Ex 22 Answer the following questions, using the continuous tense forms (Present, Past or Future)

 

1. What is the weather like? (rain a little). 2. Why didn't you go to the country yesterday? (rain). 3. What will the weather be like tomorrow? (the radio, give the weather forecast in a few minutes). 4. Why did the militia-man stop him? (walk across the street in the wrong place). 5. Why don't you want to go to the cinema tonight? (finish a book which I must give back tomorrow). 6. Where is Mother? (work in the garden). 7. Why didn't he hear the bell? (play football). 8. Why can't we speak to him now? (write business letters). 9. What is the noise about? (watch a football match). 10. Why do you think you won't get much sleep tonight? (travel all night). 11. Will you come to the party? (not move to a new flat).

Ex 23 Practise the following according to the model (mind the possible adverbial modifiers of time: 'now', 'today', 'this morning', 'tonight', etc).

 

Model 1: She usually reads the newspaper at breakfast but she is not reading it today. She is busy with other things.

 

1. They often watch TV in the evening. 2. He always works in the garden after office hours. 3. He usually plays chess very well. 4. He goes to the library every day. 5. She always leaves town in summer. 6. She always sleeps after lunch.

 

Model 2: Please tell John it's time to finish the work. But he is (already)

finishing it.

 

1. Tell the children it's time to get up. 2. Please, tell her to wash the floor. 3. May I ask you to translate this article? 4. Please, ask him to look through her report. 5. Please, tell her to make some coffee. 6. Tell them it's time to leave for the station.

Ex 24 Open the brackets, using the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite according to the sense.

 

1. She (wear) a new coat today. 2. Peter never (wear) a hat. 3. I (get up) at eight in the morning. 4. It's eight o'clock. He (get up). 5. What you (say)? I (not hear) you well enough. 6. It (get) late. It's time to go home. 7. It (get) dark early in winter. 8. Listen! Somebody (sing) in the street! 9. She (sing) well and she (have) a pleasant voice. 10. When it is foggy in London, cars (move) very slowly. 11. Our train (move) very fast.

Ex 25 Translate the following sentences, using either the Present Indefinite Tense or the Present Continuous according to the sense.

 

1. (i) Ты много читаешь? (ii) Что ты читаешь? 2. (i) Здесь часто идет дождь? (ii) По-моему, идет дождь. 3. (i) Он пишет родителям довольно часто, (ii) Он занят. Он что-то пишет. 4. (i) Он не носит теплого пальто зимой, (ii) Он сегодня в новом пальто. 5. (i) Ребенок просыпается несколько раз за ночь. (ii) Не шумите. Ребенок просыпается. 6. (i) Они часто обсуждают такие проблемы, (ii) Они обсуждают что-то интересное. 7. (i) Погода в Англии меняется очень часто, (ii) Возьми плащ. Погода меняется.

Ех 26 Open the brackets, using either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous Tense according to the sense.

 

1. When we got off the train it (rain) heavily. 2. The summer that year was cold. It often (rain). 3. The weather was foggy. Cars and buses (move) slowly. 4. While I (pack) my things, he (ring) up for a taxi to take me to the station. 5. The house was quiet. The boys (play) chess and Mary (read) a book. 6. When you (see) him last? 7. I (buy) the guide book in London. It (catch) my eye when I (pass)-a shop window. I (return), (call) at the shop and (buy) it. 8. In 1972 Peter (be) in Siberia, he (build) a railway together with his friends. Later he (write) a book about it. 9. Who (speak) over the telephone at five yesterday? The line (be) busy for an hour at least. 10. The whole family (watch) a detective film on TV when I (come) into the room. 11.1 (look) into the window and (see) an old woman (sit) at it, a cat (sleep) on the window-sill, next to a flower pot. The picture (take) me back to my childhood. 12. Ships (travel) from Southampton to New York in four or five days last season.

Ex 27 Open the brackets, using the correct tense form. Use Reported Speech in place of Direct Speech.

 

RAINY SUNDAY

 

It was Sunday. I never (get up) early on Sundays. I sometimes (stay) in bed until lunch-time. Last Sunday I (get) up very late. I (look) out of the window, it (be) dark outside. " What a day! " I (think). " It (rain) again." Just then the telephone (ring). It (be) my Aunt Lucy. " I (be) at the station. I (come) to see you." " But I still (have) breakfast, " I (say). " What you (do)? " she (ask). " I (have) breakfast, " I (repeat). " Dear me! " she (say), " You always (get up) so late? It (be) one o'clock."