4. Translate from Russian into English

Её родители учились в этом университете несколько лет назад. V1=study(reg.)

1. Найдите указатель времени, если он есть в предложении, переведите его на английский язык, затем найдите его в таблице указателей времени (Time Markers):

несколько лет назад – some years ago (Past Simple)

2. Предложение на русском языке повествовательное, следовательно, в Past Simple нужна формула 1: □ Ved/V2 ■.

3. Смысловой глагол правильный: Ved=studied

4. Переведите предложение, подставляя найденные слова и грамматические формы:

Her parents studied at this university some years ago.

Active voice tenses Changing Tenses

Task 1. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. Mr. Priestley wakes up at 7 o’clock every morning. V1=wake(irreg.)

(yesterday, at the moment, tomorrow)

2. He didn’t travel round Europe last year. V1=travel(reg.)

(every year, today, last week from Monday to Friday)

3. Will they sell melons tomorrow? V1=sell(irreg.)

(last week, yesterday from 10a.m. to 4p.m., every Sunday)

Task 2. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. She is cleaning the room now. V1=clean(reg.)

(every day, last Saturday, when I came)

2. Jack wasn’t playing tennis when I came. V1=play(reg.)

(last week, very often, next week)

3. Did you go to the cinema yesterday? V1=go(irreg.)

(every weekend, last weekend, tomorrow)

Task 3. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. I shall ring you up tomorrow. V1=ring(irreg.)

(two hours ago, every evening, yesterday from 5p.m. to 6p.m.)

2. John didn’t visit me last week. V1=visit(reg.)

(tonight, often, when he was ill)

3. Was she learning English from 8p.m. to 9p.m.? V1=learn(irreg.)

(yesterday, at the moment, tomorrow)

Task 4. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. They were taking a bus when I met them. V1=take(irreg.)

(at the moment, from time to time, half an hour ago)

2. Ann didn’t read the newspapers yesterday. V1=read(irreg.)

(when I rang her up, today, every day)

3. Does your grandmother often watch the soap operas on TV? V1=watch(reg.)

(last week, next week, when she rested in sanatorium)

Task 5. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. The students are waiting for exam results at the moment. V1=wait(reg.)

(when I met them, sometimes, two hours ago)

2. I wasn’t going shopping when I met Dave. V1=go(irreg.)

(last week, next Sunday, every day)

3. Did you enjoy the party yesterday? V1=enjoy(reg.)

(when you were younger, usually, today)

Task 6. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. The team of the boys from our yard is playing football today. V1=play(reg.)

(every Sunday, last Sunday, when I saw them)

2. He doesn’t drink coffee often. V1=drink(irreg.) (this week, next week, last week)

3. Did you meet Michael at the station yesterday? V1=meet(irreg.)

(tomorrow, sometimes, tonight)

Task 7. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. Tom was doing his homework when his mother came home from work. V1=do(irreg.)

(two hours ago, now, every day)

2. The students won’t escape from the lectures tomorrow. V1=escape(reg.)

(on Monday, this week, often)

3. Did Mary buy her wedding dress yesterday? V1=buy(irreg.)

(today, soon, when you saw her)

Task 8. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. Jane is passing her exam today. V1=pass(reg.)

(on Friday, next Friday, yesterday from 1p.m. to 2p.m.)

2. I don’t eat meat often. V1=eat(irreg.)

(this month, last month, next month)

3. Are you watching the news now? V1=watch(reg.)

(from time to time, last night, later)

Task 9. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. Ann collected coins many years ago. V1=collect(reg.)

(when she was younger, these years, in the future)

2. She doesn’t watch TV every day. V1=watch(reg.)

(these days, last week, next week)

3. Do you usually take a bus to get to the University? V1=take(irreg.)

(today, yesterday, tomorrow)

Task 10. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. She was cooking in the kitchen when I rang her up) V1=cook(reg.)

(every day, at 5 o’clock yesterday, at the moment)

2. John didn’t cut the grass in his garden last week. V1=cut(irreg.)

(this week, tomorrow, when I came to visit him)

3. Are you playing a computer game now? V1=play(reg.)

(sometimes, last night, in an hour)

Task 11. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. Mary is sitting in the garden now. V1=sit(irreg.)

(sometimes, fifteen minutes ago, when I came to visit her)

2. We usually don’t listen to music on our lessons. V1=listen(reg.)

(today, last week, tomorrow)

3. Are you driving fast these days? V1=drive(irreg.)

(from time to time, when the police stopped you, yesterday)

Task 12. Change the Tense of the Sentence According to a Time Marker:

1. Charles grows some vegetables in his garden every summer. V1=grow(irreg.)

(this summer, last summer, next summer)

2. Money doesn’t always bring happiness. V1=bring(irreg.)

(today, many years ago, in the future)

3. Does he always tell the truth? V1=tell(irreg.)

(yesterday, now, when he promised to come back)