Self-correcting Exercises

Exercise 1. Give the main forms of the following irregular verbs:

go, see, hear, show, write, read, make, take, have, be, meet, begin, give, tell, say, speak, buy, build, spend, leave.

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. I have already seen this play. Я уже видел этот спектакль.

2. He hasn’t spoken to the dean yet. Он еще не разговаривал с деканом.

3. We haven’t heard from him since Мы не получали от него писем we came to Minsk in 1992. с тех пор, как приехали в Минск

в 1992.

4. We had prepared our Exercise s Мы сделали упражнения к 5 часам. by 5 o’clock.

5. I had lived in Kiev before Я жил в Киеве до того, как I moved to Moscow. переехал в Москву.

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6. By the end of the year he had learnt to speak French.	К концу года он (уже) научился говорить по-французски.
7. I shall have lived there for a month by the time you come.	Я проживу там уже месяц, когда вы приедете.
8. Next year they will have taught English for 10 years already.	В следующем году будет уже 10 лет, как они преподают английский язык.
Exercise 3. А. Use the Present Perfect Tense.
M о d e 1 A: I read this book, (already)
I have already read this book.
1. He gets up at 6 a.m., (just).	He has just got up.
2. We translate English texts every week, (already).	We have already translated English texts.
3. I see her every day, (today).	I have seen her today.
4. They pass the exams every year,	They have already passed the exams.

(already). 5. I know him very well, (since 1980). I have known him since 1980.

B. Use the Past Perfect Tense.

M o d e l B: We learnt to speak English, (by the end of the year). We had learnt to speak English by the end of the year.

They had finished their experiment by 5 o’clock.

She had typed the letter by the time we returned.

He had looked through the documents by 12 o’clock.

He had had supper by that time.

1. They finished their experiment, (by 5 o’clock).

2. She typed the letter, (by the time we returned).

3. He looked through the documents, (by 12 o’clock).

4. He had supper at 8 o’clock, (by that time).

C. Use the Future Perfect Tense.

M o d e l C: He will do this work, (by tomorrow)

He will have done this work by tomorrow.

1. I’ll make dinner tomorrow, I’ll have made dinner by the time my

(by the time my husband comes). husband comes.

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2. They will build the shop next year, (before we move there).

3. We are packing the things, (by the time the taxi comes).

4. They will pass the exams in June, (by July).

They will have built the shop before we move there.

We’ll have packed the things by the time the taxi comes.

They will have passed their exams by July.

Exercise 4. Make the sentences interrogative.

M о d e 1 A: I have heard the news.

Have you heard the news?

1. She has read all the books in her library.

2. He has left his book at home.

3. I have seen some of Shaw’s plays.

4. We have heard of those writers.

5. Pete had graduated from the University by that time.

Has she read all the books in her library?

Has he left his book at home?

Have you seen any of Shaw’s plays?

Have you heard of those writers?

Had Pete graduated from the University by that time?

M о d e 1 B: I shall have translated the article by 5 o’clock. Will you have translated the article by 5 o’clock.

1. We shall have done our shopping by the evening.

2. He will have seen something of London by the week-end.

3. They will have come to the Crimea by July, 10.

4. She will have finished school by that time.

Will you have done your shopping by the evening?

Will he have seen anything of London by the week-end?

Will they have come to the Crimea by July, 10?

Will she have finished school by that time?

Exercise 5. Make the sentences negative.

M о d e 1 A: I have seen Mary today, (since May) I haven’t seen Mary since May.

1. I have been to the cinema this week, (since Sunday).

I haven’t been to the cinema since Sunday.

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2. They have often been here, (since 1980).

3. My sister has written me a letter, (since winter).

4. We often had had rains here (before you came).

They haven’t been here since 1980.

My sister hasn’t written me letters since winter.

We hadn’t had rains here before you came.

M o d e l B: We’ll have written our text by 2 o’clock.

We shall not have written our text by 2 o’clock.

1. My sister will have passed her exams by the end of January.

2. They will have finished their work before you return.

3. He will have been well by the next week.

4. She will have written her course-paper by the end of the month.

My sister will not have passed her exams by the end of January.

They will not have finished their work before you return.

He will not have been well by the next week.

She will not have written her course-paper by the end of the month.

Exercise 6. Answer the following questions.

M o d e l: Where had you lived before you came to Minsk? (in Kiev) I had lived in Kiev before I came to Minsk. Where had you studied before you I had studied at school before

entered the University? (at school) I entered the University.

1. 2.

Where had he worked be fore he joined the army? (at the plant)

3. What language had she studied before she began to study English? (German)

4. What exam had you passed before English? (History)

He had worked at the plant before he joined the army.

She had studied German before she began to study English.

We had passed History before English.