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Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,
A pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,
Where’s the pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?
Grammar (The Present Indefinite Tense)
Exercise # 1. Use the verbs in the brackets in the Present Indefinite Tense:
1) She usually (to go shopping) on Saturday. 2) They (to have) their dinner at one and the same time. 3) My mother (to cook) the food when I (to be) at the Institute. 4) Cookery (to involve) a variety of cooking techniques. 5) Cooking (to encompass) a vast range of methods. 6) Her grandmother (to grow) flowers. 7) Michael (not to drink) coffee in the evening.
Exercise# 2. Give a short account of:
a) what you usually do at the University; at home in the evening;
b) what your mother does on weekends; on Sunday;
c) how your family spends weekends;
d) where your friend often goes after classes;
e) when you always have breakfast;
f) who usually helps you to lay the table;
g) what she often likes to eat for supper.
Exercise # 3. You have to use these sentences to make questions. Begin the questions with the words in brackets: Model: I go swimming. (How often?) – How often do you go swimming?
1. He works from Monday till Friday. (Where?) 2. He earns money working at the restaurant. (How much?) 3. I use the computer program to study English. (What time?) 4. She has dinner rather late in the evening. (Why?) 5. Mrs. Johnson invited some guests and a singer to her house. (What for?) 6. They plan to go to the South. (When?) 7. He likes cookery very much. (Why?)
Exercise # 4. Answer the following questions in the Present Indefinite Tense:
1. Where do you usually take walks if you have spare time? 2. What presents do you usually give your friends? 3. Does your mother often speak to you about family matters? 4. When do people usually send greeting cards? 5. What do you know about methods of cooking? 6. What films do women like to watch? 7. When does he come home after work? 8. Who usually cooks the food at your house? 9. What do your parents usually bring home when they come from their country house (cottage)? 10. What foreign languages do the students of your academic group study?
Exercise # 5. Make negative statements according to the model:
Model: I like sweets. (My friend) fruits. - I like sweets. But my friend doesn’t. She prefers fruits.
1. Nick studies German. (John) English. 2. Ann gets up at 8 o’clock. (Mary) 9 o’clock. 3. She opens the window in any weather. (Her sister) when it is warm. 4. My brother likes boiled potatoes. (I) fried. 5. She usually has bacon and eggs for breakfast. (He) sausage and toasts. 6. I buy milk every day. (My brother) every other day. 7. Jane reads English books in the original. (Peter) in translation.
