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7. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
8. The plumber (be) here yet? – Yes, but he only (stay) for an hour. - What he (do)
in that time? – He (turn) off the water and (empty) the tank.
9. He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work. - Why he (lose)
his job? - He (be) very rude to Mr. Pitt.
10. You (finish) checking the accounts? - No, not quite. I (do) about half so far.
EXERCISE 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. He (give) me back the book, (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that he
(enjoy) it very much; but I (know) that he (not read) it because most of the pages
(be) still uncut. 2. When he (see) his wife off the station, he (return) home as he (not
have) to be at the airport till 9.30. 3. He (not have) to pack, for his wife already (do)
that before she (leave) the house. 4. He (not have) to check the doors and windows
either, for his wife always (do) that before she (leave) the house. 5. All he (have) to
do (be) to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. In the end he (decide)
not to. 6. At 8.30 he (pick) up his case, (go) out of the house and (slam) the door
behind him. 7. Then he (feel) in his pockets for the key, for his wife (remind) him to
double-lock the front door. 8. When he (search) all his pockets and (find) no key he
(remember) where it (be). He (leave) it in his overcoat pocket. 10. Then he
(remember) something else; his passport and tickets (be) in his overcoat pocket as
well.
EXERCISE 5. Complete the sentences. Use used to or would and the verbs in
brackets. Sometimes both are possible.
0. We
would go
to two or three films every week. (go)
1. We ______ home very early in the morning when we went on holiday. (leave)
2. A few years ago, I ______ many friends, but I do now. (not have)
3. ______ near the airport? (you/live)
4. We ______ hours talking about our dreams. (spend)
5. She ______ us funny stories about the animals on the farm. (tell)
6. There ______many cars on the road in those days. (not be)
7. I ______ all kinds of ball games when I was a child. (love)
8. My dad ______ football with us on Sundays when we were little. (play)
EXERCISE 6. Underline the correct answer.
0.I come from London, so
I’m/I’m getting
used to big cities.
1.After London, It’s hard to
be/get
used to living in the country. It’s very different.
2.It took me a few weeks to
be/get
used to my new surroundings.
3.
I’m not/I’m not getting
used to the silence. I miss the noise.
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4.At the moment my parents have to drive me everywhere. I don’t like that because
I’m/I’m getting
used to being independent.
5.The pace of life here seems a bit slow, but I’m sure I’ll
be/get
used to it.
6.Change is hard for everyone, but we’
re/get
used to new things quite quickly.
Past Forms Revision: Level B
EXERCISE 1. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
A
Last night we
1
(to go) to a football match. We
2
(to take) a bus. The bus
3
(to be)
overcrowded as many people
4
(to want) to see the match. We
5
(to get) off the
bus and
6
(to go) in the direction of the stadium. While we
7
(to cross) the road, I
8
(to see) Victor. He
9
(to stand) at the corner. He said he
10
(to wait) for his friend
who
11
(to come) to St Petersburg the day before and
12
(to wish) to see the new
stadium. A man
13
(to come) up to me and asked if I
14
(to have) a spare ticket for
the match. Victor told us that two boys just
15
(to ask) him whether he
16
(to
have) a spare ticket. We
17
(to enter) the stadium just as the football players
18
(to
come) out on to the field. At the entrance to the stadium we (to meet) Sergey. He
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(to show) us to our seats and
20
(to ask) me if I
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(to play) football in my
childhood. We
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(to agree) to meet in the snack bar during the interval.
B
It was gray and overcast as I
1
(leave) the hotel and
2
(head) towards Berkley
Square. I
3
(glance) up at the sky. It was leaden and promised rain, which Andrew
4
(predict) before he
5
(go) to the office earlier. Instead of walking to Diana’s,
which I usually
6
(like) to do, I
7
(hail) a cab and
8
(get) in. Just in time, too. It
9
(begin) to drizzle as I
10
(slam) the door and
11
(give) the cabbie the address.
English weather, I
12
(think) glumy, staring out the taxi window. It always
13
(rain). But one not
14
(come) to England for the weather, there
15
(be) other,
more important reasons to be here. I always
16
(love) England and the English,
and London
17
(be) my most favourite city in the entire world. I
18
(love) it even
more than my hometown, New York.
EXERCISE 2. Translate into English.
1. Она была счастлива, что тяжелые времена прошли. 2. Когда мы вернулись,
все хотели знать, где мы были. 3. Я надеялась, что он сделал правильный вы-
бор. 4. Мы были коллегами. Мы проработали вместе десять лет. 5. Я была
уверена, что никогда раньше не слышала этого выражения. 6. Судья объявил,
что он изменил свое мнение об этом деле. 7. Они поняли, что жизнь очень
изменилась. 8. Оказалось, что эта женщина уже тринадцать лет была нашей
соседкой. 9. Он пришел к нам за помощью, потому что всегда нам верил. 10.
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Адвокат был доволен - он получил хорошие новости. 11. Он был благодарен
своим родителям. Они так много сделали для него. 12. Мартин ничего не
ответил. Жизнь научила его быть осторожным. 13. Марина выглядела
необычно - она изменила прическу (hair style). 14. Когда мы встретились, то
мой одноклассник сказал, что я очень изменилась. 15. Он влюбился в нее, хотя
и знал ее всего лишь пару недель. 16. Она не знала, как начать, потому что
раньше не выполняла такой работы.
THE VERB – Future Forms: Level B
1
2
3
4
Future Simple (Will)
Be Going To
Future Continuous
Future Perfect
a
Decisions taken at the
moment of speaking
(on-the- spot decisions)
Since it’s getting dark
I’ll turn on the light.
Actions intended to be
performed in the near
future
She’s going to visit her
parents tomorrow.
Actions in progress at
a stated future time
He’ll be sunbathing in
Sochi this time next
week.
b
Hopes, fears, threats,
offers, promises,
warnings, predictions
requests, comments etc,
esp. with: expect, hope,
believe, I’m sure, I’m
afraid, probably etc
I’m afraid I’ll be a bit
late.
Planned actions or
intentions
Now that they’ve settled
in their new house,
they’re going to have a
party.
Actions which are the
result of a routine
(instead of Present
Cont.)
I’ll be seeing John
tomorrow. (We work
in the same office so
we’ll definitely mmet.)
Actions which will be
finished before a stated
future time
She will have come back by
the end of July.
Note: by or not… until/till
are used with Future
Perfect. Until/till are
normally used with Future
Perfect only in negative
sentences.
She will have finished by 8 o
clock.(Not: until/till)
She won’t have finished
until 8 o’clock.
Future Perfect Continuous
c
Actions or predictions
which may not happen
in the future
She’ll probably buy the
dress (prediction)
Actions which we
cannot control and will
inevitably happen
He will be ten next
year.
Evidence that something
will definitely happen in
the near future
Ann is going to have a
baby.
Look at the dark clouds
in the sky! It’s going to
rain.
When we ask politely
about people’s
arrangements to see if
they can do smth for
us or because we want
to offer to do smth for
them
Will you be going to
the supermarket? Can
you buy me some tea?
Duration of an action up to
a certain turn in the future.
By the end of this year she
will have been working here
for two years.
Present Simple
(future meaning)
Present Continuous
(future meaning)
d
Things we are not sure
about or haven’t
decided to do yet
She’ll probably be
promoted. (not sure
yet)
Thins we are sure about
or we have already
decided to do in the near
future
He’s going to be
promoted. (the boss has
decided to do it.)
Timetables/programs
The plane reaches
London at 8.45
Fixed arrangements in the
near future
Sally is seeing her dentist
this week (Sally has fixed an
appointment)
Time expressions used with:
Will/ Be Going
to / Future Cont.
Tomorrow, tonight, next month/week, in three/two days etc, the day
after tomorrow, soon, in a day/week etc
Future Perfect
Before, by, by then, by the time, until (in negative sentences)
Future Perf.
By… for
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Cont.
e.g.: By next year he will have been working here for two years.
Time words with no Future forms:
-We
never use
future forms after:
when (time conjunction), while before, until, by the time,
if (conditional), as soon as, after
etc.
However,
we can use
when
or
if + will
if
“when”
is a question word and
“if”
means
“whether”.
She’ll send us a letter when she has time.
BUT: When will he meet us?
I don’t know if he will accept. (= whether)
-With
go
and
come
we use Present Continuous rather than “
be going to
”.
She’s going to London next week
.
RATHER THAN:
She’s going to go to London next
week.
Future-in the-Past
If the Main clause (главное предложение) is in the past tense, then in Subordinate clause
(придаточное предложение) instead of Future tenses you should use
Future-in- the-Past
Tenses. (Shall / will → should / would)
EXERCISE 1. Explain the usage of the future tense forms in the following
sentences. Translate into Russian.
A:
1. I’ll bе still working when you arrive. 2. This time tomorrow hе’ll bе lying оn
the beach. 3. Тhеу will bе watching television from eight o'clock till midnight. 4. I
will bе buttering the bread while my
mother is slicing the tomatoes. 5. What will
your family bе doing at this time tomorrow?
B:
1. We will have left bу the time you arrive. 2. They will have repaired your car
bу then. 3. Тhе decorator will have painted the room bу Tuesday. 4. I’ll already
have done the work bу the time you соmе back. 5. I still won't have finished
reading the book by
four o'clock.
C:
1. Do you think you'll bе tired in the evening? - Yes, I’ll have already been
working for eight hours. 2. By this time tomorrow, I’ll have been tгаvеlling for
twelve hours. 3. By the time you get here the people will have been waiting for an
hour already. 4. By Мау, he’ll have been riding that bike for five years. 5. By
Christmas, I’ll have been working for this соmраnу for twenty years.
EXERCISE 2. Translate into English.
A:
1. - Где ты будешь, когда я приеду? - Я буду работать в библиотеке. 2. Чем
он будет заниматься завтра? 3. В три часа мы будем сидеть в поезде и ехать в
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Париж. 4. Вы замечательный человек. Теперь мы будем часто встречаться. 5.
А что вы будете делать на Рождество?
B:
1. Завтра к двyм часам мы уже сдадим все экзамены.2. К тому времени, как
вы вернетесь, я уже уеду. 3. Если вы позвоните в восемь часов, то они еще не
приедут. 4. Они надеются, что отремонтируют квартиру к осени. 5. Мы
напишем статью к утру, но мы не закончим иллюстрации.
C:
1. К тому времени как встанет солнце завтра утром, мы уже два часа будем
лететь над Атлантическим Океаном. 2. К первому сентября этого года я уже
десять лет буду изучать английский язык. 3. Ей понадобится отдых. Она весь
день будет работать. 4. К концу года мы будем жить в Москве уже двадцать
лет. 5. Когда приедет полиция, Эрик уже три часа будет ехать в Техас.
EXERCISE 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future form.
Dear Carol,
Since you want to know what (1)
‘m doing
(do) next week, I thought I’d write
and let you know. It (2)___ (be) a very busy week. On Monday I (3) ___(go) to
York. I (4) ___ (probably/be) there for three days, and by Wednesday I (5) ___
(meet) every important artist in the town. If everything goes well, I (6) ___ (go) to
Newcastle on Thursday morning. There I (7) ___ (meet) the chairman of the Arts
Council. Then on Friday and Saturday I (8) ___ (visit) several small towns in the
area to see what their galleries are like. By Sunday I (9) ___ (travel) for days and I
imagine I (10) ___ (be) very tired, so it looks like (11) ___ (not/come) to your party
on Sunday night. Sorry! I hope you (12) ___ (invite) me to the next one.
Give my love to Mike.
Susan
EXERCISE 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or “to be
going to”.
1.Where you (go) for your holidays? – I (go) to Norway. – What you (do) there? – I
(fish). 2. Where you (go) this evening? – I (not go) anywhere. I (stay) at home. I
(write) some letters. 3. Take an umbrella; it (rain). 4. How long you (stay) in this
country? (
Have you decided to stay?
) – Another month.. I (go) home at the end of
the month. – What you (do) then? – I (try) to get a job. 5. I (dye) these curtains. –
You (do) it yourself, or (have) it done? – I (have) it done? Who should I take them
to? 6. I’ve seen the film, now I (read) the book. I’ve just got the copy from the
library. (
I haven’t started the book yet.)
7. You (do) anything next weekend? – Yes,
my nephews (come) and I (show) them round London. – You (take) them to the
theatre? (
Have you booked seats?
) – No, they’re too young for that. I (take) them to