Семинарское занятие 4

1. Change the following pairs of words into sentences, using the correct forms of the Simple Present of the verb to be.

For example:

I, cautious

I am cautious.

1. you, careful 2. it, warm 3. he, here 4. we, bold 5. they, careless 6. she, clever 7. we, ready 8. you, reckless 9. I, shy 10. they, polite

2. Using the Simple Present of the verb to be, and making sure that the word order is correct, form the following groups of words into grammatically correct statements or questions. If the symbol ? is present, form the words into a question. If the word not is present, form the words into a negative statement or negative question.

For example:

it, brown

It is brown.

1. you, ?, hungry 2. we, ?, not, correct 3. he, ?, happy 4. not, ?, it, cold 5. she, here 6. I, early, ? 7. they, wrong, not 8. you, ?, comfortable 9. they, ?, not, strong 10. not, ?, I, fortunate 11. it, slippery, ? 12. not, you, late 13. it, not, ?, important 14. we, famous 15. they, present, ?

Семинарское занятие 5

1. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs shown in brackets.

For example:

I ______ to the radio. (to listen)

I listen to the radio.

1. She __________ the guitar. (to play) 2. We __________ soccer. (to play) 3. They _________ to talk. (to like) 4. He __________ ice cream. (to like) 5. You _________ your friends often. (to call)

6. He _________ the office every day. (to call)

7. She __________ regularly. (to practise) 8. They __________ once a week. (to practise) 9. We __________ here. (to shop) 10. It __________ delicious. (to taste)

2. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb to have.

For example:

I ____ a pen. 

I have a pen.

1. I _______ many books.

2. You _______ an apartment.

3. He _______ a bicycle.

4. We _______ fun.

5. They _______ two sleds.

6. She _______ milk in her tea.

7. I _______ a warm sweater.

8. We _______ breakfast at eight o'clock.

9. He _______ an alarm clock.

10. They ________ a sense of humor.

3. Paying attention to which verbs take s and which take es in the third person singular, fill in the blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs shown in brackets.

For example:

He ____ everywhere on foot. (to go)

He goes everywhere on foot.

1. She __________ a great deal of work. (to do)

2. He __________ television every evening. (to watch)

3. She __________ a horse. (to own) 4. We __________ the dishes every night. (to do)

5. She __________ she had a pair of skates. (to wish)

6. He _________ us to call him. (to want) 7. She __________ she made a mistake. (to confess)

8. He usually __________ the truth. (to tell)

9. They __________ apples to make cider. (to press)

10. It __________ out easily. (to wash)

4. Change the following affirmative statements into questions.

For example:

She walks to work.

Does she walk to work?

1. I hurry home. 2. He drives a truck. 3. You follow the news. 4. They want a pet. 5. She likes flowers. 6. We need tea. 7. She answers the questions. 8. He drinks coffee. 9. I learn quickly. 10. It rains heavily.