) their dinner, mother?” “The keepers ( to bring) them large pieces of meat every day at four o’clock. And they ( to make) a lot of noise before their dinner time, so everybody ( to know) they ( to be) hungry.”

1. Past Continuous використовується для опису процесу в певний момент в минулому, а Past Simple – для опису закінченої дії в минулому.

When I looked out of the window, I saw that a stranger was walking in our street. – Коли я виглянув з вікна, я побачив, що незнайомець прогулювався по нашій вулиці. (процес у певний момент у минулому)

Did you see a stranger who walked in our street? – Ти бачив незнайомця, який пройшов по нашій вулиці? (закінчена дія)

2. Past Continuous, на відміну від Past Simple, не використовується з дієсловами стану ( stative verbs).

I was knowing knew him for several years. – Я знав його кілька років.

Зверніть увагу на наступні речення:

When mother came home, I was reading.

came – одноразова дія (прийшла) – Past Simple

was reading – дія в процесі (читав) – Past Continuous

When mother was reading, I came home.

was reading – дія в процесі (читала) – Past Continuous

came – одноразова дія (прийшов) – Past Simple

Father was reading at 7 o’clock yesterday. – дія в процесі – Past Continuous

Father came home at 7 o’clock yesterday. – одноразова дія – Past Simple

Вправа 15

Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дієслова у Past Simple або Past Continuous.

1. I ( to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. I ( to play) computer games yesterday. 3. When I ( to come) home, my little sister ( to sleep). 4. The girl ( to cook) dinner when the lights ( to go) out. She ( to burn) herself. 5. I ( to go) to the theatre yesterday. 6. Father ( to watch) TV at ten o’clock yesterday. 7. Last Sunday we ( to go) skiing in the country. There ( to be) already a lot of snow in the fields and we ( to enjoy) ourselves. We ( to ski) for two hours and a half. 8. The cat ( to take) a piece of fish and then ( to run) away. 9. I ( to wash) the dishes after dinner. 10. I ( to feed) my cat with fish yesterday. 11. I ( to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday. 12. I ( to play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday. 13. When Nick ( to come) home, his brother ( to play) with his toys. 14. The boy ( to hurt) himself while he ( to skate).