Exercise 1. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative

1. That afternoon Lily came home early from school. 2. In three days Mr. Ruggles received an answer. 3. Mr. Watkins drove a lorry and took goods to Salthaven. 4. She found the key in unusual place. 5. Kate walked slowly home, wondering how to break the bad news. 6. Sunday passed peacefully. 7. Jim began to run. 8. Last week found a blackbird’s nest. 9. They accused him of spying. 10. On her knee Mrs. Lawrence held a bright red handbag.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite Tense.

1. The concert (to start) at 7.30 and (to finish) at 10 o’clock. 2. When I was a child, I (to want) to be a doctor. 3. We (to enjoy) our holidays last year. 4. I (to see) Barbara but I (not to see) Jane. 5. They (to work) on Monday but they (not to work) on Tuesday. 6. We (to go) to the post office but we (not to go) to the bank.

7. … you (to watch) TV last night? 8. It was very warm in the room, so I (to open) the window. 9....you (to enjoy) the party? 10…. your (to finish) work early?

Exercise 3. Choose the right variant.

1. My father … home at 5 o’clock yesterday.

a) comes b) comed c) came

2. They … the Institute three years ago.

a) have entered b) entered c) enters

3. … he … the week-ends in the country?

a) does … spend b) did … spent c) did … spend

4. Ann and I … over the telephone yesterday.

a) didn’t talk b) didn’t talks c) didn’t talked

5. I … to bring my notebook to class last Monday.

a) forget b) forgets c) forgot

6. … Helen … all her exams?

a) did … pass b) did … passed c) do … pass

7. The meeting … at ten o’clock yesterday.

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

8. We (to finish) our work two hours ago.

a) finishes b) finished c) finish

9. We (to see) our former group-mates.

a) will see b) saw c) sees

10. Andrew and Nelly (to dance) well last night.

a) dance b) dances c) danced

The Future Indefinite Tense

Формы Future Indefinite образуются при помощи вспомогательных глаголов shall для 1-го лица ед. и мн. числа и will для 2-го и 3-го лиц ед. и мн. числа и инфинитива основного глагола без частицы to.

Спряжение глаголов в Future Indefinite:

Утвердительная	Вопросительная	Отрицательная
I shall work (go) there. You He } will work (go) there. She It will work (go) well. We shall work (go) there. You } worked (went) there. They	Shall I work (go) there? you Will he } work (go) there? she Will it work (go) well? Shall we work (go) there? you Will } work (go) there? they	I shall not work (go) there You He } will not work (go) there She It will not work (go) well. We shall not work (go) there. You } will not work (go) there. They

С глаголом в форме Future Indefinite часто употребляются следующие обстоятельственные слова и словосочетания: to-morrow, in a week, soon, next year. В сочетаниях с next предлог и артикль не употребляются.

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