Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Wine (produces/is produced) in many parts of France. 2. The company (produces/is produced) electronics. 3. I can't find my car anywhere. I think somebody (has stolen/has been stolen) it. 4. How many languages (speak/are spoken) in Switzer­land? 5. They (build/are built) a new trade centre every year. 6. The Tower of London (built/was built) at the beginning of the eleventh century. 7. The news (will announce/will be announced) tomorrow. 8. The Prime Minister (will announce/will be announced) about it next week. 9. America (discovered/was discovered) by Christopher Columbus. 10. Don’t come in. The teacher (is examining/is being examined) the first-year students.

Put the questions to the underlined parts.

1. Tables are usually made of wood. 2. The article was translated with a dictionary. 3. The meeting will be organized in the big hall. 4. In muse­ums visitors are asked not to touch the exhibits. 5. The young doctor was helped by his teacher (tag ?). 6. The children have been forbidden to play in the street. 7. The patient is being examined by a group of doctors. 8. The interview will be published in all the national papers (alternative). 9. This film was much spoken about. 10. Belarus had been occupied by the autumn of 1941.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.

1. That play (write) by Shakespeare. 2. Last week I (offer) a job at a local bank. 3. There isn't any food left. All of it (eat)! 4. I can't wear my favourite suit. It (clean). 5. The compass (use) for show­ing direction. 6. The announcement (make) tomorrow. 9. Millions of cars (export) from Japan this year. 10. English (teach) in every school in the country. 11. The documents (type) by the time you return. 12. A test (give) in the next room right now. 13. A new idea (suggest) by Shirly. 14. I was very excited, I (interview) by the top managers.

Translate into English.

1.Дома сейчас строят очень быстро. 2. Туристов встретили на вокзале. 3. Эта работа не будет закончена вовремя (in time). 4. Eму можно доверять (trust), он известен, как надежный (reliable) человек. 5. За детьми присмотрят (look after). 6. Этот дворец был разрушен во время войны. 7. Каждый день совершаются открытия. 8. Музей закрыли до нашего приезда (arrival). 9. Его речь только что перевели на английский. 10. Пьесы Шекспира ставят (perform) в каждом театре.

TENSES: REVISION

1. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

1. When did you last go/have you last been to the cinema?  3. I have finished my exams, so I'm having/I have a party tomor­row. 4. Why do you look/are you looking at me like that? 5. When the phone rang I had/was having coffee in the kitchen. 6. I can't go out because I haven't finished/I didn't finish my homework yet. 7. What do you do/are you doing! - I'm a student. 8. When we arrived home, the house had cleaned/had been cleaned and the children sat/were sitting outside the door waiting for us. 9. At the beginning of the film I realized that I saw/had seen it before. 10. A telegram to his parents has sent/has been sent. 11. I'm sorry, I can't talk long. I study/am studying for an exa­mination.12. I stay/am staying at the Hotel Superior. Why don't you call me? 13. By the time the police get there, the burglars will have run/will run away. 14. I didn’t see/haven’t seen David since last Monday. 15. My niece started/have started playing tennis six months ago. She is training/is being trained by her uncle. 16. By the time we came to the University the lecture began/had begun. 17. I work/am working as a teacher. 18. By the end of May they will be/will have been married for twenty years. 19. When I came in Freddie was being asked/was asking. 20. The fortress was built/built ten centuries ago.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.

1. We just (paint) the house and it (look) very nice. 2. When you (graduate) from the University? – Last year. 3. The classroom (clean) in five minutes and we (have) a lesson. 4. While I (have) lunch my sister called me. 5. They (get) married next month and they (want) you to come to the wedding. 6. I cannot give you a lift because my car (break) down last week, now it (repair). 7. Which hotel she (stay) in when she (come) to Moscow? 8. When I (see) her tomorrow, I (tell) her this news. 9. The furniture (deliver) next week. 10. We (have) our holidays now. 11. You (talk) to the manager about your promotion yet? – No. I think I (do) it tomorrow. 12. He is quite famous. His articles often (publish) in some national newspapers. 13. I (keep) to this diet for two months. I already (lose) ten kilos. 14. Listen! Somebody (play) the violin. 15. When you (come) to help me? – Maybe next Friday.

MODAL VERBS

Translate the sentences into Russian. Comment on the modal verbs.

Can/could/be able to

1. He can swim really well. 2. I could not come yesterday because I had to look after Margaret. 3. Can/could I keep this book for a week, please? 4. You can’t cross the street here. 5. Maybe one day I will be able to speak Chinese. 6. I learned to swim very early in my life. I could swim when I was three. 7. Could we have our room key, please? -Certainly, sir.

May/might

1. May I ask you a personal question? 2. You may not go out so late. 3. He might have a rest for an hour. 4. You may not smoke in public places. 5. She looks pale. She may be ill. 6. Do you hear the sound? What is it? – I don’t know. It may be a mouse.

Must/have to/be to

1. Don't you know cigarettes are bad for you? You mustn’t smoke. 2. You must do exercise to keep fit. 3. He had to go to hospital to be operated on. 4. We have a lot of work so you will have to work overtime. 5. I'm going to do a parachute jump next week. - But you're seventy-three years old! You must be mad.6. You don’t have to get up early tomorrow. It’s Sunday. 7. The conference is to start working on June, 11. 8. We were to meet at the cinema.

Should/ought to

1. You should take this medicine three times a day. 2. He ought to speak up, granny can’t hear well. 3. Why should we go there? 4. You worry too much. You should not take everything so seriously.

Needn’t/ don’t (doesn’t, didn’t, will not) have to

1. You needn’t worry, I’ll take care of the kids. 2. Must I go there immediately? – No, you needn’t. You may do it tomorrow. 3. You don’t have to buy it if you don’t like it. 4. He didn’t have to go into so many details. We knew the subject well.

Choose the right modal verb.

1. I (сan/could/might) play tennis in my youth, but I (can, could, cannot, couldn’t) play it any more. 2. We (mustn’t, don’t have to, can’t) leave yet. We've got plenty of time. 3. Bill is in the darkroom developing the negatives of the photos he took on his last trip to Peru. You (needn’t, mustn’t) open the door because the light will ruin the pictures. 4. Our luggage is very heavy. We (must, have to, are to) take a porter. 5. I am not usually very good at tennis, but yesterday I (can, could, was able to) beat my brother. 6. The conference (must, has to, is to) open in a few days. 7. I hear Laura has been offered a job at a top computer firm. - That's wonderful. She (may, must) be very pleased. 8. You look very tired. I don't think you (should, are to, can) workso hard. 9. You (needn’t, mustn’t) bring sandwiches. We can stop at a cafe. 10. John (is to, can, ought to)visit his parents more often. They miss him.

Complete the sentences using the correct form of modal verbs.

1. She is in trouble. We ... help her. 2. Mrs. Lawrence has to wear glasses. She ... see very well. 3. You ... tell it to anyone. It's a secret. 4. When I entered the house I ... smell something burning in the kitchen. 5. I think Tom … acceptthe job offer. 6. My grandmother liked music. She ... play the piano very well. 7. That dress you bought yesterday is very good quality. It ... be very expensive. 8. They ... announce the winners on April 12^th. It's scheduled. 9. The car broke down so we ... walk. 10. Do you know if David is at home? - He ... be in his office but I am not sure.

Translate into English.

1. Не могли бы вы помочь мне передвинуть мебель? 2. Он умеет играть в теннис? 3. Можно войти? 4. Вы не должны перебивать (interrupt) учителей, это невежливо. 5. Музей должен открыться в начале мая. 6. Ей следует больше времени проводить с детьми. 7. Передайте мне те книги, пожалуйста. 8. Она могла часами рисовать, когда была подростком. 9. Нам приходится вставать очень рано. 10. Мартин поступил в Оксфорд. Должно быть, он очень умен.