автордың кітабын онлайн тегін оқу Трудности английской грамматики. Грамматический практикум. The Difficulties of English Grammar. Practice Book
З. А. Новикова, В. В. Селезнева, Т. А. Тюкина
Трудности английской грамматики.
The Difficulties of English Grammar
Грамматический практикум
Practice Book
Под редакцией
А. Н. Поляковой
Информация о книге
УДК 811.111(075.8)
ББК 81.432.1-9-2
Н73
Авторы:
Новикова З. А., Селезнева В. В., Тюкина Т. А.
Рецензенты:
Алексеев А. В., кандидат филологических наук, доцент, доцент кафедры английского языка No 6 МГИМО МИД России;
Бакулев А. В., кандидат филологических наук, доцент, доцент Школы иностранных языков НИУ ВШЭ.
Настоящее учебное пособие адресовано студентам младших курсов бакалавриата, обучающимся на факультете управления и политики МГИМО МИД России, и абитуриентам, готовящимся к сдаче ЕГЭ по английскому языку и прохождению дополнительного вступительного испытания. Целью издания является формирование и развитие у студентов и абитуриентов базовых умений грамматически правильного оформления высказывания на английском языке, в частности грамматических навыков употребления видовременных форм английского глагола и способов выражения модальности в языке, а также английских предлогов.
Текстовый корпус пособия представляет собой аутентичные материалы информационного, повествовательного и описательного характера, культуроведческой и научно-популярной направленности, заимствованные из свободных электронных ресурсов и адаптированные для учебных целей.
Учебное пособие разработано и апробировано на кафедре английского языка No 6 МГИМО МИД России.
УДК 811.111(075.8)
ББК 81.432.1-9-2
© Новикова З. А., Селезнева В. В., Тюкина Т. А., 2025
ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ
Настоящее учебное пособие адресовано студентам младших курсов бакалавриата, обучающимся на Факультете управления и политики МГИМО (У) МИД России, а также абитуриентам, готовящимся к сдаче ЕГЭ по английскому языку и прохождению дополнительного вступительного испытания (ДВИ). Целью данного пособия является формирование и развитие у студентов и абитуриентов базовых умений грамматически правильного оформления высказывания на английском языке, в частности, грамматических навыков употребления видовременных форм английского глагола и способов выражения модальности в языке, а также английских предлогов.
Задания, предложенные в пособии, могут использоваться в процессе обучения английскому языку совместно с другими пособиями и учебниками уровня В1, направленными на формирование речевой, социальной, социолингвистической, дискурсивной и других составляющих иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции.
Текстовый корпус учебного пособия представляет собой аутентичные материалы информационного, повествовательного и описательного характера, культуроведческой и научно-популярной направленности, заимствованные из свободных электронных ресурсов и адаптированные для учебных целей.
Пособие состоит из двух частей. Первая часть содержит 178 заданий (sets), каждое из которых включает ситуации или текст, в которых обучающиеся должны определить правильную личную или неличную форму глагола в скобках. Вторая часть содержит 86 заданий (sets), в каждом из которых обучающиеся должны заполнить пропуски в ситуациях или тексте соответствующими предлогами или наречиями.
Будучи дополнительным материалом к основному курсу обучения английскому языку, предлагаемые задания используются в зависимости от дидактических целей, решаемых в конкретной группе обучающихся, и могут представлять собой как цикл упражнений для аудиторных занятий, так и составлять самостоятельную работу студентов младших курсов бакалавриата и абитуриентов, готовящихся к сдаче ЕГЭ по английскому языку и прохождению ДВИ. Выполнение упражнений может осуществляться как на электронных платформах, так и в письменном виде. Такое использование предполагает либо полную автономность обучающихся, получающих возможность самостоятельно узнать правильный ответ при условии размещения заданий на обучающих платформах, либо проверку выполненных заданий в аудитории с последующим анализом ошибок преподавателем.
Учебное пособие разработано и апробировано на кафедре английского языка № 6 МГИМО (У) МИД России.
В соответствии со ст. 1274 части четвертой Гражданского кодекса Российской Федерации «Свободное использование произведения в информационных, научных, учебных или культурных целях», авторы данного пособия использовали в своей работе с обязательным указанием имени автора, произведение которого используется, и источника заимствования правомерно обнародованные произведения и отрывки из них в качестве иллюстраций в объеме, оправданном поставленной целью.
Part I
VERBS
Set 1. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. When Ann arrived at the club at last, her friends __________________ (wait) for her at the entrance. Ann said she was sorry she was late and asked them how long they _______________ (be) there. They explained to her that they _______________ (wait) for about fifteen minutes and in their turn wondered where she _______________ (be). Ann answered that she _______________ (hold) up at school by her teacher.
2. When Mark got to his country house, he discovered that water _______________ (leak) through the roof. There were pools on the floor. He _______________ (not/know) what to do and called his elder brother for help. He was a plumber.
3. By the time the manager turns up, the customers _______________ (wait) for him for several hours _______________ (swear) strongly. It’s advisable that the manager _______________ (treat) the customers the way they want to be treated or he _______________ (fire) soon.
4. — Bob, you can’t enter the room, as it _______________ (clean). You _______________ (allow) to enter it as soon as it _______________ (clean up).
— Ok, I’ll wait in the hall until it _______________ (clean), but I’m not sure if they ______________________________ (do) it quickly.
5. The weather _______________ (be) awful lately. It _______________ (rain) for several weeks. I wish it ______________________________ (stop) (rain) at last! If it _______________ (not/stop) in the next two days, I _______________ (go) to the south for the weekend. I’m fed up with such weather!
6. — _______________ (you/meet) anyone at Bob’s birthday party?
— There _______________ (be) a lot of interesting people there.
— _______________ (the food/be) to your taste?
— Yes, I _______________ (eat) a lot. Look, I even _______________ (put on) a little weight.
7. — _______________ (you/see) much of Ann recently?
— I _______________ (come) across her in the shop the other day.
— _______________ (you/speak) long?
— No, till her husband _______________ (come) to take her away. If her husband _______________ (not/take) her away, I am sure we _______________ (still/talk)!
8. When Alice _______________ (be) young, she _______________ (never/bother) about her appearance but she does now. She _______________ (spend) a lot of money on clothes this month already. She _______________ (look) amazing recently.
9. — This girl didn’t even take the trouble _______________ (apologize) to us for her behavior at the party.
— Well, she’ll never learn _______________ (be) polite. It is no use _______________ (teach) her good manners.
10. I had my stereo ___________________ (steal) because I failed ___________________ (lock) the door of my car, so I had the mechanic ___________________ (install) anti-theft alarm in my car. If I ___________________ (be) careful then, it ___________________ (never/happen).
Set 2. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. — You are late. Your watch _______________ (not/keep) right time?
— Everything is OK with my watch. The traffic _______________ (be) terrible. If the traffic _______________ (be) terrible, I _______________ (not/be) late and you _______________ (be) angry with me now.
2. No sooner _______________ (Ann/open) the drawer than she _______________ (find) the photo which she _______________ (think) she _______________ (lose) long before. She _______________ (search) for it so long. She was happy _______________ (find) it.
3. Nick is said _______________ (have) business difficulties in the last few months. I think that if he _______________ (listen) before to our advice, he _______________ (not/be) in trouble now.
4. — This is the first time since we ______________ (be) married that you ______________ (ever/mention) that you used to go riding. You ______________ (enjoy) it?
— Yes, it ______________ (be) very exciting.
5. Ann didn’t expect _______________ (allow) _______________ (invite) her friends from school _______________ (come) to the party. She was so happy.
6. During my first visit to the picture gallery I _______________ (find) that I no longer _______________ (like) the pictures which _______________ (impress) me when I _______________ (first/see) them. Probably my taste _______________ (change).
7. I would prefer _______________ (charge) less money for your service. The final bill requires _______________ (correct), which means _______________ (make) calculations again.
8. Bob’s advice _______________ (always/be) reasonable since I _______________ (know) him and I _______________ (know) him since childhood. I recommend that you _______________ (listen) to his advice too.
9. Nina _______________ (study) in Rome for five years and then _______________ (move) to Milan to do a course in Design.
— _______________ (she/finish) the course yet?
— I don’t know, I _______________ (not/hear) from her for a long time.
10. Ann, my cup is nearly empty! Someone ______________ (drink) my tea. It’s outrageous!
— It must ______________ (be) Tom, I’m sure of it.
Set 3. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. He said that the people _______________ (wait) for the director _______________ (sit) here for a long time. The director _______________ (be/late) and no one _______________ (know) when he _______________ (come) to the office.
2. — Look, Ann. The windows are so clean. _______________ (you/wash) them?
— Of course not. They _______________ (not/look) so clean if the window-cleaner _______________ (not/come) yesterday.
3. — Even if they _______________ (manage) to persuade John to run for the office of Governor in the next election, but they didn’t, he _______________ (never/elect). His ideas are too strange.
— Why, I _______________ (vote) for him, if I _______________ (not/be) a foreigner. What he does is very interesting and I personally like him.
4. I wonder where your younger sister is. She can’t ______________ (stay) at her friends all this time. It is high time she ______________ (come) back home. I wish she _______________ (be) more reasonable.
5. The car was heard ____________________ (pull) up at the house. It might ___________________ (be) Tom or Bob. They promised to come round to us in the evening.
6. — The weather is terrible. It ____________________ (get) hotter and hotter every day.
— I recommend that you _______________ (move) to the countryside. It’s high time you _______________ (take) care of your health.
7. I ______________ (look) for my passport for some hours already when Ann called and said that she ______________ (find) it in her bag. I might ______________ (put) it there by mistake. If I ______________ (not/be) so absent-minded, it ______________ (not/happen).
8. — It is no use _______________ (try) to make him _______________ (do) what he doesn’t want to. It is hardly possible.
— I think it is worth _______________ (try), why not?
9. — John, I want us _______________ (return) home.
— Why?
— I don’t remember _______________ (switch) off the iron.
— Don’t worry. I saw you _______________ (switch) it off and _______________ (put) it on the shelf.
— John, I wish you _______________ (not/think) that I am so distracted.
10. The result was absolutely different from what they _______________ (expect), and they _______________ (nearly/give) up the experiment, but soon Ann _______________ (find) where they _______________ (make) a mistake and they managed _______________ (do) everything successfully.
Set 4. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. Tom looks as if he _______________ (have) fever. Besides, he _______________ (be) naughty, though he is always as good as gold. He must _____________ (fall) ill.
2. — When they came to the gallery, they found that the art exhibition _______________ (cancel) some time earlier.
— Why _______________ (they/not/inform) beforehand?
— You see, no one even _______________ (think) about it.
3. Ann, why didn’t you tell me about it? If you _______________ (tell) me, I _______________ (help) you without fail.
4. Neither Sue nor her elder sister _______________ (have) any chance of getting that job because they _______________ (have) no experience in the publishing industry yet.
5. His clothes _______________ (be) dirty again. Evidently he _______________ (work) in the garden. He is crazy about gardening.
6. — How long _______________ (they/know) each other?
— They _______________ (know) each other for ages. They _______________ (go) to the same school for 11 years, _______________ (study) at the same university for 6 years, and now they _______________ (work) in the same company for already 3 years.
7. Alex _______________ (stop) and was looking at the beautiful dresses displayed in the shop window. If _______________ (she/ not spend) all her money the other day, she _______________ (buy) something to her liking.
8. — A job worth _____________ (do) is worth _____________ (do) well. ______________ (you/agree) with me?
— Of course, I do.
9. — I’d rather _______________ (listen) to the radio than _______________ (see) this soap opera on TV.
— As for me, I prefer _______________ (watch) TV. You’d better _______________ (take) a radio and _______________ (go) for a walk.
10. “Why don’t you have your hair _______________ (wave)?” Bob asked Helen. But she didn’t appear _______________ (hear) him. She seemed _______________ (listen) to the sound of the ocean.
Set 5. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. — Ann _______________ (live) in France for eight years, now she _______________ (live) in Italy. Next June she _______________ (live) in Rome for two years already. I am going to visit her in September. _______________ (you/go) with me?
— With pleasure but only on condition that she _______________ (invite) me herself.
2. — Sue, what _______________ (you/do) last weekend?
— I _______________ (go) to my brother’s new country house.
— _______________ (be) it far?
— No, it only _______________ (take) us thirty minutes by car.
— _______________ (you/stay) there long?
— We _______________ (stay) only for two days.
— _______________ (you/like) it there?
— Immensely.
3. Tom, it is the second decision different from the previous one you _______________ (take) for the last few days. It really _______________ (get) on my nerves. I think you _______________ (be) unreasonable now.
4. Hardly _______________ (they/arrive) at the platform when Kate _______________ (realize) that she _______________ (leave) all her documents at home. She _______________ (have) to return for them. Luckily, she _______________ (live) not far from the train station.
5. I heard Mark _______________ (instruct) by his father _______________ (come) home before midnight. I wonder if he _______________ (listen) to his father’s advice. Teenagers are so difficult to deal with.
6. Yesterday in a big shopping mall Alex _______________ (try) on a lot of beautiful dresses for three hours, _______________ (buy) nothing and _______________ (go) home absolutely exhausted. Now she wishes she _______________ (stay) at home instead of _______________ (waste) so much time there.
7. — The weather _______________ (be) awful lately. It _______________ (rain) heavily for several weeks. If it _______________ (not/stop) raining, I _______________ (go crazy).
— Well, I suggest that you _______________ (watch) some good movies or _______________ (clean) your flat at last. You _______________ (always/complain) that you have no time to do it!
— It is a great idea!
8. — Mr Brown, we suggest _______________ (continue) the talks until we _______________ (reach) a compromise on all points of the agreement. _______________ (you/agree) with us?
— Yes, I think it is worth _______________ (do).
9. — My car _______________ (break) down, so I’ll have to get used to _______________ (walk) everywhere.
— If I _______________ (be) in your place, I _______________ (buy) a new car a long time ago.
— I wish you ___________ (stop) giving me advice. It is up to me to decide what to do.
10. The other day my sister Kate _______________ (take) to hospital. She _______________ (knock) off her bicycle. The doctors examined her. Fortunately, no injures _______________ (find).
Set 6. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. — Ann, ask John where _______________ (he/walk) when _______________ (the accident/take place) and what _________________ (he/do) since he _______________ (leave) the scene of the accident. I wonder if he _______________ (tell) you something.
— I am sure that he _______________ (tell) me everything. He trusts me.
2. — Mark _______________ (just/leave) for Paris. Do you know when _______________ (he/be) back?
— He _______________ (come) back next Monday.
3. Sam didn’t feel like _______________ (walk). He was used to _______________ (pick up) at school by his father. On top of all that, his father doesn’t encourage _______________ (walk) alone.
4. — Peter, I _______________ (not/see) you for ages! What _______________ (be) on your mind lately? What _______________ (you/do) for these past few weeks? The last time we _______________ (meet), you _______________ (look) for a new job.
— Well, that’s not exactly true. I _______________ (think) of changing my job. Luckily the other day I _______________ (offer) a new position in the accounting department.
— Well, congratulations, Peter. I suggest that we _______________ (go) to the restaurant to celebrate it. It’s my treat!
5. When John was a teenager, he used to _______________ (think) that nothing would ever make him get used to _______________ (live) in the countryside. Now everything _______________ (change) and he can’t even imagine life without his country house.
6. Ann saw Tom _______________ (hear) the news and _______________ (break) down. And then all of a sudden he went on _______________ (laugh), which made Ann feel worried.
7. Alex _______________ (close) the door of her flat and _______________ (take) off her shoes. It _______________ (be) another exhausting day at the hospital where she _______________ (work) as a doctor, and she _______________ (look) forward to _______________ (be alone). Hardly _______________ (she/start) preparing her meal when the phone _______________ (ring). She _______________ (ask) to return to the hospital.
8. I hate _______________ (bother) you, but the client is still waiting _______________ (give) a definite answer. It’s no good _______________ (keep) him _______________ (wait). I recommend that you _______________ (hurry).
9. — Bill, you know that I _______________ (earn) a lot since I _______________ (work) here but I _______________ (not/have) a holiday for a long time.
— I wish I _______________ (be) on the seashore now, but it is only a dream!
10. — _______________ (Rita/phone) Ann as she _______________ (promise)?
— No, she _______________. She said it _______________ (slip) her mind because she _______________ (be) busy writing her history report which she was supposed to submit the next day.
Set 7. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. Ann, I used ______________ (have) a car that is similar to yours but I ______________ (sell) it two years ago and ______________ (buy) a new vehicle with the right-hand drive. Frankly speaking, the main advantage of this model was its low cost but I still can’t get used to ______________ (drive) it. I ______________ (consider) ______________ (buy) a new car now.
2. When we got off the train, it _______________ (rain) heavily. It _______________ (rain) for a few days, all the streets were wet and the traffic _______________ (be heavy). It _______________ (take) us two hours to get home.
3. — When John comes home, we _______________ (already/do) our home assignment for two hours. We _______________ (finish) doing everything by five o’clock and _______________ (go) for a walk. _______________ (you/go) with us?
— With pleasure.
4. — I saw Mark _______________ (leave) the building at six o’clock so he can’t _______________ (work) in the laboratory now.
— I’d better _______________ (go) and _______________ (see).
5. Ann _______________ (be ill) for three days already. She _______________ (catch) a cold on Sunday, when she _______________ (go) to the country and _______________ (get) wet through in the rain. She should _______________ (not/go) to the country in such bad weather. If she _______________ (not/go), she _______________ (not/catch) a cold.
6. I wonder when Helen _______________ (come). Ask her to send us a message when she _______________ (know) the exact date of her arrival, and we _______________ (meet) her at the station.
7. The police _______________ (still/look) for the bank robbers and _______________ (already/arrest) a few people. I wonder if they _______________ (find) the money which _______________ (steal).
8. By the time Alice cleaned the flat she _______________ (be/tired). She _______________ (work) since morning. She _______________ (wash) all the windows, _______________ (vacuum) the whole flat and _______________ (iron) the clothes.
9. A tall thin man with a sharp-pointed face sat at the table _______________ (lay) for dinner. He seemed _______________ (wait) for somebody.
10. In Rugby Union there are fifteen players in each team and different skills _______________ (require) in each position. People of all shapes and sizes _______________ (attract) to the game, because some positions _______________ (suit) to very big people, while others can _______________ (fill) by smaller people.
Set 8. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. Ann _______________ (turn) the light back on, _______________ (lie) on the sofa and _______________ (take) the book she _______________ (read). It grabbed her from the very first pages.
2. — Helen _______________ (have) her music lesson now. Don’t call on her.
— Ok, I will wait till she _______________ (finish) her lesson.
3. The children will stay indoors unless the wind _______________ (go) down and the sun _______________ (come) out. Unfortunately, the weather forecast doesn’t say if the wind _______________ (go) down.
4. — Can you return me the book now?
— I’m afraid not. I _______________ (read) it for three hours yesterday but still have a few chapters _______________ (read). As soon as I _______________ (finish) it, I will give it back to you.
5. Nick, you _______________ (always/grumble). If you _______________ (not/stop) _______________ (grumble) and _______________ (give) instructions to everyone, you _______________ (quarrel) with all your friends.
6. Sue, you know, I didn’t mean _______________ (tell) Nick anything about Ann, but he looked so upset that I couldn’t resist _______________ (do) it.
7. — I _______________ (translate) the article by six o’clock. Why didn’t you come to take it?
— I am sorry, I _______________ (completely/forget) about it.
8. A new building for a picture gallery _______________ (construct) in the town now. When the building _______________ (construct), all the pictures that the museum possesses _______________ (be displayed) in it.
9. Mark, I suggest that we all _______________ (get) together and _______________ (discuss) the matter calmly. It’s time we _______________ (make) it up.
10. Kate watched Tom _______________ (run) across the garden, _______________ (open) the window and _______________ (climb) through it into the house without _______________ (stop) by anyone.
Set 9. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. — Do you happen to know why Kate _______________ (not/invite) to Sam’s party next Sunday? Everyone else _______________ (go).
— They _______________ (be) on bad terms with each other recently.
2. Can you be at this station to meet us? We _______________ (travel) on the eight o’clock train, which _______________ (arrive) in the city at three o’clock.
3. _______________ (you/see) the building that _______________ (construct) on the corner of Bridge Street? They _______________ (build) it for two months already and I don’t know when it _______________ (finish).
4. I am considering _______________ (move) to the country. The weather _______________ (change) for the worse for the last few days. It is too hot outside. If the weather _______________ (be) too hot now, I _______________ (never/go) to the country. It is so boring.
5. — Ann, you _______________ (already/be) thirty minutes late. It’s the last time I _______________ (wait) for you that long! You know, I hate _______________ (keep) waiting.
— Oh, I’m sorry, Sue. It happened because I _______________ (get) in a bad traffic jam.
6. — Ann, I ______________ (not/see) you since we ______________ (have) that wonderful party at the club. How ______________ (you/be) all this time?
— I ______________ (just/return) from a holiday in Crete.
— Really? ______________ (you/enjoy) it?
— Yes, it was the best summer holiday I ______________ (ever/have). I recommend that you ______________ (go) to Crete too. It is a wonderful place to relax.
7. Kevin had an awful day yesterday. He went to visit his sister Sue, who _______________ (invite) him to spend the weekend at her place in the country. When Kevin arrived at her place, his sister _______________ (not/be) at home. The front door _______________ (be) open, and everything in the house _______________ (be) upside down. Kevin was very worried. He _______________ (calm down) only after Sue _______________ (phone) him to say that she _______________ (go) on a business trip quite unexpectedly and _______________ (be) in such a hurry that she _______________ (forget) to lock the door.
8. When Mark phoned his travel agency, he _______________ (tell) that his tour _______________ (book) but his air tickets _______________ (not/buy) because his visa _______________ (not/be) ready yet. The agent said the tickets _______________ (buy) as soon as the visa _______________ (issue).
9. — Did you tell Alex about what _______________ (happen) at the office?
— I didn’t have to do that. He already _______________ (know) everything. It turned out that Bob _______________ (tell) him about the events though the boss _______________ (order) him to keep it secret.
10. — What’s the matter with Mark? He neither _______________ (phone) nor _______________ (visit) me in the past three months.
— _______________ (you/not/know)? He _______________ (go) to China at the beginning of April.
— It’s the first time I _______________ (hear) that.
Set 10. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. — What _______________ (you/do) when you _______________ (come) home?
— I _______________ (cook) some food, then we _______________ (have) dinner and after that my father and I _______________ (talk) about some business matters for a long time.
2. — Ann, can you imagine we _______________ (write) a test for three hours on Wednesday?
— _______________ (you/always/write) such long tests?
— No, it was the first time we _______________ (write) such a long test. We _______________ (be) exhausted by the end of the lesson.
3. — _______________ (Alex/move) to his new apartment?
— Not yet. It _______________ (still/redecorate).
— Why _______________ (the workers/do) the work so slowly?
— Alex _______________ (say) that nothing _______________ (do) there now because he _______________ (have) problems with his business recently but he hopes that everything _______________ (settle) by the end of the month and they _______________ (continue) their work.
4. — Mark, could you turn off the TV set or at least turn it down? I can’t concentrate on my work.
— Sorry, some important news _______________ (show). I must see it. Now the presenter _______________ (speak) about the talks between Russia and India which _______________ (hold) now. The deal we _______________ (offer) by the Indian company _______________ (depend) on their outcome.
5. If technology _______________ (not/develop) so fast in the last decade, life _______________ (be) different now. New inventions _______________ (not/appear), robots _______________ (not/replace) people in many fields and the unemployment rate _______________ (not/be) so high.
6. — Sue, if you _______________ (have) any problems at work, ask Mark, he _______________ (give) you the right advice.
— I _______________ (ask) him if he _______________ (still/work) here but he was made redundant a month ago.
7. Nobody can definitely tell us when John _______________ (come) back from Paris. But as soon as he _______________ (return) we _______________ (get in touch) with him.
8. — Kate, why _______________ (you/not/invite) Pauline to our last party?
— She _______________ (not/ feel like) _______________ (come). She _______________ (be) very tired because she _______________ (plant) rose bushes in the garden.
— Really? How many _______________ (she/plant)?
— She didn’t tell me.
9. “Hopes come true sometimes,” said John when he _______________ (offer) a high position in the company. He really _______________ (deserve) it. His hard work and dedication to the company paid off.
10. — Ann used _______________ (consider) it difficult to organize parties. But when she got used _______________ (do) that, it became easy.
— _______________ (John/help) her do it?
— Yes, of course. He is a great partner.
Set 11. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. — Sheila told me the other day that Denis ______________ (expel) from university because he ______________ (skip) classes since the beginning of the year.
— I wish you ______________ (stop) ______________ (listen) to gossip! Denis ______________ (pass) all his exams two months ago.
2. — How long _______________ (Jane/prepare) for her final exams?
— For a week already, but it will be really difficult for her to pass them because she _______________ (not/do) too well at university for the last three months.
— How many exams _______________ (she/pass) yet?
— Only two.
— May success attend her!
3. Police _______________ (investigate) the case of the bank robbery in our district. They _______________ (question) a few witnesses since the robbery _______________ (report). Nevertheless, no one _______________ (arrest) so far and the criminals _______________ (still/be) at large. We hope that the investigation _______________ (complete) soon and the criminals _______________ (catch).
4. — Ann, let’s visit Peter.
— Oh, no, it is too late. When we _______________ (get) to his place, it _______________ (already/be) half past ten and I’m sure he _______________ (go) to bed by then. He usually _______________ (go) to bed early and _______________ (get) up early too. He is an early riser.
5. — Tom will be surprised to learn that Ann _______________ (pass) all her exams. It’ll be the first time he _______________ (learn) such good news about her.
— I’m afraid Tom won’t believe it till he _______________ (see) her student’s credit book with his own eyes.
6. — _______________ (you/participate) in the discussion of the project yesterday?
— No, my brother _______________ (fall ill) and I _______________ (have) to take him to hospital. So, by the time I _______________ (arrive) at university, the discussion _______________ (be) over. It was the first time I _______________ (miss) such an important event but it was not my fault.
7. — How _______________ (you/go) to university?
— Usually I _______________ (go) by car, but now I _______________ (have) my car repaired and I _______________ (use) public transport.
— If you _______________ (want), I can give you a lift. I _______________ (leave) in five minutes.
8. — David, when _______________ (you/go) to Milan?
— In two days.
— I _______________ (go) there next month too.
— Unfortunately, by the time you _______________ (get) to Milan, I already _______________ (leave)
— What a nuisance! I wish you _______________ (show) me around the city. You know Milan so well.
9. — Do you think Carol _______________ (get) the position she _______________ (dream) of so long?
— I don’t think so. If she _______________ (not/be) so stubborn, there _______________ (not/be) such opposition to her promotion. However, if she _______________ (change) her attitude to other people’s opinions, perhaps she _______________ (get) it. It is desirable that she _______________ (change)!
10. When will Mark stop _______________ (make) those jokes? He _______________ (be) stupid now. _______________ (he/not/see) that people _______________ (find) it ridiculous?
Set 12. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. — When ________________________ (your country house/build)?
— I really don’t know. By the end of April the workers _______________ (build) it for two years, but I am sure that by summer it _______________ (not/be) ready. Yet I hope they _______________ (lay) the roof by the time autumn rains _______________ (start).
2. — _______________ (Mark/get) his degree yet?
— No, but next August he _______________ (be fully qualified). I am sure he _______________ (pass) all his exams by the end of July.
— _______________ (he/start) searching for a job yet?
— No, but he _______________ (already/have) some work experience and I think he _______________ (find) a job soon.
3. When _______________ (it/stop) snowing? By evening it _______________ (snow) non-stop for eight hours already. If it _______________ (not/stop) soon, all the city _______________ (cover) with snow and the streets _______________ (be) impassable.
4. This school _______________ (open) last year in an old building which _______________ (be) empty for years. I _______________ (work) here for the last six months now. My day usually _______________ (start) at eight o’clock. This week I _______________ (look) after twenty five toddlers whose parents _______________ (want) some time to themselves during the day. By next year I hope the number _______________ (rise) to nearly forty.
5. John is very fit. He looks as if he _______________ (train) every day. I can’t help _______________ (wonder) how he manages _______________ (find) time to go to the gym. If I _______________ (not/be) busy, I _______________ (go) to the gym too.
6. I _______________ (make) to work hard by my boss recently. So I _______________ (work) for a fortnight already. I wish I _______________ (be) at the seaside now but this is an unrealizable dream!
7. I _______________ (think) of going on a trip to France and _______________ (wonder) for some time if Nick _______________ (like) _______________ (accompany) me.
8. — Do you hear that Bob Brown’s house _______________ (demolish) soon? A new metro station _______________ (build) there and Bob _______________ (have to) _______________ (move) to a flat in the suburbs. He is heartbroken. By winter he _______________ (live) in that house for nearly sixty years. _______________ (you/think) it is possible to deal with the problem somehow?
— No, local authorities _______________ (discuss) it since last year and _______________ (come) to the conclusion that such an important project can’t be stopped.
9. — Look, Lucy _______________ (buy) something again!
— Yes, now she _______________ (always/go shopping)! She must _______________ (get) a small inheritance lately. If she _______________ (go on) like this, by the end of the month she _______________ (have) no money left. She _______________ (spend) it all.
10. — I _______________ (not/hear) from Ann lately. _______________ (she/be) very busy or _______________ (she/go) away on holiday?
— She _______________ (be) on holiday since last Friday. She _______________ (promise) me to write or phone every day but to my regret I _______________ (receive) only one text message the other day.
— Well, it means Ann _______________ (have) a great time.
Set 13. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1. Dan won’t regret _______________ (spend) money on _______________ (modernize) his house on condition that he _______________ (get) his money back when he _______________ (sell) it. Do you think he _______________ (manage) to do it?
2. I used _______________ (hear) the saying that children should be seen and not heard. I was brought up that way, and then tried _______________ (bring) up my children that way. Now I see my daughter _______________ (permit) her children _______________ (do) almost anything they want.
3. Ann was seen _______________ (enter) the house, _______________ (take) the documents from the table and _______________ (leave) the building. She_______________ (wait) for outside.
4. — _______________ (Joan/write) her coursework?
— Unfortunately not. She hopes she _______________ (complete) it by the end of the week. By the way, if you _______________ (offer) to help her, she _______________ (write) it much sooner.
— I _______________ (offer) to help if I _______________ (have) free time but I _______________ (have) so much to do recently.
5. The traffic _______________ (be) awful! I wish it _______________ (start) moving at last! Ann _______________ (be) furious if we _______________ (be) late for her birthday party. We _______________ (expect) to be at her place at five. We should _______________ (leave) much earlier.
6. — When ______________________________ (Carol and Bob/celebrate) their wedding anniversary?
— On Sunday.
— I’m afraid, you _______________ (misinform), I am sure they _______________ (have) their party only after their son _______________ (come back) from his business trip. He _______________ (come back) one of these days.
7. — _______________ (you/hear) the news about the Browns? They _______________ (decide) to split up.
— I already _______________ (know) it, but I really don’t understand why they _______________ (take) that decision only now. They are quite different. They _______________ (have) many deadly quarrels since they _______________ (get married). They should _______________ (get divorced) a long time ago.
8. When I came to the meeting, a very important issue ______________ (discuss). Mr Brown ______________ (make) a speech but he ______________ (listen) to very inattentively. Everyone ______________ (discuss) the ideas of the previous speaker and ______________ (talk) in rather loud voices. To my mind, they ______________ (be) impolite.
9. As soon as I _______________ (be) free, I _______________ (call) you up, but I don’t know when _______________ (I/have) free time. I _______________ (write) a report on history for two weeks already. It is desirable that I _______________ (write) it by Monday.
10. _______________ (arrive) at the station two hours before the departur
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