Exercise 2. Use the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Tense

1. She (to learn) English.

2. I (to like) music.

3. She (to live) in this house.

4. After supper my sister (to go) for a walk.

5. We (to visit) our grandparents very often.

6. I usually (to cook) dinner at 3 o’clock.

7. He (to want) to become a doctor.

8. My parents (to come) home very late.

9. We (to like) reading very much.

10. They often (to take) a bus.

Exercise 3. Choose the right variant.

1. You usually … the newspaper after breakfast

a) read b) reads c) is read

2. He always … his home-works carefully.

a) prepare b) prepared c) prepares

3. The children … in the yard every day.

a) played b) play c) plays

4. … she … mistakes in spelling?

a) does … makes b) does … make c) do – make

5. She … several foreign languages.

a) don’t speak b) don’t speaks c) doesn’t speak

6. … his friends … holidays at a rest-home?

a) do … spend b) does … spend c) do … spends

7. I often … my friend when I walk to the University.

a) met b) meets c) meet

8. Mike and Nick … to the library twice a week.

a) don’t go b) didn’t go c) doesn’t go

9. We (to spend) our holidays in the country.

a) spends b) spent c) spend

10. …you (to take) your dog for a walk?

a) do … take? b) does … take? c) do … takes?

The Past Indefinite Tense

По форме Past Indefinite английские глаголы делятся на два типа: правильные и неправильные глаголы (или стандартные и нестандартные).

Правильные глаголы образуют форму Past Indefinite при помощи окончания -ed.

Окончание –ed произносится:

[d] - после звонкого звука

to live - lived

[t] - после глухого звука

to look - looked

[id] - после [t] и [d]

to want – wanted: to decide – decided.

Неправильные – посредством чередования звуков в корне.

to see – saw (неправильный глагол)

to send - sent (неправильный глагол)

Спряжение глаголов в Past Indefinite:

Утвердительная	Вопросительная*	Отрицательная
I worked (went) there. He You }worked (went) there. She It worked (went) well. We You } worked (went) there. They	I he Did you } work (go) there? She Did it work (go) well? we Did you } work (go) there? they	I He You } did not work (go) there She It did not work (go) well. We You } did not work (go) there. They

^*Вопросительная и отрицательная формы образуются при помощи вспомогательного глагола to do в прошедшем времени did – и смыслового глагола в форме инфинитива без частицы to.

С глаголами в форме Past Indefinite часто употребляются следующие обстоятельственные слова и словосочетания: yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 1990. Причем в сочетаниях с last артикль и предлог не употребляются.

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