Formation

EXERCISE 8. FCE Use of English V. Evans P.234 Spelling Rules and Pronunciation

EXERCISE 9. Write Participle I (the –ing form) of the verbs paying special attention to the spelling rules.

The mute e is dropped before -ing	take - taking dance - dancing
The final у is not changed before -ing	try - trying say - saying
The letters ie are replaced by у before -ing	die - dying lie - lying
The final consonant is doubled if it is preceded by a short stressed vowel	get - getting put - putting
The final 1 is always doubled before -ing in Br.E.; it is not doubled in Am.E. if it is preceded by a short unstressed vowel	level - levelling (B.E); leveling (A.E.)

fry, study, lie, lay, put, fly, make, tell, sit, rise, win, go, begin, drive, bring, call, visit, see, close, look, refer, cut, travel, tie.

(English Tenses: Grammar Practice Activities N.Dementyeva N.Akimova P. P.9 Ex. V; PP. 16 Ex. III; PP.39-40 Ex. IV-V Spelling and Pronunciation Rules)

EXERCISE 10. Write the verbs in parentheses in the Present Progressive.

1. John and I (stay) in a beautiful hotel.

2. You (wait) for a letter from your parents?

3. I (try) to listen to the radio but it's very noisy in here.

4. Why you (sit) idle? There are so many things to do!

5. What (lie) over there on the table?

6. Sue and Joe (make) a cake for dessert because their friends (come) to see them tonight.

7. The sun (shine) brightly today and many people (wear) glasses.

8. They (travel) in Italy now.

9. I can't hear what you (say), the traffic (make) too much noise.

10. They (think) of renting a cheaper flat.

11. Where is Kate? - She (tidy) up her room upstairs. Our friends (come) to see us tonight.

12. What you (look for)? -1 (look for) the key. I hope I haven't lost it.

EXERCISE 11. Use the Past Simple instead of the infinitives in parentheses. Observe the following spelling rules:

for verbs ending in
a short stressed vowel + a consonant	a short vowel(stressed or unstressed) + 1	a stressed vowel + r	a consonant + У
double the consonant and add -ed	double the final 1 and add -ed in Br.E.; 1 is not doubled in Am.E if it is preceded by a short unstressed vowel	double the final rand add -ed	change у into i and add -ed
'stopped, reg'retted	travelled (Br.E.), 'traveled (Am.E.)	pre'ferred, re'ferred	study — studied, try- tried