The present indefinite tense

drink in the morning? 9. Whose wife saw your cousin in Kharkiv? 10.

Why did they lose their way?

Exercise 40.

1.1 usually get up at seven o'clock. 2.1 go to bed at seven o'clock. 3. I

got up at seven o'clock this morning. 4.1 went to bed at nine o'clock last

night. 5. I read books and watch TV in the evening. 6. I went to school and

studied last week. 7. 1 usually have dinner at home. 8. I had dinner at

school yesterday. 9.1 read books on my days off. 10.1 skied on my last

day off. 11.1 spent my winter holidays well. 12.1 spent my last winter

holidays perfectly well. 13. I usually spend my summer holidays in the

Crimea. 14.1 spent my last summer holidays in Kyiv. 15.1 usually come

home from school at three o'clock. 16.1 came home from school at three

o'clock yesterday. 17.1 go to the cinema in the evening. 18.1 went to the

cinema last time on Monday. 19. I like adventure films. 20. Yes, I like the

film I saw last.

Exercise 41.

1.1 was a pupil. 2. They were at school. 3. His father was a worker.

4. She was a schoolgirl. 5. You were tired. 6. His parents were farmers.

7. The girls were at the theatre. 8. Peter was ill. 9. Was the doctor

at the hospital? 10. Were you ready to go there?

Exercise 42.*

1. I was there last week. 2. He wasn't here yesterday. 3. She was

not in London at that time. 4. We were not at school on Sunday. 5.

You were not at home in the evening.

1. Was I there last summer? 2. Was he at the cinema last night? 3.

Was she in the country two days ago? 4. Were we here on Saturday?

5. Were you at the doctor's yesterday? 6. Were they in the forest on

Saturday?

Exercise 43.

1. a) Was Nick at home at that time? b) Nick was not at home at

that time.

2. a) Were you angry with me? b) You were not angry with me.

3. a) Was the little girl afraid of the dog? b) The little girl was not

afraid of the dog.

4. a) Were we ready to have a test in English? b) We were not

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r e a d y to have a test in English.

5 a) Was the baby asleep? b) The baby was not asleep.

6. a) Were the boys at the stadium yesterday? b) The boys were not

at the stadium yesterday.

7. a) Were you glad to hear this news? b) You were not glad to

hear this news..

8. a) Were her parents at the theatre last mght? b) Her parents

were not at the theatre last night.

9. a) Was their house the finest in the street? b) Their house was

not the finest in the street.

10. a) Were they silent for a while? b) They were not silent lor a

while.

Exercise 44*

1 When was I in the country? 2. When was he at the theatre last

time'? 3. When was he in Kharkiv? 4. Where were we in June? 5. Where

were you yesterday? 6. Where were they the day before yesterday? 7.

When was she at the library? 8. Where was he at ten o'clock? 9. Where

were you on Wednesday?

Exercise 45.

Ask me:

1 Were you at the doctor's on Thursday? 2. When were you at the

doctor's7 3. Were you in Siberia last year? 4. When were you m your

native village? 5. Were you busy yesterday? 6. Where were you yesterday7

7 Were you at home last night? 8. Where were you last night? 9.

Was your daughter at the theatre last night? 10. When were you in

Minsk? 11. Were you ill the day before yesterday? 12. When was your

brother in Chernihiv?

Exercise 46.

1. Yes, I was at school yesterday. 2. Yes, I was in the Crimea last

summer. 3. Yes, my mother was at home last Sunday. 4. Yes, I was in

the country in July. 5. No, I was not at the cinema last night. 6.1 was at

the cinema on Monday last time. 7. I was at the theatre yesterday last

time. 8.1 was at the theatre with my mother. 9.1 was born on the 14th of

April in 1980. 10.1 was born in Kyiv.

Exercise 47.*

A: Did you play chess yesterday?

B: No, I didn't.

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A: Why not?

B\ Because I had no companion.

A: Did you go to the theatre last night7

B: No, I didn't. '

A: Why not?

В: Because I was tired.

A: Did you go shopping?

B: No, I didn't.

A: Why not?

B. Because I had no time.

Exercise 48.

1. Отже, ви все ж зробили запит про це, чи не так? 2. У мене на

мить промайнула думка, що міс Рассел могла навмисно вигадати

біль у коліні. 3. «Ви були тут, лікарю. Ви точно повинні знати що

саме вона сказала». 4. Тепер ми знаємо, що й насправді хтось

чужии приходив тієї ночі до будинку. 5. Було цілком очевидно

що він справді поїхав на дачу. 6. Я звернувся з питанням до

компанії. Вони відповіли, що містер Акройд дійсно купив

диктофон у їхнього представника. 7. Але того ранку я справді

бачив, як Віллі потискав руку Тіні Даффі. 8. Так, він утік, коли

приишов час. 9. Вона обіцяла пообідати зі мною, коли я захочу, і

вона-таки обідала зі мною декілька разів. 10. Одначе, я працював

на парубка, якого всі неполюбляли. 11. Ми були дуже закло-

потані. Та все ж часто з нею бачились.

Exercise 49.

1. The children helped (to) their parents. 2. Father came back

home late. 3. What did you do on Sunday? 4. Where were you yesterday

in the evening? - 1 went to the cinema. - Did you like this film7 -

Yes I liked the film very much. 5. What did you do at the English lesson?

- We read the new text, answered the questions, and translated

sentences from Ukrainian into English. 6. When did you start to learn

English? - We started to learn English three years ago. 7. How many

pages did you read last week? - 1 read ten pages last week. I like this

book. 8. Where were you the day before yesterday? - We went on an

excursion at the machine-building plant. The excursion was very

interesting. 9. At what time do you usually get up? - 1 usually get up

at seven o'clock. 10. At what time did you get up yesterday? - 1 got up

at eight o'clock yesterday. I always get up at eight o'clock on Sunday

jl. When did your friends come to you? Who came to you yesterday?

12. I entered the room, switched on the light and began to do my

homework. 13. We did not send the telegram yesterday, because we