Tenses in Active Voice

Tenses in Active Voice

Tense	Form in Active Voice	Signal Words	Usage
Present Simple	V1, Vs -,? do(does)	always, often, usually, every…, sometimes, regularly, as a rule, seldom, never	1. permanent situations or states; 2. repeated/habitual actions;
Present Continuous	am/is/are +Ving	now, at the moment, at present Look! Listen!	1. temporary situations; 2. actions happening at or around the moment of speaking;
Present Perfect	have/has+V3	ever, never, just, already, yet, recently, lately, since, for, today, this + noun, so far	1. recently completed actions; 2. actions which happened at an unstated past time and are connected with the present;
Present Perfect Continuous	have/has +been+Ving	How long, for, since	1. actions started in the past and continuing up to the present; 2. past actions of certain duration having visible results or effects in the present;
Past Simple	V2(ed) -/? did	Yesterday, the day before yesterday, last + noun, 2 days ago, in 1999, just now, then, when	1. action which happened at a definite past time. This action is not connected with the present
Past Continuous	was/were + Ving	At this time yesterday, all day long / from 5 till 6 / the whole evening yesterday, when, while	1. past action in progress interrupted by another action. The longer action is in the Past Continuous, the shorter action is in the Past Simple;
Past Perfect	had + V3	for, since, already, after, just, never, yet, before, by, by the time,…	1. past action which occurred before another action or before a stated past time;
Past Perfect Continuous	had + been +Ving	for, since	1. action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past;
Future Simple	shall/will + V1	tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, tonight, next + noun, soon, in a week	1. decisions taken at the moment of speaking (on-the-spot decisions); 2. hopes, fears, threats, offers, promises, warnings, predictions, requests, comments… with: expect, hope, I’m sure, I’m afraid, probably
Future Continuous	shall/will + be + Ving	at this time tomorrow	1. actions in progress at a stated future time;
Future Perfect	shall/will + have + V3	by the time tomorrow, until	1. actions which will be finished before a stated future time
Future Perfect Continuous	shall/will + have + been + Ving	by…for	1. duration of an action up to a certain time in the future

 

4. Put the verb into the correct form.

 

a) Usually we _______________ (to have) classes on the campus, but today we ________________ (to go) to the training airfield.

b) I ________________ (not to come) to the lecture yesterday. I ________________ (not to feel) very well. I hope my friends ________________ (to give) me the notes later.

c) Specialists from our Research Institute _______________(just to finish) the experiment. They ________________ (to work) on it for a month.

d) My telephone _______________ (to ring) while I ______________ (to play) basketball in the sports center. It _______________ (to be) my friend Julie who told me I _______________ (to get) an excellent mark for my presentation.

e) I want to go to this concert tomorrow. I think that I _______________ (to finish) writing my course paper.

f) SSAU _______________ (to cooperate) with Oxford Polytechnic for 10 years by the end of this semester.

g) I _______________ (not to read) the book on history of aviation yet, so I _______________ (do) it all day tomorrow.

h) – What is that noise? What _______________ (to happen)?

- I ________________ (not to know). Maybe the machine _______________ (to break down).

j) Do you know who _______________ (to invent) this kind of engine?

k) I _______________ (to buy) this book last week, but I _______________ (to read) it yet.

l) Annie asked me how to use this machine, She _______________ (never to use) it before, so she _______________ (to know) what to do.

 

5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English paying special attention to the verb form,

a) Только квалифицированные специалисты работают в научно-исследовательских институтах нашей страны.

b) Мой брат уже получил степень магистра в университете Канады. Я надеюсь, что через 2 года он будет кандидатом наук.

c) Иностранные партнеры нашего университета включают Технический Университет в Мюнхене, Университет Брэдли в США, и другие. В настоящее время СГАУ развивает сотрудничество с некоторыми ВУЗами Китая.

d) Три года назад в студ.городке руководство университета построило общежитие с превосходными условиями для молодых ученых.

e) Авиапарк университета – это прекрасная база для научных исследований и разработок.

f) Многие выпускники СГАУ в настоящее время работают в конструкторских бюро в России и за рубежом.

6. a) Read the following document about the establishment of Kuibyshev Institute of Aviation.

 

 

b) Compare the Institute of 1942 with the University of 2010.

 

In 1942 the name was Kuybyshev Institute of Aviation	Now the name is Samara State Aerospace University

 

1. Work in groups. Make a presentation of SSAU in the year of 2050. You may speak about the following:

 

Ø the name

 

Ø faculties, specialization

 

Ø number of teachers, students

 

Ø classrooms, laboratories

 

Ø facilities

 

Ø extra-curricular activities (students theatre, etc…)

 

Ø location

 

Ø whatever idea you have

 

1. Write a paragraph (100-150 words) saying why you have chosen SSAU. Follow the structure:

a) Write a topic sentence.

I have chosen Samara State Aerospace University for several reasons.

b) Give three reasons. Make use of the linking devices for listing:

Firstly,

Besides,

Furthermore,

Then,

The second reason is…

Finally,

c) To each reason give a suitable example. Make use of the linking devices for examplification:

For example,

For instance,

To prove,

d) Finish up your paragraph with a conclusion. Make use of the linking devices for conclusion.

To sum it up,

In conclusion,

To crown it up,