Exercise 2. Translate the sentences into English.

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1. I (phone) you some time ago but you (not answer). What you (do)? You (be) at home? 2. What Linda (do) in the evenings? – She usually (knit) something or (watch) TV. 3. Susan (make) a jacket for herself at the moment. She usually (make) all her clothes herself. 4. Which hotel they usually (stay) when they come here? 5. I won’t go out now as it (rain) & I (not have) an umbrella. 6. Ben (lie) in bed thinking about getting up when suddenly somebody (knock) at the door. 7. Jack (be) on holiday this week. He (stay) with his brother in Florida. He often (go) to the beach & (sunbathe). 8. Prices (rise) all the time. Everything (get) more & more expensive. The cost of living (seem) to go up every day. 9. Jane & Tom (not go) to school by bus. Most mornings Jane (walk) & Tom (go) by bicycle. 10. My sister (burn) her hand while she (make) doughnuts. 11. The President of the USA usually (live) & (work) in the White House. 12. It was a boring weekend. I (do not) anything & (stay) indoors. 13. How you (feel) now? Are you better? Shall I call a doctor? 14. What’s that noise? Why you (cry)? 15. Paul (be) very busy when we (go) to see him yesterday. He (revise) for his exams. 16. The plane you (look) at now (take off) for London. This flight usually (depart) at 6.45 but today it (be) late. 17. When Mary (hear) his knock she (rush) to the door & (open) it, but she (not recognize) him at first because she (not wear) her glasses & it (be) dark in the hall. 18. As Tom (cross) the street he (slip) on the ice & (fall) down. He still (lie) when he (see) a bus coming. Luckily the driver (see) him & (stop) the bus. Tom (stand up). He (feel) rather dizzy. 19. I (stay) with John for a few weeks until my flat’s ready. 20. Laure was very extravagant. She always (buy) herself new clothes. 21. Jim (leave) the house at 7.30. – Where he (go)? – I (not see) where he (go). 22. You (like) your last job in the bookshop? – I (like) it at first but then I (quarrel) with the manager & he (dismiss) me. – How long you (be) there? – I (work) there for 2 years. 23. They (show) a very interesting film on TV tonight. 24. They (not hear) the phone, because they (sit) in the garden. 25. She (open) the door when someone (hit) her from behind.

 

THE INDEFINITE TENSE-FORMS

The Present Indefinite Tense

Exercise 1. Put the verb into the Present Indefinite. Comment on the use of the Present Indefinite

1. How many languages (you / speak)? 2. What time (the banks / close) in Britain? 3. I have a car but I (not / use) it very often. 4. ‘Where (your father / come) from?’ – ‘He (come) from Scotland.’ 5. If you need money, why (you / not / get) a job? 6. I (play) the piano, but I (not / play) very well. 7. Fishermen often (tell) tales about their catches. 8. Their children (go) to a private school. 9. Little Amanda (collect) all sorts of toy-pigs. 10. My father (like) a lot of milk in his tea and a few lumps of sugar. 11. The concert this evening (start) at 7.30. 12. She’ll come and see you before she (leave) for London. 13. My English friends (live) in a nice house that (stand) on a hill that (overlook) lake Windermere which (be) in the Lake District. 14. What this sentence (mean)? 15. I (live) in Tver, which (be) my native town. 16. My sister (have) a good appetite and she always (eat) heartily. 17. Let’s go outside. It (be) terribly hot in the house. 18. What you (see) over there? 19. If he (shout) at me, I’ll do nothing at all. 20. In England the traffic (keep) to the left but on the Continent it (keep) to the right. 21. They often (come) to see me in my town house. 22. The twittering of birds in the trees in spring (be) a pleasant sound. 23. Anything that he (say) (be) worth listening to. 24. What time the next train (leave)? 25. I am a student, (be) I?

 

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Я обычно делаю домашнее задание вечером. 2. Мой друг живет на Севере. 3. Моя сестра учится в медицинском колледже. 4. У них два занятия иностранным языком в неделю. 5. Он всегда навещает нас, когда бывает в Москве. 6. «Сколько времени вы тратите на дорогу домой?» – «Как правило, я трачу на дорогу домой около тридцати минут». 7. Он теперь редко путешествует. 8. Вы часто ходите в кино? 9. Она никогда не опаздывает. Она всегда приходит вовремя. 10. Теперь мы редко с ними встречаемся. 11. Твой поезд приедет в 3 часа. 12. Ее муж часто ездит в командировки? 13. Мой старший брат никогда не пишет нам, поэтому я никогда не знаю, что он делает. 14. Он говорит на четырех иностранных языках. 15. Мой друг помогает мне делать домашнее задание. 16. Моя мама не говорит по-английски. 17. Я слушаю радио вечером. 18. Ты читаешь английские газеты? 19. Наши занятия начинаются ровно в 8. 20. Ты играешь в теннис? 21. Мой брат не работает на заводе. 22. Она не говорит по-французски. 23. Где ты живешь? 24. Сколько предметов вы изучаете? 25. Мы ходим в университет в будние дни. 26. Вы ходите в школу в воскресенье? – Нет. 27. Где вы играете в футбол по субботам? 28. Ты говоришь по-английски или по-немецки? 29. Какие книги вы читаете? 30. Сколько книг вы прочитываете каждый год? 31. Я часто слушаю музыку по утрам. 32. Мы обычно смотрим телепередачи по субботам. 33. Мой отец и брат часто играют в шахматы по вторникам. 34. Она пишет письма мужу каждый понедельник. 35. Проветриваете ли вы комнату каждый вечер? – Да. 36. Джон редко болеет. 37. Ник никогда не опаздывает. 38. Петр не курит, не так ли? 39. Ходите ли вы в театр каждое воскресенье? 40. Она редко пьет кофе по утрам. Она обычно пьет чай.