In the following pairs of sentences one of the tenses is. wrong. Say which one and why.

1. My first job was in a factory. I've worked there for three months My first job was in a factory. I worked there for three months.

2. When we were on holiday the weather was awful.

The weather was very nice recently, don’t you think? (The weather is still nice now).

3. My grandfather died 30 years ago. I have never met him. I don't know Carol's husband. I have never met him.

4. Bob and Alice are married. They have been married for 10 years. Bob and Alice parted last year.They have been married for 10 years.

5.      Mr.Smith had worked in a bank for 15 years, then he gave it up. I know Mr.Smith very well. He has been working in our bank all his life.

 

10. Use the given verb in the proper tense form without translating the sentence:

to learn – Я изучаю английский уже несколько лет.

 Я всегда учу новые слова.

 Я только что выучил новые слова. Проверь меня!

 Я учу новые слова уже второй час.

 Вчера я выучил новые слова.

 Я буду учить новые слова завтра утром.
to revise – Сейчас мы повторяем формы английского глагола.

to write – Мы уже написали контрольную работу по этой теме.

 Он что-то пишет.

 Он напишет письма к вечеру.

 Он пишет письма уже несколько часов.

 Он писал письма в воскресенье.
to sing – Послушай! Анна поет в соседней комнате.

 Она пела вчера на концерте.

 Она поет очень хорошо.

 

II. The Present Tenses

The Present (SIMPLE) Indefinite Tense

I You We They (I paint; you study, they go...)	V	I You do not V We don't V They (I do not paint, you don't study, we do not go...)	I Do you V? we they (do you paint?, do they go? do we study?...)
He She    V-s It (he paints, she goes...)		He  does not V She doesn’t V (he does not paint, she doesn't go...)	he Does she V? it (does he paint?, does she go?...)

Случаи употребления:

1. The sun rises in the East (общеизвестная истина).

2. He goes to the South every summer (повторяющееся действие).

3. I get up at 7 o'clock, wash, have breakfast and then...
(последовательность событий, действий в настоящем времени).

Этим формам сопутствуют следующие обстоятельства:

every day (morning, evening) – каждый день (утро, вечер); every week (month, year) – каждую неделю (каждый месяц, год); in the morning (afternoon, evening) – утром (днем, вечером); always – всегда; usually – обычно; often/frequently – часто; never – никогда; seldom/rarely – редко; sometimes – иногда.

 

Choose the right form of the verb

A. 1. John…two brothers(have-has). 2. I…very happy(am-is-are). 3. John…a student(am-is-are). 4. We…a big car(have-has). 5. We…students now(am-is-are). 6. His father…in London(am-is-are). 7. My parents…at home(am-is-are). 8. There…a big table in the room(am-is are). 9. There…two beds in the bedroom(am-is-are).

B. 1. John (say-says) his friend, “My brother(want-wants) to come with us on a walking tour. He.(am-is-are) a very good boy, and he(know-knows) very many funny stories”. His friend(ask-asks), “(am-is-are)he afraid of work?” “Oh, I (am-is-are)sure that he(am-is-are) not afraid of it,” John(answer-answers), “because he always (lie-lies)down when work(begin-begins),and(fall-falls)asleep at once.”

C. 1. A young man (run-runs) into the doctor’s room and(say-says) “Oh, doctor!...” But the doctor(stop-stops)him and (say-says), “Don’t hurry, young man, sit down. I (see-sees) that your face(am-is-are)red and I (think-thinks) that you (have-has) a temperature.” “But doctor!” the boy (cry-cries) again “No, no,” the doctor (say-says), “don’t say anything. I (want-wants) to examine you.” And he (begin-begins)to examine the boy. After some time the doctor (say-says), “It (seem-seems) to me that everything (am-is-are) all right with you. You (am-is-are) only very excited.” “Of course I (am-is-are) excited,” the boy (answer-answers) “because there(am-is-are) a fire in this house.”

 

2.       Practise the following in the singular, making the necessary changes in the sentences.

Model: They speak German well.-» He speaks German well.

1. They do their shopping every day. 2. My friends spend their holidays in the Crimea every year. 3. The children play all day long. 4. They have breakfast at 7 o'clock. 5. My brothers attend the students' club every week. 6. These students go to the Institute by bus. 7. They don’t waste time. 8. The classes begin at 8 o'clock. 9. Our friends leave for Moscow today and arrive there late in the evening. They spend several days there every year, visit museums, theatres and walk round this beautiful city. 10. They play tennis in covered courts. 11. The boys understand French and Italian well.