The Sequence of tenses (Согласование времен)

3. When he went out, Jack would always take an umbrella with him whether it was raining or not.

3. Поставьте глагол в нужную форму. Переведите предложения.

1. I was used to eat at noon when I started school.

2. He used to eat dinner at three o’clock.

3. I am the boss. I’m not used to being told what to do.

4. At first she wasn’t used to driving on the left but soon she got used to drive on this side.

5. He used to drive very fast several years ago.

6. John can’t get used to studying.

1. Я привык есть в полдень, когда начал школу.

2. Раньше он обедал в три часа.

3. Я хозяин. Я не привык, чтобы мне говорили, что делать.

4. Сначала ей было непривычно рулить слева, но вскоре она привыкла управлять на этой стороне.

5. Он, бывало, ездил очень быстро несколько лет назад.

6. Джон не может привыкнуть к учебе.

4. Употребите used to, be (get) used to в нужной форме. Переведите предложения.

1. He used to work in Tokyo but now he has a job in Stockholm.

2. When I was at college I used to read more than I do now.

3. I’m slowly get used to the climate.

4. Where did he use to live?

5. At first life here was very different but I’ve got used to it now.

6. He’s still used to working with so many different nationalities.

7. Now I’ve settled in Germany. I get used to eating warts.

8. Video conferences didn’t use to exist when I first started to work.

1. Раньше он работал в Токио, но теперь у него работа в Стокгольме.

2. Когда я учился в колледже, я обычно читал больше, чем теперь.

3. Я медленно привыкаю к этому климату.

4. Где он раньше жил.

5. Сначала жизнь здесь была непривычной, но я привык к ней теперь.

6. Он все еще привычен работать с многими национальностями.

7. Теперь я обосновался в Германии. Я привык есть маслины.

8. Видеоконференции раньше не существовали, когда я начинал работать.

6. The Gerund (Герундий)

Упражнения

1. Переведите предложения, учитывая форму герундия.

1. I can stop transmitting the article to the head computer. Я могу прекратить передачу (сброс) статьи на головной компьютер.

2. I prefer doing it at the touch of a button. Я предпочитаю делать это одним нажатием клавиши.

3. I hate being laughed at. Ненавижу, когда надо мной смеются.

4. She only succeeded in blocking the information. Она преуспела только в торможении (задерживании) информации.

5. She denied having been advised to make up a new plan. Она отрицала, что ей посоветовали составить новый план.

6. After receiving some e-mail messages we decided to visit our new friend. Получив несколько электронных посланий, мы решили посетить нашего нового друга.

7. My job is not giving you facts to learn but teaching you to learn. Моя работа не давать вам факты для заучивания, а учить вас учиться.

8. Our modern culture needs paying attention to. Наша современная культура нуждается в уделении внимания.

9. He admitted having made the mistake. Он признал, что совершил ошибку.

10. He likes being invited to the parties. Он любит, когда его приглашают на вечеринки.

2. Закончите предложения, используя нужную форму герундия.

1. I don’t like watching TV. 2. We prefer being silent. 3. My mother insists on suiciding. 4. Let’s go on walking. 5. We suspected him in having stolen the ring.   

3. Вставьте необходимые предлоги после глаголов.

1. He gave up smoking many years ago.

2. He didn’t object to being examined.

3. They only succeeded in blocking the way.

4. That man was accused of kidnapping.

5. All people were engaged in building a house.

6. I thanked him again for lending me a car.

7. Everything depends on being done in time.

8. They insisted on visiting all the rooms immediately.

9. I am not afraid of being laughed at.

10. Tom was proud of being the best pupil in the class.

11. Your secretary will be responsible for sending and receiving all the messages.

12. Their discussion seemed to result in a quarrel.

4. Измените глаголы в скобках на нужные формы герундия.

1. My teacher thinks I am not capable of learning long poems.

2. Where is Ann? –She is busy doing the sums.

3. We were surprised at being sent to a business trip.

4. He remembered crossing the road but he didn’t remember having been knock down.

5. He is still very hungry in spite of having eaten three sandwiches.

6. Mary was accepted, she is proud of having chosen this faculty.

7. I always treat people politely and I insist on being treated me politely.

8. He woke up at 7 a.m. in spite of having worked late.

9. I think her hair needs cutting.

10. The little girl never gets tired of asking many questions, but her mother doesn’t like answering all the time.

11. Jones insisted on shaking hands.

12. The machine needs being repaired.

13. The agent informed the firm of the client’s having signed the papers.

14. I apologize for losing your bag.

7. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Настоящее завершенное длительное время)

Упражнения

1. Переведите предложения из Present Continuous в Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I am learning English grammar at present. I have been learning English grammar for 5 years.

2. The teacher is teaching in this school now. The teacher has been teaching in this school since 1995.

3. We are looking for Richard. We have been looking for Richard for half hour.

4. Fred is working on this radio set. Fred has been working on this radio set for 2 years.

5. It is raining hard. It has been raining hard since morning.

6. We are gathering apples. We have been gathering apples for the whole day.

7. They are living in Istanbul now. They have been living in Istanbul since 2007.

8. The cat is sleeping before the fire. The cat has been sleeping before the fire.

9. The birds are singing in the woods. The birds have been singing in the woods all day long.

10. Father is writing letters. Father has been writing letters for 2 hours.

2. Заполните колонки, используя нужное время в предложениях.

8. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Прошедшее завершенное длительное время)

Упражнения

Задания на Past Perfect Continuous

1. Переведите предложения в Past Perfect Continuous.

1. I learnt English grammar when I had been studying at the University.

2. They felt very tired because they had been walking for two days.

3. We looked for Richard when he had not been at home for a week.

4. Fred had been working on this radio set since he was twenty.

5. When I went home last night, it had been raining the whole day.

6. We had been gathering apples for five hours when he came to help us.

7. They had been livening in Istanbul for five years before I visited them.

8. The cat had been sleeping before the fire when we entered the room.

9. The birds had been singing in the woods when they drove in the car.

10. We had been walking along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

2. Заполните колонки, используя нужное время в предложениях.

9. The Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Будущее завершенное длительное время)

Упражнения

1. Переведите предложения в Future Perfect Continuous.

1. I will have been studying at the University at this time of the year.

2. They will have been walking for two days.

3. He will not have been at home for a week.

4. Fred will have been working on this radio for twenty years.

5. It will have been raining the whole day.

6. We will have been gathering apples for five hours.

7. They will have been living in Istanbul for five years.

8. The cat will have been sleeping before the fire for two hours.

9. The birds will have been singing in the woods the whole day.

10. We will have been walking along the road for about 20 minutes.

2. Заполните колонки, используя нужное время в предложениях.