To want to seem to cost

Эти глаго­лы надо употреблять в Present Simple, даже если действие совершается в момент речи.

¹to have-- только в своем прямом значении «иметь». В словосочетаниях типа"to have breakfast", "to have a lesson" глагол to have употребляется также и во временах группы Continuous

1. Put the verbs into Present Simple or Present Continuous.

One Sunday Agnes and her mother went to the zoo. Agnes was very excited. She was interested in everything she saw. "Mother, look," she said. "There __________ (to be) a mon­key in this cage.It ___________ (to eat) an apple. Now it _____________(to give) a bite to another monkey. I ____________(to think) mon­keys _____________(to like) apples very much." "Yes, dear," said her mother. "Now I ______________(to want) to go and see the lions and tigers. Where ____ they _________(to live), mother?" "In that big house over there. Come along." Agnes enjoyed herself very much in the lion house. "Mother," she said, "the tiger __________(to want) a drink: it _________________(to go) to the dish of water there in the corner. And the lion ______________(to look) right at me. _____ you___________(to think) it ___________ (to want) to eat me up? When _______the lions and tigers ______________(to have) their dinner, mother?" "The keepers ____________(to bring) them great pieces of meat every day at four o'clock. And they ______________(to make) a big noise before their dinner time, so everybody _____________(to know) they ___________(to be) hungry."

2. Put the verbs into Present Simple or Present Continuous.

I ________________ (not to know) what to give my brother for his birthday. _______ they _________ (to want) to publish this book in July? He ______________ (to understand) that he _____________ (to eat) noisily, but he always ____________ (to forget) about it. Who _______ (to be) that man who ____________ (to stand) in the doorway? - _________ you _____________ (not to recognize) him?It _______ (to be) John, my cousin.I ____________ (to have got) no time now, I ______________ (to have) dinner. Where ____________ (to be) Tim and Nick now? – They ________________ (to have) coffee in the garden. What _____ you ___________ (to do) here now? – We _____________ (to watch) TV. ______ you __________ (to want) to see my father? – Yes, I ________. Michael ___________ (to know) German very well,he ___________ (to want) to know English, too, but he ____________ (to have got) little time for it now.We ______________ (to have) an English lesson now. ________ you _________ (to hear) what she ___________ (to say)?In the evening I often ____________ (to go) to see my friends.Andrew ___________ (to get) up very early as he ____________ (to live) far from school,he ___________ (to be) never late.It ___________ (to be) six o’clock in the evening now, Victor __________ (to do) his homework, his sister ____________ (to read) a book. I _____________ (to write) a letter to my grandmother who ___________ (to live) in Novgorod, I ______________ (to write) her very often. Where _______ (to be) your sister? – She ____________ (to do) her homework.

PAST SIMPLE

1. Open the brackets.

Fred and Helen ___________ (to stay) at a hotel last June. Bat ____________ (to water) the flowers an hour ago. We ____________ (to travel) by sea last summer.She __________ (to try) on a white dress at the shop yesterday. They ___________ (to watch) squirrels in the park last Sunday. We _____________ (to arrive) in Moscow yesterday evening.Colin ______________ (to celebrate) his birthday last Monday. Her younger sister ____________ (to collect) stamps last year. He _____________(to answer) my questions a minute ago. My mother ___________ (to cook) a cabbage soup for dinner yesterday.Dave ______________ (to act) on the stage yesterday evening.We ____________ (to discuss) this problem last Tuesday.The secretary ____________ (to type) a letter twenty minutes ago.Tim _____________ (to translate) a very difficult text from French into English two days ago.They _____________ (to visit) their friends last Friday.He ____________ (to look) through all magazines yesterday.His elder sister ____________ (to lock) the door with a key yesterday evening.They _____________ (to dance) in the disco club last Saturday.I __________ (to help) my friend with Maths last week.

2. Open the brackets.

Their family _________ (to go) to the seaside a month ago.Margaret ____________ (to do) the shopping yesterday evening.I ___________ (to give) my book to Helen a day before yesterday.Mother ___________ (to buy) black shoes three days ago.Carol ___________ (to catch) a cat yesterday morning.She ___________ (to make) coffee in the kitchen five minutes ago.I ________ (to meet) my elder brother at the bus-stop an hour ago.Jack __________ (to sit) on a bench under a tree a minute ago.We ____________ (toget) to the village by train last month.He __________ (to drive) Liz to work yesterday evening.We ___________ (to sleep) with the window open last night.I ________ (to leave) home for school twenty minutes ago.Jane __________ (to tell) funny stories last Friday. Sue ___________ (to learn) by heart a difficult text yesterday. They __________ (to have) two cups of coffee five minutes ago.His uncle ___________ (to come) home at one o’clock yesterday.They __________ (to drink) coffee for lunch yesterday.I ___________ (to do) my homework the day before yesterday.

3. Write the sentences in the negative (ex. 1).

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4. Write the sentences in the negative (ex. 2).

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5. First read the text, then answer the questions.

Liz and Alice

Liz was eleven. Alice was ten. They were good friends. The girls lived in Paris. They went to school. Liz and Alice were good pupils. Liz played the piano. Alice went in for swimming. After school they usually went for a walk to the park. There the girls played with a ball and ate ice-cream. Sometimes they watched the ducks and fed them. In the evening they always did their homework and read interesting books. But last month Liz left for London and Alice left for New York.

How old ________ Liz? (to be) _____________________________________________________

How old ________ Alice? (to be) ___________________________________________________

_______ they good friends? (to be) __________________________________________________

Where ______ the girls ________? (to live) ___________________________________________

______ they ____ to school? (to go) _________________________________________________

Who _________ the piano? (to play) _________________________________________________

Who _________ in for swimming? (to go) _____________________________________________

Where ____ they usually ___ for a walk? (to go) ________________________________________

What ____ Liz and Alice ____ in the park? (to do) _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

What ____ they always ___ in the evening? (to do) ______________________________________

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Where ____ the girls ____ last month? (to go) _________________________________________

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6. Make up sentences from the words

didn’t, to the bank, Dave, go, the other day. _____________________________________________

five minutes, he, came in, ago. _______________________________________________________

yesterday, my cat, I, looked for. ______________________________________________________

yesterday, Sally, her friend, phoned, four times. _________________________________________

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three times, took, she, for a walk, her dog, yesterday. _____________________________________

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didn’t, Jim and George, the tram, yesterday, catch, morning. _______________________________

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last summer, lived, we, in a little house. ________________________________________________

7. Make up sentences from the words

at a hotel, Mike, did, last summer, stay? _______________________________________________

you, understand, didn’t, the exercise, yesterday? ________________________________________

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did, buy, Alice, where, red, a dress? __________________________________________________

didn’t, play, why, yesterday, you, the piano? ___________________________________________

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went, yesterday, who, to the market, afternoon? ________________________________________

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His brother, why, take, yesterday evening, didn’t, his dog, for a walk? ______________________

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8. Fill in the blanks with “who”, “what”, “where”, “why”, “when”, “with whom”

__________ didn’t they discuss the problem all together yesterday? __________ did your Granny cook for dinner yesterday? ____________ did the children go to the park last Sunday? ____________ didn’t he come home at 7 o’clock yesterday evening? ____________ played basketball at the stadium last Saturday? ____________ didn’t she go to work last week? ___________ did they spend their last week? ___________ did you learn French Last year?

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