- •Wear come sleep write break dig teach bring freeze think buy ring wake catch rise
- •Present tenses
- •Past indefinite vs present perfect
- •Tense revision
- •Prepositons and idioms
- •Modal verbs
- •Passive voice
- •2. Insert the appropriate form of the infinitive.
- •3. Translate into English using the passive infinitive.
- •4. Put to where necessary before the infinitives:
- •Infinitive
- •1. Use the appropriate form of the infinitives in brackets:
- •5. Insert the particle to where necessary:
- •Complete the sentences with too or enough and the adjective in brackets.
- •Fill in too or enough and one of the adjectives from the list to write sentences as in the example. Add an object where necessary.
- •8. Rewrite the sentences using for as in the example.
- •9. Paraphrase using "for-phrases" with Infinitives:
- •10. Paraphrase the following sentences using the Complex Object:
- •11. Translate into English using the Complex Object with the Infinitive.
- •12. Complete the following using the Infinitive.
- •13. Replace the group of words in bold type by an Infinitive:
- •14. Translate into English using Infinitives.
- •The participle
- •Join each of the following pairs of sentences, using either a non-perfect Participle I (e.G. Knowing), a perfect Participle I (e.G. Having known), or Participle II (e.G. Known).
- •2. I had seen photographs of the place. I had no desire to go there. Having seen photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.
- •3. The speaker refused to continue. He was infuriated by the interruptions. Infuriated by the interruptions, the speaker refused to continue.
- •2. Point out the First Participle and state its functions in the sentence:
- •3. Use the appropriate form of the First Participle of the verbs in brackets:
- •3. Translate into English using the First Participle:
- •4. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the appropriate Participles:
- •5.Underline the correct word.
- •6. Translate into English using the Second Participle:
- •7. Rewrite the sentences using participles.
- •9. Point out the "Nominative Absolute" construction and translate the sentences into Ukrainian:
- •10. Replace the attributive and adverbial clauses in the following sentences by participle phrases:
- •The gerund
- •1. Complete the following using the Gerund:
- •2. Use the appropriate form of the Gerund of the verbs in brackets:
- •3. Open the brackets using the correct form of the Gerund:
- •4. Use the appropriate form of the Gerund and insert prepositions where necessary:
- •5. Use the appropriate form of the Gerund. Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Gerund:
- •7. Open the brackets using the Gerund:
- •8. Translate into English using the correct form of the gerund:
- •Revision exercises on the verbals
- •1. Complete the following using either the Infinitive or the Gerund:
- •2. Use the Gerund or the Infinitive of the verbs in brackets. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
- •3. Use Gerunds or Infinitives in place of the verbs in brackets:
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.
- •6. Choose the correct variant.
- •7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.
- •8. Choose the correct answer.
- •9. Supply any suitable verb in a suitable form.
- •10. Translate into English using verbals:
- •Conditionals
- •1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.
- •2. Supply the appropriate auxiliary verb.
- •3. Begin your response with "But if I had known . . . ."
- •4. Change the following statements into conditional sentences.
- •5. Give sentences with the same meaning by omitting if from the conditional sentences.
- •6. Give sentences with the same meaning by using "if clauses."
- •7. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Some of the verbs are passive.
- •8. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.
- •9. Complete the following. Add commas where necessary.
- •11. Supply an appropriate form.
- •12. Answer the questions. Use wish.
- •13. Complete the sentences with as if/as though
- •15. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form.
- •17. Fill in: unless or if.
- •18. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Add a comma where necessary.
- •19. Put the words in brackets into the appropriate form.
- •Adjectives
- •Nouns and articles
Present tenses
Exercise 1. Fill in: yet, already, since, for, usually, tonight, how long, ever, at the moment, still.
I don’t think Frank has …. been to a live concert. Why don’t we take him to one for his birthday?
I haven’t seen Louise …. Jeff’s wedding. I wonder what’s happened to her.
I don’t know …. Jack’s been working on that project, but it seems like weeks.
Mr. Louis hasn’t rung me back about the contract ….
We’re meeting some friends for a meal ….. Would you like to come along?
Pam has …. finished her test and I’ve only done half of mine.
Patrick …. gets to school at eight o’clock sharp, but it’s half past and he hasn’t arrived yet.
Are you …. reading that book, or have you started another one.
I’m trying to finish clearing up …. Can you ring back later?
My neighbour has lived in that house …. nearly 60 years.
Exercise 2. Fill in: since or for.
David Jones has been working for the same company 1)…. 20 years. He has been a supervisor 2)… 1991 and he quite likes the work, but he has been thinking about changing jobs 3)… he discovered that he has a real talent for garden design. He has been studying garden design part-time 4)… two years and 5)… last month he has been preparing for his final examination. David has been interested in gardening 6)… he was a child and he has known 7) … years that his present job was not the best one for him. He has been much happier 8)… he started the course and 9)… weeks he has been looking forward to the tour that his college has organised. 10)… David started the course, his wife has become interested as well and now they are talking about setting up a business together.
Exercise 3. Fill in with Present Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous.
Arthur: I … (search) for a house for a week now but so far I … (not/find) anything suitable.
Sandra: Why … (you/want) to move?
Arthur: Well, the people living next to me … (be) the main problem. They … (always/argue),
especially at night.
Sandra: Oh dear! …. (you/ever/complain) to them?
Arthur: Yes, but they …(not/stop). They … (keep on) making noise. I … (not/be able) to
sleep well lately, and I … (feel) sleepy all week.
Sandra: How awful!
Exercise 4. Fill in with Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. (about Robinson Crusoe)
Dear Anybody,
I … (be) on this island for six months now. It is a miracle that I …(survive) for this long. I … (eat) fish and fruit since I got here. Fortunately, I … (not/see) any dangerous animals yet. When I arrived here the weather was fine, but it … (rain) continuously for the past two weeks, so I … (build) a shelter out of sticks and leaves, which is really quite cozy. My main problem is loneliness, as I … ( not/speak) to anyone for so long. Recently, I … (talk) to myself, but it isn’t very interesting. Please, help me. R.Crusoe
Exercise 4. Use Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive.
It …(snow) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
We … (have) three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have.
It’s 10 p.m. I …(study) for two hours and I probably won’t finish until midnight.
I …(write) them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply.
I …(live) here since last March.
The telephone …(ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
The telephone …(ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he …(play) in the mud.