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Positive form — Regular verbs
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| work ed a lot last night.
| The -ed ending has three pronunciations:
| [id]
| [t]
| [d]
| | after the sounds [t] and [d]
attracted [ə ' træktɪd]
adopted [ə ' dɒptɪd]
added [ ' ædɪd]
needed [ ' nɪ:dɪd]
| after the unvoiced sounds (except [t])
looked [lʋkt]
addressed [ə ' drest]
touched [tʌtʃt]
washed [wɒʃt]
| after voiced sounds (except [d])
played [pleɪd]
opened [ ' əʋpənd]
raised [reɪzd]
lived [lɪvd]
filled [fɪld]
showed [ʃəʋd]
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Exercise 36. Put these words into three groups according to the pronunciation of the -ed endings.
| passed, washed, watched, decided, remembered, failed,
stopped, studied, asked, loved, used, listened, wanted
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Exercise 37. Complete the sentences using the words in the list. Use the Simple Present or the Simple Past.
| invite, stay, like, want, watch, happen
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Example: Mike often asks questions. He asked a lot of questions in class yesterday.
- Ann seldom ___ her homework before midnight. But yesterday she ___ her homework at 10 pm.
- I usually ___ a lot of people to my birthday party. But last year I ___ only my close friends.
- Take care! This crossroads is extremely dangerous. Accidents are often here. A serious accident ___ at this crossroads only a few days ago.
- In the evening my parents ___ at home and ___ TV. As usual they ___ at home and ___ TV last night.
- After a hard day’s work Tom ___ to relax by going for a swim. But yesterday all he ___ to do was lie down and get some sleep.
Positive form — Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs are irregular in the Past Simple Tense in the positive only (not in the negative or question form).
| 1.
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| came
| to the station in time.
| | 2.
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| had
| a lecture yesterday.
| | 3.
| I
| was
| born in Moscow in 1989.
| | You
| were
| rather good at English.
| | He/She
| was
| in Paris some years ago.
| | It
| was
| most interesting event in my life.
| | We
You
They
| were
| at the opera yesterday.
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Exercise 38.
Find the word that doesn’t belong to each list. Give the Present Tense form of the verbs.
| a) said
| visited
| struck
| grew
| brought
| forgave
| | b) cooked
| worked
| listened
| meant
| showed
| watched
| | c) phoned
| fought
| rang
| thought
| saw
| drove
| | d) liked
| closed
| read
| climbed
| married
| acted
| | e) spent
| draw
| got
| moved
| ran
| swam
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Exercise 39. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in the Past Simple Tense. Use each verb only once.
| sell, spend, buy, fly, drive, run, cost, drink, understand
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Example: Mr and Mrs Brown drove from London to Manchester last weekend.
- We needed money badly so we ___ our car.
- Ann ___ a lot of money yesterday. She ___ a dress which ___ $70.
- Dan ___ the marathon in two hours.
- They ___ champagne to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
- As teenagers, we ___ each other very well.
- They ___ to Spain the day before yesterday.
Negative form
| 1.
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| did not (didn’t) return/come home in time.
| | 2.
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| did not (didn’t)have a villa near the beach.
| | 3.
| I
| was not (wasn’t)
| in the office the day before yesterday.
| | You
| were not (weren’t)
| | He/She/It
| was not (wasn’t)
| | We
You
They
| were not (weren’t)
| at the seaside last summer.
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Exercise 40. Make the following sentences negative.
Example: She spoke to me at the party. — She didn’t speak to me at the party.
1. I bought some new clothes last week.
- The train arrived on time.
- You made a bad mistake.
- They left for the airport at 5 am.
- She had a headache yesterday.
- Mr Benson and his wife were in Canada a month ago.
- The weather was hot in New York City last summer.
Exercise 41. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1. The hotel ___ very expensive. (not/be) It ___ very much. (not/cost)
- The bed ___ uncomfortable. (be) I ___ very well. (not/sleep)
- Madame Tussaud ___ making models in wax as a teenager. (start)
- The film ___ boring. (be) I ___ it very much. (not/enjoy)
- Nicholas ___ different schools but he was bored and unhappy. (try)
General questions
| 1.
| Did
| I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
| go/return home after work?
| Yes,
No,
| I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
| did.
didn’t.
| | 2.
| Was
| I/he/she
it
| interested in Biology at school?
difficult?
| Yes,
No,
| I/he/she
it
| was.
wasn’t.
| | | Were
| you
| keen on computer games in your childhood?
| Yes,
No,
| I
| was.
wasn’t.
| | | Were
| we
you
they
| born in Moscow?
| Yes,
No,
| we
you
they
| were.
weren’t.
| | 3.
| Did
| I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
| havemany friends at school?
| Yes,
No,
| I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
| did.
didn’t.
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Exercise 42. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative or a general question, according to the instructions.
Example: My dad didn’t work late yesterday. (positive) — My dad worked late yesterday.
Greg went to the theatre at the weekend. (question) — Did Greg go to the theatre at the weekend?
I visited my parents last week. (negative) — I didn’t visit my parents last week.
1. We began our new language course book in May. (negative)
2. Mike got some tickets for the World Cup. (question)
3. Our trip lasted a fortnight. (negative)
4. Tanya didn’t sleep well at all last night.(positive)
5. They worked overtime in their new job. (negative)
6. The alarm clock woke Helen from a deep sleep. (negative)
7. He arrived at the hotel at midnight. (question)
Special questions
| When
| were
| you born?
| — In 1987.
| | How
| was
| the weekend?
| — Oh, it was great!
| | Which subject
| was
| your favourite one?
| — Mathematics.
|
| How
| did
| you
| get
| there?
| — By bus.
| | How long
| it
| take
| you to do your homework?
| — Three hours.
| | How long ago
| it
| start
| raining?
| — About two hours ago.
| | When
| you
| finish
| school?
| — A year ago.
| | What
| he
| do
| after school?
| — He went to university.
| | Where
| she
| study
| English?
| — At college.
| | Why
| we
| leave
| the party so early?
| — I was too bored.
| | How much
| it
| cost?
|
| — Not much.
| | How many friends
| you
| have
| at school?
| — A lot.
| | How often
| Sam
| have
| English classes last term?
| — Twice a week.
| | What kind of film
| I
| see?
|
| — A thriller.
| | Whose lecture
| they
| listen
| to?
| — They listened to a world-famous professor.
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Object question
| Who
| did
| she
| see
| at the party?
| — Brian and his girlfriend.
| | Who
| he
| meet
| at the airport?
| — His wife.
| | What
| they
| see
| in London?
| — A lot of interesting sights.
| | What
| you
| do
| yesterday?
| — Nothing.
|
Subject question
| Who
| —
| —
| helped you with the test?
| — Brian did.
| | What
| —
| —
| happened last night?
| — Nothing special.
| | Who
| was
| —
| at the conference?
| — All my colleagues.
| | What
| was
| —
| strange?
| — His behaviour and appearance.
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Exercise 43. Ask questions about the information in italics.
Example: Bobby played golf yesterday. — What did Bobby do yesterday?
1. My parents were on holiday in Greece in June.
- It took Clare an hour to pack her travelling bag.
- Charlotte Hughes (the second oldest person in the world) didn’t marry until sixty-three.
- Alexander Bell started his first telephone company on August 2nd 1877.
- Martin worked the whole summer. The job was tiring but he earned a lot of money.
Exercise 44. Ask subject or object questions. Give short answers to subject questions.
Example: We waited for him at the door. — Who waited for him at the door? — We did.
— Who did you wait for at the door?
1. We listened to the news at breakfast.
- Anthony talked to his girlfriend on the phone all evening.
- Fred’s sister married a famous actor.
- They bought a present for us.
- I reported the accident to the police.
The Future Simple Tense
The Future Simple Tense is used:
- for a statement of a future fact
The journey will take six hours.
These expressions are usually used with the Future Simple Tense:
Tomorrow (morning / afternoon / evening)
The day after tomorrow
In (the near) future
Soon
One of these days
in a few minutes / in a moment / in a week / in five months time / in a week’s time, etc.
In the future, machines will do many of the jobs that people do now.
- for a sudden decision made at the time of speaking
Wait a minute — I’ll open the door.
- to show willingness to do or not to do something in the future
I promise I’ll give up smoking.
I’ll never speak to her again.
Positive form
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| will (‘ll) stay here tonight.
| NOTE: a) will is used with all persons (I, you, he, they, etc.).
b) shall is used instead of will with I or we, but in everyday speech, will is more common.
c) in spoken English ‘ll is used with subject pronouns.
He’ll be there in time.
BUT: John will be there in time.
Exercise 45. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Simple Tense. Use contraction (‘ll) where possible.
Example: I think I (be) in Liverpool next week. — I think I ’ll be in Liverpool next week.
Fiona (be) 20 in March. — Fiona will be 20 in March.
1. They (arrive) home before midnight tonight.
- The company (give) you an extra day’s holiday.
- “Would you like something to drink?” — “Oh, thank you. I (have) some apple juice.”
- I think the trip (be) rather exciting.
- Alma (phone) after 3 o’clock.
- Bill looks tired, I think he (go) to bed early tonight.
Negative form
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| will not (won’t) work tomorrow.
| NOTE: a) will not (won’t) is used with all persons (I, you, he, they, etc.).
b) shallnot(shan’t) is used with I or we, but in everyday speech, will is more common.
Exercise 46. Write negative sentences with the verb in the correct form.
Example: He won’t forget to take his medicine.(forget)
1. I know she ___ with this idea. (agree)
- My parents ___ before twelve. (return)
- It ___ today. (rain)
- I ___ anywhere for a walk tonight. (go)
- Don’t trust this company. You ___ your money again. (see)
Exercise 47. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb given in the box. Use each verb only once.
| see, get, stay, win, tell, come, be, leave
| Example: — Please, stay with me. — Don’t worry, I won’t leave you. I’ll stay with you.
- — I promise, I ___ on time. I ___ late.
— All right. See you then.
- — Don’t say anything to Sally about my surprise party on Sunday.
— Don’t worry, I ___ her.
- — You look sad. What’s the matter?
— My grandparents are on their way to America. They’re going to live there, so I probably ___ them again.
— Why not? You can go there for a holiday.
- — Randy and Diana are in love with each other.
— Yes. I think they ___ married soon.
- — I’m going to the big baseball match tonight. My team, Dallas Cowboys, are playing.
— Do you think they ___?
General questions
| Shall
| I
we
| help
go
| you?
to the cinema?
| — Yes, please. / No, thanks.
— OK, let’s go. / I’m afraid, I don’t want to.
| | Will
| he
she
it
you
they
| stay
| here?
| — Yes, he/she/it/I/we/they will.
— No, he/she/it/I/we/they won’t.
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NOTE: a) Shall is generally used as a first person question (with I or we) to make suggestions and offers.
b) Will is used as a first person question with I to ask about future. Will I be happy, will I be rich...?
Exercise 48. Make these sentences into general questions. Give short answers.
Example: (you be) at home tomorrow? — Will you be at home tomorrow? — Yes, I will.? No, I won’t.
- (You see) your parents this weekend?
- (They go) to Scotland in June?
- (Kate and you go) to the cinema next week?
- (It be) Wednesday tomorrow?
- (Sam be) at the party too?
- (You open) your bank account in this bank?
Exercise 49. Make up your own sentences with Shall I...? / Shall we...?
Example: the theatre this evening? — Shall we go to the theatre this evening?
do the washing up for you? — Shall I do the washing up for you?
1) close the window?
2) the disco on Friday?
3) another television programme?
4) a game of tennis?
5) turn on the radio?
6) help you with this exercise?
Special questions
| What
| shall
| I
| do?
| — Whatever you like.
| | Where
| will
| I
| be in ten years’ time?
| — Nobody knows.
| | Where
| shall
| we
| go tonight?
| — Let’s go to the cinema.
| | When
| will
| you
| tell her the truth?
| — One of these days.
| | How old
| will
| he
| be next birthday?
| — He’ll be twenty-nine.
| | How often
| will
| they
| see each other in ten years’ time?
| — Perhaps they will never see each other again.
| | How long
| will
| it
| take?
| — About an hour.
| | How much
| will
| the trip
| cost?
| — It won’t be expensive.
| | Why
| will
| she
| stay in town this summer?
| — Because she’s going to work as a tourist guide.
| | Which trip
| will
| you
| take?
| — I think I’ll take a bicycle trip.
| | Who
| will
| —
| win the race?
| — It’s rather difficult to predict.
| Exercise 50. Complete the sentences.
Example: Who will arrange everything? — Nancy.
- ___ help you with your homework? — A friend of mine will.
- ___ Kate ___ next year? — She’ll be 19.
- ___ at the station? — They’ll meet at about 3 o’clock.
- ___ for breakfast? — I’ll have a cup of coffee and a toast.
- ___ this summer? — I’ll go to the seaside.
- ___ the World Cup? — Perhaps, Brazil.
- ___ stay at home tonight? — Because he’s expecting a call from his British friend.
Tag questions
| I’ll
|
| give you a lift,
| shall I?
| — Yes, please. That’s very kind of you./
No, thanks. I’ll walk.
| | I
| will
| be rich,
| won’t I?
| — Yes, you will. / No, you won’t.
| | You
| will
| leave tomorrow,
| won’t you?
| — Yes, I will. / No, I won’t.
| | He/She
| will
| enjoy the camping trip
| won’t he/ she?
| — Yes, he/she will. / No, he/she won’t.
| | It
| will
| be Sunday tomorrow,
| won’t it?
| — Yes, it will. / No, it won’t.
| | We’ll
|
| go by plane,
| shall we?
| — All right. Let’s go by plane.
| | They
| will
| be more careful next time,
| won’t they?
| — Yes, they will. / No, they won’t.
|
| I
| won’t
| work next week,
| will I?
| — No, you won’t. / Yes, you will.
| | You
| won’t
| be late,
| will you?
| — No, I. won’t. / Yes, I will.
| | He/She
| won’t
| tell anyone else,
| will he /she?
| — No, he/she won’t. / Yes, he/she will.
| | It
| won’t
| help anyone,
| will it?
| — No, it won’t. / Yes, it will.
| | We
| won’t
| do this,
| will we?
| — No, we won’t. / Yes, we will.
| | They
| won’t
| come to see us,
| will they?
| — No, they won’t. / Yes, they will.
| NOTE: a) after Let’s... the question tag is shall we?
Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?
b) After the imperative (Do/Don’t do...) the tag is will you?
Open the door, will you?
Exercise 51. Give the correct tag to these sentences.
- I expect we’ll meet again before long, ___?
- I’ll show you the way, ___?
- They won’t need a lot of money for that trip, ___?
- Everyone will like the idea, ___?
- Tomorrow will be cold, with some snow in the afternoon, ___?
- Let’s have dinner, ___?
- Turn down the radio, ___/
Exercise 52. Ask questions about the information in italics.
1. At the weekend we’ll probably go to the cinema.
- You will find the newspaper under the pile of magazines.
- It will be rainy and quite cold.
- They’ll meet Joyce at the airport at 7 o’clock.
- No, I won’t work from Wednesday till Friday.
- It’ll take you an hour and a half to get to the city centre.
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