Автор: Утевская Н.Л.
Теги: английский язык грамматика английского языка
ISBN: 978-5-94962-117-2
Год: 2007
Текст
Н. Л. Утевская
English
Grammar
Book
Грамматика английского языка
для VII-X1 классов школ
с углубленным изучением
английского языка
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Утевская Н. Л.
У 84 English Grammar Book = Грамматика английского язы-
ка : Учебное пособие. - СПб. : Антология, 2007. - 544 с.
ISBN 978-5-94962-117-2
Пособие по грамматике современного английского языка
предназначено для учащихся VII-XI классов школ с углубленным
изучением английского языка, а также для студентов универси-
тетов и лиц, совершенствующихся в изучении английского языка
на курсах или путем самостоятельной работы.
Цель пособия - помочь учащимся выработать навыки грам-
матически правильной английской речи.
ББК 81.2Англ
ISBN 978-5-94962-117-2
© Утевская Н. Л., 2006
©Антология, 2007
От автора
Настоящее пособие представляет собой полное и системати-
ческое описание морфологического строя современного англий-
ского языка и узловые темы синтаксического строя, часто пред-
ставляющие значительные трудности для учащихся при изуче-
нии. Оно предназначено для учащихся VII-XI классов школ с
углубленным изучением английского языка, гимназий, лицеев,
колледжей, а также для студентов университетов и лиц, занима-
ющихся английским языком на курсах или самостоятельно.
Цель пособия - познакомить изучающих английский язык с
системой грамматических правил, чтобы способствовать улуч-
шению навыков правильной устной и письменной речи. При со-
ставлении пособия использовался традиционный подход, но при
этом учитывались последние достижения грамматической мыс-
ли. Описывая грамматические явления, их формы и функции,
автор стремился представить самую современную языковую нор-
му, используемую в новейшей английской учебной литературе.
Каждой новой теме предпослана краткая характеристика опи-
сываемого грамматического явления. Пройденный материал зак-
репляется упражнениями. Основные виды упражнений: анализ
грамматической формы, определение её функций и значений, пе-
ревод с английского языка на русский и с русского на англий-
ский. Характер упражнений определяется как общими целями
пособия, так и спецификой каждой конкретной формы. Упраж-
нения типа “Translate into English”, имеющие целью контроль
усвоения грамматического материала, предусматривает употреб-
ление лексики, доступной учащимся, на которых рассчитано дан-
ное пособие. Все упражнения направлены на практическое и ак-
тивное владение английской грамматикой.
Пособие состоит из основной части и приложений, которые
включают краткое изложение глагольных времен, список выра-
жений с предлогами, список фразовых глаголов и упражнения
на их использование, список идиом, таблицу неправильных гла-
голов, список соединительных слов и фраз, сведения по слово-
образованию, материал о различиях в грамматике английского
языка в Великобритании и США, словарь грамматических тер-
минов и основных слов пособия.
Contents
The Word
The Parts of Speech................................................9
The Noun ........................................................9
Kinds of Nouns..............................................12
Proper Nouns............................................12
Common Nouns............................................12
Class Nouns..........................................13
Collective Nouns.....................................13
Mass Nouns...........................................13
Abstract Nouns.......................................13
Gender......................................................16
Masculine Gender........................................16
Feminine Gender.........................................16
Neuter Gender...........................................16
Ways of Indicating Gender............................16
Number......................................................17
The Formation of the Plural.............................17
Nouns Used Only in the Singular or in the Plural,
or in Both Singular and Plural...........................20
The Plural of the Compound Nouns........................21
The Plural of Abbreviations.............................21
The Plural of Foreign Words.............................22
Nouns with Two Plurals, Each with a Different Meaning...23
Nouns Having One Meaning in the Singular
and Another in the Plural................................23
Case........................................................28
The Use of the Possessive Case..........................28
The Article.....................................................33
The Use of the Indefinite Article......"....................33
The Use of the Indefinite Article with Nouns
in Set Expressions...........................................35
The Use of the Definite Article..............................35
The Use of the Definite Article with Nouns
in Set Expressions..........................................38
The Absence of the Article..................................39
Nouns Used in Set Expressions without an Article............41
The Adjective...................................................51
Word Order of Adjectives....................................56
Comparison of Adjectives....................................58
Two Ways of Forming the Comparative and
the Superlative Degrees.....................................58
Adjectives of One Syllable..................................58
Adjectives of Two Syllables.................................60
Adjectives of Three and More Syllables......................60
Irregular Forms of Comparison...............................61
Constructions with Comparisons..............................62
Use of Some Adjectives......................................63
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The Adverb........................................................70
The Formation of Adverbs......................................70
Adverbs with Two Forms and Differences in Meaning.............71
Kinds of Adverbs..............................................72
Comparison of Adverbs.........................................73
Word Order of Adverbs in the Sentence.........................74
The Use of Adverbs............................................76
The Numeral.......................................................83
Cardinal Numerals.............................................83
Ordinal Numerals..............................................84
Words and Expressions Used in Mathematics.....................85
The Pronoun.......................................................88
Personal Pronouns................................-............88
Possessive Adjectives/Pronouns................................89
Demonstrative Pronouns........................................94
Interrogative Pronouns........................................98
Relative Pronouns............................................100
Conjunctive Pronouns.........................................103
Reflexive/Emphatic Pronouns..................................105
Reciprocal Pronouns..........................................108
Indefinite Pronouns..........................................110
Negative Pronouns............................................113
Much, Many, Little, Few, a Little, a Few.....................123
The Verb.........................................................127
To Be in the Present Simple Tense........................127
There Is (Are) Construction..............................129
To Have in the Present Simple Tense......................131
The Use of Tenses............................................134
Simple Tenses............................................134
The Present Simple Tense..............................134
The Past Simple Tense.................................138
The Future Simple Tense...............................144
Continuous (Progressive) Tenses..........................150
The Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense............150
The Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense...............159
The Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense............166
Perfect Tenses...........................................168
The Present Perfect Tense.............................169
The Past Perfect Tense................................178
The Future Perfect Tense..............................182
Perfect Continuous Tenses................................185
The Present Perfect Continuous........................185
The Past Perfect Continuous...........................194
The Future Perfect Continuous.........................203
The Sequence of Tenses...........................................207
Direct and Reported Speech...................................212
Changing from Direct into Reported Speech................212
The Tense Shift when Changing from Direct Speech
to Reported Speech........................................214
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Reported Questions/Indirect Questions....................216
Reported Commands/Requests/Suggestions...................217
Modal Verbs in Reported Speech...........................224
Reporting a Dialogue or a Conversation...................225
Exclamations/Yes/No Short Answers/Question Tags...........225
Conversational Formulas..................................226
The Voice .......................................................230
The Formation of the Passive Voice...........................231
The Use of the Passive Voice.................................232
Modal Verbs......................................................240
Can..........................................................241
May..........................................................248
Must.........................................................253
To Have to - Have Got to.....................................262
To Be to.....................................................265
Need.........................................................268
Ought to.....................................................271
Should.......................................................272
Shall........................................................277
Will/Would...................................................278
Dare.........................................................282
The Mood ........................................................288
The Indicative Mood..........................................288
The Imperative Mood..........................................288
The Subjunctive Mood.........................................289
The Subjunctive Mood after the Verb Wish.....................289
The Subjunctive Mood in Conditional Sentences................294
Unreal Conditions in the Present.........................294
Unreal Conditions in the Past............................295
Mixed Conditionals.......................................296
Inversion in Conditionals................................296
The Subjunctive Mood after but for in Conditionals...........296
Implied Conditionals.........................................296
The Subjunctive Mood after the Conjunctions as if (as though).304
The Subjunctive Mood after the Verbs Expressing Orders,
Commands, Suggestions....................................308
The Subjunctive Mood after It is necessary;
It is natural etc........................................311
The Subjunctive Mood after It’s (about) time;
It's high time...............................................314
The Subjunctive Mood in Adverbial Clauses of Purpose..........316
The Verbals (Non-Finite Forms of the Verb).......................325
The Infinitive...............................................325
The Use of the Infinitive................................326
The Use of the Infinitive without the Particle to........326
The Functions of the Infinitive in the Sentence..........327
The Infinitive Constructions.................................337
The Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
(The Complex Object)......................................337
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The For-to-Infinitive Construction..........................344
The Subjective Infinitive Construction
(The Nominative-with-the-Infinitive Construction)...........349
The Gerund......................................................360
The Forms of the Gerund.....................................360
The Functions of the Gerund in the Sentence.................360
The Tense and Voice Distinctions of the Gerund..............361
Noun Characteristics of the Gerund..........................362
Verb Characteristics of the Gerund..........................362
Constructions with the Gerund...............................363
Rendering of the Gerund in Russian..........................363
The Use of Gerund...........................................364
Verbs Used with the Gerund and the Infinitive...............368
Verbs Used with the Gerund and the Infinitive
without a Change in Meaning............................... 370
Verbs Followed by the Gerund or That-Clause.................370
Verbs Followed by the Gerund, the Infinitive and
That-Clause.................................................371
The Gerund and the Verbal Noun..............................372
The Participle..................................................382
The Forms of the Participle.................................383
The Functions of the Present Participle (Participle I)......383
The Functions of the Past Participle (Participle II)........384
The Tense and Voice Distinctions of
the Present Participle and the Past Participle..........384
Verb Characteristics of the Participle......................386
Adjective Characteristics of the Participle.................386
The Objective Participial Construction
(The Complex Object)........................................403
The Subjective Participial Construction.....................407
The Nominative Absolute Participial Construction............409
The Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction.........410
The Nominative Absolute Construction
(without a Participle)......................................415
The Prepositional Absolute Construction
(without a Participle)......................................415
The Preposition.....................................................417
Kinds of Prepositions...........................................417
The Place of Prepositions.......................................418
The Use of More Frequently Met Prepositions.....................418
Prepositions of Place.......................................418
Prepositions of Movement and Direction......................421
Prepositions of Time........................................421
Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns, Participles with Prepositions.........430
The Conjunction.....................................................438
Coordinating Conjunctions.......................................438
Subordinating Conjunctions......................................438
The Particle........................................................443
Kinds of Particles..............................................443
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The Interjection...............................................444
The Sentence...................................................445
Kinds of Sentences.........................................445
Interrogative Sentences................................445
Yes/No Questions.......................................446
Wh-Questions...........................................446
Subject/Object Questions...............................447
Question Tags..........................................447
Alternative Questions..................................449
Indirect Questions.....................................449
Short Answers..........................................449
Emphatic Structures............................................456
Inversion .....................................................458
Punctuation....................................................464
The Full Stop..............................................464
The Comma..................................................465
The Semicolon..............................................467
The Colon..................................................467
The Question Mark..........................................467
The Exclamation Mark.......................................467
The Brackets...............................................468
The Hyphen.................................................468
The Dash...................................................468
The Inverted Commas........................................468
The Apostrophe.............................................469
Abbreviations..................................................469
Letter-Writing.................................................469
Appendices.....................................................471
Appendix 1 Summary of Tenses.............................471
Appendix 2 Irregular Verbs...............................475
Appendix 3 Prepositional Phrases.........................481
Appendix 4 Linking Words/Phrases.........................486
Appendix 5 Phrasal Verbs.................................491
Appendix 6 Word Families.................................513
Appendix 7 Idioms........................................518
Appendix 8 American English..............................525
Appendix 9 List of Grammar Terms and Key Words...........526
Sources........................................................542
The Word
The Parts of Speech
A word is the smallest unit of speech that can express a
thought. The different kinds of words used in any language are
called the parts of speech.
There are eleven main parts of speech in the English lan-
guage.
Name
1. The Noun
2. The Article
3. The Adjective
4. The Pronoun
5. The Numeral
6. The Verb
7. The Adverb
8. The Conjunction
9. The Preposition
10. The Particle
11. The Interjection
Examples
Moscow, a man, bread etc.
the, an, a
Russian, English, good, black etc.
I, you, she, this, no etc.
one, six, twenty, the first etc.
to work, to go, to write etc.
here, there, now, then, well etc.
and, but, neither...nor etc.
on, in, at, under, below etc.
but, only, too, also etc.
Oh, yes! Of course etc.
The Noun
The noun is a part of speech which denotes things (a table,
a book), living beings (a girl, a boy), materials (air, gold), quali-
ties (kindness, strength) processes (conversation, writingJ, abstract
notions (beauty, love, peace) and states (sleep, consciousness).
Nouns can be divided into simple nouns, derived nouns and
compound nouns.
Simple nouns consist of only one stem: dog, chair, room.
Derived nouns are composed of one stem and prefixes or
suffixes: freedom, cruelty, friendship, visitor, brotherhood etc.
Compound nouns consist of at least two stems.
There are a great many compound nouns in English such as:
newspaper, seaman, bluebell, forget-me-not, passer-by etc.
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The main noun forming suffixes are:
Suffix Examples
-er -ist -ment -ness -ion/tion/sion -dom -hood -ship -ty -ess -or -ance -ence worker, teacher, writer dramatist, telegraphist development, government happiness, kindness connection, production freedom, wisdom childhood, brotherhood friendship, leadership property, cruelty actress, hostess sailor, visitor importance, resistance difference, dependence
The main prefixes are:
Prefix dis- in- re- co- mis- over- sub- ex- un- Examples disorder inability reconstruction coeducation misunderstanding overproduction subcommittee ex-president unemployment
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
State the part of speech of each word in bold type giving
a reason for your answer.
1. I like spring flowers.
2. The cat springs on the mouse.
3. Spring is the first season of the year.
4. I haven’t any doubt about the result.
5. I doubt whether you can do this work.
6. The boy is a very hard worker.
7. You must work hard.
8. That firm is a very good one.
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9. He spoke in a firm voice.
10. The fly walked over the table and then began to fly round
the room.
11. The pond is round.
12. Give me a drink of water.
13. I <im going to water the garden, it is very dry.
14. I am going to paper my bedroom.
15. The boy wore a paper hat.
16. Did you read the paper this morning?
Exercise II
State to what part of speech each word in bold type belongs.
1. We have received a wire from Moscow. 2. Wire me as soon
as you arrive in Moscow. 3. I iron my clothes with an iron.
4. The iron bars were covered with rust. 5. Iron is heavy.
6. Let me drive as quick as possible. 7. We had a long drive in
a motor-car. 8. Your hat wants a brush. 9. I brush my hair
with a hair-brush. 10. He headed the movement. 11. He has a
good head. 12. He is a forward boy for his age. 13. He has
promised to forward your letters. 14. Paper the walls with white
paper. 15. Light the lamp. 16. The lamp gives a poor light.
17. You have got wet paint on the back of your coat. 18. Now
let’s paint.
Exercise III
Form nouns from the given words with the help of suffixes
-er and -or.
Model: to buy <=> buyer; to direct <=> director
To inspect, to invent, to produce, to sell, to teach, to supply,
to translate, to visit, to work, to write, to interpret, to lead,
to sail, to drive, to ride.
Exercise IV
Form nouns from the given words with the help of suffixes:
-ment, -ance, -ence, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ist, -ion, -tion.
Model: to develop <=> development
important <=> importance
To agree, dark, free, different, child, wise, to govern, kind,
to improve, resistant, neighbour, to move, material, science,
to collect, to dictate, to produce, weak.
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Exercise V
Give words opposite in meaning to the following; use nega-
tive prefixes: dis-, un-, in-.
Model: honesty c> dishonesty
Appearance, armament, comfort, certainty, dependencejustice,
trust, truth, decision, ability, easiness, employment, agreement,
comfort, convenience.
Exercise VI
Form compound nouns from these phrases.
Model: a machine for sewing = a sewing-machine
a stick for walking
a desk for writing
a room where we sit
a room where we dress
a room where we dine
a bath where we can swim
a lamp for reading
Kinds of Nouns
The main kinds of nouns are:
1) proper nouns;
2) common nouns.
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are individual names given to separate per-
sons and things (personal names, geographical names etc):
Ann, Peter, London, Moscow, September, Tuesday.
Proper names are always written with a capital letter.
Common Nouns
A common noun denotes not one person or thing, but is com-
mon to all persons and things of the same kind: girl, book, house,
table, eat, family, coal, oil, love, navy etc.
Common nouns are divided into:
a) class nouns,
b) collective nouns,
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c) mass nouns,
d) abstract nouns.
Class Nouns
Class nouns denote persons or things of the same class: book,
man, dog, engineer, doctor.
Class nouns are countables for they can be counted.
Therefore they have two numbers: the singular and the plural.
Collective Nouns
Collective nouns denote a number of individuals or things
considered as one complete whole:
nation, army, cattle, machinery.
Collective nouns fall under the following groups:
a) nouns used only in the singular and denoting a number of
things considered as one object:
machinery, people, crowd',
b) nouns which are singular in form but have plural meaning:
people, police, cattle',
c) group nouns that refer to a group of people. They may be
both singular and plural depending on whether we see the group
as a whole or as individuals.
Such nouns are: army, audience, crew, crowd, family, press,
public, team etc.
Note: The plural form peoples means nations.
Mass Nouns
Mass nouns denote different kinds of material: coal, iron,
gold, milk, coffee, tea, honey etc.
These nouns may be used in plural number to denote differ-
ent sorts of that material:
Different kinds of coals are excavated in Siberia.
Mass nouns can’t be counted, and therefore they are called
uncountable nouns.
Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns denote some quality, action or idea: kind-
ness, friendship, liberty, love, knowledge, freedom, sorrow,
courage etc.
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Abstract nouns may become class nouns when used with
the article. Then they can be used in the plural number too:
beauty - a beauty - beauties
The girl is a beauty.
coal - a coal - coals
Coal is mainly composed of carbon.
A coal fell out of the fire.
iron - an iron - irons
Iron is heavy.
I have bought a new iron.
Many uncountable nouns can be made countable by means
of partitives:
A piece of cake/information/advice/fumiture; a jar of jam;
a glass/bottle of water; a tin of beans; a pint of milk; a box of
chocolates; a packet of biscuits/tea; a slice/loaf of bread; a pot of
yoghurt; a pot/cup of tea; a kilo of meat; a bottle of vinegar;
a tube of toothpaste; a bar of chocolate/soap; a bit/piece of chalk;
an ice cube; a lump of sugar; a sheet of paper; a bag of flour; a pair
of trousers; a game of soccer; a(n) item /piece of news; a drop/can
of oil; a can of cola; a carton of milk; a block of wood etc.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Write (c) countable or (u) uncountable.
1. sugar 11. house
2. pen 12. boy
3. bird 13. fruit
4. transport 14. luggage
5. housework 15. chess
6. ball 16. food
7. soap 17. dog
8. bridge 18. furniture
9. news 19. weather
10. water 20. sausage
Exercise II
Write the countable and uncountable nouns into two columns.
Air, aviation, hair, bread, darkness, water, glass (стекло), glass
(стакан), iron (железо), iron (утюг), happiness, hero, sand,
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music, friend, friendship, coffee, coin, money, ink, watch, tree,
ice, horse, speed, umbrella, butter, cow, heat, chalk, armchair,
sand, idea, ship, meat.
Exercise III
State whether the nouns in bold type are countable or un-
countable. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. The box is made of iron. 2. A red-hot iron pressed her hand.
3. He saw a light in one window on the ground floor.
4. The moon gave good light though it was low in the sky.
5. The boys stood on the bank throwing stones into the river.
6. When I think of this my heart turns to stone*. 7. Her hair has
gone quite grey. 8. Among the guests I saw a man with hardly
a hair on his head. 9.1 prefer fish for supper. 10. All the water
rushed out and the reeds were full of fishes. 11. The doctor
says that the patient is past danger. 12. Old seamen like to talk
about past dangers at sea. 13. The Crimea is famous for its
wines. 14. Wine is made of grapes. 15. Ice is frozen water.
16. Ices are made of cream, sugar and eggs.
Exercise IV
State whether the nouns in bold type are proper or common.
Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. By the time the clock on the tower struck midnight the streets
of the city were almost deserted. 2. The group of ancient fortified
buildings, called the Tower, is of the greatest historical interest.
3. The picture we spoke about is in the Hermitage.
4. The Albatross dropped anchor at a small port to get a new
supply of fresh water. The albatross is a large sea-bird.
5. The snow-covered summit was glistening in the rays of
the rising sun. 6. There was a town, down there, called Summit.
7. Isaac Newton was a great British physicist. 8. The unit of
power is called the newton.
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There are three genders of nouns:
1) masculine,
2) feminine,
3) neuter.
Masculine Gender
Masculine gender is used for all male persons, animals, birds
etc: boy, actor, poet, cock, son, father, man, husband, brother
etc.
Note: In fairy-tales and folk-lore in general big and strong
animals always are considered as masculine: the bear,
the lion, the elephant, the tiger.
But the cat, the hare, the mouse is considered to be femi-
nine.
Feminine Gender
Feminine gender is used for females: girl, daughter, mother,
sister, wife, woman, hen, bee etc.
Neuter Gender
Neuter gender is used for names of inanimate objects and
abstract notions: table, bed, pen, tree, stone, road, storm, fear.
Note: Very young children and animals are usually con-
sidered as neuter: baby, horse, sheep.
Most nouns describing people have the same form whether
they are male or female: teacher, student etc.
Some nouns have different forms, though: actor - actress,
groom - bride etc.
Ways of Indicating Gender
There are usually three ways of showing the gender of dif-
ferent nouns.
a) by using different words:
boy - girl nephew - niece gentleman - lady
brother - sister son - daughter king - queen
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father - mother
husband - wife
widower - widow
groom - bride
lord - lady
barman - barmaid
monk - nun
uncle - aunt
cock - hen
b) by adding the suffix (usually -ess):
actor - actress lion - lioness
author - authoress mister - mistress
duke - duchess
tiger - tigress
host - hostess
poet - poetess
waiter - waitress
emperor - empress
prince - princess
steward - stewardess
host - hostess
hero - heroine
usher - usherette
c) by adding a word denoting gender (after or before):
cock-sparrow - hen-sparrow
grandfather - grandmother
tom-cat - tabby-cat
he-bear - she-bear
man-servant -
billy-goat -
male-child -
pea-cock
boy-friend -
man-student -
maid-servant
nanny-goat
female-child
pea-hen
girl-friend
woman-student
man-teacher - woman-teacher etc.
In poetry or in folk-lore many things are often personified
and considered as being either masculine or feminine:
The Sun, time, day, death, names of rivers, mountains are
masculine;
The Moon, the Earth, night, nature, names of countries, names
of vessels (ship, boat, steamer, ice-breaker etc), names of vehi-
cles (car, carriage, coach), abstract nouns (beauty, peace, wis-
dom) are feminine.
Number
English nouns have two numbers: the singular and the plu-
ral. A noun that names only one thing is in the singular number.
A noun that names more than one thing is in the plural number.
Proper, material and abstract nouns, unless used as com-
mon nouns, have no plural.
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The Formation of the Plural
The different ways of forming the plural of nouns are
a) by adding -5 to the singular;
-5 is pronounced like [s] after voiceless consonants:
book - books; map - maps;
like [z] after vowels and voiced consonants:
table - tables; girl - girls;
b) by adding -es to the singular, if the noun ends in -s, -x,
-z, -sh, -ss or ch;
-es are pronounced like [iz]:
class - classes
bus - buses
watch - watches
box - boxes
brush - brushes;
•c) by changing final -y into i + the ending -es:
copy - copies
country - countries
berry - berries
fly - fifes.
Note. A final -y is changed into -ies only when it is pre-
ceded by another consonant.
Otherwise, i. e. if the -y is preceded by a vowel, the plural is
formed by adding simply -s
day - days
monkey - monkeys
toy - toys;
d) by adding -es to nouns ending in -o which is preceded by
a consonant:
hero - heroes
potato - potatoes
echo - echoes
Exceptions
piano - pianos
canto - cantos
photo - photos
concerto - concertos
dynamo - dynamos
tango - tangos
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solo - solos
tobacco - tobaccos
grotto - grottos
auto - autos
kilo - kilos
memo - memos
If -o is preceded by a vowel, then the plural is formed by
adding simply -5:
studio - studios
cuckoo - cuckoos
portfolio - portfolios
e) Some nouns ending in -o can take -es or -s. These are: buf-
faloes/buffalos, mosquitoes/mosquitos, volcanqes/volcanos,
zeroes/zeros, tornadoes/tornados etc.
f) by changing final -f or -fe into -ves:
thief- thieves
wolf - wolves
self - selves
leaf - leaves
life - lives
calf - calves
half - halves
knife - knives
shelf - shelves
Exceptions
roof - roofs
cliff - cliffs
proof - proofs
chief - chiefs
safe - safes
gulf - gulfs
belief - beliefs
reef - reefs
grief - griefs
handkerchief - handkerchiefs
In a few cases both -fs and -ves are possible:
scarf - scar/s/scarves
dwarf - dwar/s/dwarves
hoof - hoo/s/hooves
g) by changing the root vowel:
man - men
woman - women
tooth - teeth
foot - feet
goose - geese
mouse - mice
louse - lice
h) by adding -en or -ren\
ox - oxen
child - children
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i) Nouns ending in -th after a long vowel or a diphthong have
[dz] in the plural:
baths [bcudz
paths [pcudz
oaths [avdz]
Exceptions
youths [ju:0s]; births [b3:0s]
Nouns Used Only in the Singular or
in the Plural, or in Both Singular and
Plural
1. Some nouns are used only in the singular form:
weather, advice, air, peace, knowledge, strength, business,
luggage, money, information, progress, news, research, fur-
niture.
2. Some nouns are used only in the plural form:
compasses, pyjamas, binoculars, outskirts, congratulations,
wages, spectacles, scissors, trousers, tongs, contents, proceeds,
thanks, sweets, goods, stairs, oats, riches.
3. The following nouns have the same form in the singular and
in the plural:
sheep - sheep,
deer - deer,
swine - swine,
fish - fish,
trout - trout,
salmon - salmon,
grouse - grouse,
means - means,
species - species,
series - series,
aircraft - aircraft,
spacecraft - spacecraft,
hovercraft - hovercraft,
corps [кэ:] - corps [ko:z].
4. Names, indicating number, such as: pair, couple, dozen, score,
stone (мера веса: 14 англ, фунтов = 6,35 кг) and head have
the same form for both the singular and plural when they are
preceded by a numeral: two dozen of handkerchiefs, five pair of
shoes, one thousand head of cattle.
But when they are not preceded by a numeral they take
the usual plural form: to go in pairs, dozens of times.
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5. Nationality nouns ending in -ese, -ss have the same form in
the singular and in the plural:
Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Swiss.
We met a Japanese. We met many Japanese on our holiday.
The Plural of the Compound Nouns
Compound nouns form their plural by adding -sl-es\
1. to the second noun if the compound consists of two nouns:
pocket-knife - pocket-knives,
tooth-brush - tooth-brushes;
2. to the noun if the compound consists of an adjective and
a noun:
flying pan - flying pans,
walking stick - walking sticks;
3. to the first noun if the compound consists of two nouns con-
nected by a preposition or to the noun if the compound has
only one noun:
mother-in-law - mothers-in-law,
passer-by - passers-by;
4. at the end of the compound if it does not include any nouns:
forget-me-not - forget-me-nots,
grown-up - grown-ups.
The Plural of Abbreviations
MP (Member of Parliament) - MPs ['em'pi:z]
MD (Doctor of Medicine) - MDs ['em'di:z]
Co (Company) - Cos [kavz]
The plural of abbreviations is sometimes formed in spelling
by doubling a letter:
Ms(manuscript) - MSS
p. (page) - pp
Mr (Mister) - Messrs ['mesoz]
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The Plural of Foreign Words
A number of foreign (particularly Latin and Greek) nouns
have their original plural endings.
Singular Plural
-is [is] c> -es [i-z]
analysis axis basis crisis diagnosis thesis analyses axes bases crises diagnoses theses
-on, -urn Ф -а[э]
phenomenon criterion datum stratum maximum minimum phenomena criteria data strata maxima minima
-us Ф -z[ai] -ora [ora] -era [ara]
focus radius nucleus genus corpus foci radii nuclei genera corpora
-a -ae [i:]
formula antenna corona formulae antennae coronae
- ex, -ix c> -ices [aisiz]
index appendix indices - appendices
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Some foreign nouns may have two plural forms: the English
plural and the original foreign one:
curriculum
formula
memorandum
memoranda
memorandums
curricula
curriculums
formulae
formulas
Nouns with Two Plurals, Each
with a Different Meaning
Some nouns have two plurals used with some difference of
meaning:
brother 1) brothers (sons of the same mother)
2) brethren ['bredrm] (members of the same society)
cloth 1) cloth (kinds of cloth)
2) clothes (articles of dress)
penny 1) pennies (coins)
2) pence (amount of pennies in value)
staff 1) staff (military staffs, staffs of an institution)
[stu:f] 2) staves (sticks)
genius 1) geniuses (men of talent)
['djimjos] 2) genii ['djmiai] (spirits)
index 1) indexes (tables of content)
2) indices ['mdisi:z] (mathematical terms)
Nouns Having One Meaning
in the Singular and Another in the
Plural
compass (magnetic instrument) - compasses (mathematical
instruments )
beef (meat) - beeves (live animals)
custom (habit) - customs (import duties)
colour (tint) - colours (flag)
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force (strength) - forces (troops)
spectacle (sight) - spectacles (eye-glasses)
work (action) - works (plants, factories)
pain (ache) - pains (effort)
damage (injury) - damages (compensation for injury)
quarter (fourth part) - quarters (lodgings)
paper (material) - papers (documents)
scale (proportion) - scales (weighing machine)
glass (drinking vessel) - glasses (spectacles)
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Give the plural of the following nouns.
1) man, woman, tooth, foot, mouse, goose, child;
2) fly, city, toy, key, fox, watch, clock, bus, bush, thief, life,
wolf, roof, shelf, company, country, valley;
3) formula, antenna, basis, crisis, phenomenon, nucleus, se-
ries, datum, index, apparatus, medium;
4) fellow-student, passer-by, brother-in-law, merry-go-round,
man-of-war, room-mate.
Exercise II
Give the plural of the following nouns.
1) hero, piano, calf, proof, chief, stitch, bath, Negro, belief,
berry, family;
2) boot, ox, mouth, ship, deer, cheese, sheep, leaf;
3) corps, criterion, analysis, curriculum, stratum;
4) room-mate, fellow-worker, sister-in-law, woman-doctor.
Exercise III
Give the plural of the following nouns.
class death language fellow-student
house cliff tomato story
tower village child storey
judge month berry brush
hope hoof pie stepmother
sea truth brush bee
shoe scarf postman wife
pin tooth textbook genius
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Exercise IV
State the number of the following nouns and give the corre-
sponding singular or plural, if any.
Brethren, memoranda, antenna, means, scissors, school-
inspector, pence, sanatoria, strata, fish, photo, axes, physics,
cloth, cpmmander-in-chief, works, forget-me-not, swine, halves,
staff, sleeves, grief, mice, species, contents, sledges, business,
knowledge, feet, corps, phenomena, clothes, bases, sheep,
information, louse, copy, oxen, shelves.
Exercise V
State the number of each noun in bold type and say whether
the noun has the corresponding singular or plural form.
1. What is the news? 2. These scissors are made long ago.
3. Under the great oaks a flock of sheep was feeding, and
behind a steel fence a herd of deer. 4. The fruit is not yet ripe.
5. She gave me some good advice. 6. My friend spends much
money on education. 7. He gave me all the necessary
information. 8. Her hair is dark. 9. These data are quite correct.
10. He took five or six fish out of the net. 11. A series of English
classics has recently been published. 12. Optics is a branch
of physics. 13. Such phenomena as we saw last night are rarely
to be seen. 14. Several strange species of animals exist in
Australia. 15. The cattle were driven home.
Exercise VI
Fill in the plural.
I wonder who decides what sort of...........(animal) are kept
in.............(zoo)? You expect to see a lot of...........
(monkey),.............(rhino), and............(lion), but you
rarely see............(ox),............(sheep),.............
(deer) or...........(goose), probably because these can be seen
commonly enough in the wild. Each day large.................
(delivery) of food arrive for........... (beast) to eat. Not
expensive items like..........(salmon) or.........(trout),
but ordinary things like...........(potato) and.............
(tomato) - although the............(panda) like.............
(bamboo). The whole family...............(man),.............
(woman) and..............(child) can take...........(photo)
or make ................. (video) of them eating with their
....................(paw)...............and.(tooth), since animals do
not use....................................................(knife) and.(fork) to eat.
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Exercise VII
State the number of the nouns in bold type and give the cor-
responding singular or plural, if any.
1. The doctor told me not to read without eye-glasses. 2. He
remembered Pete and his brethren. 3. Once she got an offer,
but the wages were only fourteen shillings a week. 4. Do you
ski? - Used to. But I haven’t any skis now. 5. You did not
witness any of these phenomena yourself, did you? 6. One of
the air hostesses was making a count of heads. 7. These was
hardly a white hair on her head. 8. A wire fence ran all around
to keep our rabbits and deer. 9. He walked out of the room
and towards the stairs. 10. She was one of those actresses
who were quite sure of themselves from the first rehearsal.
11. Three mouthfuls of soup convinced him that he could not
eat. 12. The sheep were silent; the only sound in the darkness
was from the stream.
Exercise VIII
Change the number of the nouns in bold type making all the
necessary changes.
1. The ox drove a cart of hay. 2. Her hair was soft and curly.
3. A very strange phenomenon was observed by astronomers
yesterday. 4. She gave a dog a fish. 5. He showed me a photo of
his country house. 6. That girl had a pet sheep. 7. The roof of
the house is made of slate. 8. The fox stole a goose from
the farmyard. 9.1 lost the key to the cupboard. 10. The hunter
got a prize for killing a wolf. 11. The child was bitterly crying
over the broken toy. 12. At the festival there was a Swiss,
a German, a Frenchman and others. 13. I was presented with
a dozen handkerchiefs. 14. The scout brought some valuable
information. 15. The boy must have two teeth pulled out.
Exercise IX
Change the nouns in bold type into the singular and make
other necessary changes.
1. In this shop the girls bought two pair of very good scissors.
2. My mother put two loaves of bread on the table. 3. We saw
black sheep in the field. 4. Deer are grazing in the valley. 5. In
the library we saw long shelves with books. 6. The wolves have
been shot. 7. The leaves of the flower were darkgreen. 8. The mice
were caught. 9. The keys to the boxes were lost. 10. These factories
produce furniture. 11. Women and children came to the shore.
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12. Where are the knives? 13. Some copies of the contract were
sent to the factory. 14. Put these boxes on the shelves.
Exercise X
Translate into English.
1. Мне нужен ваш совет в этом вопросе. 2. Многие из этих
советов нам очень пригодились. 3. Все сведения были очень
важные. 4. Мы получили такие же сведения. 5. Эти деньги
не мои. 6. Сколько у тебя денег? - У меня мало денег; их не
хватит на покупку приемника. 7. Его знания в этой области
поразили нас. 8. Ваших знаний недостаточно, чтобы выпол-
нить эту работу. 9. Его работы в области физики широко
известны. 10. Какая интересная работа! 11. Какие вы нам
принесли новости? 12. Эти новости уже всем известны.
13. Какая дождливая погода! 14. В детстве её волосы были
совсем светлые; теперь они потемнели. 15. Я могу расска-
зать вам очень интересную новость.
Exercise XI
Translate into English.
1. Фрукты в нашем саду уже созрели. 2. Мне очень нравятся
эти часы. Где вы их купили? 3. Волосы растут быстрее в дет-
стве. 4. Какая приятная новость: к нам приезжают друзья,
которых мы давно ждали. 5. Каково содержание этой кни-
ги? 6. Знания, приобретенные в молодом возрасте, остают-
ся в памяти на долгие годы. 7. Деньги держат в бумажнике
или кошельке. 8. Когда мы спим, наша одежда обычно ле-
жит на стуле около кровати. 9. Какие из этих овец будут
посланы на выставку? 10. Рыбаки были довольны: они пой-
мали много рыбы. 11. Мои попутчики были веселые и инте-
ресные люди. 12. Возьмите эти ножницы, они острые.
13. Мальчик вырос, и брюки стали ему коротки. 14. В ко-
робке было шесть пар чулок. 15. Его одежда совсем новая.
Exercise XII
Translate into English.
1. Фрукты и овощи полезны для здоровья. 2. Молодой спе-
циалист всегда следовал советам своих друзей. 3. Ваш брат
делает большие успехи в учебе. 4. Я могу рассказать вам
очень интересную новость. 5. Купите для детей несколько
пар перчаток и две дюжины шерстяных носков. 6. Какая
ваша заработная плата? 7. В этом лесу водятся олени.
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8. Не знаю, насколько важны эти сведения. 9. Это очень
трудная, но интересная работа. 10. Твои часы неправиль-
но идут. 11. Я не мог войти в сад, так как ворота были
закрыты. 12. Товар только что прибыл. 13. Содержание
его письма было совсем неожиданным. 14. Кому принад-
лежат эти деньги? 15. Какого цвета у неё волосы? 16. Это
твои деньги, не так ли?
Case
English nouns have two cases:
1) the common case with no ending: father, boy, sister,
2) the possessive case which is marked by the apostrophe s('s):
father's, sister's;fathers', sisters'.
The possessive case usually shows possession. In the singu-
lar it has ending -'s. It is pronounced [s] after voiceless conso-
nants: the student's book', and [z] after voiced consonants and
vowels: the dog's tail, the boy's cap. In the plural it is formed by
- (e) s': the boys' caps, the horses' hoofs.
When a proper noun ends in -5, -ss, -x, only apostrophe
is added, and the ending is pronounced [iz]: Burns's [ Zb3:nziz] po-
ems, Dickens's ['dikmziz] novels. Sometimes -'s is added,
the pronounciation remains [iz]: Bum’s poems, Dickens’s novels.
In compound nouns the ending's is added to the final word:
the editor-in-chief's office, my mother-in-law's garden.
Nouns denoting inanimate objects and sometimes abstract
notions form the idea of the possessive case by the of + noun
phrase: The roof of the house was brown. She asked a glass of
water.
The Use of the Possessive Case
1. As a rule, the possessive case is used with nouns denoting
persons and animals: John's idea, the swallow's nest.
2. In the following instances the possessive case may be used
with names denoting inanimate objects.
a) With nouns denoting time and distance, such as: minute,
moment, hour, day, week, month, year, inch, foot, mile and ad-
verbs: today, yesterday etc:
today’s newspaper, a, month’s absence, a week’s time,
a mile’s distance, a njght’s rest, a few minutes’ silence.
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b) Often with the nouns town, city, country, river, water,
ocean, world, life', the country's camps, the water's edge,
the town's streets.
c) With the nouns ship, boat, car. the ship's crew.
d) With nouns denoting planets sun, moon, earth: the sun's
rays, the earth's life.
e) With the names of newspapers and nouns denoting dif-
ferent kinds of organizations: the Tribune 's role, the government's
policy.
f) With some inanimate nouns in a few set expressions: at
death's door (при смерти); at arm's length (на расстоянии
вытянутой руки); for order's sake (порядка ради); at a stone's
throw (в двух шагах); at one's fingers end (до крайности); for
pity's sake (умоляю вас); a pin's head (ушко иглы) etc.
There are some cases when the noun in the possessive case is
not followed by the head noun and then it stands for the whole
noun phrase. It is used:
1. to avoid repetition: Our house is better than Mary's.
2. after the preposition я/if there is an attribute before the noun
modified by the ^/-phrase: an old friend of my mother's, that cousin
of my husband's',
3. to denote places where business is conducted such as: at
the butcher's, at the baker's, at the grocer's, at the chemist's or
institutions, where the possessive is usually a saint’s name:
St Paul's (Cathedral), St James's (Palace), or places of resi-
dence: at Timothy's, at my uncle's, at old Jolyon's.
1И EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use the nouns in bold type in the possessive case.
1. The room of my friend. 2. A meeting of workers. 3. The novels
of Dickens (2 variants). 4. The rights of women. 5. The poems of
Byron. 6. The flat of my brother-in-law. 7. The interval of three
hours. 8. The rights of a judge. 9. Rights of judges. 10. A book
which belongs to James. 11. Coats for men. 12. A coat for a man.
13. The hammer of a worker.
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Exercise II
Replace the ^/-phrases by the noun in the possessive case.
1. The new club of the workers. 2. The poems of Lermontov.
3. The clothes of the boys. 4. The streets of the town.
5. The plays of Shakespeare. 6. The voice of his sister. 7. The orders
of the Commander-in-Chief. 8. The pages of the book.
9. The watch of my friend Peter. 10. The birthday of my daughter
Helen. 11. The parents of all the other boys. 12. The boats of the
fishermen. 13. The opinion of the lawyer. 14. The house of my
father-in-law. 15. The rights of women. 16. The fathers of Peter
and John. 17. The poems of Byron and Shelly.
Exercise III
Replace the ^/-phrases by the noun in the possessive case
where possible.
1. I spent a fortnight in the house of my sister. 2. Never shall
I forget those words of my father. 3. We could not tear our eyes
Qff the hands of the pianist. 4. The girl was nicely dressed for
the ceremony of the evening. 5. He did not want to hurt
the feelings of the girl. 6. The river was at a distance of a mile
and a half from the camp. 7. The supper of the children is ready.
8. The house of my daughter-in-law is within a stone’s throw
from here. 9. There was a great variety of books for children on
display. 10. There was a spot of ink on the table cloth. 11. We
visited the village of Mikhailovskoye where Pushkin, the great
poet of Russia, lived in exile. 12. He told me of the return of his
brother Mike. 13. Will you join the excursion of today? 14. Before
I could say a word, the sound of carriage wheels was heard.
Exercise IV
Put the apostrophe, comment upon use of the possessive case
and translate into Russian.
1. These are Pushkins poems. 2. For politeness sake stay
a little longer. 3. Goats milk contains more fat than cows milk.
4. Dickens novels are true to life. 5. Ann has gone to the
butchers. 6. Kate is Peters friend. 7. A lot of ladies and
gentlemens shoes are on sale. 8. My younger brothers wife is
a singer. 9. It is todays literature that we are studying. 10. We
kept him at arms length. 11. What kind of girl was Toms
wife? 12.1 went to the chemists with the doctors prescription.
13. Many Scotts novels are very romantic. 14. Four sheeps
heads appeared above the hedge.
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Exercise V
Put s, ’s, or s’ instead of the hyphens where necessary.
1. This is a new adition of Pushkin_ poem_. 2. That man was
Pete_ and Mary_ old teacher_ of music. 3. Those were Nick_
and Kate_ parent. . 4. We spent a week, holiday in Britain.
5. We spent a two week, holiday with the Petrov.. 6. The book
is neither John, nor Helen.. 7. Father took some money from
his pocket and gave it to my younger brother.. 9. Esenin, life
was short but bright. 10. Tchaikovsky, house in Klin is now
a museum. 11. The wall, in the hunter, club were decorated
with mountain goat, and wild deer. horn.. 12. A great many
musician, took part in the competition. 13. Many times he
rewrote some of his novel, chapter, before publishing them.
14. His eyes narrowed like a cat..
Exercise VI
Use’s or s’ where it is possible.
1. the exercise-books of the pupils
2. a voyage of a month
3. the birthday of her son
4. the days of the week
5. work of three years
6. theatres of Moscow
7. the decision of the government
8. the crew of the ship
9. the best museums of our city
10. the clothes of the girls
11. the windows of the room
12. the success of the company
Exercise VII
Translate into English.
1. Вы знаете телефон Петра? 2. У вас есть карта Европы?
3. Рабочий день моего брата начинается в 9 часов утра.
4. Вы знаете мнение вашего учителя? 5. Муж моей сестры
уехал в Москву. 6. Они сообщили нам о прибытии такси.
7. Учащиеся выполнили советы учителя. 8. Я еще не знаю
решения директора. 9. Мы еще не получили ответы поку-
пателей. 10. Сестра моего мужа работает в школе.
11. Давай зайдем в кондитерскую. 12. Он все еще у твоей
матери.
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Exercise VIII
Translate into English.
1. Лагерь туристов был расположен на берегу реки. 2. Они
пошли в отдел детской обуви. 3. Чье предложение вы под-
держиваете - директора или главного инженера? 4. Как
зовут сестру вашего друга? 5. У него не было своего ве-
лосипеда, он брал велосипед у соседа. 6. Глаза её были
такие же красивые, как у её матери. 7. Мы с братом ку-
пили башмаки в одно и то же время. Мои уже износи-
лись, а у брата совсем еще новые. 8. В санатории после
обеда необходимо отдыхать в течение часа. 9. Мнения
разошлись. Одни предлагали встречать Новый год у Пет-
ровых, а другие - у Никитиных. 10. По дороге домой мы
купили большой букет роз - любимые цветы моей мате-
ри. 11. Население Лондона составляет более восьми мил-
лионов. 12. Портрет жены Рембранта - один из шедев-
ров художника.
Exercise IX
Translate into English.
1. Книги Ильфа и Петрова очень популярны в нашей стра-
не. 2. Я очень люблю пьесы Шекспира. 3. Её лицо было
маленькое, как у ребенка. 4. Он один из ближайших дру-
зей моего отца. 5. Мне не нравится новая подруга Анны.
6. Я провела зимние каникулы у тети. 7. Как я люблю этот
портрет отца! 8. Вчера у меня не было времени пойти в
парикмахерскую. 9. Сегодня мы собираемся к дедушке и
бабушке. 10. На лестничной площадке было четыре две-
ри. Я не знала, которая из них была дверь моих друзей.
11. Каково ваше мнение о сегодняшнем путешествии?
12. Несколько дней тому назад я встретила старую под-
ругу моей мамы. 13. Вчера я отдала мои часы часовщику.
14. У меня была пятиминутная беседа с преподавателем
литературы. 15. Я очень хорошо помню эту улыбку Ма-
рии! 16. Глаза доктора встретились с его глазами. 17. Не
люблю я эту новую приятельницу Мэри!
Exercise X
Translate into English.
1. Я провел неделю в гостях у друга моей матери, который
живет в Нью-Йорке. 2. В сегодняшней газете есть длинная
статья моего учителя. 3. До его работы было несколько ми-
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нут ходьбы. 4. Он никогда не забудет доброту своей ба-
бушки. 5. Хозяин дома не живет в нем, но иногда сюда при-
езжает. 6. Тон его голоса был очень добрым. 7. Он отпра-
вился в аптеку купить лекарство. 8. Это не мои друзья. Они
друзья моей матери и отца. 9. Я сейчас не дома. Я у Елены.
10. Кого вы встретили у моих родителей? 11. Он все еще у
своей матери. 12. Я встретил их, когда они возвращались
от друзей. 13. Чье сочинение вам больше нравится: Ника
или Елены? 14. Она одна из двоюродных сестер моего отца.
15. Это одна из любимых книг моей мамы. 16. Маленький
Том улыбался. Его улыбка была похожа на улыбку отца.
17. У меня нет своего фотоаппарата. Это фотоаппарат мо-
его дедушки. 18. Филипп был одним из старых школьных
друзей Джона.
The Article
The article is used as a determiner of the noun. There are
two articles in the English language:
1) the indefinite article and
2) the definite article.
A [o] and an [on] are called indefinite articles. They have
developed from the old cardinal numeral one. It is pronounced
[o] before consonants and [on] before vowels: a table [o ' teibl];
an apple [on 'aepl].
The definite article the [do, di] has developed from the de-
monstrative pronoun this. The definite article is pronounced
do] before consonants and [di] before vowel sounds: the pen
do 'pen]; the hour [di 'avo]
The use of articles in English is a difficult thing, but gram-
mar rules can help in this work.
The Use of the Indefinite Article
The indefinite article is used:
1. before common nouns in the singular used in a general sense:
I have a chair in my room.
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Note. In the plural no article is used in this case: I have
chairs in my room.
2. before nouns showing time, number, weight, measure, price:
Summer comes once a year.
I go to the cinema once a week.
I bought a kilogram of sugar.
3. before the words dozen, hundred, thousand, million etc:
I want a dozen of eggs.
A hundred students took part in the festival.
4. before the words few and little in the meaning of some:
There were a few apples in the tree.
I have a little time for you.
5. after the words many, such, quite, rather followed by a noun
in the singular:
He is such a clever boy.
She is quite q good girl.
This is rather a difficult problem.
6. after what in exclamatory sentences:
What a nice day!
7. after the verbs be and have*.
She is a teacher.
8. before a noun in apposition:
Pete, a sixth-form pupil, is our best chess player.
9. it is often used in the sense of every '.
The students have two English lessons a week.
A child can understand it.
A square has four sides.
10. after adjectives preceded by so and too'.
It is riot so simple a question as it seems.
There was too difficult a problem for the child to solve.
11. before Mr/Mrs/Miss + surname when we refer to an unfa-
miliar person:
There's a Mr Smith waiting for you.
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The Use of the Indefinite Article
with Nouns in Set Expressions
at a speed of co скоростью
at a time when в то время когда
for a short (long) time в течение короткого (долгого)
времени
in a loud (low) voice громким (тихим) голосом
on a large (small) scale в большом (малом) масштабе
all of a sudden внезапно
in a hurry второпях
to be in a position быть в состоянии
to be at a loss быть в растерянности (недоумении)
it’s a pity жаль
as a result of в результате
as a matter of fact фактически
to have a good time хорошо провести время
to have a mind to do something намереваться что-либо
сделать
to have a look взглянуть
to have a headache испытывать головную боль
to take a seat сесть
to go for a walk пойти гулять
to have a cold быть простуженным
to fly into a passion прийти в бешенство
to fly into a fury (rage) прийти в ярость
to take a fancy to проникнуться симпатией
it’s a shame стыдно
it’s a pleasure приятно
at a glance сразу, с первого взгляда
to tell a lie говорить неправду
The Use of the Definite Article
The definite article is used:
1) before common nouns in the singular and the plural in
a particular sense:
How did you like the film?
I have got the dictionary, you gave me.
The performances at this theatre are of great artistic
value.
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2) before nouns denoting only one thing of its kind:
the Sun, the Moon, the Earth, the sky, the world, the ground,
the cosmos, the universe, the horizon.
3) before nouns preceded by an adjective in the superlative
degree:
the best pupil, the worst news, the most difficult thing.
Note. Most used as a determiner followed by a noun, does
not take the*. Most children like animals.
4) before family names meaning all its members:
The Petrovs moved to a new flat.
The Smiths left London for the USA.
5) before the names of certain buildings which are unique:
the Kremlin, the Hermitage, the British Museum etc.
6) before the names of ships, railways, planes etc:
the “Aurora”, the Great Midland Railway.
7) before the names of public institutions, theatres, cinemas,
museums, libraries and hotels:
the Bolshoi Theatre, the Russian Museum,
the Russian National Library.
8) before the names of English-language newspapers:
The Times, the Morning Star.
9) before the names of nationalities in plural ending in -sh,
-ch or -ese:
the English, the Japanese, the Dutch.
Other plural nationalities are used with or without the:
(the) Russians, (the) Germans, (the) Italians.
10) before an individual representing the whole class:
The tiger is a fierce fighter.
11) before the names of four cardinal points and winds:
the north, the south, the west, the east, the north wind.
But when these words show direction, the is not needed:
The expedition moved north.
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12) before geographical names of rivers, seas, groups of islands,
oceans, canals, deserts, mountain ranges and the names or
nouns with of\
the Thames, the North Sea, the Alps, the Pacific Ocean,
the Suez Canal, the Sahara Desert, the Bahamas,
the Tower of London, the Statue of Liberty.
13) before the names of states which contain either a preposi-
tion or the words Kingdom, States, Republic:
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
the United States of America, the Yemen Arab Republic.
Exceptions
the Netherlands, the Argentine, the Hague, the Ukraine,
the Crimea, the Caucasus, the Transvaal, the Congo.
14) before musical instruments, dances:
the piano, the tango
15) before the words: station, shop, cinema, pub, library, city,
village etc.:
She went to the station to see Peter off.
16) before the words: morning, afternoon, evening, night'.
I'll be at home in the evening.
17) before historical references/events:
the Renaissance, the Middle Ages, the Second World War.
18) before adjectives used as plural nouns:
The rich can 7 understand the poor.
19) before titles: the Queen, the Prince. The is omitted before
titles with proper names: Queen Victoria.
20) before the nouns preceded by same and very:
I should like to read the same story.
He read the book to the very end.
21) before the words: only, last, first (used as adjectives):
He was the last person to come.
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22) after the expressions: one of, some of many of each of most
of all, both:
Both of the girls won a prize.
Some of the children got a five for a test.
The Use of the Definite Article
with Nouns in Set Expressions
the other day на днях
the day after tomorrow послезавтра
by the dozen (hundred) дюжинами (сотнями)
in the morning утром
in (during) the night ночью
in the afternoon днем
in the evening вечером
what’s the time? который час?
the day before yesterday позавчера
in (the) summer летом
in (the) winter зимой
in (the) spring весной
in the country за городом
in the singular в единственном числе
in the plural во множественном числе
in the past в прошлом
in the present в настоящее время
in the future в будущем
in the original в оригинале
on the whole в целом
on the one hand с одной стороны
on the other hand с другой стороны
it’s out of the question об этом и речи быть не может
to tell the time сказать, который час
to pass the time проводить время
to tell the truth говорить правду
to break the record побить рекорд
to run the risk подвергаться риску
to play the piano (the violin, the harp) играть на пианино,
скрипке, арфе
to take the trouble to do something потрудиться
to keep the house сидеть дома
to keep the bed соблюдать постельный режим
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to be on the safe side для верности
to take (seize) smb by the shoulder схватить кого-либо за
плечо
to pull smb by the hair тащить кого-либо за волосы
to kiss smb on the cheek (on the forehead etc.) поцеловать кого-
либо в щеку (в лоб)
to be wounded in the knee (in the arm etc.) быть раненым в
колено (в руку)
just the same точно такой же
by the by кстати, между прочим
by the way между прочим, кстати
The Absence of the Article
Usually the article is omitted:
1) before proper nouns:
Peter, Ann, Mary, John
2) before the nouns of material:
Iron is a very useful metal.
Some children don 7 like milk.
But: The milk in this bottle is sour.
3) before abstract nouns:
After the day's work we needed rest.
4) before common nouns in the plural used in a general sense:
Cows are useful domestic animals.
5) before the names of years, months, days:
My work begins on Monday.
Last winter was rather warm.
6) before the names of meals:
Our first meal is breakfast.
I usually drink tea at supper.
7) before the names of sciences and languages:
Mathematics is my favourite subject.
My sister studies English.
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8) before the names of natural substances:
We can 7 live without oxygen.
9) before the names of sports and games:
Figure-skating is popular in this country.
10) before the names of different kinds of arts:
The exhibition of Dutch painting is open in the Hermitage.
11) before the names of continents:
Asia, Europe, South America.
12) before the names of countries and states:
Japan, France, Texas.
13) before the names of cities, towns, villages:
London is the biggest city in England.
14) before the names of individual mountains, islands and lakes:
Everest, Ben Nevis, Easter Island, Lake Michigan.
15) before the names of holidays:
Easter is a religious holiday.
16) before the names of planets and constellations:
Mars, Pluto.
17) before the names of streets, roads, squares, bridges, parks:
Red Square, Broadway, Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park.
18) before the words: bed, church, college, court, hospital, prison,
school, university, when we refer to the purpose for which they exist:
Tom was sent to prison.
But: She went to the prison as a visitor.
19) before the words: pubs, restaurants, shops, banks and hotels,
which have the name of their founder and end in -s or -’s\
Lloyds Bank, John s shop.
20) before the names of airports, stations and universities where
the first word is usually the name of a person or place:
Cambridge University, Victoria Station, Kennedy Airport.
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21) before the words: home, father/mother when we talk about
our own home/parents:
I'll ask Father about it.
22) before cardinal numerals:
Three and four is seven.
23) before countable nouns in the singular when they show
a post or a rank:
We'll discuss the matter with Petrov, dean of our faculty.
24) before the names of illnesses: malaria, bronchites.
But: mumps/the mumps, measles/the measles, flu/the flu.
25) Work (place of work) never takes the'.
She s at work.
Nouns Used in Set Expressions
without an Article
out of doors на улице, вне дома
to take to heart принимать близко к сердцу
at heart в глубине души
to take offence обижаться
to give (to get, to ask) permission дать (получить, попросить)
разрешение
to lose heart терять мужество
from time to time время от времени
from morning till night с утра до вечера
from day to day co дня на день
from shop to shop из магазина в магазин
from head to foot с головы до ног
from beginning to end с начала до конца
at first sight с первого взгляда
at sunrise на рассвете
at sunset на закате
at work за работой
at night ночью
at home дома
at peace в мире
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at war в состоянии войны
at dinner (breakfast, supper) за обедом (завтраком, ужи-
ном)
at table за столом (т. е. за обедом, завтраком, ужином)
at school в школе (на занятиях)
by chance случайно
by mistake по ошибке
by land, by sea, by air сушей, морем, по воздуху
by tram (train, boat, bus etc) трамваем (поездом, пароходом,
автобусом и т. д.)
by air воздушным путем
by water водным путем
by post (airmail) по почте (воздушной почтой)
by heart наизусть
by name по имени
by order of по приказу кого-либо
by means of посредством
to be in town быть в городе
to go to town поехать в город
to go to bed ложиться спать
to be in bed лежать в постели
to go to sea стать моряком, выходить в море
for hours часами
for ages целую вечность
in time во время
in debt в долгу
in demand пользоваться спросом
on demand по требованию
in sight в поле зрения
in fact в действительности
in conclusion в заключение
on deck на палубе
on board the ship на борту судна
on credit в кредит
on sale в продаже
day after day день за днем
day and night днем и ночью
to be at hospital быть в больнице
to be in church быть в церкви
to be at prison быть в тюрьме
to put to prison посадить в тюрьму
to make use of использовать
to pay attention to обратить внимание
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to set fire to поджечь
to shake hands with поздороваться
to take care of заботиться
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Insert a or an if necessary.
1. My neighbour is.....photographer; let’s ask him for ...
advice about colour films.
2. We had ... fish and...chips for.....lunch. That doesn’t
sound.....very interesting lunch.
3. I had.....very bad night; I didn’t sleep..wink.
4. He is .... vegetarian; you won’t get ..... meat at his
house.
5 travel agent would give you......... information about
....hotels.
6. We’d better go by...taxi - if we can get...taxi at such
....hour as 2 a.m.
7. Do you take.....sugar in.....coffee? I used to, but now
I’m on....diet. I’m trying to lose..weight.
8 man suffering from.......shock should not be given any-
thing to drink.
9 Mr Smith is.........old customer and......honest man.
Why do you say that? Has he been accused of....dishon-
esty?
10 friend of mine is expecting......baby. If it’s..girl she
is going to be called Helen.
11. I have....hour and......half for lunch. I only have half
....hour.....time for....cup of coffee.
12. I hope you have...lovely time and...good weather. But
I’m not going for...holiday; I’m going on....business.
13. He looked at me with.....horror when I explained that
I was.....policeman.
14. I won’t climb...mountain because I have......horror of
....heights.
Exercise II
Insert a or an if necessary.
1. I have....headache and......sore throat. I think I’ve got
....cold. I think you’re getting the flu.
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2 Mr Jones called while you were out. He wants to make
....complaint about......article in the paper. He was in
........................very bad temper.
3. If you go by...train you can have quite....comfortable
journey, but make sure you get....express, not.....train
that stops at all the stations.
4. I’m having ..... few friends in to ...coffee tomorrow
evening. Would you like to come? - I’d love to, but I’m
afraid I’m going to...concert.
5. It’s time you had....holiday. You haven’t had......day
off for...month.
6. He broke......leg in ...skiing accident. It’s still in .
plaster.
7. I want....assistant with....knowledge of French.
8. I see that your house is built of.wood. Are you insured
against...fire?
9. I had.....amazing experience last night. I saw.....dino-
saur eating..........................................meat pie in London Park. - You mean
you had.....nightmare. Anyway, dinosaurs didn’t eat.....
meat.
10. I’ll pay you...hundred......week. It’s not....large sal-
ary but after all you are.........................completely unskilled man.
11 little is known about the effect of this medicine; yet
...chemist will sell it to you without...prescription.
12. I have....little money left; let’s have dinner in.restau-
rant.
13. Would it be....trouble to you to buy me......newspaper
on your way home?
14 man is.........clever animal.
Exercise III
Insert the if necessary.
1.....youngest boy has just started going to.school.....
eldest boy is at.college.
2. She lives on.top floor of an old house. When.wind
blows, all...windows rattle.
3 darkness doesn’t worry.......cats;......cats can see in
...dark.
4. My little boys say that they want to be.spacemen, but
most of them will probably have...less dangerous jobs.
5. Do you know...time? - Yes, ....clock in....hall has
just struck nine. Then it isn’t.time to go yet.
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6. He was sent to..prison for.....six months. When.......
six months are over he’ll be released.....difficulty then
will be to find....work.
7. I went to..school to talk to.....headmistress. I per-
suaded her to let Ann give up..........gymnastics and take
...ballet lessons instead.
8...... ballet isn’t much use for....girls; it is much better
to be able to play.....piano.
9. I am on..night duty. When you go to.......bed, I go to
...work.
10. Peter’s at.office but you could get him on....phone.
There’s a telephone box just round....corner.
11. He got ..bronchitis and was taken to ..... hospital. I
expect they’ll send him home at...end of.....week. Have
you rung......hospital to ask how he is?
12. Ann’s habit of riding a motorcycle up and down...road
early in....morning troubled......neighbours and in......
end they took her to court.
13. He first went to..sea in a Swedish ship, so as well as
learning....navigation he had to learn.....Swedish.
14 family hotels are.....hotels which welcome.......par-
ents and................................................children.
15. On..Sundays my father stays in.....bed till ten o’clock,
reading.....Sundays papers.
16. Then he gets up, puts on....old clothes, has..break-
fast and starts.......................................work in.garden.
17. My parents have...cold meat and....salad for.....sup-
per in..................................................winter and.summer.
Exercise IV
Insert the if necessary.
1. We have a very good train service from here to......city
centre and most people go to.....work by train. You can
go by....bus too, of course, but you can get a season
ticket on...bus.
2. I’d like to see....Mr Smith please. Do you mean..........
Mr Smith who works in ........ box office or .... other
Mr Smith?
3. Did you come by......air? - No, I came by......sea. I had
a lovely voyage on....Queen Elizabeth II.
4 most of.........stories that...people tell about....Irish
aren’t true.
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5 married couples with.........children often rent...cot-
tages by.............................................seaside for.summer holidays. The men hire
boats and go for....trips along coast; children
spend....day on.....beach and......poor mothers spend
...most of the time doing...cooking and cleaning.
6. It’s usually safe to walk on...sand, but here, when.....
tide is coming in,..sand becomes dangerously soft......
people have been swallowed up by it.
7. When ..... Titanic was crossing.....Atlantic she struck
an iceberg which tore a huge hole in her bow....captain
ordered....crew to help.....passengers into.....boats.
8. Everywhere......man has cut down........forests in order
to cultivate...ground or to use....wood as......fuel or
as...building material.
9 people think that.........lead is...heaviest metal, but
...gold is heavier.
10. Our air hostess said, “...rack is only for...light arti-
cles, ...........................................heavy things such as.bottles must be put on
...floor”.
11 windows are supposed to let in.........light; but...win-
dows on this house are so small that we have to have elec-
tric light on all.time.
12. They’ll always be a conflict between..old and....young.
...young people want.....change but....old people want
.......................................things to stay.same.
13. You can fool some of....people all......time, and all...
people some of....time; but you cannot fool all...peo-
ple all ..........................................time.
Exercise V
Insert a, an or the if necessary.
I knew....man who had travelled very much in his life. He had
visited many countries in....East in.....West. He loved......
children and often told them....interesting stories. I remember
some of...... stories which he told me. One of them was
about... ad venture he had in...London. He was........young
man at that time and was interested in history of architecture.
One day he visited one of.....towers of......Houses of.......
Parliament. He came out on to......balcony of.....tower and
began to look at....ornaments on......walls. Then he climbed
up on.....roof. Suddenly......man came running to him and
seized him by.....arm. He began shouting something in........
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English, but my friend knew only.....few words of......English
and did not understand him...........Englishman called ........
policeman......fact was that he thought that...Russian tourist
wanted to kill himself by jumping from......top of.....tower.
Later, when everything became clear, they laughed a lot over it.
Exercise VI
Insert a, an or the if necessary.
1. ... thunder and... lightning are caused by... electricity.
2. .. .last time I saw you was in.. .2002.
3. We met.. .last year.
4. Have you ever seen such.. .terrible weather?
5. Is there.. .bus to.. .town where.. .Browns live?
6. What.. .terrible noise they are making.. .next door.
7. What.. .pity you didn’t see.. .film. It was.. .most interesting.
8. Please do shut...window;...flies come in from...garden
in... evening.
9. There is.. .old tree in.. .front of.. .house, with.. .very pretty
flowers in...spring.
10. Do you go to.. .school? Do you go to.. .school on.. .hill?
11. They usually sell.. .eggs by.. .dozen.
12. They made him...secretary of...club; they had already
chosen.. .chairman.
13. I went for...walk after...dinner.
14. .. .people in.. .photo, from.. .left to...right, are Tom, Dick
and Harry. Harry is standing on...left of Dick.
15. She always liked...good conversation and...company
of...interesting people.
16. There is.. .very pleasant country round our town.
17. I have not forgotten.. .promise you made me.. .last week.
18. ...water is very hard in our part of.. .country.
19. He does not like to take.. .advice, even.. .advice of.. .clever
people.
20. Tom’s family could not afford to give him.. .education.
Exercise VII
Insert a, an or the if necessary.
1. Mrs Ivanova is......director of.....school №12.
2. Peter’s father is...experienced engineer.
3. My friend has pronouncing dictionary by.........Dr Jones,
...professor of......phonetics in......University of......
London.
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4. It is too important...matter to be discussed by....chil-
dren alone.
5. I simply could not reject so inviting..offer.
6 Popovs started on their trip on........following day.
7 two gentlemen in the carriage were greatly frightened.
8 31st of...December is last day of...........year.
9. This is.. .only road to..village.
10. It is...very book I need.
11 last winter I visited......Tretyakov Gallery.
12 rubber is...juice of.......rubber plant.
13. It is...great pleasure to listen how you play....piano.
Exercise VIII
Insert a, an or the if necessary.
1......fog was so thick that we couldn’t see...side of.....
road. We followed.....car in front of us and hoped that
we were going.....right way.
2......postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be..den-
tist than..............................................doctor, because.dentists don’t get called
out at......night.
3......day after.....day passed without.....news, and we
began to lose.....hope.
4. We’re going to.tea with.....Smiths today, aren’t we?
Shall we take.....car? - We can go by....car if you wash
....car first. We can’t go to..Mrs Smith’s in....car all
covered with.....................................mud.
5. He got..job in...south and spent.....next two years
doing.......work he really enjoyed.
6. It was .windy morning but they hired......boat and
went for.....sail along....coast. In.....afternoon......
wind increased and they soon found themselves in...dif-
ficulties.
7. Don’t give the same task to.strongest and...weakest
students.
8. Both.junior and.. .senior members of the family were
present at the dinner-party.
9. It was..wonderful concert:..conductor and......vio-
linist both were a great success with the public.
10. It was..blue night with..full moon hanging over.....
city.
11. Don’t give me.milk. You know I hate it at this time of
....day.
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12. They had two children, one of them still at...school,
...other in her first year at....university.
13. He looked clean and brushed; he was going to.....town
for....day.
Exercise IX
Translate into English.
1. Я познакомился с ним в одном маленьком южном го-
роде. 2. Какой-то человек ждет вас около дома. 3. Кто
принес это письмо? - Какой-то мальчик. 4. Где словарь?
- Он в книжном шкафу. 5. Кто эта женщина? - Она жена
одного инженера, который работает на нашем заводе.
6. Какой-то человек звонил вам по телефону сегодня ут-
ром. 7. Я знал их, когда они были студентами. 8. Он ро-
дился в одном маленьком городе недалеко от Москвы.
9. Дверь открылась, и в комнату вошел молодой чело-
век с чемоданом в руке. 10. Когда профессор вошел в
аудиторию, студенты встали. 11. Ребенку легко изучать
иностранный язык. 12. Какой прекрасный день! 13. Ка-
кая теплая погода! 14. Это такой интересный рассказ.
15. Это слишком легкий текст для вас. 16. Они такие об-
разованные люди!
Exercise X
Translate into English.
1. Прошлым летом мы жили в деревне, расположенной
на берегу Волги, в маленьком домике, окруженном боль-
шим садом. 2. Перед домом росли огромные старые липы.
3. Вчера я разговаривал с человеком, который провел не-
сколько лет в Китае. 4. Я не помню цифр, которые он упо-
мянул в своем докладе. 5. Человек, который хочет овла-
деть иностранным языком, должен работать очень
усердно и систематически. 6. Я только что прочел рас-
сказ, который мне очень понравился. 7. Рассказ, который
я только что прочел, очень интересный. 8. Мы встретим-
ся после школы? - Где? - У входа в школу. 9. Была уже
ночь; но, к счастью, это была летняя ночь, и погода сто-
яла сухая. 10. День только что начался, и воздух был чист
и прохладен. 11. Я зайду после обеда. 12. Он просил меня
передать вам, что они пойдут на экскурсию в Эрмитаж
на следующей неделе. 13. Нам его рекомендовали как че-
ловека с хорошим знанием языка. 14. Некоторые люди
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едят мороженое на улице даже зимой. 15. Такие сведения
всегда нужны.
Exercise XI
Translate into English.
1. В маленькой комнате книжная полка удобнее, чем шкаф.
2. Он любит пить не из чашки, а только из стакана. 3. Про-
блема такого рода должна вас интересовать. 4. Они вошли
в вагон, в котором не было свободных мест. 5. Я еще ни-
когда не видел дружбы крепче, чем дружба этих двух лю-
дей. 6. Она посмотрела на часы на углу и поняла, что опоз-
дает на поезд. 7. Сегодня группа журналистов, которая
состоит в основном из студентов, начнет подниматься на
Эльбрус. 8. Вашего сына будет оперировать хирург, кото-
рый сейчас работает над диссертацией на эту тему. 9. Рано
утром, до завтрака, спортсмены ходили на речку купать-
ся. 10. Что у нас будет на ужин? 11. В этой столовой вы
всегда можете получить горячий завтрак. 12. По субботам
у них обычно бывают гости к ужину. 13. Экскурсанты при-
езжают сюда днем и ночью сушей и морем. 14. Мы прове-
ли лето на Днепре. 15. Будьте внимательны, вы сделали
ошибку.
Exercise XII
Translate into English.
1. Мне нужен совет в этом трудном деле. 2. Жалко сидеть
дома в такую прекрасную погоду. 3. Не сидите так долго
на солнце, у вас заболит голова. 4. Черное море очень бур-
но зимой. 5. Она очень любит музыку. 6. Небо было ясное,
а звезды ярко светили. 7. Какие приятные новости вы нам
принесли! 8. Волга самый важный водный путь в нашей
стране. 9. Было раннее утро, и трава была покрыта росой.
10. Молоко, которое я купила сегодня утром, скисло.
11. Было теплое утро; легкий ветер дул с моря. 12. В Кры-
му растут очень хорошие сорта винограда. 13. Был вечер и
семья сидела за столом. 14. Чай очень крепкий, долейте
немного воды. 15. Я надеюсь, что вы не будете проводить
свои каникулы в городе.
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The Adjective
Adjectives describe nouns. They have the same form in both
the singular and the plural. They normally go before nouns.
They also go alone (without nouns) after the verbs appear, be,
become, feel, seem, smell, taste, look, get etc.
The egg smells awful. The soup tastes delicious.
Adjectives can be common, derived and compound.
Some common adjectives (good, red, sad) do not have end-
ings but many derived adjectives formed from nouns and verbs
have a particular ending (or suffix). These are:
-able comfortable -ent dependent
-al accidental -esque picturesque
-ant reluctant -ful useful
-ar popular -ian Italian
-ary imaginary -ible horrible
-ate passionate -ic historic
-ical historical -like businesslike
-ions victorious -iy friendly
-ish childish -ory compulsory
-ist racist -OUS humorous
-ive attractive -some wholesome
-less useless -y sunny
Adjectives are also formed with prefixes which generally have
a negative meaning: possible - impossible.
These are:
un- untrue, unwise im- immoral, impractical
in- incorrect, insincere dis- dishonest, disagreeable
il- illegal, illegible ir- irregular, irresponsible
Note. Adjectives derived from proper nouns are written
with a capital letter and are called proper adjectives: Rus-
sian, Indian, Hungarian etc.
There are also compound adjectives which are formed with:
1. present participles: a never-ending story,
2. past participles: worn-out shoes,
3. cardinal numerals .+ nouns: a three-week holiday,
4. an adjective + an adjective: a dark-blue dress,
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5. well, badly, ill, poorly + past participle: a well paid job,
6. a noun/pronoun + a verbal: a heart-breaking decision,
7. an adjective/adverb + a noun + the suffix -ed: a fair haired
Certain adjectives can be used as plural nouns referring to
a group of people in general.
These are: the poor, the rich, the blind, the young, the old,
the disabled, the hungry, the strong, the deaf, the living,
the dead, the sick, the elderly etc.
The rich should help the poor.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Study the list of adjectives formed from nouns. Say how ad-
jectives can be formed, what suffixes can be used for that.
Noun
adventure
athlete
beauty
boy
continent
courage
coward
noise
poet
star
terror
value
sun
Adjective
adventurous
athletic
beautiful
boyish
continental
courageous
cowardly
noisy
poetic
starry
terrible
valuable
sunny
Noun Adjective
faith faithful
fool foolish
friend friendly
gold golden
hero heroic
metal metallic
music musical
mistery mysterious
nation national
nature natural
person personal
skill skilful
Exercise II
Complete these phrases using the adjectives formed from
the nouns:
a.............................sea (storm)
a.............................sound (metal)
............................behaviour (child)
............................forests (value)
a...........................wonder (nature)
a.............................place (mystery)
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a.............................phrase (poet)
a.............................armchair (comfort)
a...........................class (friend)
a.............................deed (courage)
streets (centre)
an..............................trip (adventure)
Exercise III
Form adjectives from the given words with the help of
the suffixes:
Wonder, friend, trouble, blood, harm, care, green, wool, tire,
truth, comfort, faith, shame, sun, wood, attract,fool, humour,
occasion, rain, natural.
Exercise IV
Complete each sentence by inserting the adjective formed
from the noun in brackets:
1. This has been a very.......................decision (fool).
2. The shop was situated in a...........................square
(centre).
3. Gold is a very.......................metal (value).
4. The runner was a man of....................build (athlete).
5. We studied the.....................sky through a telescope
(star).
6. He feels quite....................in this warm, light room
(comfort).
7. Mark Twain wrote many.....................stories (humour).
8. A......................person soon puts you at your ease
(friend).
Exercise V
a) Study this list of proper adjectives. Say how they are
formed.
Proper Proper Proper Proper
Noun Adjective Noun Adjective
Britain British Italy Italian
Canada Canadian Japan Japanese
China Chinese Scotland Scottish
Europe European Spain Spanish
France French Wales Welsh
Germany German Greece Greek
Ireland Irish Mexico Mexican
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b) Insert the correct proper adjective in each phrase below.
.............................athletes (Canada)
.............................traditions (Japan)
.............................Isles (Britain)
.............................humour (France)
.............................dances (Spain)
.............................championship (Europe)
.............................songs (Scotland)
.............................music (Italy)
Exercise VI
In each space insert the adjective formed from the proper noun.
The humour of Ireland .......................humour
The lakes of Canada ................lakes
The people of China ................people
The mountains of Scotland ..................mountains
A village of Mexico ................village
The population of France ...................population
The plants of Germany ......................plants
Computers of Japan ................computers
The tourists of Italy ................tourists
The Armada of Spain ................Armada
The coast of Greece ................coast
Exercise VII
Suffixes -able, -ous, -al, -ful, -y, -less, -ic are often used
to form adjectives. Make adjectives from each of the follow-
ing words.
geography person understand experiment
hero patriot luck health
enjoy truth classic remark
mystery glory nerve fun
noise wonder colour harm
greed grass care fantasy
eat delight artist fear
Exercise VIII
Form adjectives from the given ones with the help of the pre-
fixes.
Certain, pleasant, attentive, capable, legal, successful, definite,
moral, visible, important, friendly, convenient, logical, polite,
happy, patient, grateful, educated.
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Exercise IX
Use adjectives with the negative prefix in place of the adjec-
tives with the preceding not.
1. It was not probable that more than one child would win the
scholarship a year. 2. The scholarship examination was not fair.
3. I do not feel well in this climate. The climate here is not
agreeable. 4. His handwriting was so bad that the notes he
usually took were not legible to anybody but himself. 5. His
knowledge in the subject does not seem to be satisfactory.
Exercise X
Translate into English using the negative prefixes.
Неспособный, неудобный, несоединенный, неофициаль-
ный, неудовлетворительный, несправедливый, неподвиж-
ный, нерешенный, незначительный, нетерпеливый, негра-
мотный, неблагодарный, неестественный, нерелигиозный,
независимый.
Exercise XI
Translate into Russian the following compound adjectives.
1. A broad-brimmed hat. 2. A tile-floored kitchen. 3. A fat
merry-looking little old man. 4. The kind old man never comes
to the children empty-handed. 5. Red-hot steel. 6. A dark-
complexioned young girl. 7. It was a weather-beaten old ship.
8. A marble-topped table. 9. A ten-thousand-dollar car. 10. A
twenty-year-old building.
Exercise XII
Make compound adjectives to describe the following.
1. A book which is written badly.
2. A city that has no pollution.
3. An announcement which has been awaited for a long time.
4. A course that lasts three years.
5. A worker who works hard.
6. A bus journey that takes two hours.
7. A hotel with five stars.
8. A room that has good ventilation.
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Word Order of Adjectives
Adjectives normally go before nouns. Sometimes there are
two or more adjectives in the sentence.
My friend has a nice new flat.
There was a beautiful large round wooden table in the dining
room.
Adjectives like new, large, round, wooden are fact adjectives.
They give us objective information about something (age, size,
colour etc.).
Adjectives like nice, beautiful are opinion objectives. They
tell us what someone thinks of something.
Opinion adjectives usually go before fact adjectives.
Opinion Fact Noun
a nice sunny day
delicious hot soup
an intelligent young man
a beautiful large round wooden table
If there are two or more fact adjectives, we put fact adjec-
tives in this order:
size c=> age Ф shape c=> colour > origin c=> material c=; > noun
a tall young — — — — girl
big — — grey — — eyes
a small — — blue — plastic bag
a large — square — — wooden table
— an old — — English — song
— a new — black — woollen skirt
Adjectives of size and length (big, small, tall, short, long etc.)
usually go before adjectives of shape and width (round, thin,
fat, wide etc.): a small round table, a tall thin woman, a long
white street.
The adjectives afraid, alike, alive, alone, ashamed, asleep,
content, glad, ill etc. are never followed by a noun.
The child was never left alone.
The adjectives chief, elder, eldest, former, indoor, inner, main,
only, outdoor, outer, principal, upper can only be used before nouns.
He is the eldest son.
Nouns which express purpose, material or substance (cotton,
gold, shopping etc.) can be used as adjectives before other nouns.
/ bought a new woollen hat.
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Note. Golden hair (hair like gold) but gold watch (watch made
of gold), wooden table, woollen scarf, silk dress but silky hair,
stone wall but stony look, feather pillow but feathery leaves.
Й EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. a Japanese/little/pretty/girl.......
2. a(n) wedding/expensive/silk/white/dress..........
3. a(n) pair of leather/black/walking/old/shoes.........
4. a(n) English/ancient/famous/monument.............
5. a detective/new/fascinating/French/film..........
6. a red/lovely/marble/chess set.........
7. a dessert/crystal/lovely/bowl.........
Exercise II
Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. a long/linen/cream/dress..........
2. a three-course/home-made/delicious/meal............
3. a(n) interesting/nice/short/speech........
4. Spanish/live/excellent music..........
5. a round/gold/big brooch...........
6. a grey/smart/woollen/new/suit...........
7. a(n) old/black/leather/jacket.........
Exercise III
Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct position.
1. long hair (fair).........
2. a large table (wooden)..........
3. a wide street (long).........
4. a tall girl (thin).......
5. a little cottage (old)........
6. a good-looking woman (young)..............
7. a small cat (black)..........
8. a beautiful dress (red).........
9. an old shirt (cotton).........
10. a blue car (little).......
11. a wooden box (small)............
12. an old song (Italian).........
13. a sunny day (nice)...........
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Comparison of Adjectives
There are three degrees of comparison for adjectives in English.
1) positive, which shows a simple quality: small, deep, wise, hot;
2) comparative, which shows a high degree of the quality:
smaller, deeper, wiser, hotter;
3) superlative, which shows the highest degree of quality:
the smallest, the deepest, the wisest, the hottest.
Notes. A noun preceded by an adjective in the superlative
form is generally used with the definite article:
Mike is the tallest boy in the family.
The comparative form is used when comparing two per-
sons or things. The superlative form is used only when
comparing three or more persons or things.
Not all adjectives have degrees of comparison.
Two Ways of Forming
the Comparative and
the Superlative Degrees
There are two ways of forming the comparative and the su-
perlative degrees:
a) by adding -er(-r) (comparative) and -est(-st) (superlative)
to the positive degree;
b) by adding to the positive degree
more to form
less the comparative degree
most to form
least the superlative degree
Adjectives of One Syllable
Superlative
the hardest
the biggest
Most adjectives of one syllable compare by adding -er(-r)
and -est(-st):
Positive
hard
big
Comparative
harder
bigger
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light lighter
short shorter
the lightest
the shortest
Note 1. If the positive ends in two consonants or in one consonant preceded by a diphthong, -er and -est are added:
small long light bright smaller longer lighter brighter the smallest the longest the lightest the brightest
Note 2. If the positive ends in one consonant preceded by a short vowel, the consonant is doubled before adding
-er and -est:
big bigger the biggest
fat fatter the fattest
hot hotter the hottest
Note 3. If the positive ends in -e, add only -r and -st:
wise wiser the wisest
white whiter the whitest
safe safer the safest
Note 4
a) If the positive ends in -y preceded by a consonant,
change the -y into -i and add -er and -est:
early earlier the earliest
pretty prettier the prettiest
happy happier the happiest
There are some exceptions like shy and sly:
shy shyer the shyest
sly slyer the slyest
b) If the -y is preceded by a vowel, the -y is not changed:
grey greyer the greyest
gay gayer the gayest
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Adjectives of Two Syllables
1. Most adjectives of two syllables compare by adding more or
less and most or least to the positive:
famous more r the most r , famous . famous less the least
active more .. the most , active . active less the least
2. Adjectives of two syllables with the stress on the second syl-
lable compare like adjectives of one syllable:
polite sincere politer the politest sincerer the sincerest
3. Adjectives ending in -al, -ed, -fid, -ic, -He, -ine, -ous form their
comparative and superlative degrees by adding more and most
to the positive:
liberal learned cheerful magic fertile more liberal the most liberal more learned the most learned more cheerful the most cheerful more magic the most magic more fertile the most fertile
4. Certain adjectives form their comparative and superlative in
both ways, either by adding -er/-est to the positive form or by
taking more/most. Some of these are: clever, common, cruel, friendly,
gentle, narrow, pleasant, polite, shallow, simple, stupid, quiet.
simple also simple simpler the simplest more simple the most simple Adjectives of Three and More Syllables
Most adjectives of three or more syllables compare by add-
ing more or less, and most or least to the positive:
beautiful courageous industrious interesting more beautiful the most beautiful more courageous the most courageous more industrious the most industrious less interesting the least interesting
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Irregular Forms of Comparison
Some adjectives have irregular forms of comparison:
good
bad (ill, evil)
many -x.
much '
little
better the best
worse the worst
more the most
less the least
A few adjectives have two forms of comparison:
far farther further the farthest the furthest
late latter later the last the latest
near nearer the nearest the next
old older elder the oldest the eldest
Note 1. Farther and farthest are used for distance; further
and furthest are used to mean something additional:
The school is at the farthest end of the village.
Further discussion will follow.
Note 2. Later and latest are used for denoting time, latter
and last are used for denoting order:
Did you hear the latest news?
The last edition of this book is sold out.
Note 3. Nearest refers to distance, next is used when order
is meant:
The nearest town is 30 km.
Come again the next day.
Note 4. Elder and eldest are used for the people of the same
family. Older and oldest are used to denote age for things
and other people:
John is the eldest son of his family.
It is the oldest building in our city.
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Constructions
with Comparisons
a) Comparison of equals is expressed by as... as for positive com-
parison and not as ... as or not so ... as for negative comparison.
An apple is usually as big as an orange.
A grape is not so (as) big as an orange.
b) Comparison of two unequal persons or things is expressed
by the comparative with than.
He is taller than his brother.
A mountain is higher than a hill.
The blue car is less expensive than the red one.
c) Comparison of three or more persons or things is expressed
by the superlative with the ... of or the ... in (of place).
Tom is the cleverest boy in the class.
Ann is the prettiest of them all.
d) Sometimes two comparatives are used together. For example
harder and harder, more and more difficult, better and better.
Your English is improving. It’s getting better and better.
e) Sometimes the construction the + comparative the better is
used. For example:
the sooner the better.
the bigger the better.
What time will we leave? - The sooner the better.
f) 7%e.../Ae...with two comparatives are used to say that one
thing depends on another thing:
The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
The warmer is the weather, the better I feel.
g) Adjectives in the comparative and the superlative can be
made more emphatic by adding some words. Comparatives are
preceded by
much гораздо
a bit (little) немного
far намного
a great deal значительно
still еще
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Superlatives are preceded by
the very самый
by far намного, гораздо,
and they are followed by possible, imaginable'.
He was far more than a translator.
England is much larger than Scotland.
Your flat is a great deal better than mine.
This text is still more difficult.
She is the very best pupil in our class.
It is by far the most difficult task.
It is the easiest task possible.
Use of Some Adjectives
Much is always singular, and is used chiefly
a) in questions:
Was there much rain here last week?
b) in sentences with a negative sense:
/ don 7 like much sugar in my coffee.
Many is always plural:
There are many children at school.
Most is preceded by an adjective in the superlative degree:
This is the most interesting story.
When a noun is preceded by most, it is used without an arti-
cle and it means большинство, большая часть:
Most students like sport.
With the indefinite article most means крайне, весьма:
His father was a most experienced hunter.
Few and little are used
a) preceded by the indefinite article when the sentence has
a positive sense:
It will be a little boat.
A few pupils were at the concert.
b) without the indefinite article when the sentence has a nega-
tive sense:
We have little time for breakfast.
There are few people present.
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1И EXERCISES
Exercises 1
Write the comparative and the superlative degrees of the fob-
lowing adjectives.
Great, difficult, busy, far, polite, careful, deep, bad, dirty, clever,
quick, little, different, young, comfortable, narrow, pretty, sad,
big, happy, old, late, heavy, nice, dry, fat, ugly, joyful, yellow,
sweet, near.
Exercises II
Open the brackets using the comparative or the superlative
degree wherever necessary.
1. It’s autumn; every day the air becomes (cold), the leaves
(yellow).
2. This is the (beautiful) view I have ever seen in my life.
3. Your handwriting is now (good) than it was last year;
but still it is not so good as Pete’s handwriting. He has
the (good) handwriting of all.
4. Are there (many) than two rooms in your new flat?
5. The weather got (bad) and (bad) every day.
6. His age was fifty; he looked several years (old).
7. He is much (good) now than yesterday.
8. Oh, you are (wonderful), you’re (wonderful) girl in the
whole world.
9. He was (hungry) than he had ever been in his life.
10. The twenty-second of December is the (short) day of the
year.
Exercises III
Open the brackets using the comparative or the superlative
degree.
1. Iron is (useful) of all metals.
2. The Neva is (wide) and (deep) than the Moskva River.
3. Elbrus is the (high) peak in the Caucasian mountains.
4. His plan is (practical) than yours.
5. This room is (small) than all the rooms in the house.
6. Silver is (heavy) than copper.
7. Our house is (low) than yours.
8. This exercise is (good) than the last one.
9. Yesterday was the (hot) day we have had this summer.
10. My (old) brother John is two years (old) than I am.
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11. The game of draughts is (easy) than chess.
12. There is (little) sunshine this summer than last year.
13. It was (good) concert I had ever attended.
14. Your sister is (old) than you, she is the (old) child in
the family.
15. My composition was (good), Mike’s was a good deal
(good), but Tom’s was the (good) of all pupils.
Exercises IV
Use the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
1. I wonder what his... action is going to be (near).
2. The... future will see this part of the desert turned into
a flourishing oasis (near).
3. I have no one.. .than you (near).
4. And they got down to business without...delay (far).
5. In the.. .end of the exhibition hall we saw a group of young
people engaged in a hot discussion (far).
6. Take this road. It is no...and much more pleasant (far).
7. The... brother was twenty years... than the youngest (old).
8. I always admired my... twin brother and looked up to him
though he was only two hours my senior (old).
9. Who are the... members of the club (old)?
10. I’ve got a still... edition of the book (old).
11. Is there a... train passing here (late)?
12. It was the... thing I had expected of him (late).
13. What is the... news (late)?
14. We were in a hurry to catch a... bus (late).
Exercise V
Write the missing forms of adjectives.
Positive little
Comparative worse further
Superlative best farthest
Positive near
Comparative older later
Superlative eldest last
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Exercise VI
Compare the objects according to the given model.
Model: A winter coat... a mackintosh, (warm)
A winter coat is warmer than a mackintosh.
A mackintosh is not so warm as a winter coat.
1. A lemon ... an orange, (sour)
2. The Black Sea ... the Baltic Sea. (beautiful)
3. The Chinese language ... the French language, (difficult)
4. A lane ... a street, (narrow)
5. Copper wire ... iron wire, (flexible)
6. The fur of a fox ... the fur of a squirrel, (expensive)
7. Oil... water, (light)
8. Honey ... sugar, (sweet)
9. Stone ... wood, (heavy)
10. A diamond ... a sapphire, (valuable)
Exercise VII
Complete the sentences.
1. Our school is as ... as ...
2. The temperature today is as ... as it was yesterday.
3. He is not so ... as he looks.
4. His radio set is not so ... as ...
5. She is as ... as her sister.
6. The weather in winter is not so ... as ...
7. My friend is as ... as ...
8. She does not work as ... as ...
9. This street is as ... as ...
10. Our town is not so ... as ...
Exercise VIII
Fill in the blanks with adjectives in the correct form and make
up sentences using the word-combinations.
a) Take adjectives from the following list:
fine, successful, unpleasant, simple, hard, courageous, easy,
useful, bad, amusing, curious.
As ... as I had expected, ... than I had expected, ... I had ever
expected, not so ... as you imagine,... than one can imagine,...
than before,... as before,... of all done before,... than ever,...
as always,... in the world.
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b) Use any adjective you like:
not so ... as it used to be;... than at any other time;... man ever
bom;... of the children;... than anywhere else; as ... as the rest
of them;... poem ever written;... of all the things that happened;
nothing ... than this; anything as ... as that.
Exercise IX
Make up sentences using the following phrases to emphasize
a) the adjective in the positive degree:
that bad, so interesting, only too glad, this hard;
b) the adjective in the comparative degree:
a great deal faster, still easier, far better, no better, the steeper...
the more difficult, stronger and stronger, more and more
interesting;
c) the adjectives in the superlative degree:
by far the easiest, the nearest... possible, the cheapest... to be
found, the smallest... imaginable, the freshest... possible.
Exercise X
Give the English equivalents of:
а) более трудный; гораздо более трудный; еще более труд-
ный; самый трудный;
Ь) большее число; гораздо большее число; еще большее
число; самое большое число;
с) более трудная задача; гораздо более трудная задача; еще
более трудная задача; самая трудная задача; самая труд-
ная задача, какая только возможна.
Exercise XI
Translate into English.
1. Я слышал оба доклада. Первый был значительно инте-
реснее второго. 2. Этот текст еще более трудный, чем тот,
который мы переводили на днях. 3. Это крайне важный
вопрос. 4. С каждым днем погода ухудшалась. 5. Сегодня
жарче, чем вчера. 6. Я не думал, что моя новая работа ока-
жется настолько трудной. 7. Эта проблема не так серьезна,
как вам кажется. 8. Язык этой статьи полегче. Начните с
нее. 9. Нам нужен шкаф поменьше, так как комната неболь-
шая. 10. Ваш брат очень способный человек; он самый спо-
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собный из наших молодых ученых. 11. Советую пойти этой
дорогой, так как это самый короткий путь. 12. Пальто ни-
чуть не хуже после чистки. 13. Чем больше вы будете нахо-
диться на открытом воздухе, тем лучше у вас будет здоро-
вье. 14. Кто лучший спортсмен в команде? 15. На этот раз
у меня меньше ошибок, чем было в последнем сочинении.
Exercise XII
Translate into English.
1. Ваш брат намного старше вас? - Нет, он моложе меня.
2. Последнее издание этой книги уже распродано. 3. Мы
вынуждены были отложить поездку за город, так как по-
года становилась все хуже и хуже. 4. Она была гораздо
моложе своей сестры и менее веселая. 5. Последние извес-
тия по телевидению начинаются в девять часов. 6. Чем
быстрее вы пойдете к врачу, тем легче будет вылечить вашу
болезнь. 7. Чем больше вы будете читать, тем скорее рас-
ширите свой словарь. 8. Он сильный, он может поднять
ящик и в три раза тяжелей. 9. Сегодня вдвое холодней, чем
вчера. 10. Я нашел его в самом дальнем углу парка. 11. Ска-
жите, пожалуйста, где ближайшая булочная? 12. Джейн
была на год старше Марии. 13. Он чувствовал себя все луч-
ше и лучше. 14. Москва зимой для него была всегда при-
влекательнее, чем летом. 15. Ваша память нисколько не
лучше моей. 16. Какие из всех этих книг вам больше всего
нравятся? 17. Ты можешь положиться на него. Он сделает
эту работу так же быстро, как и я.
Exercise XIII
Translate into English
1. Тема, над которой вы работаете, более сложная, чем моя.
2. Мои туфли хуже ваших. Ваши более модные и более удоб-
ные. 3. Самое худшее время года в Индии - период дож-
дей. 4. Мой отец был старший сын в семье. 5. Знаете ли вы
последние новости о вашем друге? 6. Последняя глава в
этом романе самая интересная. 7. В воскресенье я встала
позже, чем обычно. 8. Самый интересный вопрос на пове-
стке дня был о работе студенческого научного общества.
9. Большую часть своего свободного времени он проводит
в библиотеке. 10. Сегодня у нас меньше работы, чем вчера.
11. Они шли также медленно, как и мы. 12. Сейчас вы учи-
тесь лучше, чем в прошлом году. 13. Сколько лет вашей
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младшей сестре? 14. Моя комната не такая светлая, как
ваша. 15. Чем дольше я смотрю на эту картину, тем боль-
ше она мне нравится. 16. Чем меньше ты будешь говорить,
тем лучше. 17. Чем скорее ты сделаешь это, тем лучше.
Exercise XIV
Translate into English
1. Эта книга самая интересная в его библиотеке. 2. Это самый
красивый дом в этом районе. 3. Этот мальчик выше всех дру-
гих мальчиков в классе. 4. Аэропланы могут летать быстрее,
чем птицы, не правла ли? 5. Он так же способен, как и его
братья. 6. Вы гораздо умнее своих братьев. 7. Второй текст
гораздо труднее первого, а третий еще более трудный. 8. Это
самое лучшее решение, какое только можно себе представить.
9. Какой город Англии дальше всего от берега моря? 10. Чем
короче ваше сочинение, тем лучше. 11. Чем внимательнее вы
будете, тем меньше ошибок вы сделаете. 12. Вы не слышали
последние известия? 13. Сегодня у нас больше работы, чем
вчера. 14. Она переводит медленнее, чем ты. 15. Ты самый
лучший ученик нашего класса, не правда ли?. 16. Где здесь
ближайшая станция метро? 17 Они шли так же медленно, как
и мы. 18. Кто прыгает выше и бегает быстрее?
Exercise XV
Translate into English
1. Самые красивые ткани на выставке были отмечены пре-
миями. 2. Самый маленький радиоприемник помещается в
спичечной коробке. 3. Величайшие достижения науки дол-
жны служить миру. 4. Самое сложное задание поручили луч-
шему ученику. 5. Я хочу купить туфли с более длинным нос-
ком и с более высокими каблуками. 6. В зале Петербургской
филармонии выступают самые знаменитые артисты мира.
7. Большинство моих друзей живет в Москве. 8. Музыкант
исполнил свое последнее произведение. 9. Я нашел его в са-
мой дальней комнате квартиры. 10. Этот самолет последней
конструкции. 11. Наш тренер - старейший член нашего
спортивного клуба. 12. Чем интереснее книга, тем быстрее
она читается. 13. Ему бы хотелось работать над более слож-
ной темой. 14. Купите обои посветлее для вашей комнаты.
Она тогда не будет выглядеть такой мрачной, как сейчас.
15. Эта комната еще светлей. Она лучше подойдет для сту-
дии.
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Exercise XVI
Translate into English
1. Многие считают, что самое красивое горное озеро - это
озеро Севан в Армении. 2. Из всех живых существ самый
сложный организм - у человека. 3. Большую часть своего
свободного времени он проводит в библиотеке.
4. Она надела нарядную коричневую юбку и белую блузку,
что делало ее намного моложе, чем она была. 5. Этот пере-
вод вдвое легче. Вы с ним справитесь. 6. Новый стадион в
несколько раз больше старого. 7. Хотя эта комната в два
раза меньше, она мне больше нравится. 8. Вам следует по-
мнить, что Петр на десять лет моложе Тома. 9. Вам нравит-
ся этот костюм? - Да. Но он в полтора раза дороже. 10. Се-
годня вдвое холодней, чем вчера. 11. Все его приятели в два
раза старше его. 12. Пруд немного больше в длину, чем в
ширину. 13. Он был самый добрый и самый приятный чело-
век, которого я когда-либо знала. 14. Ее назвали Еленой,
так как это было самое модное имя для девочек в то время.
The Adverb
The adverb is a word that serves to denote verbs, adjectives
and other adverbs:
I study seriously.
She is coming here.
Tom knows him very well.
The Formation of Adverbs
Adverbs are often formed by adding the suffix -ly to an ad-
jective: lately, slowly, purely, immediately.
Adjectives ending in -le drop -le and add -ly to form their
adverbs: terrible - terribly. Adjectives ending in consonant -y
drop -y and add -Uy to form their adverbs: happy - happily.
Adjectives ending in -ly (friendly, lovely, fatherly, motherly,
silly, lively, ugly etc.) form their adverbs with in a ... way. in a
friendly way.
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Adjectives ending in -e form their adverbs adding -ly with-
out dropping -e: rare - rarely.
Exceptions
whole - wholly, true - truly.
The less common suffixes are the following:
-wise clockwise, crabwise
-ward(s) backward(s), eastward(s)
-fold twofold, manifold
-most innermost, outermost
-way(s) longways, sideways
Compound adverbs are formed of two stems: somewhere,
sometimes, downstairs etc.
Phrasal adverbs consist of two or more word-form, as a great
deal, a little bit, now and then, a lot of, from time to time, a great
deal of, far enough, kind of etc.
Some adverbs are the same as their adjectives (daily, early,
fast, hard, late, monthly, best, easy, low, high, near, much, lit-
tle).
He works hard. This is a hard job.
It ’s a high mountain. The bird flew high.
This is a fast train. She drives fast.
The adverbs in -ly formed from the same root have differ-
ent meaning. Thus we find in English pairs of parallel adverbs
formed from the same root, one with the suffix -ly, the other
without it. As a rule, the derived form has a more abstract
meaning.
She has a lot of near reatives.
He came home nearly in the morning.
How to Form Opposites
Dis-, un-, in-, il- (before /), im- (before m or p), ir- (before r),
mal- are negative prefixes which are used to make opposites of
certain adverbs:
legally - illegally',
gratefully - ungratefully.
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Adverbs with Two Forms and
Differences in Meaning
deep = a long way down
deeply = greatly
direct = by the shortest route
directly = immediately
easy = gently and slowly
easily = without payment
freely = willingly
full = exactly, very
fully = completely
hard = with effort
hardly = scarcely
high = to/at a high level
highly = very much
last = after all others
lastly = finally
late = not early
lately = recently
near = close
nearly = almost
pretty = fairly
prettily = in a pretty way
short = suddenly
shortly = soon
sure = certainly
surely = without doubt
wide = far away from the right point
widely = to a large extent
wrong = incorrectly
wrongly = incorrectly, unjustly
Kinds of Adverbs
According to their meaning adverbs can be divided into
1) adverbs of time
a) definite - today, yesterday, now, tomorrow, immediately etc:
He played football yesterday.
Now he is busy with his research worle.
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b) indefinite - before, soon, late, ever, afterwards, seldom,
always etc:
They will be here soon.
He is always late.
2) adverbs of place or direction: here, there, above, under, near,
outside, to and fro, backwards etc:
Outside the factory there is a lot offlower-beds.
3) adverbs of frequency: once, twice, always, seldom, four times,
again, monthly, firstly, often, usually, never, ever, regularly,
rasely, sometimes etc:
He is twice as clever as I am.
The orchestra plays monthly.
4) adverbs of manner: well, badly, hard, easily, fast, slowly
etc:
Study well in school and work hard in life.
He won the competition easily.
5) adverbs of degree: very, too, enough, quite, quickly, scarcely,
almost, little, only, absolutely, just, completely, extremely, very,
awfully, rather, slightly, fairly etc:
He ran quickly half the way across the field.
He is scarcely able to finish his report in a week.
6) sentence adverbs: certainly, surely, probably, possibly, perhaps,
maybe, clearly, luckily etc:
He will certainly come today.
She did not come, possibly she is ill.
7) relative adverbs: where, why, when.
It is the place where we used to play in our childhood.
It was the year when the war broke out.
Relative adverbs introduce attributive clauses.
Comparison of Adverbs
Certain adjectives form their comparatives and superlative
degree in both ways, either by adding -er/-est to the positive
form or taking more/most. Some of these are: clever, common,
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cruel, friendly, gentle, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet, simple,
stupid etc.
clever cleverer the cleverest
also clever more clever the most clever.
Adverbs having the same forms as adjectives add -er/-est
fast faster the fastest.
Two syllable or compouns adverbs compare by adding more
and most (less and least)
brightly more brightly the most brightly
loudly less loudly the least loudly
A few adverbs have irregular degrees of comparison:
well better the best
badly worse the worst
much more the most
little less the least
near nearer the nearest, the next
far farther, further the farthest, the furthest
late later the latest, the last
Word Order of Adverbs
in the Sentence
Adverbs can go in front, mid or end position in a sentence.
Front position is at the beginning of the sentence. Mid position
is before the main verb or after the auxiliary. End position is at
the end of the sentence.
front mid end
Finally, he will probably start working here next week.
Adverbs of frequency (often, usually, never, ever, regularly,
barely, seldom, scarcely, rarely, sometimes etc.) normally go
before main verbs but after auxiliary verbs (mid position). How-
ever, in short answers they go before the auxiliary verb.
He often writes me letters.
“He is always telling the truth, isn’t he?” “Yes, he always is. ”
Used to and have to take the adverb of frequency before them:
You always used to go for walks.
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Frequency adverbs can go at the beginning or the end of
the sentence:
Sometimes I woke up late.
I go on excursions rarely.
Adverbs of time usually go at the end of the sentence:
She left Moscow yesterday.
or at the beginning of the sentence:
Yesterday they left London.
Such adverbs as soon, now, still, then etc. can go in the mid
position:
She is now writing a test.
The adverbs already, no longer, hardly, normally, nearly,
almost usually go in mid position:
He is no longer working here.
Sentence adverbs (probably, certainly, possibly, clearly,
fortunately, luckily, maybe, perhaps, of course etc.) go in any
position, front, mid or end; the front position is the most usual:
Probably he is late. He probably is late. He is late probably.
In negations certainly, probably, possibly go before the auxiliary:
He probably doesn’t know the rule.
Adverbs of degree (absolutely, just, completely, extremely,
a lot, very, really, terribly, much, awfully, rather, quite, pretty,
a little, a bit, slightly, enough, too etc.) can go before the adverb
they denote:
It is quite clear.
The adverbs a lot, much, a little, a bit, awfully, terribly, abso-
lutely, completely and totally go in mid or end position:
The storm completely destroyed the area, or The storm de-
stroyed the area completely.
Adverbs of manner (beautifully, badly, eagerly etc.) and place
(here, there etc.) go after the verb or the object of the verb if
there is one:
She looked at me angrily.
Adverbs of manner can also go in mid position:
She looked angrily at me.
When there is more than one adverb in a sentence, their or-
der is manner - place - time.
However when there is a verb of movement (go, run, leave
etc.) the place adverb goes next to the verb of movement:
manner place time
He spoke well at the meeting yesterday.
place manner time
She goes to work on foot every day.
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The Use of Adverbs
Adverbs have the function of an adverbial modifier in the sen-
tence. When they denote verbs, they can serve as adverbial modi-
fiers of place, manner, time, degree etc.:
The car started moving backwards, (place)
She spoke very distinctly, (manner)
The children returned home late. (time)
By the end of the day she felt quite exhausted. (degree)
A few adverbs which denote nouns can have the function of
an attribute: A teacher must be fully master of the classroom.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Form the adverbs from the following adjectives by adding
the suffix -ly.
quiet wonderful late careful
easy beautiful usual wonderful
true slow brave uncomfortable
excellent clear comparative cheerful
safe shy entire enthusiastical
noble complete curious entire
happy nervous immediate immense
heavy steady frightful dry
angry absolute free greedy
gay real polite hasty
Exercise II
Give the degrees of comparison of the following adverbs:
heavily, hard, gaily, fast, cheerfully, politely, late, shyly, far,
dryly, bravely, carefully, often, early, badly.
Exercise III
Put the adverbs from the list below into the correct column.
why where hard usually immediately
badly near often probably occasionally
here almost today carefully absolutely
hardly quite slowly foolishly frequently
soon well lately always suspiciosly
clearly fast
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How Where When How much How often
manner place time degree frequency sentence adverbs relative adverbs
fast here к soon almost often certainly when
Exercise IV
State whether the words in bold type are adjectives or adverbs.
1. a) The patient breathed hard, b) He was a hard patient
to cure; he would not obey the doctor’s orders.
2. a) I watched the fighters at close quarters, b) He kept close
to the road.
3. a) She is as pretty as a picture, b) In a month’s time
the situation was pretty much the same.
4. a) I’m afraid she might do it worse than you. b) To make
things still worse, he had a leg broken.
5. a) This is the right way to do it. b) She lives right around
the corner.
6. a) Look straight ahead! b) You can’t expect a straight an-
swer from him.
7. a) He was too long in doing it. b) It took him long to do it.
8. a) You look quite ill. b) You oughtn’t to speak ill of peo-
ple you don’t know well.
9. a) It was still early when we returned, b) We returned very
early.
10. a) The sportsman dived deep and appeared at the other
end of the pool, b) They had to dig a well some hundreds
meters deep to get to the water.
11. a) He came close to his friend, b) He was also his closest
companion and his closest friend.
12. a) His hair was straight and long, b) He sat up straight in
his chair.
Exercise V
Choose the correct word and state whether it is an adjective
or an adverb.
1. a) His head is full of... ideas, b) They always speak ... of
him. c) We ... appreciate your kidness, (high, highly)
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2. a) All was settled ... between us. b) You don’t play ... .
c) Why are you helping him? It isn’t.... (fair, fairly)
3. a) She cut him ... saying it was not to the point, b) He came
to live there ... after the war. c) Speak .... (short, shortly)
4. a) They ... spoke during the walk, b) It was a pity he took
life so ... c) Try again, try ... . (hard, hardly)
5. a) He tried to translate it as ... to the text as possible, b) It
was... in the room, c) He felt he was being... watched, (close,
closely)
6. a) I found him... in thought, b) I found him ... engrossed in
reading the manuscript, c) Still waters run.... (deep, deeply)
7. a) The engine is ... to operate and its every part can be ...
replaced, b) Take it... c) He is an ...-going man. (easy, easily)
8. a) We were... welcomed, b) She put a tea-cosy on the pot to
keep it.... c) Don’t dress the child too .... (warm, warmly)
9. a) Here is some work for you; see that you do it ... .
b) The Pamir is ... called “the world’s roof’, c) The car
stopped ... in the middle of the road, (right, rightly)
10. a) How are you? - Very ..., thank you. b) How is life? -
Very ..., thank you. c) How are you getting on? - Very ...,
thank you. (good, well)
Exercise VI
Choose the correct word in brackets.
1. The birds were flying (high, highly) and low. 2. He was
(high, highly) intelligent. 3. He had found out that the Petrovs’
family had lived (close, closely) to mine. 4. Meanwhile
Martin’s own reward was coming (near, nearly). 5. We were
(near, nearly) smashed up on the shore several times. 6. I’m
sure you know how (deep, deeply) I sympathize with you.
7. With her beautiful expressive eyes she looked (deep, deeply)
into his. 8. During his last year in London Philip had to work
(hard, hardly). 9. I need (hard, hardly) say that I agree with
you. 10. Suddenly she stopped (short, shortly), and left her
companion. 11. He was joined (short, shortly) by an air
hostess. 12. “Open your eyes (wide, widely),” he ordered gently
and examined each eye in turn in the bright light. 13. This
word is (wide, widely) used in spoken English. 14. The officer
leaned down and looked (close, closely) at Mike. 15. There
were three desks, one with a computer, and all with papers,
books, and files piled (high, highly). 16. His heart beat so
that he could (hard, hardly) breathe. 17. He drank long and
(deep, deeply). 18. You paid too (dear, dearly) for this radio
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set. 19. The father loved his daughter (dear, dearly). 20. Do I
speak (loud, loudly) enough? 21. He was (deep, deeply) moved.
22. The doctor answered him (short, shortly).
Exercise VII
State to what part of speech the words hard, late, near, hardly,
lately, nearly belong to. Translate the sentences.
1. He is doing hard work.
His work is hard.
He is working hard.
I was so tired, I could hardly work.
It’s raining hard.
He is a hard nut to crack.
2. We returned to town late in autumn.
It’s bad for one’s health to go to bed late.
He has left Moscow lately.
It’s nice to go to the south in late summer.
3. They will be through with their research in the nearest future.
The bus stop is somewhere near here.
The poor man was nearly drowned.
It is nearly time to start.
Exercise VIII
Put the adverbs in their right place in the sentence.
1. The weather was gloomy on that day. (extremely)
2. I have seen a talking parrot, (never)
3. We will go to the country, (tomorrow).
4. My aunt Helen lives with her little daughter, (here)
5. The boys read this magazine, (seldom)
6. I looked at the apple, I didn’t touch it. (only)
7. Poor Tom has realized how long it is from breakfast to
dinner, (never, before)
8. His father has been in the Far East two years, (nearly)
9. I could thank my sister, (hardly, enough)
10. Everything was ready, (quite, soon)
Exersice IX
Translate the adverbs in brackets into English.
1. We shan’t get out of the muddle we’re in except by thinking
(усиленно) and realistically. 2. He could (едва) speak. 4. The
geologists dug too (глубоко) to find oil. 5. The boy came (близ-
ко) and looked at his friend. 6. The lantern held (высоко) was
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in his left hand. 7. He will be here at ten (ровно). 8. He spoke
(резко) to the children, and told them to go in to their tea.
9. He lives (далеко) from the university. 10. She put her arm
round my shoulders and (почти) wept over me. 11. I am very
sorry that I (плохо) know English. 12. It is (широко) known
that John is the best sportsman in our town. 13. It is (весьма)
probable that they are in the Crimea now. 14. He always came
away (глубоко) depressed. 15. I’m afraid I can’t walk very (бы-
стро). 16. I am (глубоко) interested in the happy conclusion
of this problem. 17. The wind was blowing so (сильно) that I
could (едва) stand on my feet. 18. Gorky’s works аге (хоро-
шо) known in the whole world.
Exercise X
Translate the adverbs in brackets into English.
1. With eyes (широко) open she looked at the sight of Chicago
opening before her. 2. I am (глубоко) interested in the happy
conclusion of this problem. 3. The champion (справедливо)
deserves the prize he received. 4. The factory stood (близко) by
the river. 5. The sailor kept pulling (сильно) at the rope. 6. It
was (почти) dinner-time when we got back. 7. The well-known
Russian musical critic Stasov was а (высоко) educated man.
8. (Вскоре) after graduating from the university I went to the
Far East. 9. The only thing that stood out (ясно) was his mother’s
face. His sister he remembered (более смутно). 10. He shouted
(громко) and (долго) but nobody came. 11. (Легче) said than
done. 12. Do short-sighted people see (хорошо или плохо)?
13. I was so tired that I (едва) could work. 14. A spasm of
trembling shot through his body and he was breathing (тяжело).
Exercise XI
Translate into English. Pay attention to the place of adverbs
of time.
1. Вы всегда приходите вовремя. 2. Наш преподаватель ни-
когда не говорит на занятиях по-русски. 3. Вы иногда быва-
ете неправы. 4. Она упорно работает над этой проблемой.
5. Я только что закончил работу. 6. Я никогда не забуду
этой встречи. 7. Я еще не возвратил книги в библиотеку.
8. Вы уже написали письмо? 9. Его только что видели в со-
седней комнате. 10. Его редко об этом спрашивали. 11. Вы
всегда можете обратиться к нему за помощью. 12. Вы ни-
когда не должны забывать об этом. 13. Мы видели его вче-
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ра в театре. 14. Я часто буду вспоминать эти веселые дни.
15. Мы будем с ними иногда встречаться на лекциях.
16. Летом мы почти всегда живем на Кавказе. 17. После про-
гулки я хорошо спала вчера.
Exercise XII
Translate into English using the adverbs still, yet (as yet, not
yet), else, already.
1. Ваша сестра вернулась в Санкт-Петербург? - Нет, она
еще не приехала. Она еще в Сочи. - Куда еще она собира-
ется поехать до возвращения домой?
2. Ты закончил готовить уроки? - Нет. Сочинение еще не
написано. Я еще пишу его. - Что еще ты должен сделать
сегодня? - Больше ничего.
3. Вы уже прочитали этот интересный роман? - Нет, я еще
не прочитал его до конца. Я его еще читаю.
4. Уже десять часов, а он еще не пришел. Он уже должен
был прийти полчаса тому назад. Я думаю, он еще дома.
Он еще не ушел.
5. Вы уже перевели эту статью? - Нет еще. Я ее перевожу
уже две недели, но еще не закончил.
Exercise XIII
Translate into English.
1. Чем дольше я смотрю на эту картину, тем больше она
мне нравится. 2. Прежду чем делать какие-либо выводы,
вы должны глубоко изучить этот вопрос. 3. Я вас правиль-
но понял? 4. Чем интереснее книга, тем быстрее вы читаете
ее. 5. Близорукому человеку приходится подносить текст
близко к глазам. 6. Только высококвалифицированный
рабочий может управлять этим сложным станком. 7. Кни-
га была настолько увлекательная, что я читала до глубо-
кой ночи. 8. Я был глубоко тронут его заботой. 9. Чем рань-
ше вы придете, тем скорее мы закончим работу.
10. Смотрите мне прямо в глаза. 11. Его прервали в самой
середине речи. 12. В этом месяце я истратил денег на по-
купку книг в три раза больше, чем в прошлом. 13. Подож-
дите, они скоро придут. 14. Больной тяжело дышал.
15. Больной едва дышал. 16. Он недавно вернулся из ко-
мандировки. 17. Это выражение широко употреблялось в
английском языке XVI века. 18. Мы живем совсем близко
от железной дороги.
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Exercise XIV
Translate into English.
1. Дверь была широко открыта, и они вошли не позвонив.
2. Он пришел домой вскоре после того, как мы ушли. 3. Вы
так сильно изменились, что я едва вас узнала. 4. Она ды-
шала медленно и глубоко после соревнования. 5. Во время
беседы он внимательно ее рассматривал. 6. Маленький
Джон спустился вниз и сел на нижнюю ступеньку. 7. Нас
считали высокообразованными людьми. 8. Чем скорее вы
прочтете книгу, тем лучше. 8. Чем больше он думал о сво-
ем путешествии, тем больше оно ему нравилось. 10. В тече-
ние двух или трех дней доктор внимательно следил за То-
мом. 11. Ребенок порезал большой палец и сильно плакал,
когда мать вошла в детскую. 12. Он поскользнулся и чуть
не упал. 13. Он оставил собаку около дома. 14. Он при-
стально смотрел на девушку, которая сидела напротив него.
Exercise XV
Translate into English.
1. Чем быстрее вы обратитесь к врачу, тем легче будет выле-
чить вашу болезнь. 2. Письмо пришло вскоре после твоего
отъезда. 3. Чем больше вы будете читать, тем скорее вы рас-
ширите свой словарь. 4. Рано или поздно, это должно было
произойти. 5. Какие из всех этих книг вам больше всего нра-
вятся? 6. Оливер взошел на крыльцо и робко попросил по-
пить. Затем он еще более робко попросил кусочек хлеба.
7. Говорите громче! 8. Чем больше вы будете находиться на
открытом воздухе, тем лучше будет у вас аппетит. 9. Ты мо-
жешь положиться на него. Он сделает эту работу так же бы-
стро, как ия. 10. Спидометр показывал, что машина идет в
два раза быстрее, чем раньше. 11. Я хуже всех играю в шах-
маты. 12. Кто живет дальше от университета: ты или твой
товарищ? 13. Какая из всех картин на выставке вам нравит-
ся больше всего? 14. Мой товарищ бегает быстрее меня.
Exercise XVI
Translate into English.
1. Кто из студентов вашей группы живет дальше всех от
университета? 2. Какая из этих двух картин вам нравится
больше? 3. Вы всегда приходите на заседания позже меня.
4. В этом году вы работаете меньше, чем в прошлом. 5. Из
ваших рисунков этот пейзаж мне нравится меньше всех.
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6. Мой товарищ бегает быстрее меня. 7. Вы уже прочитали
эту интересную статью? - Я ее еще читаю. Я еще не прочи-
тал ее до конца. 8. Уже восемь часов, а он еще не встал й не
позавтракал. Он все еще спит. 9. Недавно я получила от
брата открытку. Больше я от него ничего не получала. До
сих пор я не получила телеграммы о том, как он себя чув-
ствует. 10. Она так волновалась, что едва могла отвечать
на вопросы. 11. Вы редко приходите вовремя. 12. Вы иног-
да бываете неправы. 13. Его только что видели в соседней
комнате. 14. Вы всегда можете обратиться к нему за помо-
щью. 15. Недавно я встретил своего школьного товарища.
The Numeral
Words denoting number are called numerals. The cheif classes
of numerals are cardinal numerals and ordinal numerals.
Cardinal Numerals
Cardinal numerals (one, two, three, four etc.) are used in
counting answering the question “How many?”.
1. The cardinal numerals from 1 to 12 and 100, 1000, 1000000
are simple words; those from 13 to 19 are derivatives with
the suffix -teen (thirteen, fourteen etc.).
2. The cardinal numerals of tens are formed by the suffix -ty\
sixty, seventy, eighty ..., but twenty, thirty, forty, fifty.
3. The numerals from 21 to 29, from 31 to 39 etc. consist of two
words, and they are written with a hyphen twenty-one, thirty-
two etc.
4. Cardinal numerals hundred, thousand, million are used with
articles when denoting a definite number: a hundred sheep, a
thousand workers.
Years are counted in the following way:
1995 - nineteen hundred and ninety five or nineteen ninety-five.
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2004 - twenty hundred and four or twenty О [эи] four.
О = nought [no:t] or О [эи] when speaking of numbers: one,
two, nought or О [эи] etc.
0 = 0 [эи] in telephone conversation:
My telephone number is 29037 (two, nine, О [эи], three, seven).
О = zero ['ziorov] - the point between the positive (+) and
negative (-), especially on a thermometer:
- 4° = four degrees below zero
+ 7 = seven degrees above zero
0 = nil in scoring at games:
4:0 = four to nil.
Remember the following expressions:
1. to count by tens, hundreds, thousands; also by the hundred,
by the thousand etc.;
2. 12 - a dozen, 20 - a score, 60 - three score;
3. half an hour, a quarter of an hour, three kilometres and
a half, a thousand and a half kilometres;
4. 41 books;
5. 61 hours.
Ordinal Numerals
Ordinal numerals show the order of persons and things:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.
Most of the ordinal numerals are formed from cardinal nu-
merals by means of the suffix -th (seventh, fourteenth, twentieth),
except first, second and third.
Notice also the spelling of fifth, ninth, twelfth.
Ordinal numerals are usually preceded by the definite article:
the first, the second, the tenth, the one hundred and twenty-
fifth.
The letter -y of cardinal numerals is changed into -ie in ordi-
nals:
forty - the fortieth, fifty - the fiftieth.
In ordinal groups only the last figure of group takes the or-
dinal form: the forty-third, the sixty-fifth.
Dates may be written and read in different ways:
7 June, 2004
7th June, 2004
June 7, 2004
June 7th, 2004
the seventh of June, twenty О [эи] four
June the seventh, twenty О [эи] four
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Words and Expressions
Used in Mathematics
I. Fractional numerals:
1) common fractions:
1/2-a half 1/3-a third 1/4-a quarter
3/5 - three fifths 2/3 - two thirds 5/6 - five sixths
2) decimal fractions:
0.5 - nought point five
0.05 - nought point nought five
0.31 - nought point three one
2.35 - two point three five
IL Addition:
4+5=9 - four and five are nine (four plus five are nine).
III. Subtraction:
6-5=1 - six minus five is one.
IV. Multiplication:
3x2=6 - three times two are six (three by two is six);
2x2=4 - twice two are four (two by two are four);
1x3=3 - once three is three (one by three is three).
V. Division:
8:2=4 - eight divided by two is four.
VI. Percentages:
1% - one per cent;
3% - three per cent;
3/8% - three eighths per cent;
1/2% - a half per cent;
0.2% - nought point two per cent;
3% from 200 = 6 - three per cent from two hundred is six;
5% from 300 = 15- five per cent from three hundred is fifteen;
Some mathematical expressions:
20° - twenty degrees;
52 - five square (the square of five, five to the second power);
63 - six cubed (the cube of six, six to the third power);
23= 8 - the cube oflwo is eight;
c18 - c [si:] to the eighteenth power;
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a10 - a [ei] to the minus tenth power;
44 = 2- the square root of four is (equals) two;
4a- the cube root of a [ei];
4a2 - the fifth root of a [ei] square.
El EXERCISES
Exercise I
Read and write the following cardinal numerals:
5, 100, 73, 14, 31, 46, 88, 97, 123, 678, 779, 1050, 384, 2134,
1, 207, 641, 425, 712, 2, 032, 678, 75, 137.
Exercise II
Read and write the following numerals:
3, 4, 14, 40, 15, 18, 80, 12, 100, 226, 705, 1000, 4568, 6008, 75,
137, 425, 712, 1306527, 2032678, 3453, 696, 1/7, 2/19, 1 1/5,
8 3/8, 0.8, 1.35, 2.07, 2.386, 3.14
Exercise III
Form, read and write ordinal numerals from the following
cardinal numerals:
1, 12, 2, 20, 7, 14, 40, 15, 6, 16, 60, 18, 80, 9, 19, 90, 100, 103,
300, 425, 705, 1000, 1015.
Exercise IV
Form, read and write ordinal numerals from the following
cardinal numerals:
5, 11, 21, 62, 100, 690, 3, 8, 13, 30, 76, 108, 1, 701, 4, 9, 22, 50.
Exercise V
Read and write in English the following:
a) dates
6/VI.1995 8/XII.1939 12/IV.2001 2/VIII.1940
7/XI.1917 6/III.1987 31/VII.2003 22/VI.1941
b) common fractions:
2/3, 3/5, 5/8, 7/16, 9/32, 1/4, 3/4
c) decimal fractions:
2,5; 25,16; 31,75; 49,165; 0,36; 0,105
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Exercise VI
Give the corresponding cardinal and ordinal numerals:
Model: Seven-seventh-seventeen-seventeenth-seventy-
seventieth.
One, nine, four, five, three, eight, two, six.
Exercise VII
Translate into English:
1. Две тысячи рублей. 2. Тысячи людей. 3. Триста сорок
метров. 4. Сотни лет. 5. Тысяча четыреста километров.
6. Двенадцать студентов. 7. Пятьдесят автомобилей. 8. Три
с половиной килограмма. 9. Три четверти часа. 10. 16 про-
центов. 11. 3/4 тонны. 12. 1/2 сантиметра. 13. 265 метра.
14. 0,75 процента. 15. 2 1/2 часа.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English:
1/4 километра; 1 1/2 часа; 1/3 фунта; 2 3/4 процента;
0,105 метра; 2,18 фунта; 17,562 тонны; 5 процентов; 23 сан-
тиметра; 1/2 процента; 1 1/3 фунта; 2 1/2 тонны; 35 долла-
ров; 2 500 рублей; 3/4 километра; 0,2 процента; 6,8 метра;
3 1/2 часа; 3445 рублей.
Exercise IX
Translate into English:
1. Пятьдесят килограммов. 2. Триста автомобилей. 3. Ше-
стьдесят один грамм. 4. Два миллиона тонн. 5. Сотни ящи-
ков. 6. Тысячи книг. 7. Двести восемьдесят один доллар.
8. Три тысячи рублей. 9. Сорок фунтов. 10. Тридцать че-
тыре доллара и десять центов. 11. Сотня велосипедов.
12. Триста лет.
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The Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used instead of nouns, adjectives and
numerals.
There are ten kinds of pronouns:
1) personal,
2) possessive,
3) demonstrative,
4) interrogative,
5) relative,
6) reflexive,
7) conjunctive,
8) reciprocal,
9) indefinite,
10) negative.
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns are 7, he, she, it, we, you, they.
The personal pronoun I is always written with a capital let-
ter. The personal pronouns he, she, it denote gender (mascu-
line, feminine, neuter), but the plural form they is used for all
three genders.
It is used for things, animals, plants, ideas, babies and as
the impersonal subject:
I like that book, it is very interesting.
Note. Sometimes it is used to give emphasis and in imper-
sonal sentences:
It was Pete who came to the meeting first.
It is cold today.
It does not matter.
It is also used in the following: It seems that, It appears that,
It looks like, It is said that etc.
It seems that it ’s going to snow.
We use personal pronouns to refer to people, things or ani-
mals:
I’ve bought some milk. It’s on the table.
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The personal pronouns have cases: nominative and objec-
tive. We use /, you, he, she etc. before verbs as subjects and me,
you, him, her etc. after verbs as objects.
He gave her an expensive present but she didn’t like it.
Persons Nominative Case Objective Case
я I I me
"□ W) II you you
S III he, she, it him, her, it
ce I we us
h s II you you .
pH III they them
Possessive Adjectives/
Pronouns
Possessive adjectives/pronouns express possession. Posses-
sive adjectives go before nouns, whereas possessive pronouns
do not go before nouns:
This is my diary. Its mine.
Sometimes possessive pronouns go at the beginning of a sen-
tence:
Yours is in the bedroom.
Personal Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns
I my mine
you your yours
he his his
she her hers
it its its
we our ours
you your yours
they their theirs
Possessive adjectives usually have the functions of an at-
tribute:
Her exercise is good.
Possessive pronouns may be used as the subject, the object
and the predicative:
This is not my pencil, mine is blue, (the subject)
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I have broken my pencil. Please give me yours, (the object)
The book is mine, (the predicative)
Note 1. Possessive pronouns are used in such construc-
tions as a friend of mine, that dictionary of yours'.
That car of yours is very good.
That music of hers is very pleasant.
Note 2. Possessive adjectives are often used before the
names of the parts of the body, clothing, things belonging
to a person etc. In this case they are not translated into
Russian:
He put his hand into his pocket.
Note 3. Possessive adjectives are not used with parts of
the body after prepositions. Verbs used in this pattern are
hit, kiss, punch, bite, touch, pat, sting etc.:
She kissed the baby on the cheek.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Insert the proper form of the personal pronoun in brackets.
1. I had turned and faced (he). He was taller than (I). 2. He
will be between (you) and (I), anyway. 3. It was (she) who asked
the next question. 4. It’s (they) whom I pity desperately.
5. “She’s better at it than (we) are,” said Nora. 6. It was (I) not
Martin, who had insisted on seeing (he) that night because I
wanted his support. 7. I recalled, too, there had been some
talk between Tom and (she). 8. It was (he) before whom she
felt defeat. 9. This is (I) who can help you. 10. My mother gave
(I) a very interesting story to read. 11. You must go to see
(she) and talk to (she). 12. My friends came to see (we) yesterday
and I showed (they) the pictures you had sent (I). 13. The box
you wanted to give (he) is on the table, bring (it) here. 14. There
were several other people no less amused to see (I) than I was
to see (they). 15. If somebody inquires about me, tell (they)
that I am well.
Exercise II
Insert personal pronouns.
1. Australia is one of the five continents, but... is much smaller
than the other four. 2. Look at the yacht!... is almost touching
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the waves with the sail. Look at...! 3. I hear a child has been
bom to you. Is ... a boy or a girl? 4. When Kinuli had become a
big lioness,... had to be returned to the Zoo, as it was dangerous
to keep ... at home any longer. 5. What is the name of your
dog? - ... is called Jip. 6. Mike soon made ... clear that... did
not want to stay there long. 7. Do you like your car? - Oh ...
has never let me down yet. 8. ... say there’s been a great earth
quake in the Pacific. 9. It was ... who helped me most. 10. They
invited you and ... to the party. 11. Very few could do it faster
than.... 12. You can take the horse to the water, but you cannot
make... drink. 13. Where is my umbrella? I left... in this corner.
14. Is he your friend? I have not yet seen ....
Exercise III
Underline the personal and possessive adjectives and pro-
nouns in the following sentences.
1. Our country is very rich in oil, coal, iron and other natural
resources. 2. England has to import most of them. 3. His
dictation was much better than yours or mine. 4. He does his
work much better than I do mine. 5. Their car was faster than
ours. 6. At the concert I met an old friend of mine. 7. Lend
them your dictionary, they have left theirs at home. 8. This
book is neither hers nor his, it should be mine. 9. Their
knowledge of chemistry is not much better than mine. 10. You
can do without my help, but not without hers.
Exercise IV
Choose the correct form of the possessive adjectives or pro-
nouns in brackets.
1. Would you like to see some of (her, hers) latest sketches?
2. He has not read a line of (your, yours), how can he criticize
(your, yours) poems? 3. If this book is neither (her, hers) nor
(his, his), it should be (my, mine). 4. (Their, theirs) knowledge
of the subject is not much better than (our, ours). 5. I’m afraid
they will take (your, yours) words against (her, hers). 6. All
(our, ours) clothes were extremely dirty, and (my, mine)
especially so. 7. Will you help me to sort out the things? I cannot
tell which are (your, yours) and which are (our, ours). 8. (Their,
theirs) boat was faster than (our, ours). 9. The man next door
has been busy cutting the grass in (his, her) garden. 10. She put
(her, hers) hands in (his, his).
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Exercise V
Use the correct form of possessive adjectives or pronouns in
the following sentences:
1. This foolish wife of (I) thinks I’m a great artist,” said he.
2. Very well, Mother, I’ll have (I) hair cut this afternoon. 3. We
can do (we) shopping before lunch. 4. She folded the letter and
put it in (it) envelope. 5. She makes all (she) clothes herself.
6. This book is (I). There is (I) name on it. 7. There is a very
interesting article of (he) in this evening’s paper. 8. This demand
of (they) is quite unexpected. 9. She took off (she) coat and hat
and sat down to wait for (she) friend. 10. He asked me what (I)
name was and wrote it down in (he) notebook.
Exercise VI
Choose the correct form of the possessive adjectives or pro-
nouns.
1. I went (my, mine) way, and she went (her, hers). 2. He left
(her, hers) with (their, theirs) child. 3. What was this experiment
of (your, yours)? 4. He put (his) arm in (her, hers). 5. From this
moment (their, theirs) story comes in two versions, (my, mine)
and (her, hers). 6. My friend’s room was only two doors from
(my, mine). 7. “That thought is not (me, mine),” he said to
himself quickly. 8. Where is (your, yours) seat? I will go to (my,
mine). 9. Lend them (your, yours) dictionary; they have left
(their, theirs) at home. 10.1 put on (my, mine) coat and hat and
sat down to wait for (her, hers) friend. 11. We are all ready to
defend (our, ours) country. 12. You can leave (your, yours)
bags in the cloakroom.
Exercise VII
Change the following sentences as in the given models:
Model I: This is my book. - This book is mine.
Model II: This is my book. - And that one is his (hers).
These are your books. - And those are ours
(theirs).
1. This is my purse. 2. This is our suggestion. 3. This is your
glove. 4. These are your seats. 5. This is her plan. 6. This is her
toothbrush. 7. These are my pens. 8. This is their writing-table.
9. These are my notebooks. 10. This is their part of work.
11. This is my dictionary. 12. These are our postcards.
13. These are our records. 14. This is my umbrella. 15. These
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are our notebooks. 16. This is my hat. 17. This is my watch.
18. These are our tickets. 19. These are our scissors. 20. This
is my coat.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English.
1. Построена новая дорога; ее длина более тысячи кило-
метров. 2. Построен новый мост; его ширина около ста
метров. 3. У меня много книг этого поэта; я большой по-
читатель его таланта. 4. Я предпочитаю Крым Кавказу из-
за его более сухого климата. 5. Этот автомобиль очень не-
большой, но мотор у него довольно мощный..6. Я не могу
сейчас ездить на своем автомобиле: у него мотор не в по-
рядке. 7. Чьи эти фотографии? - Мои. 8. Не трогай утюг,
он горячий. 9. Кушайте больше моркови, она очень полез-
ная. 10. Где фрукты? - Они в холодильнике. 11. Это ваша
записная книжка, а это его, но где же моя? 12. На борту
парохода я встретил своего старого друга. Он был также
другом моего брата.
Exercise IX
Translate into English.
1. Вы едете в одном купе, но его место верхнее, а ваше ниж-
нее. 2. Чьи стихи вам больше понравились: его или того
молодого поэта? 3. Он взял ключ соседа вместо своего.
4. Мы поделились с ними своим опытом, а они своим.
5. Результаты показали, что наш план был более правиль-
ным, чем их. 6. Самое лучшее предложение - ваше. 7. Ког-
да вы увидите его, отдайте ему его карандаш. 8. Мы при-
гласили их на наш вечер, и они обещали прийти со своим
учителем. 9. Мать попросила ее принести из комнаты ее
журналы, а она принесла свои. 10. Она заглянула в свою
комнату и быстро вернулась в его. 11. Она вошла в ван-
ную комнату, чтобы вымыть лицо и руки. 12. Он был на
два года старше меня и моей подруги.
Exercise X
Translate into English.
1. Ее дядя был директором школы. - И мой тоже. 2. Я
полагаю, что я прав, думая, что он один из ваших учени-
ков. 3. Его мнение было таким же, как мое. 4. Его англий-
ский был так же хорош, как и их. 5. Том недавно получил
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письмо от школьного друга. 6. У меня было странное чув-
ство, когда мы говорили о его друзьях. 7. В те дни я редко
видел своего школьного друга и в его присутствии я чув-
ствовал себя неловко, как и он в моем. 8. Сегодня утром
мне звонила по телефону одна из моих племянниц. 9. «Мы
поедем сегодня к нашему другу на вашей машине или на
моей?» - спросила Аня. 10. Он говорит, что он один из
ваших друзей или вы один из его друзей. 11. Я прочту
вам свое сочинение и хочу, чтобы вы прочли мне свое.
12. Я вижу, что у вас нет словаря, я хочу дать вам свой.
13. Я еще не написал свои упражнения. А ваши готовы?
14. Вот ваш портфель. А где мой? 15. Вы еще не показали
мне свой доклад.
Exercise XI
Translate into English.
1. Если вы оставили дома ключ, я могу вам дать свой.
2. Он надел шляпу и пальто и вышел на улицу. 3. Утром
я убираю свою комнату, завтракаю и иду на работу.
4. Если у нее нет с собой зонтика, дайте ей ваш. 5. Наш
секретарь хорошо знает свои обязанности. 6. Вы еще не
сказали мне своего мнения о моей работе. 7. Идет дождь.
Наденьте плащ. 8. Возьмите, пожалуйста, свои деньги, я
могу их потерять. 9. Он признает свои недостатки.
10. Не вмешивайтесь не в свое дело. 11. Он надел шляпу
и вышел. 12. Мы сняли пальто и вошли в комнату.
13. Они не хотят видеть ваши рисунки, они хотят видеть
мои. 14. Вы можете очень хорошо обойтись без моей по-
мощи, но не без их.
Demonstrative Pronouns
The demonstrative pronouns are this (these), that (those),
the former, the latter, such, the same.
The demonstrative pronoun refers to a noun which has al-
ready been used.
This (these) refer to near things, events or persons:
This room is very comfortable.
It is very cold this winter.
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This (these) are used:
a) for present or future situations:
Гт going to London this month.
b) to introduce people or when we introduce ourselves on the
phone:
“Pete, Jhis is Kate."
“Hello? This is Tom speaking. "
That (those) refer to distant things, events or persons:
That boy is my brother.
We haven't been to those places.
That (those) are used:
a) for past situations:
We had a wonderful Christmas that year.
b) to refer back to something mentioned before:
“She failed her exam. " - “That 's too bad. "
c) when speaking on the phone to ask who the other person
is:
“Hello? This is Ann. Who's that speaking?"
Both this (these) and that (those) are used as adjectives and
pronouns:
This is the student that I was looking for.
The former is used for the first of the two, the latter for the
second of the two:
Newton and Faraday were two great English scientists, the
former lived in the 17th century, the latter in the 19th century.
Such means “so great” or “of that kind”.
It was such a funny story!
The same is always used with the definite article:
It is all the same to me.
We were in the same form.
A demonstrative pronoun may be used instead of a noun
to save repetition:
Compare these maps with those on the blackboard.
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0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use the necessary demonstrative pronoun in the following
sentences.
1.... book is mine. 2.1 prefer... flower to ... one. 3. My English
dictionary is better than ... of yours. 4.... is the film we saw last
year. 5. ... will do! 6. Try one of... pens. 6. The music of the
“Queen of Spades” is more dramatic than ... of the “Eugene
Onegin”. 7. The stories by O’Henry are as full of life as... written
by Mark Twain. 8. Natural rubber is of higher quality than ...
produced artificially. 9. “... depends on the new timetable,” said
one of the pupils. 10. Their poetry was not ... of Byron and
Shelley.
Exercise II
Use that or those for the repeated noun.
1. The trees in our garden are taller than the trees in the park.
2. The climate of Moscow is better than the climate of
St Petersburg. 3. At our factory these are few machines similar
to the machines described in this magazine. 4. The price of tin
is higher than the price of copper. 5. Read my letter and the
letter of my sister. 6. Look through these magazines and the
magazines received before. 7. Correct the mistakes made in my
composition and the mistakes in your composition. 8. Copy
the figures written in this list and the figures written in that list.
9. The vase on the shelf is more beautiful than the vase on the
table. 10. The medicine given me by your doctor has helped me
much better than the medicine given me by my mother.
Exercise III
Use one of the demonstrative pronouns in the following sen-
tences.
1. She gave the ... answer as before. 2. What do you want me to
do with...? 3. Do you see... bushes on the other side of the river?
4. Well, ...’s exactly what I did. 5. Don’t be in ... a hurry. 6. I
believe you but there are... who wouldn’t. 7.... is what I thought
last year. 8.1 can’t find all the books you asked me for. I put... I
found on your desk. 9. ... is what I want you to do. 10. I have
divided the books into two piles. ... are to be kept. ... are to be
sold. 11.1 have had ... a busy morning. 12. My seat was next to
... of John’s mother. 13. “One can’t compare Chopin’s waltzes
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with ... of today,” she said. 14. My services,... as they are, are at
your disposal.
Exercise IV
Complete the sentences as in the given models.
Model I: Give me another envelope. I don’t like this (that) one.
Give me some other pencils. I don’t like these (those).
Or: Will you kindly show me another dress? This
one won’t do. That one won’t do.
Let’s choose a hat in another department...
Just sing another song, will you? ...
Let’s listen to some other tunes ...
Model II: This is my dictionary and that one is yours.
These are my books and those are not mine.
This is your cup of tea ...
These are your sandwiches ...
There are my friend’s gloves ...
This is my sister’s bag ...
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Климат Италии лучше климата Англии. 2. Ваши ошиб-
ки хуже ошибок, сделанных вашим другом. 3. Он всегда
приходит сюда в то же самое время. 4. Таков был резуль-
тат их спора. 5. В этот момент я увидела моего друга в зале.
6. Он говорил ей о своей работе в больнице, а она расска-
зала ему, что она делала в тот день в институте. 7. Я занят
в данный момент. 8. Эта книга моя, а та ваша. 9. В те пер-
вые августовские дни у меня было мало дел на работе.
10. Это такой интересный роман! 11. В тот день я был бо-
лен и не ходил на лекции в университет. 12. Эти туфли мне
не подходят. Дайте мне те, пожалуйста. 13. Читайте тот же
самый текст, пожалуйста. 14. У меня никогда не было та-
кой работы. 15. Зима в Англии более мягкая, чем зима на
континенте. 16. Запах розы приятнее, чем запах лилии.
17. Не трогай те игрушки, возьми игрушки в углу. 18. Мне
нравятся такие маленькие города, как этот. 19. У нее длин-
ные вьющиеся волосы. Я никогда не видел такие красивые
волосы. 20. Я принес вам последние новости. Это самые
важные новости.
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Exercise VI
Translate into English paying attention to the use of personal
and demonstrative pronouns.
1. Чьи это туфли? - Это мои туфли. 2. Кто-то заглянул в
комнату. Это был мой сосед. 3. Когда я впервые увидел его,
это был еще совсем молодой человек. 4. Куда вы положили
деньги? - Они в кошельке, на полке. 5. Вы помните ее? Она
была очень веселая девушка. 6. Это были самые красивые
розы, какие я когда-либо видел. 7. Я получил все сведения,
которые вы мне послали. Они очень интересны. Но это еще
не полные сведения. 8. На столе было много фруктов: они
были в красивых вазах. 9. Что с вашими часами? - Они от-
стают на 5 минут. 10. Посмотрите, кто это? - Это один из
наших студентов. Я его где-то видел. - Наверное на сорев-
нованиях; это один из наших спортсменов. - Да, теперь я
узнаю, это он. 11. Кто там? - Откройте, это я.
Exercise VII
Translate into English.
1. Много лет тому назад в этом доме была библиотека.
2. Посмотрите на маленький дом с зеленой крышей на том
берегу реки. 3. Они скоро едут в Польшу. Они думают,
что им придется пробыть в этой стране около года. 4. Он
был в Китае несколько лет тому назад, но в то время он
еще не знал китайского языка. 5. Это мои тетради, а это
ваши. 6. Я не хочу ему звонить по телефону сейчас. Он
всегда обедает в это время. 7. Возьмите эти журналы на
столе, но не берите те журналы на полке. 8. Как называ-
ются эти предложения? 9. Какого цвета те обои? 10. Это
был 1810 год. В те дни в нашей стране не было железных
дорог. 11. Это письмо от моего старшего брата, которого
я не видел полтора года. 12. Все эти проблемы много раз
обсуждались, но ни одна из них еще не решена.
Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns who, whose, whom, what, which are
used to form special questions.
Who, what, whose, to whom, whom are used when asking
about persons:
Who lives in this house?
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Whom did you speak to?
Whose dictionary is this?
What is Mary? - Mary is an engineer.
Which is used when asking about a particular thing:
Which of the two stories do you prefer?
Which is the tallest building in Moscow?
What is used when asking about things in general:
What happened last week?
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Fill in the blanks with the pronouns who, whom, whose, what,
which'.
1. ... sleeps in this room? ... cap is it? ... did you meet there?
2.... is your sister?... game do you prefer, tennis or volleyball?
3. ... brother is Boris? ... is he by profession? 4. On ... days do
you take English lessons? ... day is more convenient for you,
Tuesday or Wednesday? 5. ... will help me? ... of these girls is
the youngest? 6. ... is your telephone number? ... pencil is this
Peter’s or Helen’s? 7.... are you drinking? ... understands this
rule? 8. ... trees grow in your garden? ... of you must I thank
for this? 9.... gloves are these? They are mine ... ? 10.... shoes
do you want to buy? 11. ... of these cakes may I take?
Exercise II
Insert interrogative pronouns:
1.... colour is it to be, blue or violet? 2.... do you think can be
entrusted with this task? 3. ... are your intentions for the
summer? 4.... turn is it now? 5.... is speaking? 6.... can I do for
you? 7.... does he do? Is he a lawyer? 8.... are you laughing at?
9.... problem are you working at now? 10. We serve coffee and
tea... would you like? 11.... of you did it? 12.... would you like
to see as your assistant?
Exercise III
Put questions to the words in bold type.
1. They are talking about the new opera. 2. They are talking
about their friends. 3. I have bought it for you. 4. He looked
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for his bag. 5. I am looking at him. 6. They are talking about
the international situation. 7. They are painters. 8. He is waiting
for me. 9. That book is mine. 10. These boys are my brothers.
11. I rang up my sister. 12. The handbag is made of leather.
13. The man asked for a cup of tea. 14. He has bought a gold
watch. 15. He dictated the letter to the secretary. 16. This
telegram.is from my sister. 17.1 spoke to the director about it.
18. The director’s office is on the third floor. 19. The height of
this building is one hundred metres. 20. This is my brother’s
dog.
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Кто оставил словарь на столе? 2. Кого из них вы спра-
шивали об этом? 3. Кого вы ждете здесь? 4. На каком эта-
же вы живете? 4. Что мы будем писать сегодня: диктант
или грамматические упражнения? 5. Какой месяц самый
холодный в Москве?. 6. Какой язык вы знаете лучше: анг-
лийский или немецкий? 7. Что вы предпочитаете: чай или
кофе? 8. О чем вы разговаривали, когда я вас встретил?
9. Кому вы дали свой словарь? 10. Какой из этих рассказов
самый короткий?. 11. Какого цвета эти обои? 12. Чья эта
тетрадь? 13. Что вы думаете по этому вопросу?. 14. Кто
этот молодой человек? Он студент. 15. Что вы хотите: сыр,
масло или печенье? 16. Кто изобрел радио? 17. Какие жур-
налы вы купили? 18. Кто знает адрес нашего учителя?
19. Кого вы спрашивали? 20. Кто из нашей группы напи-
сал диктант без ошибок?
Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns who, whose, whom, which, that introduce
attributive clauses.
Who and whom are used when referring to persons and ani-
mals:
The boy who is speaking to me now was my pupil before.
The first girl whom I saw was Alice.
Whose is used when referring to persons, animals or things:
Those trees whose branches are long look lovely.
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Which is used only when referring to animals or things:
Where is the article which you have translated?
That is used instead of which. It may refer to persons and
things:
It is the most interesting book that I have ever read.
The student that wrote the letter was his friend.
As is used as a relative pronoun after same and such and
may refer to living beings and things:
I have the same opinion as you have.
Note. The relative pronoun is sometimes omitted as being
understood:
This is the student I told you about. (This is the student
that I told you about).
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Fill in relative pronouns.
1. Do you know the man ... wrote this letter? 2. The magazine
... you gave me is very interesting. 3. The street... leads to the
station is very wide. 4. The doctor ... she visited told her to
stay in bed. 5. The man ... you want to see has ju^t left. 6. This
is the student... book you found. 7. The girl... you see at the
door is my sister. 8. He returned to his desk and dialled the
number ... he knew by heart. 9. She came into a room in ... a
child was sleeping and drew the curtains. 10. Often they
discussed things about ... he knew nothing. 11. He was the
architect of this very house... we live in now. 12. The telephone,
... was on a side table, suddenly rang out. 13. A friend of mine,
... was present at the meeting, told me all about it. 14. Is the
man with ... you spoke a writer? 15. He will be glad of any
help ... you can give him. 16. This is the only example ... I can
tell you. 17. Yesterday I met my brother ... showed me a letter
... he had received from our parents. 18. My youngest sister,
... you met at my house last week, has just got married. 19. He
has three sons, ... all work at the same factory. 20. The
militiaman ... I asked for the way to the hotel was a very polite
man.
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Exercise П
Fill in relative pronouns.
1. The man ... has just come in is our neighbour. 2. The
woman ... you see in the office is waiting for the manager.
3. The young man ... application you have just read is a well-
known chemist. 4. The girl... I have spoken about will be here
in an hour. 5. The dog ... is running along the street has evi-
dently lost its master. 6. Your pet... you want to punish does
not deserve it. 7. The album ... is lying on the shelf contains
many nice sketches. 8. Often they discussed things about... he
knew nothing. 9. In the dark and the cold of the morning they
drove out the country road through the mist ... hung heavy
over the flat. 10. It was pleasant to walk among the trees ...
leaves were of many colours. 11. They reached the street in ...
she lived. 12. The room in ... I found myself was very large.
13. The person ... you said was waiting is gone. 14. The student
... book you borrowed wishes to have it back.
Exercise III
Translate into English.
1. Это моя подруга, которую вы вчера видели со мной в
кино. 2. Пассажир, чемодан которого лежал рядом, ска-
зал, что место занято. 3. Я еще не проверила диктант,
который вы вчера писали. 4. Я не знаю никого, кто жи-
вет в этой квартире. 5. Это та собака, которую мы виде-
ли в цирке. 6. Девушка, о которой он говорил вам, сест-
ра моего приятеля. 7. Студент, которому я одолжил свой
словарь, принесет его завтра утром. 8. Это самая инте-
ресная книга, которую я когда-либо читал по этому воп-
росу. 9. Мы прошли мимо комнаты, дверь которой была
открыта. 10. Он помог нести мой чемодан, что было
очень любезно с его стороны. 11. В лесу было уже много
деревьев, листья которых были совсем желтые. 12. Это
та книга, которую вы ищете? 13. Человек, которого мы
встретили в коридоре, директор нашей школы. 14. Он
был единственным учеником, который написал этот дик-
тант с ошибками.
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Книга, которую вы мне дали вчера, очень интересная.
2. Как фамилия человека, с которым ты только что раз-
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говаривал? 3. Это дом, в котором я жил в детстве. 4. Он
показал мне прекрасную картину, которую он недавно
купил. 5. Вчера я встретил своего старого друга, кото-
рого я сразу не узнал. 6. Человек, который только что
звонил, просил вам кое-что передать. 7. Адрес, по кото-
рому я написал, оказался неправильным. 8. Он один из
самых интересных людей, которых я когда-либо встре-
чал. 9. Это письмо от моего старшего брата, которого я
не видел полтора года. 10. Дерево, из которого сделана
эта мебель, очень твердое. 11. Поезд из Москвы, кото-
рый должен прибыть в 5.30, опаздывает.
Conjunctive Pronouns
Conjunctive who (whose, whom), which, what introduce sub-
ject, predicative and object clauses:
Who locked the door remains a mystery, (subject)
I don 7 know who these children are. (object)
He is clever and witty, but that is not what I value him for.
(predicative)
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Exercise I
Analyse the pronoun in bold type and say whether they are
conjunctive, relative or interrogative.
1. He felt like one whose dream has come true, but too late.
2. He knew what was happening, of course. 3. He was the
architect of this very house that we live in now. 4.1 remember
you mentioned Wednesday and Friday. Which day shall we
go to the cinema? 5. Ask him which of these books he will
take. 6. The library is in the house which stands at the corner.
7. Whom did you give your book? 8. The man whom you see
in the classroom is our teacher. 9. The question is what he will
tell us. 10. My friend whom you saw yesterday is a good doctor.
11. I am not sure which of my brothers will meet me at the
station. 12. The man whom I have spoken about will be here
in an hour.
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Exercise II
Fill in conjunctive, relative or interrogative pronouns.
1. h.'am I speaking to, please? 2.1 don’t care ... he says to me. I
know I’m a real artist. 3. They reached the street in ... he lived.
4. “My shoulder hurts,” I said. “... shoulder?” I touched my
left shoulder. 5. He was late, ... made her angry. 6. He got up
from the sofa on ... he was lying, and went into the dining-
room. 7.1 don’t know... dress you would like more. 8.1 am not
sure ... voice it is. 9. The book ... is lying on the shelf contains
many nice stories. 10. The cat... is lying in the street has evidently
lost the way home. 11.1 don’t know ... of the answers is right.
12. From ... did you receive a telegram? 13. There is the man ...
we saw in the park yesterday. 14. The boy told his mother... he
had met at the shop. 15. The last thing ... any of us wants is
breakfast.
Exercise III
Use interrogative or conjunctive pronouns in the following
sentences.
1. They had brought few books with them ... she hadn’t read.
2. You’re one of the few people ... I’d like to know better.
3. “... of the two of them is right?” he asked me. 4. I don’t
honestly see ... I can do about it. 5. That is the worst news ...
we’ve ever had from you. 6. ... do we call the sea between
England and France? 7. ... pronoun is always written with a
capital letter? 8. Looking at him she wondered ... sort of small
boy he had been. 9. ... cost more money, ready-made clothes
or tailor-made clothes? 10. There had grown between them an
understanding ... reguired no words. 11. ... other things did
you buy? 12. Now ... you see all the family together tell me ...
you think of us. 13. It is for you to decide ... is to speak to the
chief. 14. ... quality do you admire in a man?
Exercise IV
Use the relative or conjunctive pronouns.
1. The room in ... I found myself was large and cosy. 2. I did
not remember to ... I lent the book. 3. I did not know ... to
think of it. 4. The person... you said was waiting is gone. 5. She
wanted to know ... he was supposed to do. 6. Please bring me
the pencils... points need sharpening. 6. Tell me... you are going
to do tomorrow. 7. Please tell me ... way he will come. 8. He
crossed the street, and sat on one of the iron benches ... were
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placed under the trees. 9. Everyone... you know is out of town.
10. The militiaman ... I asked at once told me the way. 11. At
this house I met my cousin, ...wanted to see me. 12. I gave a
lump of sugar to Tom’s horse,... is very fond of sweets. 13. He
gave me the directions ... I needed. 14. Tell me ... you have
written. 15.1 ran into a young man ... I had not noticed.
Reflexive/Emphatic Pronouns
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Singular myself yourself himself herself itself
Plural ourselves yourselves themselves
Reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself himself herself
itself ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Reflexive pronouns are used arter certain verbs (behave,
burn. cut. enjoy, hurt. kill, look at. laugh at. introduce, dry.
teach etc.) when the subject and the object of the verb are the
same:
He taught himself how to drive.
Reflexive pronouns can be used after be. feel. look, seem
to describe emotions or states:
He doesn 7 seem himself these days.
Such verbs as wash, shave. (un)dress, afford, complain, meet,
rest, relax, stand up. get up. sit down, wake up etc.:
He got up and shaved.
But when we talk about children or animals we can use
a reflexive pronoun with wash or dress'.
Гт teaching my son how to wash himself
Emphatic pronouns have the same form as reflexive pro-
nouns but a different meaning. They emphasize the noun, or
the fact that one person, and not another, performs an ac-
tion:
He himself painted this picture.
They also mean “without help”:
She fixed the leak 'herself
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Note these idioms: Enjoy yourself! (=Have a good time!)
Behave yourself! (=Be good!) I like being by myself. (=1 like
being alone.) She lives by herself. (=She lives on her own) By
myself, by yourself, by himself etc. (=on my own, on your
own, on his own etc) Help yourself to coffee. (=You’re wel-
come to take some coffee if you want some) Do it yourself.
(=Do it without being helped) Make yourself at home! (=Feel
comfortable) Make yourself heard. (=Speak loudly enough
to be heard by others) Make yourself understood. (=Make
your meaning clear)
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use reflexive or emphatic pronouns in the following sentences:
1. We enjoyed ... at the dance. 2. Why is she sitting all by ...
in the dark? 3. I closed the door behind .... 4. All day the
children were beside... from excitement. 5. “Sit down, Peter,”
she said, seating ... in a chair opposite him. 6. You can speak
to him .... 7. She opened the door to him .... 8. She wrote the
words to them .... 9. At two o’clock I was cooling ... in the
lake. 10. Did you invite him...? 11.1 looked at... in the mirror.
12. I will ask him ... . 13. They told me the news ... . 14. She
will answer the letter ... . 15. My brother wanted to help us,
but we decided to try to do it... without his help. 16. She fell
down and hurt.... 17. “My child!” said her mother ... “Look
at...!” And she held up her hand mirror. 18. We are back and
have enjoyed ... very much. 19. I’ll see him ... tomorrow.
20. She wrote this and other poems to them ... . 21. They
found ... in a strange place.
Exercise II
Use reflexive or emphatic pronouns in the following sentences.
1.1 liked having lodgings of my own, where I could be by ... .
2. I found ... doing nearly all the talking. 3. She looked in the
mirror and could not recognize .... 4. Sit down and make ... at
home. 5. She had made ... very unpopular. 6. The boat was
expected between the eighth and tenth of August. I allowed ...
to sit gazing out to sea in the hope that it would appear before
time. 7. I thought what a pretty girl she was ... . 8. He had
injured .... 9. What do you suggest ...? 10. The pupils ...
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decorated the hall with flowers and garlands. 11. During the
break the children amuse... in the playground. 12. John... wrote
and posted the letter. 13. We protect... from the rain with an
umbrella. 14. I ... was to blame. 15. You said so .... 16. He
settled ... as comfortably as he could.
Exercise III
Translate into English.
1. Я сам отвечу на это письмо. 2. Он не любит говорить о
себе. 3. Они хотели это сделать сами. 4. Ваш отец сам был
здесь. 5. Он очень много рассказывал нам о себе. 6. Я ос-
тавлю эту книгу для себя. 7. Она сама принесет вам кни-
гу. 8. Он ходил туда и все видел сам. 9. Пусть дети дела-
ют домашние задания сами. 10. Если он занят, я могу
пойти в театр одна. 11. Когда она была готова, она по-
смотрела в зеркало. 12. Он часто разговаривал сам с со-
бой. 13. В тот вечер они должны были обедать одни.
14. Они предпочитали пить чай одни, а после чая играли
в шахматы. 15. Вернись, мой мальчик, и закрой дверь.
Двери сами не закрываются. 16. Я сама могу вам дать
свою фотографию. 17. Кофе был готов. Она налила себе
чашку и села за стол. 18. Он удивлялся самому себе.
19. Не брейтесь в темноте. Вы можете порезаться. 20. Он
храбро защищался.
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Я сама увижу его завтра. 2. Затем ей самой захотелось
что-то сделать. 3. В тот вечер она была сама доброта.
4. Были такие моменты, когда ему было чрезвычайно жал-
ко самого себя. 5. Он слишком много о себе думает. 6. Он
страшно упрекал себя за свое поведение в тот вечер. 7. Он
был недоволен собой. 8. Они сделали это не для себя, а для
своих товарищей. 9. Молодой человек ничего о себе не ска-
зал, и мы не знали даже имени своего спасителя. 10. После
болезни она слишком слаба, чтобы заботиться о себе.
11. Мы увидели перед собой красивое лесное озеро. 12. Она
хочет это сделать сама. 13. Я очень удивлена, что он так
себя вел. 14. Не беспокойтесь. Я сам отнесу письмо на по-
чту. 15. Они очень много рассказывали нам о себе. 16. Вы
сами видите, что вы неправы.
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Reciprocal Pronouns
There are two kinds of these pronouns: each other and one
another.
The first is used when speaking about two persons, the se-
cond, when more than two are meant. In the sentence they have
the function of an object:
The boys helped each other.
The children friendly played with one another.
3 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Complete the following sentences using either each, other or
one another.
1. The workers stood in a line and handed heavy parcels to ....
2. All of us put down ... telephone numbers. 3. Without saying
a word, my friend and I nodded to .... 4. Before the ascent all
the sportsmen were fastened to .... 5. When my fellow-student
and I met again we recognized ... at once. 6. When a company
of former classmates met they could not recognize ... .
7. The two friends exchanged ... photos. 8. My friend and his
guest sat down opposite.... 9. When parting the former fellow-
students usually put down ... addresses. 10. The members
of our large family live in different towns; though we don’t see
...for years, we keep up correspondence. 11. One was Russian,
the other - Bulgarian, so they could understand ... rather well.
12. The friends kissed and embraced ... . 13. Was it the first
time that you saw...? 14. When they met... they looked at... in
astonishment. 15. The father and the son met... at the station.
16. The two sisters resembled ... very much. 17. The teams
greeted ... warmly. 18. During the interval the pupils ran in the
garden, sang and spoke to .... 19. John and Mary were always
ready to help ... . 20. The students were helping ... to prepare
for the lesson.
Exercise II
Insert each other or one another.
1. The old couple looked at ... . 2. They were red in the face
and found looking at... for a moment. 3. The rest of us looked
at... in amazement. 4. Tom and Mike spoke to ... only about
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the game. 5. For the next three days neither Pete nor they
spoke to .... 6. The two boys faced .... 7. The two families
don’t know ... . 8. The two stood gazing at... for a minute in
silence. 9. And for a moment they all three stood silently
looking at ... . 10. The twins looking at ... glumly. 11. For a
moment nothing more was said. And then they suddenly smiled
at.... 12. These three ladies disliked and distrusted .... 13. The
twins jumped up and ran round ... . 14. They sat opposite ...,
as they had so offen sat before.
Exercise III
Translate into English.
1. Петя и Лена очень любят друг друга. 2. После школь-
ных каникул школьники были рады видеть друг друга.
3. Все в нашей семье помогают друг другу. 4. Эти два бра-
та никогда не видели друг друга. 5. Они часто ссорились
друг с другом. 6. Они продолжали работать, помогая друг
другу. 7. На секунду их глаза встретились, и они поняли
мысли друг друга. 8. Они знают друг друга два года.
9. Они часто видят друг друга. 10. Когда они встретились
снова, они узнали друг друга. 11. Они обвиняют друг дру-
га, но, вероятно, они оба виноваты. 12. Они часто наве-
щали друг друга. 13. Мы смотрели друг на друга с волне-
нием. 14. Ее дети всегда помогали друг другу. 15. Два
человека кивнули друг другу.
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Хотя они жили на одной и той же улице, они редко виде-
лись друг с другом. 2. Члены нашей семьи живут в разных
городах; хотя мы и не видим друг друга в течение несколь-
ких лет, мы часто пишем письма друг другу. 3. Когда быв-
шие одноклассники встретились, они не узнали друг дру-
га. 4. Мы должны помогать друг другу. 5. Два товарища
посмотрели друг на друга. 6. Когда друзья расставались,
они записали номера телефонов друг друга. Затем они об-
менялись фотографиями друг друга. 7. Мать и сын сидели
напротив друг друга. 8. Они впервые увидели друг друга
несколько лет тому назад. 9. Сестры были очень похожи
друг на друга. 10. Они поцеловались и обнялись друг с дру-
гом.
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Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to things or persons. They are:
some, any, every, somebody, anybody, everybody, someone, any-
one, everyone, something, anything, everything, each, all, both,
several, either, (the) other, (the) others, another, one.
Note. Some, any and every with -body and -one are used when
speaking of persons, with -thing - when speaking of things:
Is anybody there? (a person)
I have to tell you something, (a thing)
I. Some and its compounds are used
1) in positive sentences:
I have bought you some good books.
Someone entered the room.
Something has happened to him.
There is somebody in the garden.
2) in interrogative sentences when we want to make an offer,
or request or when we expect a positive answer:
Will you help me with some money?
Could I have some tea?
II. Any and its compounds are used
1) in interrogative and negative sentences, in indirect ques-
tions and in adverbial clauses of condition:
Is anybody absent today?
I didn ’t bring anything.
Are there any pictures in the book?
If you have any doubt, tell it to me.
2) in positive sentences in the meaning of всякий, любой:
You may ring me up at any time.
III. Every and each. Every is used with singular countables.
It refers to a group of people or things and means all, every-
one, everything etc.:
Every student must know this rule.
He recognized everybody.
Everyone took part in this meeting.
Each is used with singular countables. It means one by one,
considered individually:
Each pupil in the class has an English dictionary.
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Positive Interrogative
some any any
-thing something что-то, что-нибудь anything все, что угодно anything что-то, что-нибудь
-body -one somebody someone кто-то кто-нибудь anybody anyone всякий, любой anybody anyone кто-нибудь, кто-либо
-where somewhere где-то куда-то anywhere где угодно, куда угодно anywhere где-нибудь, куда-нибудь
Negative Positive/Negative Interrogative
not...any no every
-thing not... anything ничего nothing ничего everything всё
-body -one not... anybody not... anyone никто nobody никто everybody everyone все
-where not... anywhere нигде, никуда nowhere нигде, никуда everywhere везде, всюду
IV. All refers to more than two people or things. It has a positive
meaning and takes a verb in the plural. It is the opposite of
none'.
All the passengers went ashore.
All + that-clause means everything and takes a singular verb:
All that he said was lies.
V. Both refers to two persons or things. It has a positive meaning
and takes a verb in the plural. It is the opposite of neither.
Both my friends are good sportsmen.
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VI. Several denotes some, a few'.
We had to repeat the words several times.
VII. Either has two meanings
1) one or the other:
You can take either book you see on the table.
2) both:
Here are new houses on either side of the street.
Note. Every, each and either are singular and require a verb
in the singular:
Everybody was present.
It was a peak-hour and every trolleybus was full.
Either is able to do this sum.
Either of takes a verb either in the singular or plural:
Either of them have/has promised to help me.
VIII. Other and another. Other may be used as an adjective
and as a noun. Plural form others', possessive case other's,
others':
Give other examples, please!
Some students were present, others were missing.
Another means
1) a different one:
Please give me another book.
2) an additional one:
Give me another piece of cake, please.
IX. One has the function of a noun and of an adjective. It
can have the possessive case (one's) and the plural form
(ones)'.
One must always keep one's word.
One morning I came to the university very early.
One in the function of a noun is used
1) to replace the noun which has just been mentioned:
Take my pen. - Thank you, I've got one.
2) in the meaning of everyone, anyone'.
One should always observe the traffic rules.
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Negative Pronouns
Negative pronouns express refusal of something positive.
They are no, no one, none, nobody, nothing, neither.
1. No has the character of an adjective:
She has no money.
2. No one and nobody refer to human beings:
Nobody has told me about it.
No one knew this rule.
3. None resembles a noun. It is used when speaking about
persons and things:
None of them is my friend.
Is there a telephone in the room? - No, there is none.
4. Nothing refers to names of objects:
I saw nothing interesting there.
5. Neither is the opposite of either.
Neither book interested me.
Neither is used before singular countables. Neither was
present. It refers to two people or things.
Neither of takes a verb either in the singular or plural:
Neither of us is/are rich.
1И EXERCISES
Exercise I
Insert some or any.
1. We certainly don’t want... trouble. 2. There is ... soup in the
pan. You may eat it. 3. But there aren’t... trains until morning.
4. Why do you always ask if there’s... news. 5. His mother bought
... notebooks for him. 6. She looked everywhere for matches but
could not find ... 7. “Have you ... money?” - “Yes.” - “Give me
....” 8. Ann is much younger than ... other girls in her class. 9. If
you have ... news, call me back. 10. There is hardly ... place in
this house where we can talk alone. 11. They understood each
other without ... words. 12. You have ... fine flowers in your
garden. 13. Go and ask him for... more paper. I haven’t... in my
desk. 14. Later we had ... tea. 15. He wants ... more pudding.
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16.... time ago I read this story in a magazine. 17.1 don’t think
there is ... milk left in the jug. 18. Are there ... mistakes in my
dictation? - Yes, there are... 19. What kind of fruit do you prefer?
- I like ... kind. 20. There is ... wine left in the bottle. 21. He
found ... new expressions in the book.
Exercise II
Insert some, any or no.
1. There are... matches left. We must buy.... 2.... student can
answer the question. 3. Are there ... illustrations in that book?
4. He puts ... sugar in his coffee. 5. He wants more milk. Give
him ... . 6. Can you give me ... more information? 7. Do you
want... apples? Here are ... ripe ones. 8. If you find ... money
on the floor, it is mine. I dropped ... this morning. 9. Please
give me ... pudding. -1 am sorry, but there is ... pudding left.
10. There is ... butter on the table, but there is ... milk. 11. Will
you buy ... stamps forme, please? 12. If you have ... questions
to the lecturer, write them down and hand in. 13. When I
needed help, he didn’t ask ... questions. 14. Are there... apple-
trees in your garden? 15. Have you got ... lessons tomorrow
morning? 16. Give me ... time to think about it. 17. My
grandmother does not watch ... programmes on TV. 18. Have
... more ice-cream. - Thanks, I don’t want ... more. 19. He
can answer ... question on the subject. 20. What book shall I
bring you? - ... you like.
Exercise III
Insert one of the compounds in some, any or no.
1. At the party you’ll see... you haven’t met yet. 2. Will there be
... at the club so early? 3. I’m not going to see him because
I have ... important to report. 4. I was late. I found ... in the
house. 5.1 am expecting ... at twelve o’clock. 6.1 think there’s
... wrong with my watch. 7. Is there ... at home? 8. The door-
bell rang but there was ... there. 9.1 know ... at all. 10. ... can
become a member of the club by paying a subscription.
11. When we get there it may be too late to do .... 12. ... has
been here before us. 13. “Why don’t you say...?” he demanded.
14. In the winter he lived without doing.... 15. This is my affair
and ... else’s. 16. Can’t you do ... by yourself now? 17. I took
care to ask him ... about his own doings. 18. Will you bring ...
with you or will you come alone? 19.... has any right to interfere
in this matter. 20. If... delays you, you must let me know.
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Exercise IV
Insert some, any, no, none or compound pronouns.
1. If you have ... against me, speak out. 2. There is ... familiar
in his voice. 3. The scientist was in ... need of an interpreter.
4. Is ... the matter with you? - ... is the matter. 5. Get off at
the next stop and there ... will show you the way. 6. If you
need ... money, you must get... out of the savings bank; there
is hardly ... in the house. 7. We looked for a taxi, but there
was ... around. 9. Should ... interesting turn up, give me a
ring at once. 10. You are not expecting ... to call, are you?
11. Why the crowd? Has ... happened? 12. What book shall I
bring you? - ... you like. 13. ... doctor will tell you that it is
harmful to your health. 14. Shall I help you to ... fruit? 15. It
was clear that ... had happened. 16. ... has any right to
interfere in this matter. 17. He looked at my pictures and he
didn’t say ... .
Exercise V
Insert some, any or their compounds.
1. If there’s ... you want, let me know. 2. You may have ... tea
without milk because there isn’t ... at home. 3. It’s a subject
you must know... about. 4. Now, can you tell me... about your
children? 5.1 did not want to speak to ... I know here. 6. Don’t
you remember ... about this afternoon? 7.1 will be very much
surprised if... is wrong. 8. He knows a great deal more than ...
of us about these machines. 9.There’ll be ... coffee in a minute.
10. If... man wants to raise a beard, let him. 11. Has ... been
here to see me? - Yes,... has left a note. 12. Do you see... on the
shelf? 13. Does ... lie on your table? 14. ... special happened
yesterday. 15. Why didn’t you ask ... to help you? 16. If ...
happens ring me up immediately. 17. He asked the secretary
whether there was... waiting for him. 18. You can get this book
at... bookshop. 19. You may come at... time that is convenient
to you. 20. Will you have ... to eat?
Exercise VI
Translate into English paying attention to the use of some,
any, no and their compounds.
1. Я вижу какую-то записку на нашем столе. Что, кто-ни-
будь заходил? 2. По-моему, в статье есть кое-какие ошиб-
ки. Вы не заметили? - Я пока ничего не заметил. 3. Я ниче-
го не могу вам сказать. Спросите у кого-нибудь еще. 4. Я
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не вижу ничего подходящего для себя на витрине; не може-
те ли вы показать мне что-нибудь еще? - К сожалению,
ничего больше не могу вам сейчас предложить. Зайдите в
любой день на следующей неделе. 5. Он вам ничего не рас-
сказал? А ему есть что рассказать: я думаю, что он за это
время повидал больше, чем любой из нас. 6. Никто мне
ничего не говорит. Может быть, вы мне что-нибудь скаже-
те? 7. Я вижу чей-то мокрый зонтик в передней. Кто-ни-
будь пришел? 8. Не даст ли мне кто-нибудь из вас свои за-
писи? 9. Возьмите чьи угодно записи и посмотрите лекции,
которые вы пропустили. 10. Я слишком устал, чтобы за-
ниматься сейчас чем-нибудь серьезным. 11. Давайте встре-
тимся в какой-нибудь другой день. В среду у меня совсем
не будет времени. 12. На столе есть масло? - Да, есть.
13. Если вам нечего делать, идите гулять. 13. Мы никого
не знали на этом вечере. 13. Она ничего не видела, так как
в комнате было темно. 14. Никто из детей еще не встал.
15. Сегодня в вашем диктанте нет ошибок. 16. Я буду у
себя в кабинете, если вам что-то понадобится. 17. Вам уда-
лось найти какие-нибудь статьи по этому вопросу? 18. Мы
что-нибудь можем для вас сделать? 19. Папа, ты освобо-
дился? Я хочу тебе что-то сказать. 20. Вам предложили про-
честь некоторые интересные статьи в этом журнале?
Exercise VII
Translate into English paying attention to the use of some,
any, no and their compounds.
1. Я ходил на почту и купил марок и конвертов. 2. В этом
журнале нет иллюстраций. 3. Если у вас есть книги по это-
му вопросу, принесите их, пожалуйста. 4. Почему он не
принес мне воды? Я просил его принести, так как я очень
хочу пить. 5. Кто-то оставил дверь открытой. 6. Звонил
мне кто-нибудь? 7. Не можете ли вы рассказать мне что-
нибудь о жизни этого писателя? 8. Если вы найдете что-
нибудь интересное в этом журнале, пришлите мне его, по-
жалуйста. 9. Любой из вас может это сделать. 10. У меня
нет времени, чтобы пойти туда. 11. Если у вас будет сво-
бодное время, посмотрите этот фильм. 12. Вы говорили с
кем-нибудь об этом? 13. Он ничего не знает об этом.
14. Вы можете застать его здесь в любой день между пя-
тью и шестью. 15. Не можете ли вы дать мне бумагу? Я
хочу написать письмо. 16. Есть ли английские журналы в
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нашей библиотеке? 17. Есть ли вопросы к докладчику?
18. Он, конечно, ответит на любой вопрос. 19. Я еще не
предупредил об этом некоторых из моих друзей. 20. Часть
работы будет сделана завтра. 21. Могу я сыграть все, что
я хочу?
Exercise VIII
Insert each or every.
1. The two little girls held his hands one on ... side. 2. There
was... kind of news in the paper: accidents, sports and politics.
3. The bedrooms were all the same, ... with a window and
a door. 4. Tom did four more variants of the speech, ... of
which his teacher praised highly. 5. There were four students in
the room, and I gave a ticket to ... of them. 6. There are new
houses on ... side of the street. 7.... big plant has its polyclinic.
8. ... pupil was asked to name his favourite writer. 9. At ...
lesson they were shown different pictures. 10.... week we have
English lessons. 11. Have you seen ... of her two sisters?
12. Here are two houses. You may go to ... of them. 13. She
always knew what ... of us would like best. 14. ... change of
season, indeed ... hour of the day, makes some change in the
wonderful colours of these mountains. 15. She searched ...
corner but found nothing. 16. Two boys entered. ... was
carrying a suitcase.
Exercise IX
Insert every, each or either or compound pronouns.
1. ... day he comes here, and ... time he asks me the same
questions. 2. There was a large building on... side of the square,
... having an arched gate. 3. Which would you prefer, this or
that dictionary? - ... will do. Thank you. 4. We will get books
for ... and give a copy to .... 5. He shook hands and had a few
minutes’ talk with... of us. 6. The men and women were coming
from the vinegard,... two of them carrying a basket of grapes.
7. ... minute he stood up and looked through the window. 8. I
remember... house in our street. 9. Two of them could not come,
but ... of them had a valid reason. 10. There are two vacant
rooms in the hotel, you may take ... . 11. They looked at ...
picture in the museum with great interest. 12. There were chairs
on ... side of the table. 13. There were many fine houses on ...
bank of the river.
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Exercise X
Choose between all, every and each to use it in the following
sentences.
1. I have ... book he has ever written. 2. He shouted her name
twice... time banging his fist on the table. 3. He had been brought
up by a mother who had taught him that ... pleasure must be
paid for. 4. They did not talk much about what... feared most.
5. That’s the sort of job ... boys like doing. 6. They broke into
little groups; ... had his own wonderful story to tell. 7. ... the
people were cheering loudly. 8. Before he left the classroom he
gave ... boy a task. 9. She had something to say on ... subject.
10. ... the money was spent. 11. ... the family was present.
12. And I had to sit out there with ... eye on me. 13. He has ...
chance to win. 14. He looked at... of us in turn. 15. He didn’t
answer. He had no doubt that she meant... word she said.
Exercise XI
Choose between all and a compound in every to use it in the
following sentences.
1.1 want to hear... they say. 2. She took the initiative and herself
spoke to ... she knew. 3. He couldn’t help noticing how well
dressed... was. 4.1 want... to be happy. 5. Then, to ...’s surprise,
she married someone quite undistinguished. 6. ... who have
studied this issue have come to the same conclusion. 7. She
believed that... was watching her. 8.... of his friends had offered
him his help. 9. Soon... were asleep. 9. The lady laughed heartily
at ... that was said to her. 10. ... felt indignant when he began
hitting the boy with his stick. 11.... were of the same opinion on
this question. 12. We are ... glad to see you. 13.... said the same
thing. 14.... is ready for their departure. 15.... girls like beautiful
things. 16.... he told me was of great interest.
Exercise XII
Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of the pro-
nouns each and every.
1. Каждый школьник знает правила дорожного движения.
2. Она встречала его на катке каждую субботу. 3. Извест-
но, что почти каждый ребенок любит яблоки. Мы дали
каждой девочке и каждому мальчику по яблоку. 4. Каж-
дую неделю я проводил несколько дней в деревне. 5. Он
продолжал смотреть на часы каждые пять минут. 6. Они
прислали мне два билета в Мариинский театр. Каждый
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билет стоил более ста рублей. 7. Каждый студент должен
знать свои обязанности. 8. Каждый из нас должен был вы-
полнить свою работу вовремя. 9. Когда он был студен-
том, он каждый год ездил на юг. 10. Он пожал руку каж-
дому гостю. 11. Он навещает нас каждое воскресенье.
12. Мы встречаемся с друзьями каждое лето на юге.
13. На конференции каждому дали блокнот и ручку.
14. Преподаватель сказал, что каждый из нас должен вни-
мательно прочитать эту статью. 15. Я помню каждый дом
на нашей улице.
Exercise XIII
Use all (all of) or both (both of).
Models: They are wrong.
Both of them are wrong.
They are both wrong.
We saw the film.
All of us saw the film.
We all saw the film.
1. We knew the truth. 2. They were surprised to hear it. 2. You
have been mistaken. 4. Will they be present? 5. We have large
families. 6. We hope to see you again. 7. You will find them
there. 8. Can you come earlier? 9. They were glad to meet you.
10. You could do it much better.
Exercise XIV
Insert other or another and the definite article where neces-
sary.
1. Pete’s wife brought in two big cups, holding one in each hand.
One she gave to Tom and ... to Pete. 2. Finally Jenny said,
“Wouldn’t anybody like some more coffee?” - “I think my
husband could use ... cup,” said Ann. 3. Alec whispered
something from ... side of the table. 4. He spread the magazine
flat on the floor, open so that its pages were on one side and its
paper on ... . 5. There was ... pause. 6. I looked through the
window. Three parachutes opened one after ... in rapid
succession. 7. From one piece of news he went to ..., keeping
the paper well before his face. 8. Mike was taking a short holiday
which he spent in going every night to the theatre in one town
after ... 9.1 will come in ... day to see how they get along with
each other. 10. He entered the room and saw John and Maria
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sitting on the sofa. He looked first at one, then at.... 11. When
it happens, there must be only two persons present beside myself.
One is Mark.... is a man whom I expect here only very seldom.
12. Her two sons were playing in the garden. Ann turned her
eyes from one to ....
Exercise XV
Translate into English using other, others, the other, the others,
another.
1. Этот лист бумаги слишком мал. Дайте мне другой. 2. Я
постучала в дверь, но никто не ответил. Я постучала еще
раз. 3. В понедельник я буду занята. Приходите в какой-
нибудь другой день. 4. Некоторые люди любят кататься
на коньках, другие предпочитают ходить на лыжах.
5. Почему ты одна, где остальные? 6. На другой берег реки
мы перебрались на лодке. 7. Я хотела бы посмотреть ка-
кой-нибудь другой фильм. 8. Несколько наших студентов
остались в университете. Все остальные отправились на
экскурсию. 9. Я увидела свою подругу на другой стороне
улицы и помахала ей рукой. 10. У меня две сестры. Одна
школьница, другая студентка. 11. Дайте мне, пожалуйста,
любой другой словарь. 12. У меня в кармане только одна
перчатка. Где же другая? 13. Не хотите ли еще чашку чая?
14. Уже поздно, не говорите так громко: нужно считаться
с другими.
Exercise XVI
Use the pronoun one in the proper form and, if necessary,
with the required article.
1. They are six in the family. ... you saw are David and Tommy.
2. Brown’s old car is much better than our new.... 3. There are
woollen gloves and leather ... on the shelf. 4. He was rather
pale, and the expression on his face was ... I had never seen
before. 5. “Which girl is Jean?” - “... in the green dress.”
6. “What has happened to all the books?” - “I saw ... on the
table in the hall.” 7. Such ... as you want is very rarely seen.
8. “Have you little ... finished your dessert?” said Ann. 9. Two
more buses came up and pulled in behind the first.... 10. He
has interviewed my friends, - ... I have now and ... who have
been with me in former years. 11. “Which is Helen, the young
... or the old ...?” - “The young ....” 12.... morning he received
a long letter from his friend. 13. My skis may be too small for
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you. Better take George’s ... . 14. Which is my glass here? -
Take ... that is nearest to you.
Exercise XVII
Translate into English using the pronoun one.
1. Следует быть осторожным, когда купаешься в море.
2. Никогда не знаешь, что может случиться.
3. Следует соблюдать правила уличного движения.
4. Если совершил ошибку, нужно ее исправить.
5. Телеграмму можно послать по телефону.
6. Следует всегда держать свое слово.
7. Прежде чем ехать куда-нибудь, нужно взять билет.
8. Расписание поездов можно узнать в справочном бюро.
9. Если работаешь с детьми, нужно обладать большим
терпением.
10. Нужно много работать, если хочешь достигнуть
хороших результатов в занятиях.
11. Следует считаться с мнением других.
12. Нельзя судить о книге, не прочитав ее до конца.
Exercise XVIII
Fill in по, по one or none.
1.1 have invited all of them, but... have (has) come. 2. There is
... doubt that you will cope with this work. 3. That is ... business
of yours. 4. ... was (were) able to understand what he meant.
5. An accident happened, but... great harm was done. ... lives
were lost. 6.... tried to teach her anything. 7.... of us is perfect;
we all make mistakes. 8. ... of us knew how ill she was. 9. I’m
sure you heard it from Mary,... else could tell you that. 10. I
wanted some more coffee but there was ... left. 11. ... of them
knows his duty yet. 12. We had ... to give us accurate
information. 13. ... of us knows how much he has suffered.
14. Of all the girls he phoned ... were at home. 15. During that
time he saw ... who could tell him what had gone wrong.
Exercise XIX
Use both, either or neither in the following sentences.
1. We drove along a wide road with trees on... side. 2. He invited
us..., but I knew he did not want... of us at a family party. 3. The
verandah stretched on ... side of me. 4.1 could hear them ..., but
saw.... 5. These are... very gloomy rooms. I’m afraid ... will suit
me. 6. “Which of the two newspapers would you like?” - “Oh,...
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will do.” 7. She had brown shining hair which hung down on ...
side of her face. 8. “What are you going to have, orange or apple
juice?” - “... I’m not thirsty.” 9. “Tell... your mother and father
that I’m expecting them tonight” - “I’m afraid I won’t see ... of
them today”. 10. “Which job are you going to take?” - “I’m
afraid ... .” 11. There were trees on ... bank. 12. Nick and Tom
are... my friends. But... is in the town now. 13. “What have you
written, a short story or an essay?” - “I’m afraid it doesn’t come
within ... description.” 14. “... the jars, the big one and the small
one, are empty. You can take ... of them.” - “I’m afraid ... will
do.”
Exercise XX
Answer the following questions in the negative using
the negative pronoun neither (speaking of two) or none (speak-
ing of many).
Model: How many books have you sent by post? - None.
Which of the two books have you sent by post? -
Neither.
1. Whom have you seen: Ann or Pete?
2. How many exercises has he done?
3. Which hand have you hurt?
4. Which stocking of this pair has a hole?
5. Which of these two poems have you learned?
6. Which of your fellow-students did you meet on your way
to the university?
7. Which of these umbrellas do you like?
8. How many letters have you received from her?
Exercise XXI
Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of the pro-
nouns no, none and their compounds.
1. Она решила никого не приглашать к себе до приезда
мужа. 2. Мы никого не знали на этом вечере. 3. Никто не
разговаривал. Все внимательно слушали лектора. 4. Ник-
то из детей еще не пришел из школы. 5. Ни один журна-
лист не писал об этом. 6. У меня нет времени помочь вам
сегодня. 7. Есть ли телефон в комнате? - Нет. 8. Ни один
пароход еще не вышел из порта. 9. В коробке ничего нет.
10. Оба улыбнулись, но никто из них не заговорил.
11. Никто из них не мог ответить на этот вопрос. 12. Ниче-
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го не было видно в темноте. 13. Я ему ничего не сказал,
хотя он настаивал. 14. В вазе нет цветов. 15. Ничего осо-
бенного не случилось вчера. 16. Я не нашел ошибок в ва-
шем переводе. 17. От него не получено никаких сведений.
18. Мы ничего не читали об этом.
Much, Many, Little, Few,
a Little, a Few
Much and little are used with uncountable nouns and are
singulars:
We have much coal, iron, steel, oil.
Many and few are used with countables and are plurals:
We are building many new towns, factories, railroads.
In spoken English we do not use many and much in positive
sentences without some adverbs such as: very, too, so or rather.
Instead of many and much in positive sentences we use different
expressions, such as a lot of..., lots of..., plenty of..., a great
deal of... .
Except for a great deal of, they can be used with countables
and uncountables; a great deal of can be used only with
uncountables:
There were lots of interesting books in the bookcase.
There was a great deal of laughter in the rooms.
We have plenty of time to fulfil our work.
In spoken English much and many are usually used in inter-
rogative and negative sentences:
Have you got much work today?
No. I haven 7 got much work today.
When few and little are used without the article, they have
a negative meaning (мало). When they are used with the in-
definite article, they have a positive meaning (немного,
несколько):
There are few books on history in this library.
A few books were on the table.
She eats little bread. Give me a little bread.
Very few/very little are more usual in everyday speech. It is
also common to use only a little, only a few.
Гт very tired because I’ve had very few days’ holiday.
She speaks German quite well but only a little French.
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01 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Insert many, much, little or/evv.
1. ... was said but ... done. 2. Say ... and do ... . 3. Very ...
people know about it. 4.... heard about the book, but... read
it. 5.... is spoken about it, but... believe it. 6. The forces were
unequal, they were ..., we were ... . 7. We shan’t get all into
the car. This one is too .... 8. He has very ... knowledge of the
matter. 9. There isn’t... harm in it. 10. Is there ... milk left in
the jar? - No, there is quite ... milk left there. 11. There were
... people in the streets (2). 12. I haven’t heard ... about this
composer. 13. Hurry up! There is ... time left. 14. She is a
person of... words. 15. How ... exercise-books do you want
me to buy? 16. How ... time does it take you to get to your
office? 17. How ... times did you visit the Russian Museum?
Exercise II
Complete the following using many, much, few or little in the
required degree of comparison.
1. He knows ..., but he knows ... than you. 2. He knows ...
than you, but it doesn’t mean that he knows ... . 3. We need
no ... than five days to complete the work. 4. ... were present;
much ... than you can imagine. 5. The instrument is very
sensitive, the ... noise affects its work. 6. The food did not
look appetizing, to say ... of it. 7. There were ... objections to
the plan, but... part of it was approved of. 8.1 can’t do ... for
you, this is ... I can do, and I think it’s ... than we had planned
before. 9. Take this road, it has ... turns. 10.1 have so ... things
to do that I don’t know which to do first. 11. Nowadays he
was very busy and he couldn’t see ... of his old friends. 12. She
was glad to see me because I was English and she knew ...
English people.
Exercise III
Choose between much and many, (a) little and (a) few to use
it in the following sentences.
1. My sister spends so ... money on her clothes that she has
none left for holidays. 2. He was so busy in the building of his
house that events outside it affected him .... 3. She had slept...
last night and she had a headache. 4. At the bar ... men were
discussing the coming elections in loud voices. 5. Helen returned
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to England at the moment when... were leaving it. 6. Last week
there was so ... rain that I was not able to go out. 7. There were
... big hotels that were closed but most of the shops were open.
8. How ... is the clock fast now? 9. There was ... time to think.
10. In the last twenty-four hours too ... things had happened.
11. Philip had ... friends. 12. It was a hot day and there were ...
flies in thfc room. 13. There were ... people in the square, but I
did not notice the faces as I hurried past. 14. Martin was ill and
spent so ... time in the hospital.
Exercise IV
Choose between much and many, (a) little and (a) few to
use it in the following sentences.
1. I suggested that he should get ... eggs and some bread.
2. Aunt Mary had ... money while none of the other family had
inherited as ... as a pound. 3. My dear, I’m afraid I have not...
news to convey but still there are... things I should like to add.
4.1 began to miss London: it was not so ... that I had ... close
friends there, for I have ... friends but I missed variety. 5. Nick
has eaten so... that he can’t move. 6. Ann had not had... visitors
lately. 7. He didn’t earn ... money and lived in the country.
8. My father read ... books on economics. 9. I have ... time
to watch TV. 10. He has... work to do this afternoon. 11. Please
give me ... water. 12. There are very ... illustrations in this
magazine.
Exercise V
Choose between little, a little, few, a few.
1. A good speaker can say much in ... words, (few, a few)
2. Could you describe the situation in ... words? (few, a few)
3. Why do you eat so ...? Try ... of everything, (little, a little)
4. The street looked almost deserted. There were ... people in
it. (few, a few) 5. I have only ... things left undone, (few, a
few) 6. He takes very ... trouble with his work, (little, a little)
7. It has given me not ... trouble, (little, a little)! 8. ... did I
know what was in store for me. (little, a little) 9. ... are as
capable at languages as he is. (few, a few) 10. Do you know
the English language? - Just ... . (little, a little) 11. Are there
many mistakes in my composition? - Quite .... (a few, few)
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Exercise VI
Use a lot (of), lots (of),plenty (of), a great deal (of), a good
deal (of), a great many, a good many.
1. I have got ... work to do for tomorrow. 2. There were ...
flowers in the room. 3. I have got ... valuable information.
4. The boy knows ... on the subject. 5. My brother reads ...
books. 6. She got ... presents on her birthday. 7. He eats ...
sweets. 8. Don’t hurry up. We have... time before us. 9.... people
took part in the conference. 10. He took ... trouble with that
boy.
Exercise VII
Translate into English.
1. Известный русский художник И. Левитан написал мно-
го прекрасных картин. 2. Россия экспортирует много леса.
3. Вы потратили слишком много времени на этот перевод.
4. В библиотеке много английских книг. 5. У нас есть не-
много времени. 6. У меня есть несколько книг по этому
вопросу. 7. Мы пригласили много друзей на день рожде-
ния. 8. Много народу было приглашено, но немногие при-
шли. 9. Об этом сказано мало. 10. Что я могу вам сказать,
если я сам так мало знаю об этом? 11. На улице было мало
детей. 12. Много детей было на концерте в школе.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English.
1. Многое из того, что он сказал, уже обсуждалось рань-
ше. 2. Многие это уже слышали. 3. Мало было сказано,
но много сделано. 4. Мало кто знает об этом. 5. Как все-
гда, он говорил много, но сказал мало. 6. Он сказал, что
прочел много детективных романов во время каникул.
7. К сожалению, у меня мало времени. 8. Много ошибок в
контрольной работе на употребление времен. 9. Многое
из того, что он сказал, было ново для нас. 10. Говорят,
что он написал мало книг, но почти все его книги имели
большой успех. 11. Вы сделали гораздо больше ошибок,
чем другие. 12. Я сделал на три ошибки больше, чем он.
13. На этот раз вы сделали в три раза меньше ошибок,
чем в прошлый раз.
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The Verb
A verb is a word used to express some action or state:
She sings.
He is very busy.
Verbs are divided into:
1) simple: to read, to speak, to love etc.
2) derived (having suffixes or prefixes): to discover, to rewrite,
to blacken etc.
3) compound (consisting of two stems): to broadcast, to white-
wash etc.
4) phrasal (consisting of a verb and an adverb or a preposi-
tion): to give up, to come back etc.
The main verbforming suffixes are:
- en to widen, to strengthen;
- fy to simplify, to justify;
- ize to criticize, to organize;
-ate to demonstrate, to separate.
The main prefixes are:
re- to resell, to reconstruct;
dis- to disappear, to disarm;
un- to untie, to unload.
To Be in the Present Simple Tense
Person Number Positive Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I am (I’m) Am I? I am not (I’m not)
He is (he’s) Is he? He is not (he’s not or he isn’t)
She is (she’s) Is she? She is not (she’s not or she isn’t)
It is (it’s) Is it? It is not (it’s not or it isn’t)
We are (we’re) Are we? We are not (we’re not or we aren’t)
You are (you’re) Are you? You are not (you’re not or you aren’t)
They are (they’re) Are they? They are not (they’re not or they aren’t)
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EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put in am. is or are.
1.1... not quite well today. 2. She ... a painter. Her pictures ...
on the walls. 3. Helen’s brother... a student. 4. They... the most
experienced workers at this factory. 5. She ... not so attractive
as her sister. 6. My room ... the smallest in our flat. 7. ... your
cousin at home? 8. His family ... in London now. 9. ... your
parents at work? - Yes, they ... 10. My granny ... an actress.
11. Where ... my spectacles? - They ... on the table. 12. This
garden ... the most beautiful in our town.
Exercise II
Write sentences using short forms of the verb to be.
Model: I’m busy today (ready to answer your questions,
18 years old, a pupil at a secondary school, your friend, in
the 10th form, late for the meeting).
Model: She’s a pupil (ill, a small girl, good at maths, a nice
woman, fat).
Model: He’s a big boy (at home, twenty-five, able to help us,
our classteacher).
Model: You’re late (strong, my friend, a history teacher, very
angry, right).
Model: He isn’t at home (my friend, a good pupil, at the con-
cert, in the park).
Model: They aren’t my friends (happy, present, at the exam,
in the street, near the metro station).
Exercise III
Write positive and negative short answers.
1. Is your mother a doctor?
2. Is your friend a young girl?
3. Are you a student?
4. Are your mother and father at work?
5. Is your dog small?
6. Are the pupils late for the lesson?
7. Is the film dull?
8. Are your teachers kind?
9. Are they tired?
10. Is your father a doctor?
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Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Мне семнадцать лет. 2. Я в 10 классе. 3. Я интересуюсь
архитектурой. 4. Мой брат - инженер. 5. Он очень устает
после работы. 6. Сейчас он в читальном зале. 7. Вечером
он очень занят. 8. Моя сестра - студентка. 9. Она интересу-
ется искусством. 10. Они дома сейчас. 11. Моя сестра - луч-
шая студентка первого курса. 12. Она очень способная де-
вушка. 13. Наша семья гордится ею. 14. Они лучшие
ученики класса. 15. Он на уроке сейчас. 16. Мы студенты.
17. Мой брат - переводчик.
There Is (Are) Construction
The sentences with there is (are) construction are used to
say that something or someone exists. This construction has
the meaning «есть», «имеется», «находится», «лежит»:
There is a newspaper on the table. На столе газета.
The sentences with there is (are) construction have the fol-
lowing word order:
There is (are) the subject
an adverbial modifier of place
an adverbial modifier of time
The Russian sentences begin with adverbial modifiers.
Russian
В моей диктовке есть не-
сколько ошибок.
В этом году в лесу много
грибов.
English
There are some mistakes in
my dictation.
There are a lot of mush-
rooms in the forest this year.
Besides the verb to be some other verbs can also be used
after there such as: to live, to exist, to occur, to come, to stand
etc:
There lives an old man in that house.
If there are several subjects in the construction there is (are)
the predicate agrees with the subject that stands first after
the predicate:
There is a table and five chairs in the room.
There are five chairs and a table in the room.
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Interrogative and Negative Forms
Is there a map in your room?
No, there isn’t (a map in my room).
No, there is no map in my room.
Are there any new words in the text?
No, there aren’t (any new words in the text).
No, there are no new words in the text.
Mind that the sentences: There is a telephone in my room and
The telephone is in my room have different meaning. The first
sentence shows that a telephone is in that place, the second one
shows that the telephone we know is in that place (in my room).
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the following sentences in the interrogative and negative
forms.
1. There is a blackboard in the classroom. 2. There are some
English books on the table. 3. There are many mistakes in your
dictation. 4. There’s a new grammar rule in this text. 5. There is
a telegram on the table. 6. There are a lot of people in the street.
7. There are some textbooks in the bookcase. 8. There is a new
cinema near my house. 9. There is a university in that town.
10. There is somebody in the room.
Exercise II
Ask questions to the words in bold type.
1. There’s a nice park in our city. 2. There are five chairs in
the room. 3. There are some English textbooks on my table.
4. There are a lot of mistakes in your exercise-book. 5. There
are three mistakes in my dictation. 6. There’s a new cinema
near my house. 7. There are easy exercises in this textbook.
8. There are three rooms in our flat. 9. There is a vase of
flowers on the table. 10. There is a bookcase in the corner of
the room.
Exercise III
Translate into English.
1. В Москве много красивых зданий. 2. В центре Москвы
находится Кремль. 3. В нашем городе много исторических
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памятников. 4. В Санкт-Петербурге много университетов и
школ. 5. У меня на столе интересная книга. 6. В этом уроке
мало грамматических правил. 7. Недалеко от нашего дома
есть новая школа. 8. В этом тексте есть новые слова. 9. У
него в диктанте нет ошибок. 10. На том столе много журна-
лов? - Нет, только два. 11. В этом журнале есть много инте-
ресных статей. 12. На этом столе много русских и англий-
ских книг.
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. В этой коробке лежат карандаши. 2. В аудитории две-
надцать стульев. 3. В вашей группе 12 или 14 студентов?
4. Что висит на стене? 5. В этом шкафу лежат английские
или русские книги? 6. Какая бумага лежит на той полке?
7. Сколько карандашей в коробке? 8. Сколько комнат в
вашей квартире? 9. Сколько окон в вашей комнате?
10. Сколько стульев в аудитории? 11. Сколько страниц в
этом учебнике? 12. Сколько детей в группе у этого препо-
давателя? 13. На вашей улице много новых домов? 14. В
вашем учебнике много картинок? 15. В вашем классе есть
книжный шкаф? 16. Что лежит в этом книжном шкафу?
То Have in the Present Simple Tense
Person Number Positive Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I have (got) (I’ve got) Have I got? I have not got (haven’t got)
He has (got) (he’s got) Has he got? He has not got (hasn’t got)
She has (got) (she’s got) Has she got? She has not got
It has (got) (it’s got) Has it got? It has not got
We have (got) (we’re got) Have we got? We have not got
You have (got) (you’re got) Have you got? You have not got
They have (got) (they’re got) Have they got? They have not got
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They fve got a lot of English books.
Have you got a large family?
Do/Does + Have
I. In questions and negative sentences we can use do/does +
have when we speak about regular actions:
Do you have much time for your lessons? - No, I don 7 have
much time for them.
Does she always have much work to do?- She doesn’t always
have much work to do.
IL When the verb to have is used in a number of actions and
has other meanings than to possess. For example:
to have dinner (breakfast, supper)
to have tea (coffee)
to have a lesson
to have classes
to have a bath (a shower)
to have a holiday
to have a good time
to have a rest etc.
In questions and negative sentences it also takes the auxiliary
verb to do:
What time do you usually have dinner?
We don’t have classes every day.
Й EXERCISES
Exercise I
Write sentences using the following models.
Model I: I’ve got a family.
I haven’t got a family.
Have you got a family?
A son, a brother, a friend, a mother, a father, skis, skates, an
English textbook, a Russian magazine, a question*.
Model II: I have dinner at three.
Do you have dinner at three?
I don’t have dinner at three.
To have breakfast, to have a bath, to have classes, to have a
dictation, to have one’s English.
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Model III: I’ve got a cold now.
I don’t often have colds.
Time, work, English classes, a dictation, a test.
Exercise II
Put these sentences in the interrogative and negative forms,
a) 1. Ann has got a family. 2. Jane has got a lot of relatives.
3. I’ve got a cousin. 4. My children have got a lot of friends.
5. The boy has got a cold now.
b) 1. They have their English in the morning. 2. They often have
a dictation. 3. He has dinner in the afternoon. 4. The children
have a rest in summer. 5. They have tea or coffee for breakfast,
c) 1.1 often have a lot of work to do. 2. I’ve got a lot of work
to do today. 3.1 usually have a cup of tea for breakfast. 4. I’ve
got a camera. 5. They’ve got a lot of flowers in the garden.
Exercise III
Ask questions to the following sentences.
1. They have two little rooms. 2. She has few books at home.
3. He has a nice film. 4. We have little bread. 5. We have young
teachers at the university. 6. They have a lot of good English
books at home. 7. This room has two windows. 8. He has good
friends at school. 9. We have guests tonight. 10. They have
a nice little daughter.
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
a) 1. У меня есть интересная книга о художниках. 2. У мое-
го друга много русских книг, но у него нет английских книг.
3. У вашего друга большая или маленькая семья? 4. Сколь-
ко детей у вашего друга? 5. У моей сестры двое маленьких
детей.
b) 1. Когда вы обычно завтракаете? 2. Я обычно пью кофе
на завтрак. 3. Вы обедаете сегодня поздно? 4. У кого есть
вопросы? - У меня есть один вопрос. 5. Сегодня у меня нет
времени обсуждать этот вопрос с вами.
с) 1. У вас вечером много времени, чтобы приготовить до-
машнее задание по английскому языку? 2. У вас сегодня
много работы? 3. Дайте мне, пожалуйста, журнал, у меня
сейчас есть время, чтобы прочитать эту статью. 4. Вы час-
то простужаетесь? 5. Вы простужены сейчас?
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Exercise V
Translate into English.
1. У меня есть два брата. 2. У моего друга есть собака.
3. У меня есть время, чтобы заниматься английским язы-
ком. 4. У моего отца есть новая машина. 5. У моих друзей
есть новый телевизор. 6. У кого есть ручка? 7. Какие уро-
ки у вас сегодня? 8. У вас есть сегодня занятие по англий-
скому языку? 9. У вас много друзей в школе? 10. У меня
новый компьютер.
The Use of Tenses
Simple Tenses
The Present Simple Tense
It is formed from the infinitive without the particle to.
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I work Do I work? I do not work (don’t work)
He works Does he work? He does not work (doesn’t work)
She works Does she work? She does not work
It works Does it work? It does not work
We work Do we work? We do not work
You work Do you work? You do not work
They work Do they work? They do not work
Pronunciation and Spelling Rules
The 3rd person singular is pronounced:
after voiceless consonants after vowels and voiced consonants after -s, -z, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x
s] [z] [iz
he asks he begins he closes
he writes she reads he teaches
Note 1. The 3rd person singular of the verb to say (says)
is pronounced [sez].
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Note 2. The 3rd person singular of the verbs to go and
to do is to go - goes [gauz] to do - does [dAz].
Note 3. Verbs which end in -y preceded by a consonant
change у into i and add -es [z] in the 3rd person singular:
I cry - he cries, I carry - he carries.
But: I play - he plays (because -y is preceded by a vowel here).
The Present Simple is used:
1. to state simple facts in the present:
I live in St Petersburg.
She is a student.
We study English.
2. to state laws of nature and the permanent truths:
It snows in winter.
Snow melts at OP C.
3. to denote usual or repeated actions in the present:
They get up at 8.
On Sundays we stay at home.
4. to denote actions taking place at the present moment of verbs
not used in continuous form:
I don 7 see what you are doing.
Now I hear you perfectly well.
5. a) to denote future actions if they are planned beforehand
with verbs of motion: to go, to come, to start, to leave, to return,
to arrive, to sail, to fly, and when we are talking about timetables
and programmes:
I go to Moscow next week. They start on Sunday.
The train arrives in Washington at 3 p.m.
b) in advervial clauses of time and condition, referring to
the future, after the conjunctions: when (когда), until, till (до
тех пор пока... не), as soon as (как только), as long as (пока),
before (прежде), after (после), if (если), unless (если не),
in case (в случае), on condition that (при условии), provided
that, providing that (при условии):
I will go there unless it rains.
We will send you the documents as soon as we receive them.
Note. In object clauses introduced by the conjunctions when
and if the Future Indefinite is used to denote future actions:
I don 7 know when she will come. Ask him if he will do it at all.
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We generally use the Present Simple with the following time
expressions: every day /week/month/уear, usually, often, always,
rarely, never, sometimes, in the morning/evening/afternoon, at
night, on Mondays.
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Simple.
1. We (to begin) our work today. 2. He always (to read) newspapers
in the library. 3. My sister (to attend) English classes. 4. The child
(to show) us his drawings. 5. Let her go home now. Classes (to be)
over. 6. Every morning she (to hurry) to the university. 7. Father
(to come) home from the factory at 6 o’clock. 8. My son (to do)
his lessons every evening. 9. The teacher (to give) us English
magazines. 10. The students (to take) books from the library.
11. He always (to do) exercises attentively. 12. My sister (to look)
through the morning newspapers every day.
Exercise II
Open the brackets using the Present Simple.
1. The Strait of Dover ... the British Isles from the continent
(to separate). 2. The main English rivers not ... rapidly (to
flow). 3. The Thames ... only nine miles from the eastern bank
of the Severn (to begin). 4. The west wind sometimes ... rise to
the danger of flooding (give). 5. If you ... to the west of the
Pennine Chain, you will enter the most beautiful part of
England, the Lake District (to go). 6. Where ... the beautiful
lake Windermere ... (to lie)? 7. The most northerly town of
England, Berwick ... at the month of the Tweed (to stand).
8. When you ... in London, take as many photos as you can
(to be). 9. The ship ... for London in a few days (to leave).
10. I was listening in last night. Suddenly the bell... and I ...
my friend’s voice: “Hurray! I am going to England!” (to ring,
to hear). 11. What... one ... if one is shortsighted (to use)?
Exercise III
Write the following sentences in the interrogative and nega-
tive forms.
1. We listen to the radio every day. 2. He tells us about his
work and studies. 3.1 read a page of some English book every
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day. 4. My sister helps me to do my homework. 5. The librarian
helps us to choose books for home reading. 6. We listen to his
lectures on Sundays. 7. We speak English well. 8. My sister
plays tennis. 9.1 learn new words every day. 10. She has dinner
in the afternoon. 11. They play the piano well. 12. Those foreign
students speak Russian.
Exercise IV
Ask wh-questions to the words in bold type.
1. I work at an office. 2. We usually have our English in the
evening. 3. They often speak English in class. 4. We write a lot
of sentences on the blackboard. 5. After my English I go to the
office. 6. You read English books at home. 7. We read, write
and speak English during our lesson. 8. We have dictations very
often. 9. After classes I go home. 10. My friends read many
English books. 11. I sometimes give Peter my exercise-books.
12. They usually go to the office in the morning.
Exercise V
Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.
1. What time ... (evening performances/begin) in
St Petersburg?
2. What... (you/do)? - I am a teacher.
3. Where ... (you/go) after classes?
4. How often ... (you/have) dictations?
5. Where ... (your brother/work? - He ... (work) at
the factory.
6. My sister ... (know) English well, but she ... (not/know)
French.
7. What kind of books ... (you/read)?
8. How many times a week ... (you/have) English classes?
9. He has a computer but he ... (not/use) it very often.
10. My friends ... (not/live) in St Petersburg, they ... (live) in
Moscow.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using the Present Simple.
1. Мой друг изучает два иностранных языка. 2. Какие книги
вы читаете? 3. Во время урока мы читаем, пишем диктанты,
делаем упражнения и разговариваем по-английски.
4. Вы разговариваете по-английски или по-русски со своим
преподавателем? 5. Обычно мы говорим по-английски, иног-
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да по-русски. 6. Кто дает вам английские книги для чтения? -
Мой преподаватель. 7. Какие журналы вы любите читать?
8. Каждое утро мой друг приезжает в Санкт-Петербург, а ве-
чером уезжает домой. 9. Он всегда вовремя приходит на ра-
боту. 10. Когда вы обычно приходите домой с работы?
11. Что вы делаете по вечерам? - Я прихожу домой и делаю
домашние задания. 12. Как часто вы готовите уроки вместе
со своим другом? Два, три раза в неделю.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using the Present Simple.
I. 1. Я работаю в одном крупном учреждении. 2. Мой ра-
бочий день обычно начинается в 8 часов утра. 3. Я встаю,
делаю утреннюю зарядку, умываюсь и завтракаю. 4. Пос-
ле завтрака я иду на работу. 5. Так как я живу близко от
места работы, я обычно иду туда пешком. 6. Я занят на
работе с 9 часов утра до 6 часов вечера. 7. Я также учусь. Я
занимаюсь на подготовительных курсах. 8. У нас занятия
в понедельник, среду и пятницу. 9. Занятия начинаются в
18:30 и заканчиваются в 21:30. 10. Вечером, когда у меня
нет занятий, я немного читаю, смотрю телепередачу или
слушаю радио. 11. Иногда я хожу на прогулку или наве-
щаю своих друзей. 12. В 12 часов я обычно ложусь спать.
II. У меня есть друг. Его зовут Николай. Его родители
живут не в Москве. Они живут в Киеве. Николай занима-
ется спортом. Он учится в Московском университете. Он
завтракает в столовой университета. Поэтому он уходит
из дома в 8 часов. Чтобы дойти до университета, ему необ-
ходимо 15-20 минут. Иногда после занятий он ходит в биб-
лиотеку, где он читает книги и просматривает газеты.
The Past Simple Tense
According to the way in which the Past Simple and Participie II
are formed, verbs are divided into 1) regular verbs and 2) irregular
verbs.
The regular verbs form the Past Simple and Participle II by
adding -ed or -d to the infinitive of the verb:
to open - opened, to translate - translated;
-ed and -d are pronounced in three different ways:
a) [id] after -t and -d:
to act - acted
to land - landed;
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b) [d] after voiced consonants, except -J, and after vowels:
to open - opened, to stay - stayed, to die - died',
c) [t] after voiceless consonants, except -t:
to look - looked, to work - worked.
Spelling Rules
1. The final consonant letter is doubled if it follows a single
vowel in a stressed syllable:
to nod - nodded to permit - permitted
to stop - stopped to refer - referred
to stir - stirred to compel - compelled
2. The final -I is doubled even in an unstressed syllable:
to travel - travelled to cancel - cancelled
3. In some words the final -p is doubled in an unstressed syllable:
to kidnap - kidnapped to worship - worshipped
4. The final -y is changed to -i if it is preceded by a consonant:
to cry - cried to reply - replied
The irregular verbs form the Past Simple Tense and Partici-
ple II in a different way:
to be - was - were - been
to begin - began - begun
to write - wrote - written
to meet - met - met
to lie - lay - lain etc.
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I spoke (played) Did I speak? (play?) I did not (didn’t) speak (play)
He spoke (played) Did he speak? (play?) He did not speak (play)
She spoke (played) Did she speak? (play?) She did not speak (play)
It spoke (played) Did it speak? (play?) It did not speak (play)
We spoke (played) Did we speak? (play?) We did not speak (play)
You spoke (played) Did you speak? (play?) You did not speak (play)
They spoke (played) Did they speak? (play?) They did not speak (play)
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The Use of the Past Simple Tense
The Past Simple Tense is used:
1. to denote past habit or state:
He went to school on foot.
2. to denote a complete action or event which happened at
a stated past time:
She rang me up an hour ago.
3. to denote past actions which happened one after the other:
He got up, dressed and had breakfast.
4. to denote an action which happened at a definite past time
although the time is not mentioned:
Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.
Note. Besides the Past Simple Tense there are two other
ways of expressing habitual actions in the past:
a) by means of the form used 4- the infinitive.
Used to expresses past habits, regularly repeated actions
in the past or past states:
Some years ago she used to call on me.
The negative construction of used to is formed in one of
two ways; didn’t use to or used not to:
He didn’t use to call on me on weekdays.
He used not to call on me on weekdays.
The interrogative form is did (he) use to:
Did he use to play tennis when he was a child?
b) by means of the verb would 4- the infinitive.
Would expresses regularly repeated actions in the past. It
isn’t used for states:
When he was a student he would spend his vacation moun-
taineering.
He used to live in the country (not would-state).
The Past Simple Tense is used with the following time expres-
sions: yesterday, the day before yesterday, a week ago, last night,
last week, last month, last year, an hour ago, in 1970, when etc.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use the Past Simple instead of the infinitives in brackets.
1. He (to stay) at the University after classes. 2.1 (to know) all
the words very well. 3. She (to study) English at school. 4. She
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(to write) the letter to her friend. 5. Some years ago she (to live)
in the country. 6. She (to make) an interesting report last week.
7. Last year he (to work) at the factory. 8. Yesterday we (to go)
home by metro. 9. It (to take) me half an hour to get home.
10. We (to see) a very interesting film a week ago. 11. She (to
be) very busy but she (to find) time to help us. 12. He (to do)
the translation without a dictionary. 13. Last night we (to watch)
a hockey match on TV. 14. She (to leave) for England the day
before yesterday. 15. I (to do) my best to finish the report in
time. 16. He (to finish) his design last night. 17. It (to take) me
some years to master English.
Exercise II
Use the Past Simple instead of the infinitives in brackets.
1. She (to cut) the cake and (to put) a large piece on my plate.
2. He (to look) at her for a moment with surprise. 3. My friend
(to switch on) the wireless and (to sit down) beside it. 4. She
(not to smile) when she (to see him). 5. On the way home she
usually (to buy) a loaf at the baker’s. 6. Three o’clock (to strike),
and four, but he (not to come). 7. When he (to arrive) he
(to find) the patient to be a small boy of nine years of age. 8. A
quarter of an hour later he (to hear) voices. 9. On the fifteenth
of October Tom (to set out) alone for London. 10. His train
(to arrive) in London at one o’clock, and he (to go) to the hotel
and (to have) a bath and a sleep. 11. The stranger (to climb)
into his car and (to drive away), and when he (to notice) later
that his speedometer (to show) seventy-five, he (to laugh) at
himself but (not to slow down). 12. When he (to leave) in the
morning he (to take) her photograph with him.
Exercise III
Write the following sentences in the negative form.
1. They had their breakfast at the university dining-room.
2. He wanted to go to Moscow during the holidays. 3. Our
English class began at 10 o’clock. 4. Last night I got a letter
from my parents. 5. My sister tried to write the letter in
English. 6. She made a report last week. 7. It snowed hard
last week. 8. Dark clouds appeared in the sky. 9. He did the
translation without any difficulty. 10. Yesterday I skied in
the country. 11. First spring flowers appeared in the fields in
April. 12. The weather was fine and cloudless the day before
yesterday. 13. The students went on an excursion last week.
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14. My brother left for England last year. 15. Last summer
we spent the holidays in the Crimea.
Exercise IV
Ask yes/no and wh-questions.
1. We listened to the latest news over the radio. 2. The meeting
began at 3 o’clock. 4. My father went to London last week.
5.1 got up late yesterday. 6. We spent the holidays in the country
last summer. 7. It was pleasant to bathe in the river in summer.
8. There were a lot of leaves on the ground in the park. 9. We
went in for skating last winter. 10. He worked hard at his English
last year. 11. They studied at the library after classes. 12. They
passed entrance examinations last summer. 13. We entered
the technical school last year. 14. He attended the hockey club
last year.
Exercise V
Ask wh-questions to the words of bold type.
l.He was in Moscow last week. 2. My friend wrote to me very
often last year. 3. They were at their office yesterday morning.
4. Our students read a lot of English books last year. 5. He took
his son out on Monday evening. 6. The students usually went
home after classes. 7. We decided to ask our friends to dinner.
8. Yesterday my friends came to see me in the evening. 9. I got
home late yesterday evening and went to bed at once. 10. The
meeting finished at 6 o’clock.
Exercise VI
Complete the sentences with used to ... .
1. She ... my best friend but we aren’t friends now.
2. When I was a child I... a lot of sweets but I don’t like them
now.
3. They ... in a small village but now they live in Kiev.
4. She ... long hair but she cut it some time ago.
5. I... tennis when I was a child but I stopped doing it now.
6. I’ve started drinking coffee. I never ... it before.
7. I... alone but now I live with my relatives.
8. My brother... a lot but these days he doesn’t go away very
often.
9. She ... hard when she was in the junior forms.
10. I... the piano a lot but I have no time now.
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Exercise VII
Replace the Past Simple Tense in the following sentences by
used to or would.
1. He was a lecturer at the university.
2. She lived in that house when she was young.
3. There was a small house here, but now there is a new
factory.
4. In her childhood Mary drank a glass of milk every morning.
5. Peter was very fat.
6. Grandmother always grumbled.
7. Helen was often late for work.
8. I had very good eyesight.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the Past Simple.
1. Я встретила его вчера. Мы боялись опоздать на поезд.
К счастью, на углу нашей улицы мы увидели такси и
приехали на вокзал вовремя.
2. Летом я вам не писала, так как потеряла ваш адрес.
3. На прошлой неделе я написала ей два письма, но ответа
не получила.
4. Когда вы перевели эту трудную статью?
5. Что вы делали вчера: переводили статью или писали
сочинение?
6. Когда моя сестра была здорова, она всегда сама шила
платья себе и мне.
7. В прошлом году она сшила мне очень красивое платье.
8. Прошлым летом мы посетили много музеев.
9. Вчера я не могла прийти домой вовремя, поэтому я
пообедала в столовой.
10. Когда вы получили это письмо? - Вчера утром.
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the Past Simple.
1. Вы смотрели вчера вечером фильм по телевизору? - Да.
2. Вам он понравился? - Не очень.
3. Что ты делала в выходные дни? - Я была у друзей.
4. Ты записал вчера лекцию на магнитофон? - Да.
5. Твой друг поступил в университет в прошлом году?
6. Как вы провели каникулы в прошлом году?
7. Когда вы приехали?
8. Где ты был вчера вечером?
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9. Когда ты ходил в Третьяковскую галерею последний
раз?
10. Куда вы ездили прошлой весной?
Exercise X
Translate into English using the Present Simple or the Past
Simple.
1. Он улыбнулся, когда увидел своего приятеля в окне ва-
гона. 2. Он говорит, что не помнит многих подробностей
в романе, так как читал его еще в детстве. 3. Этой книги
уже нет в продаже. Жаль, что я не купил ее на прошлой
неделе. 4. Кажется, он очень интересуется химией? - Да,
он интересовался ею еще в школе. 5. Почему вы не при-
шли за книгой, когда я вас просила? 6. Я сержусь на вас
за то, что вы были так невнимательны вчера. 7. Она оста-
лась в гостинице, т.к. у нее болела голова, а мы отправи-
лись осматривать город. 8. Наша библиотека снабжает
студентов всеми нужными им книгами. 9. Несколько ве-
ков тому назад не было поездов, машин и трамваев, люди
путешествовали в каретах. 10. В юности я, бывало, часто
ходил на охоту с отцом. 11. Жаль, что он не хочет вос-
пользоваться такой прекрасной возможностью. 12. По его
улыбке я понял, что ему приятно услышать эти новости.
13. Когда я был студентом, я обычно обедал в студенче-
ской столовой. 14. Я очень вам благодарен за то, что при
встрече вы напомнили ему об этом. 15. Латынь сейчас
мертвый язык, но четыре века тому назад она была меж-
дународным языком.
The Future Simple Tense
shall/will + Infinitive
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I shall/will work (I’ll work) Shall/will I work? I shall/will not work (I shan’t/won’t work)
He will work Will he work? He will not work
She will work Will she work? She will not work
It will work Will it work? It will not work
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Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
We shall/will work Shall/will we work? We shall/will not work
You will work Will you work? You will not work
They will work Will they work? They will not work
The Future Simple Tense is used to show that an action will
take place in the future:
She will take her exams in spring.
He will ring you up and tell you everything.
In present day English the tendency is to use will in the first
person singular and plural:
I will be there tonight.
Will is often used with these words and expressions:
probably
I’m afraid
Гт sure
I bet
I think
I suppose
I quess
III probably come home late.
Гт afraid III be a little late.
Гт sure you’ll like my friend.
Г bet Ann 11 get the prize.
I think you 11 win the match.
I suppose you 11 see Pete at the meeting.
I quess we 11 meet next week.
The Future Simple is used with the following time expres-
sions: tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, in two days,
in a month, the day after tomorrow etc.
Note. The Future Simple is not used
1. in adverbial clauses of time and condition referring to
the future introduced by the conjunctions: when, while,
till, until, before, after, as soon as, if, unless, in case (that),
on condition (that), provided (that), providing (that). In
such clauses the Present Simple Tense is used instead:
When she comes, ask her to type the letter.
2. for a planned future actions with verbs of motion:
to come, to start, to leave, to return, to arrive, to sail, to fly
and when we are talking about timetables, programmes
the Present Simple is used:
We leave at six, arrive in Paris at midnight.
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QI EXERCISES
Exercise I
Write the following sentences in interrogative and negative
forms.
1. There will be a lot of people at the meeting tomorrow.
2. The talk will be very interesting. 3. He will go with us if he
has time. 4.1 will have to stay at home this evening. 5. He will
be out tomorrow afternoon. 6. She will probably come today.
7. We shall be very busy tonight. 8. On my day off I will write
letters. 9. On Monday you will be busy in the evening. 10. We
will go to the exhibition next Sunday. 11.1 will finish the work
in two days. 12. They will have to get up early tomorrow.
Exercise II
Ask yes/no questions and wh-questions to which the words
in bold type are the answers.
1. They will be glad to see you. 2.1 will meet them again in two
days. 3. We shall see your friend tomorrow. 4. My brother will
be on leave in May. 5. She will keep in mind my request. 6. She
will not allow her children to play on the road. 7.1 will give her
a valuable present. 8. He will go to the post office to send
a telegram to his mother. 9.1 will be a second year student next
year. 10. Tomorrow they will be far from here. 11. It will rain
hard in the afternoon. 12. In the Caucasus you will see high
mountains and beautiful lakes.
Exercise III
Replace the infinitive in brackets by the Future Simple or
the Present Simple.
1. The delegation (to start) for London as soon as they
(to receive) their visas. 2. At the travel bureau they (to tell) you
exactly when the train (to leave). 3. I (not to think)
I (to be able) to call on them and (to say) good-bye before
I (to go) abroad. 4. If you (not to want) to climb the tree, you can
shake it and the apples (to fall) down to the ground.
5. When I (to go) to Moscow I usually (to stay) at my friends’.
6. Ask him when he (to finish) packing. 7. Ask her if she
(to come) to the party alone or her sister (to come) too. 8. If she
(to come) to the party alone and there (to be) nobody she
(to know), she (to feel) lonely. 9. The milk (to be) fresh a long time
if you (to put) it in the refrigerator. 10. Ask the flower-girl how
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much money I (to have) to pay if I (to take) all the flowers.
11. Ask the teacher if we (to study) according to the old timetable
or a new one (to be) ready when we (to begin) to study. 12.1 think
we (to leave) for Chicago sooner than we thought.
Exercise IV
Use the Present Simple or the Future Simple instead of the
infinitives in brackets.
1. I (not to work) any more today; I (to stay) with you.
2. Now I (to tell) you a secret if you (to promise) not to tell
anyone. 3. Of course it can’t last, but when it (to come) to an
end it (to be) a wonderful experience for him. It really
(to make) a man of him. 4. When you (to be) in the sanatorium
it (not to seem) so bad, I (to be) sure. 5. In a minute I (to join)
you, my friend. 6. You don’t think it (to rain), do you?
7.1 (to think) of you day and night. 8. You (to stay) in Rome
long? 9. Why, we (to work) all night and (to finish) everything
tomorrow. 10. I think we (to leave) for Paris sooner than we
thought. 11. I expect we (to see) a lot of each other. 12. She
knows that if she (to come) she (to have) a chance of a happier
life than she has had. 13. If you (to mention) her name again,
I (to be) very angry with you. 14. It (not to be) so long till we
(to be) together and then it (not to be) so hard for him.
Exercise V
Use the verbs to go (to bed), to sweep and to invite in the
Present Simple or in the Future Simple.
1. I will switch off the radio when you ... to bed. I will get up
in time if I ... to bed early. May I ring you up at eleven?
When ... you ... to bed tonight? - I have got much work
to do, so I don’t know if I ... to bed at eleven as usual.
How can I know when I... to bed?
2. If you ... the floor, it will be quite clean. Will you kindly
look for my needle, when you ... the floor tomorrow? It’s
nine o’clock already. When ... you ... the floor? She will be
so busy tomorrow; she doesn’t know when she... the floor.
She asks me if I... the floor tomorrow morning.
3. Though I don’t feel well, I ... come friends of mine to the
housewarming party. When will you ... them, I wonder? It
is not settled yet when I... them. I’ll be glad to see Ann if
you... her to your housewarming party. I am eager to know
if you ... the Browns too.
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Exercise VI
Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Fu-
ture Simple.
1. We will go home after... 2. You must repeat the rule until...
3. When the water is really hot... 4. They will keep quiet while
... 5.1 will inform them about it as soon as ... 6. Close the door
quietly when ... 7. I will be ready by the time you ... 8. Don’t
lock the door in case ... 9. Nobody knows when ... 10. It is
difficult to guess when ... 11. You’ll catch a cold if... 12. You
won’t catch the train unless ... 13. Ask him when ... 14. Ask
your teacher if... 15.1 can’t do anything unless ...
Exercise VII
Complete the following using the Present Simple or the Fu-
ture Simple.
1.1 will accompany you with pleasure as soon as ... 2. The per-
formance will be a great success if... 3. As soon as the meeting
starts ... 4. If this time is convenient for you ... 5. We will not
complete the work this week in case ... 6. Dinner will be served
before... 7. When the tourists come to the camp... 8. If she keeps
her promise ... 9. You will be in my way if ... 10. The expe-
riment will be carried out as soon as ... 11. When you turn into
that alley... 12. As soon as it begins to freeze... 13. Unless you
look at this picture at some distance ... 14. I will remind you
of your promise in case ... 15. The dentist will pull out the tooth
if ... 16. If you work hard ... 17. I think everything will be
clear when... 18. You will finish your report soon on condition
that...
Exercise VIII
Translate into English.
1. Я подожду, пока он окончит свой рассказ, а потом по-
прошу его ответить на мой вопрос. 2. Я с ним поговорю,
когда он придет, но я не уверена, придет ли он сегодня.
3. Я не знаю, когда я получу от нее ответ, но как только я
получу его, я немедленно вам позвоню. 4. Если вы будете
работать усердно, то вы скоро кончите работу. 5. Я зайду
к вам перед тем, как уеду из Москвы. 6. Я дам вам знать,
как только получу письмо от него. 6. Я поговорю с ним об
этом, когда я его встречу. 7. Он будет брать уроки англий-
ского языка два раза в неделю. 8. Как только моя сестра
приедет, я пошлю тебе записку; если ты будешь свободен,
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ты придешь повидаться с ней. 9. Когда мы поедем в Крым,
я буду много купаться в море. 10. Мне будет очень жаль,
если вы не примите участия в экскурсии. 11. Лучше посо-
ветоваться с врачом, прежде чем вы дадите согласие на эту
поездку.
Exercise IX
Translate into English.
1. Если вы выучите новые слова, вы хорошо напишите дик-
тант. 2. Я вам буду очень благодарен, если вы мне поможе-
те перевести эту статью. 3. Я думаю, все станет ясно, как
только мы получим от него письмо. 4. Если она позвонит
и нас не будет дома, спросите ее, зайдет ли она к нам вече-
ром. 5. Если вы возьмете такси, вы успеете встретить бра-
та. 6. Как только вы его увидите, спросите его, когда он
уезжает. 7. Если вы доберетесь до лагеря первыми, ждите
нас. 8. Как только вы приедете в город, приезжайте ко мне:
в доме достаточно места для всей вашей семьи. 9. Я буду
вам очень благодарен, если вы напомните брату о его обе-
щании. 10. Он обещал достать мне несколько книг, как
только я начну работать над статьей. 11. Я уверен, что все
полюбят ее, как только она начнет работать с нами. 12. Я
не смогу прийти к тебе сегодня, если мне придется остать-
ся здесь после работы.
Exercise X
Translate into English.
1. Интересно, когда они вернутся. 2. Вы сразу узнаете Тома,
как только увидите его. 3. Если вы встретите Аню, попро-
сите ее поторопиться. 4. Она будет очень рада, когда встре-
тит вас там. 5. Я не помню, когда они возвращаются.
6. Если он опоздает, мы уйдем без него. 7. Я дам вам эту
книгу, при условии, что вы ее скоро вернете. 8. Вы не буде-
те знать английский язык, пока не начнете усиленно рабо-
тать. 9. Когда станет темно, мы зажжем свет. 10. Я не знаю,
когда мы опять встретимся. 12. Если вы сразу же не уйдете,
вы опоздаете на поезд. 13. Стойте здесь, пока свет не ста-
нет зеленым. 14. Я сообщу ему эту новость, как только он
придет сюда. 15. Если вы будете читать при плохом осве-
щении, вы испортите глаза.
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Continuous (Progressive) Tenses
to be + Participle I (-ing)
The Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I am speaking Am I speaking? I am not speaking
He is speaking Is he speaking? He is not (isn’t) speaking
She is speaking Is she speaking? She is not speaking
It is speaking Is it speaking? It is not speaking
We are speaking Are we speaking? We are not (aren’t) speaking
You are speaking Are you speaking? You are not speaking
They are speaking Are they speaking? They are not speaking
Spelling Rules
When verbs end in one stressed vowel between two consonants
we double the final consonant: swim - swimmimg', stir - stirring.
Look at the spelling of these verbs: die - dying', write - writing.
The Present Continuous is used:
1) to denote continuous actions happening at or around
the moment of speaking:
Listen! The telephone is ringing. Go and answer it.
2) to denote temporary situations:
They are spending their holidays at the seaside this summer.
3) to denote future actions with verbs of motion (to come,
to arrive, to go, to leave, to return, to sail, to start), usually if
the actions denote an intention or plan:
She is leaving tomorrow.
4) to denote actions in progress referring to all or any time,
the moment of speaking included. In this case the adverbials
ever, for ever, constantly, always are used. It expresses annoyance
or criticism.
She is always interrupting me!
5) to denote two actions one of which is in progress and the
other is a habitual one:
I never speak while I am working.
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6) to denote several simultaneous actions:
Nell is reading in her room. Father is resting.
The Present Continuous is used with the following time ex-
pressions: now, at the moment, at present, nowadays, today,
tonight, always, still etc.
Note. In the construction I am going to + the infinitive,
I am going has the meaning of I intend (я собираюсь),
and refers the action expressed by the following infinitive
to the future.
I am going to read this book.
Stative Verbs
Stative verbs express a permanent state rather than an ac-
tion and they do not have continuous forms.
These are:
1) verbs of the senses: to feel, to hear, to see, to smell, to taste
etc. Look, watch and listen can be used in continuous:
John is watching TV.
Feel and hurt can be used in either continuous or simple forms:
He feels/is feeling worse today.
2) verbs of feelings and emotions: to adore, to appreciate, to
detest, to dislike, to enjoy, to forgive, to hate, to like, to loathe'.
I dislike the programme I am watching on TV now.
3) verbs of opinion: to agree, to believe, to expect (-to think),
to see (~ to understand), to suppose, to understand etc.:
I believe he is innocent.
4) other verbs: to keep (= to continue), to appear (= to seem), to
belong, to concern, to contain, to depend, to fit, to have (-to pos-
sess), to know, to mean, to owe, to own, to possess, to need, to want,
to require, to prefer, to weigh, to wish, to seem etc.:
He wants some more biscuits.
Some stative verbs to be, to love, to see, to smell, to taste, to
think etc. have continuous forms but there is a difference in
meaning:
State
He thinks he is really (= he be-
lieves) hardworking.
What does it taste like? (= What
is its flavour?)
He has two houses (=he pos-
sesses).
Action
I’m thinking about his offer
(= I’m considering).
He’s tasting the food (= he’s
testing the flavour).
She’s having breakfast (= she’s
eating).
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The silk skirt feels soft (= it has
a soft texture).
Do you see what I mean?
(= Do you understand?)
Your perfume smells of roses
(= it has the smell).
I love/enjoy good performan-
ces (= I like in general).
It looks like rain (= it appears).
He appears to be working
(= he seems to be).
The box weighs a lot (= its
weight is).
Ann is naughty (= her charac-
ter is bad).
This dress fits me well (=it is
the right size).
I’m feeling the cat’s fur (= I’m
touching).
He’s seeing his friend tonight
(= he’s meeting).
She’s smelling the roses
(= she’s trying the smell of).
I’m loving/enjoying this per-
formance (= I like especially).
He is looking at the portrait
(= he is viewing it).
The actress is appearing on
stage (= she will make an ap-
pearance).
She is weighing the vegetables
on the scales (= she is find-
ing out the weight of).
She is being very naughty (= she
is misbehaving).
We are fitting a new carpet in
the living-room (= laying).
Some adjectives can be used with “to be” in the continuous
form to express a temporary characteristic. These are: careful,
foolish, kind, lazy, nice, patient, (im)polite, rude, silly etc.:
You 're being very lazy.
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Exercise I
Put the following sentences in the negative form and add af-
firmative sentences using the words in brackets.
Model: She is reading now. (to write a letter)
She is not reading. She is writing a letter.
1. Helen is skating now. (to ski) 1. They are playing chess,
(dominoes) 3. The students are going home, (to the library)
4. Mother is making dinner, (to wash dishes in the kitchen) 5. Father
is working in the garden, (to take a rest) 6. Ann and Mike are
swimming there, (to lie in the sun) 7.1 am asking you questions,
(to answer your questions) 8. He is sitting at his desk, (to stand at
the blackboard) 9. She is learning new words.(to recite a poem)
10. We are having a meeting, (to have an English class)
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Exercise II
Answer the questions using the words in brackets.
Model: Are you free now? (Yes/have a rest).
Yes, I am. I’m having a rest.
1. Are you busy now? (Yes/tidy up the flat)
2. Are you free now? (No/go to the theatre)
3. Is your mother busy now? (Yes/wash up)
4. Is your brother in the dining-room? (Yes/have a lunch)
5. Is mother in the kitchen now? (Yes/cook)
6. Are you leaving now? (Yes/go to the library)
7. Is your teacher busy now? (Yes/give a lecture)
8. Are the children resting now? (No/study)
Exercise III
Ask questions to the words in bold type.
1. Lucy is taking her examination now.
2. Tom is playing chess with his friend.
3. Many students are going to the library.
4. She is looking at the picture.
5. He is answering the teacher’s question.
6. They are speaking about their work.
7. The train is leaving at 5 o’clock.
8. She is swimming in the lake now.
Exercise IV
Fill in with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. I... (to think) about visiting Kate this afternoon.
2. I... (to think) she’s away on holiday.
3. Mr Smith ... (to have) a telephone message from his wife.
4. He ... (to have) a business meeting and I don’t want
to disturb him.
5. I... (to love) breathing in clean, country air!
6. So do 1.1... (to love) every minute of this walking trip.
7. Why... (you/to taste) the soup? Is anything wrong with it?
8. Yes, it... (to taste) too sweet. I think I’ve used sugar in-
stead of salt.
9. Why ... (you/to feel) Pete’s forehead, Mum?
10. I think he’s got a temperature. He ... (to feel) rather hot.
11. Nick ... (to be) a very rude person.
12. Helen ... (to be) very rude these days too, although she is
usually polite.
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13. Why ... (you/to smell) the inside of your car?
14. Because it... (to smell) of petrol.
Exercise V
Insert the construction to be going + infinitive. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. ... you ... to take part in the concert? -
Certainly, I...
2. What... you ... to sing? -
I shall sing two folk songs.
3. Who ... to accompany you? -
My friend Helen as usual.
4. Who else ... to sing or recite something at the concert? -
Nick ... to recite a poem written by himself and our choir
will sing some songs.
5. ... they ... to have a dance after the concert? -
Of course, they...
6. ... all your friends ... to be present at the party? -
Certainly, they...
7. When will you come home? -
We ... to dance till after midnight.
Exercise VI
Translate into English.
a) What (Whose) book are you reading?
1. На какую картину ты смотришь? 2. Какой вопрос ты
задаешь? 3. Какое упражнение они делают? 4. На какой
вопрос они отвечают? 5. Чей рассказ ты читаешь? 6. Чей
журнал он берет? 7. Чьей ручкой он пишет? 8. Чью ручку
ты даешь мне? 9. Какое упражнение ты пишешь? 10. Какой
рассказ ты читаешь? 11. Какую программу ты смотришь?
12. Какой текст ты переводишь?
b) Who is sitting at the window?
1. Кто читает книгу? 2. Кто говорит по телефону? 3. Кто
пишет на доске? 4. Кто берет книгу из библиотеки? 5. Кто
кладет газету в почтовый ящик? 6. Кто пишет диктовку?
7. Кто отвечает на вопросы? 8. Кто декламирует стихотво-
рение? 9. Кто читает журнал? 10. Кто разговаривает с учи-
телем?
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c) What аге you doing?
1. Что ты пишешь? 2. Что ты читаешь? 3. Что ты слуша-
ешь? 4. О чем ты рассказываешь им? 5. Над чем ты работа-
ешь? 6. О чем ты говоришь? 7. На что ты смотришь? 8. Что
ты спрашиваешь? 9. О чем ты думаешь? 10. Что ты перево-
дишь?
d) Where are you going?
1. Куда ты смотришь? 2. Куда ты кладешь газету? 3. Где ты
стоишь? 4. Где ты сидишь? 5. Куда ты посылаешь письмо?
6. Где вы сейчас отдыхаете? 7. Где вы живете? 8. Где вы
работаете? 9. Куда вы посылаете телеграмму? 10. Где у вас
урок английского языка?
е) Why are you opening the door?
1. Почему ты закрываешь окно? 2. Почему он задает тот
же самый вопрос? 3. Почему вы смеетесь? 4. Почему вы
спешите? 5. Почему вы уезжаете? 6. Почему вы показывае-
те этот журнал? 7. Почему вы сидите у окна? 8. Почему вы
не слушаете учителя? 9. Почему вы кашляете? 10. Почему
вы не пишите упражнение? 11. Почему ты запираешь дверь?
Exercise VII
Translate into English.
1. Вы торопитесь на занятия? - Да. В 11.00 у нас лекция.
2. Куда вы идете? - Я иду в библиотеку. 3. Вы читаете? Что
вы читаете? 4. Кому вы пишете письмо? - Сестре. 5. Ваш
брат дома сейчас? - Да. Он занят сейчас. Он готовит уроки.
6. Я хочу видеть профессора Петрова. - Простите, его здесь
нет. Он читает лекцию. 7. Где Виктор? - Он в читальном
зале. Он читает газеты. - Какие газеты он читает? - Я не
знаю. 8. Не входите в класс. Учащиеся пишут контрольную
работу. 9. На следующей неделе мы едем в Сочи. 10. Делега-
ция приезжает завтра. Какой урок вы сейчас изучаете? - Мы
проходим 5-й урок. 12. Куда все спешат? - На стадион. Там
сегодня интересный матч. 13. Не шумите. Дети спят. 14. Что
делает Петя? - Он рисует. 15. Вы уже заканчиваете эту рабо-
ту? 16. Не мешайте мне. Я готовлюсь к докладу. 16. Отец
дома? - Да. Он работает в саду. 17. О чем вы думаете?
18. С кем он там разговаривает? 19. На что вы смотрите?
20. О чем вы говорите?.
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Compare the Present Simple and
the Present Continuous
Present Simple
Does your daughter sing? (in
general)
Does it rain much in St Peters-
burg? (actions that happen
repeatedly )
My friend lives in Moscow.
(a permanent situation)
Present Continuous
What is she singing? (at the pre
sent moment)
Is it raining? (now, at the mo
ment of speaking)
I’m living with my friend un
til I find somewhere to live
(a temporary situation)
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Exercise I
Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous in the fol-
lowing sentences.
1. The woman who (to speak) with my sister in the yard (to be)
our neighbour who (to live) across the street. 2. You (to ask)
too much of me. I (to be) quite powerless to help you. 3. You
(to hear) the speaker well? - Yes, I (to hear) him clearly.
I (to listen) very attentively, but still (not to understand) what
he (to speak) about. 4. You (to go) in my direction? I can give
you a lift. 5. It (to be) a very interesting scientific film. In it you
can see how the grass (to grow) and the flowers (to unfold)
their petals right before your eyes. 6.1 (to look) at the barometer
and (to see) that it (to fall). 7. Don’t enter the study. Father (to
work) there and he (not to like) to be disturbed. 8. You (to see)
that woman in the corner? She (to have) heirdessert now. As
soon as she (to leave) we (to occupy) the table. 9. Where you
(to hurry)? - I (to be) afraid to miss the 2.35. My friend
(to come) with it. 10. They will have to stay with us when they
(to arrive) here.
Exercise II
Insert the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.
1. What you (to do) here? - I (to wait) for my friend. 2. He
(to speak) French? - Yes, he (to speak) French very fluently.
3. The man (to be) drunk. He (not to know) what he (to say).
4. I’ll come down when I (to be) ready. 5. I will take off
the jacket if it (to get) too hot. 6. “It (to get) windy,” he said
in his quiet way. 7. Listen! Someone (to knock) at the door.
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8. Don’t go into the classroom! The students (to write) a test
there. 9. She (to write) letter to her mother every week.
10. Let’s go for a walk. It (not to rain). 11. You (to hear)
anything? I (to listen) hard, but I not (to hear) anything.
11. Listen! The telephone (to ring). 12. They will have to stay
with us when they (to arrive) here.
Exercise III
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous.
1. The sun (to rise) in the east and (to set) in the west.
2. Although the sun (to rise) I cannot see it because it is behind
the clouds. 3. You (to play) the piano? - No, I (to do) not.
4. I hear somebody playing in the next room; who (to play)
there? 5: It is pleasant to be at home when a storm (to rage)
outside. 6. There are so many people there; where they all (to
go)? 7. As a rule I (to feel) rather tired after my walk. 8. Thank
you, now I (to feel) much better. 9. He (to swim) very fast.
10. Look! Somebody (to swim) over there. 11. Where is Alec?
- He is in the garden. I think he (to do) his morning exercises.
12. He always (to do) his morning exercises with the window
open. 13. I’d like to see Professor Smith. - Sorry. He is out at
the moment. He (to give) a lecture. 14. Sometimes he
(to give his lectures) in English for the students of the English
department. 15. Who (to make a report) at the meeting? -
I am sorry. I don’t know the speaker’s name. 16. Our teacher
(to speak) two foreign languages. 17. Hello. This is Brown
speaking. - Sorry, I don’t hear you well. Who (to speak)?
18. Is Nick in the dining-room? - Yes. He (to have lunch).
Exercise IV
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous.
1. Water (to boil) at 100 degrees Centigrade. 2. We (to meet)
twice a week. 3. The clock (to strike), it is time to go home.
4. He (to take) his English lesson; he always (to take) his lessons
in the morning. 5. Where is John? - He (to prepare) his lessons;
he usually (to prepare) them at that time. 6.1 (not to understand)
your remark. 7. Can you hear what I (to say)? 8. After a whole
week of clear weather it (to begin) to rain. 9. What (to be)
the title of the book you (to read)? 10. Look, smoke (to come)
out of the window. 11. The sun (to set). What a glorious sight it
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is! 12. What (to listen) to? - It seems to me I (to hear) a strange
noise outside. 13. Why you (to wear) your new clothes, those in
which you are to travel tomorrow? 14. Why, my dear boy, how
stout you (to get)! 15. You (to joke) Tom? - No, Father, I (not
to joke). 15. On his way he usually (to meet) many children
who (to go) to school. 16. I (to look) for Pete. Have you seen
him? 17. I am certain to know all about it when I (to get) his
letter. 18. I (to wonder) if you’d like to come to a little party
I (to give) next week.
Exercise V
Give answers to the following questions using the Present
Continuous or the Present Simple.
1. Where are you going this Sunday? - This Sunday ... but
usually on Sundays ... 2. When is he coming to see us? - He ...
Friday night though most often ... 3. The delegation of French
scientists is arriving by plane tonight, isn’t it? - Yes, it ...
at the Vnukovo Airport, foreign delegations, as a rule... 4. When
is the boat from Odessa coming? - It... in half an hour as it is
late tonight, but regularly it... at 8 sharp. 5. When is the night
train for St Petersburg leaving? - It ... in half an hour. It ...
at 15:15 according to the timetable.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous.
1. Где Николай? - В саду. - Что он там делает? 2. Я не по-
нимаю, о чем вы говорите. 3. Он знает, что мы уходим?
4. Как вы думаете, чего они ждут? 5. Я не знаю, почему я
плачу. 6. Почему ты не ешь суп? - Я не хочу. 7. Я не вижу,
что вы пишете. - Я пишу письмо своему брату, который
живет в Москве. Мы большие друзья и часто пишем друг
другу. Сейчас он работает над своей дипломной работой.
8. Я вижу двух студентов и слышу их голоса, но не пони-
маю, на каком языке они говорят. Возможно, это какой-то
восточный язык, а я не знаю восточных языков. 9. Я люб-
лю, когда вся наша семья по вечерам собирается вместе.
Обычно мы говорим о нашей работе. Сейчас мы все вместе
в столовой. Мы пьем чай. Отец просматривает газету. Брат
рассказывает нам о последних новостях в университете.
Мама смотрит на часы и говорит, что младшим детям пора
идти спать. 10. Что делает твой брат? - Он работает на
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заводе? - А что он сейчас делает? - Он читает газету. Я
приношу ему газеты, когда он приходит с работы. 11. Не
выходите на улицу. Идет дождь. 12. Осенью в Петербурге
часто идет дождь. 13. Могу я видеть Михаила? - Нет, он
обедает. Он всегда обедает в это время.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous.
1. Дождь все еще идет. Я вижу дождевые капли на стекле.
2. Эти люди пристально смотрят на вас. Вы их знаете?
3. Как называется журнал, который вы просматриваете?
4. Что вы стоите в дверях? Проходите, мы как раз пьем
чай; выпейте с нами чашку. 5. Мы приближаемся к морю.
6. Что ты слушаешь? - Я слушаю концерт из филармонии.
7. Этот человек, конечно, очень хорошо говорит по-анг-
лийски, но мне трудно понимать его, так как он говорит
очень быстро, а я знаю язык недостаточно хорошо. 8. Мо-
лодой человек, с которым разговаривает журналист, изве-
стный художник. Сейчас он, очевидно, рассказывает о сво-
их картинах. 9. Я не люблю таких людей, как он. Он всегда
мечтает, но ничего не делает, чтобы осуществить свои меч-
ты. 10. Позвони на вокзал, пожалуйста, и узнай, когда при-
ходит поезд из Москвы. 11. Достаньте ваш билет. Контро-
лер проверяет билеты. 12. Не шевелись, фотограф уже
снимает тебя. 13. Она всегда жалуется на своего сына, ког-
да бы я ее ни встретил. 14. Вы говорите, что уезжаете ско-
ро. Может быть вы побудете здесь, пока он не приедет?
15. Не входите в комнату, мой брат готовится к экзамену там.
The Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Person Number Positive Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
J was speaking Was I speaking? I was not (wasn’t) speaking
He was speaking Was he speaking? He was not speaking
She was speaking Was she speaking? She was not speaking
It was speaking Was it speaking? It was not speaking
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Person Number Positive Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
We were speaking Were we speaking? We were not (weren’t) speaking
You were speaking Were you speaking? You were not speaking
They were speaking Were they speaking? They were not speaking
The Past Continuous is formed with the Past Simple of
the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional v$rb.
It is used
1) to denote a continuous action at a certain moment in the
past:
At 10 о clock it was still raining.
The fire began at midnight when everybody was sleeping.
2) to denote a continuous action during a certain period in the
past:
We were working in the garden from six till eight.
They were quarrelling all day long yesterday.
3) to denote two or more simultaneous past actions:
I was preparing dinner while she was tidying up the room.
4) to denote past action in progress interrupted by another past
action. The longer action is in the Past Continuous, the shorter
action is in the Past Simple:
While I was having breakfast the telephone rang.
The Past Continuous is used with the following time expres-
sions: while, when, as etc.
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the following sentences in the interrogative and negative
forms.
1. I was having supper when you rang me up. 2. My mother
was making dinner in the kitchen when I came in. 3. Your friends
were speaking in the corridor when we saw them. 4. I was
hurrying to the canteen when I met you. 5. We were having our
English at 10 in the morning. 6. He was waiting for us at
10 o’clock yesterday. 7. I was sleeping soundly when our
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neighbours knocked at the door. 8. We were discussing the new
film when you rang up.
Exercise II
Put the following sentences into the Past Continuous adding
some necessary adverbials of time or adverbial clauses of time.
1. What’s his sister doing? 2. He’s not packing his things.
3. Are you waiting for your friend? 4. Where are you hurrying
to? 5. My friend’s staying at a hotel. 6. She’s talking to a friend
of mine. 7. My daughter’s having her English. 8. She’s cooking
dinner. 9. Are they having dinner? 10. They are discussing
a new film.
Exercise III
Put wh-questions to the words in bold type.
1. We were waiting for you at five yesterday. 2. They were
discussing this question when we came in. 3.1 was reading when
my friend rang me up. 4.1 was reading a difficult English book
at that time. 5. We were having tea when my friend came in.
6. I was going to the library when you met me. 7. They were
listening in when you entered the room. 8. She was taking
a music lesson when her mother came home.
Exercise IV
Answer the questions concentrating on the use of the Past
Continuous.
1. Were you doing your homework at 8 yesterday evening?
2. Were you hurrying home after classes when I met you?
3. Who were you talking to when I called you?
4. What were you talking about when I came in?
5. What was your sister doing when you got home yesterday?
6. Where were you going when I met you in the street yester-
day?
7. What was your father doing when I rang you up?
8. What were you doing when the rain began?
Exercise V
Here is a list of things Kate did yesterday (and the time in
which she did them):
1) 2:30 - 3:00 had dinner 4) 6:15 - 7:00 read a book
2) 3:00 - 4:00 had a rest 5) 7:30 - 8:00 had supper
3) 4:00 - 6:00 did her homework 6) 8:15 - 9:00 watched TV
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Write sentences saying what she was doing at that time:
1) At 2:45 she was having dinner. 4) At 6:45 ...
2) At 3:30 she... 5) At 7:45...
3) At 5:00... 6) At 8:30...
Exercise VI
Translate into English.
1. Вчера в 5 ч. вечера я читал газету.
2. В воскресенье с 2-х до 4-х мы работали в саду.
3. Мы занимались английским языком весь день.
4. Когда я позвонил ему, он готовился к урокам.
5. Мы шли в библиотеку, когда она нас встретила.
6. Что вы делали в прошлую субботу вечером с 5 часов
до 7 часов?
7. Когда я писал письмо, он делал упражнения по
английскому языку.
8. Мы смотрели телевизор, а они слушали радио.
9. Во время обеда он читал газету.
10. Было уже темно, когда они выходили из леса.
11. Где вы работали сегодня в 9 часов утра?
12. Я ждал вас с 3-х до 4-х, а затем ушел.
13. Мы сели на скамейку. Рядом с нами два мальчика о
чем-то громко разговаривали. Один из них задавал
вопросы, а другой отвечал. Под деревом играли две
девочки. Несколько студентов гуляли по дорожкам
парка. На деревьях пели птицы. Становилось жарко,
и мы решили искупаться.
Exercise VII
Translate into English.
1. Он писал упражнения, когда я вошел в комнату. 2. Шел
дождь, когда я вышел из дома. 3. Что он делал, когда вы
зашли к нему? 4. Он ушиб ногу в то время, как играл в фут-
бол. 5. Когда я шел сюда, я встретил вашего брата.
6. Был вечер. Моя жена читала книгу, а я писал письмо.
Вдруг дверь открылась, и вошел мой брат. 7. Было 10 ча-
сов утра, когда я вошел в контору. Несколько посетителей
ждали заведующего. Секретарь говорил с кем-то по теле-
фону. 8. Я обедал, когда он мне позвонил. 9. Я возвращал-
ся домой довольно поздно. Становилось уже темно, и шел
дождь. Я шел быстро, так как у меня не было зонтика и я
боялся промокнуть. 10. Дети играли в шахматы, в то вре-
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мя, как мать готовила обед. 11. Куда вы спешили, когда я
вас встретил? 12. Пожар начался ночью, когда все спали.
13. Пока он готовил чай, она наблюдала за ним. 14. Когда
он вошел, я просматривала книгу его ранних набросков.
Compare the Past Continuous and the Past Simple:
The Past Continuous
is used to say that
someone was doing something
at a certain time
While mother was cooking
dinner, the phone rang.
The Past Simple
is used to talk about actions
and situations in the past
She passed her exams well
last year.
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Exercise I
Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous instead of the
infinitives in brackets.
1. When I (to come) into the hall, the students (to discuss)
the first report. 2. The secretary (to type) a report when the postman
(to come in) and (to put) the latest mail on the table. 3. When
I (to leave) the university, it (to rain) heavily. 4. When John
(to return) home, he (to see) his younger brother who (to do)
his lessons. 5. What you (to do) when I (to come in)?
6. I (to write) a letter to my friend, and now I (to take) it
the letter-box. 7. Last year at the same hour of the day our
family (to sit) in our grandfather’s room. Father (to read) an
article about my grandfather’s new invention. 8. When
I (to come) home from school, my little brother (to sit) on
the floor with all his toys around him. He (to play) with them.
I (to tell) him the put all his toys in the box as he (to make) too
much noise. 9. All night long the stars (to glitter). 10. She
(to look up) to see if we (to listen). 11. For the first time she
(to notice) her sister (to wear) a new dress. 12. It so (to happen)
that she (to have dinner) that very evening at her aunt’s.
13. Ann (to come) to the sitting-room where we all (to sit)
reading the papers after breakfast. 14. Near her a small boy
(to play) silently. 15. She (to go) to the back door, and as she
(to raise) her hand to knock, the young man (to open) the door
suddenly.
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Exercise II
Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous instead of
the infinitives in brackets.
1. And soon she (to laugh) when he (to tell) her about some
funny things. 2. Through the open door (to come) the voice
of his father. The old man (to sing). 3. And I (to go) softly
into the room. She (to sit) by the fire. 4. She (to weep), her
whole body (to tremble). 5. I (to write) a letter when you
(to enter) the room. 6. We (to do) our room when our neighbour
(to knock) at the door. 7. He (to write) his report when
the bell (to ring) and his friend (to enter) the room. 8. He
(to play) football when the ball (to hit) his head. 9. It (to grow)
dark, so we (to decide) to return. 10. Kate (to dance), but
when she (to see) a newcomer she (to stop). 11. He (to clean)
the car when the phone (to ring), so he (not to answer) it.
12. She (to look) tired. She (to type) letters all morning.
Exercise III
Translate into English using the Past Simple or the Past
Continuous.
1. Ты можешь вспомнить, что ты делал в то время? 2. Ког-
да мы вышли из кино, все еще шел сильный снег. 3. Она
что-то писала, когда я вошел. 4. Он работал с утра до
ночи, так ему хотелось накопить нужную сумму и уехать
отсюда. 5. Все время, пока Петр рассказывал свою исто-
рию, она пристально смотрела на него. Она пыталась
понять, что он за человек. 6. Поезд приближался к стан-
ции, делегаты стояли у окон и махали шляпами. По пер-
рону бежали дети с цветами. 7. Пассажиры так и не уви-
дели Байкал. Когда поезд проезжал Байкал, была ночь.
8. Охотники замолчали, красивый олень медленно при-
ближался к ним. 9. Пока директор разговаривал с пред-
ставителями иностранных фирм, секретарь сортировала
утреннюю почту. 10. В то время, как он пробирался сквозь
толпу, он услышал, как кто-то позвал его. 11. Мы вышли
на привокзальную площадь. Толпы народа спешили на
вокзал и с вокзала; подъезжали и отъезжали машины, кто-
то покупал цветы. 12. Пока носильщик и шофер уклады-
вали его вещи в машину, Джек увидел своего брата. Он
стоял за стеклянными дверями.
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Exercise IV
Translate into English using the Past Simple or the Past Con-
tinuous.
1. В три часа его не было дома. Он в это время работал в
библиотеке. Когда я пришла в библиотеку, он все еще
там работал.
2. Я плохо слышал докладчика, так как сидел далеко, а
он говорил довольно тихо.
3. Было поздно, темнело, и мы решили вернуться домой.
Пока мы шли, все время шел дождь и дул холодный
ветер.
4. День был солнечный. Мы катались на лыжах все утро.
Когда мы катались на лыжах, начал идти снег.
5. Когда пароход отошел, пассажиры стояли на палубе
и махали платками друзьям, которые оставались на
пристани.
6. Начался салют, к набережной Невы шли толпы народа.
7. Когда Том вышел на улицу, все ребята играли в мяч.
8. Было уже темно, когда мы подошли к дому; дул силь-
ный ветер, и становилось все холоднее и холоднее.
9. Юноши очень подружились, когда вместе путешество-
вали по горам Кавказа.
10. Шел сильный снег, когда мы вышли из дома.
11. Она переводила статью в то время, когда мы смотре-
ли телевизор.
12. Мы купались в реке, когда пошел дождь.
Exercise V
Translate into English using the Past Simple or the Past Con-
tinuous.
1. Я встретил его, когда он шел домой. 2. Мы стояли на
платформе, когда прибыл поезд. 3. Сестра пришла, когда
мы обедали. 4. Вчера целый день шел снег. 5. Где вы были
в 11 часов? - Я катался на лыжах. 6. Вы ведь путешество-
вали в это время в прошлом году, да? 7. Женщина что-то
сказала мальчику, который шел рядом с ней. 8. Когда я
вошел в зал, студенты все еще обсуждали первый доклад.
9. Секретарь печатала доклад, когда вошел директор и
положил на стол еще какие-то бумаги. 10. Поезд прибли-
жался к станции. Много людей спешили на вокзал.
11. Когда мальчик заснул, он все еще держал новую иг-
рушку. 12. Он проснулся, так как возле его кровати звонил
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телефон. 13. Молодая девушка напевала веселую песенку,
когда она шла наверх. 14. Ее рука дрожала, когда она ве-
шала телефонную трубку.
The Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I shall/will be speaking Shall/will I be speaking? I shall/will not be speaking (shan’t/won’t)
He will be speaking Will he be speaking? He will not be speaking
She will be speaking Will she be speaking? She will not be speaking
It will be speaking Will it be speaking? It will not be speaking
We shall/will be speaking Shall/will we be speaking? We shall/will not be speaking
You will be speaking Will you be speaking? You will not be speaking
They will be speaking Will they be speaking? They will not be speaking
The Future Continuous is formed with the Future Simple of
the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional verb.
It is used to denote an action in progress at a certain mo-
ment of time or during a certain period of time in the future:
A18 о "clock she will be having her early morning cup of coffee.
When she comes, I think Г11 be sleeping.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the following sentences in the interrogative and negative
forms.
1. He’ll be waiting for you at seven in the evening tomorrow.
2. They’ll be having dinner at that time. 3. We’ll be discussing
this question tomorrow morning. 4. They’ll be packing at 10
o’clock tomorrow. 5. They’ll be coming to see us from 7 till 8
tomorrow evening. 6. When I come to Kiev tomorrow at 12
o’clock, my old friends’ll be waiting for me at the station.
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7. He’ll be still working when I come. 8. She’ll be studying
English at three o’clock tomorrow. 9. I’ll be preparing for my
report tomorrow at 2 o’clock. 10. We’ll be taking an English
exam from 12 till 2 tomorrow.
Exercise II
Ask yes/no and wh-questions to the words in bold type.
1. We will be working hard this time tomorrow.
2. She will be taking a music lesson at this time tomorrow.
3. They will be building a new club when you are in the coun-
try in summer.
4. I will be sleeping if you come so late.
5. The English students will be writing their examination pa-
per at 3 o’clock tomorrow.
6. The doctors will be examining their patients from 12 to
2 tomorrow.
7. They will be rehearsing the second act when you come.
8. They will be listening to one of my favourite symphonies at
8 o’clock tomorrow.
Exercise III
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Future Simple or
Future Continuous.
1. I (to stay) with my family over the weekend. 2. Tomorrow
we (to ski) in the forest the whole day. 3. What you (to do)
tomorrow at 12 o’clock? 4. They will (to have) an English class
from 10 till 11.30. 5. There (to be) a lot of people in the dining-
room during the dinner-break. 6. The children (to play) while I
go shopping. 7. When you (to come) back? - I think, I (to be)
back on Monday. 8. It (to take) you half an hour if you go
there by metro. 9. She (to work) at the report from early morning
till late at night tomorrow. 10. We (to wait) for you from 9 till
3 o’clock in the afternoon tomorrow.
Exercise IV
Join the following pairs of sentences with if, when or while.
Mind the use of tenses in the subordinate clause.
1. You will be packing our things. I will be making arrangements
over the telephone. 2. We will come at 12 o’clock. They will be
rehearsing the second act. 3. You will ring up at 3 o’clock. I am
afraid I will be having a long-distance call and the line will be
engaged. 4. The German students will be having their oral test.
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The English students will be writing their examination paper.
5. The ward doctors will be examining their patients. The
professor will make his daily round.
Exercise V
Complete the following dialogue using the Future Siniple or
the Future Continuous.
Pete: Can I phone you tomorrow, Ann?
Ann: What time?
Pete: Well, I’m not working tomorrow so I... (phone) you at 9
o’clock in the morning.
Ann: Oh no! I... (sleep) then.
Pete: OK. I... (call) you at noon.
Ann: Well, I... (tidy up) the room.
Pete: Perhaps I... (come) and visit you in the afternoon then.
What... (you/do) at 3 o’clock?
Ann: I... (get) ready for my aerobics class.
Pete: Well, if I... (phone) you at 5 ... (you/be) at home?
Ann: No, I am afraid not. I... (visit) my aunt.
Pete: When can I see you, Ann?
Ann: Phone me tomorrow evening at 7 o’clock. I ... (not/do)
anything then.
Exercise VI
Translate the Russian sentences into English making them
the logical continuation of the English ones.
1. We will be playing chess in half an hour. - А они будут
играть в шашки. 2. What will you be doing when I come? - Я
буду, очевидно, писать доклад. 3. What will the coach be
doing at this time tomorrow? - Он будет тренировать юно-
шескую команду. 4. I will be listening to my favourite songs
at 8 o’clock tomorrow. - А я буду в это время писать сочине-
ние о творчестве Чехова. 5. Tomorrow at this time we will be
taking leave of each other at the station. - Вы вдвоем поедете
на север, чтобы присоединиться к своей экспедиции, а я
поеду на Урал. 6. Tomorrow at this time I will be working in
the library. - А вы в это время будете готовиться к экзаме-
ну. 7. Tomorrow in an hour you will be packing your things. -
А мы в это время будем уезжать.
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Exercise VII
Translate the following sentences using the Future Continuous
where required.
1. Завтра в это время вы будете слушать прекрасную оперу.
2. Вот увидите, через минуту он будет рассказывать о своей
встрече с чемпионом. 3. Когда мы придем домой, мама еще
будет готовить обед, и нам придется подождать. 4. Если вы
хотите увидеть их, вы должны поторопиться, иначе, боюсь,
вы придете в тот момент, когда они будут уходить. 5. Не
звоните мне с 3-х до 5-ти: я буду работать в лаборатории.
6. Ровно в 5 часов завтра многие астрономы будут наблю-
дать солнечное затмение. 7. Спускайтесь, я вас сейчас дого-
ню. 8. Ровно в шесть часов я буду ждать тебя на'троллейбус-
ной остановке. 9. Он будет учить английский язык, когда
ты придешь. 10. Завтра в 10 часов утра я буду сдавать экза-
мен по истории. 11. Не приходи ко мне завтра в 2 часа дня, я
буду готовиться к докладу. 12. Вы все еще будете работать,
если я приду в девять?
Perfect Tenses
to have + Participle II
The Present Perfect Tense
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I have (I’ve) spoken Have I spoken? I have not (haven’t) spoken
He has (he’s) spoken Has he spoken? He has not (hasn’t) spoken
She has spoken Has she spoken? She has not spoken
It has spoken Has it spoken? It has not spoken
We have spoken Have we spoken? We have not spoken
You have spoken Have you spoken? You have not spoken
They have spoken Have they spoken? They have not spoken
The Present Perfect is formed with the Present Simple of
the auxiliary verb to have and Participle II of the notional
verb.
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It is used
1) to denote a completed action which is connected with
the present, no definite time is mentioned:
I have been to the Hermitage.
2) to denote an action which is over, but a period of time is not
completed. The Present Perfect is used with adverbial modifiers
today, this week, this month, this year etc.:
He has been to Moscow this week.
3) It is used with the adverbs just, yet, never, ever, lately, recently,
already, often, seldom, generally, rarely. These adverbs are
usually placed before the main verb:
He has just come from London.
4) It is used with since (a preposition, an adverb or a conjunction
introducing a subordinate clause); since denotes from a certain
moment in the past up to now:
I have read three English books since the beginning of the term.
(a preposition)
She called on me last Sunday, but I have not seen her since.
(an adverb)
We have not had a single rainy day since we came here, (a con-
junction)
5) Instead of Present Perfect Continuous with the verbs having
no continuous forms before for and since'.
I have been here since 8 о "clock.
He has known him for ten years.
6) In subordinate adverbial clauses of time and condition
to denote a future action taking place before a certain moment
in the future:
I’ll stay with you until you’ve finished everything.
Note. In special questions with when the Past Simple is used:
When did you come?
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect.
1. I don’t know this man. I (never) met him. 2. Let’s go to
the cinema. A new film is on. - My friend already (to see) it.
3. Where is Nick? - He just (to go) out. 4. Don’t you know
what the story is about? - No, I (not to read) it. 5. Don’t
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worry about the letter. I already (to post) it. 6. Is he a good
boy? - Oh, yes he (to help) me a lot”. 7.1 know Kiev perfectly
well. I (be) there several times. 8.1 can’t find my bag. I think
somebody (to take) it by mistake. 9. Where is the key? -1 (to
put) it on the table. 10. Do you speak Japanese? - No, I never
(to study) it. 11. Do you know where he lives? - No, he recently
(to move) to a new flat I (not to be) there yet.
Exercise II
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present
Perfect.
1. I see the snow (to stop). 2. As a rule I (to have) eggs for
breakfast, but this time I (to order) porridge. 3. This is the house
where I (to live). I (to live) here since childhood. 4. Once in
a week I (to write) letters home, but I (not to write) one this
week, so my next letter must be very long. 5. She just (to ask) a
porter to carry her bags as they (to be) too heavy for her.
6. I regularly (to see) him every morning at the bus-stop, but
I (not to see) him these days. 7. You (to be) the first guest
I (to have) since my return. 8. It (to be) afternoon. It (to stop)
raining, and the sun (to come) out. 9. Thank you for everything
you (to do). I (to learn) a great deal from you. 10.1 (to believe)
Mr Smith (to pay) you a visit this afternoon. - Yes, he just (to
go). 11.1 (to know) her for fifteen years, but I never (to hear)
you speak like that before. 12. How long she (to be) away? It
(to seem) ages.
Exercise III
Use the words in brackets to make questions according to
a model.
Model: (you/ever/bee/to the Tretyakov Gallery?) Have you
ever been to the Tretyakov Gallery?
1. (father/come back/today?)...
2. (you/see/a new film/recently?)...
3. (how long/he/be/here?)...
4. (you/read/this book/already?)...
5. (you/ever/visit/the Kremlin?)...
6. (you/ever/be/the Bolshoi Theatre?)...
7. (you/be ill/this week?)...
8. (she/live/this house/all her live?)...
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Exercise IV
Insert the adverbs where necessary.
1. We have passed our examination, (just) 2. They have finished
their research work, (already) 3. My sister has been a good pupil,
(always) 4. She has been late for classes, (never) 5. We have not
taken our exams, (yet) 6. I have met my friend, (already)
7. This student has told us about his scientific work, (never)
8.1 haven’t done my morning exercises, (yet) 9.1 have had my
dinner, (already) 10. Have you been very busy? (lately) 11. My
father has left for his native town, (just) 12. I have been to
France, (never) 12. Has she graduated from the university?
(already) 13. Have they written poems? (ever)
Exercise V
Make sentences using yet and just.
Model: I haven’t read this novel yet.
I have just seen the film.
To accept the invitation, to make the report, to graduate from
the university, to get a letter, to change the time of our meeting,
to paint the portrait, to go to bed, to make up a plan, to discuss
a question, to answer the letter, to do one’s work, to hear
the news, to finish one’s drawing, to send a telegram.
Exercise VI
Ask yes/no and wh-questions to the following sentences.
1. We have already written our term test papers. 2. She has
forgotten to bring you the book. 3. They have accepted our
proposal this week. 4. They have been to the Hermitage lately.
5. They have got much work this year. 6. We have just bought
a new dictionary. 7. He hasn’t passed his examination. 8. She
hasn’t finished her work. 9. We have invited our friend to our
place. 10. The meeting has just begun.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using the Present Perfect.
1. Я никогда не был в этом театре. 2. Мы только что гово-
рили с ним об этом. 3. Он только что ушел. 4. Собрание
еще не началось. 5. Мы уже просмотрели новые газеты.
6. Она всегда присутствовала на наших собраниях в этом
году. 7. Я уже показал ему дорогу на станцию. 8. Я не был
в кино с сентября. 9. Мы никогда не катались на лыжах в
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лесу зимой. 10. Они не видели его в последнее время.
11. На этой неделе она не посещала занятий. 12. Мой сын
только что приехал из Англии. 13. Мы еще не обсуждали
этот вопрос на собрании. 14. Она несколько раз приходи-
ла сюда в последнее время. 15. Моя мама уже ответила на
это письмо. 16. Мы никогда не изучали испанский язык.
17. Мы не получали от них никаких известий с тех пор, как
они уехали в США. 18. Недавно они устроили прекрасную
художественную выставку.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English.
1. Где Петров? Почему он не пришел в университет? Я его
сегодня не видела. Боюсь, что он заболел. - Вы ошибае-
тесь. Петров здесь. Он только что пошел на лекцию. Но вы
не можете сейчас с ним поговорить, так как лекция уже
началась.
2. В этом году мы много читали. Мы прочитали несколько
английских книг в оригинале. Я всегда любила англий-
скую литературу. Вы хорошо знаете английскую литера-
туру XX века? Я прочла все произведения Голсуорси
(Galsworthy), Моэма (Maugham) и Кронина (Cronin). Не-
которые романы я прочла на русском языке.
3. Вы были на выставке картин Шишкина? - Да, я была
там несколько раз. Я всегда интересовалась творчеством
этого художника. Я никогда не видела ничего прекраснее
его пейзажей.
4. Я очень люблю путешествовать. Я уже побывала во мно-
гих городах нашей страны. Я не была в Новгороде с тех
пор, как мы переехали в Санкт-Петербург. Я очень люблю
этот древний город.
Exercise IX
Translate this dialogue into English.
- Привет, Борис!
- Здравствуй, Николай!
- Не видел тебя сто лет. Где ты был все это время?
- Видишь ли, я только что приехал из Крыма.
- Ты видел много красивых мест, не так ли?
- О, да. Между прочим, ты когда-нибудь был в Алупке?
- К сожалению, я никогда там не был, но я много слышал
об этом месте.
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- О, это замечательное место.
-Ты ездил туда один?
- Нет, вместе с Виктором. Ты помнишь его, да?
- Конечно. Он уже окончил университет?
- Да, он стал журналистом.
- А как ты? Я давно о тебе ничего не знаю.
- Спасибо. Все в порядке. Заходи ко мне. Я всегда рад тебя
видеть.
Exercise X
Translate into English.
1. Я еще не слыхал об этом. 2. Кто пришел? Наконец-то вы
пришли! 3. Можно мне прочитать ваше сочинение или вы
его уже отдали учителю? 4. Вы нашли зонтик? - Да, на-
шла. - А где вы его нашли? - Я нашла его в собственной
комнате. 5. Я дам вам эту книгу, после того, как я прочту
ее. 6. За последнее время я не получал от него писем. 7. Я не
получал от него известий с тех пор, как он уехал из Моск-
вы. 8. Он уехал из Москвы три года тому назад, и я не ви-
дел его с тех пор. 9. Почему вы надели пальто? Сегодня
совсем тепло. 10. Он положил документы на стол и вышел
из комнаты. 11. Я не знаю, который сейчас час, так как
мои часы остановились. 12. Я не видел его с лета. 13. Я уже
говорил вам об этом два раза. Разве вы не помните?
14. Наконец такси остановилось у подъезда большого дома.
15. Ваш друг пришел. Он ждет вас внизу.
Compare the Present Perfect and the Past Simple
The Present Perfect
A completed action
connected with the present
I have just posted my letter.
The Past Simple
An action performed
in the past
I posted my letter yesterday.
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Present Perfect or
the Past Simple.
1. You ever (to be) to this picture gallery? - Yes, I (to visit) it
once when a youth, and the pictures (to make) a great
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impression on me. Since then I (not to be) here. 2. You already
(to see) the new film? - Yes, I (to manage) to see it yesterday.
I (to go) to the cinema in the evening and (to get) two tickets
quite easily. 3. You always (to draw) books from our library?
- Yes, as a rule I (to draw). Last year I (to go) to another
library but I (not to find) it as good as this one. I (to draw)
books from here for some 6 months already. 4.1 (not to see)
anything of Helen lately. When you (to see) her last? -
I (to meet) her two days ago. I (to think) that she (to change)
very much. 5. You (to have dinner) already? - No, not yet.
The waiter (to take) my order 15 minutes ago and (not to
bring) me anything yet. - You ever (to hear) Lemeshev sing?
- Oh, yes. He (to be) a splendid singer and a very good actor
as well. 7. Where you (to get) this fine new bag from? - My
parents (to give) it to me as a birthday present. 8. She just
(to remind) me that we (to be) at school together. 9.1 (to meet)
Nick this morning at the station. 10. She (to finish) tidying
up the flat, then she (to begin) cooking dinner. 11. I (to see)
his name in the papers very often of late. 12. They (to leave)
just a week ago. 13. Most of the children here (to have)
the flu already. 14. I (to love) you since I (to see) you at the
party.
Exercise II
Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple instead of the in-
finitives in brackets.
1. You (to write) a letter to your friend at last? - Yes, I (to
have). - When you (to write) it? - I (to write) it last night. -
And why you (not to send) it yet? -1 (to leave) it at home in the
morning, and I (to be) busy since I (to return) home.
2. Jane (to come) home? - Not yet. I am very anxious about
her. When she (to leave)? - She (to leave) home at 6 o’clock and
she (to go) straight to the dentist. - Don’t worry. I am sure
the doctor (to detain) her. - But it’s 9 o’clock now, so she (to
be) away from home for three hours already.
3. Look! What letter I just (to receive)from Mother. - Anything
(to happen)? - Father (to fall) ill. - Ill again! He (to be) ill in
September - Yes. At first the doctors (to say) it was the flu. But
then he (to feel) worse and they (to take) him to the hospital.
Mother writes he (to be) ill for more than a week already.
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Exercise III
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Perfect and the Past
Simple.
1. - You ever (to be) to the Hermitage?
- Yes, I (to be) there several times.
- Yes, I (to be) there a few days ago.
2. - You (to be) to the Kremlin recently?
- Yes, I...
- Yes, I (to go) there last Sunday.
3. - You (to see) Mike this morning?
-Yes, I...
- No, I (not to see) him since last Monday.
4. - You (to be) to the theatre this week?
- Yes, I... I (to go) to the Mariinsky Theatre.
5. - You ever (to play) football?
-Yes, I...
-1 (to play) when I (to be) a schoolboy.
6. -1 (to lose) my woollen gloves. You (not to see) them any-
where?
- No, I am afraid, I... . When you last (to wear) them?
-1 (to wear) them last night.
7. - You (to hear) him speak on the radio last night?
-Yes, I...
8. - You (to be) here long?
- Yes, I (to be) here two months.
- You (to come) to see John?
- Yes, I (not to see) him since last summer.
9. - How long you (to know) Pete?
-1 (to know) him for 15 years.
10. - Where you (to be)?
- 1 (to be) to the dentist.
- He (to take) out your tooth?
- Yes, he....
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Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Я закончила доклад. Взгляните на него, пожалуйста.
2. Вы читали сегодняшние газеты? - Конечно! 3. Вы посла-
ли за доктором? - Да. Он скоро придет. 4. Вы давно знаете
Елену? - Я знаю ее уже шесть лет. 5. Сегодня мне звонил
мой друг. 6. В прошлом году он уехал на север, и с тех пор
я его не видела. 7. Я встретилась с Аней у своих друзей три
года тому назад, и с тех пор я о ней ничего не слышала.
8. Вы хорошо знаете этот город? - Нет, я никогда здесь
раньше не была. 9. За последнее время он сильно изменил-
ся, не правда ли? - Я не заметила. 10. Вы не навещали нас с
тех пор, как приехали. 11. Я не могу идти с вами в кино,
потому что я еще не сделала домашнее задание. 12. Рада
вас видеть. Я так много о вас слышала. 13. Когда вы при-
нимали участие в спортивных соревнованиях? 14. Мой друг
никогда не был за границей. Недавно он уехал в США.
Exercise V
Translate into English.
1. Когда они уехали? - Точно не знаю. Меня не было дома.
2. Я вам очень благодарна за все, что вы для меня сделали.
3. Мы только что продали последний экземпляр этой кни-
ги. Жаль, что вы раньше нам не сказали, что она вам нуж-
на. 4. Дождь уже прекратился, и люди идут без плащей и
зонтов. 5. Когда мы были студентами, мы всегда помога-
ли друг другу. 6. Очень рад с вами познакомиться. Я
столько слышал о вас и давно хотел с вами встретиться.
7. Я знаю его много лет; он всегда мне был хорошим дру-
гом. 8. Экзаменаторы уже пришли и вызвали трех студен-
тов. 9. Где вы достали этот чудесный ковер? - Он у меня с
тех пор, как я переехал на эту квартиру. 10. Куда она ухо-
дила сегодня утром? - Она ходила в библиотеку, потом заш-
ла к своей подруге. 11. Она написала несколько писем на
этой неделе. 12. Куда ушел Том? Я не вижу его здесь. - Он
ушел домой пять минут тому назад. 13. Я не видел свою
старую учительницу в течение двух месяцев. 14. Новый
учитель по истории приехал в понедельник. 15. В прошлом
году у нас было пять уроков английского языка в неделю.
16. Разве ты не получил мое письмо? - Твое письмо? Нет.
Да, конечно, ты еще не мог его получить. Оно было от-
правлено только сегодня утром.
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The Past Perfect Tense
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I had (I’d) written Had I written? I had not (hadn’t) written
He had written Had he written? He had not written
She had written Had she written? She had not written
It had written Had it written? It had not written
We had written Had we written? We had not written
You had written Had you written? You had not written
They had written Had they written? They had not written
The Past Perfect is formed with the Past Simple of the auxiliary
verb to have and Participle II of the notional verb.
It is used
1) to denote a past action which took place before another ac-
tion or before a given past time:
We had finished our work by 5 о "clock.
I had seen him before I came here.
2) to denote a complete past action which had visible results in
the past:
She was sad because she had failed the exam.
3) The Past Prefect is used with the adverbs:
hardly... when
scarcely... when
no sooner... than
With these words the inversion is used:
Hardly had we returned home when our friends came to see us.
Scarcely had I finished my composition when the bell rang.
No sooner had they arrived than the thunderstorm began.
The Past Perfect is used with the following time expressions:
after, before, by, by the time etc.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use the Past Perfect of the verbs given in brackets to com-
plete the sentences.
1. My brother went to Moscow after he. (pass the exams)
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2. He understood the rule after he. (learn it)
3. She entered the university after she. (finish/the secondary
school)
4. We wrote our compositions. We gave them to the teacher,
(after)
5. She was very tired because she. (work a lot/that day)
6. The sun set. They finished their work, (before)
7. The boys decided to make a sea voyage. They travelled in
the Caucasus, (after)
8. They finished their work. They went on an excursion, (when)
9. They came home. Their friends rang them up. (hardly)
10. They came home. It rained heavily, (after)
Exercise II
Ask wh-questions to the words in bold type.
1. The people went home after they had finished their work.
2. The lecture had begun by the time I entered the room.
3. The children had fallen asleep before we returned home.
4. The meeting had begun when he came into the room.
5. They had finished the construction of the stadium by last
year.
6. These students had taken their examination by the time you
arrived.
7. The speaker had made his report by this time yesterday.
8. You had studied English before you came to study here.
Exercise III
Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.
Model: These was nobody in the classroom, (as/everybody/
already/go out)
There was nobody in the classroom as everybody
had already gone out.
1. The children went straight home, (after/they/finish/their
classes)
2. The teacher came into the classroom, (by the time/the chil-
dren/take/their seats)
3. We left the house, (after/the rain/stop)
4. You rang up. (when/the guests/not come/yet)
5. You entered the university. (after/you/study/English)
6. I came into the room, (by the time/the lecture/begin)
7. The house was empty, (as everybody/go/to the party)
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8. They went home, (after/they/finish/their work)
9. I met you in the street, (after/you/see/a new film)
10. He couldn’t take part in the competition, (because/he/
break/his arm)
Exercise IV
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Simple or
the Past Perfect.
1. They (to complete) all the preparations for the ball by
6 o’clock. 2. On leaving the hospital the man (to thank)
the doctor who (to cure) him of his disease. 3. In the morning
all the passengers (to feel) good after the night they (to spend)
in the comfortable sleeper. 4. During my last visit to the picture
gallery I (to find) that I no longer (to like) the pictures which
(to impress) me when I first (to see) them. 5. Last night he
(to complete) the experiment which he (to begin) some months
before. 6. No sooner she (to open) the drawer than she
(to find) the photo which she (to think) she (to lose) long
before. 7. They (to be) friends for some ten years before
I (to meet) them. 8.1 (to refuse) to give a definite answer before
I (to receive) a letter from him. 9. Hardly he (to touch)
the pillow when he (to fall) asleep. 10. Everybody (to be)
already at the bus station, but the guide (not to come) yet.
11. He (to find) the landscape even more beautiful than he
(to expect) it to be. 12. She (to read) in his eyes what he
(to want) to say before he (to say) it.
Exercise V
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Simple or the
Past Perfect.
1. Their friends (to call) for them before they (to be) ready.
2. We (to have) to stay at the station for the night because we
(to miss) the last train. 3. She (to slip) the letter into her pocket
when her friend (to enter) the room. 4. He (to finish) his work
before you (to come). 5. Our grandfather (to show) us the office
when he (to work). 6. After we (to have) supper my sister
(to wash up) the dishes. 7. The engineer (to finish) his experiments
by the end of the last week. 8. By the first of September all
the students (to come) to the city. 9. I (not to want) to go to
the cinema as I (to see) this film. 10. It (to be) nine o’clock and
we (to come) to her room two hours before, as we (to do) often
on those winter evenings. 11. No sooner we (to put down) our
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glasses than the waiter (to refill) them. 12. Hardly she (to come)
home when her friends (to ring) her up. 13.1 (to meet) my friend
before I (to be) a fortnight in Paris. 14. He could not meet me.
He (not to be) well for a few weeks. 15. Paying for what he (not
to eat) he (to leave) the cafe. 16. She (to fall) ill and her friend
(to work) for her. 17. The other children who (to grow) with
him (to be) still the same.
Exercise VI
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Simple or
the Past Perfect.
1. He (to ask) me if I (to have) breakfast. 2. At last she
(to show) me the letter he (to write). 3. She (to be) sure that he
never (to lie) to her before. 4. He (to know) him for ten years,
and they (to play) tennis together in Paris. 5. They (to be
married) only a few months when they (to give up) living in
London. 6. He (to glance) up and down the beach to see if he
(to leave) anything. 7. When she (to enter) the house at dinner-
time and (to find) Pete gone she (to know) what (to happen).
8. He (to take) a room at the hotel where Ann and he (to stay)
on their first visit to London. 9. He (to feel) that he (to write)
a good report. 10.1 (to understand) they (to know) each other
since the war. 11. Talking to him (to be) very easy; just like
talking to someone you (to know) all your life. 12. When he
(to come back), to his seat his manner (to change). He (to be)
gentle and kindly. 13. George (to make) no answer, and we
(to find) that he (to be asleep) for some time. 14. Hardly he
(to enter) the room when he (to switch on) the TV set. 15. Just
as we (to leave) the phone (to ring).
Exercise VII
Translate into English.
1. Телеграмма пришла десять минут спустя после того, как
ты уехала. 2. К 7 часам все уже прибыли на вокзал. 3. Ког-
да вы пришли, я уже написал доклад. 4. К тому времени,
когда вы позвонили, гости еще не собрались. 5. Вы изуча-
ли английский язык перед тем, как поступили на эти кур-
сы? 6. Сколько страниц этой книги они перевели к концу
прошлой недели? 7. Что вы уже подготовили к тому вре-
мени? 8. Кто уже сдал экзамены к тому моменту? 9. После
того как Петр перевел предложение неправильно, Аня по-
пыталась перевести его правильно. 10. Когда он вошел в
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комнату на урок английского языка, он обнаружил, что
забыл не только учебник, но и тетради тоже, 11. Он не-
рвничал, так как не выучил все слова, которые учительни-
ца задала. 12. Придя в театр, я обнаружила, что спектакль
еще не начался. 13. Она приехала в наш город три года
тому назад. К этому времени она уже окончила универси-
тет. 14. Когда я пришел домой, мой брат уже ушел в кино.
15. Он ушел до того, как мы получили телеграмму. 16. Мой
брат сказал, что он уже посетил эту выставку.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English.
1. Она дала мне письмо только после того, как я сказал
свое имя. 2. Придя утром в лабораторию, он с удовлетво-
рением отметил, что лаборантка ничего не трогала на его
столе, и он мог сразу приступить к работе. 3. Я видел мно-
го репродукций этой картины до того, как я увидел ориги-
нал. 4. Вопрос оказался гораздо проще, чем мы думали.
5. Солнце еще не поднялось над горизонтом, когда мы от-
правились в путь. 6. Когда я пришел, все гости уже собра-
лись. 7. Радио сообщило, что самолет прилетел в Новоси-
бирск. 8. Его произношение значительно улучшилось после
того, как он несколько раз позанимался в лингафонном
кабинете. 9. Строитель показал своим иностранным дру-
зьям мост, в строительстве которого он сам принимал уча-
стие. 10. Никто не говорил ей, как тяжело она была боль-
на. 11. Он не мог принять участие в экспедиции, т.к. он
сломал ногу. 12. Едва певец закончил пение, публика раз-
разилась аплодисментами.
The Future Perfect Tense
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I shall/will (I’ll) spoken Shall/will I have spoken? I shall/will (shan’t) not (won’t) have spoken
He will have spoken Will he have spoken? He will not have spoken
She will have spoken Will she have spoken? She will not have spoken
It will have spoken Will it have spoken? It will not have spoken
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Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
We shall/will have spoken Shall/will we have spoken? We shall/will not have spoken
You will have spoken Will you have spoken? You will not have spoken
They will have spoken Will they have spoken? They will not have spoken
The Future Perfect is formed with the Future Simple of
the auxiliary verb to have and Participle II of the notional
verb.
It is used to denote an action which will be finished before
a given future time.
The Future Perfect is used with the following time expres-
sions: before, by, by then, by the time, until, till. Until/till are
normally used with the Future Perfect only in negative sen-
tences.
By the end of the term we will have learnt many new words
and expressions.
She wont have finished her work until 8 o'clock.
The Future Perfect is rarely used either in conversation or in
writing.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the verb in brackets into the Future Perfect.
1. I (to leave) the university by this time tomorrow.
2. We (to go away) before you come.
3. He (to pass) his examinations before you return from
the south.
4. She (to return) the book to the library before you come.
5. He (to give) the final answer by this time tomorrow.
6. The expedition (to leave) for the north by April.
7. We (to go) by five o’clock tomorrow.
8. I (to finish) my report by Monday.
9. He (to post) the letter by the time we come.
10. She (to do) her homework by that time.
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Exercise II
Put the work in brackets in the required future tense form.
Mind the Future Perfect.
1. The librarian (to register) all the books by the end of
the week. 2.1 am afraid we (not to discuss) all the questions
by the time they (to come). 3. The secretary (to look
through) all the papers by the time the director (to come).
4. I hope that they (to receive) my letter by Saturday and
(not to expect) me on Sunday. 5. I am sure he (to throw)
some light upon this matter before I (to learn) about it from
my sister’s letter. 6. Don’t start arguing until you (to hear)
what I have to say. 7. I suppose that when my letter
(to reach) you, you (to return) from your voyage. 8. Our
plant (to fulfil) its plan by the 5th of December. 9. He
(to go) by the time I arrive. 10. Don’t worry I (to write) a
letter by the time you (to come) back. 11. Do please hurry
or they (to close) the door by the time we get there. 12. By
the end of the month the delegation (to come).
Exercise III
Translate into English using the Future Simple, the Future
Continuous and the Future Perfect or the Present Simple.
1. Я буду очень занят в начале июня. Я буду сдавать эк-
замены. 2. К семи часам я закончу эту работу и смогу
отдохнуть. 3. Я все еще буду работать, когда ты вернешь-
ся. 4. Через год он приедет в Санкт-Петербург. 5. Поезд
уже уйдет к тому времени, когда мы приедем на станцию.
6. Не приходите ко мне в пять часов завтра, у меня будет
урок английского языка. 7. Мы выполним эту работу к
3 часам, а потом все вместе пойдем гулять. 8. К 15 мая
мы уже сдадим все зачеты. 9. Строители построят эту
школу к 1 сентября. 10. Я напишу мое сочинение к тому
времени, как она придет ко мне. 11. Ровно в 5 часов я
буду ждать тебя на автобусной остановке. 12. Не звони-
те мне от трех до пяти: я буду работать. 13. Завтра к это-
му времени мы уже пообедаем. 14. Если Петр приедет в
Москву, я покажу ему Красную площадь и Кремль.
15. Она не будет с нами разговаривать до тех пор, пока
он не извинится.
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Exercise IV
Translate into English giving special attention to the future
tenses.
1. Боюсь, к тому времени, как вы вернетесь с деньгами, они
уже распродадут все книги. 2. Мы сделаем все упражнения
к его приходу, и затем все вместе пойдем на каток. 3. Я
напишу ему после того, как увижусь с его родителями. 4. Я
позвоню вам, как только закончу переводить статью. 5. Мы
сделаем большую часть работы, когда вы обратитесь к
профессору за помощью. 6. Я уверен, что все гости уйдут к
10 часам. 7. Я боюсь, что он уже отправит телеграмму к
тому времени, когда мы придем. 8. К тому времени, когда
ты освободишься, я уже закончу работу. 9. Что вы будете
делать завтра в 8 часов вечера? - Завтра к 8 часам я уже
закончу свои уроки и в 8 часов буду играть на пианино.
10. Я окончу свой перевод к концу недели. 11. Когда я на-
пишу письмо, я сейчас же пойду и отправлю его, но я не
знаю, когда она его получит. 12. Я с ним поговорю, когда
он придет, но я не уверена, придет ли он сегодня. 13. Мне
бы хотелось знать, когда она вернется в Москву. Если она
вернется после 1-го июля, я ее не увижу, так как я уже уеду
на юг к этому времени. 14. Она обещала дать мне эту кни-
гу при условии, что я верну ее в воскресенье. Если она не
получит книгу в воскресенье, она не сможет подготовить-
ся к докладу.
Perfect Continuous Tenses
have been + Participle I (-ing)
The Present Perfect Continuous
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I have (I’ve) been speaking Have I been speaking? I have not (haven’t) been speaking
He has (he’s) been speaking Has he been speaking? He has not (hasn’t) been speaking
She has been speaking Has she been speaking? She has not been speaking
It has been speaking Has it been speaking? It has not been speaking
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Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
We have been speaking Have we been speaking? We have not been speaking
You have been speaking Have you been speaking? You have not been speaking
They have been speaking Have they been speaking? They have not been speaking
The Present Perfect Continuous is formed with the Present
Perfect of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the no-
tional verb.
It is used
1) to denote an action in progress which began at a certain
moment in the past and is still going on at the present moment:
He has been writing a composition for two hours.
The Present Perfect Continuous is translated into Russian
by the present.
2) to denote a past action of certain duration having visible
results in the present:
She ’s been crying. Her eyes are red.
3) to denote an action expressing anger, irritation, annoyance
or crticism:
/ suppose, you have been telling tales again.
The Present Perfect Continuous is usually used with for, since,
how long.
Note: Live, feel and work can be used either in the Present
Perfect or the Present Prefect Continuous with no dif-
ference in meaning.
I’ve been living/I’ve lived in Paris for a year.
The verbs not used in continuous forms are not used in
the Perfect Continuous either. In this case the Present Perfect
is used:
We have known him since 2001.
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EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Perfect Conti-
nuous.
1. You see, I (to do) this kind of thing for the last thirty years.
2. She (to tell) you this long story all this time? 3. Do you want
to dance? - No, thank you. I (to dance) so much all evening,
that my feet are ready to fall. 4. How is your poor friend? -
He says he (not to feel) well for the past week. 5. You look so
pale. Kate (to feed) you in my absence? 6.1 (to try) to get you
all day, Mike! 7.1 (not to sleep) for over a day. 8..We (to write
letters) to one another for a couple of years now. 9. Why is he
here now? - I don’t know. - You (to correspond) with him? -
No. 10. I (to translate) an article for an hour since we came
home. 11. He (to take) English lessons for some time since last
year.
Exercise II
Complete the following sentences adding adverbials as in
the model. (Give all possible variants.)
Model: I have been listening in ...
I have been listening in for an hour.
I have been listening in since I came home.
I have been listening in since 7 o’clock.
1. They have been working in the garden ... 2. I have been
waiting for you ... 3. The baby has been crying ...
4. The tourists have been doing the town ... 5. The students
have been reading for the examination ... 6. He has been
training his dog ... 7. They have been building the new
bridge ... 8. The gardener has been sorting the apples ...
9. They have been playing golf... 10. We have been gathering
mushrooms ... 11. She has been suffering from a headache
... 12. I have been writing a composition ... 13. They have
been studying at the university ...
Exercise П1
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Perfect and
the Present Perfect Continuous.
1.1 (to do) my homework for two hours and I (not to finish)
yet. 2. Helen (to read) this book since Monday and she (not
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to read) it yet. 3. My brother (to collect) stamps ever since he
left school. Now he (to collect) so many that he doesn’t know
where to put them. 4. That boy already (to stand) at the bus
stop for the last half an hour. Shall I tell him that the last bus
already (to go)? 5. Something (to happen) to Nick. I (to wait)
for him long and he (not to come) yet. 6. There are a lot of
things I (to do) for a long time, and I (not to do) them.
7. There is the car. Pete (to come) back. I must go and wash
my eyes. I don’t want him to see I (to cry). 8. Father already
(to arrive). We just (to speak) of him. 9. You are old enough
to begin to learn. - I (to learn) all my life. 10. What you (to
do) with my bag? I (to look) for it for an hour and I can’t find
it. - I think, Mary (to go) off with it.
Exercise IV
Use the Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect in
the following sentences.
1. I (to be) busy since we last met. 2. I am very fond of Alice
but I (not to see) much of her lately. 3. You look very tired. -
I (to walk) around all day. I (to have) a few drinks and nothing
to eat. 4.1 (to cook, to clean) and (to wash) the linen for three
days and I am very tired. 5.1 imagine how much they (to learn)
since they (to be) here. 6. I don’t think your mother expects
you to become a driver. - What she (to say) to you? - Nothing.
7.1 found him waiting downstairs at the house door to let me
in. “I’m sorry”, I said “I hope you (not to stand) here long”.
8. There (to be) no guests at all since I left? 9. He is an old
friend. I (to know) him for ages. 10. You (to see) anything of
Mary lately? 11.1 know the names of everyone in the village.
I (to live) here all my life.
Exercise V
Use the Present Perfect Continuous, say what has just been
happening to cause the state of things expressed in the fol-
lowing sentences.
1. His clothes are wet. (to walk in the rain) 2. You look upset,
(to say terrible things about ...) 3. I’ll soon finish, (to write
a composition since morning) 4. Why do you think I ought
to give up my work (to talk to the doctor)? 5. He is very
tired, (to overwork) 6. The streets are wet. (to rain) 7.1 can’t
write a letter to my friend now. (to write too many official
papers) 7. You seem to know a lot about your neighbours.
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(to live) 8. You look very pale, (not to sleep) 9. He is about
to get up. (to rest for a long time) 10. Oh, I am really hot.
(to run)
Exercise VI
Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous
instead of the infinitives in brackets.
1. I (to try) all the afternoon to get a minute alone with you.
2. You (to wait) long? - Yes, I (to stand) here for more than
half an hour. 3. You (to see) Ann lately? 4. I (to try) to get
a good job for many months now. 5. He (to give) Kate dancing
lessons or he (to pretend) to? 6.1 (to think) about nothing else
since then. 7. He (to amuse) himself that way all his life.
8.1 (to look) forward to it all the week. 9. What you (to do) to
yourself since I (to be) away? 10.1 just (to wash) my hair and
I (to try) to dry it by the radiator. 11. I (to think) of your
decision since we parted. 12. He (to complain) of pains in his
chest and head for a long time. 13. She (to nurse) the hardest
patients for four years. 14.1 am afraid, I (to promise) to wait
for Mr Watkins. 15.1 (to wish) to speak to you ever since you
returned. 16. She (to clean) all day, and I (to cook).
Exercise VII v
Translate into English using the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Я жду своего друга уже час. 2. Сколько времени вы пере-
водите эту статью? - Я перевожу ее уже 2 часа. 3. Мы по-
вторяем этот материал вторую неделю. 4. Анна учится в
консерватории уже 3 года. 5. Мой друг работает над док-
ладом уже неделю. 6. Я пишу это сочинение со вторника.
7. Я учусь в университете с сентября. 8. Он учит англий-
ский язык с пятого класса. 9. Сколько лет вы работаете
над английским языком? 10. Что ты делала все это время?
11. Мы уже много лет проводим исследования в этой обла-
сти. 12. Я давно с интересом слежу за вашими исследова-
ниями. 13. Могу я видеть Николая? - Нет, он обедает. - А
давно он обедает? - Да, он обедает уже полчаса.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Те мальчики играют в футбол уже два часа. Я смотрю
на них с тех пор, как сижу здесь. 2. «Вы давно здесь сиди-
те?» - спросила учительница. «Около десяти минут.» 3. Я
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думаю о вас со вчерашнего дня. 4. Ник, я ищу вас повсю-
ду уже в течение нескольких часов. 5. Они с утра ждут
телефонного звонка от Петра. 6. Марина работает в чи-
тальном зале уже два часа. 7. Это такая интересная кни-
га. Я ее читаю с раннего утра. 8. Я знаю, что она пишет
эту статью месяца два или три. 9. Погода очень плохая,
так как дождь идет уже в течение недели. 10. Мы слушали
тебя все это время, теперь мы тоже хотим сказать что-то
тебе. 11. Я изучаю английский язык в течение нескольких
лет. 12. Я жду вас уже целый час. 13. Здание нового теат-
ра строят уже два месяца. 14. Я все время думаю о вас с
тех пор, как я видел вас последний раз. 15. Мы уже целый
час говорим о вас. 16. Вы такой усталый. Очевидно, вы
сегодня работали весь день.
Revision of All the Present Tenses
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous and
the Present Simple.
1. Who (to knock) at the door? 2. We (to drink) coffee every
morning. 3. What this word (to mean)? 4. It (to rain), take your
umbrella. 4. Don’t bother me, please, I (to work). 5. You
(to know) that boy over there? 6. What you (to do) Nick)? -
I (to draw). 7. You (to see) anything? 8.1 (not to remember) his
name exactly. 9. Run downstairs, your sister (to wait) for you.
10.1 (to hope) you (to know) where he (to live). 11. Let’s have
some tea. It (to get) chilly. 12. You (to read), dear? - Yes”. -
What (to be) the book about? - Don’t talk to him while he (to
read). 13. How long it (to take) you to get to the university,
usually? 14. You (to like) what you (to do) now? 15. Keep quiet,
we (to listen) to the music.
Exercise II
Put the verb in brackets into Present Simple and the Present
Perfect.
1. Ann (to want) to see you. You (not to be) here for ages!
2. I (not to be) to the zoo before. 3. You know Ann? - Yes.
How long you (to know) her? - I (to know) her for 10 years.
4. You (to know) the girl who just (to leave) the shop? - Yes,
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that (to be) Helen. 5. I (not to see) your pictures for a long
time. Can I look round? 6. You (to be) the first guest I (to have)
since my return. 7. He (to be) in the bathroom. He (to shave)
just. 8. As a rule I (to have) ham and eggs for breakfast, but
this time I (to order) an omelette. 9.1 (to be) cold in winter in
Moscow, as a rule? - Yes, generally it (to be), but this winter it
(to be) exceptionally warm. 10. No wonder he (to look) tired
after the strain under which he (to be) lately. 11. Let me look at
you. You (not to change) much. 12. I (to come) to ask you
what you (to think) of the situation.
Exercise III
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Perfect dr the Present
Perfect Continuous.
1. He (to try) to open this box for the last forty minutes but in
vain. 2. It (to snow) for the whole day: the garden is covered
with snow. 3. Who (to break) the window? 4. It’s the best book
I (ever to read). 5. I (to listen) to you for the past half an
hour, but I can’t understand what you are speaking about.
6. How long your aunt (to be ill)? 7. Somebody (to drink) my
coffee! My cup was full. 8. I don’t think I (ever to see) her
looking so upset before. 9. I (to sit) here in the park for an
hour, and I (to meet) three friends of mine. 10. How much
money you (to save) for the holidays? 11. I (to wait for) you
since two o’clock. I have something urgent to tell you. 12. She
(to take) guitar lessons this year. 13. This team (to lose) only
one game this season. 14. My parents (to work) for this
company since 1995.
Exercise IV
Make up a compound or complex sentence using the given
clause in the Present Tenses.
Model: ... she is teaching literature ...
She knows literature so well because she has read a
lot of books and she is teaching literature at school.
Or: She has graduated from the Pedagogical Uni-
versity and now she is teaching literature at school.
1. ... she and I have lived in the same house ...
2. ... he knows two foreign languages ...
3. ... winter has set in ...
4. ... our team has won ...
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5. ... they have been playing tennis ...
6. ... she always loses her gloves ...
7. ... he is doing the sums ...
8. ... they have been writing an exercise ...
9. ... the leaves are falling off the trees ...
10. ... the weather has changed ...
Exercise V
Replace the infinitives by the Present Simple, the Present
Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Con-
tinuous.
1. He (to solve) the crossword puzzle for half an hour and he
(to say) he (to be) about to finish it as he (to think) over the
last word. 2. The actors (to rehearse) since early morning; now
they (to go over) the first scene as they (not to be) satisfied
with their acting. 3. Here you (to be) at last! I (to wait) for
you for an hour. You (not to be) ashamed? 4. She (to speak)
over the telephone long enough, it (to be) time for her to stop
talking. 5. You (to keep) late hours this week that’s why you
(to look) tired and worn out. 6. It (to snow) steadily the whole
week and it still (to snow). If it (to go on) like this, nobody
will be able to reach the camp. 7. At last you (to open) the
door! I (to ring) for an hour at least, it (to seem) to me. 8. My
watch (to keep) good time ever since the first repair. 9. They
(to discuss) this question ever since I (to be) here and they
(not to come) to any definite conclusion yet. 10. The secretary
(to miss) several words as she (to talk) all the time. 11. The
lecturer (to mention) this name several times but I cannot
remember it. I’ll write it down as soon as he (to mention) it
again. 12. He (to work) at the language all the time and (to
make) great progress.
Exercise VI
Use the required present tense instead of the infinitives in
brackets.
1. I (to be) here too long. I (to want) to get away. 2. What he
(to do) for a living? - He (to sing) and (to play) the guitar. - He
(to play) for his friends or just for money? -1 (not to know)...
- He (to have) a concert soon? - Yes, on Saturday. 3. Where
you (to be), Tommy? Look at your face! - Mammy, you al-
ways (to grumble)! 4. Everybody (to be) here? - No, Mr Smith
(not to come) yet. I (to think) he (not to return) from abroad
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yet. He (to arrive) on Saturday. 5. The old man (to sit) in front
of the fire since dinner-time. 6.1 (not to have) a holiday for two
years. 7.1 (to try) all the afternoon to get a minute alone with
you. 8. We (to take) two rooms in Dabney Street and we (to
furnish) them now. 9. “What you (to write) him about?” she
asked looking over my shoulder. 10. I (to read) the book you
(to hold). 11. You always (to forget) something. 12.1 (to grow)
too fat. 13. You (to wait) long? - Yes, I (to stand) here for
more than half an hour. 14. I (to try) to get a good job for
many months now. 15. I want you to understand that every-
thing he just (to say) to you is pure imagination.
Exercise VII
Translate the sentences into English using the Present Sim-
ple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present
Perfect Continuous.
1. Ты понимаешь, что ты наделал? - Ничего особенного.
2. Где же ты был все это время? Мы искали тебя повсюду.
3. О чем ты думаешь, Катя? 4. Ты с ними переписываешь-
ся? - Да, конечно. - Но что-то давно от них не было пи-
сем. - А где они сейчас? 5. Мы работаем вместе уже пят-
надцать лет и привыкли понимать друг друга. 6. Что вы
здесь делаете? Разве вы не знаете, что здесь опасно сидеть?
7. Ты не слушаешь, что я говорю? Что с тобой случилось?
8. Я хочу поговорить с тобой с тех пор, как ты вернулась
домой. 9. Я думаю о твоем решении с тех пор, как мы рас-
стались. 10. Я жду с нетерпением твоего письма всю неде-
лю. 11. Я ищу Ника. Вы видели его? 12. Пдчему ты не но-
сишь новую одежду? 13. Студенты сдают экзамен с девяти
часов утра. 14. Что ты слушаешь? - Мне кажется, я слы-
шу какой-то странный звук. 15. Неужели ты не понима-
ешь, что он смеется над тобой?
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the required present tense.
1. Дирижер еще не вышел, а оркестранты уже на своих ме-
стах и настраивают инструменты. 2. Неужели эта книга все
еще у него? Сколько времени он ее читает? 4. Он закончил
первую главу диссертации и пишет вторую. Он работает
над диссертацией уже 2 года. 5. Они уже приняли резолю-
цию по первому вопросу? - Нет. Они все еще спорят. Они
обсуждают этот вопрос уже два часа и еще не пришли ни к
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какому соглашению. 6. Уже двадцать лет, как я живу в этом
городе. 7. Студенты пишут контрольную работу уже по-
чти два часа. Время подходит к концу, а пока только двое
сдали работы. 8. Художники работают с утра, так как мы
хотим выпустить новый номер журнала еще сегодня вече-
ром. 9. Сергей приехал? - Да, он здесь уже два дня. 10. Мы
работаем над этой проблемой уже год. 11. Я пытаюсь свя-
заться с ним в течение долгого времени, но я вижу, что это
бесполезно. 12. Они помирились? - Я не знаю. Я только
знаю, что они не разговаривают в течение нескольких дней.
13. Я работаю над этим переводом уже десять дней и сде-
лала больше половины. 14. Вы нашли ключ? - Да, нашла.
Я нашла его в собственном кармане.
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the required present tense.
1. Сколько времени вы занимаетесь музыкой? 2. Я не люб-
лю таких людей, как он. Он всегда мечтает, но ничего не
делает, чтобы осуществить свои мечты. 3. Что ты слуша-
ешь? - Я слушаю концерт из филармонии. 4. Вы кажется
очень интересуетесь медициной? - Да, я прочел много книг
по медицине. 5. Какой журнал вы сейчас просматриваете?
6. Не входите в комнату, она разговаривает с врачом. 7. Я
только что нашел ответ на этот трудный вопрос. 8. Я пре-
подаю в этом университете уже двадцать лет. 9. Теперь,
когда мы проработали столько времени и приобрели дос-
таточный опыт и знание, мы видим, чему нам еще нужно
научиться. 10. Как вы написали ваше упражнение? Пока-
жите его мне. 11. Почему вы открыли окно? В комнате до-
вольно холодно. Лучше закройте его опять.
The Past Perfect Continuous
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I had (I’d) been speaking Had I been speaking? I had not (hadn’t) been speaking
He had been speaking Had he been speaking? He had not been speaking
She had been speaking Had she been speaking? She had not been speaking
It had been speaking Had it been speaking? It had not been speaking
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Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
We had been speaking Had we been speaking? We had not been speaking
You had been speaking Had you been speaking? You had not been speaking
They had been speaking Had they been speaking? They had not been speaking
The Past Perfect Continuous is formed with the Past Perfect
of the auxiliary verb to be and Participle I of the notional verb.
The Past Perfect Continuous is used:
1) to denote an action in progress which began before a certain
moment in the past and continued up to a certain period of
time in the past:
She had been living in the country for a fortnight when a letter
came from her sister.
2) to denote a past action of certain duration which had visible
results in the past:
They were wet because they had been walking in the rain.
The Past Perfect Continuous is usually used with the prepo-
sitions for and since.
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the verb in brackets into the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. You (to wait) for half an hour before the taxi came.
2. I (to have a rest) at the sanatorium for two weeks when
the doctor arrived. 3. We (to work) in the garden for some
hours when it begartto rain. 4. She (to live) in the mountains
for a month when a telegram came from her mother. 5. We
(to walk) for two hours when we saw a lake in the distance.
6. I (to work) at my English for about two hours when my
friend came. 7. By the time she (to study) English for three
years. 8. She rose from the bench where she (to sit) for half
an hour. 9. The wind which (to blow) harder than ever from
the south all day, dropped at sunset. 10. They (to walk) quickly
and now they are approaching the place.
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Exercise II
Make up sentences according to the model.
Model: We began playing volleyball. After an hour it be-
gan raining.
We had been playing volleyball for an hour when it
began raining.
1. The scientist worked at the experiment. After a year the prob-
lem was solved.
The scientist.........for a year..........when.........
2. We packed up our things. After two hours it was time
to go to the railway station.
We...............when it...............
3. The young man worked at the laboratory. After two years
he decided to enter the university.
The young man...............when he.............
4. The members of the expedition made preparations. After
some month they started for the North.
The members.................when they............
Exercise III
Answer the questions.
Model: Did you write a composition yesterday? - Yes, I did.
How long had you been writing a composition be-
fore you went for a walk? (for two hours) - I had
been writing a composition for two hours.
1. Did it snow yesterday?
How long have it been snowing when you left home? (for
2 hours)
2. Did you stay at the hotel when you lived in Paris?
How long had you been staying at the hotel when you lived
in Paris? (for 10 days)
3. Did you study English before you went to England?
How long had you been studying English before you went
to England? (for a year)
4. Did you watch TV yesterday?
How long had you been watching TV before I came home?
(for an hour)
5. Did your friend play chess?
How long had he been playing chess before he took part in
the competition (for 3 years)
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Exercise IV
Use the Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect in the fol-
lowing sentences.
1. Her name was Helen. She (to be) a widow for fifteen years
and had no children. 2. We talked about what we (to do) since
we left school. 3. We told them that in our absence the garden
(to be) looked after by an old man who (to live) in the area
since the war. 4. Now they were floating in the little green
boat upon the perfectly calm sea in which they (to swim) lately.
5. Jack was half an hour late and he asked what we (to eat)
because he wanted to order the same. 6. Nick said that he
(to write) all day and (not to eat) anything. 7. It was cold and
dark in the small room because it (to rain) for five days.
8.1 went into the kitchen. Nothing (to be) touched in it since
the morning before. 9. He said he (not to write) to me because
he (to work) on the new play for some months. 10. It (to freeze)
for the last few days, but it (not to snow). 11.1 was sure they
(to know) each other since the war and now (to correspond)
for years. 12.1 told him I (to be) in all evening. I (to wait) to
talk with him for. an hour.
Exercise V
Translate into English using the required past tenses.
1. Мальчики уже больше двух часов собирали велоси-
пед, когда пришел отец и сказал, что им придется все
снова разобрать, так как они неправильно его собрали.
2. Я уже долго работал, когда пришел мой брат. 3. Дождь
шел уже два часа, когда я вышел из дома. 4. Хотя солнце
светило, было еще холодно, так как в течение двух ча-
сов шел сильный снег. 5. Она спала уже три часа, когда
мы вернулись домой. 6. Его сестра уже жила там три года,
когда началась война. 7. Она работала на заводе без от-
дыха в течение долгого времени. 8. Он выглядел очень
усталым, когда я пришел к нему, потому что он гото-
вился к экзаменам в течение нескольких дней. 9. Они
плыли десять дней, когда, наконец, увидели землю.
10. К 12 часам он уже говорил больше часа; это было
очень длинное выступление. 11. Когда я пришел в биб-
лиотеку, он работал над докладом более двух часов.
12. Она работала полтора часа, когда Ник сказал, что
он больше работать не может.
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Exercise VI
Translate into English using the Past Continuous or the Past
Perfect Continuous.
1. Он несколько лет работал в школе, прежде чем стал пре-
подавать в университете. 2. Когда я уехала на дачу, мой
брат все еще работал. 3. Когда пошел дождь, мы бродили
по лесу. 4. Мы долго бродили по лесу, прежде чем увиде-
ли озеро. 5. Они три года жили в Луге, прежде чем пере-
ехали в Санкт-Петербург. 6. Когда разразилась война, они
жили в Новгороде. 7. Какие журналы вы просматривали,
когда я пришел в читальный зал? 8. Я просматривал жур-
налы около 2-х часов, прежде чем нашел нужную мне ста-
тью. 9. Дети спали, когда мы вернулись домой. 10. Дети
уже давно спали, когда мы вернулись домой. 11. Мы об-
суждали новый сборник стихотворений, когда он пришел
на собрание нашего литературного кружка. 12. Мы об-
суждали новый сборник стихотворений уже более часа,
когда он пришел. 13. Моя сестра говорила по телефону,
когда я решила лечь спать. 14. Она говорила по телефону
уже около получаса, когда я легла спать.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using the Past Continuous, the Past
Perfect Continuous or the Past Simple.
1. Был вечер. Моя мама читала книгу, а я писал письмо.
Вдруг вошел мамин брат. Мы разговаривали около часа,
когда позвонила его жена и напомнила ему о театре. 2. Что
ты делала вчера в это время? - Я писала доклад в библио-
теке. Я писала его час, когда в библиотеку пришли мои
друзья. - Когда ты вернулась домой? - Поздно. 3. С кем ты
вчера разговаривал, когда я встретил тебя на улице? - С
другом. Он два дня назад приехал из Киева. Мы говорили
уже 15 минут, когда ты вчера нас увидел. 4. Что ты делал
вчера в 10 часов утра? - Я был в больнице. Я осматривал
больных. Я осматривал их уже час, когда приехал профес-
сор Сергеев.
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Revision of All the Past Tenses
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Exercise I
Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous instead of the in-
finitives in brackets.
1. Around us people (to talk) German, Italian and English.
2. Robert (to talk) to some of the other guests when Nick (to
come in). 3. Michael (to look) constantly at his watch. 4. All
night long the stars (to glitter). 5. Lizzie (to eat) busily and (not
to raise) her head. 6.1 (to see) Irene yesterday at the Stores: she
and Mr Smith (to have) a nice little chat. 7. A few minutes later
he (to hurry) through the streets to the bus stop. 8. She (to try)
to open her bag as she (to walk) along the corridor, talking.
9. He (to drink) some of the wine and (to eat) several pieces of
bread while he (to wait) for his dinner to come up. 10. Andrew
(to write) a letter when the bell (to ring) and presently a short
man (to enter). A dog (to follow) him. There (to be) silence
while the man (to look) Andrew up and down. 11. Pete, turning
from the door, noticed that he (to stand) upon a letter which
(to lie) on the mat. 12. They (to move) into the shelter. The rain
(to come) down swiftly.
Exercise II
Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect instead of the infini-
tives in brackets.
1. It (to be) perfectly true that he never (to take) the slightest
interest in his clothes. 2. At once Helen (to smile) at me; yet
I (to see) that it (to be) an effort for her to clear her mind of
what (to go) before. 3. He (to learn) already that when he (to
want) anything it was better to ask his mother first. 4. He
(not to be) well for a few weeks that’s why he (not to meet)
her. 5. Inquiring for her at tea-time he (to learn) that she (to
be out) in the car since two. 6. He (to wake) early that morning
possibly because the ringing of the fire alarm (to be) in his
mind most of the night. 7. Their friends (to call) for them
before they (to be) ready. 8. He (to recognize) me only after I
(to recollect) him where we (to meet) with him. 9. It was ten
o’clock in the evening but the twilight (not to come) yet.
10. He (to come) into the room and (to say) that he (to win)
the competitions. 11 . He said that he (not to remember) many
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details in the novel as he (to read) it in his childhood.
12. They (to complete) all the preparation for the meeting by
4 o’clock.
Exercise III
Use the Past Simple, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect
Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets.
1. When we (to leave) home, the rain already (to stop). 2. He
(to sit) in his room with two letters before him, one that he
just (to write) to Michael, and one that he just (to receive)
from him. 3. Not a word (to be spoken) till they (to be) out in
the lane, and (to walk) four or five yards, when Ann, who (to
look) straight before her all the while, (to turn) again to walk
back. 4. I (to ask) to tell me the way to the British Museum,
and I (to explain) that I (to look) for it for the last two hours.
5. The bell (to stop) ringing and they (to guess) that Betty
(to go away). 6. He (to think) he (to stay) in the water for a
long time. 7. She (to realize) that she (not to hear) her laugh
like that since before her illness. 8. All her anger (to go), the
last traces of hysteria (to disappear). Her mind (to be) clear as
it (not to be) clear in many weeks. 9. The doctor (to examine)
Jane’s throat. “Nothing wrong there”. He (to attend) her before
and it always (to be) the same, whenever he (to come) into the
room, his easy manner (to give) her comfort. 10. Suddenly
when he (to work) six months his wife (to fall) ill and (to write)
asking him to come.
Exercise IV
Make up a compound or complex sentence using the given
clause in the past tenses.
Model: ... you left the town ...
He had been working at the laboratory for several
months by October last and when you left the town
he was still working there.
Or: I had heard the news before you left the town,
but I couldn’t let you know.
1. ... she had been speaking over the telephone ...
2. ... he was reading a newspaper ...
3. ... they did not answer the letter ...
4. ... he had consulted the doctor ...
5. ... the ship was nearing land ...
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6. ... they came to an agreement...
7. ... he missed the train ...
8. ... we had met...
9. ... it had been snowing ...
10. ... they had lost their way ...
Exercise V
Translate into English using the Past Simple, the Past Con-
tinuous, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. Когда я пришел, доктор был занят: он осматривал боль-
ного. Я сначала собирался обратиться к другому врачу, но
затем решил подождать. Я ждал около 20 минут, прежде
чем вошел в кабинет. К двум часам доктор осмотрел меня
и разрешил на следующий день идти на работу.
2. Дети катались на коньках, когда мать позвала их до-
мой. Хотя они гуляли с самого утра, им не хотелось идти
домой. Но мать сказала, что они слишком долго были на
улице. После того как они отдохнули дома и пообедали,
они снова пошли на каток.
3. Денни работал у себя в кабинете до восьми часов. По-
том они поужинали и почти до полуночи говорили о сво-
их планах на будущее.
4. Анна, которая жила в соседнем доме и, которая оста-
лась с детьми, когда ее сестра уехала, сидела в гостиной и
что-то шила.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using the required past tenses.
1. Это случилось так давно, что я забыла об этом. 2. Сто-
яла поздняя осень. Почти все листья уже опали, и после-
дние птицы улетели на юг. 3. Едва только она начала го-
ворить об этом, как неожиданно заплакала. 4. Она
выключила свет и сидела в полной темноте. 5. Он уехал
год тому назад и с тех пор не написал нам ни одного пись-
ма. 6. Письмо пришло десять минут спустя после того, как
ты уехала. 7. Она взглянула на часы. Было уже около пяти.
Она прождала более получаса. 8. Тучи собирались целый
день, и наконец полил дождь. 9. Том, который громко сме-
ялся, вдруг замолчал. 10. Не отъехали они и трех километ-
ров, как погода изменилась. 11. Почему вы так поздно вер-
нулись домой вчера? 12. Когда вы были здесь в последний
раз?
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Exercise VII
Translate into English using the required past tenses.
1. Вчера, когда я пришла в кино, мои друзья ждали там
уже 15 минут. 2. Когда мы приехали на практику, студен-
ты нашей группы работали там уже неделю. 3. Придя в те-
атр, Миша обнаружил, что спектакль начался и что акте-
ры играют на сцене уже несколько минут. 4. Петр жил в
университетском общежитии почти полгода, когда его
двоюродный брат Николай приехал навестить его. 5. Пос-
ле того как доктор ушел, она еще долго сидела у кроватки
девочки. 6. За стеной кто-то смеялся. Смех был такой весе-
лый, какого она давно не слышала. 7. К счастью, он не за-
метил ее красных глаз и не догадался, что она плакала.
8. Не успела она добежать до станции метро, как хлынул
дождь. 9. Он позвонил четверть часа тому назад и сказал,
что выезжает. 10. Мы выехали рано утром, надеясь доб-
раться до станции к полудню. Но не успели мы проехать
два километра, как у нас лопнула шина (tyre), и мы потра-
тили около часа на ее починку.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the required past tenses.
1. Когда я пришел, она уже вернулась и сидела у камина.
2. Часы только что пробили семь, когда я проснулся. 3. Едва
успели мы убрать комнату, как пришли гости. 4. Он не знал,
как долго он шел, но было уже поздно. 5. Ветер, дувший с
самого утра, прекратился, и стало опять тепло. 6. Прошлым
летом я посетил места, где жил в детстве. 7. Вы пообедали
прежде чем пошли в институт? 8. Я встретил своего друга,
когда он шел из университета. 9. Мы прожили в деревне
два месяца, когда моя сестра приехала навестить нас.
10. Мы ехали часа два, когда, наконец, увидели озеро.
11. Я бродил по лесу около часа, когда я увидел маленький
домик. 12. Дом стоял среди деревьев, и тропинка, по кото-
рой я шел, вела к нему.
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The Future Perfect Continuous
Person Number Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I shall/will (I’ll) have been speaking Shall/will I have been speaking? I will not (won’t)/ shall not (shan’t) have been speaking
He will have been speaking Will he have been speaking? He will not have been speaking
She will have been speaking Will she have been speaking? She will not have been speaking
It will have been speaking Will it have been speaking? It will not have been speaking
We shall/will have been speaking Shall/will we have been speaking? We shall/will not have been speaking
You will have been speaking Will you have been speaking? You will not have been speaking
They will have been speaking Will they have been speaking? They will not have been speaking
The Future Perfect Continuous denotes an action which be-
gins before a certain moment of time in the future and goes on
up to that moment or into it:
I will have been living in this house for five years next February.
The Future Perfect Continuous is used with the following
time expressions: by ...for.
By next year he will have been working here for two years.
The Future Perfect Continuous is used rather seldom.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Put the verb in brackets into the Future Perfect Continuous.
1. At three o’clock I (to write) for six hours. 2. I (to work) for
three hours by five o’clock tomorrow. 3. He (to listen in) for
some time before you come home. 4. We (to travel) by sea for
several hours already by this time tomorrow. 5. She (to skate)
for more than an hour when you come home. 6. They (to play)
the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto for about twenty minutes by
the time I get home. 7. He (to work) at this plant for twenty
years by the first of June. 8. When you return home at five o’clock
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I (to work) for seven hours. 9. By next May I (to live) here for
ten years. 10. How long you (to write) a test before you give it to
the teacher?
Exercise II
Translate into English.
1. Я начну работать в десять часов утра. Когда вы вернетесь
домой в пять часов, я буду уже работать семь часов. 2. На
будущий год к этому времени они будут изучать англий-
ский язык уже четыре года. 3. Мы уже будем обедать полча-
са, когда вы заедете за нами. 4. Он будет писать статью уже
два часа, когда ты придешь. 5. Я буду учить новые слова
уже час, когда ты позвонишь мне. 6. На будущий год к это-
му времени она уже будет работать над диссертацией два
года. 7. К следующему сентябрю она будет преподавать
французский язык уже десять лет. 8. Я буду играть на скрипке
шесть лет, когда мне будет двадцать один год. 9. В будущем
июне будет шесть месяцев, как я живу в этом доме. 10. К 1 де-
кабря будет уже 15 лет, как я работаю здесь.
Revision of All the Future Tenses
1И EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use the correct tenses: Future Simple, Future Continuous
and Future Perfect.
A: (you - to come) for a picnic with me tomorrow, Kate?
K: Yes.
A: If I come to your house at 7, (you - to have) your breakfast
already?
K: No, I (probably still - to eat). And my parents (still - to
sleep) so don’t make a noise.
A: All right, I (to come) at 7.15 and I (not to make) any
noise.
K: Good. Where (you - to take) me?
A: To Zvenigorod. We (to walk) through the woods and up
the hill, and by 1 o’clock we (to become) very hungry, so
we (to eat) our sandwiches then. If we are lucky, the clouds
which are in the sky now (to disappear) by then and
the sun (to shine).
K: Yes, if the weather is good, we (to have) a lovely time.
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A: Do you know, I have already been to Zvenigorod 24 times,
so after tomorrow, I (to be) there 25 times!
K: That (to be) fine. At what time (we - to come) home?
A: Five.
K: That’s good. My mother (already to finish) her housework
by then, and she (probably to listen) to the radio, but my
father (still - to work) in his office.
A: My parents (to return) from the cinema by then and (to wait)
for me to have supper with them.
Exercise II
Put the verb in brackets into the Future Simple, the Future
Continuous and the Present Simple.
1. We (to come) at 5 o’clock. - Good, I (to wait) for you.
2. When I (to get) home, my dog (to sit) at the door waiting for
me. 3. It (to be) the middle of June. They (to come) soon. 4. If you
(to want) to see us, come to Tom’s on Sunday. We (to wait) for
you there at midday. 5. At this time next week they (to sit) in the
train on their way to Moscow. 5. Don’t leave, we (to have) supper
in twenty minutes. 6. They (to have) English from nine to ten in
this room. Don’t let anyone disturb them then. 7.1 (to wait) for
you when you (to come). 8.1 (to call) for her at eight. - No, don’t,
she still (to have) breakfast then. 9. It’s beginning to get dark, the
street lights (to go) on in a few minutes.
Exercise III
Use the required future tense and the Present Simple.
1. We (to work) hard this time tomorrow. 2. He (to pass) his
examinations before you (to return) from Moscow. 3. They
(to learn) Spanish for ten months by the first of July. 4. The
expedition (to leave) for the North by April. 5. She (to take)
a music lesson at this time tomorrow. 6. By 6 o’clock she
(to take) her lesson. 7. She (to take) two lessons this week. 8. At
5.30 she (to take) her lesson for forty minutes. 9. They (to build)
a new theatre in our street. 10. They (to build) it when you (to
be) in the country in summer.
Exercise IV
Put the verb in brackets into the Present Simple, the Future
Simple and the Future Perfect.
1.1 (to suppose) when I (to come) back in two years time they
(to build) all these new houses. 2. You have just missed the last
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train. - Never mind, I (to walk). 3. When we (to take) our exams
we (to have) a holiday. 4. You (know) the way to the Mariinsky
Theatre? - No. - Then I (to show) you. 5. By the time you (to
finish) cooking they (to do) their work. 6. By the time he (to
come) they (to go). 7.1 still (to be) here next summer but Tom
(to leave). 8.1 hope it (to stop) snowing by tomorrow morning.
9. If you (to think) it over you (to see) I am right. 10. I’m going
to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches. - You (to
be) late. By the end of the day they (to finish) their speeches
and everybody (to go) home.
Exercise V
Translate the following sentences into English giving special
attention to the future tenses.
1. Давно ваш брат учится в медицинском университете? -
В июне уже будет пять лет, как он там учится. А к июлю
следующего года он уже закончит университет и будет ра-
ботать врачом уже около шести месяцев. 2. В будущем году,
когда профессор уйдет на пенсию, будет 46 лет, как он про-
работает в университете. 3. Весной уже будет десять лет,
как мы учимся в этой школе. К маю мы закончим занятия
и начнем сдавать экзамены. 4. Он отлично играет в волей-
бол. - Ничего удивительного. В мае будет пять лет, как он
играет. 5. Вы знаете, в следующем месяце будет 25 лет, как
наша семья живет в этом доме. - Да, значит, будет 25 лет,
как мы соседи. 6. Ты скоро сделаешь уроки? Ведь через де-
сять минут уже будет три часа, как ты пишешь. - Не беспо-
койся. К тому времени, когда начнут показывать матч по
телевизору, я уже сделаю все уроки.
Exercise VI
Translate the text into English giving special attention to the
future tenses.
Родители Коли навестят своего сына в санатории. К тому
времени, когда они приедут туда, он уже позавтракает и
будет, вероятно, играть в волейбол. Сначала они пого-
ворят с врачом. К этому времени Коля уже кончит иг-
рать в волейбол и будет готов провести с родителями
целый день. Они будут гулять в лесу, а в 2 часа Коля вер-
нется в санаторий к обеду. К трем часам все уже пообе-
дают. Потом ребята немного отдохнут. К тому времени,
как Коля проснется, его родители уже выкупаются в реке
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и наберут ягод. Коля проводит родителей на станцию.
Они уверены, что Коля отдохнет хорошо и, когда он вер-
нется домой, он будет здоровым, загорелым и посвежев-
шим.
The Sequence of Tenses
The sequence of tenses is a dependence of the tense form
of the predicate of a subordinate clause on the tense form of
the predicate of its main clause. The rule mainly concern
object clauses. The rules are as follows:
1. If the verb in the main clause is in the present or future tense
the verb in the subordinate clause may be in any tense (according
to the sense).
I know that he always makes mistakes in spelling.
I know that he made a mistake.
I know that he has made two bad mistakes in his dictation.
I know that he will make mistakes in the use of tenses.
2. If the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb
in the subordinate clauses must also be in one of the past
tenses.
a) If the actions in the main and in the subordinate clauses
take place at the same time the Past Simple or the Past Con-
tinuous is used.
I thought that you corresponded with your penfriends regu-
larly.
I supposed that she was playing the piano in the next room.
b) If the action of the subordinate clause took place before
the action of the main clause, the Past Perfect or the Past Per-
fect Continuous is used in the subordinate clause.
I thought that the young man had worked as a teacher in that
town.
I imagined that the students had been travelling by train.
c) If the action of the subordinate clause follows the action
of the main clause the Future in the Past is used in the subordi-
nate clause.
He knew she would read the book the next weekend.
Remember how the.tenses are changed according to the rule
of the sequence of tenses.
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Present Simple
I work
Present Continuous
He is working
Present Perfect
I have worked
Past Simple
I worked
Past Continuous
I was working
Past Perfect
I had worked
Future Simple
will
can
may
must
Past Simple
I worked
Past Continuous
He was working
Past Perfect
I had worked
Past Perfect
(or stays the same)
I had worked/worked
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been working
does not change
Future in the Past
would
could
might
must or had to
The rules of the sequence of tenses may not be observed in
the following cases:
1. where the subordinate clause describes a general truth, or
something which the speaker thinks to be one.
The other day I read in a book that everything alive consists
mostly of water.
2. where the verb of the subordinate clause is one of the modal
verbs having no past tense forms.
She said I must come at once.
He said I needn’t try it again.
3. when the subordinate clause is an attributive one. Then its
verb may be in any tense (according to the sense).
Yesterday I saw the man who will deliver us lectures in
chemistry.
4. when the action of the subordinate clause refers to a definite
past moment (in 1935, two years ago, when he rang me up).
He told me that his youngest son was born in 1950.
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Igf EXERCISES
Exercise I
Say whether the action of the object clause precedes, follows
or is simultaneous with the action of the principal clause in
the following sentences.
1. He asked me if I was going to study at the university. 2. She
said that she had met her friend on her way to school. 3. She
asked if I would come to the conference. 4. He made sure that
the child was provided for. 5. They heard that he would be
quite well again. 6. She knew it would happen one day. 7. He
did not know what he was talking about. 8. I wrote and said
I was coming. 9.1 replied that I was very well, and that I hoped
she was the same. 10. Pete telephoned from the office to say
that he had agreed to our proposal. 11. It was strange that she
didn’t speak to you.
Exercise II
Make the actions in the following object clauses simulta-
neous with those of their principal clauses.
1.1 was surprised you (to know) my telephone number. 2. She
cannot understand what he (to do) in the room. 3.1 could not
remember what he (to look) like. 4. Soon he will be asking if all
the doors (to be) locked for the night. 5. We saw that the lecturer
(to come). 6. Everybody knew that he (to attend) evening
classes. 7. Father said he (to work) hard the whole day. 8.1 was
sure that he (to wait) for me in the library. 9. He admitted that
he (to speak) French very well. 10. He asked me where my
brother (to work).
Exercise III
Make the actions in the following object clauses precede those
of their principal clauses.
1. He said that he (to ask) permission to go home earlier.
2. Nobody knew where he (to spend) his holidays. 3. I was
sure that he (to leave) Moscow. 4. They informed us that they
(to send) the books by parcel post. 5. He said that he (to go)
to the theatre the day before. 6. One day I’ll tell you why
I never (to marry). 7. I wondered what she (to do) there so
late at night. 8. I didn’t know what (to go) wrong between
them. 9. She was glad I (to coihe) early. 10.1 thought that he
(to graduate) from the university two years before.
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Exercise IV
Make the actions in the following object clauses follow those
of their principal clauses.
1. He decided that he (to go) to London as soon as possible.
2. They said they (to work) seven hours a day. 3. He promised
that he (to give) a lecture in near future. 4. Did they decide that
they (to leave) for Paris? 5. They wondered if he (to come) back.
6. It is impossible that they (to make) any considerable progress
in so short a time. 7.1 think you (to stay) in town for a night at
least. 8. Before leaving the house, she told her mother she
(to work) in the hospital that afternoon. 9.1 sent them a telegram
to say I (to go) to England and that I (to write). 10. It was
understood that he (to invite) us to lunch on Saturday.
Exercise V
Use the required tense-aspect forms in the following sentences,
observing the rules of the sequence of tenses.
1. He hastened back home in the hope that the guests (not to go)
all yet. 2.1 don’t think I ever (to see) you before. 3. She felt that
her friend (not to want) to disturb her. 4. He telephoned his wife
to the office to say that her brother (to return) from abroad.
5. An old friend rang up to ask her brother if he (to have) a good
time in the USA. 6. She knew that he (to be worried) by the
letter. 7. He knew that his mother (to speak) to the teacher.
8. The question was why he (to do) it at all. 9. She couldn’t
understand why he (to tell) her such a lie. 10. She said that her
sister (to go) to Washington too.
Exercise VI
Use the required tense-aspect forms in the following sentences,
observing the rules of the sequence of tenses.
1.1 thought that you (to arrive) at some decision. 2. He believed
that a fine memory (to be) absolutely necessary for that work.
3.1 did not know if you (to apply) for this job. 4. He promised
that he (to give) a lecture in the nearest future. 5.1 did not know
how my bag (to disappear). 6. The teacher said he (to call on) the
students in alphabetical order. 7. Did she say that there (to be)
a lot of mistakes in your composition? 8. Did she find out that he
(to come) late at night? 9. She asked me if I (to get on) well with
my classmates. 10. I was sure that his brother (to go) home.
11. Did they decide that they (to leave) for Moscow? 12. She
didn’t know why she (to invent) suddenly the story.
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Exercise VII
Translate the following into English observing the rules of
the sequence of tenses.
1. Я был уверен, что он уже жалеет, что был невежлив с
ней. 2. Он еще не знал, что будет делать в Нью-Йорке. 3. Я
был уверен, что вы дадите мне телеграмму, когда приедете
в Москву. 4. Вы знали, что я ее жду вечером? 5. Мы еще не
решили, кто пойдет на конференцию. 6. Все полагали, что
у него есть братья и сестры. 7. Он ответил, что он еще не
обедал. 8. Елена не была уверена, что она подготовится к
докладу завтра. 9. Учитель спросил, кто хочет отвечать.
10. Ему сказали, что все студенты пошли в зал. 11. Кто-то
спросил, кто будет жить с ним в этой комнате.
Exercise VIII
Translate the following into English observing the rules of
the sequence of tenses.
1. Я не заметила, что идет снег. 2. Я не знала, что снег идет
с самого утра. 3. Он надеялся, что погода будет хорошая.
4. Она не знала, что в Англии зимой редко идет снег. 5. Я
знала, что в Африке температура почти никогда не бывает
ниже нуля. 6. Нам сказали, что в Африке выпал снег. 7. Я
была уверена, что вы пойдете на эту выставку. 8. Я дума-
ла, что вам понравится эта выставка картин. 9. Я не слы-
шала, что говорил экскурсовод, когда мы вошли в зал.
10. Она сказала, что провела в музее около трех часов.
11. Она сказала, что все это время она осматривала кол-
лекцию старинных монет. 12. Я была уверена, что она сно-
ва пойдет в музей, как только у нее будет свободное время.
Exercise IX
Translate the following into English observing the rules of
the sequence of tenses.
1. Я подумал, что он устал, и спросил его, что он делал все
это время. 2. У меня было впечатление, что он находится
там уже некоторое время. 3. Я кивнул и сказал «да», чув-
ствуя, что это именно то, чего ей хочется. 4. Я понял, что
он ничего не сделает, чтобы помочь мне. 5. У меня было
подозрение, что она забыла упомянуть, что я жду. 6. Он
знал, о чем она думает. 7. Я не имею понятия, знает ли она,
что ее мать будет здесь. 8. Кстати, Аня знает, что мой брат
приезжает завтра? 9. Он еще не знал, что будет делать в
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Нью-Йорке. 10. Он сказал, что читает лекции в универси-
тете. 11. Петр сказал другу, что его отец летом болел.
12. Он сказал, что был в театре два дня тому назад. 13. Он
напомнил, что знает ее с 1995 года. 14. Он повторил, что
занимался уже два часа, когда вы ему позвонила.
Exercise X
Translate the following into English observing the rules of
the sequence of tenses.
В прошлом году я встретил одного из студентов нашего кур-
са. Я спросил его, что он сейчас делает. Он ответил, что учит-
ся в аспирантуре. Я спросил его, когда он поступил и кто его
научный руководитель. Он сказал, что учится в аспирантуре
уже год и его научный руководитель заведующий кафедрой.
Меня интересовало, сдал ли он какие-либо экзамены и опуб-
ликованы ли у него статьи по теме диссертации. Он ответил,
что одна статья напечатана, две другие печатаются сейчас, и
он надеется, что они будут напечатаны к концу года. Он до-
бавил, что уже сдал два экзамена по языку и философии. Он
сказал, что давно мечтает о преподавательской карьере и
хочет читать лекции после окончания аспирантуры.
Direct and Reported Speech
Direct Speech is the exact words someone said. We use in-
verted commas in Direct Speech.
“I play football for my school team, ” he said.
Reported Speech is the exact meaning of what someone said
but not the exact words.
We do not use inverted commas in Reported Speech.
He said he played football for his school team.
Changing from Direct into Reported
Speech
Statements
Direct Speech
We work hard,” he said.
We are working hard,” they
said.
Reported Speech
They said (that) they worked
hard.
They said (that) they were
working hard.
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We have worked hard,” they
said.
We worked hard,” they said.
We will work hard,” they
said.
We have been working hard,”
they said.
We are going to work
harder,” they said.
We can work harder,” they
said.
We may work harder,” they
said.
We must work harder,” they
said.
We should work harder,”
they said.
We ought to work harder,”
they said.
They said (that) they had
worked hard.
They said (that) they had
worked hard.
They said (that) they would
work hard.
They said (that) they had been
working hard.
They said (that) they were
going to work harder.
They said (that) they could
work harder.
They said (that) they might
work harder.
They said (that) they had to/
must work harder.
They said (that) they should
work harder.
They said (that) they ought
to work harder.
L Say is used in Direct Speech. It is also used in Reported Speech
when say is not followed by the person the words were spoken to.
“I can play chess, ’’ he said. He said he could play chess.
Tell is used in Reported Speech when it is followed by the
person the words were spoken to.
“I can speak English, ” he said to me. He told me he could
speak English.
IL Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives change
according to the context.
I said, ‘7 am busy. ” He said that he was busy.
*7 will show you my new dress, ” she said. She said she would
show me her new dress.
III. The conjunction that is introduced before indirect sentences.
He said (that) he was happy.
Certain words change as follows depending on the context.
Direct Speech this these here now now that Reported Speech that those there then since
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today that day
tomorrow the next day, the following day
yesterday the day before, the previous day
ago before
last night the previous night
tonight that night
hence thence
thus so
Time words and tenses can change or remain the same de-
pending on the time reference. If the reported sentence is out of
date, the tenses change. If the reported sentence is up to date,
the tenses can remain the same.
“They are leaving next week, ” he said. He said they were leav-
ing the following week, (speech reported after they had left -
out of date).
“They are leaving next week, ” he said. He said they are leav-
ing next week, (speech reported before they have left - up to
date).
When the reporting verb is in the past Reported Speech is
formed according to the rules of the sequence of tenses.
“I like music, ” she said. She said she liked music.
The Tense Shift when Changing from
Direct Speech to Reported Speech
DirectSpeech
Ф Reported Speech
Present Simple ф
Present Continuous ф
Present Perfect ф
Past Simple ф
Past Continuous ф
Future Simple ф
Future Continuous ф
Future Perfect
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Future in the Past
Future Continuous in the Past
Future Perfect in the Past
Direct Speech
The student said, “I do my
homework in the evening.”
Mother said, “Nick is reading
for his exam.”
Reported Speech
The student said that he did his
homework in the evening.
Mother said that Nick was
reading for his exam.
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Tom said to me, “I have
finished my course paper.”
Tom said to me, “I finished my
course paper yesterday. ”
The old man said, “It was
snowing hard this week.”
The girls said, “We will be free
after the classes.”
The pupils said, “We will be
writing our test-paper for
two hours.”
The graduate said, “I will
have finished my report by
the end of the week.”
Tom told me that he had
finished his course paper.
Tom said me that he had
finished his course paper
the day before.
The old man said that it had
been snowing hard that
week.
The girls said that they would
be free after the classes.
The pupils said that they
would be writing their test-
paper for two'hours.
The graduate said that he would
have finished his report by
the end of the week.
The tenses do not change in Reported Speech when:
a. the reporting verb (said, told etc) is in the Present, Future or
Present Perfect Tense.
“The post office is near here, ” he says. He says the post office
is near here.
b. the speaker expresses general truths, permanent states and
conditions.
“Water turns into ice, ” he said. He said water turns into ice.
c. the speaker is reporting something immediately after it was
said (up to date).
“I will ring you up, ” he said. He said he will ring me up.
L If the speaker expresses something which is believed to be
true, the tenses may change or remain unchanged. If something
untrue is expressed, then the tenses definitely change.
“She likes cherries very much, ” she said. She said she likes/
liked cherries very much.
“Latvia is a poor country, ” he said. He said Latvia was a poor
country.
The Past Simple changes into the Past Perfect or can remain
the same.
IL When the reported sentence contains a time clause, the tenses
do not change.
“When I was staying in London I met Ann twice, ” she said.
She said she had met/met Ann twice when she was staying in
London.
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III. The Past Perfect and the Past Continuous usually remain
the same in Reported Speech.
‘7 was doing my homework while my mother was cooking, ”
he said. He said he was doing his homework while his mother was
cooking.
IV. If the reported sentence deals with unreal past, conditional
sentences or wishes, the tenses remain the same.
‘7/7 were you, I would apologize, ” he said.
He said that if he were me, he would apologize.
Reported Questions/
Indirect Questions
Direct Questions Reported Questions Indirect Questions
He asked me, “Did He asked me if/ He wonders whe-
you enjoy the whether I had en- ther I enjoyed
party?” joyed the party. the party.
He asked me, He asked me what Do you know what
“What time is time it was. time it is?
it?”
He asked me, He asked me what I He wants to know
“What are you was doing. what I am do-
doing?” ing.
In reported questions we use the word order of an affirma-
tive sentence and the question mark becomes a full stop.
To report a question we use:
a. ask + wh-word (who, where etc) when the direct question
begins with a wh-word (a wh-question).
b. ask + if/whether when the direct question begins with an auxiliary
verb (do, have, can etc) (a yes/no question).
Pronouns, possessive adjectives, tenses, time expressions etc.
change as in statements.
He said, “What are you reading?” He asked what I was reading.
He said, “Do you like sports?” He asked if/whether I liked
sports.
We use indirect questions to ask for information/advice and
reported questions to report someone else’s questions, sugges-
tions, offers or requests.
Indirect questions are introduced with:
Could you tell me ...?, Do you know ...?, I wonder ...?,
I want to know ...?, I doubt...? etc.
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If the indirect question starts with:
I wonder I want to know I doubt ... Then the ques-
tion mark is omitted.
Reported Commands/Requests/
Suggestions
Direct Commands,
Requests, Suggestions_
“Go to bed,” father said to me.
“Don’t make such a noise,”
the teacher said.
“Please, stay with us tonight,”
she said to her.
“Can I go for a walk?” he
asked.
“Let’s play hockey,” they said.
Reported Commands,
Requests, Suggestions_______
Father told me to go to bed.
(command)
The teacher ordered not to make
such a noise, (command)
She asked her to stay with
them that night, (request)
He asked to go for a walk, (re-
quest)
They suggested playing
hockey, (suggestion)
To report commands, requests, suggestions, we use an in-
troductory verb (to advise, to ask, to beg, to offer, to order,
to suggest, to tell etc.) followed by a to-infinitive, an -ing form
or a that - clause according to the introductory verb.
When we report a speaker’s words we don’t just use rules
mechanically, we interpret what we hear or read, so we use
proper introductory verbs like the following.
Introductory Verbs
Introductory Verb
agree to + inf
соглашаться
demand требовать
offer предлагать
promise обещать
refuse отказываться
threaten угрожать
Direct Speech
Yes, I’ll go to the
shop.”
Tell me the truth.”
Would you like me
to help you?”
I will ring you up.”
No, I won’t come to
see you.”
I punish you.”
Reported Speech
He agreed to go to the
shop.
He demanded to be
told the truth.
He offered to help
me.
He promised to ring
me up.
He refused to come
to see me.
He threatened to
punish me.
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claim утверждать
advise +sb+ to-inf
советовать
allow разрешать
ask просить
beg просить,
умолять
command приказы-
вать
encourage вооду-
шевлять
forbid запрещать
instruct обучать
invite sb приглашать
order приказывать
permit разрешать
remind напоминать
urge убеждать
warn предупреж-
дать
want хотеть
accuse sb of + ing
form обвинять
apologize for
извиняться
admit (to) призна-
вать
boast about хвас-
таться
complain to sb about
жаловаться
“I witnessed the
crime.”
“You should consult
a doctor.”
“You can take my
dictionary.”
“Please, open the win-
dow.”
“Please, please don’t
hit the dog.”
“Stand up.”
“Tell me everything.”
“You mustn’t come
home late.”
“Mix the eggs with
the flour.”
“I’d like you to come
to the party.”
“Don’t forget to tell
Ann.”
“You may speak to
the doctor.”
“Don’t forget to turn
the gas off.”
“Try to be patient.”
“Don’t leave your
room.”
“I’d like you to be
polite.”
“You behaved as if
you were guilty.”
“I’m sorry I offended
you.”
“Yes, I was wrong.”
“I’m the best football
player.”
“You are always dis-
pleased.”
He claimed to have
witnessed the crime.
He advised me to con-
sult a doctor.
He allowed me to take
his dictionary.
He asked me to open
the window.
He begged me not to
hit the dog.
He commanded me to
stand up.
He encouraged me to
tell him everything.
He forbade us to
come home late.
He instructed me to
mix the eggs with
the flour.
He invited me (to go)
to his party.
He ordered me not to
forget to tell Ann.
He permitted/allowed
me to speak to the
doctor.
He reminded me to
turn the gas off.
He urged me to try to
be patient.
He warned me not to
leave my room.
He wanted me to be
polite.
He accused me of be-
having as if I were
guilty.
He apologized for of-
fending me.
He admitted (to) be-
ing wrong.
He boasted about be-
ing the best foot-
ball player.
He complained to me
about my being
displeased.
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deny отрицать
insist on настаивать
suggest предлагать
agree + that clause
соглашаться
claim заявлять
complain жаловаться
deny отрицать
exclaim восклицать
explain объяснять
inform sb сообщать
promise обещать
explain to sb + how
объяснять
wonder where/what
why/how + clause
(when the subject
of the introductory
verb is not the
same as the subject
in the indirect
question)
wonder + whether +
to-inf or clause
wonder where/what/
how + to-inf
(when the subject
of the infinitive is
the same as the
“No, I didn’t tell a
lie.”
“You must buy that
coat.”
“Let’s go to the thea-
tre.”
“Yes, she’s very cle-
ver.”
“I saw the accident.”
“You don’t think
about me.”
“I have never heard
about it.”
“It’s a problem.”
“It’s your mistake.”
“Pete is sick.”
“I won’t be late.”
“That’s how I got a
prize.”
He asked himself,
“How old is she?”
He asked himself,
“Where is my um-
brella?”
He asked himself,
“Why is she so
nervous?”
He asked himself,
“What is the right
answer?”
He asked himself,
“Shall I invite
them?”
He asked himself,
“Where shall I go?”
He asked himself,
“What shall I do
” first?”
He denied telling/hav-
ing told a lie.
He insisted on my
buying that coat.
He suggested going to
the theatre.
He agreed that she
was very clever.
He claimed that he had
seen the accident.
He complained that I
didn’t think about
him.
He denied that he had
ever heard about it.
He exclaimed that it
was a problem.
He explained that it
was my mistake.
He informed that
Pete was sick.
He promised that he
wouldn’t be late.
He explained to me
how he had got a
prize.
He wondered how old
she was.
He wondered where
his umbrella was.
He wondered why she
was so nervous.
He wondered what
the right answer
was.
He wondered whether
to invite them.
He wondered whether
he should invite
them.
He wondered where
to go.
He wondered what to
do first.
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subject of the
verb)
He asked himself, He wondered how to
“How shall I tell tell her.
her?”
1И EXERCISES
Exercise I
Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.
1. “I am busy,” he said.
2. “I saw the film you recommended last night,” she said to
her.
3. “I didn’t agree with you,” Lucy said.
4. “I invited some boys to my birthday party,” Nick said.
5. “I’m going to Spain next week,” he said.
6. “Water freezes below 0 °C,” he said.
7. “I have saved enough money to buy a present for my
mother,” she said.
8. “I will come to see you tomorrow,” Lucy said to me.
9. “If I finish my work this evening, I’ll go out,” he said to
her.
10. “I have brought some fruit,” she said.
11. “I will reach the top of the mountain,” the traveller said.
12. “I saw him yesterday but he didn’t recognize me,” she said
to her.
Exercise II
Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.
1. “I won’t go to the party,” she said to her friend.
2. “Ann has gone away,” Tom said.
3. “I’m hungry,” he said to his mother.
4. “I’m working tomorrow,” Mike said.
5. “He’s never written home before,” Kate said to her friend.
6. “The sun is a big star,” the teacher explained.
7. “Your spelling has become better,” the teacher said.
8. “This place is not vacant,” the passenger said.
9. “I have changed my mind and I intend to spend the evening
at home,” she said to me over the telephone.
10. “This song is not popular any longer,” the young man
said.
11. “I liked this play very much,” my friend said after return-
ing from the theatre.
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12. “We will settle this question tomorrow,” Mary said to her
mother.
Exercise III
Report the following using a proper introductory verb from
the list bellow.
promise, apologize, remind, complain, deny, inform, order, al-
low, forbid, encourage
1. “I haven’t marked the exam papers,” the teacher said to
me.
2. “I’ll tidy up when I return home,” Nick said to his
mother.
3. “Don’t forget to thank your father,” she said to her daugh-
ter.
4. “You mustn’t come home so late,” she said to her son.
5. “I’m sorry I forgot to send a letter,” she said.
6. “You may take my dictionary,” Mike said to his brother.
7. “I didn’t hit him,” Helen said.
8. “Get off the grass at once,” he said to the kids.
9. “Try it again,” she said to me.
10. “You’re always forgetting to shut the door,” she said to
her husband.
Exercise IV
Turn the following into indirect questions.
1. Where is the post office? (Do you know ...)
2. What have you done? (I wonder ...)
3. Are we going for a walk? (I want to know ...)
4. Have I made a mistake? (I doubt...)
5. Whose umbrella is this? (I wonder ...)
6. Does the bus stop here? (Could you tell me ...)
7. What time is it? (Do you know ...)
8. Will you come with me? (I want to know ...)
9. When do you have your dinner? (Could you tell me ...)
10. Where does your sister live? (I want to know ...)
Exercise V
Change the following from Direct into Reported Speech.
1. “Open the parcel, please,” she said to me.
2. “Go to your room and stay there,” his father said.
3. “Don’t walk on the grass,” she said to us.
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4. “Where will you show me your stamps?” Boris asked me.
5. “Where did you gather these plants?” the teacher asked.
6. “Do you like to read English books?” Kate asked me.
7. “What size shoes do you take?” the shop assistant said to
him.
8. “Did you pay the electricity bill?” he said to his wife.
9. “Do it at once,” father said to the boy.
10. “Will you dine with us?” she said to me.
11. “We bought this thing a week ago,” mother said to me.
12. “Don’t stay up reading too late,” my father said to me.
13. “Let’s paint the walls blue,” my little sister said.
14. “I’ll phone you at seven o’clock tonight,” she said to him.
Exercise VI
Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.
1. “She will come tomorrow,” he said.
2. “I am busy,” she said to me.
3. “Do you speak French?” they asked me.
4. “When did you leave home yesterday?” my father asked
me.
5. “Will you come to see us tomorrow?” I asked her.
6. “I will apply for this post,” the doctor said.
7. “He shares the room with his brother,” I answered.
8. “Wait for me at the school entrance,” Jane said.
9. “When did you have lunch today?” he asked.
10. “Are you ready to listen to the lecture?” the professor asked
the students.
11. “Will you get off the bus at the next stop?” she asked me.
12. “I have never eaten such a dish in my life,” the boy said.
13. “You can buy a new coat next year,” my father said.
Exercise VII
Supply the principal clauses using as predicates verbs best
suited to the sense of each sentence.
1..........(that) he had never seen the white nights before.
2..........(that) he was delighted.
3..........(that) he would miss us greatly.
4..........(that) they would be able to take the tickets before-
hand.
5..........(that) he had never expected to see such a beautiful
city.
6..........whether I had ever been to Kiev.
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7.........if I should like to go down the Volga with them.
8.........whether we would meet.
9.........which I preferred: travelling by land or by sea.
10 what kind of sport I was keen on.
11 which of the players would win.
12 how many records I had got.
13 in what direction we intended to go.
14 (that) they would have left already by the next Sun-
day.
15 (that) I should have to see them off.
16 if I had ever taken part in a boat-race.
Exercise VIII
Turn the following into Reported Speech; use different in-
troductory verbs.
Model: Do you ever work in the garden? She asked me if I
ever worked in the garden.
1. What sort of flowers do you like?
2. Do you like pansies?
3. Where will you plant those lovely poppies?
4. Are these garden or wild flowers?
5. Do you water the flowers in the morning or in the evening?
6. Are tulips shade-loving flowers?
7. Who has broken the boughs of the lime-tree?
8. Why have these flowers opened so soon?
9. Have you ever seen a cherry orchard in blossom?
10. Will you grow vegetables in your kitchen garden next year?
Exercise IX
Complete the following sentences.
A
1. She asked if......
2. She wondered when.........
3. She wanted to know where.........
4. She was interested to know how.......
5. She inquired for what purpose.......
6. She would like to know how much.........
В
1. He told them to.......
2. My mother asked me to........
3. My brother advised me to.......
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4. The doctor forbade her to....
5. The guide warned us not to.....
6. The nurse persuaded the patient not to...
C
1.........not to worry about me.
2.........to do physical exercises regularly.
3.........not to go skating on such thin ice.
4.........to pay more attention to his health.
5.........not to allow her children to play on the road.
6.........to keep up correspondence with him.
Modal Verbs in Reported Speech
The forms of some modal verbs change in Reported Speech
when the reported sentence is out of date.
will/shall i=> would
can
may
shall
must
needn’t
i=> could/would be able to
t=> might
Ф should (asking for advice)
would (asking for information)
offer (expressing offers)
Ф must/had to (obligation)
i=> didn’t need to, didn’t have to/wouldn’t
have to
Would, could, need to, mustn 7, should, might, ought to, had
better remain the same.
Direct Speech
He said, “I’ll see you later.”
He said, “I can run fast.”
He said, “I can ring you up
tomorrow.”
He said, “I may see Pete.”
He said, “How should I repair
the tap?”
He said, “When shall we come
back?”
He said, “Shall I tidy up the
room?”
Reported Speech
He said (that) he would see me
later.
He said (that) he could run
fast.
He said (that) he would be able
to ring me up the next day.
He said (that) he might see
Pete.
He asked how he should repair
the tap.
He asked how to repair the tap.
He asked when they would
come back.
He offered to tidy up the room.
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He said, “You must return the
book.”
He said, “You must be kind.”
He said, “You should rest
more.”
He said, “You had better help
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me.
He said, “You needn’t do it
now.”
He said, “You needn’t come
tomorrow.”
He said (that) I must/had to re-
turn the book.
He said (that) I must be kind.
He said (that) I should rest
more.
He said (that) I had better help
him.
He said (that) I didn’t need to/
I didn’t have to do it then.
He said (that) I wouldn’t have
to go the next day.
Reporting a Dialogue or a Conversation
In conversations or dialogues we use statements, commands
and questions. When we report dialogues or conversations,
we use: and, as, adding that, and he/she added that, explaining
that, because, but, since, so, and then he/she went on to say,
while, then etc or the introductory verb in the present partici-
ple form.
Exclamations such as: Oh! Oh dear! Well! etc are omitted in
Reported Speech.
Direct Speech
“Oh, that is a very nice dress!”
she said. “Where did you
buy it?”
“It is so difficult for you,” she
said. “Shall I help you?”
“Why don’t you come over for
dinner on Friday?” she said.
“We could discuss your
problem then.”
Reported Speech
She remarked/exclaimed that
it was a very nice dress and
she asked where I had
bought it.
She said it was so difficult for
me offering to help.
She invited me to dinner on
Friday suggesting that we
could discuss my problem
then.
Exclamations/Yes/No Short Answers/
Question Tags
Exclamations are introduced in Reported Speech with ex-
claim, thank, wish, say, cry out in pain, give an exclamation
of surprise/horror/disgust/delight, scream with pain/surprise
etc.
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The exclamation mark becomes a full stop. Exclamatory
words such as Oh!, Eee!, Wow! etc are omitted in the reported
sentence.
“Oh dear! I’ve torn my dress!” She exclaimed that she had
torn her dress.
Yes/no short answers are expressed in Reported Speech with
the subject + a proper auxiliary verb or the subject + a proper
introductory verb.
“Can you come to see me?” he said. - “No, ” she said. He
asked her if she could come to see him and said she couldn 't.
or He asked her if she could come to see him, but she refused.
Question tags are omitted in Reported Speech. We can use a
proper introductory verb.
“He isn't lying, is he?” she said. She wondered if he was
lying.
Conversational Formulas
Direct Speech
“Pete,” said Kate, “meet my
friend, Mike.”
The teacher said, “Hello.
(Good morning, good after-
noon).”
“Hello, Ann,” said Nick. -
“Hello, Nick,” said Ann.
“Good morning, darling,” said
mother.
Alice said, “Many happy re-
turns of the day, Kate.”
“Congratulations,” said
mother. “I am so glad you
passed your finals!”
Mary said, “Excuse my ring-
ing up so early (late).”
“You’re always welcome to
our home,” said Ann’s
mother to Nell.
Reported Speech
Kate introduced Mike to Pete.
The teacher greeted her pupils.
Ann and Nick exchanged
greetings.
Mother wished good morning
to me.
Alice greeted Kate on her
birthday.
Alice wished Kate many
happy returns of the day.
Mother congratulated me on
passing my finals.
Mary apologized to me for
ringing up so early (late).
Ann’s mother expressed a
warm welcome to Nell.
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3 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Rewrite the following conversations in Reported Speech.
A. “How can I lose weight?” Nick said.
“You mustn’t eat sweets. But you can eat vegetables and
fruit. You should also get plenty of exercise,” said the
doctor.
“Shall I go in for gymnastics?” said Nick.
“No, you needn’t. You can go jogging every day,” said
the doctor.
B. “Are you English?” Jane said.
“Yes, I am. I come from Manchester,” said Mr Kelly.
“Is it your first visit to Moscow?” said Jane.
“No, I’ve been here once before. I visited Moscow and
St Petersburg two years ago,” said Mr Kelly.
“Are you here on holiday?” said Jane.
“No, I have come to Moscow on business,” said Mr Kelly.
“How long are you staying?” said Jane.
“I shall be here for three weeks,” said Mr Kelly.
“Are you going to visit St Petersburg again?” said Jane.
“No, I’m afraid not. I’ve been very busy. And we are flying
to England from Moscow,” said Mr Kelly.
С. “I don’t want to go to the canteen alone. Will you join me
for lunch?” Mary said.
“I’d love to,” Ann said.
“When will you be free?” Mary said.
“In a quarter of an hour,” Ann said.
“All right, then, we’ll go together,” Mary said.
D. On entering the old lady’s room he said, “I hope I haven’t
interrupted your work!”
“Of course not. Sit down, please. Have a cup of tea?”
“Thanks, I’ve had my tea.”
She said, “I haven’t seen you for ages. How is your wife?”
“She is all right now!” he answered. “Don’t you want to
come and see our baby? My wife says she is a darling.”
“Don’t you think so?”
“Of course, I do. But I think I’ll love her more when she
grows up,” he added.
The old lady smiled. “That’s a tender father!”
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Exercise II
Turn the following into Reported Speech.
1. “Ouch!” he said, as the nurse gave him the injection.
2. “You’ll try to do it as quick as possible, won’t you?” he
said to her.
3. “Wow!” she said when she first saw the Pyramids.
4. “You’ll try not to be late, won’t you?” he said to his
mother.
5. “Would you like another cup of tea?” she asked. “Yes,
please,” he replied.
6. “Will you leave your dictionary?” she asked. “Of course,”
he said.
7. “You rang me up yesterday, didn’t you?” he asked.
8. “You could lend me some money, couldn’t you?” he asked
me.
9. “Ugh!” she said, as she stepped into the mud.
10. “Damn! I’ve twisted my thumb,” she said.
11. “Oh dear! I never travel on trains that leave from plat-
form 13! It’s an unlucky number,” she cried.
12. “The teacher gave me the wrong mark, didn’t she?” he
said.
Exercise III
Translate into English.
1. Мы хотели знать, кто будет нашим классным руково-
дителем на следующий год. 2. Учитель спросил Аню, по-
чему она пропустила первый урок. 3. Я спросил Лену,
пошла бы она со мной в кино, если бы я пригласил ее.
4. Я спросил Колю, сколько ему было лет, когда он на-
чал играть в хоккей. 5. Мама хотела знать, следует Нине
принимать лекарство два или три раза в день. 6. Я спро-
сил женщину, сколько лет было ее сыну, когда она нача-
ла учить его кататься на коньках. 7. Мать надеялась, что
сын вернется через неделю. 8. Директор сказал, что не
разрешает менять расписание. 9. Мама сказала, что гос-
ти приедут в субботу, а сейчас только пятница. 10. Учи-
тельница сказала, что мы можем провалиться на экза-
мене, если не повторим все правила. 11. Олег не мог
понять, что говорит учитель. 12. Она сказала полчаса
назад, что ее сын приезжает ровно в три. Значит, он бу-
дет здесь через час. 13. Мне хотелось бы знать, кто рас-
сказал вам об этом замечательном романе. 14. Пассажи-
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рам велели пристегнуть ремни. 15. Мальчику велели не
перебивать взрослых. 16. Учитель предупредил учащих-
ся, чтобы они не засиживались поздно накануне экзаме-
нов. 17. Пассажиров просят не курить в автобусе. 18. Тре-
нер предложил, чтобы все приняли участие в
соревнованиях. 19. Я спросил Лену, пригласили ли ее на
вечер.
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. В нашем классе новый мальчик. Он сказал, что он бол-
гарин по национальности. Он сказал, что в Болгарии по-
чти не бывает снега и поэтому он не умеет кататься на конь-
ках. Неля сказала, что она его научит.
2. Когда мама уходила, она сказала, что вернется позднее,
чем обычно, потому что у нее много работы. Папа сказал,
что он, возможно, тоже вернется позднее, так как у них
будет собрание и, потом, он слишком занят, чтобы прихо-
дить вовремя.
Я сказал, что я приду позднее всех, потому что у нас сорев-
нования по шахматам, но, если я приду раньше их, я при-
готовлю ужин.
Мама вздохнула и сказала, что она постарается прийти
пораньше.
Exercise V
Translate into English.
1. Знаете ли вы, что мы не пришли ни к какому решению?
2. Я был уверен, что он может повторить эти предложения
слово в слово. 3. Отец не думал, что он выберет эту комна-
ту. 4. Все знали, что мы не приедем в воскресенье. 5. Наш
учитель сказал, что для успешного изучения иностранных
языков нужна хорошая память. 6. Мальчик надеялся, что
его возьмут в цирк. 7. Я не была уверена, что подготов-
люсь к докладу завтра. 8. Он ответил, что еще не обедал.
9. Учитель спросил, кто хочет отвечать. 10. Он сообщил,
что взял билет на самолет в Адлер. 11. Он заявил, что не
поедет с ним. 12. Он обещал сыну, что они проведут лето
на юге. 13. Она напомнила мне, что я собиралась навес-
тить тетушку. 14. Она заметила, что ремонт квартиры сле-
дует делать летом. 15. Он уверял нас, что езда на мотоцик-
ле совсем не опасна.
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Exercise VI
Translate into English.
1. Мы решили, что в следующее воскресенье мы поката-
емся на лодке. 2. Он признал, что его брат гребет лучше,
чем он. 3. Он думал, что в воскресенье он сможет посе-
тить больную. 4. Мы предполагали, что скоро встретим-
ся. 5. Он утверждал, что я ошибаюсь. 6. Они сказали, что
никогда здесь раньше не бывали. 7. Она спросила меня,
нравятся ли мне эти песни. 8. Она спросила, где и когда я
купила этот журнал. 9. Она спросила, слышала ли я этот
романс раньше. 10. Он сказал, что предпочитает послу-
шать что-нибудь классическое. 11. Командир приказал
солдатам строиться. 12. Председатель призвал собрав-
шихся соблюдать тишину. 13. Секретарша попросила нас
немного подождать. 14. Мы ответили, что никогда не со-
гласимся на изменение программы соревнований. 15. Он
попросил ее повторить адрес. 16. Я очень просил их не
делать этого. 17. Он воскликнул, что целую вечность не
видел нас.
The Voice
There are two voices in English: the active voice and the pas-
sive voice.
If the subject is the doer of the action, the verb is in the ac-
tive voice:
She speaks German.
I always repeat the words aloud.
If the subject is the receiver of the action, the verb is in the
passive voice:
The exercise was written by the pupil very quickly.
The picture is painted by a famous artist.
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The Formation
of the Passive Voice
to be + Participle II
Tense Passive
Present am
is asked
& s are
Past was , j asked
were
Future will be asked
Present am
is being asked
о s are
Contin Past was being asked were &
Future —
Q Present have , , j u been asked has
,Ф>
£ Past had been asked
Future will have been asked
The passive is formed by using the proper tense of the verb to be
+ Participle II. The Present Perfect Continuous, the Past Perfect
Continuous, the Future Continuous are not used in the passive.
Active Voice Passive Voice
Present Simple They ask questions at the lesson. Questions are asked at the lesson.
Present Continuous They are asking questions now. Questions are being asked now.
Past Simple They asked questions at the lesson. Questions were asked at the lesson.
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Active Voice Passive Voice
Past Continuous They were asking questions at the lesson. Questions were being asked at the lesson.
Future Simple They will ask questions at the lesson. Questions will be asked at the lesson.
Present Perfect They have asked questions at the lesson. Questions have been asked at the lesson.
Past Perfect They had asked questions at the lesson. Questions had been asked at the lesson.
Future Perfect They will have asked questions at the lesson. Questions will have been asked at the lesson.
Present Infinitive They should ask questions at the lesson. Questions should be asked at the lesson.
Perfect Infinitive They should have asked questions at the lesson. Questions should have been asked at the lesson.
-ing form He likes people asking questions at the lesson. He likes questions being asked at the lesson.
Perfect -ing form Having asked questions... Questions having been asked...
Modals + be + participle П You must ask questions at the lesson. Questions must be asked at the lesson.
The Use of the Passive Voice
The passive is used:
a) when the person who does the action is unknown,
unimportant or obvious from the context:
The door had been locked (unknown doer of the action).
b) when we are interested more in the action than in the doer of
the action, such as in news reports, instructions, processes,
headlines, advertisements etc.
Breakfast is served from 8.00 to 10.00.
c) to make statements more formal or polite:
My new coat has been ruined. (More polite than saying “You
ruined my coat”).
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d) to put emphasis on the doer of the action:
The Pyramids were built by the ancient Egyptians.
Sometimes to get is used in colloquial English instead of be
in the passive to say that something happens to someone or
something, by chance:
The dog got run over by a car.
Changing from Active into Passive:
Subject Verb Object Doer
of the action
Active W. Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet”
Passive “Hamlet” was written by
W. Shakespeare
When the verb is changed from the active voice into the pas-
sive voice, the whole sentence changes:
1) the object of the active verb becomes the subject in the new
sentence.
The active verb changes into a passive form and the subject
of the active verb becomes the doer of the action which is either
introduced with “by” or is omitted.
The passive can be used only with transitive verbs (verbs
which take an object as give, write, take, open etc).
Verbs such as: happen, sleep, come, go, seem etc are not used
in the passive.
2) In the passive we use by + the doer of the action to say who
or what did the action. We use with + instrument or material
to say what the doer of the action used:
The paper was cut with a knife.
3) If the active verb has two objects (i.e., direct and indirect),
it is more usual to begin the passive sentence with the
person:
He gave me some apples.
I was given some apples.
Some apples were given to me.
4) Make, hear, help, see are followed by a to-infinitive in the
passive:
He helped her tidy up the room. -» She was helped to tidy up
the room.
Note that hear, see, watch can be followed by a participle I
in the active and passive:
I heard her playing the piano. She was heard playing the
piano.
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5) The verbs believe, expect, feel, hope, know, report, say, think
etc are used in the following passive patterns in personal and
impersonal constructions:
a) subject (person) + passive + to-infinitive (personal con-
struction)
b) it + passive + that-clause (impersonal construction)
People think he is a boaster.
He is thought to be a boaster. It is thought that he is a
boaster.
6) Verbs followed by a preposition (to look after, to laugh at
etc) take the preposition immediately after them when turned
into the passive:
They sent for the doctor. -» The doctor was sent for.
7) In passive questions with who/whom/which we do not omit by.
Who gave you this book? -» Who were you given this book by?
Here are some of the most important prepositional verbs
which can be used passively:
to account for объяснять что-нибудь
to agree upon договориться о •
to allude to намекать на, касаться чего-нибудь
to arrive at достигать чего-нибудь
to call for/on зайти за
to comment upon комментировать что-нибудь
to count on надеяться, рассчитывать на кого-либо
to hear of слышать о
to insist on/upon настаивать на
to interfere with мешать чему-нибудь, кому-нибудь
to laugh at смеяться над
to listen to слушать кого-нибудь, что-нибудь
to look after ухаживать за
to look at смотреть на
to look for искать
to provide for предусматривать что-нибудь
to put up with примиряться с
to refer to ссылаться на
to rely on/upon полагаться на
to send for посылать за
to speak of/about, to говорить о/с
to talk about говорить о
to think of думать о
to take care of заботиться о
to lose sight of потерять из виду кого-нибудь, что-нибудь
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to pay attention to
to make fun of
to make a full of
to make use of
to put an end to
to take (no) notice of
обращать внимание на
насмехаться над
дурачить
использовать
положить конец
(не) замечать
The decision was arrived at.
He only spoke when he was spoken to.
The film was much talked about.
The agreement was widely commented on.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Change from the active into the passive.
1. Tchaikovsky used many folk-tunes in his compositions.
2. The agronomist has introduced new methods of work in
agriculture. 3. The lecturer showed his students a recently
devised apparatus. 4. We all must look after the children.
5. The population of France gave the Russian delegation
a hearty welcome. 6. The gardener asked me to help him in the
garden. 7. The students of this group are translating the English
text. 8. They finished their work earlier than usual. 9. We have
sent him a telegram. 10. The students were discussing the
problem at 6 o’clock yesterday. 11. You must buy a new English
dictionary.
Exercise II
Change from the active into the passive.
1. The guide met the tourists at the station. 2.1 have just read
his letter. 3. Our students are discussing an interesting subject.
4. They will finish their work in time. 5. They had already
translated the article when I gave them my dictionary. 6. Will
they have planted the trees by the beginning of May? 7. When
did they erect the monument? 8. They build many beautiful
houses in our city every year. 9. She was writing a letter when I
came in. 10. Russian scientists have made many wonderful
discoveries. 11. Who answered the phone? 12. Who did they
give the prize? 13. Two teachers asked us at the examination
last year. 14. The police are questioning him now. 15. We have
already done the work. 16. Who discovered America?
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Exercise III
Change the sentences as in the model using the Passive Voice
of the verbs. Give two passive constructions.
Model: They offered him interesting work.
He was offered interesting work.
Interesting work was offered to him.
1. The guide showed us all the beautiful pictures in the picture
gallery. 2. They give us six lessons a day. 3.1 paid him the money
yesterday. 4. The jury awarded a premium to the young
sportsman. 5. The doctor prescribed a new medicine to the sick
man. 6. They will give you the answer next week. 7. They
promised him immediate help. 8. The parents forgave the boy
his mistakes. 9. The director offered the young man a good
situation. 10. They told him the news. 11. The doctor
recommended the patient a severe diet. 12 They paid her the
money at once.
Exercise IV
Change the sentences into the Passive Voice. Give two pas-
sive constructions.
1. The coach gave the boxer some instructions. 2. They will grant
me a leave in July if there is no urgent work. 3. His friends never
forgave him his dishonesty. 4. The management offered me several
jobs and I can’t decide which to take. 5. The commander charged
him with a very responsible mission. 6. They will promise you
much, but don’t imagine they will give you everything. 7. His
parents regularly sent him parcels with fruit from their garden.
8. The doctor ordered him a long rest. 9. They usually sent the
children to camp in summer. 10.1 gave him an English magazine.
11. The teacher showed us some interesting diagrams. 12. They
gave us a ticket to the concert.
Exercise V
Put the verb in brackets into the correct passive form.
1. At the publishing house I (to tell) that the book (to publish)
by the end of the year. 2. A new metro line (to construct) now.
3. A second talk on how to handle the new machine (to give)
tomorrow at the same time by one of the inventors.
4. Everybody was busy as a welcoming party (to prepare) in
honour of the distinguished visitors. 5. Probably the tea (to
sweeten) before I put sugar into it. 6. The Reconstruction Plan
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of Moscow (to draw up) with an eye to the city’s future growth
and work. 7. It (to carry out) on a giant scale. 8. No objections
to the plan (to offer) so far, but it (not to introduce) until it
(to put) to vote. 9. Some final touches (to put) to the picture; it
(to complete) in a quarter of an hour. 10. A great number of
new houses for the residents of our city (to erect) by the new
year.
Exercise VI
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive
forms.
1. Some kind of public demonstration (to plan) to take place at
the airport tonight. 2. The flight (not to announce) yet. 3. The
message, as Ann (to dictate) it, (to type) by a girl clerk. 4. It
(to be) an old house that (to divide) into flats. 5. Each apartment
usually (to share) by two or three girls. 6. When we (to come)
to the seashore, the ship (to lose) sight of. 7. In our country
children (to take care of). 8. A new Metro line (to construct)
now. One of its stations (to build) in our street. 9.1 am sure this
event (to comment upon) in newspapers. 10. Little children (to
look after) always. 11. His suggestions never (to object to).
12. These lines of poetry often (to refer to).
Exercise VII
State the kind of the passive construction in the following
sentences. Translate into Russian.
1. The question was often put to me but I never answered it.
2. I noticed at once that the room had been recently tidied.
3. Small feet were heard running in the hall. 4. Mike is not in
the room, and his bed hasn’t been slept in. 5. The driver was
mysteriously silent. Tom was silent, too, wondering uneasily
where he was being taken. 6. I had been given a card to the
Club and in the afternoon I used to go to play billiards. 7. The
outstanding violinist was much spoken of. 8. Has the doctor
been called for? 9. The scientific articles of this specialist are
often referred to. 10. This cellar has never been lived in.
11. Little children are always looked after. 12. Everybody is
sure that an agreement will be arrived at. 13. He does not like
to be interfered with. 14. Will this material be made use of?
15. Why is he always made fun of? 16. When we came to the
seashore, the ship had been lost sight of. 17. Can his words be
relied on? 18. His proposal may be objected to.
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Exercise VIII
Put questions to the parts of the sentences given in bold type.
1. When I entered the pavilion of the exhibition, a new model of
an airport was being looked at by everybody. 2. Our reading
English books in the original is always insisted upon. 3. English
spelling must be paid attention to. 4. His plan has been much
spoken of. 5. The secretary will be sent for. 6. This apparatus
must be checked from time to time. 7. The young musician had
been taken notice of long before he entered the conservatoire.
8. This idea can be put in practice only by an experienced
specialist. 9. This old country-house has not been lived in these
ten years. 10. The poem was written by an unknown author.
11. A new railway line is being constructed across the desert.
12. The flowers will be planted next week. 13. A place where
people go skating is called a skating-rink. 14. The plant had
been run by the head engineer for a fortnight before a new
director was appointed.
Exercise IX
Translate the sentences into English using the Passive Voice.
1. За ним послали двадцать минут назад. 2. Этот вопрос се-
годня обсуждаться не будет. 3. В прошлом году на нашей
улице построили новый магазин. 4. Эта книга еще не пере-
ведена. 5. Я чувствую, что готовится какой-то опасный план.
6. Если за вами пришлют, не отказывайтесь прийти. 7. По-
чему на эту статью нигде не ссылаются? 8. Как только вещи
были уложены, послали за машиной. 9. Этого лектора все-
гда слушали с интересом. 10. Ему еще ничего об этом не го-
ворили. 11. Книги этого автора часто спрашивают. 12. Вам
задавали дополнительные вопросы на экзамене? 13. Девоч-
ку бранят, вот почему она плачет. 14. Я почувствовала, что
на меня смотрят. 15. Эта книга уже переведена. 16. Не вхо-
дите, там экзаменуют последнего студента. 17. Мне сказа-
ли, что уже ничего нельзя изменить, так как решение приня-
то. 18. Какой вопрос обсуждали, когда вы вошли?
Exercise X
Translate the sentences into English using Passive Voice.
1. Эта книга скоро будет переиздана. 2. Его всегда люби-
ли и ему всегда доверяли. 3. О ней заботятся ее друзья.
4. Об этом фильме много говорят. 5. Пока готовился зав-
трак, мать пошла к постели ребенка. 6. Ей дадут кварти-
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ру в этом доме. 7. «Где врач?» - прошептал он. «За ним
послали.» 8. К концу недели его имя будет известно всем.
9. Лене сказали, что около железнодорожного моста стро-
ятся два новых дома. 10. По радио было объявлено, что
погода меняется к худшему. 11. Я сомневаюсь, что сейчас
что-либо может быть объяснено. 12. Ожидалось, что он
вернется как раз к собранию. 13. Ему объяснили, почему
он не прав. 14. Почему здесь так холодно? - Зал только
что проветрили. 15. Надеюсь, что об этом факте больше
не будут упоминать. 16. Этот вопрос все еще обсуждает-
ся? - Да, его обсуждают уже два часа. 17. Интересно, бу-
дет ли опубликована эта статья до того, как откроется
конференция? 18. К тому времени когда мы вернулись,
ворота уже были закрыты. 19. Как жаль, что булочная
закрыта. Сколько времени осталось до того, как она сно-
ва откроется? 20. Сколько времени обсуждался этот воп-
рос до того, как вы попросили слово? 21. Не входите в
комнату. Ее убирают. 22. Ваши бумаги печатают. Подож-
дите немного. 23. Вас ждут внизу. 24. В будущем году здесь
будет построена станция метро. 25. Его часто посылают
за границу.
Exercise XI
Translate the sentences into English using Passive Voice.
1. На этой улице строится новый квартал домов. 2. Тебя
интересует работа, которую тебе предложили? 3. Со мной
так никогда не разговаривали. 4. На день рождения ей
подарили коробку шоколадных конфет. 5. Тебе скажут,
когда отправляется поезд. 6. Я почувствовал, что ему уже
задавали этот вопрос раньше. 7. Ему дали первоклас-
сное образование. 8. Советую вам пойти на этот концерт:
будут исполнены ваши любимые произведения. 9. Об
этой картине много говорят. Я сам не был на выставке,
но мне ее так живо описали, что мне кажется, что я ее
видел собственными глазами. 10. Нам объяснили новое
правило, затем продиктовали несколько примеров и
дали упражнения для домашней работы. 11. Проект был
одобрен, но инженеру указали на отдельные недостат-
ки. 12. Телеграмма была принята поздно ночью, и, так
как она была очень важной, капитана тут же разбудили
и передали ему ее.
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Exercise XII
Translate the sentences into English using Passive Voice.
1. В прошлом году на нашей улице построили новый ресто-
ран. 2. Этого учителя всегда слушают с интересом. 3. Эти
новости были только что переданы по радио. 4. Это и есть
человек, о котором так много говорят. 5. За книгу уже упла-
чено. Можете взять ее. 6. Новая библиотека была построе-
на до того, как вы поступили в институт? 7. Книги, которые
хорошо читаются, редко найдешь на полках библиотеки.
8. К сожалению, этот словарь уже распродан. 9. Эти
новости будут опубликованы в вечерних газетах. 10. Послы-
шался выстрел, но ничего не было видно. 11. Он награжден
многими медалями и орденами. 12. Когда я приехал в этот
город, этот дом строился. 13. Все телеграммы отправлены?
- Нет еще. Половина телеграмм отправлена вчера. Осталь-
ные, кроме трех, напечатаны. Последние сейчас печатают.
Их напечатают к часу дня.
Modal Verbs
Modal verbs do not denote actions, but only show the atti-
tude of the speaker towards the action. Modal verbs are used.
only with the infinitive.
There are 12 modal verbs in English. They are: can, may,
must, should, ought to, shall, will, would, need, dare, to be,
to have/to have got. The latter two are modal only in one of
their meanings.
Ten of them (that is all but to be and to have) are also called
defective verbs as they lack some features characteristic of other
verbs, that is
1) they do not take -s in the third person singular;
2) they have no verbals (infinitive, participle or gerund);
3) they cannot be used in compound tenses (no future tense, no
perfect tenses);
4) they have (except for can and may) only one form and no
past tense;
5) they are followed (except for ought) by a bare infinitive (that
is by the infinitive without particle to)',
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6) they need no auxiliary to build up the interrogative and
negative forms.
All modal verbs have 2 negative forms, full and contracted.
Full Form Contracted Form
may not
must not
cannot
would not
should not
shall not
will not
need not
mayn’t
mustn’t
can’t
wouldn’t
shouldn’t
shan’t
won’t
needn’t
We use modal verbs to express: ability, advice, criticism, ne-
cessity, offers, obligation/duty, permission, possibility, proba-
bility, prohibition, requests or suggestions.
Can
The modal verb has two forms: can for the present tense and
could for the past tense:
I can 7 dance now but I could when I was young.
The negative forms are: Present - cannot (can 7), Past - could
not (couldn’t).
All the other tenses are expressed by the construction to be
able to which has all the tenses:
You will be able to finish your work in so short a time.
I have been able to do this exercise today.
There is a slight difference in usage between can and be able
in the Past Simple Tense. You can’t always have one for
the other. If you speak about something you could do because of
skill or knowledge, you can use either could or was (were) able:
I could (was able to) read and write when I was six.
But if you mean something you managed to do, it is wrong
to say could. In this case was (were) able is the correct expres-
sion.
Though he was ill and missed classes, he was able to do his
examinations well.
Can expresses:
1) physical and mental ability:
She can lift this heavy box.
She could not solve the problem.
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2) possibility (or permission) depending on circumstances:
You can have my dictionary (because I don’t need it now).
Can I see your brother? -1 am afraid not, he is ill.
3) prohibition (only in the negative form of the modal verb):
You can’t cross the street here. Здесь нельзя переходить улицу.
4) request:
Can I have some water?
Could suggests a greater degree of politeness:
Could you come again tomorrow?
5) Can (could) is also used to express doubt or astonishment:
Can it be so late as all that? - Неужели уже так поздно?
Не сап 7 be/couldn 7 be so old. - He может быть, что он так
стар.
As you see, in these meanings can (could) is used only in
interrogative and negative sentences; astonishment is expressed
only in interrogative sentences. If the action refers to the present
or future, the Present Infinitive is used:
He can 7 be late. He can 7 be as angry as that.
If the action refers to the past, the perfect infinitive is used
after can (could):
Can she have known her before? - Неужели она знала ее
раньше?
Could they have seen us there? They could not have seen us
there.
In the above sentences can and cow/Jhave the same meaning
but could shows that we feel less certain about the subject.
6) Could is used to express the Subjunctive Mood (мог бы):
If I had a dictionary, I could translate this article.
You really could do it without my help.
Note some set expressions with the modal verb can\
Cannot/can 7 help doing smth. - He могу не делать что-то.
When I saw him I couldn 7 help laughing. - Когда я увидел
его, я не мог не смеяться.
' Cannot/can 7 but do smth. - He могу не ...
I cannot but suggest...- Я не могу не предложить...
We cannot but hope he is right. - Нам остается только
надеяться, что ... (не можем не надеяться ...).
One cannot but wonder. - Нельзя не задуматься.
as can be - an intensifying expression
They are as pleased as can be. - Они очень (страшно)
довольны.
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It's as ugly as can be. - Это необычайно уродливо
(трудно себе представить что-либо более отвра-
тительное).
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Comment on the meaning of the modal verb can (could).
Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. He can’t walk so quickly.
2. I can memorize many words at once.
3. I could not go to your place yesterday, as I was busy.
4. We can choose our profession according to our taste.
5. Could you give me your notes on phonetics for a day or
two?
6. I don’t believe him. It can’t be so!
7. . She can take her examination next June.
8. He cannot be in the street now: it’s pouring!
9. You cannot have done it. I don’t believe it.
10. I wonder where she is. She cannot have been sleeping all
this time!
11. Could you let me know about the meeting?
12. I am anxious about her. She cannot be taking a walk so
late.
Exercise II
Replace the words was (were) able by could where possible.
1. The ship was badly damaged in the storm, but the captain
was able to bring her safely to land. 2. Helen was a bright girl
and she was able to do the scholarship examination well.
3. Wolfgang Mozart, the famous Austrian composer, was able
to play the piano at the age of three. 4. When a boy Mike was
able to do things with his left hand as easily as with his right
hand. 5. The firemen were able to put the fire out in less than
ten minutes. 6. After I had studied the new words, I was able to
write the dictation without a single mistake. 7. There was not a
single cloud in the sky, and we were able to see the stars. 8. He
was able to finish all the preparatory work without any help.
9. My mother was able to make her own clothes when a girl in
her teens. 10. The citizens of Leningrad were able to defend
their city against the Nazi hordes.
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Exercise III
Use the verb can in the correct form followed by the required
form of the infinitive.
1. He....(to recite) long poems when he was six. 2. You.......
not (to take) the books out of the reading hall. 3. If you meet
him in the street you....(to pass) him without taking notice.
4. He hated himself for his behaviour, but...(to do) nothing
to alter it. 5..I (to come) in for a moment? 6. You......not
(to do) it. I don’t believe it. 7. I wonder where she is. She.
(not to stay) at her friend’s all this time. 8.1 .(to help) him
but I didn’t know he needed help. 9. Such problems ...........
(to solve) easily. 10. He..(to see) that everything in the flat
was in full order. 11. How...she (to work) in the garden now?
It is already dark. 12. Of course, there were many things I...
(to answer) to this. But I kept silent. 13. I simply .... not
(to refuse). They would have been hurt. 14. He wasn’t old. He
...(not to be) more than forty. 15..you (to work) all this
time without any break? 16. She.....(not to forget) what had
happened the day before.
Exercise IV
Use the verb can in the correct form followed by the required
form of the infinitive.
1.....you (to call) a little later? I’m afraid I shall be busy till
seven. 2.....it (to be) a joke? 3. You....(not to see) him at
the meeting. He was ill. 4...we (to cover) fifteen kilometers?
The village is not yet seen. 5. He .... (not to forget) your
address; he has visited you several times. 6. If you let us know,
we....(to send) our car for you. 7. I should be very much
obliged to you if you....(to lend) me your dictionary for a
couple of days. 8. I don’t believe her, she ........ (to fail)
to recognize me. 9. He said he......(to manage) the task by
himself. 10. Why didn’t you ask me? I.....(to do) it for you.
11. I think you .. (to do) it if you tried. 12....this old
woman (to be) Kate? She ........ not (to change) like that.
13. Somebody drew a pair of spectacles on the face of the
portrait. “Who do you think.....(to do) it?” 14. He was quite
young. He......(not to be) much over twenty.
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Exercise V
Use the required form of the infinitive after can (could) in
the following sentences.
1. Her face was quite unlined and she could (to be) more than thirty.
2. I’m wondering if something can (to do) about it. 3. It is impossible.
He can’t (to do) it. 4. There wasn’t anything wrong with tea. There
couldn’t (to be). 5. He couldn’t (to hear) the news at dinner because
his sister hadn’t arrived yet. 6.1 can easily (to walk) to the railway
station. 7. For several seconds he stared at her, terrified. “I can’t
(to stand) it any longer,” he said. 8. She can’t (to tell) you that
I don’t believe you. 9. What is not done today, could (to do)
tomorrow. 10. There was nothing he could (to do) about it at the
moment. 11. Can she (to be) so cold to this little creature? 12. The
windows were open, and the scent of roses could (to smell). 13. Ann
tried to imagine what an unserious talk could (to be) like. 14. She
was so tired, she couldn’t (to make) herself to go upstairs to dress.
Exercise VI
Rewrite the following sentences using cannot (can't).
Model: I don’t believe it is his fault. - It can’t be his fault.
1. It is impossible that he has changed his mind. 2.1 can’t believe
that they have known it before. 3. I don’t think she is good at
languages. She has always had a bad ear and no memory for
words. 4.1 don’t believe it is a joke. 5. It is impossible that she is
fifteen. She looks much older. 6. I can’t believe that he has left
without saying good-bye to us. 7. I can’t believe that he has
forgotten to post your letter. 8. He doesn’t believe that his two
friends have betrayed him. 9.1 don’t think she was angry with a
sick child. 10. It is impossible that she has told a lie.
Exercise VII
Paraphrase the following sentences using can’t.
1.1 don’t believe that he had done the work carelessly. 2.1 don’t
believe it is true. 3. I don’t believe he is as old as that, he looks
much younger. 4. It is impossible that the ship sank in the harbour.
5.1 don’t believe that you suggested such a silly thing. 6.1 don’t
believe that the teacher was satisfied with our work. 7. I don’t
believe I lost my suitcase, it was here a minute ago. 8.1 don’t believe
this medicine is a good cure for a cough. 9. It is impossible that she
has wrongly interpreted у our words. 10.1 don’t believe they will
postpone such an important meeting.
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Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the verb can (could).
1. Эту книгу можно купить в любом магазине. 2. В комнате
темно, я не могу найти свои вещи. 3. Не может быть, чтобы
она ошиблась. 4. Неужели они ждали нас все это время?
5. Не может быть, чтобы вас послали ко мне. 6. Он сказал,
что мы можем идти. 7. Я мог бы вернуться на автобусе.
8. «Не может быть, чтобы она тебя поняла,» - повторял он.
9. «Не может быть, чтобы они об этом забыли.» 10. Неужели
он уже уехал? 11. Неужели она все еще работает? 12. Не мо-
жет быть, что она все еще нас ждет. 13. Неужели она заболе-
ла? 14. Неужели вам нравится такая музыка? 15. Ты можешь
взять словарь. Мне он больше не нужен. 16. Неужели они
опоздали на поезд? Они же вышли из дома очень рано.
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the verb can (could).
1. Я думаю, что я смогу помочь вам. 2. Не может быть, что
он забыл об этом. 3. Неужели он отказался помочь вам?
4. Неужели это правда? Не может быть, чтобы это была прав-
да. 5. Неужели он учится в девятом классе? Он такой ма-
ленький на вид. 6. Не может быть, чтобы они уже переехали
на новую квартиру. 7. Неужели ты старше меня на целых
пять лет? 8. Прочтите эти статьи. Вы могли бы сослаться на
них в докладе. 9. На лестнице нет света. Вы не могли бы
посветить мне, пока я спущусь вниз? 10. Я думаю, что мы
могли бы попытаться еще раз убедить его в том, что он не-
прав. 11. Не может быть, чтобы сейчас было лишь три часа.
Ваши часы остановились. 12. Нет, малыш, зимой мороже-
ное на улице есть нельзя. 13. Неужели он был прав? 14. Вы
не могли бы продиктовать мне эту страницу? 15. Неужели
они ждут нас у другого выхода?
Exercise X
Translate into English using the verb can (could).
1. He может быть, чтобы он опоздал. Он всегда такой пунк-
туальный. 2. Неужели он произвел на вас впечатление рассе-
янного человека? 3. Не может быть, чтобы я неправильно вас
понял. 4. Он не мог прочитать эту книгу так быстро; она труд-
на для него. 5. Не может быть, чтобы она не нашла вашего
дома. 6. Вряд ли она забыла об этом; я об этом напоминала
ей только вчера. 7. Вы не могли бы привести свой пример?
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Нельзя давать примеры только из учебника. 8. Неужели она
и сейчас думает обо мне? 9. Я могла бы вам это сразу сказать,
но мне не хотелось расстраивать вас. 10. Не может быть, что-
бы вы этому действительно поверили. 11. Не мог он принять
вас за другого. 12. Разве мог кто-нибудь подумать, что эта
команда займет первое место? 13. Неужели вы не нашли мою
книгу? 14. Вряд ли они приедут сегодня. Уже поздно.
Exercise XI
Translate into English using the verb can (could).
1. He может быть, чтобы они об этом забыли. 2. Неужели он
уже уехал? 3. Неужели она забыла сообщить вам о моем
отъезде? 4. Неужели она все еще работает? 5. Не может быть,
чтобы они приехали в понедельник! 6. Я думаю, что вы смо-
жете уговорить его, если попытаетесь. 7. Сможет ли ваша
сестра купить нам завтра билеты? 8. Мы не могли добрать-
ся до университета к 9 часам. 9. Неужели он обманул вас?
10. Неужели вам нравится такая музыка? 11. Не может быть,
что они слышали наш разговор. 12. Неужели она заболела?
13. Можно мы возьмем Джека с собой? 14. У детей богатое
воображение. Они могут легко придумывать разные исто-
рии. 15. Не может быть, что он ещё спит. Уже поздно.
Exercise XII
Translate into English using the verb can (could).
1. He может быть, чтобы он вам сказал такую вещь. Вы его
не поняли. 2. Когда мы сможем сделать это? 3. Она не смо-
жет научиться хорошо петь. 4. Она не могла окончить шко-
лу в прошлом году. 5. Неужели она все еще читает? Пора
спать. 6. Никто не смог бы произвести на меня большее
впечатление, чем это сделал ты. 7. Он сказал, что мы мо-
жем идти. 8. Он мог бы сделать это на прошлой неделе.
9. Он был настолько неграмотным, что он просто не мог
написать ни одного слова этого доклада. 10. Уже темнеет.
Сколько же сейчас может быть времени? 11. Ему не могло
быть больше тридцати лет, когда мы с ним познакомились
впервые. 12. Не может быть, чтобы она ошиблась. 13. Не
может быть, что она тебя поняла. 14. В комнате темно. Я
не смогу найти свои вещи. 15. Неужели они ждали нас все
это время. 16. Не может быть, что вас послали ко мне.
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May
The modal verb may has two tenses: may for the present
tense and might for the past.
The negatives forms are:
present - may not
past - might not
All the other tenses are expressed by to be allowed to, to be
permitted to.
The form might is used in indirect speech according to the rules
of the sequence of tenses:
He told me that I might go home.
Might is used only in object clauses, if the main clause refers
to the past.
May expresses:
1) permission
You may go now (you are allowed to go).
2) possibility of the fact
You may find all the books you want in this library.
3) prohibition (only with the negative form of the modal verb):
You may not go swimming ( You are not allowed to ....) - He
смей.
4) May (and might, as well) is also used to express supposition
and uncertainty in affirmative sentences. In this case it is
translated into Russian as «может быть», «возможно».
Don 7 worry! The children may be on their way home already.
Why is Lena absent today? - I don 7 know. She might be ill.
(Perhaps she is ill).
Might does not refer to the past here. It only makes the un-
certainty somewhat stronger.
To give the idea of past time may is used with the Perfect
Infinitive.
He may have arrived already, let ’s go and find out.
To give the idea of the present moment, the Continuous In-
finitive is used after may (or might).
Where is Nick? He may be working in the garden.
5) Might (and only might) is used to express reproach.
Yow might help me with this heavy suitcase.
You might have called on me last week. I was ill.
6) May and might are used to form the Subjunctive Mood:
a) in simple sentences to express a wish:
May you be happy!
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b) in subordinate clauses:
Speak louder so that everybody may hear you.
She hurried home so that she might help her mother with the
dinner.
Here are some expressions with the modal verb may/might\
Imay/might as well + infinitive expresses intention.
I may as well take you with me.
Might just as well means “it would be equally good to” and
it is used to suggest some other actions.
Til go on Monday by a slow train. - You might just as well
wait till Tuesday and go by the fast one.
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Exercise I
Comment upon the meaning of the verb may (might).
1.1 think we may have a fire some distance away from the trees.
2. He may arrive on the next train. 3. You might have got
to know your friends better by this time. 4. Be careful not to miss
the turning, in this mist you might easily pass it by. 5. You may
ring me up at any hour in the afternoon. 6. Where are Kate and
Jane? - Oh, they may be crossing the river by the bridge. 7. You
might at least take your younger brother for a walk sometimes.
8. We had a feeling that we might have seen that man before.
9.1 wondered whether I might ask for a second helping. 10. Make
your handwriting legible so that everybody may read what you
wrote down. 11. She was so good a nurse that everybody thought
she might have already had experience with children. 12. You
might have come to see me when I was ill.
Exercise II
Rewrite the sentences using may (might).
1. Perhaps the tide will come in very soon. Look out! 2. Perhaps
the problem was too difficult for them. 3. Try this medicine,
perhaps it will cure you. 4.1 had better take my raincoat, perhaps
it will rain. 5. Why didn’t you remind Ann of her promise? It is
possible that she forgot all about it. 6. Perhaps you are right, but
I am not sure you are. 7. It is possible we live in the same street,
but I doubt whether I have seen him before. 8. Perhaps she was
proud of her daughter, but she never showed it to her neighbours.
9. It is possible your letter has never reached him, otherwise he
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would have answered it immediately. 10. Perhaps they tried
to get in touch with us, but failed. 11. It is possible you got into’
the wrong carriage, that’s why you did not find your friend there.
12. Perhaps they will arrive here by the next train.
Exercise III
Paraphrase the following sentences using may (might).
1. Perhaps, you changed at the wrong station, that’s why it
took you so long to get here. 2. Perhaps, he has already arrived,
let’s go and find out. 3. Perhaps it was true, I am not sure.
4. It is possible that they have refused to help you. 5. Perhaps
they knew everything about it. 6. Perhaps the driver got a
fright. 7. Perhaps the lorry overturned while going round the
bend. 8. Perhaps they have already left. 9. Perhaps the
performance was over as many people were leaving the theatre.
10. Perhaps it was all prepared beforehand. 11. Perhaps this
old man is your brother. 12. Perhaps the message was delivered
in time as we received an immediate answer.
Exercise IV
Fill in the blanks with may (might) or to be allowed to, to be
permitted to in the required tense.
1. He asked if he make some suggestions. 2. After the new
year tree had been decorated, the children...enter the hall.
3. He.....join the yacht club as soon as he is through with his
last exam. 4. The teacher said that everybody..take part in
the discussion. 5. He....go his own way if he likes. 6. No
sooner.....the children.....leave the room, than they sprang
to their feet and rushed out of the playground. 7. The doctor
says Nick is much better. He.....walk in the open already.
8......I ask you to explain the rule once more? 9. She asked
me if she....to switch off the radio. 10. No matter how bad
the weather.....be she never missed her everyday stroll after
dinner. 11. Tell him he..have warned me and not to put me
in such an awkward position. 12. Don’t be angry with her. She
....have done it by mistake.
Exercise V
Use the required form of the infinitive after may (might) in
the following sentences.
1. On the whole there was less said than might (to expect).
2. You’ve acquired a great deal of experience. You might (to
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write) a book. 3. There was no sign of John in the street. Of
course, I said to myself, he might (to detain) at his office.
4. Who said Mr Smith has gone to America? - He might (to
tell) it himself. 5. But what you tell me may not (to be) true.
6. What’s happened to the dog? - It isn’t here. Dan may (to
take) it with him. 7. She longed for a letter from John. It might
(to contain) an explanation of why he had gone away. 8. Harry
might often (to see) sitting on the porch with a book in his
hands. 9. Oh, Tom, she exclaimed, your boots are muddy!
You might (to go) by the side door. 10. He was very ill. He
may (to die). 11. Then why on earth all this secrecy? - One
never knows who may (to listen). 12. Of course I’m too young
to be a really good writer yet, but I try hard, arid one day I
may (to achieve) something.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using may in all of its possible mean-
ings.
1. Ты не был так уж сильно занят. Ты мог бы нам помочь.
2. Она, может быть, опоздает. 3. Они, возможно, работа-
ют над этой же проблемой. 4. К вечеру может пойти дождь.
5. Они, возможно, были вчера в городе. 6. Я согласен, что
разрешить Анне поехать за границу, возможно, было
ошибкой. 7. Они, может быть, подумали, что мы не при-
едем в такую погоду. 8. Может быть, он сейчас в гостини-
це и ждет меня. 9. Вы, возможно, слышали его имя. 10. У
него большая семья. Я могу себе представить, что он, воз-
можно, ищет себе работу получше. 11. Хотя похоже на
то, что будет дождь, но кто знает, может быть, завтра
будет хорошая погода. 12. Возможно, он знал обо всем,
но не показывал вида. 13. Позвоните ей. Она, возможно,
дома сейчас. 14. Телеграмма, возможно, была послана
вчера.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using may in all of its possible mean-
ing.
1. Сегодня очень пасмурно. Возможно, будет дождь.
2. Можете не отвечать на этот вопрос, если не хотите.
3. Вы могли бы дать мне об этом знать заранее. 4. Нам мож-
но пользоваться словарем? - Нет, нельзя. 5. Возможно, он и
знает обо всем, да не желает нам сказать. 6. Возможно, они
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все еще сдают экзамен. 7. Почему Кати еще нет? - Она, воз-
можно, придет позже. - Она могла бы предупредить нас о
том, что она опаздывает. 8. Я уже целый час ищу свою за-
писную книжку. Не может быть, чтобы я ее потерял. - Воз-
можно, ты оставил ее у телефона-автомата. Я видел, как ты
вынимал ее. - Ты мог бы давно уже сказать мне об этом.
9. Не беспокойся! Они не опоздают. Возможно, они уже едут
сюда и будут здесь через несколько минут. 10. Брат сказал,
что не поедет кататься на лыжах. Но может быть, он пере-
думал. 11. Я звоню им уже второй раз, но никто не отвечает.
Не может быть, чтобы все ушли. - Возможно, он уехали за
город. Они всегда уезжают на выходные дни. 12. Лектор,
возможно, и ссылался на эту статью, но я этого не помню.
13. Возможно, я уже бывал в этих краях. Мне кажется, я даже
могу узнать многие дома и улицы. 14. Может быть, мы от-
ложим нашу поездку за город: погода неважная.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the verb may.
1. Можете зайти к нам после семи, если захотите. 2. Ты
могла бы по крайней мере посоветоваться с сестрой! 3. Где
же мой паспорт? - Возможно, ты забыл его дома. 4. Спро-
си их, можно ли нам тоже пойти с ними в поход. 5. Вы,
возможно, заметили, что он дважды повторил эти слова.
6. Ты мог бы купить мне эту книгу! Ты знал, что она мне
очень нужна. 7. Вы, возможно, слышали его имя. Он изве-
стный ученый. 8. Возможно, телеграмма придет завтра.
9. Он, возможно, хотел мне об этом сказать, но не нашел
времени. 10. Она, возможно, забыла позвонить, поэтому
он не пришел. 11. Она спешила в школу, чтобы она могла
принять участие в олимпиаде.
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the verb may.
1. Больному стало лучше. Вы можете навестить его завтра.
2. Ты мог бы быть посерьезнее. Ты уже почти взрослый.
3. Возможно, его не было на лекции. - Он говорит, что он
там был. 4. Она не была англичанкой, но ее можно было
принять за нее. 5. Ты мог бы по крайней мере посовето-
ваться с учителем! 6. Доктор, можно мне купаться в море?
- Нет нельзя; вы можете опять заболеть. 7. Почему он не
пришел? - Он, может быть, не получил вашего письма.
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8. Вы, может быть найдете эту книгу в библиотеке; они,
возможно, получили несколько экземпляров. 9. Почему он
не позвонил мне вчера? - Он, может быть, потерял номер
вашего телефона. 10. Почему он не отвечает? - Он, может
быть, не расслышал вашего вопроса, повторите ваш воп-
рос немного громче. 11. Почему она не пришла? - Может
быть, она передумала.
Must
The modal verb must has only one form for the present tense.
The negative form is must not (mustn't).
All the other tenses are expressed by have to.
Must followed by the Present Infinitive may express:
1. Obligation or necessity
Pupils must obey their teachers.
Obligations expressed by must refer to the present or future
but in reported speech they may refer to the past:
She said she must invite her friend to dinner.
If we want to say that there is no necessity to do something,
we use needn't. The verb need expresses necessity but is mostly
used in the negative sentences:
You needn't wait for him. You may ring him up.
2. Must + not expresses prohibition:
Pupils must not prompt each other.
3. Must expresses supposition in affirmative sentences. Then it
is equivalent to probably, evidently.
In this case it is translated into Russian as: должно быть,
вероятно, очевидно'.
Nick must be at home now. Ring him up.
To give the idea of the present moment, the Continuous In-
finitive is used after must.
Where is Lena? - In the library; she must be working on her
report.
If we speak about the past, we use the Perfect Infinitive
after must.
You must have broken the telephone. It is out of order.
If you speak about the future must expressing supposition is
not used. We use another expression to be likely '.
He is likely to come on Sunday.
Must expressing supposition is not used in negative sentences.
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There are several ways of expressing the negative meaning:
You must have misunderstood me.
They must have been inattentive.
You must have failed to recognize you.
You must have had no chance to warn you.
The letter must have never reached them.
The letter must have been left unanswered.
No one must have seen him there.
He must be quite unaware of the circumstances.
4. Emphasis. In this case must is not translated into Russian, it
merely emphasizes some action or idea:
Just when we were ready to go away for the holidays, the baby
must catch measles. - Как раз когда мы уже уезжали в отпуск,
ребенок вдруг заболел корью. (... возьми да и заболей ...).
Of course after I gave her my advice she must go and do the
opposites. - Ну конечно, после того, как я ей посоветовала,
она вдруг пойди и сделай наоборот.
As we were starting what must he do but cut his finger. - Мы
уже выходили, когда он вдруг порезал себе палец (... возьми
да и порежь ...).
At a time when everybody is in bed he must turn on the wire-
less. - Именно, когда уже все спят, он вдруг включает
приемник.
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Comment on the meaning of the verb must. Translate the
sentences into Russian.
1.1 suppose one must be serious sometimes. 2. It must be seven.
3. Pete, you are horrible! You mustn’t say these dreadful things.
4. Nothing must be done in a hurry. 5. You and I are friends,
Nick, and we must always remain so. 6. I’ve always thought he
must be quite clever in his way. 7.1 must be getting sentimental.
8. “I am afraid I must be going,” he murmured. 9. You mustn’t
say that, you mustn’t think that. 10. He looked sixty, but
I knew he must be much less than that. 11. She must be found
and brought here at once. 12. Her life must have been very
unhappy. 13. “You mustn’t talk so much,” the doctor said.
14. She must have been a very stupid woman. 15. You must be
telling another lie.
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Exercise II
Refer the sentences to the past and the future. Make all
the necessary changes.
1. She must do these exercises again. 2. You must speak louder
to make yourself heard. 3. You must take the 8.30 train if you
want to arrive in time. 4. While mother is absent, I must cook
our meals and do all the routine work in our little household.
5. You must answer his letter without any delay. 6. We must
buy the tickets for the Sunday show a week in advance. 7. You
must refer to Pavlov’s work in your report. 8. She must follow
the doctor’s advice. 9. Having nobody to provide for him, John
must earn his living by working in a shop. 10. He must pay
more attention to his spelling. It is very faulty indeed.
Exercise III
Rewrite the sentences using the verb must.
1.1 am sure he has got all he needed. 2. The boy was evidently
reading something funny. He was smiling all the time. 3. I
shan’t bother you any longer; no doubt you are tired of my
talking. 4. It was clear the family were expecting some guests:
the mother was tidying up the rooms. 5. She was probably
upset by something. 6. He surely did not find out the real
reason for their silence. 7. The air was damp, and it was getting
dark. Probably it was rather late already. 8. You are too poorly
dressed for a frosty day. I am almost sure you feel cold.
9. Where is the 9th form now? - They at the stadium. I am
sure they are having their lesson of PE in the open. 10. She
has probably worked very hard to win the scholarship.
11. He is a very experienced worker. I am sure he has been
working in the plant for some years. 12. Look! There is light
in Mary’s windows. I feel sure she is at home. 13. The Browns
have never been early rises. I am sure they are still sleeping.
14. Probably they have changed the program. The pianist is
playing a piece which hasn’t been announced.
Exercise IV
Rewrite the sentences using the verb must.
1. It is probably a very complicated machine. 2.1 am sure it is
pleasant to live in such beautiful surroundings. 3. You have
probably heard the story before. 4.1 feel sure there is a bend in
the road right ahead of us. 5. These ancient buildings were
probably erected about five hundred years ago. 6. Probably
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that tower on the cliff is a lighthouse. 7. Probably you left youi
bathing things on the beach. 8. You look so pale and work out.
Probably you are tired. 9. I’m sure you are hungry, you’ve had
nothing to eat but a sandwich since morning. 10.1 am sure it’s
a delightful place, especially in summer. 11.1 am sure they knew
everything about it. 12. My students are certainly at a lecture
now. 13. What wretched weather! You are wet to the skin, I am
sure. 14. Probably you have been travelling for a month already.
15.1 am sure you have heard the news.
Exercise V
Use the verb must with the proper form of the infinitive.
1. Look! People are hurrying along the street with umbrellas
up. It must (to rain) hard. 2. You must (to follow) my advice.
There is no other way out for you. 3. She must (to be angry)
with you. She doesn’t even look in your direction. 4. She must
(to get) angry with me. She left without saying good-bye.
5. Mary must (to be) ill. She looked so pale and tired last
night. 6. She speaks English much better than she did last year.
She must (to practice) a lot. 8. Where is Peter? He is neither at
home, nor at school. - Oh, he must (to train) at the stadium.
He is always training there at this time. 9. You must (to train)
for some months already. Your results are brilliant. 10. There
are many puddles in the street. It must (to rain) in the morning.
11. Look! There is not a single human being in the street. It
must (to rain) fast. 12. What a shower! The water is streaming
down the street. It must (to rain) for some hours already.
13. You look fine! You must (to have) a good rest in summer.
Exercise VI
Use the verb must with the proper form of the infinitive.
1. “You must (to be) right,” I said. 2. They must (to hear) that
the fellow was in London. 3.1 must (to sit) there for a quarter
of an hour waiting and thinking about it before I saw the letter.
4. He took us round the yacht. There was no doubt that it must
(to cost) him a lot of money. 5. At half past two I heard Mike
put down the book and switch out the light. He must (to read)
since midnight. 6. “I must (to get) old,” she said. 7. There were
a lot of mirrors that must (to buy) at the sale of some old
restaurant. 8. They must (to forget) my address. 9. Poor animal!
How it must (to suffer). 10. Haven’t you finished your work
yet? You must (to work) for more than an hour. 11. Where is
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Ann? - She must (to work) in the next room. 12. Is he in? - He
was in 10 minutes ago, but he must (to leave).
Exercise VII
Translate into English using the verb must.
1. Она, должно быть, ждет нас в университете. 2. Она дол-
жна ждать нас в университете. 3. Он, должно быть, живет
на юге. 4. Она, должно быть, гостит у своих друзей, так
как она писала, что проведет свой отпуск у них. 5. Они,
должно быть, ждут меня, а я никак не могу дать им знать о
себе. 6. Он, по всей вероятности, забыл, что обещал прий-
ти. 7. Они, наверное, пишут сочинение и скоро должны
закончить. 8. Вероятно, вы уже догадались, что я об этом
думаю. 9. Они, должно быть, сейчас готовятся к экзаме-
нам. 10. Она, должно быть, уже месяца два работает мед-
сестрой. 11. Я не видел Аню, но я знал, что она, вероятно,
ждет меня где-то здесь. 12. Я подождал с полчаса, и когда я
уже думал, что-то, должно быть, случилось с Катей, она
приехала на такси. 13. «Я должен для него что-нибудь сде-
лать,» - подумал Джон. 14. Вы, наверное, ничего не знали
об этом.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the verb must.
1. Это, очевидно, очень древняя церковь. Должно быть,
она построена в XIII веке. 2. Надо спешить: мы можем
опоздать на концерт. 3. Она такая бледная. Очевидно, она
была больна. 4. Там, в твоей книжке было какое-то пись-
мо. Ты, наверное, забыл его. 5. «А, это ты!» - сказал он,
взглянув с удивлением. Он, должно быть, забыл, как меня
зовут. 6. Юные пассажиры были немного взволнованы.
Вероятно, они впервые ехали морем. 7. Он говорил очень
хорошо, его речь, надо полагать, произвела большое впе-
чатление на слушателей. 8. Он искал билет в карманах,
но ничего не находил. Должно быть, он забыл его дома.
9. Эта книга, очевидно, пользуется большим успехом у
читателей. Она выходит в пятый раз. 10. Вам, должно
быть, уже сообщили о том, что расписание будет измене-
но. 11. Он, надо полагать, узнал меня сразу, хотя мы не
виделись много лет. 12. Вы, вероятно, располагаете боль-
шим количеством свободного времени: вы все делаете
очень медленно.
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Exercise IX
Remembering that must in the meaning of supposition is not
used if we speak about the future or in the negative form,
find a suitable way of translating the following sentences into
English.
1. Я не буду сдавать экзамен. Меня, вероятно, не будет в
Москве в это время. 2. Очевидно, в его распоряжении ни-
когда раньше не было так много денег. 3. Он, должно быть,
не уговорил его поехать с нами. 4. У него, очевидно, пока
просто не нашлось времени для вас. 5. Они, должно быть,
не встретили его на станции. 6. Преподаватель, видимо,
по ошибке не упомянул твоей фамилии. 7. Она, должно
быть, не знает, что вы здесь. 8. Мы, вероятно, не видели ее
с лета. 9. Могу я поговорить с тобой завтра утром? - Я,
наверное, буду занят утром. 10. Он, вероятно, не захочет
говорить по-английски. 11. Дома, должно быть, нет нико-
го сейчас. 12. Кто этот человек? - Новый президент компа-
нии. - Не шути со мной. - Я не шучу. Ты, должно быть, не
читал газет.
Revision of Modal Verbs Can, May, Must
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Rewrite the given sentences using can, may, must.
1. Probably that tower on the hill is an old palace. 2.1 don’t
believe I lost my ticket, it was here a minute ago. 3. Perhaps
you lost your way. 4. Probably you left your things on the
bench in the park. 5.1 don’t believe they will postpone such
an important meeting. 6. You look so pale and work out.
Probably you overworked yourself. 7. I don’t believe this
medicine is a good cure for the flu. 8. I am sure you are
hungry, you’ve had nothing to eat but some porridge since
morning. 9. Perhaps the car overturned going round the
bend. 10. I am sure it’s a delightful place, especially in
summer. 11. Perhaps you are right. 12.1 don’t believe he did
it all by himself. 13. It is possible that he forgot his bag in
the car. 14. Most probably he did not see you, otherwise he
would have come up to you.
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Exercise II
Rewrite the given sentences using can, may, must.
1.1 don’t believe he has been meaning to do it. 2. It’s impossible
that he should have refused your request. 3. Probably he has not
read the book. 4. I’m certain that he has heard the gong. 5. I’m
sure, it was some special occasion. 6. He looks wet and muddy.
I’m sure he has been fishing. 7. It’s possible that he doesn’t know
we are here. 8. Is it possible that the news is being broadcast on all
the channels? 9. Is it possible that we are out of wrapping paper?
10. “I don’t see him driving his car. Is it possible that something
has happened?” “Evidently his car is undergoing repairs.” 11. Let’s
give her a call again. It is possible that she was asleep and didn’t
hear the telephone. 12. You have used up all the money I gave
you, I suppose. 13. I don’t believe that he had done the work
carelessly. 14.1 suppose they were unable to get in touch with you.
15. It is impossible that she has wrongly interpreted your words.
Exercise III
Fill in the blanks with can, may, must.
1. “Will you know where to go?” “Yes, thank you. I ....always
ask my brother.” 2. What......he have meant when he said it?
He hesitated and said, “I .... go to South America. As a tea
planter.” I said, “I .... be wrong, Pete, but I don’t think they
grow tea in South America.” 4. “I’d give anything to meet that
fellow.” “We.....see what......be done.” 5. You.......hardly
have been more surprised than I was. 6. The old man cupped his
ear in his palm. “I think I..be getting deaf. I...hear you.”
7. It’s a most interesting story. He.not possibly have invented
it. 8. You .... have told him something. 9. I admire your
mother’s looks. She....have been a lovely girl. 10. The apples
are very good. You.....eat them all. 11. My wife....leave the
hospital in a few days. 12. I’m trying to think where he....
have gone. 13. “I don’t know why he did it.” “It have amused
him.” 14. The man danced very well. “He.....have spent hours
taking lessons,” Jack thought. 15. You never..tell, everything
....turn out quite all right.
Exercise IV
Pay attention to the negative meaning of the verbs must and
can. Translate sentences into Russian.
1. You must have misunderstood him. 2. You can’t have
understood him. 3. She must have failed to understand the rule.
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4. The telegram can’t have failed to reach them. 5. The telegram
must have reached them. 6. They can’t have had much
opportunity of warning you. 7. They must have had little
opportunity of warning you. 8. He must have entered the hall
unseen. 9. Nobody can have seen him enter the hall. 10. He
can’t have answered the letter. 11. He must have left the letter
unanswered.
Exercise V
Change the following sentences, making them opposite in
meaning in every way possible, (see Exercise IV)
1. Everybody must have noticed that he was not used to
speaking in public. 2. He must have written to them of his
arrival in due time. 3. She must have locked the door forgetting
that I was to come later. 4. He must have a fair chance of
winning, he is in good form. 5. The man must have understood
me for he nodded his head. 6. She must have been quite
conscious of having made a mistake. 7. They must have given
us the correct information about the road. 8. The telegram
must have certainly come in time. 9. She must have been very
careful. She did not spill a drop of milk. 10. He must have
done something about it. I see some changes in the design.
11. The dog must have recognized his master. It did not bark
as we approached the house. 12. He must have been very
experienced in navigation. 13. He must be well aware of his
clumsiness.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using the modal verbs can, may or
must. v
1. Вы могли бы сделать это для меня. 2. Скажи ему, что
он мог бы быть более внимательным к своим старым дру-
зьям. 3. Вы можете встретить это выражение в любой кни-
ге. 4. Я думаю, что вы сможете уговорить его, если вы
попытаетесь. 5. Я должен сделать это сегодня, - а) Нет,
вы можете сделать это завтра, если хотите. - Ь) Да, это
нужно сделать сегодня. 6. Можно мне посмотреть вашу
работу? - а) Пожалуйста. Ь) Нет, она еще не готова.
7. Мне нужно, переписать всю работу или я могу испра-
вить только ошибки? 8. Не можете ли вы зайти ко мне
вечером? 9. Не могли бы вы зайти ко мне вечером? 10. Он
должен быть там завтра. 11. Он может быть там завтра.
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12. Он, возможно, будет там завтра. 13. Он, возможно,
был там вчера. 14. Он, по всей вероятности, был там вче-
ра. 15. Он должен был быть там вчера. 16. Не может быть,
чтобы он был там вчера. 17. Неужели это правда? 18. Это,
должно быть, правда. 19 Возможно, это правда. 20. Вы,
вероятно, ошиблись. 21. Вы, должно быть, ошибаетесь.
22. Не может быть, чтобы вы ошиблись. 23. Неужели вы
ошиблись?
Exercise VII
Translate into English using the modal verbs can, may or
must.
1. Они должны делать, как им сказано. 2. Я не могу уйти,
не расплатившись. 3. Ты мог бы им позвонить и сказать,
что не придешь. 4. Ты смог закончить работу? 5. Неуже-
ли ты сам это написал? 6. Она никогда не рассказывала о
своем детстве, и тому, должно быть, была какая-то при-
чина. 7. Я смогу написать им завтра. 8. Она, должно быть,
серьезно больна.. 9. Где мои очки? Нет, их здесь нет. Я
должно быть, оставил их дома. 10. Когда ребенок так
болен, вы, должно быть, чувствуете себя ужасно. 11. Он
не может быть старше вас более, чем на три или четыре
года. 12. Не может быть, чтобы она этого не знала. 13. В
понедельник я еще не смогу дать вам определенный от-
вет. 14. Возможно, они еще не приехали. 15. И кто это мог
зажечь свет в моей комнате? 16. Уже совсем темно. Я, дол-
жно быть, очень долго спал. 17. Он, вероятно, скоро по-
звонит нам. 18. Неужели он велел прийти вам сюда?
19. Где мой ключ? - Ты, наверное, его потерял. - Не мо-
жет быть, чтобы я его потерял. Я, возможно, оставил его
в кармане пальто.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the modal verbs can, may or
must.
1. Можете не отвечать на этот вопрос, если не хотите.
2. Право же, вы могли бы дать мне об этом знать заранее.
3. Вы врач, и вам следует знать симптомы этой болезни.
4. Нам можно пользоваться словарями? - Нет, нельзя.
5. Ваши часы, должно быть, спешат. 6. Официант, долж-
но быть, неправильно понял иностранца и принес не то
блюдо. 7. Не может быть, чтобы он подвел нас. 8. Разве
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мог кто-нибудь подумать, что эта команда выиграет?
9. Он давно у нас не был. Ему, вероятно, не сказали, что
мы уже в Москве. 10. Они, должно быть, не опоздали на
поезд. Иначе они бы уже вернулись. 11. Их, очевидно, не-
правильно информировали. Они должны были прийти
сегодня. 12. Не могли бы вы дать мне консультацию се-
годня? 13. Неужели вы им поверили? Они, очевидно, по-
шутили над вами. 14. Вы бы лучше послали ему письмо:
он может не догадаться, что вас задерживают дела, и бу-
дет волноваться. 15. Не мог бы я попросить вас зайти ко
мне немного позже?
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the modal verbs can, may or
must.
В воскресенье утром я должна была пойти в библиотеку,
чтобы готовиться к докладу, который я должна была сде-
лать на уроке английского языка. Но я не смогла получить
нужные мне книги, так как пришла поздно. Очевидно, ка-
кой-то другой студент взял их до меня. Мне следовало
прийти пораньше. Было досадно, что теперь мне придется
прийти еще раз. Когда я уже собиралась уходить, ко мне
подошла высокая женщина лет тридцати и сказала: «Ваше
лицо кажется мне знакомым. Должно быть, мы с вами
встречались, но я не помню где.» «Я тоже не помню, - ска-
зал я. - Возможно, мы встречались летом в каком-нибудь
доме отдыха.» «Возможно. Не может быть, чтобы мы ра-
ботали или учились вместе. Тогда бы мы должны были по-
мнить друг друга лучше.»
Have to - Have Got to
Have to is used to express the necessity which comes from
outside the speaker or when others decide for the speaker what
it is necessary to do. It is similar in its meaning to must. It cor-
responds to the Russian приходится, вынужден'.
She has to go by air because she is short of time.
He has to be at work at 9 о "clock.
In the past tense have to expresses a fulfilled obligation:
We had to do a lot of things during the week we stayed in
the country.
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Have to replaces must where must cannot be used: a) to ex-
press past necessity or obligation, b) to express absence of ne-
cessity, because must not means prohibition and c) to express a
future obligation:
a) They had to do what they were told.
b) You don’t have to make another copy of the document.
c) You’ll have to take a taxi if you mean to catch the train.
Have got to has the same meaning as have to. It is more usual
in spoken English especially in the negative and interrogative
forms:
Have you got to get up early tomorrow morning?
Both have to and have got to are possible, the former being
more common in American English and the latter in British
English.
Ig| EXERCISES
Exercise I
Comment on the meaning of have to and have got to. Tran-
slate the sentences into Russian.
1. You saw me, and I had to tell you what had happened.
2. Something - he did not know what - had to be done at once.
3. I shall have to get some things from the laboratory. 4. She
will have to see a doctor. 5.1 am sorry to have had to wake you
up. 6. All we have to do is walk now. We don’t have to worry.
7. “Guess what!” “I can’t guess. You’ll have to tell me.”
8. “What do you have to do to earn so much money?” he asked.
9.1 didn’t have to turn around to know they were coming down
the street. 10. Look, John, you can just see where I’ve got
to cross the river. 11. I’ve got to see her first. 12. You’ve got
to think about me now. 13. You’ve got to be careful. 14. If I’ve
got to listen to more of your long stories I shall have to have
a rest. 15. “Will you bring me aspirin and water?” - “You’ve
got to get up,” she said. “It’s noon. You’ve slept five hours
later than usual.”
Exercise II
Turn the following affirmative sentences containing have to
into negative and interrogative ones.
1. He has to light a fire. 2. They had to change their shoes.
3. I shall have to buy a new pair of gloves. 4. She has to go
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home early. 5. He had to give it back. 6. She’ll have to come
again. 7. I have to change my plans. 8. You will have to ring
her up again. 9. He had to put off his visit to the doctor.
10. She had to go to the meeting. 11. Mother has to cook
dinner after work. 12. He had to sit up late with this work.
13. You will have to get up early tomorrow. 14. The girl had
to take care of her younger sister and brothers. 15. She will
have to do it once over again. 16. They had to cover the whole
distance on foot. 17. We will have to speak to him about it.
Exercise III
Fill in the blanks with must or had (to).
1. When I asked him why he was so late, he told me that he had
missed an earlier train and........wait for another one. 2. The
man warned us that the place was dangerous to bathe in and
we....look for a safer spot. 3. His wife kept telling him that he
...not sit up so late. 4. The doctor told him he..give up
smoking. 5. The father said to the children that they..be
careful while crossing the street. 6. The bus was not going that
direction, so he..change. 7. It was not that the work..be
finished soon, but we ourselves wanted to be through with it as
soon as possible. 8.1 had no special desire to do it, but as I felt
it....be done this way or another. 9. I saw that I..speak
louder to make myself heard. 10. Telling himself that he..
control himself, he did not answer anything. 11. For a moment
she felt her heart..break. 12. Do you realize that you....
mention it to anybody? 13. I knew it was a secret and I...
keep it. 14. It is getting late. I.leave, or I shall be late for the
last bus.
Exercise IV
Translate into English using the verb to have in its modal
meaning.
1. Мне сейчас приходится много работать, так как я болела
и отстала от группы. 2. Вам придется поговорить с ним лич-
но. 3. Нам пришлось переждать дождь на станции. 4. Я вы-
нужден был извиниться, хотя мне это и было непросто.
5. Книгу необходимо переплести, иначе некоторые страни-
цы могут потеряться. 6. Вам приходится очень рано вста-
вать, не так ли? 7. Он вынужден сделать вам замечание, не
правда ли? 8. Ему не нужно было сдавать вступительные эк-
замены. 9. Нам не пришлось провожать их в гостиницу, так
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как они сами хорошо знали дорогу. 10. Работу придется сде-
лать сегодня. 11. Он сказал, что вам придется ехать туда од-
ному. 12. Всю страницу пришлось перепечатать из-за одной
опечатки. 13. Ей пришлось выпить чай без сахара. 14. Мне
нет необходимости быть там раньше трех чесов. 15. Один из
гостей сел около меня. Мне не нужно было говорить, кто он.
16. У тебя короткие волосы, и они вьются. - Я болела скар-
латиной, и волосы пришлось обрезать. 17. Он должен был
пододвинуться поближе, чтобы услышать ее.
То Be to
То be to as a modal verb is used in the Present and Past
Simple.
1. The modal expression to be + infinitive is used to express
obligation arising out of an arrangement or agreement.
It is used in statements and questions.
We are to complete this work by tomorrow.
I was to meet Mother at the dentist’s at 11 o’clock.
Who is to be the first?
To show that the action did not take place the Perfect Infini-
tive is used after the Past Simple of the verb to be to:
She was to have graduated in June, but unfortunately fell ill.
2. To be to expresses a purpose, a plan.
The prize was to honour him for his great discoveries.
3. A strict order or an instruction:
He is to return to Moscow tomorrow.
4. Strict prohibition (only in the negative form):
You are not to tell anybody about it.
5. Something that is destined to happen. It corresponds to the
Russian суждено, предстоит.
Asa young man he didn ’t know that he was to become a famous
scientist. (Ему суждено было стать знаменитым ученым.)
Sometimes it may be translated by the Russian verb хотеть,
especially after the conjunction if:
If we are to get there on time, we must start at once. (Если мы
хотим прийти вовремя, надо сразу отправляться.)
6. Possibility. In this case the passive form of the infinitive is
used.
Then its meaning*is close to that of can:
He was nowhere to be found.
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Неге аге some set expressions with the verb to be to:
What am I to do? Что мне делать? Как мне быть?
What is to become of me? Что co мной будет?
Where am I to go? Куда же мне деваться?
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Comment on the meaning of to be + infinitive in the follow-
ing sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. We are to see her tonight, if that boy doesn’t forget his
appointment. 2. We were to have gone away together this
morning at dawn. 3. She reminded him that they were to meet
at eight fifteen that evening. 4. Where am I to turn? 5. Jane was
to go home with her sister. 6. Some of them were to dine with
us the next day. 7. They reached the hotel where they were
to stay for a few days. 8. They drew near the appointed place
where the rest of the party were to meet them. 9. You must
know how milking is to be done. 10. He is a strange person,
I admit, but it does not mean that he is to be laughed at.
11. What we are to talk about next. I cannot imagine. 12. This
time he is not in the least to blame. 13. He reminded her of
what she was to expect in her new position. 14. No excellence
in music is to be acquired without constant practice. 15. “If we
are to guide our guests about the town, we have at least to do it
competently,” Nina said.
Exercise II
Explain the difference in meaning between the two sentences
in the following pairs.
1) a) The plane was not to take off at night as the weather was
too bad. b) The plane was to have taken off at night, but the
weather was too bad. 2) a) There was to be an interesting
concert last night, but I didn’t feel well and had to stay at
home, b) There was to have been an interesting concert last
night, but the singer fell ill and the concert had to be
postponed. 3) a) The order came that we were not to leave the
village before dawn, b) We were not to have left the village
before dawn, but by the time the order came we were two
miles away from it.
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Exercise III
Use the modal verb to be to with the proper form of the in-
finitive in brackets.
1. I stood at the window, looking at them disappear, and my
heart kept repeating “Good-bye, good-bye!” I was not (to see)
them for nearly five years. 2. Nobody met me when I came.
I was (to arrive) by the ten o’clock train, but I couldn’t get
a ticket for it. 3. Remember that we are (to be) at this place not
later than eight. 4. Why are you so late? Didn’t you get my
letter saying that we were (to meet) at 4? 5. There was a violent
storm that night and the Albatross which was (to arrive) at the
port in the morning had to drop anchor near an island a hundred
miles off the port. 6. Large sums are now being spent on
educational development and still larger sums are (to spend) in
the near future. 7. We were (to play) a duet together. 8. He was
(to have) a music lesson in the morning but the teacher called
up to cancel it.
Exercise IV
Insert the verb to be to or to have to in the necessary tense
form.
1.1 wondered what to happen to us. 2. It looks like raining.
You.....to take your raincoats. 3. We agreed that the one who
came first...to reserve seats for the rest of us. 4. Nobody met
me at the airfield as I.to have arrived a day later and could
not warn any of my friends of the change. 5. He always puts off
doing what he.....to do until it....to be done. 6. We......
to leave on Monday but because of a two days’ delay with the
visas we to book tickets for Wednesday. 7. There is nothing
strange in what he did. It..to be expected. 8. It was too late
to change the plan, and it..to remain as it was. 9. You....
not to tell him about it if you don’t want to. 10. You.not
to tell him anything about it before you get further instructions.
11. They hoped to spend the summer together, but that not
to be. 12....I to do it all by myself? 13. The headmaster
arranged that the children..be taken home by bus.
Exercise V
Translate into English using to be to or to have to.
1. Собрание должно было начаться сразу после уроков.
2. Мы должны были отложить собрание, так как доклад-
чик заболел. 3. Если вы хотите занять первое место в со-
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ревнованиях по бегу, вы должны значительно больше тре-
нироваться. 4. По новому расписанию вы должны трени-
роваться на спортплощадке с двух до четырех. 5. Мы ре-
шили, что в августе все должны принять участие в уборке
урожая. 6. В будущем году наш завод должен начать вы-
пуск новых радиоприемников. 7. Вы должны приготовить
эту работу к четвергу. 8. Я должен был приготовить эту
работу к четвергу. (Два варианта.) 9. Вы не должны пре-
кращать работу, пока не закончите ее. Завтра уже чет-
верг. 10. Мне пришлось приготовить эту работу к четвер-
гу. 11. Мне придется приготовить эту работу к четвергу.
12.Так как он приготовил все заранее, ему не нужно де-
лать этого теперь. 13. Выбора не было; ему пришлось со-
гласиться.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using to be to or to have to.
1. Я был несколько удивлен, обнаружив так много народа
в зале, где я должен был выступать. 2. Мне нет необходи-
мости идти туда раньше пяти часов. 3. Его пригласили на
обед домой к другу. После обеда они должны были пойти
в кино. 4. По радио объявили, что вечером должен высту-
пить президент. 5. На следующий день он взял меня на дол-
гую автомобильную прогулку. А в семь часов мы должны
были обедать у друзей. 6. Когда я узнал, что поезд уже при-
был, мне пришлось взять такси и поспешить домой, так
как у сестры не было ключа от квартиры. 7. Он давно ушел
и к пяти часам должен вернуться. 8. Я должна была там
быть час тому назад. 9. Почему им пришлось уехать из это-
го дома? 10. Он сказал мне, что я должен ждать его здесь.
11. Согласно контракту, товары должны прибыть в порт в
конце недели. 12. Он должен был прийти сюда на прошлой
неделе, но он не пришел. 13. Его нигде нельзя найти.
Need
The verb need may be either a modal or a regular verb. Need
is a regular verb, when it means to be in need of something, to
want something. As a regular verb it has -s in the 3rd person
singular in the Present Simple - needs. It forms its negative and
interrogative forms with do, does, did:
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Do I need to show my pass every time?
You don 7 need to say it every time you see me.
Need as a modal verb is used in negative and interrogative
sentences only. It expresses necessity. As a modal verb it has no
past tense form; it is used without -s in the third person singu-
lar. It is followed by the infinitive without the particle to. It
corresponds to the Russian нужно'.
You needn 7 do it now.
Need she come tomorrow?
In negative sentences need followed by the Perfect Infinitive
shows that the action expressed by the infinitive was performed
but was not necessary. In this case it is translated by зря,
незачем, не к чему было'.
You needn 7 have spent all the money. Now we ’ve got nothing
left.
In reported speech need remains unchanged:
The teacher said that we needn 7 t ranslate the text.
1И EXERCISES
Exercise I
Comment on the meaning of the modal verb need. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. I was rather afraid that he might act as though we were
intimate friends. But I needn’t have worried. 2. You needn’t be
afraid of telling me everything. 3. If you don’t like the dress,
you needn’t take it. 4. You needn’t have walked there. You
could have taken a bus. 5. Need we continue working by this
plan? 6. I needn’t bother about your sister anymore. 7. “I’ve
got lots of time. I needn’t go home for hours,” she said. 8. “You
rest,” she said. “I’ll certainly make the tea. You needn’t have
asked me.” 9. Everything is packed, except my shirts, so you
needn’t trouble. 10. Our friendship needn’t stop, need it?
11. Need we insist upon the date? 12. Need he study more at
home? 13. Need you bring your girl-friend with you? 14. “Do
you remember what you did when you were twenty-five?” “You
need not have reminded me of it.” 15. If you don’t like the
cocktail, you needn’t drink it.
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Exercise II
Paraphrase the following using the modal verb need.
1.1 see no reason why we should argue. 2. It was not necessary
for her to carry the bags all by herself: there were porters at the
station. 3. Is it so very necessary that you should go there at
all? 4. There is no use worrying about her; she is quite able to
take care of herself. 5. What’s the use of reproaching yourself?
6.1 don’t think there is any need to bother them. 7. It was quite
unnecessary for you to do the work instead of him.
Exercise III
Translate into English using need.
1. To, что она сделала, так глупо, что нам незачем обсуж-
дать это. 2. Это было так близко, что все согласились, что
им не нужно брать машину. 3. Нам не к чему варить всю
картошку. 4. Нам нужно переодеться к обеду? 5. У нас еще
масса времени. Мы зря спешим. 6. А вам обязательно туда
идти? 7. Тебе незачем тратить на них все деньги. 8. Ты на-
прасно беспокоился. Я пообещал своим родителям побыть
здесь еще немного. 9. Он положил конверт на стол. «День-
ги все там, - сказал он. - Можешь не пересчитывать их.»
10. Ты знаешь детей. Они все ломают. Мне не нужно гово-
рить тебе об этом. 11. Он знал, что ему не надо никому
ничего объяснять. 12. Я думаю, что нам незачем уделять
ей столько внимания. 13. Тебе незачем бояться меня.
14. Нам необязательно слушать всех ораторов. 15. Тебе не
нужно было заказывать номер в гостинице. У нас есть сво-
бодная спальня.
Exercise IV
Translate into English using don't have to, needn't.
1. У нас поставили телефон, и нам теперь не нужно хо-
дить к соседям. 2. Вам незачем идти на улицу; у соседей
есть телефон. 3. У нас теперь построили стадион, и детям
не приходится ездить далеко. 4. Им незачем ездить так
далеко, можно заниматься в нашем читальном зале. 5. Не
нужно отвечать на этот вопрос, если ты не хочешь. 6. Не-
обязательно вам приходить самому. Можете прислать
кого-нибудь. 7. Ему незачем беспокоиться. Все будет в
порядке. 8. Нам не нужно было ходить в библиотеку. Все
необходимые книги были у меня дома. 9. К вечеру зуб
перестал болеть, и он решил, что ему не надо идти к вра-
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чу. 10. Много ли времени пришлось вам потратить на эту
работу? 11. Мне не пришлось покупать новый словарь,
так как у меня был такой словарь дома. 12. Вам не нужно
было покупать этот словарь, у меня есть лишний экземп-
ляр дома. 13. Разговор наш продолжался недолго, все
было достаточно ясно, и нам не к чему было вдаваться в
излишние подробности. 14. Ему не к чему было вдавать-
ся в подробности. Это все равно не помогло. 15. Все сло-
ва в тексте были хорошо знакомы, и мне даже незачем
было пользоваться словарем.
Exercise V
Translate into English using the verbs must, to be (to), to
have (to), or need.
1. Сказал ли преподаватель, что мы должны выучить этот
текст наизусть? 2. Я не знал, что этот текст не надо учить
наизусть. 3. Зря вы учили этот текст наизусть, его надо
было просто читать. 4. Не шумите, дети, должно быть,
спят. 5. Никто, наверно, не сказал ему об этом. 6. Они дол-
жны были прийти в 5, а уже 6 часов. 7. Они, наверно, за-
были, что должны были прийти в 5 часов. 8. Надеюсь, вам
не пришлось долго ждать, да? 9. Надеюсь, нам не придет-
ся ждать. 10. Эту книгу можно найти в любой библиотеке.
11. Стоит ли волноваться из-за таких пустяков? 12. Тебе
не нужно беспокоиться. Ты сдашь экзамены хорошо.
Ought to
The modal verb ought to has only one form. It is used with
the to-infinitive. It can indicate present or future time:
Drivers ought to be very careful on this dangerous road.
Ought to with the Perfect Infinitive is used to indicate a past
action that was not fulfilled:
You ought to have postponed your trip until your mother got
well.
Ought expresses:
1. moral duty, moral obligation. It corresponds to the Russian
следует'.
You ought to look after your children better.
2. advice:
You ought to see a doctor.
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3. probability, something that can be naturally expected. I
corresponds to the Russian должно быть, наверное:
You ought to be hungry.
Ought to is not changed in reported speech:
She told him he ought not to go away.
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Analyse the meaning of the verb ought (to) and translate the
sentences into Russian.
1. The young ought to respect old age. 2. You ought not tc
show to him that you notice his stammer, he feels it very keenly.
3. Where is Tom? - He ought to be in his study. 4. I think
I ought to let your parents know we are here. 5. Oughtn’t you
to be more careful? 6. “How can you know what his feelings
are?” “I ought to know, for he’s always telling me about them.”
7. When he saw Ann playing tennis, he came up and said,
“Are you sure you ought to be doing that?” 8. You ought not
to have touched those instruments. 9. You ought to be more
careful in the future. 10. You ought to have reserved tickets
in advance. 11. I feel I ought to help her. 12.1 ought to have
told the truth long ago. 13.1 ought to say a word or two about
myself. 14. You ought to be more attentive to other people’s
feelings. 15. You ought to have done it yesterday.
Exercise II
Fill in the blanks with ought (to), to be (to), to have (to).
1. Don’t argue with her, you...to respect her age. 2. She is
not a bad girl, if somewhat capricious; so you sometimes...
to put up with her whims. 3. The situation grew awkward. He
felt that something....to be done, or else the party would
break up. 4. I thought I...to do something to return their
hospitality. 5. Not a living thing..to be seen. 6. Why do
you ask my opinion? You have been in the business much
longer, you....to know better. 7. You are a father, you....
not to neglect your duties to your children. 8. According to
the rules of the game a football player...not to touch the
ball with his hands. 9. Ring me up at 6 o’clock. The situation
...to clear up by then.
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Exercise III
Use the required form of the infinitive after ought to.
1. But we ought (to have) you brother here, to tell us exactly
how far we can go. 2. He couldn’t see anything. He thought
that he ought (to bring) a torch. 3. If you’re in love it ought (to
make) you happy. 4. The doctor said it was appendicitis and
she ought (to operate) on. 5. Oughtn’t you (to answer) that
letter now? 6. Well, I’m very glad to know at last what it was all
about. - You ought (to tell) before. 7. Anything we can do to
clear up this miserable affair ought (to do). 8. You ought (to
come) first and get the place ready for you. 9. She ought (to
guess) that she couldn’t go far in London without being
recognized. 10.1 confess I ought (to think) about that. 11. He
had been wrong to let the boy get away with that letter; he
ought (to keep) him under his eyes from the start!
Exercise IV
Translate into English using ought (to).
1. Вам следовало быть более внимательным. 2. Вам следо-
вало отложить вашу поездку до тех пор, пока ваша мама не
поправится. 3. Вам бы следовало посоветоваться с врачом.
Может быть, вы не здоровы. 4. Вам следовало попытаться
уговорить его, а не спорить с ним. 5. Он не понял вас. Вам
следовало бы подробно объяснить свою точку зрения. 6. Вам
следует быть более внимательным, так как вы допускаете
много ошибок в тексте. 7. Вам следовало сказать правду.
Это избавило бы вас от многих неприятностей. 8. Вам не
следует набирать номер телефона, пока вы не уверены, что
он правильный. 9. Вам следовало послать телеграмму вче-
ра, сразу по приезде. 10. Ему следует быть дома и ухажи-
вать за больной матерью. 11. Я расскажу вам что-то, что
вам следует знать, по моему мнению. 12. Мне не следовало
разрешать вам делать мне такие подарки.
Should
The modal verb should is unchangeable. It may refer to the
present and it is not changed in reported speech. It corresponds
to the Russian следует'.
You should be more careful.
I told him he should be more careful.
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Should is nearly always interchangeable with ought to, as
their meaning coincide.
It expresses:
1) moral obligation or duty
You should never break a promise you have given.
Should + Perfect Infinitive refers the action to the past and
shows that a desirable action was carried out. It has the addi-
tional meaning of reproach or regret:
You should have told me the truth.
A negative sentence shows that something wrong has been
done:
You shouldn 7 have done that. It was stupid.
2) advice
You should stay in bed.
Й EXERCISES
Exercise I
Comment on the meaning of the verb should. Translate the
sentences into Russian.
1. You shouldn’t go out without an overcoat. 2. If you are
interested in pictures you should look in at the British
Museum. 3. You shouldn’t have said that. 4. Perhaps she said
things that should have been left unsaid. 5. I suppose he
shouldn’t have touched anything at all. 6. You should read
a receipt carefully before you sign it. 7. Now she told me
exactly what I should say. 8. One shouldn’t go from one place
to another. 9. While you are in our city you should use every
opportunity to see its wonders. 10. You should be working
now and not talking with your friend. 11. We should go to the
zoo more often, and watch the monkeys. 12. Why should you
be different from other men?
Exercise II
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences choosing between
ought to and should.
Remember that although ought to and should are very close in
the meaning of obligation and are often interchangeable, the
former tends to express moral obligation and is not frequent in
negative sentences whereas the latter is common in instructions
and corrections.
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1. He looked more than ever out of place; he..have stayed
at home. 2. I don’t think people....gossip like that about
other people. 3. She said, “You know, I think I.get across
to the station and see what goes on.” 4. I want him to do
what’s right. It..(not) persuade a man to do that. 5. My
mother frowned at him and shook her head in a way that
meant that he.....(not) say things like that in front of me.
6. “Strange,” said the boy, “how, when people are either very
old or very young, they always want to do something they
...(not) do.” 7. “It is very wicked of you,” she said. “You
...be ashamed of yourself.” 8. I’ll see and speak to him. He
... (not) behave like that. 9. After she had gone I found
myself wondering whether I......do anything for her. 10. She
is a clever girl and her French.be perfect. 11. The children
were out dancing when they ...... have been learning their
lessons. 12. “I’m not very well, I’m having trouble with my
leg.” “I see. Well, I think you.... go and see a doctor.”
13. He was very sad and I thought I ....do all I could to
cheer him up.
Exercise III
Use the required form of the infinitive after should.
1. Tea is between half past five and six, and it should (to be)
ready now. 2. Should the baby (to play) with the box of
matches? 3. You should (to see) him yesterday on horseback.
4. “Your father and I should (to arrange) everything before I
came here,” he said. 5. Where is the car? He shouldn’t (to leave)
it unattended. 6. He drove at great speed. He knew that about
this hour the guests should (to arrive) at his house. 7. Then he
should (to laugh), but instead he heard himself saying,
“Everything you say is quite true.” 8. “I don’t think he had
the least idea of what I meant.” “You should (to be) more
sincere, my dear.” 9. You should (to go) to the concert. Why
should (to miss) the music? 10. It was surprising that they
should (to meet) at all. 11. He did not see why he should not
(to discuss) the matter with his chief. 12. She is in town
shopping. She should (to be) back at any moment. 13. I am
very shocked indeed that you should (to feel) it necessary to
lie to me. 14. I’m sorry that you should (to have) a quarrel
with your friend.
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Exercise IV
Fill in the blanks with either should or must. Translate into
Russian.
1. a) You ...have spoken to him already. I see you know
everything, b) You....have spoken to him of the matter. Why
keep him in the dark? 2. a) They...have studied the subject
more thoroughly, they will regret it later on. b) They.have
studied the subject thoroughly, they answered every question.
3. a) You....have ignored the traffic regulations. That’s why
you were fined, b) You...have followed the traffic regulations,
then you would not have been fined. 4. a) He have forgotten
to send them a telegram, b) He....have remembered to send
them a telegram. 5. a) I have taken grandfather’s spectacles.
I cannot see anything through them, b) I....have taken my
opera-glasses. I don’t see anything.
Exercise V
Translate the following sentences into English, using ought
to and should wherever possible.
1. Я прошу извинения. Мне не следовало этого говорить.
2. Мне думается, что вам надо проявлять уважение к стар-
шим. 3. Я подумал, что тебе нужно бы знать об этом.
4. Теперь я огорчил ее. Мне не нужно было это делать.
5. «Я сказал что-нибудь такое, чего мне не следовало гово-
рить?» - спросил он у матери. 6. Не стоит задавать таких
вопросов. 7. Ну что же, вы были правы. Мне не так надо
было делать это. 8. Как ты думаешь, чем мне следовало бы
заняться? 9. Я был с тобой более откровенен, чем мне сле-
довало бы. 10. Я сказал, что ей совсем не следовало бы
приходить с ним. 11. Не стоит быть столь критичным в
твоем возрасте, Михаил. 12. Аня - моя сестра. - Мне сле-
довало бы догадаться. Вы похожи на нее. 13. Ей надо было
бы раньше об этом вспомнить. 14. Мне хочется сделать то,
что не следует делать.
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Shall
In present day English shall is not a purely modal verb. It
always combines its modal meaning of obligation with the func-
tion of an auxiliary verb in the future tense.
As a modal verb shall expresses:
1. promise or strong intention. In this meaning shall is used
with the 2nd or 3rd person:
It shall be done as you wish.
2. threat or warning {shall is used in this meaning in the 2nd
and 3rd person):
She shall pay for it.
3. a suggestion.
It is used in questions in the 1st person singular and plural.
Shall I read? - Please, do. Мне читать? - Читайте,
пожалуйста.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Analyse the modal meaning of shall and translate the sen-
tences into Russian.
1. The victory of peace can and shall be won. There shall be no
war. 2. He shall do it whether he wants it or not. 3. You shall
answer for it! 4. You shall sit by me, and amuse me. 5. At what
time shall I be back? 6. You shall do as you are told. 7. Shall
I leave the things here? 8. If I come here, you shall know about
it. 9. “You shall see the portrait yourself,” he cried, seizing a
lamp from the table. 10. I give you my word, you shall hear
from me soon. 11.1 made a mistake this afternoon. It shall not
happen again. 12. I’ll tell you the story of my life and you shall
tell me all about yours.
Exercise II
Translate the following sentences into English using shall
wherever possible.
1. Сколько мне заплатить носильщику? 2. Когда мы узна-
ем что-нибудь, вы непременно услышите об этом. 3. Пере-
вести весь текст? - Нет, не нужно, переведите только под-
черкнутые предложения. 4. Это можно сделать и это будет
сделано, если ты только поможешь мне. 5. «Тебе поиграть?»
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- спросила она. - «Да, пожалуйста.» 6. У тебя не будет при-
чины жаловаться на меня. 7. Вы получите книгу в поне-
дельник. 8. Когда ему прийти? 9. Закрыть дверь? 10. Обо-
рудование для нашей экспедиции должно быть отгружено
в мае. 11. Если вы будете сидеть на сквозняке, вы просту-
дитесь. 12. Что нужно сделать с этими письмами? 13. Она
позвонит вам? 14. Вам следует сделать это немедленно.
Will/Would
I. Will is not a purely modal verb. It almost always combines
its modal meaning with its functioning as an auxiliary verb in
the future tense.
Will has two forms: will for the present tense and would for
the past tense. Thus will and would are looked upon as forms of
the same verb, although in a few cases their meaning differ.
Will expresses:
1. willingness, intention. It corresponds to the Russian непре-
менно, обязательно, охотно'.
I will write as soon as I can.
When used in the negative it denotes a refusal to do something:
I won 7 accept your offer (I refuse to.).
2. a polite request or an offer (only in questions):
Will you pass the salt, please?
In comparison with will the form would shows a greater de-
gree of politeness:
Would you please lend me your pencil?
It is still more polite to use the combinations:
Would you mind (+ -ing form)?
Would you mind waiting a little longer?
Would you be so kind as to.?
Would you be so kind as to lend me your book?
3. a command:
You will do exactly as I say.
An impatient command can begin with will you'.
Will you be quiet! - Замолчишь ли ты наконец?
Will you in the tag after a negative command is pronounced
with the falling tone:
Don 7 be late, will you?
But after a positive command will you has a rising intonation:
Sit down, will you?
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4. insistence, resistance.
Will and would used with inanimate objects show that a thing
fails to perform its function. They are used in negative sen-
tences and correspond to the Russian никак не:
The door will not open. - Дверь никак не открывается.
The orange won't peel. - Апельсин никак не очистить.
The engine wouldn 7 start. - Мотор никак не заводился.
The wound wouldn 7 heal. - Рана никак не заживала.
5. inevitability or something naturally expected:
What will be will be. - Чему быть, того не миновать.
Accidents will happen. - Несчастные случаи неизбежны.
6. characteristic behaviour or quality.
This car will hold six people comfortably.
Oil will float on water.
This meaning is not expressed in Russian.
7. disapproval of something expected. In this meaning only
would is used. It is mainly in responses.
It corresponds to the Russian этого и следовало ожидать,
на него это похоже.
“I know she attended the place. ”
“Oh, yes, she would. Конечно, что еще можно ожидать.
“Не refused to help.” “Не would.” - На него похоже.
П. Will/would with different forms of the infinitive can express
a certainty about the present or the future, something that is
expected:
This will be just what she wants. - Это, очевидно, то, чего
она хочет.
That would be he! - Это, наверное, он.
That would be in 1910, I think. - Я думаю, это, наверное,
было в 1910 году.
Note the expression:
You would, would you? - Ax, ты так!
QI EXERCISES
Exercise I
Comment on the meaning of will and would. Translate the
sentences into Russian.
1. Though the work is difficult, I will do it, and it will be done
well. 2. Will you kindly.pass me the salt? 3.1 will do it whether
you like it or not! 4.1 gave her book to read, but after a page or
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two she would put the book down. 5.1 asked her but she would
not tell me her address. 6. Would you be so kind as to shut the
window? 7.1 asked him not to switch on the radio early in the
morning but he would do it. 8. She pushed the door, but it
would not open. 9. Shut the door, would you? 10. When he
returned I repeated my offer of food, but he would take nothing.
11. He had a wound that wouldn’t heal.
Exercise II
Fill in the blanks with will or would.
1. Though the work is difficult, I do it, and it be done
well. 2....you kindly pass me the salt? 3.1 asked her but she
...not tell me her address. 4. I...do it whether you like it
or not! 5..........................you be so kind as to shut the window? 6. We
waited till afternoon but the rain.not stop. 7. I asked him
not to switch on the radio early in the morning but he.do
it. 8. She pushed the door, but it.not open. 9. Each time
we went out together he.....show me something new. 10. I
...say it again and again. 11.1 know there is a theory that a
book, if it is any good, .always find a publisher. 12. When
he returned I repeated my offer of food, but he .... take
nothing. 13.....you really do it for me? 14. Shut the door,
...you? 15. He.....read a book before going to bed. 16....
come round tomorrow?
Exercise III
Fill in the blanks with should or would.
1.1 swore that I forgave her everything, but she.not listen!
2. She clenched her teeth so that she..not cry. 3. Why....
the people be operated on without an anaesthetic? 4. For a long
time sleep...not come. 5. Sometimes we.....simply drink tea
and talk like friends. 6.1 asked him one or two questions but he
...not answer. 7 we talk Italian? you mind very much?
8. I be very much obliged if you have a talk to him.
9..you really do it for me? 10. Shut the door, you?
“Where is Ann?” “Where......she be if not in school?” 11. He
was very sorry that Philip..be disturbed. 12. People tried to
be kind to her and asked her to stay with them, but she...
13....you kindly show me that lovely vase? 14. I’d be very
glad if you..stay and have a bit of dinner with me. 15. You
...never neglect a chance, however small it may seem.
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Exercise IV
Translate into English the following sentences using will or
would.
1. Ну, пожалуйста, расскажи мне, что случилось. 2. Он по-
пытался открыть крышку, но она никак не поддавалась.
3. Я бы все сделал, чтобы помочь ему. 4. Он попытался
объяснить, но я не стал его слушать. 5. Он не согласился со
мной. - Естественно. 6. Сегодня воскресенье, и все магази-
ны будут закрыты. 7. Он сделал две или три попытки за-
жечь зажигалку, но она никак не зажигалась. 8. Я спросил
его жену, что с ним, но она мне не ответила. 9. Он выклю-
чил лампу, но сон к нему не шел. 10. Я думаю, что я пойду
и посмотрю телевизор, если вы извините меня. 11. Я хотел
посмотреть только одну картину, но они меня не впусти-
ли, так как было поздно. 12. «Папа, - позвал мальчик. -
Ты обещал мне помочь с моим игрушечным поездом. Он
никак не двигается.» 13. Я предложил ей сходить к докто-
ру, но она и слышать не хотела об этом. 14. После работы
он обычно дожидался нас у моста.
Exercise V
Translate into English the following sentences using shall,
will, should or would.
1. Вы этого не сделаете. Запомните это! 2. Я сделаю эту
работу, хотя бы мне и пришлось не спать всю ночь. 3. Ма-
газин, вероятно, еще открыт. Если вы поторопитесь, вы
успеете купить хлеб. 4. Он сказал, что ему придется уехать
через несколько дней, но мы и слушать не хотели. 5. Беспо-
лезно доказывать ему, что вы правы; его никогда нельзя
убедить. Он очень упрямый. 6. Это его не касается. Неза-
чем было ему вмешиваться. 7. Вы должны прочесть эту
интересную статью. 8. Вам придется держать экзамен еще
раз. Вам надо обратить больше внимания на грамматику.
9. Вам бы следовало предупредить нас, что вы не придете.
Мы бы не ждали вас. 10. Вы прекрасно знали, что это бес-
полезно, но все же это сделали. 11. Он не понял вас. Вам
следовало бы подробно объяснить свою точку зрения.
12. Вам давно следовало бы побывать в этом древнем го-
роде. 13. Я обещаю, что все будет сделано. 14. Замок никак
не запирается! Я просила тебя много раз починить его.
15. Ты никуда не пойдешь, пока не сделаешь уроки!
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Dare
Dare is used both as a regular verb and as a modal one.
As a regular verb dare has two forms: dare for the present
tense and dared for the past tense. As a regular verb it is used
with the auxiliary verb to do in the interrogative and with -s in
the third person singular, the Present Simple. It is also used
with the particle to in the infinitive. It expresses to venture and
to challenge.
He didn7 dare to stop me. (He didn7 have the courage.)
I dared him to jump. (I challenged him to do it.)
As a modal verb it is used chiefly in interrogative and nega-
tive sentences. It expresses to have the courage to do something.
How dare he speak to you like that?
Dare you ask him?
Note the following combinations with the modal verb dare\
I dare say. - I suppose, no doubt.
I dare say you are right. - Очень возможно, что вы правы.
I dare say he will come late. - Полагаю, он придет позже.
Exercise I
Analyse the verb dare. State whether it is an ordinary or a
modal verb and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. He felt he dare not reply. 2. Her face bore an expression of
such anger that no one dared come near to speak with her. 3.1
dare say you are a little tired after your walk. 4. He dared not
look into her face. 5.1 did not dare to ask him to postpone his
trip. 6. She was aware that anyone was watching her, but she
dared not move. 7. Who dares to jump over the stream? 8. She
did not dare to leave the house in case he telephoned.
Revision of All the Modal Verbs
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Fill in the blanks with the necessary modal verbs noticing
carefully the Russian equivalents given in brackets.
1. Somebody has been talking, ..(кто бы это мог быть)?
2. That book was one of those that one.(должен был бы
прочитать). 3...., everything has turned out all right. (Неза-
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чем было волноваться) 4. Frequently he...in the garden bent
over his flowers, (можно было застать) 5.1 believe he was always
afraid they ...at him. (могут посмеяться) 6. It had been
arranged between them that whichever woke up first, before six
...the other by knocking on the wall, (должен был позвать)
7. He opened his eyes and looked at the smiling young woman
who leaned over him......he thought. (Это, вероятно, Аня)
8. He came out of the water, smiling. “You........have come
earlier,” he said. “We ..have swum together. The water is
great.” (зря не пришел, могли бы) 9. “Last night, you know, he
suddenly began to speak to me about what my future was going
to be like.” “What...it have meant?” “How.........I know?” (и
что это могло означать, откуда мне знать) 10. There was an
old apple tree beside the path. I said, “I bet I..climb that.”
“No, you....not,” said Jack, (могу, не надо) 11. “Well, then
...you hold the line while I find the letter?” “I.not, I’m in a
telephone box.” “Then.........................I ring you back?” “I’m not on the
telephone.” “Then I think perhaps you..ring me back in half
an hour. By then I...have some idea what this is all about.”
(можешь ли, не могу, можно мне, тебе лучше, может быть)
12. “Monday will be my last day in London,” he said. “I..
stay down here rather late.” (может быть придется) 13. It’s too
bad she...stay with us. We....have learned a great deal about
the theatre tonight, (не могла, могли бы) 14. If you help me
now.....help you later, (смогу) 15. “I shall wait to hear what
Lily has to say about it?” “You.wait a long time.” (придет-
ся) 16.1 think you..............certainly have told us the truth, and we
...have decided what was the best thing to do. (следовало бы,
могли бы) 17. If your mother calls, tell her I.be a little late,
(возможно) 18. On Saturday Charles broke the news to his
father. He began to grumble, “You.....have chosen a more
suitable time to tell me. You.have known that hearing this
would make me nervous.” (следовало бы, мог бы)
Exercise II
Translate into English the parts of the sentence given in
brackets using modal verbs.
1. Do you think we (смогли бы добраться) home by nine? 2.1
had never stopped writing to my cousin, but (должно быть
прошло) seven years since we had met. 3. (Могу ли я сделать)
as I like or (я должна сделать) as you like? 4. “Now listen to
me!” he said, “I’ll tell you a few things that you (должен был
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бы спросить) before starting out.” 5. “I’m sorry about Kate,”
he said. “I suppose it (должно было случиться),” his sister
answered. 6. When you came here I told you you were free to
come and go as you please, but you (не должна была наве-
щать) our old friend. 7. He (должен был заехать) for me in
the morning at ten o’clock, but he (должно быть, забыл) about
it. 8. That film was one of those that one (должен был бы
посмотреть). 9. She protested but he (не хотел и слушать) to
her protests. 10.1 think he (мог бы подождать) till I came back.
11. The girl (должно быть, поняла) me as she nodded her head.
12. You (зря написал) to him about it. 13. You (зря был) with
her so rude. She is crying now.
Exercise III
Fill in the blanks with the verb can, may, must, should, ought
to, need, have to, be to.
1. All this time he.have been nearly forty-seven. 2. Surely
he....have stayed with her on her birthday. 3. She...never
have married him! 4. You......not bother with these things
here for you are among friends. 5. If anything...happen to
me, my wife will be left quite alone. 6. Tell him I’d wait twenty
years for him if I..to. 7. This...be the very last dinner he
would ever eat at his friend’s. 8. You.not be afraid, I never
cry. 9. Why....you and I talk about it? 10. He told me that I
... stay with him for a few days so that he ..... show me
something of the surrounding country. 11. My mother says
that I (not) be out after eleven o’clock. 12. It was of himself
and of his own future, that he...................think. 13. It is absurd to
have a hard and fast rule about what one....read and what
one.....not. 14. You.....read a document carefully before
you sign it. 15. You know, you....to see a doctor.
Exercise IV
Translate the sentences into English using modal verbs.
1. Неужели он действительно отказался вам помочь? 2. С
какой стати я буду ему первая звонить? 3. Наверное, он ис-
пугал вас своими угрозами. 4. Не нужно беспокоиться. Я
обещаю, что все будет сделано. 5. Вам придется согласиться
на их условия. 6. Вся жизнь мальчика может быть исковер-
кана, если вы не уведете его отсюда. 7. Ах, если бы только я
могла предвидеть это! 8. Он предложил, чтобы соревнова-
ния назначили на пять часов. 9. Мне пойти и узнать, сделал
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ли он работу? Он должен был закончить ее вчера. 10. Тебе
долго пришлось дожидаться его? 11. Зря ты пришел. Собра-
ние отменено. 12. Ты должен был сказать нам об этом.
13. Она, должно быть, забыла передать им нашу записку.
Exercise V
Translate the following sentences into English using suitable
modal verbs.
1. He может быть, чтобы она совершила такой плохой по-
ступок. 2. Он должен был прийти к нам вечером. Неуже-
ли он забыл? 3. Ты должен был нам сказать, что он нездо-
ров. 4. К сожалению, мне не пришлось поговорить с
врачом. 5. Ты бы мог мне сказать, что опоздаешь. 6. Вче-
ра я не смогла проверить тетради своих студентов, так
как мне пришлось заменять другого преподавателя. 7. Вам
незачем было приходить. Мы могли закончить перевод
без вас. 8. Он сказал, что должен спешить, и ушел, не дож-
давшись, чтобы она что-нибудь ответила. 9. Вы можете
не звонить мне завтра. Я буду завтра работать. 10. Земля
сырая. Здесь, должно быть, только что шел дождь. 11. Ты
напрасно искал ключи. Они лежали на столе. 12. Тебе
пришлось остаться до конца собрания, да? 13. Вечером
она должна была пойти на вечеринку. Поэтому ей при-
шлось купить новое платье. 14. Мы, возможно, поедем на
дачу на выходные дни.
Exercise VI
Translate the following sentences into English using suitable
modal verbs.
1. Вы можете не приносить доклад сегодня. Но завтра ут-
ром он должен быть у меня. 2. Он бы мог сходить туда сам;
ему незачем было посылать вас, вы все же постарше его.
3. Где я могу найти товарища Иванова? - Он, должно быть,
в соседней комнате. 4. Не может быть, что он был искре-
нен, когда отказался ехать с вами на юг. Возможно, роди-
тели не разрешили ему ехать. 5. Ему не нужно было назы-
вать свою фамилию так громко, это привлекло внимание.
6. Она не такая застенчивая. Возможно, ваш вопрос был
неожиданным для нее. 7. Тебе не нужно было спрашивать
у отца: я нашел журнал на твоем письменном столе. 8. Не-
ужели он действительно так растерялся? - Конечно, и даже
покраснел. 9. Вы бы могли предупредить его об этом и не
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ставить его в такое неловкое положение. 10. Почему ее нет?
Неужели она обиделась и решила не приходить? 11. Поче-
му ты так рано? - Нам не пришлось долго заседать: все
вопросы решили быстро. 12. Билеты можно было заказать
по телефону. Мне не нужно было ехать на вокзал. 13. Я был
в Москве, поэтому мне пришлось осмотреть весь город.
14. Вам не нужно было бросать эту работу. Ведь вы были
так близко к цели. 15. Я смогу выполнить эту работу завт-
ра. Я должен был сказать вам об этом вчера, но я не мог
позвонить вам, так как у меня не было времени.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using modal verbs.
1. Все, даже его недруги, должны признать, что он посту-
пил благородно. 2. Я не могу объяснить этого странного
явления, придется почитать об этом или спросить кого-
нибудь. 3. Оказывается, нам вовсе не надо было заказы-
вать билеты заранее, их можно было купить в день отъез-
да. 4. Неужели вы не читали эту чудесную книгу? Вам
следует ее прочесть, вы получите огромное удовольствие.
5. Мне не надо было делать ему замечание, должно быть,
мои слова оскорбили его. 6. У меня не было выбора, и мне
пришлось согласиться на их предложение. 7. Я надеюсь,
нам не придется долго ждать? 8. В воскресенье мне не надо
было делать уроки, потому что я все сделал накануне.
9. Всем нужно бы посмотреть этот научно-популярный
фильм. 10. Он очень знающий человек; нам надо было спро-
сить его совета, когда мы были у него. Теперь придется
ждать случая, когда мы сможем увидеть его. 11. Он окон-
чил школу с медалью, и ему не нужно было сдавать экза-
мены. 12. К сожалению, у меня не хватило времени осмот-
реть все достопримечательности города: я должен был
уехать. 13. По-моему, ты не должен был скрывать этого от
родителей. 14. Не надо было откладывать репетицию, те-
перь мы не успеем подготовиться к выступлению.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using modal verbs.
1. Вот видите, вам незачем было так волноваться: все обо-
шлось благополучно. 2. «Вы должны регулярно заниматься
спортом, если хотите выздороветь,» - сказал доктор. 3. «Бо-
юсь, что нам придется переделать всю работу.» «А я думаю,
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что первую часть можно не переделывать.» 4. Вам бы сле-
довало посоветоваться с врачом. Может быть, вы нездоро-
вы. 5. Должно быть, он очень энергичный человек. 6. Нам
обязательно сегодня сдавать сочинения? - Можете не сда-
вать их сегодня, но вы должны обязательно сдать их завтра.
7. Вам давно следовало бы побывать в этом восхититель-
ном месте. 8. Мы могли бы не брать купальных костюмов:
там негде было купаться. 9. Вам следовало, попытаться убе-
дить его, а не ссориться с ним. 10. Капитан сказал, что шторм
может разразиться в любую минуту. 11. Как вы думаете, мне
надо извиниться за свое поведение? 12. Мы должны пото-
ропиться, если мы хотим послушать его выступление.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using modal verbs.
1. Вы несете такой тяжелый чемодан! Не помочь ли вам?
Может быть, хотите, чтобы мой сын помог вам? - Благода-
рю вас, не стоит беспокоиться. - Но почему же? Молодые
должны помогать старшим. 2. Как мне быть? Я потеряла би-
лет на концерт. Возможно, я уронила его в автобусе. - Как
вы могли потерять билет? Нельзя быть такой рассеянной.
Билеты на концерт следует держать в сумочке. Их не нужно
вынимать из сумочки в автобусе. Может быть, ваш билет
дома. Вы могли оставить его дома. Вам следовало бы позво-
нить домой. - Да, может быть, мой билет лежит дома, на сто-
лике в передней. Я всегда прошу брата не задерживать меня,
когда я тороплюсь, а он все-таки это делает! Теперь я должна
звонить по телефону и, может быть, мне придется ехать до-
мой. Как неприятно, я могу опоздать на концерт.
Exercise X
Translate into English using modal verbs.
1. Вам следовало бы принять во внимание все подробности,
когда вы обсуждали этот вопрос. 2. Не может быть, чтобы
он придумал это сам. 3. Дети пытались открыть дверь, но
она никак не открывалась. 4. Вы, должно быть, многое по-
видали в жизни, хотя вы и гораздо моложе меня. 5. Окно
никак не закрывается! Ты мог бы починить его, в конце кон-
цов. 6. Лжецу следовало бы иметь хорошую память. 7. Не
могу ли я попросить вас сделать это сегодня? - Даже не про-
сите. У меня очень много работы. Я думаю, что я не сумею
сделать даже то, что я должен сделать в первую очередь.
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8. Он мог бы сделать это сам, ему незачем было просить
вас, вы же постарше его. 9. Не могу понять, что могло с ним
случиться; он всегда такой аккуратный. 10. Почему мы дол-
жны ждать одного человека так долго? Он должен был прий-
ти в пять, а теперь уже шесть. 11. Не может быть, чтобы он
забыл о нашей встрече: он сам назначил день и время.
The Mood
The mood shows the attitude of the speaker towards the ac-
tion expressed by the verb.
There are three moods: the indicative, the imperative and
the subjunctive.
The Indicative Mood
The indicative mood is used to make statements of facts,
and to ask questions:
We are building a new life.
Will he come tomorrow?
He does not speak French.
The Imperative Mood
The imperative mood is used to express a command, a re-
quest or advice:
Come to me, please!
Don’t touch the electric wire!
Be careful with the fire in the forest!
The imperative mood has only one form for the second per-
son singular and plural.
Hurry! Leave the door open.
In the 1st and 3rd person let + infinitive, the equivalent of
the imperative is used:
Let him do this work. Let us leave the place.
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The negative imperative is formed by means of the auxiliary
to do:
Don ’t be late. Don’t be so noisy.
The emphatic imperative is formed with the help of the aux-
iliary verb to do, followed by the infinitive:
Do tell me what he said.
Will you very often follows the imperative. It is a kind of request.
Bring me my spectacles, will you?
The Subjunctive Mood
The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, wish, condition.
I wish it were summer now!
If I had time, he would come.
If we had hurried, we would have caught the train.
It is strange that he should have proposed such a thing.
In these examples there are various types of the subjunctive
mood in English.
The Subjunctive Mood
after the Verb Wish
The subjunctive mood is used in object clauses after I wish.
If the wish refers to present or future time, the Past Simple is
used. For a wish that was not realized in the past, the Past Per-
fect Tense is used.
I wish I knew severalforeign languages. (Гт sorry that I don ’t
know them.)
I wish he had come earlier. (But he didn’t, he came late.)
It can be translated into Russian as follows:
Мне бы хотелось, чтобы он пришел раньше.
Жаль, что он не пришел раньше.
Мне хотелось бы, чтобы он пришел раньше.
Note. То be is the only verb in modem English that has a
special form for the subjunctive mood - were (for all persons).
After I wish we can use were instead of was in all persons.
I wish he were here now.
I wish it were not so cold.
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Was is mainly used in spoken English.
If I were/was you, I wouldn’t buy such an expensive dress.
If only means the same as I wish but it is more dramatic.
If only I were richer.
If wish expresses a future change unlikely to happen, dissatis-
faction, lack of hope or disappointment would + infinitive is used.
It is possible only when the subject of the main clause (I wish)
is not the same as the subject clause.
I wish he would study for his exams. (But I don’t think he will
wish for a future change unlikely to happen.)
I wish Ann would go to the university. (She has refused to do
so and I’m unhappy about it - dissatisfaction.)
I wish you would be quiet. (Please be quiet, but I don’t expect
you will - request expressing lack of hope.)
I wish it would stop raining. (But I’m afraid it won’t stop
raining - wish expressing disappointment.)
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use I wish instead of It s a pity. Make all the necessary changes.
Model: It’s a pity I am so busy today.
I wish I were not so busy today.
1. It’s a pity I have no one to advise me what to do under the
circumstances.
2. It’s a pity we cannot book seats a week ahead.
3. It’s a pity there is no inquiry office near by.
4. It’s a pity we have to postpone our tour.
5. It’s a pity you don’t know the language well enough to
understand the author’s sense of humour.
6. It’s a pity he is not in town at present.
7. It’s a pity you are not acquainted with this charming person.
8. It’s a pity she is at work at this moment.
9. It’s a pity you are so sad.
Exercise II
Paraphrase the following sentences so as to use the subjunc-
tive mood after the verb to wish.
1. He was sorry he couldn’t join us. 2. It’s a pity you were absent
yesterday. 3. I’d like him to be more polite. 4. They are sorry
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they didn’t invite her. 5. He was disappointed that he wouldn’t
be able to see the film. 6. I regret now not having told her all
the truth then. 7. What a pity you can’t swim. 8. I’m awfully
sorry I kept you waiting so long. 9. It’s a pity I couldn’t go to
the theatre with you. 10. I’m very sorry that I have disturbed
you. 11. It’s a pity you are leaving so soon. 12. I’d like to see
the film again. 13. It was a pity we could not see the stage well.
14. They were sorry they hadn’t taken a taxi and had missed
their train.
Exercise III
Use the correct form of the subjunctive mood of the verbs in
brackets.
1. Oh, I wish I (not to send) him that letter. I’d give anything to
take it back. 2.1 wish I (to be) as sure as you. 3. But he wished
that there (to be) some way in which he could help the young
lawyer. 4. “I wish I (not to cry) so much,” said Alice trying to
find her way out. 5. And here I wish I (can) tell you half of the
things Alice used to say. 6.1 wish I (to know) it was your friend.
7. He wished he (to come) by air. 8.1 wish I (to learn) what to
do now. 9.1 wish I (to be sure) it was your birthday. 10.1 wish
they (to be) back. 11.1 wish I never (to hear) of it. 12.1 wish I
(to know) where we are going. 13. I wish I (to be) with my
relatives. 14. You are looking wonderful, I wish I (to have) your
health and vitality. 15.1 wish I (can be) at the meeting yesterday.
16. They wish you (to read) more in future. 17. Do you wish he
(to take) care of by an experienced doctor?
Exercise IV
Answer the following questions using the subjunctive mood
after the verb wish according to the model.
Model: Are you a teacher?
-1 wish I were.
1. Are you a third-year student? 2. Can you speak English?
3. Did he speak at the meeting yesterday? 4. Will she come
to the party? 5. Have you got a raincoat with you? 6. Is dinner
ready? 7. Do you know where she is now? 8. Will they take part
in the coming competitions? 9. Is her hair naturally wavy?
10. Has he returned from the business trip? 11. Shall we go
there together? 12. Are you an interpreter? 13. Have you got
a dictionary with you? 14. Have you seen this wonderful
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programme? 15. Is your report ready? 16. Will she come to your
birthday party? 17. Did you get a good mark in English?
Exercise V
Use the correct form of the subjunctive mood of the verbs in
brackets.
1. I wish I (to know) all the circumstances. 2. I wish I (not to
eat) so much ice-cream; I have a stomachache. 3. I wish I (to
be) at yesterday’s performance. It must have been very
interesting. 4. Don’t you wish you (to come) earlier? 5. The
unfortunate sailor wished he (not to set) foot on board the ship.
6. I wish I (to consult) the doctor when I first felt the pain.
7. She wished she (to be) back home instead of walking about
the city. 8.1 hate the cold, I wish it (to be) warm and sunny all
the year round. 9. He wished he (to have) two dollars to buy a
ticket. 10. I wish I (not to have) to get up early every day.
11. We wished he (not to know) it. 12. I wish you (to try) to
find some topic of conversation in which these people might
take some interest.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood after the
verb wish.
I. 1. а) Жаль, что вы пришли так поздно. Ь) Жаль, что вы
не пришли пораньше. 2. а) Жаль, что мы ушли до его при-
хода. Ь) Жаль, что мы не дождались его прихода. 3. а) К
сожалению, они еще ничего не знают. Ь) К сожалению, они
уже знают об этом. 4. а) Жаль, что он такой легкомыслен-
ный. Ь) Жаль, что он не очень серьезный. 5. а) Я теперь
жалею, что не послушался его совета. Ь) Я теперь жалею,
что последовал его совету.
II. 1. Мне бы хотелось посмотреть этот фильм еще раз. 2. Я
очень сожалею, что не смогу пойти завтра на вашу лек-
цию. 3. Жаль, что я еще не могу прочесть эту книгу в ори-
гинале. 4. Я бы хотел, чтобы вы все-таки прочли эту кни-
гу. 5. Напрасно вы попросили его выполнить эту работу.
6. Мой брат жалел, что не присутствовал на этом собра-
нии. 7. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы еще раз продумали мое
предложение. 8. Жаль, что мы так и не встретились перед
отъездом. 9. Жаль, что мы не обсудили пьесу сразу, после
того как ее посмотрели. 10. Жаль, что вы не воспользова-
лись такой возможностью.
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Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood after the
verb wish.
1. Как жаль, что вы были так неосторожны. 2. Как жаль,
что это произошло в ваше отсутствие. 3. Жаль, что вы не
интересуетесь искусством. 4. Я теперь жалею, что не захва-
тила с собой таблетки от головной боли. 5. Жаль, что ты
не пошел со мной на концерт. 6. Жаль, что вы не сохрани-
ли письмо. 7. Жаль, что ей никто не сказал, что это невеж-
ливо. 8. Хорошо, если бы вы всегда приходили вовремя.
9. Жаль, что вы не смогли посмотреть этот матч. 10. Жаль,
что преподаватель обращает мало внимания на ваше про-
изношение. 11. Хотелось бы мне, чтобы вы были осторож-
нее в следующий раз. 12. Хорошо бы сейчас была весна!
13. Хорошо бы на земле не было никаких болезней!
14. Жаль, что я не спросила у доктора, когда принимать
лекарство. 15. Жаль, что я не знаю французского языка.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood after the
verb wish.
1. Жаль, что мы не знаем его адреса. Мы бы могли сходить
к нему сегодня. 2. Жаль, что в детстве меня не учили ника-
кому иностранному языку. 3. Жаль, что он не посвятил
свою жизнь математике. Это его любимый предмет с дет-
ства. 4. Хорошо бы у нас была лодка для прогулок по морю.
5. Я очень жалею, что дала обещание быть на вечере, я себя
плохо чувствую. 6. Она жалела, что приехала на юг.
7. Жаль, что вы не успели прочесть эту интересную ста-
тью. 8. Жаль, что я не знакома с семьей Петровых. 9. Хо-
рошо, если бы я мог достать эту редкую марку для своей
коллекции. 10. Он жалел, что ему не было слышно, о чем
говорили внизу. 11. Ей очень хотелось, чтобы кто-нибудь
заметил ее и спросил, что она тут делает. 12. Я бы хотел
знать, куда мы сейчас идем. 13. Жаль, что я не знаю, как
ты достиг таких хороших результатов.
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood after the
verb wish.
1. Как бы я хотел, чтобы твоя дочь была немножко похо-
жа на тебя. 2. Я бы хотел, чтобы ты пришел к тому или
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иному решению. 3. Он очень хотел, чтобы этот вечер кон-
чился. 4. Я иногда жалею, что решил написать эту книгу.
5. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы у нас был настоящий сад. 6. Как
я жалею, что я сделал это. 7. Я бы хотел, чтобы ты снова
начал писать стихи. 8. Я бы хотел, чтобы он перестал мне
писать. 9. Как жаль, что я не застал его дома. 10. Я пожале-
ла, что рассказала им о себе. 11. Жаль, что я не сказала
правды. 12. Как жаль, что я не знала, что тебе нужен этот
журнал. 13. Я пожалел, что не принял участия в экскурсии.
14. Жаль, что вы не послушались совета врача.
Exercise X
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood after the
verb wish.
1. Желательно, чтобы студенты говорили друг с другом по-
английски. 2. Как жаль, что идет дождь. 3. Как бы я хотела
быть сейчас дома. 4. Как жаль, что его нет с нами. 5. Жаль,
что вы не пошли с нами на лекцию вчера. 6. Жаль, что ты
мне мешаешь работать. 7. Жаль, что вы не поверили мое-
му рассказу. 8. Жаль, что вы отвергли это предложение.
На вашем месте я бы принял его. 9. Жаль, что они вмеши-
ваются в чужие дела. 10. Жаль, что вы мне не верите.
11. Жаль, что вы не известили меня заранее. Я, конечно,
встретил бы вас. 12. Жаль, что мы не заказали билеты по
телефону. 13. Жаль, что я не сказала правды. 14. Как бы я
хотела, чтобы он был с нами! 15. Жаль, что мы не застали
никого дома. 16. Я бы хотел знать, что этот словарь уже
вышел. 17. Жаль, что я не посоветовался с врачом. Я бы
чувствовал себя лучше сейчас.
The Subjunctive Mood
in Conditional Sentences
Unreal Conditions in the Present
If you work hard, you will succeed.
The sentence simply means that you may work hard, then
you will succeed. It is quite probable that you will work hard
and succeed. This is what we call a real condition.
In the conditional clause we use the Present Simple.
In the main clause we have the Future Simple.
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But there is another kind of conditional sentence.
For example,
If you worked hard, you would succeed.
It means that you don’t work hard, so you won’t succeed.
This is what we call an unreal condition. Here are some more
examples of unreal conditions:
If the weather were fine, we would go boating.
If I had a motorcycle, I would go for a ride in the country
every week.
In sentences with unreal conditions the subjunctive mood
is used. In the conditional clause we use the Past Simple or
Past Continuous. In the main clause we have another type of
the subjunctive mood would/could/might + infinitive.
If I knew his address, I would write to him.
If I were a bird, I could fly.
We do not normally use will, would in an //-clause.
However, we can use will, would, should in conditional sen-
tences to make a request or express insistence, annoyance, doubt
or uncertainty.
If you will/would calm down for a minute, I will be able to help
you. (request)
If you will make a noise, I'll send you out. (insistence)
If you should need any help, ask me. (uncertainty)
Unreal Conditions in the Past
If you had worked hard before the examination, you would
have succeeded. (This sentence shows that you did not work
hard in the past, that is why you did not succeed).
This is what we call an unreal condition in the past. In sen-
tences with unreal conditions in the past in the conditional clause
we use the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous. In the
main clause we use would/could/might + Perfect Infinitive (have
+ Participle II).
If we hadn't left so early, we would have missed the plane.
If we had been working for a long time, we could have finished
our work quicker.
When the //-clause precedes the main clause, we separate the
two clauses with a comma.
If he had locked his car, it wouldn't have been stolen.
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Mixed Conditionals
There are two mixed types of sentences of unreal condition:
1) //’-clause refers to the present and the main clause refers to
the past.
If he were a fast runner, he would have won the race.
2) //’-clause refers to the past and the main clause refers to the
present.
If he had found a job, he wouldn’t be searching for one now.
Inversion in Conditionals
Adverbial clauses of condition having the verbs had, were,
could, should are often introduced without if. In these cases there
is inversion. When we omit if should, were, had, could come
before the subject.
Had I time, I would go to the museum.
Were he here, he would help us.
Could he come tonight, we would be very glad.
Had I seen him yesterday, I would have asked him about it.
The Subjunctive Mood
after but for in Conditionals
Unreal conditions may also be expressed after but for (если
бы не).
But for the rain, we would go for a walk now.
But for the rain, they would have gone to the country yester-
day.
Implied Conditionals
An //-clause is not always given; it is often implied and the
rules for the verb usage are followed in the main clause.
E.g. I wouldn’t have been late. The implied condition here is:
If I hadn’t missed the early train, I wouldn’t have been late.
The director wouldn’t have won an Oscar. The implied condi-
tion here is:
If the film hadn’t been very popular, the director wouldn’t have
won an Oscar.
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EXERCISES
Exercise I
Supply the correct form of the subjunctive mood of the verbs
in brackets.
1. If I (not to work) so hard, I never (to make) progress.
2. I (to finish) the whole job in time if you (not to disturb)
me.
3. If we (to have) enough petrol, we (can) cover another hun-
dred miles today.
4. If I (to leave) earlier, I (to catch) the train.
5. If I (not to follow) your advice, I (to get) into trouble.
6. We (to prevent) the accident if we (to be) there at that time.
7. If men (to have) no radio, space flight (to be possible)?
8. You never (to succeed) if you (to have) no confidence in
yourself.
9. The photographs (to be) much better if it (to be) lighter in
the room.
10. People (to become) hardened to cold if they (to take) cold
baths regularly.
11. If ice (to be) heavier than water, it (not to float).
Exercise II
Supply the correct forms of the subjunctive mood of the verbs
in brackets.
1. If you (to be allowed) to stay in London, what you (to do)?
2. If I (to be) you I (to do) my hair rather differently. 3.1 (not to
mind) if he (to say) my stories were bad, but he said nothing.
4. After all, if he (to have) any talent I (to be) the first to encourage
him. 5.1 (not to go) if you (not to say) you’d come with me. 6. If
only I (to feel) that somebody wanted me, I (to become) a different
person. 7. Your manners are all right. I (not to bring) you here if
they (not to be). Don’t be uneasy. 8. He believed that his mother
never (to say) the things she did if she (to know) that her son
could hear her. 9. They (to enjoy) themselves much more if they
(to have) a party of their own. 10.1 (not to sleep) a wink all night
if I (not to know) you were safe. 11. If I (to be) John I (not to tell)
that to his parents. 12. I thought that if I (to tell) you the
circumstances you (to understand) afterwards that I wanted your
help. 13. If I (not to have) a dictionary, I (cannot) translate the
article. 14. Nick (not to fall) of his bicycle yesterday if he (not to
drive) too fast.
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Exercise III
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of the
subjunctive mood.
1. We (to come) back by all means even if it (to be) as late as
midnight. 2. You hardly (to believe) it even though you (to see)
it with your own eyes. 3. Even though you (to come) earlier you
(not to find) me in. 4. Even if you (to know) him well, you (not to
recognize) him, he has so greatly changed. 5. He is a sound sleeper
and you (not to wake) him up even if your voice (to be) as loud
as a train whistle. 6. Even if the work (to be) twice as difficult
I (not to refuse) to do it. 7. You (to do) as you please even if I (to
give) you advice. 8. Even though the way (to be) twice as short
we (to miss) the train all the same, for I got the schedule mixed
up. 9. She (cannot join) our excursion even if you (to invite) her;
she was ill. 10. If you (to stir) the tea, it (to be) sweeter. 11. If you
(to postpone) doing the job now, you (to regret) it later. 12. If
you (not to waste) your time like that, you (to be able) to do a
great deal more. 13. If I (to be) you, I (not to worry) 14. If you
(to strain) your ears, you (to hear) a slight noise in the bushes.
15. If it (to be) winter vacation, I (to go) to Moscow. 16. If I (to
go) to Moscow, I (to stay) with my friends.
Exercise IV
Rewrite the following sentences beginning each of the sen-
tences with if.
Model: I refused his offer but later regretted it. -
If I hadn’t refused his offer, I wouldn’t have regret-
ted it afterwards.
1. You didn’t inform me of the state of things, so I didn’t
know you needed help.
2. You left the knife in water, so it got rusty.
3. They spent a year in England, so they learned to speak
English quite well.
4. It rained, so we were obliged to stay indoors.
5. Why didn’t you watch the milk? It boiled over.
6. A huge rock blocked the path, so we had to go all the way
round.
7. The explorers had no radio with them, so they could not
signal for help when the storm broke out.
8. There wasn’t even the slightest wind, so the sail boat lay
motionless on the smooth sea.
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9. I forgot to wind up my watch. It stopped.
10. Sedov’s expedition was very scarcely supplied and that is
why it ended so tragically.
11. Meresyev was extremely strong willed. Being seriously
wounded he crawled for eighteen days to reach the front
line.
12. I did not invite them, so they didn’t come.
Exercise V
Complete the following sentences using the required subjunc-
tive mood.
1. We couldn’t have started yesterday even though.........
2. Even if we had posted the letter two days before.......
3. You would have to accept his proposal even if..........
4. They would have hardly won this match even though
5. Even though he had never heard it.........
6. The dog is well trained; he would never leave his place even
if.............
7. If it had not been for you........
8. If it were not for the bad weather.......
9. If it had not been for your sympathy and help........
10. If it were not for his courage.......
11. If it hadn’t been for his remarkable talent......
12. If it hadn’t been for his experience and skill.....
13. If you had been at home...........
14. If I were not so busy.........
Exercise VI
Complete the following sentences using the required subjunc-
tive mood.
1. She wouldn’t have done it if.........
2. What would you answer if...........?
3. You wouldn’t have fallen ill if.......
4. If he had sent a telegram.........
5. The watch wouldn’t have stopped if..........
6. If it were not raining........
7. You would get excellent marks if.........
8. If I had known everything..........
9. If it were not so cold........
10. I’d have got there long ago if.......
11. He would study much better if.........
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12. She wouldn’t say so if.........
13. If we knew him better..........
14. The child wouldn’t be crying if........
15. If you had managed to escape...........
Exercise VII
Paraphrase the following into complex sentences with subor-
dinate clauses of condition using the subjunctive mood.
1. It’s a pity the weather was so bad. Otherwise we should
have spent the whole day out in the country. 2. He does not
have much time to spare, or he would show you around
the exhibition himself. 3. Why didn’t you ask him about it?
He wouldn’t have refused to advise you on the matter. 4. Come
and stay with us for a week. We should be only too glad!
5. There would have sent us information, but there was none
to send. 6. The bird was throwing itself against the cage and
would have opened the small door, but it was safely locked
from outside. 7. Chapayev could not reach the other bank of
the Urals as he was badly wounded. 8. I was very busy that
day and I could not go shopping with you. 9. I recognized
you at once, for your brother described you to me. 10. Why
didn’t you follow the doctor’s advice? You are down with
quinsy again. 11. The river was not frozen. We could not go
skating. 12. Eliza managed to escape and thus saved her child
from slavery. 13. The shoes pinch. I won’t buy the pair though
I like it.
Exercise VIII
Answer the following questions.
1. Where do you think your brother would go if he were on
leave? 2. Would you have made the mistake if you knew
the rule? 3. What would you reply if somebody apologized to
you? 4. What would he answer if somebody had thanked him?
5. What would you say if you wanted to interrupt somebody?
6. What would one do if he wanted somebody to hold his parcel
for a moment? 7. What language would you like your son to
know? And your daughter, if you had one? 8. How much time
would he spend doing this work if he were asked to do it?
9. What museum would you choose to go on an excursion to if
you were to organize one? 10. Would you have answered
the questions in the same way if you were in my place? 11. What
would you do if it began to rain hard when you were a long
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way from home? 12. What would you do if the postman dropped
someone else’s letter into your letter-box?
Exercise IX
Replace the infinitives by the correct form of the subjunctive
mood.
1. But for the toothache I (to enjoy) the concert. 2. But for him
we still (to sit) here waiting for the car. 3. But for my smile he
(to believe) me. 4. The children (to sleep) in the open air but for
the rain. 5. Nobody (to recognize) him but for the scar on his
left cheek. 6. But for his severe look the child (not to begin)
crying. 7. But for the accent with which he speaks nobody (to
say) he is not Russian. 8. But for the late hour I (to stay) here
longer. 9. But for the darkness they (not to lose) their way.
10. But for the fog we (to continue) our way. 11. But for the
heavy bag she (to go) there also on foot. 12. I (to read) the
book sooner but for the small print. 13. But for his assistance it
(to be) impossible to do the work in time. 14. But for the hot
climate he (to go) there together with us. 15. One (may take)
him for a Russian but for the accent with which he speaks.
Exercise X
Complete the following sentences.
1. But for the rain the tourists..2. But for the late hour we
.....3. I ......but for you. 4. The plane.......but for the
sudden change of weather. 5. But for the fact that we did not
know the language...............................6. But for your being so careless.
7. The Gadfly ...... from prison but for the fit of sickness.
8. But for his mother’s unhappy marriage to Mr Murdstone
David’s life.....
Exercise XI
What conditions are implied in the following?
1. Her life might have been saved. 2.1 could tell you what that
means. 3. The swimmer would undoubtedly have been
drowned. 4. All this trouble might have been avoided. 5. The
story would be much more amusing. 6. Nobody would
recognize you. 7. We might have had a glorious time.
8.1 wouldn’t like to be interrupted. 9. You would have easily
found the way. 10.1 dare not think what might have happened.
11. How wonderful it would have been! 12. I am sure you
would have liked the play.
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Exercise XII
Translate into English.
1. Если бы не важность этого дела, я бы остался дома.
2. Если бы не гроза, мы бы уже подходили к вершине. 3. Я
бы присоединился к вашей компании, если бы не неожи-
данный приезд моего знакомого. 4. Если бы не этот весе-
лый и интересный человек, мы бы чувствовали себя не-
ловко среди незнакомых людей. 5. Мы бы так и не узнали,
что он за человек, если бы не этот случай. 6. Мы бы все
время работали точно по плану, если бы не эта малень-
кая задержка.
Exercise XIII
Translate into English.
1. Жаль, что вы не знакомы с ним. Если бы вы были знако-
мы, вы бы знали, какой это замечательный человек. 2. Я
уверен, что все огорчились бы, если бы поездку отложили.
3. Он так изменился! Если бы вы его встретили, вы бы его
не узнали. 4. Если бы я был на вашем месте, я бы не коле-
бался. 5. Если бы шофер остановил машину, мы бы выш-
ли. 6. Если бы он действительно сожалел о том, что сделал,
он бы вел себя иначе. 7. Если бы вы могли одолжить мне
свой словарь, я был бы вам очень благодарен. 8. Если бы
он не обладал такой замечательной памятью, он не мог бы
помнить такое невероятное количество фактов. 9. Если бы
ты предупредил меня раньше, я бы давно все сделал.
10. Если бы не помощь профессора, результаты опыта были
бы далеко не такими удовлетворительными. 11. Если бы
ты регулярно посещал спортивную школу, тебя бы не ис-
ключили. 12. Если бы наши ученые не решили важнейшие
проблемы, связанные с полетом, то полет первого корабля
в космос был бы невозможен. 13. Будь я на вашем месте, я
бы пришел пораньше, чтобы застать его. 14. Если бы я был
художником, я бы обязательно нарисовал портрет этого
человека. 15. Что бы вы сказали, если бы я обратился к
вам за советом?
Exercise XIV
Translate into English.
1. Если бы вы пришли на заседание научного кружка, вы
бы услышали интересный доклад одного из наших студен-
тов. 2. Вы были бы недовольны, если бы я не пришел?
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3. Если бы он поступил в университет четыре года назад,
он в будущем году окончил бы его. 4. Если бы мы знали,
что вам нужна эта книга, мы бы захватили ее с собой.
5. Они бы заметили эту ошибку, если бы были более вни-
мательны. 6. Если бы он не был таким опытным хирургом,
он не смог бы спасти столько жизней. 7. Вы бы пошли куда-
нибудь вечером, если бы я пригласил вас? 8. Если бы вы не
были таким рассеянным, вы бы не сделали так много ор-
фографических ошибок. 9. Если бы вы занимались систе-
матически, у вас не было бы таких пробелов. 10. Если бы
не его лукавая улыбка, я бы искренне поверил ему. 11. Если
бы вы выполнили все советы врача, вы давно бы выздоро-
вели. 12. Если бы поезд вышел вовремя, он прибыл бы в
место назначения завтра рано утром. 13. Я бы отложил
свою работу и поехал бы с вами на экскурсию, если бы я
знал об этом заранее. 14. Если бы не метро, я бы тратил на
дорогу около часа. 15. Я бы на вашем месте не колебался
ни минуты и принял бы это предложение. 16. Я не смог бы
поговорить с ним на эту тему, даже если бы я его видел
вчера.
Exercise XV
Translate into English.
1. Если бы я не знал его так хорошо, я бы не поверил тому,
что он мне только что рассказал. 2. Если бы ты положила
книгу на место, она была бы сейчас здесь. 3. Если бы они
начали эту работу сразу, они смогли бы закончить ее во-
время. 4. Я бы давно ей написала, если бы знала ее адрес.
5. Если бы сейчас было потеплее, я надела бы новое летнее
пальто. 6. Если бы вы были внимательнее на прошлом уро-
ке, вы бы сейчас лучше знали материал. 7. Где бы ты меня
ждал, если бы мы условились встретиться? 8. Если бы он
не был болен тогда, он мог бы оказаться в гораздо боль-
шей опасности. 9. Кто знает, как бы он поступил, если бы
услышал об этом раньше? 10. Я бы давно ответила на воп-
рос, если бы могла. 11. Все были бы рады, если бы вы заш-
ли к нам еще раз до вашего отъезда. 12. Вы бы чувствова-
ли себя лучше, если бы больше гуляли. 13. Ты бы не разбил
вазу, если бы был осторожнее. 14. О, если бы я была тогда
достаточно взрослой, чтобы понять всю серьезность по-
ложения!
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Exercise XVI
Translate into English.
1. Если бы вы погуляли вчера вечером, вы бы сразу усну-
ли. 2. Если бы я была завтра свободна, я обязательно погу-
ляла бы с вами. 3. Если бы я сейчас была свободна, я бы
гуляла в Летнем саду. 4. Вы встретили бы мою сестру, если
бы сейчас гуляли в Летнем саду. 5. Вы бы чувствовали себя
сегодня очень хорошо, если бы вы с нами вчера перед сном
гуляли весь вечер. 6. Если бы вы любили прогулки, вы бы
чаще с нами гуляли. 7. Вы бы погуляли с нами вчера вече-
ром, если бы знали, как красивы здесь белые ночи. 8. Если
бы вы не были так заняты, мы с вами ездили бы за город
каждое воскресенье. 9. Если бы вы вчера были на футболь-
ном матче, вы бы видели лучших футболистов. 10. Я была
бы очень рада, если бы вы пришли на следующий футболь-
ный матч. 11. Если бы вы любили математику, вы бы боль-
ше ею занимались. 12. Если бы вы были завтра свободны,
я с удовольствием пошла бы с вами на выставку. 13. Вы
давно побывали бы на этой выставке картин, если бы ин-
тересовались искусством.
The Subjunctive Mood
after the Conjunctions
as if (as though)
The Subjunctive Mood is used after the conjunction as if (as
though):
You talk as if you had a bad cold.
I feel as if I were one of the family.
He was quite calm as if nothing had happened.
It looks as though you had heard the news already.
When the actions of the main and the subordinate clauses
take place at the same time the Past Simple is used in the subor-
dinate clause.
Any tense can be used in the main clause.
He spoke (speaks, will speak) as if he knew everything.
She behaves (behaved, will behave) as if she were angry.
The form of the Past Perfect is used to show that the action
of the subordinate clause took place before the action of the
main clause. Any tense can be used in the main clause.
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She cries (cried, will cry) bitterly as if she had lost all hope.
You look (looked, will look) as if you had done something
extraordinary.
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EXERCISES
Exercise I
Supply the necessary forms of the subjunctive mood in clauses
introduced by as if and as though.
1. You look as if you (to want) to ask something. 2.1 feel as if I
(to eat) too much. 3. He looked at me as if he (not approve) of
my suggestion. 4. There was horror in her eyes as if she (to see)
something frightful. 5. He speaks French as if it (to be) his mother
tongue. 6. He looked ashamed as if he (to regret) having been
rude. 7. There was an awkward silence as if I (to say) something
that I ought not to have said. 8. He looked at us suspiciously as
if he (not to trust) us. 9. Look at that crowd: it looks as if there
(to be) an accident. 10. The wounded beast went bounding up
the hill as if the bullet (not to hit) it. 11. Whenever I saw them it
looked as though they (to be) on very good terms with one
another. 12. The knife shone as though it just (to come) out of
the workshop. 13. As I opened my door I seemed to hear a
changing sound as if a mass of metal (to fall).
Exercise II
Supply the necessary forms of the subjunctive mood in clauses
introduced by as if and as though.
1. You look as though you (not to have) much sleep the last
night or two. 2. He felt as if he (to catch) cold. 3. She always
smelled as though she just (to come) from a long walk in a forest.
4. He looked as if he (not to have) a meal for a week. 5. He
frowned as she (to be puzzled). 6. He looked as if he (not to
sleep) much lately. 7. It looked as though he (to be) filled with
an overwhelming joy. 8. The sky looked as though it (to be)
grey for months. 9. She greeted me as though I (to be) an old
school friend whom she had not seen for years. 10. Her eyes
were sparkling as though she (to laugh) at us. 11. She was
breathing fast and deep, as though she (to run). 12. He looked
as though he (not to move) since I left him the previous night.
13. Our life goes on as if nothing (to happen). 14. He felt as if
he (to be reprimanded).
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Exercise III
Complete the following sentences.
1. He always makes wonderful speeches as if 2. He looked
tired as though ;.3. She knows these parts well as though
....4. It seemed as though...5. Why are you looking at me
as if........................6.as if he had never heard it before. 7. He was
pale as if..8. We met as though.....9. You look as though
.... 10.....as though he did not notice anything around
him. 11. He often looked at his watch as if.12. She spoke
about he as though..... 13. The man turned pale as if...
14. It was as if.. 15.....as though the whole world had
gone to sleep. 16. You treat me as though.. 17. He behaves
as if...18. Why are you staring at me as though...19. He
smiled cunningly as though...20. We felt at home with her
at once as though....
Exercise IV
Translate into English.
1. Он говорил co мной так, как будто он знал меня много лет.
2. Она так благодарила меня, как будто я сделал что-то нео-
быкновенное. 3. Он бежал не оглядываясь, как будто за ним
кто-то гнался. 4. Он с таким важным видом говорил о книге,
как будто он ее читал. 5. Зверь вдруг страшно зарычал, как
будто его ранили. 6. Мне казалось, будто я уже видел этого
человека где-то. 7. Вы так загорели, как будто провели на
юге не месяц, а все лето. 8. Он выглядит усталым, как будто
давно не отдыхал. 9. Прохожий не остановился, как будто не
слышал, что его зовут. 10. Она знала эти места, как будто
жила здесь. 11. Казалось, будто ничего и не произошло. 12. У
него было такое чувство, словно его обманули. 13. У него
был такой вид, как будто он прождал очень долго.
Exercise V
Translate into English.
1. Он выглядел так, будто не его ученик, а он сам - победи-
тель соревнований. 2. Небо покрылось темными тучами.
Стало темно, будто наступила ночь. 3. Он смотрел на де-
вушку с таким удивлением, как будто видел ее впервые.
4. Он сидел за столом, словно он писал, но он не писал и не
читал. 5. Он смотрел на меня так, словно он не понимал,
что я ему говорила. 6. Она чувствовала себя очень уста-
лой, как будто она была на долгой прогулке. 7. Она про-
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должала оглядывать комнату, как будто искала кого-то.
8. Они разговаривали друг с другом тихими голосами, как
будто они были в церкви. 9. Он застегнул пальто, как буд-
то ему было холодно. 10. У нее обычно был такой вид, слов-
но она только что плакала. 11. У меня такое чувство, как
будто я знаю тебя годы. 12. Собака приветствовала своего
хозяина, как будто они не виделись год. 13. Они не разго-
варивали, как будто они были так счастливы быть вместе,
что им было не нужно никакого разговора.
Exercise VI
Translate into English.
1. Он сидел за столом, словно он писал, но он не писал и не
читал. 2. Он сидел не шевелясь, словно он не расслышал
слова друга. 3. Ты смотришь, словно ничего не понима-
ешь. 4. Она посмотрела на меня так, как будто я говорил
неправду. 5. Она выглядела так, будто ей только что сооб-
щили неприятную новость. 6. Что с вами? У вас такой вид,
как будто вам нехорошо. 7. Она обращалась с ним так,
словно он был ребенком. 8. Ты так загорел, как будто толь-
ко что приехал с юга. 9. Он выглядел усталым, как будто
не спал всю ночь. 10. Она дышала так тяжело, как будто
бежала всю дорогу. 11. У меня было такое чувство, будто
мы говорим с ним на разных языках. 12. Минуту, другую
он стоял посреди комнаты, как будто не знал, что делать.
13. Он говорит так, как будто повторяет чьи-то слова.
Exercise VII
Translate into English.
1. У вас такой вид, словно вы не знаете, куда идти.
2. Она говорила и смеялась, словно играла на сцене. 3. Я
помню все так четко, словно это произошло вчера.
4. Почему у тебя такой вид, будто ты мне не веришь? 5. У
меня такое чувство, будто меня обманули. 6. Похоже, что
все уже ушли. 7. Вы сделали так много ошибок, словно вы
никогда не слышали эти правила. 8. Почему вы на меня так
смотрите, словно я говорю неправду? 9. Он говорил о вас
так, как будто хорошо вас знает. 10. Он говорил о вас так,
как будто ему не 17 лет, а 70.11. Взгляните, он ведет себя так,
как будто ничего особенного не произошло. 12. У меня такое
чувство, словно вы никуда не уезжали. 13. Он рассуждал так,
как будто уже много лет хорошо знаком с этим вопросом.
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The Subjunctive Mood
after the Verbs Expressing
Orders, Commands,
Suggestions
In object clauses after the verbs to order, to demand, to in-
sist, to propose, to suggest, to recommend the form of the sub-
junctive mood should (for all persons) + infinitive is used.
The officer ordered that the soldiers should open fire.
He suggested that they should go to the party.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Read and translate the following sentences.
1. He suggested that we should discuss the problem again.
2. The principal ordered that everything should be ready by
Monday.
3. The scientists demanded that the experiment should go
on.
4. We insisted that the meeting should be postponed.
5. It was recommended by the committee that a new pro-
gramme should be worked out.
6. The doctor demanded that the patient should be taken to
hospital immediately.
7. The chairman proposed that the question should be in-
cluded in the agenda.
8. The chief engineer suggested that the new method should
be introduced without delay.
Exercise II
Paraphrase the sentences using the subjunctive mood (should
+ infinitive)
1. The captain ordered the passengers to leave the deck.
2. I suggest postponing the party till next Sunday.
3. Mother insisted on our taking some sandwiches with us.
4. “He must be expelled from school,” the principal de-
manded.
5. A relative of mine suggested my staying with him in summer.
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6. Under the circumstances I proposed to wait.
7. “You must work more in the laboratory,” the teacher sug-
gested.
8. The present law must continue to operate. The Congress
insisted on that.
9. “Do not tire yourself,” the doctor recommended.
10. The strikers wanted their economic and political demands
to be satisfied. They insisted on that.
11. “Let us hold a meeting as soon as possible,” suggested the
students.
12. “Let us change the route,” suggested one of the hikers.
Exercise III
Paraphrase the sentences using the subjunctive mood (should
+ infinitive).
1. The doctor strongly recommended the woman to keep to the
prescribed diet. 2. The demonstrators demanded freedom for
the arrested people. 3. Who was the first to suggest my taking
this very theme for my research I cannot well remember. 4. The
majority insisted on the matter being turned over to a special
committee for further consideration. 5. The chief of staff ordered
the mechanized battalions to be sent to the advancing regiment.
6. It was demanded that anyone leaving last lock the room and
leave the key with the night warder. 7. His father strongly
recommended him to join the navy. 8. The teacher advised the
students not to start on the new assignment before they had
corrected their mistakes.
Exercise IV
Rewrite the sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the
subjunctive mood.
1. Members of the rescue party suggested that they (set out)
in spite of the thick fog. 2. Columbus insisted that ships sailing
for India (go) westward from Spain, not eastward. 3. The
passengers demanded that the driver (stop) the car at once.
4. The doctor demanded that every drop of water (be boiled).
5. The principal ordered that everybody (be ready) by 6.
6.1 propose that we (try) our new method. 7.1 insist that you
(give) your opinion frankly. 8. He suggested that the meeting
(appoint) at 5 o’clock. 9. The chairman proposed that the
question (be included) in the agenda. 10. The committee
recommended that a new programme (work out).
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Exercise V
Translate into English.
1. Я предлагаю, чтобы мы выехали вечерним поездом.
2. Она предложила, чтобы мы спали с открытым окном,
но я боялась простудиться. 3. Я настаиваю, чтобы ты по-
шла сегодня на концерт. 4. Наша учительница по литера-
туре предложила, чтобы мы все пошли в музей А.С. Пуш-
кина. 5. Он настаивал, чтобы я подписалась на этот журнал.
6. Он предложил, чтобы мы снова обсудили эту проблему.
7. Ученые требовали, чтобы эксперимент продолжался.
8. Учитель настаивал, чтобы мы больше работали в лабо-
ратории. 9. Они требовали, чтобы мы отложили собрание.
10. Директор приказал, чтобы отчет был готов к понедель-
нику. 11. Студенты предложили, чтобы собрание было
проведено как можно скорее. 12. Доктор настаивал, что-
бы она не утомляла себя. 13. Офицер приказал, чтобы сол-
даты открыли огонь. 14. Учитель требовал, чтобы мы уде-
ляли особое внимание произношению.
Exercise VI
Translate into English.
1. Комиссия потребовала, чтобы этот вопрос обсудили на
открытом собрании. 2. Я предлагаю прекратить обсужде-
ние вопроса и вернуться к нему после доклада экспертов.
3. Руководитель лаборатории порекомендовал студентам
проводить опыты. 4. Пассажиры потребовали, чтобы шо-
фер остановил машину. 5. Я настаиваю, чтобы ты откро-
венно выразила свое мнение. 6. Члены спасательной груп-
пы настаивали, чтобы они покинули лагерь, несмотря на
сильный туман. 7. Комиссия предложила, чтобы в отчет
было включено больше фактов. 8. Режиссер потребовал,
чтобы во время репетиции в зал никого не впускали. 9. Они
предлагали, чтобы участники самодеятельности получи-
ли право участвовать в заключительном концерте. 10. Он
предложил, чтобы дело было отложено. 11. Доктор наста-
ивает, чтобы он поехал на юг. 12. Продавцы требовали,
чтобы платеж был произведен в течение пяти дней. 13. Он
рекомендовал, чтобы товары были отправлены немедлен-
но. 14. Он настаивает на том, чтобы план был обсужден на
следующей неделе.
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The Subjunctive Mood after
It is Necessary;
It is Natural etc.
In object clauses after It is necessary ..., It is important...,
It is impossible ..., It is unbelievable ..., It is strange..., It is
improbable..., It is natural..., It is desirable... should (for all
persons) + infinitive is used (the subjunctive mood).
It is important that he should be present at the lecture.
When the action of the subordinate clause took place be-
fore the action of the main clause should + Perfect Infinitive is
used.
It is unbelievable that he should have learnt the language in
six months.
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Exercise I
Read and translate the following sentences. Make up your
own sentences following the same patterns.
1. It is necessary that they should report to us on the progress
of their work. 2. It is important that Russia and the USA should
cooperate in dealing with global problems. 3. It is impossible
that human beings should exist without air. 4. It is natural that
men should love freedom. 5. It is important that the experiment
should be a success. 6. It is necessary that this method should
be tested in practice. 7. It is important that the committee should
consult public opinion before working out their new
programme. 8. It is necessary that every child should have the
same educational opportunities. 9. It is necessary that the
conflict should be solved peacefully. 10. It is natural that parents
should be anxious about their children’s future. 11. It is
important that mass media should immediately reflect the
current events and comment on them.
Exercise II
Replace the following sentences using should + infinitive.
Make the necessary changes.
1. It is natural for children to be fond of games.
2. It is important for all of you to attend the lecture.
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3. It is impossible for engines to work without fuel.
4. Isn’t it strange for trees to blossom at this time of the year?
5. It was necessary for the expedition to turn back before the
store of water ran out.
6. It is important for all of us to form good habits while we
are young.
7. It is most important for man to learn to use atomic power
in everyday life.
8. It seems almost impossible for men to have built such great
cities thousands of years ago.
9. It is natural for men to have settled in warm countries where
life was easier than in the cold north.
10. It was very unusual for him to have made such a mistake.
11. It is advisable for everybody to consult a doctor before
going to the south.
12. It is unbelievable for the tourists to have crossed the river
at this time of the year.
Exercise III
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of the
subjunctive mood.
1. It is necessary that students (to take interest) in public life.
2. It was suggested that we (to start) at dawn. 3. It is requested
that the ticket (to retain) till the end of the performance. 4. It
is desirable that you (to keep) us regularly informed of your
life. 5. Was it so important that he (to be) present? 6. It is not
advisable that the children (to leave) alone. 7. It is
recommended that the medicine (to keep) in a dark and cool
place. 8. It’s doubtful that anything (to change) before you
come back. 9. It is strange that he (to say) such a thing; it’s
not like him. 10. It is possible that the weather continues good
for another couple of days, but it is hardly probable that it
(to remain) as fine during the whole month. 11. It was
unbelievable that the tourists (to cover) this distance in so
short a time. 12. It is not unnatural she (to be) so upset.
Exercise IV
Use its impossible, its unbelievable or its improbable in each
of the following sentences instead of can't. Make all the ne-
cessary changes.
Model: This lake can’t be deep.
It’s impossible that this lake should be deep.
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1. He can’t have failed. 2. It can’t be very hot in Scandinavian
countries. 3. She can’t have succeeded. 4. They can’t have
accepted your offer. 5. He can’t have given you the right
information. 6. The story can’t be true; it sounds fantastic.
7. This method of yours can’t have many advantages over
ours. 8. Fresh air and exercise can’t do anybody any harm.
9. The accident can’t have happened through any fault of
mine.
Exercise V
Finish the following sentences.
1. It is natural that 2. It is strange that 3. It is impossible
that ..4. It is absolutely necessary that .. 5. It is very
important that...6. It sounds improbable that..7. It really
is unbelievable that.8. Isn’t it strange that.? 9. Why do
you think it is improbable that.? 10. Why is it so important
that...? 11. It seems almost impossible that..12. It sounds
fantastic that..13. Isn’t it doubtful that.?
Exercise VI
Translate into English.
1. Очень важно, чтобы вы использовали каждую возмож-
ность говорить друг с другом по-английски. 2. Странно,
что вы не поняли лекцию; она была очень проста. 3. Его
поразило, что такие вещи еще возможны в наше время.
4. Перед тем как переводить текст, рекомендуется снача-
ла ознакомиться с ним. 5. Удивительно, что она забыла
о таком важном деле. 6. Разве не удивительно, чтобы
люди в таком возрасте показывали такие высокие
спортивные результаты? 7. Желательно, чтобы ваш док-
лад обсудили на кафедре, перед тем как вы его сделаете
на конференции. 8. Необходимо, чтобы студенты пере-
шли к практическому применению своих знаний. 9. Очень
важно, чтобы вы обратили внимание на свое здоровье.
10. Невероятно, что он выучил иностранный язык так
быстро. 11. Удивительно, что вы уделяете внимание та-
ким несущественным вопросам. 12. Сомнительно, чтобы
был закончен весь словарь.
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The Subjunctive Mood after
It’s (about) Time;
It’s high Time
After the main clause expressing time -Its (about) time (пора),
Its high time (давно пора) the Past Simple is used (the subjunc-
tive mood).
It's about time you visited your sick friend.
It's high time you were washed and dressed.
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Exercise I
Read and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. Don’t you think it’s time you got a job? 2. Come along. It’s
time we had lunch. 3. It’s high time we started putting our own
house in order. 4. They were saying in the office that it was
about time he retired. 5. “It’s high time you were punished,
boy,” father said angrily. 6. It’s high time Pete were back home.
7. It’s about time we heard from him. 8. It’s time you went to
bed, it’s late. 9. It’s time you knew the rule. 10. It’s time he
stopped behaving like that.
Exercise II
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the subjunctive mood
in subject clauses after the expression it is (about, high)
time.
1. It is time you (to understand) it is no joking matter. 2. It is
high time that you (to get down) to business. 3. It’s about time
we (to be leaving). 4. It’s high time you (to change) your
opinion of him. 5. Isn’t it time the rain (to be stopping)? 6. It
is about time he (to express) his own point of you. 7. You are
still sleeping, aren’t you? It’s high time you (to have)
breakfast. 8. You are not a child. It’s time you (to feel) some
responsibility. 9. Look, the flowers have dropped their heads.
Isn’t it high time they (to water)? 10. Dinner is ready. It is
time we (to sit down) to table. 11. Why are they not back yet?
Isn’t it high time they (to return)? 12. It is about time fine
weather (to set in). 13. It’s high time for the team (to win) the
competition.
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Exercise III
Answer the following questions using the subjunctive mood
after it is (high, about) time.
1. What would the teacher say on learning that one of the
students has not begun reviewing the material when there is
little time left before the examination? 2. What would you say
if one of your friends still missed up the expression “to pay
attention to something” and “to call somebody’s attention to
something”, the difference between which has been explained
more than once? 3. What would you say if looking at the watch
you realized that there was not much time left before the
beginning of the performance and you were still at home?
4. What would you say if the question was clear and the people
were still discussing it? 5. What would the librarian say if
someone were still keeping the book which he should have
returned a long time before?
Exercise IV
Translate the following into English.
1. Нам пора бы идти. 2. Ему давно пора бы объяснить, что
он задумал. 3. Его давно пора проучить. 4. Когда я про-
снулся, я почувствовал, что мне самое время вызвать док-
тора. 5. Нам пора бы обедать. 6. Ему было сказано, что
пора бы ему научиться делать так, как ему велят. 7. Тебе
бы давно пора выбросить эту старую мебель. 8. Как ты
думаешь, не пора ли нам вернуться домой? 9. Давно пора
вам решить, на какую тему вы будете писать доклад.
10. Вам пора идти спать. 11. Вам давно пора быть более
серьезным. 12. Вам пора бы прочесть этот роман.
Exercise V
Translate the following into English.
1. Вам давно пора знать это правило. 2. Вам пора пере-
стать вести себя таким образом. 3. Вам пора бросить ку-
рить. 4. Вам пора подумать серьезно о своем поведении.
5. Давно пора зажечь свет. Зачем портить зрение? 6. Ребен-
ку давно пора спать. 7. Вы водите машину не первый год.
Пора знать правила уличного движения. 8. Не пора ли об-
ратить серьезное внимание на этот вопрос? 9. Вам давно
пора обратиться к зубному врачу. 10. Скоро зима. Давно
пора закончить ремонт. 11. Чего мы ждем? Нам пора уже
быть в пути. 12. Не пора ли им прекратить эти шутки?
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The Subjunctive Mood
in Adverbial Clauses of Purpose
I. In clauses of purpose after the conjunctions that, so that, in
order that, so the subjunctive forms may (might) + infinitive or
can (could) + infinitive are used. Only might or could are used
if the action in the subordinate clause, following the action in
the main clause, refers to the past. But when the action refers
to the present or future both forms of each verb are possible
(may or might, can or could).
I tell you this so that you may understand the situation.
She left the lamp on the window-sill so that he might see it
from afar.
She gave him the book that he might have something to read
on the journey.
IL After the conjunction lest should + infinitive is used.
The girl whispered these words lest somebody should over-
hear her.
Shut the window lest he should catch cold.
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Exercise I
Read and translate the following sentences. Explain the use
of the verb forms in the clauses of purpose.
1. “I like to be close to the stage,” said Ann, “so that I can see the
actors’ faces.” 2. He asked Teddy to stop the car so that he and
Julia could get out. 3. Once or twice he gave his brother
considerable sums in order that he might make a new start.
4. She usually bore her head high so that men could not see her
double chin. 5. Take your umbrella with you lest you should get
wet to the skin. 6. Repeat the rules lest you should make mistakes
in your test-paper. 7. She knew that Billy preferred to go and
stand at the gate so that he could be the first to board the plane.
Exercise II
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of
the subjunctive mood.
1. She stirred on her sofa so that she (to look) down at the
playing cat. 2. He gave Stella another glance, from the corner
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of his eye, so that she (not to see) he was looking at her.
3. Then she went over to the captain and leaned over him so
that she (to speak) into his ear. 4. She put the coat back and
placed some other clothes on it so that it (to look) as though it
had not been disturbed. 5.1 like to know what new books are
being published so that I (to ask) for them at the public library.
6. You ought to hear it from his own lips so that you (to judge).
7. I went to mother and asked for my key so that I (to go)
straight up to my room. 8. The mother put some sugar into the
medicine that the child (to swallow) it easily. 9. I had a book
hidden in the barn so that I (to read) without fear of being
caught. 10. I took her to the theatre, so that we (to get) back
home late enough. 11. Tell them to make haste lest they (to be
late). 12. Ring them up lest they (to forget) about the meeting.
13. The students gave their test-papers to the teacher so that he
(to correct) them. 14. He has told you all this so that you (to
understand) his intention.
Exercise III
Paraphrase the following so as to use the subjunctive mood
in adverbial clauses of purpose.
1. A car will be sent down to your place tonight to take you
straight to the station. 2. Copy out the examples and study them
thoroughly so as not to make mistakes in the construction.
3. They wrote her a letter to remind her of her promise. 4. You
will have to close either the door or the window otherwise there
will be a draught. 5. We shall start earlier so as not to miss the
train. 6. I have repeated this for you not to misunderstand.
7. The guide marked the path carefully for the party not to get
lost on their way back. 8. They spoke in a whisper so as not
to wake anyone in the room. 9. How is the picture to be packed
not to be spoiled on the way?
Exercise IV
Translate into English using the conjunctions lest or that (so
that).
1. Запишите мой номер телефона, чтобы не забыть его.
2. Посоветуйте ей одеться потеплее, чтобы она не просту-
дилась. 3. Позвоните ей, пожалуйста, по телефону, чтобы
она не забыла взять с собой мою книгу. 4. Объясните ему,
как пройти к нашей даче, чтобы он мог когда-нибудь нас
навестить. 5. Примите таблетку, чтобы у вас не болела го-
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лова. 6. Попросите ее говорить тише, чтобы она не разбу-
дила ребенка. 7. Здесь нужно идти очень осторожно, что-
бы не упасть. 8. Почините свою ручку, чтобы можно было
ею пользоваться. 9. Вы должны завтра утром встать по-
раньше, чтобы не опоздать на поезд. 10. Он положил свой
багаж под скамейку, чтобы пассажиры могли пройти на
свои места. 11. Поставьте лесенку, чтобы пассажир мог под-
няться на верхнюю полку.
Exercise IV
Translate into English using the conjunctions lest or that (so
that).
1. Придерживайте шляпу рукой, чтобы она не слетела.
2. Скажи мне еще раз твой точный адрес, чтобы я больше не
ошибался. 3. Он изложил план очень подробно, чтобы все
было ясно и не вызывало сомнений. 4. Зажгите еще одну
лампу, чтобы в комнате было светлее. 5. После смерти по-
эта в его квартире ничего не переставлялось, чтобы все выг-
лядело так, как было при его жизни. 6. Она сделала вид,
будто ищет что-то в бумагах, чтобы никто не заметил ее
волнения. 7. Напишите ему сразу же, чтобы он мог знать
наши планы. 8. Пришлите ему телеграмму, чтобы он мог
знать о нашем приезде. 9. Скажите ему, чтобы он положил
деньги в кошелек, чтобы он не потерял их. 10. Попросите их
поторопиться, чтобы они не опоздали на собрание.
11. Я дам тебе эту книгу, чтобы ты мог выписать из нее не-
сколько отрывков. 12. Я сообщаю тебе обо всех этих вещах,
чтобы мы могли понять друг друга. 13. Девочка не закры-
вала окно ни днем, ни ночью, чтобы кошка могла прихо-
дить к ней в комнату. 14. Мы пошли погулять, чтобы я мог
увидеть лес до того, как стемнеет. 15. Позвони мне, когда
ты будешь выезжать, чтобы я знал, когда ждать тебя.
Revision of the Use of the Subjunctive Mood
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Change the following sentences so as to use wish in each of
them.
1. I am sorry I am short of money at the moment, I’d gladly
lend you some. 2. It’s a pity that he won’t come. 3.1 am sorry
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that you declined our invitation. 4. It’s a pity you did not hear
his comments. 5. It’s a pity we didn’t grasp your idea at once. It
would have saved a lot of trouble. 6. It was a pity that we had
to row against the current. 7. During the night the river rose;
we regretted having settled only a few yards from the water
edge. 8. It’s a pity you are so busy these days. 9. My friend
regrets not having told you this at once. 10. She was sorry not
to have had time enough to make the experiments. 11. It’s
a pity we shan’t be able to reach the destination before sunset.
12. I’m sorry I made you angry by disturbing you at such an
early hour. 13. What a pity you are leaving us so soon!
14. Unfortunately, you will not receive an answer before the
New Year.
Exercise II
Supply the necessary forms for the verbs given in brackets
after the verb to wish.
1. Pete, you’re up to something. I wish I (to know) what it is.
2. Ann wished he (to know) earlier what Tom had just told
him. 3. He wished that it all never (to happen) at all and that
things (to be) as they once had been. 4.1 wished I (can) settle
down to something. 5. I wish (to be) quite sure that she is
altogether honest. 6. I wished he (not to ask) that question.
7. “Have you got my letter?” “Yes. I wish you (not to write)
it.” 8. She almost wished it (to be) an ordinary day and that
there (to be) no such things as holidays. 9. I wish I (can) go
round the world. 10. I wish you (to ask) her a question or
two about her parents. 11. At the first sight of his host
Andrew almost wished he (not to come). 12. I wish you (to
bring) your sister with you. 13.1 wish it (to happen) to anyone
but you.
Exercise III
Supply the necessary forms for the verbs given in brackets in
the following conditional sentences:
1. If his mother (not to go) out, the boy (to turn) off the TV
set and (to go) to bed. 2.1 (to wait) if I (to be) you. 3. She (to
fall) if he suddenly (not to put) out a hand to steady her. 4. If
it (to be) not for the journalists, everything (to be) perfectly
easy. 5. If your father (to be) here, he (to give) you a piece of
his mind. 6. “She is only twenty.” “She (to know) better if she
(to be) twenty-five?” 7.1 do not know what (to happen) if this
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(to go) on much longer. 8. Don’t you see that if things like
that (to happen) life (to be) quite different. 9. You really (to
follow) me if I (to go) away? 10. I believe you (to make) her
stay if it (to be) not so late. 11. It (to be) better if you (to take)
things coolly, as I do. 12. It was so dark that he (to lose) his
way if she (not to take) him by the hand.
Exercise IV
Complete the following conditional sentences.
1. The cake wouldn’t have got burnt if...2. You wouldn’t
have got into trouble if..3. Your dress would look nicer if
....4.1 would have come earlier if.....5. He would have got
wet through if.......................6. He would drive straight home if.
7. It would be better for all of us if.8. If it hadn’t been for
the rain....9. If it hadn’t been for his advice... 10. If it
hadn’t been for his departure.... 11. If it were not for his
family 12. If it were not for his scholarship 13. If it
hadn’t been for the announcement on the radio 14. If it
were not for the message that he received .... 15. If your
mother were to ask you about me.....16. If I had known you
were here..... 17. If the play had not been so long. 18. If
we could afford it.... 19. If the car had not broken down
.... 20. If I were you....21. If you had left unexpectedly
..........................22. If it hadn’t been raining.23. If my son were not
making progress in his English..........................
Exercise V
Turn the words expressing an unreal condition into an
z/-clause like in the model below.
Model: I would prefer you to put it in your own words. -
I would prefer it if you put it in your own words.
1. He did not answer her. She would not have heard him.
2. I’d ask you to have dinner with me, but unfortunately
I have a previous engagement. 3. Why didn’t you tell me? It
would have been only fair to give me a chance of judging for
myself. 4. He knew his father was not among the audience.
He would not have known what music to play for him.
5. She would have liked to be an adventuress, but somehow
she hadn’t managed it. 6. You really could get a cat, Helen.
Think how happy it would be here! 7. A few years ago, in a
storm like this, an airport would have been closed completely.
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8. I tried to explain that if it hadn’t been me the children
might have been lost.
Exercise VI
Paraphrase the following sentences using but for ... Remem-
ber that the situation refers to the past. Follow the model.
Add a sentence of your own.
Model: He didn’t let me leave the party yesterday. -
But for him I would have left the party yesterday.
The people were boring.
1. The spell of bad weather didn’t let me skate much during the
winter holidays. 2. The film shown on TV didn’t let them feel
dull in the evening. 3. His father didn’t let him watch the football
match yesterday. 4. My relatives in Moscow did not let me stay
at the hotel. 5. The slight cough didn’t let me feel quite well.
6. The fall didn’t let the skater win the prize. 7. His help during
her illness didn’t let her fall behind the group.
Exercise VII
Supply the necessary forms of the subjunctive mood in clauses
introduced by as if and as though.
1. Whenever I saw them it looked as though they (to be) on
very good terms with one another. 2. The knife shone as
though it just (to come) out of the workshop. 3. He wasn’t
shy, and he talked to Kate’s parents as though he (to know)
them all his life. 4. His tanned, smooth skin looked as though
a razor never (to touch) it. 5. She clutched the letter to her
heart as though she (to think) I would take it from her. 6. For
a moment or two she remained by the desk, one hand touching
the telephone, as if a thread of contact still (to remain). 7. He
looked at me as though he (to want) to ask me something.
8. It was Sunday, and there was a feeling of quietness, a silence
as though nature (to be) at rest. 9. He looked fresh and clean
as though nothing (to happen) to her that night. 10. He was
not so well dressed as his friend, who always looked as though
he (to step) out of a shop-window. 11. “I am glad you could
come, gentlemen,” he informed them, as if this meeting (to
plan) weeks ahead.
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Exercise VIII
Paraphrase the sentences using the subjunctive mood (should
+ infinitive).
1. He insisted that people in plays (to talk) as they talked in
real life.
2. I suggested that she (to arrive) at my office on Monday.
3. They proposed that they (to give) a dinner party to the new-
comers.
4. I suggest that you (to come) back with me.
5. I suggest that this exercise (to do) orally.
6. They proposed that they (to present) their plans in a fortnight.
7. I suggest that she (to join) our circle.
8. My brother insists that I (to play) the violin.
Exercise IX
Paraphrase the sentences using the subjunctive mood after
the expression it is (about, high) time.
1. It is necessary to put an end to this pointless talk. 2. You do
not seem to realize the importance of the matter. 3. Why can’t
you express such simple things in English as yet? 4. If you do
not want your illness to be more serious, you should consult a
doctor as soon as possible. 5. You must begin reading books in
the original no matter how difficult it may seem to you. 6. Isn’t
it time to be moving up front? We are getting off the next stop.
7. It is high time for everybody to come. 8. It is high time for
the second course to be served. 9. It is about time for you to
start on a research. 10. It’s time for her to understand that she
is no longer a child and to seriously think of her future. 11. It is
about time for the team to start practicing.
Exercise X
Answer the following questions using the subjunctive mood
in adverbial clauses of purpose.
1. What do you do when the room is stuffy in order that it should
not be? 2. What do they wrap in shops every piece of crockery
for? 3. Why do you often take a taxi when we have little time
left? 4. Is there any special reason why we took the precautious?
5. What is the point of keeping a notebook if your memory has
not failed you so far? 6. For what purpose is the sign of danger
put up in some places? 7. For what purpose must you ring them
up? 8. Why did the doctor tell him all about the state of his health?
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Exercise XI
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood.
1. Необходимо, чтобы вы приняли во внимание все детали.
2. Невозможно, чтобы он это сказал. 3. Я требую, чтобы
вы были здесь ровно в восемь часов. 4. Она настаивала на
том, чтобы ему помогли. 5. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы он был
более внимательным на уроках. 6. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы
он присутствовал на нашем собрании. 7. Мы закрыли окна,
чтобы в комнате не было холодно. 8. Я это все говорю, что-
бы не было недоразумений. 9. Мы спешили, чтобы добрать-
ся домой до наступления темноты. 10. Я предлагаю, чтобы
мы выехали с вечерним поездом. 11. Вы так загорели, как
будто вы провели все лето на юге. 12. Странно, что он не
мог ответить на такой простой вопрос. 13. Она предложи-
ла, чтобы мы спали с открытым окном, а я боялась просту-
диться. 14. Нам необходимо немного отдохнуть, прежде чем
начать эту работу. 15. Я предлагаю, чтобы мы пошли се-
годня на концерт. 16. Говорите медленно, чтобы мне не про-
пустить какое-нибудь слово. 17. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы
вы прочли эту книгу; я уверена, что она вам понравиться.
18. Я приду рано, чтобы мы могли все приготовить до при-
хода гостей.
Exercise XII
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood.
1. Если бы не было так поздно, мы продолжали бы нашу
работу. 2. Мы перевели бы эту статью вчера, если бы у
нас был словарь. 3. Если бы мы вышли из дому на десять
минут раньше, мы не опоздали бы на поезд. 4. Если бы я
могла, я бы достала вам билеты на завтрашний концерт,
но мне сказали, что все билеты уже распроданы. 5. Если
бы не было так холодно, мы бы пошли кататься на конь-
ках, это мой любимый спорт. 6. Если бы вы были осто-
рожнее, вы не разбили бы чашку. 7. Будь я снова в этих
местах, обязательно сходил бы на рыбалку. 8. Если бы
вам задали этот вопрос, сумели бы вы на него ответить?
9. Он посмотрел на меня, будто никогда прежде меня не
видел. 10. Если бы вы действительно любили читать, вы
бы всегда нашли время для чтения. 11. Необходимо, что-
бы ты взял отпуск на месяц. 12. О, если бы она тогда зна-
ла, куда написать ему! 13. Я настаиваю, чтобы мы оста-
лись здесь.
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Exercise XIII
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood.
1. Если бы автомобиль не ехал с такой скоростью, несчаст-
ного случая не произошло бы. 2. Если бы у меня не болела
голова, я бы не ушла домой так рано. 3. Он говорил так,
как будто ему не 12 лет, а 20. 4. Я хотел бы, чтобы всегда
было тепло. 5. Он скомандовал, чтобы все подошли к нему.
6. Прочитайте все правила, чтобы не делать ошибок в уп-
ражнениях. 7. Желательно, чтобы вы нарисовали все, что
увидите. 8. Если бы вы регулярно тренировались, вы бы не
проиграли игру. 9. Я пошел к себе в комнату, чтобы меня
никто не беспокоил. 10. Как жаль, что ты не видел письма.
Оно бы тебе все объяснило. 11. Я предложил, чтобы он при-
ехал и погостил у меня несколько дней. 12. Мне бы хоте-
лось, чтобы он был более трудолюбивым. 13. Я был бы
очень рад, если бы вы зашли к нам завтра. 14. Если бы мы
не шли так быстро, мы бы не были такими усталыми.
15. Если бы ваше предложение было получено на прошлой
неделе, мы бы приняли его. 16. Если бы я был моложе!
Exercise XIV
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood.
1. Он улыбался, как будто не верил тому, что я говорил.
2. Девочка сидела тихо, словно она смотрела телевизор.
3. Для нас было бы лучше, если бы мы никогда не встреча-
лись. 4. Он говорил о книге, как будто он ее читал. 5. По-
весь объявление повыше, чтобы всем было видно. 6. Он не
сказал ни слова, как будто бы он не слышал, что мы разго-
варивали о нем. 7. Он сказал то, что другие тоже могли бы
сказать, если бы они были откровенны. 8. Пора бы ему
начать работать самостоятельно. 9. Цель нашей экскурсии
была в том, чтобы студенты ознакомились с искусством
Болгарии. 10. Если бы станция не была так далеко, мы бы
донесли вещи сами. 11. Жаль, что мы так и не встретились
перед отъездом. 12. Он велел нам сесть на заднее сиденье
машины, чтобы мы могли поговорить.
Exercise XV
Translate into English using the subjunctive mood.
1. Если бы ты положила книгу на место, она была бы сейчас
здесь. 2. Жаль, что вы не подождали меня. Мы поехали бы
осматривать город вместе. 3. Вам давно пора знать эти пра-
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вила. Мы их повторяли на каждом уроке. 4. Он настаивал,
чтобы я поехала отдохнуть. 5. Мы поторопились, чтобы не
опоздать на поезд. 6. Она дала мне ключ, чтобы я мог от-
крыть дверь. 7. Я настаивала, чтобы мы остались здесь.
8. Пора бы вам его будить. 9. Желательно, чтобы вы больше
читали. 10. Жаль, что ты не был с нами в театре. Если бы ты
был, ты бы мог принять участие в обсуждении пьесы. 11. Будь
я помоложе, я бы занялся парусным спортом. 12. Запишите
мой адрес, чтобы не забыть его. 13. Отправте им телеграм-
му, чтобы они знали о нашем приезде. 14. Он настаивает,
чтобы все присутствовали на этом собрании. 15. Если бы я
был свободен завтра вечером, я бы пошел на концерт.
The Verbals
(The Non-Finite Forms
of the Verb)
There are four non-finite forms of the verb in English: the
infinitive (to take), the gerund (taking), the participle I (tak-
ing ), the participle II (taken). The non-finite forms of the verb
do not express person, number or mood as the finite forms do.
The non-finite forms of the verb have a double nature, the ver-
bal and the nominal. The infinitive and the gerund have the
character of a verb and of a noun. The participle has the char-
acter of a verb and of an adjective. The infinitive and the parti-
ciple are used to form the tenses.
The Infinitive
In modern English the infinitive has the following forms:
Active Voice Passive Voice
Present to ask to be asked
Continuous to be asking —
Perfect to have asked to have been asked
Perfect Continuous to have been asking —
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The Use of the Infinitive
1. The Present Infinitive shows a simultaneous action with that
of the main verb.
We like to watch TV.
2. The Continuous Infinitive is used to describe an action
happening now.
He must be working in the garden now.
3. The Perfect Infinitive is used to show that the action of the
infinitive happened before the action of the main verb.
He was sorry to have asked him to come.
4. The Perfect Continuous Infinitive is used to show the duration
of the action of the infinitive which happened before the action
of the main verb.
She looks tired. She seems to have been working all morning.
The Use of the Infinitive without
the Particle to (The Bare Infinitive)
In modem English the infinitive is usually preceded by the
particle to:
To study is a delight.
I went to the library to read.
To is used without a verb if the verb has been used before.
He translated all the text I asked him to.
Still there are cases when the particle to is not used.
1) After all auxiliary and modal verbs (except ought)
We will go early in the morning.
He may come in the evening.
2) In a complex object after the verbs of sense perception (to see,
to feel, to watch, to observe, to notice)
I saw them climb the tree.
The teacher heard Mary answer the examination first.
Note: But after these verbs in the passive form the Zo-infini-
tive is used.
They were seen to climb the tree.
Mary was heard to answer the examination first.
3) After the verbs to let, to make, (to force), need, dare (in the
modal meaning)
Let him read.
How dare you do such a thing?
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You needn 7 go there.
I made him apologize.
4) After the expressions had better (лучше бы), would rather,
would sooner (предпочел бы), cannot but (не могу не ...), does
nothing but ...
You had better go home.
They would rather walk than go by train.
I cannot but be surprised at what you say.
She does nothing but grumble.
5) In wh-questions beginning with why (not)
Why not start earlier? Why pay more at this shop?
6) After the words than, rather than, but, except.
Гll do anything but wash the dishes.
Rather than go on foot for an hour, I'll take a bus.
7) If two infinitives are joined by and or or, the to of the second
infinitive can be omitted.
I want to call Mr Jones and fax or post him a letter.
Note: Know and help are followed by a zo-infinitive or an
infinitive without to.
She helped me (to) wash the dishes.
I've never known him (to) be so mean.
But in the passive: be known, be helped + zo-infinitive.
She was known to have worked as a teacher.
The Functions of the Infinitive
in the Sentence
The infinitive may be used as
1) the subject of a sentence:
To obey the laws is everyone's duty.
It is simple to translate these sentences.
2) part of a compound nominal predicate (a predicative)
His dream was to become an artist.
3) part of a compound verbal predicate (a predicative)
Now I begin to understand you.
They continuedto whisper.
We have to go there immediately.
He cannot read French.
4) an object
I want to be invited to the conference.
We are glad to have seen you.
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5) an adverbial modifier of purpose
I think I will go to England to improve my English.
They have entered the university to study history.
6) an adverbial modifier of result
Mary knew English well enough to understand the text.
The problem is too far complicated to be solved in a hurry.
7) an adverbial modifier of comparison
Soon she realized that it was much more pleasant to give than
to be given.
8) an adverbial modifier of condition
To touch it one would believe that it was the best of furs. (If
one touched it, one would believe...)
9) an attribute
It was a difficult problem to solve.
This is the article to be published in our magazine.
Here is a good house to live in.
10) parenthesis
to begin with начнем с того, что
to tell the truth сказать по правде
to cut a long story short короче говоря
to say nothing of не говоря уже о
to put it mildly мягко выражаясь
to say the least of it по меныпей мере
to be (quite) frank чтобы быть (совершенно) откро-
венным
needless to say бесполезно говорить
To begin with, you have been lying to me all the time.
To be frank with you, it was my fault.
To put it mildly, you are not very polite.
Q EXERCISES
Exercise I
State the form of the given infinitives.
to be mentioned, to have known, to have been given, to be
shouting, to have been writing, to smile, to be dancing, to have
been told, to have been travelling, to be asked, to shut, to have
said.
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Exercise II
Supply forms according to the task.
a) Give the perfect form of the following infinitives (active
voice):
to say, to grow, to get, to have, to prefer, to continue, to sing,
to see, to be, to cry, to sleep, to stop.
b) Give the continuous form of the following infinitives (per-
fect and non-perfect, active voice):
to go, to run, to arrive, to study, to cut, to live, to come,
to copy, to tie, to swim, to listen, to work.
c) Give the passive form of the following infinitives (perfect
and non-perfect):
to write, to give, to prove, to buy, to look for, to bring, to attack,
to forget, to take care of, to play, to beat, to ring.
d) Give all the possible forms of the following infinitives:
to work, to lie, to carry, to choose, to stand, to show, to lay,
to laugh, to like, to break, to ask, to offer.
e) Give all the missing forms of the following infinitives:
to be done, to have been talking, to have made, to be held,
to have been tried, to be leaving, to be spoken of, to have risen,
to have been spending, to be selling, to be raised, to ski.
Exercise III
Comment on the form of the infinitive.
1. You must be careful with a child. 2. “Come along, Ann,”
said Tom, “we must be getting back.” 3. You must have
noticed her there. 4. The whole thing must have been going
on under her eyes! 5. She’s like a beautiful exotic flower that
must be sheltered from bitter winds. 6. This meeting, Helen
realized, must have been planned several hours ago. 7.1 want
to know how long we are expected to wait. 8. He seemed to be
weighing something in his mind. 9. You know how I hate to
interfere in other people’s business. 10. He seemed to have
taken his defeat quietly. 11. I rang the bell, and the man
answered with remarkable quickness, he seemed to have been
waiting for it to ring...
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Exercise IV
a) Use the Present Infinitive of the active or passive voice.
1.1 hate (to bother) you, but the man is still waiting (to give)
a definite answer. 2. He hated (to bother) with trifling matters
when he had many more important questions (to decide).
3. She would never miss a chance (to show) her efficiency she
was so anxious (to like) and (to praise). 4. The idea was too
complicated (to express) in just one paragraph. It seemed it
would take not less than a page (to put) it into words. 5. Is
there anything else (to tell) him? I believe he deserves (to know)
how the matter stands and (to tell) all about it. 6. The book is
likely (to publish) and (to appear) on sale pretty soon. It is
sure (to sell) well and (to sell) out in no time. 7. What he took
to writing for was not (to earn) a living but a name. All he
wanted was (to read) and not (to forget).
b) Use the infinitive in the required form of the active voice.
1. How fortunate he is (to travel) all over the world and (to see)
so much of it. 2. The man appears (to know) practically all
European languages; he is said (to learn) them while travelling.
3. The river was reported (to overflow) the banks and (to
advance) towards the suburbs of the city. 4. The girl pretended
(to read) a book and not (to notice) me. 5. You seem (to look)
for trouble. 6. It seems (to rain) ever since we came here. 7. It is
so thoughtful of you (to book) the tickets well in advance.
8. The committee is said (to revise) the programme and (to work
out) a plan of its realization.
Exercise V
Use the required form of the infinitive.
1. The man seemed (to study) me and I felt uneasy in his
presence. 2. Perhaps it would bother him (to speak) about the
quarrel. 3. He is supposed (to work) at the translation of the
book for two years. 4. The only sound (to hear) was the ticking
of the grandfather’s clock downstairs. 5. The book was
believed (to lose) until the librarian happened (to find) it during
the inventory. It turned out (to misplace). 6. We seem (to fly)
over the sea for quite a time and there is yet no land (to see).
7. Not (to answer) would have been a wrong step. 8. We don’t
seem (to acquaint), at least I can’t remember ever (to meet)
him. 9. The third key remained (to test).
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Exercise VI
Use either of the infinitives in brackets, give two variants
where possible and explain the difference.
1. We intended (to return, to have returned) by the end of the
month. 2. They intend (to revise, to have revised) the draft.
3. a) The sportsmen are expected (to arrive, to have arrived)
some days before the competition, b) The sportsmen were
expected (to arrive, to have arrived) some days before the
competition. 4. a) They were (to come, to have come) by the
time, b) Did we not agree that they were (to come, to have come)
by the time? 5.1 meant (to help, to have helped) him, no offence
was meant. 6.1 meant (to remind, to have reminded) you of it
earlier. 7. You ought (to remember, to have remembered) the
date. 8. He should (to spare, to have spared) her feelings.
9. According to the schedule the plane was (to land, to have
landed) long ago. 10. It was (to be, to have been) a non-stop
flight, but the plane had to make a forced landing.
Exercise VII
Insert the particle to where necessary.
1. The brave boy helped the partisans.....find the way to the
railway line in the dead of night. 2. He would sooner....die
than.....betray his friends. 3. Suvorov was never known.....
retreat. 4. Why not....start out now? We cannot wait for the
weather......change. 5. He was never heard......complain of
difficulties. 6. You’ll be lonely tomorrow, you’d better....
come and.......dine with us. 7. Don’t let us....waste time.
There are a hundred things......be done. 8.1 know him.......
have been an actor once. 9. We had better.......make haste.
10. You ought not......sit up so late. 11. What made you....
think so? 12. “Thanks,” Andrew answered, “I’d rather........
see the cases myself.” 13. He was made ........ do his work
independently. 14. She seems ....... know a great deal about
music. 15.1 thought I would rather....get to the gallery alone,
but I was obliged.....accept his company. 16. All I have now
time...... do is...send them a telegram. 17. There is hardly
anything.....do but.......work out an alternative plan.
Exercise VIII
Insert the infinitive with the particle to before it where necessary.
1. She began (to talk) of Moscow. 2. It was a command from
her mother, and there was nothing for her (to do) but (to obey)
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it. 3. You must (to take) care not (to offend) her. 4. I’d rather
not (to go) home that way. 5. “I think we’d better (to go) and
(to get) dry,” he said. 6. Do you want (to write)? - Of course.
- Then why not (to write) it? 7. How dare you (to interfere)
with my private concerns? No, don’t speak. Don’t try (to
excuse) yourself. 8. She rose (to help) her (to lay) the cloth.
9. Why not (to make) him a doctor like his father? 10. He
would never cease (to regret) his lost opportunities. 11.1 want
(to begin) (to earn) my living. 12. I used (to spend) a lot of
time in my friend’s rooms. 13. He never let himself (to be)
angry. 14. At that hour she was unaccustomed (to disturb) by
anyone. 15. She could not let herself (to cry). 16. The question
is, what had I better (to do) with this house? 17. They do
nothing but (to talk) about it all day long. 18. But he dared
not (to ask) what was in her mind. 19. He wants (to
congratulate) you in person. 20. He doesn’t like (to keep)
waiting.
Exercise IX
State the syntactic function of the infinitive.
1. He began to describe in detail the beauties of the picture.
2. She did not trouble to put on a hat. 3. To dine there on a
June evening was a delight. 4. The only thing she could do
was to give advice. 5. We used to spend a lot of time in a
Greek club. 6. They planned to spend their two weeks summer
holiday in London. 7. I’d better come round and see what I
can do for you. 8. He had other things to think of. 9. His
boots stood in front of the fire to warm. 10. She was silent as
they continued to walk. 11. You’d better go home and talk it
over with your husband. 12. He was not the man to take back
the offer he had made. 13. I knew I ought not to have come
here. 14. He was too timid to speak. 15. Our aim was to find
Pete’s house. 16. I don’t want to quarrel with you. 17. I
nodded and tried to look pleased. 18. To swim in the Black
Sea was a real pleasure. 19. We had to change the time of our
meeting. 20. This is the problem to be solved as soon as
possible.
Exercise X
State the syntactic function of the infinitive.
1. To see is to believe. 2. He wants to be accepted to the
university. 3. To produce a great number of excellent consumer
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goods is the task of our light industry. 4. I am sorry to have
interrupted you. 5. That was a nice seaside place to spend the
holidays. 6. Russia was the first to conquer space. 7. She was
the last to speak at the meeting. 8. He told us nothing about his
plan of research work to be carried out next year. 9. I have
something interesting to tell you. 10. There was nothing
interesting at the exhibition to attract our attention. 11. To
master his speciality one must work hard. 12. In order to
improve the drawing skill one must draw every day. 13. A certain
temperature must be kept in picture galleries to preserve
paintings. 14. To come to my office in time I must leave at 7.30.
15. To greet the teacher the students stand up when the teacher
enters the classroom. 16. Lomonosov was the first to use the
Russian language in scientific books. 17. I am waiting to be
told the results. 18. His dream was to become an artist. 19. To
fulfil the plan is not an easy task.
Exercise XI
Use the infinitive from following list and translate the sen-
tences into Russian.
a) the subject
to repair, to hear, to speak, to wait, to search
1. He went off......for him now was a torture. 2. It was
impossible....the bicycle. 3. It took us twelve days....the
island. 4. At this moment, ...required more effort than she
could make. 5. It is such a comfort...you say so, doctor.
b) a predicative
to go on, to try, to tell, to return, to keep
1. My next plan was to the house, avoiding father if possible.
2. My advice to you is....a coach tour. 3. The only thing she
could do was ....the truth. 4. The greatest thing is ...our
heads up. 5. There was no water nearby and the only thing was
...to find it somewhere.
c) an object
to air, to see, to show, to join, to be surprised
1. He promised.....us all of the island. 2.1 must tell Ellen.
the drawing room very well tomorrow. 3. I was so relieved
that I forgot .... by her speaking. 4. He asked me .... his
party. 5. Mike was not sorry....him off.
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d) an attribute
to do, to say, to waste, to make, to arrive
1. There’s nothing else..2. They had very little..3. There
were no objections ... that you could put your finger on.
4. He was nearly the last..5. You see I have no time....
e) an adverbial modifier of result
to give, to believe, to go, to shut, to waste
1. You’re too young...the door on life. 2. She was well enough
..to visit Henry in the sanatorium. 3. It’s too good a story
..4. The very names of the chapters were enough.......one a
headache. 5. You’re too good.........................me.
f) an adverbial modifier of purpose
to spend, to visit, to fetch, to have, to see
1. Jennie had driven off next day the twins from a swimming-
pool nearby. 2. “Hallo, Kate,” I said. “Have you come.me?”
3. I arrived on a Saturday afternoon...a week there. 4. He
invited them to the flat one evening...coffee. 5. Sometimes
people came to London especially...the British Museum.
Exercise XII
Complete the following using the infinitive as the subject with
the introductory it,
1. It gives me pleasure..2. It will take you ten minutes..
3. It is wise of him.4. It does people a lot of good..5. It
won’t do you any harm .....6. It was natural ..... 7. It has
become his habit.....8. It surprised me..9. It would never
do .... 10. It must be very nice .... 11. It made me feel
awkward...... 12. It is difficult.
Exercise XIII
Complete the following.
a) Use the infinitive as the subject without the introductory
it (take the infinitive phrases from the following list).
to forget the past, to be humming a tune, to say such a thing to
a child, to have gone out on that rainy day, to know the map
well
1....means to be able to show any country or town on it.
2....would have been the death of me. 3.....is a usual thing
for her. 4...would be ridiculous. 5....was impossible.
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b) Use the infinitive as a predicative.
1. Our plan was 2. To act like this meant 3. The first
thing he did was 4. The main problem is 5. Our next
step must be....6. What I want is .................................7. Our only chance
to see him is...8. To ask him a straight question means................
c) Use the infinitive as an object.
1. The children were anxious 2. We were not afraid 3.1
pretended not.....4. They have not decided whether......or
not. 5. The boys agreed never..6. Do you care.....? 7.1 was
very careful not..8.1 wish we had not forgotten.....9. They
thought....10. He proposed.....11. When did you learn..................?
12. I’ll try to remember... 13. The tourists were lucky................
14..The father promised 15. They offer 16. He attempted
17. We are sorry...18. The boy asked......
d) Use the infinitive as an attribute (take the infinitives from
the following list).
to remember, not to be contradicted, to desire, to speak (to,
about), to do, to be done, to follow, to worry about, to be
erected, to read, to laugh at, to be answered, to answer
1. This is just the man..2. Packing was the first thing................
3. Here are some instructions..4. The monument......on this
square will add beauty to the place. 5. The book leaves much
...6. There was nothing....7. These are the letters..8. His
was the tone.........................................9. Have you got anything.? 10. She will
always find something....
e) Use the infinitive as an adverbial modifier.
1) of purpose:
1. I read the story the second time (so as)...2. He had to
work hard (in order) ..... 3. We must hurry (as not) ..................
4. After classes we stayed at the university.5. Has he come
...? 6.....you should read more out loud. 7.1 called on him
yesterday .... 8. We stopped ...... 9......we must begin
preparing for the exams immediately.
2) of result:
1. I was too astonished....2. The boy is clever enough.................
3. The storm was such as......4. He was gentleman enough
...5. The wind was so strong as.....6. The ship was too far
....................................7.1 don’t know him well enough.8. The slopes of the
hill were too steep....................9. You have only to see it once.
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10. The problem was too complicated....11. His illness was
not such as ... 12. She was woman enough ....... 13. The
impression was such as never...14. You have only to reach
out your hand....15. He was so fortunate as...
Exercise XIV
Translate into English. Use the infinitive in the function of:
a) the subject
1. Идти в кино было слишком поздно. 2. Тщетно было
пытаться сделать это за один день. 3. Моей обязанностью
было готовить чай по утрам и вечерам. 4. Из моей комна-
ты было невозможно не слышать все то, что происходило
на улице. 5. Было очень приятно надеть еще раз новую ру-
башку.
b) an object
1. Не забудьте принять таблетки от головной боли. 2. Они
надеялись встретить брата в бассейне, а его там не оказа-
лось. 3. Он пригласил своих друзей прийти посмотреть его
новую картину. 4. Он дал Филиппу свой адрес, и Филипп
обещал пообедать с ним в следующее воскресенье. 5. Я ре-
шил поехать в Москву вместе с родителями.
с) an attribute
1. Я тебе должен что-то показать. 2. Он работал хорошо и
легко. У него было много дел. 3. Ничего не оставалось де-
лать, как только ждать прихода родителей. 4. У него были
дети, о которых он должен был заботиться. 5. Кто-то дол-
жен первым начать говорить. 6. Они первыми приехали,
следовательно, первыми и уедут. 7. У него было много но-
востей, которые он должен был немедленно сообщить ро-
дителям. 8. У него был небольшой багаж, который следо-
вало упаковать. 9. Вы выглядите очень больным. Есть
кто-нибудь, кто бы мог за вами ухаживать здесь? 10. Ей
нечего было сказать.
d) an adverbial modifier of result
1. Она была слишком удивлена, чтобы говорить об этом.
2. Он достаточно умен, чтобы понять вашу шутку. 3. Ему
достаточно много лет, чтобы быть моим дедушкой. 4. Я
слишком слаба, чтобы идти туда одной. 5. Он достаточно
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здоров, чтобы кататься на лыжах. 6. Он достаточно опы-
тен, чтобы выполнить эту работу в срок.
е) an adverbial modifier of purpose
1. Я пришел, чтобы убедиться, смогу ли я помочь вам.
2. Он встал, чтобы уйти. 3. Она отошла назад, чтобы по-
смотреть на свою работу. 4. Пойдите и найдите кого-ни-
будь еще, кто мог бы помочь вам. 5. Понадобилось пят-
надцать минут, чтобы исследовать второй тоннель. 6. Что
вы здесь делаете? - Я пришел искать вас. 7. Он подошел к
детям, чтобы попрощаться. 8. Он улыбнулся ей и пошел
помогать отцу упаковывать вещи. 9. Мы ушли в другую
комнату, чтобы посмотреть их библиотеку. 10. Она вошла
в комнату, чтобы сказать, что Джейн уже приехала. 11. Он
подошел достаточно близко, чтобы увидеть ее лицо.
12. Спустя десять дней она была достаточно здорова, что-
бы выписаться из больницы. 13. На следующий день она
встала рано, чтобы приготовить комнату к приезду сына.
The Infinitive Constructions
The Objective-with-the Infinitive
Construction (The Complex Object)
The complex object (the Objective-with-the-Infinitive Con-
struction) consists of a noun in the common case or a personal
pronoun in the objective case (see p. 88) and the infinitive.
It is translated into Russian by means of a subordinate ob-
ject clause.
I heard the bell ring. - Я слышал, как зазвонил звонок.
I want him to come as soon as possible. - Я хочу, чтобы он
пришел как можно скорее.
The Objective-with-the-Infinitive is used:
1. after verbs denoting wish and intension: to want, to wish,
to desire, to mean, to intend.
We want the students to make good progress.
He only wished you to be near him.
2. after verbs denoting feeling: to like, to dislike, to love, to hate,
cannot bear.
She can 7 bear you to be unhappy.
I hate you to speak in this way.
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3. after verbs denoting mental activity: to think, to know, to
consider, to suppose, to believe, to expect, to find, to trust.
I know him to be an honest man.
I believe her to be knitting in the next room.
Note: With the verbs to think, to consider, to find the same
idea can be expressed without the infinitive.
Do you think him a good worker?
We consider this of little importance.
4. after verbs of declaring: to report, to declare, to pronounce.
He reported the boat to have been seen not far away.
He declared the whole story to be false.
Note: If the action of the notional verb and that of the in-
finitive refer to the same person or thing a corresponding
reflexive pronoun must be used.
He declared himself to be their leader.
5. after verbs denoting sense perception: to hear, to see, to feel,
to watch, to observe, to notice. After these verbs the infinitive is
used without to.
No one had ever heard her cry.
We felt the house shake.
Note 1: If the verb to see is used with the meaning to rea-
lize, or the verb to hear in the meaning to learn, the Ob-
jective-with-the-Infinitive Construction cannot be used.
Here a subordinate object clause is used.
I saw that he did not know anything.
I hear you have dropped the idea of leaving him.
Note 2: After the verbs to see and to notice the infinitive
of the verb to be is not used. Instead a subordinate object
clause is used.
He only had the time to notice that the girl was unusually
pretty.
6. after verbs denoting order or permission: to order, to allow,
to suffer, to let, to have. After the verbs to let and to have the
infinitive is used without to.
We can 7 allow them to do that.
We ordered a taxi to be at the door at nine о 'clock.
She can 7 have them waste their time in this way.
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Here the verb to have denotes permission. It is used only in
negative sentences. To suffer in this sense is also often negative.
He did not suffer me to have my own way.
7. after verbs denoting causation: to make, to cause, to get, to
have. After the verbs to make and to have the infinitive is used
without to.
What makes you think so?
I will have him bring the box here.
8. after certain verbs requiring a prepositional object: to count
(up) on, to rely (up) on, to look for, to listen to, to wait for.
I rely on you to come in time.
Can 't I count upon you to help me?
Memorize the verbs after which the infinitive is used with-
out to*. to see, to hear, to feel, to watch, to observe, to notice,
to make, to have, to let.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Point out the complex object with the infinitive. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. We saw them jump from parachutes. 2.1 expect you to join
our excursion. 3.1 heard the door of the entrance hall open and
close softly. 4. They all gathered on the hill to watch the sun
rise. 5. The people in the North do not see the sun come out for
months. 6. He made the tractor work at full speed. 7. She felt
her hands tremble. 8. We wished him to succeed. 9. We had not
expected her to reply, but she did. 10. We knew him to be a
clever man. 11. The traveller entered the inn and ordered supper
to be prepared. 12. He felt his heart beat with joy. 13. I am
waiting for them to go before I speak of the matter. 14. I saw
him cross the street looking to the left and to the right. 15.1 felt
the wind blow through a chink in the wall.
Exercise II
Point out the complex object with the infinitive. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. We stood on deck and watched the sun go down. 2. Passing
the house I heard him play the piano. 3. I don’t like you to
repeat that nonsense. 4. I hate people to speak so cynically.
5.1 suppose him to be about fifty. 6. We expect everybody to
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be ready by seven. 7. Don’t think him to be a coward.
8. They showed themselves even more narrow-minded than we
had expected them to be. 9.1 don’t trust myself to skate on this
uneven ice. 10. “We want our children to grow up into active,
energetic and enterprising men and women, not afraid to face
difficulties,” said the director of the children’s home. 11. He
liked to see them work. 12. James watched her go. 13. There’s
some information I want you to obtain. 14. He saw the pain
come into his eyes. 15. She gave a meaningful sigh which made
him drive all the faster. 16. When I was dusting the saloon,
I saw him pass, and his face was white. 17. He let them go.
18. He wanted me to describe her appearance.
Exercise III
Paraphrase the following using the complex object with the
infinitive.
Model: She watched how he went.
She watched him go.
1. He heard how one of the other girls in the shop addressed
Kate. 2. He felt that the eyes of the fellow-students rested on
him. 3. She saw that the door of the sitting-room opened and
her mother entered. 4. What I want is that your uncle shouldn’t
be left alone. 5. She smiled when he heard how he locked the
door loudly. 6. What she wanted was that he would come and
see her. 7. He watched how his sister left then he walked slowly
down the hall to his father’s room. 8. I’ve never heard him how
he spoke of his life in Canada.
Exercise IV
Paraphrase the following using the complex object with the
infinitive.
Model: We knew that they would come soon.
We knew them to come soon.
1. We knew that they had already arrived. 2. I did not expect
that she would catch the train. 3. She thought that we had
influenced their decision. 4. We know that the West End of
London is attractive in appearance. 5. We know that this ancient
building was destroyed and rebuilt several times. 6. They
expected that these rivers would be soon connected by means
of canals. 7. We expected that he would do his best to help us.
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8. We know that Moscow has been founded by Y.Dolgoruky.
9. He expects that great sums of money will be spent on housing
construction in this district. 10. Everyone knew that he was an
honest man. 11. We suppose that the underground is the most
convenient means of transport.
Exercise V
Insert to before the infinitive where required.
1. We should allow them.....come next week. 2. Most people
supposed him......be innocent. 3.1 saw my friend.....get off
a bus. 4. Did anyone hear John.....leave the house? 5. They
made me......do it. 6. We can’t let the children ...... rest here.
7. He ordered the car....come at five o’clock. 8. You won’t
have me......do that, will you? 9. We all thought the plan.
be unwise. 10. Those events caused him....leave the country.
11. At last they got him.... write a letter to his old nurse.
12. We can’t allow them.....behave so badly. 13. I’ll have you
all....speak fluent English within a year.
Exercise VI
Make up sentences with complex objects with the infinitive.
Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. speak, I, have heard, of his boyhood, never, him.
2. swing, at once, open, the door, I, saw.
3. about something, I, quite different, me, you, want to tell.
4. you, don’t, worry, that, let.
5. what, this, her, say, made?
6. without, her, let, my mother, go, a word.
7. young, her long hair, made, look, her.
8. sing, her, I, to hear, like.
9. you, anyone, come in, did, notice.
10. this, a dangerous case, to be, think, do, you?
11. him, to be, about, suppose, I, fifty.
12. don’t want, any, of, you, I, me, to misunderstand.
13. hated, to argue, people, he, things of no importance, about.
14. consider, worthy of promotion, they, themselves.
Exercise VII
Construct the complex object with the infinitive out of the
elements given in brackets.
1. Your enthusiasm makes (I, to feel) young again. 2.1 did not
mean (he, to follow) the instructions so blindly. 3. We don’t
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think the producer intended (the scene, to play) like that. 4.1
know (the man, to be a star boxer) in his younger days. 5. She
heard (the footsteps, to die away). 6. The doctor ordered (the
ward, to air). 7. They must be thankful for your advice. I believe
(it, to do) them a lot of good. 8. He had a desire to let (life, to
go on) as though nothing had changed. 9. I will not allow
(myself, to tempt) into telling anybody of my intentions.
10. We considered (it, to be wrong); they couldn’t make (we, to
do) it. 11.1 won’t have (anybody, to think) ill of her. 12. It was
difficult for me to get (he, to believe) me. 13. Mother used to
watch (we, to play) tennis. 14. People who knew her felt (she,
to be) a woman of strong will.
Exercise VIII
Translate what is given in brackets using the complex object
with the infinitive.
1. His remark made (всех чувствовать себя неловко). 2. We
never wanted (чтобы с нами случилось что-либо подобное).
3. Let us try to get (чтобы он присоединился к нашей ком-
пании). 4. In this way she caused (чтобы ее уважали). 5. The
new arrival ordered (чтобы его вещи принесли) to his room.
6. They asked (чтобы он разрешил выставить свою карти-
ну). 7.1 only want (чтобы это было сделано) and as soon as
possible. 8. How could you let (чтобы тебя так обманули).
9. They warned (чтобы я не начинал эту работу) before I was
sure I could do it. 10. We considered (что план был вполне
выполнен). 11. She had not expected (что она ответит), but
she did. 15. The garden was so enclosed with flowers that one
could hardly believe (что он находится) in the middle of a big
city. 16. He liked (чтобы все содержалось) in perfect order.
Exercise IX
Translate into English making use of the verbs in brackets.
1. Я считаю, что это был благородный поступок с его сто-
роны. (to consider, to think) 2. Я не позволю говорить такое
в моем присутствии, (to have, to stand, to let, to allow) 3. Я
хочу, чтобы мы все были друзьями, (to want, to wish) 4. Мы
много раз слышали, как он рассказывал эту историю, (to
hear) 5. Поручите вашему секретарю сделать копию этого
документа, (to have) 6. Можем ли мы рассчитывать на то,
что вы нас поддержите? (to count on, to rely on, to depend
on) 7. Никто, кроме нее, не заметил, как выражение его лица
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неожиданно изменилось, (to see, to notice) 8. Правильно ли
я понял, что вы придерживаетесь того же мнения? (to
understand) 9. Поговорите с ним; постарайтесь, чтобы он
отказался от своего намерения, (to get) 10. Я не помню,
чтобы он когда-либо принял поспешное решение, (to know)
11. Почему вы так думаете? (to make) 12. Он почувствовал,
как кровь бросилась ему в лицо, (to feel) 13. Я видел, как
он выходил из комнаты, (to see) 14. Мы слышали, как у
подъезда остановилась машина, (to hear)
Exercise X
Translate into English using the complex object.
1. Он не ожидал, что я так быстро уйду. 2. Она слышала,
как уехала его машина. 3. Она наблюдала, как он вышел
из дома. 4. Его письма обычно заставляли ее смеяться.
5. Давайте пойдем домой. 6. Она бы хотела, чтобы я наве-
стила их в воскресенье. 7. Она пыталась заставить его но-
сить шапку. 8. Вам нужно позаботиться о муже и не разре-
шать ему слишком много работать. 9. Трудно заставить
его понять это. 10. Он наблюдал, как жена налила ему кофе
и поставила чашку на стол. 11. Я хочу, чтобы вы рассказа-
ли мне что-нибудь о своих родителях. 12. Вы хотите, что-
бы я пошла туда сейчас? 13. Я видела, что он повернулся к
Джейн и что-то ей сказал. 14. Спустя некоторое время он
слышал, как входная дверь открылась и закрылась. 15. Вы
хотите, чтобы я сказала ему об этом сегодня? 16. Он ни-
когда не слышал, чтобы она упоминала его имя. 17. Я ни-
когда не слышала, чтобы он так много говорил. 18. Я по-
чувствовал, что кто-то тронул меня за руку.
Exercise XI
Translate into English using the complex object.
1. Я хочу, чтобы ты выучил это стихотворение наизусть.
2. Они предполагают, что он уехал надолго. 3. Мы не потер-
пим, чтобы ты так плохо обращался с книгами. 4. Учитель
заставил нас переписать диктант. 5. Я видел, как он выхо-
дил из комнаты. 6. Он хочет, чтобы ему рассказали эту исто-
рию еще раз. 7. Она не знала, что ее приняли в университет.
8. Она не ожидала, что его работа будет так высоко оценена.
9. Мы не знали, что их картина экспонировалась на выстав-
ке. 10. Профессор хочет, чтобы вы представили свой проект
как можно скорее. 11. Никто не заметил, как она ушла.
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12. Никто никогда не слышал, как он поет. 13. Мы полага-
ли, что книга будет состоять из трех частей.
Exercise XII
Translate into English using the complex object.
1. Никто не заметил, как он тихо вошел и встал у двери.
2. Я никогда не слышал, чтобы он спорил или возражал.
3. Он ненавидел, когда ему возражали или высказывали
свое мнение. 4. Он хотел, чтобы опыты были повторены.
5. Я видел, как человек, сидевший за столом, прочел мою
записку. 6. Я хочу, чтобы вы перевели эту статью. 7. Мы
ожидали, что делегация приедет в конце недели. 8. Я бы
хотела, чтобы вы провели лето с нами. 9. Он слышал, что
кто-то вошел в комнату. 10. Я заставила ее выучить это
стихотворение наизусть. 11. Они ожидали, что мы примем
участие в обсуждении. 12. Я считаю, что свежий воздух -
лучшее лекарство. 13. Его заставили обратиться к докто-
ру. 14. Я знаю, что он один из лучших хоккеистов. 15. Ваше
замечание меня рассмешило.
The For-to-lnfinitive Construction
The/or-Zo-infinitive construction consists of three elements:
a) the preposition for,
b) a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective
case;
c) an infinitive.
In this construction a noun or a pronoun is preceded by the
preposition for. The doer of the action of the main verb and of
the infinitive is not the same. This construction is translated
into Russian as a subordinate clause or an infinitive.
It is impossible for him to come.
The children were impatient for the game to begin.
The phrase has different syntactical functions in the sen-
tences:
a) the subject:
It is important for Mary to improve her English.
It was impossible for me to understand this text.
b) a predicative:
What we want is for you to understand the matter clearly.
c) an object:
I am anxious for mother to recover soon.
We did not mean for you to wait so long.
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d) an attribute:
She bought some toys for the child to play with.
I have brought a few books for you to read in your spare
time.
e) an adverbial modifier of purpose or result:
The teacher made a lot of experiments for us to illustrate his
lecture, (purpose)
The text is easy enough for you to translate it without using a
dictionary, (result)
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Exercise I
State the syntactic functions of the /br-/0-infmitive phrase.
Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. It is necessary for the goods to be packed in strong cases.
2. This is for you to decide. 3. The first thing for me to do is to
find out when the steamer arrives. 4. The water was too cold
for the children to bathe. 5. The night was too dark for the
tourists to move on. 6. He waited impatiently for Eliza to go
on. 7. There is nothing for you to do but leave at once. 8. The
best thing is for you to do it now. 9. She spread jam for him
and cut up the bread and butter into convenient slices for the
child to eat. 10. The question was too difficult for the students
to answer. 11. She held out the paper for me to see. 12. The best
thing for you to do is to have a good rest. 13. The first thing for
them to settle is whether to go there or not.
Exercise II
Paraphrase the following sentences so as to use ybr-to-infini-
tive phrases.
1. She stood at the kitchen door waiting till her sister came for
a walk by the sea. 2. It is time that you should go, Tom.
3. There was nobody who she could speak to. 4. A man was
walking wearily towards us, and we waited till he came up to us
in order to ask the way again. 5. Janet sat and waited till they
went away. 6. She then sat down on the chair and waited till
the kettle boiled. 7. Was it possible that she could forget him?
8. Then she went to the kitchen where the tray had been set by
her mother and waited till her servant made the tea. 9. He waited
till she spoke. 10. It is quite natural that he should act like that.
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11. Let us wait till a definite answer arrives. 12. It’s impossible
that he should have so let us down.
Exercise III
Use /or-phrases instead of the subordinate clauses and state
their function.
1. The main thing is that we all of us should work in close
cooperation. 2. Why are you so anxious that he should go?
3. This is a lesson which you should remember for the rest of
your life. 4. He is just the man whom you should have
consulted. 5.1 shall leave the magazine that you may read it.
6. He closed the window lest the papers be scattered by the
wind. 7. The ice has become too thin, so the boys can’t go
skating. 8. The young actor must be very talented since the
producer has given him a leading part to play. 9. That a man
of his age should be so active and full of vitality is something
extraordinary.
Exercise IV
Construct /or-phrases using the words in brackets in the re-
quired form.
1. The simplest thing is for (he, to come and see) everything for
himself. 2. The runners listened for (the signal, to give).
3. Don’t you find it odd for (she, to keep) it secret so long?
4. He asked for (a catalogue, to send) him. 5. The captain gave
orders for (the flag, to hoist). 6. The people gave way for (we,
to pass). 7. I always thought my friend an excellent example
for (everybody, to follow). 8. It is rather strange for (they, to
leave) without letting us know. 9. That is for (I, to judge), isn’t
it? 10. It was surprising for (a young sportsman, to show) such
good results.
Exercise V
Complete the following with the help of /or-phrases using
different forms of the infinitive.
1. It is advisable for (everyone).2. The order was for (the
message).....3. My father is anxious for (I)....4. There is
no need for (you) .... 5. Arrangements were made for (the
delegation)....6. The idea was not clear enough for (we)..
7. It would be wrong for (they)...8. They asked for (tickets)
....9. He expressed her wish for (all his friends).10. All
that is necessary is for (you)..................... 11. Do you find it possible
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for (we).....? 12. He tried to speak louder for (the audience)
....13. There is very little time left for (anything).14. It is
for (you)............................................. 15. It is high time for (all of us). 16. His
suggestion was for (the report)...17. The hill was too steep
for (the horses)... 18. We waited for (dinner)......
Exercise VI
Complete the following with the help of/or-phrases.
Model: It is quite unbelievable for him to have said such
a thing.
1. It was hardly necessary....2. It is of no use-...3. It is
only natural.....4. It was very kind...5. Is it possible...?
6. It is quite unbelievable...7. It is high time....8. It is
desirable....9. It is quite unusual.... 10. It is much better
....11. Is it possible...? 12. It was too early...13.1 shall
put the book here.................................14. The little boy pulled at his mother’s
sleeve....15. She spoke loud enough.......16. The story was
too fantastic.... 17. The slope of the hill was too steep..
18. I shall wake you up..... 19. The railway station was too
far.....20. They sent a telegram......21. The question was
too unexpected.....
Exercise VII
Complete the following sentences using /or-/o-infinitive
phrases.
1. They waited at the door for (she)...2. It is necessary for
(he) .... 3. There was no reason for (she) ....... 4. It was
obligatory for (they)...5. There were no friends for (he)..
6. There is nothing for (you)...7. She played the violin for
(they)....8. It seemed strange for (they)...9. It is desirable
for (Pete).... 10. It is advisable for (they).
Exercise VIII
Translate what is given in brackets into English using for-
phrases.
1. What I want is (чтобы вы меня ясно поняли). 2. Не asked
(чтобы его друзей приняли в клуб). 3. There is no need (нам
здесь задерживаться). 4. The boy has a very musical ear: you
have only to play melody once (и он сможет тут же повто-
рить ее) from memory..5. It was so dark in the room that I had
to wait (пока мои глаза привыкнут к темноте). 6. Send а
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telegram (чтобы нас кто-нибудь встретил). 7. Не waited at
the receiver (когда ему дадут нужный номер). 8. It is
impossible (чтобы он вам не поверил) even after you had
shown him the letter. 9. We waited patiently (чтобы на пись-
мо ответили). 10. There is no need (чтобы пароход заходил
в Туапсе). 11. Send a letter (чтобы они знали о наших пла-
нах). 12. The text was too difficult (чтобы он перевел его без
словаря). 13. It is too late (чтобы дети шли гулять). 14. It
was necessary (чтобы он вернулся домой немедленно).
Exercise IX
Translate into English using/рг-to-infinitive phrases.
1. Она позвонила, чтобы они навестили ее в начале сентяб-
ря. 2. Она говорила достаточно громко, чтобы все могли
ее хорошо слышать. 3. Она ждала, пока Анна вернется с
прогулки. 4. Она ждала, пока муж заплатит за такси. 5. В
восемь часов дети вошли, чтобы сказать спокойной ночи,
и подошли к матери, чтобы она могла их поцеловать.
6. Моим друзьям было трудно успевать за мной. 7. Он по-
звонил, чтобы сестра пригласила нового пациента. 8. Мне
трудно подниматься по лестнице. 9. Нам необходимо было
пройти еще километров пять, чтобы добраться до леса, где
расположился наш лагерь. 10. Считаю, что нам совершен-
но нечего волноваться. 11. Мы ждали, чтобы они начали
разговор. 12. Вам легко это говорить. 13. Необходимо, что-
бы товары были упакованы в крепкие ящики. 14. Первое,
что я должен сделать, это выяснить, когда прибывает па-
роход. 15. Вода была слишком холодной, чтобы дети мог-
ли купаться.
Exercise X
Translate into English using/дг-Го-infmitive phrases.
1. Он просил, чтобы письмо было послано сегодня. 2. Не-
обходимо, чтобы вы послали телеграмму немедленно.
3. Он обещал дать им знать о своем отъезде, и теперь слиш-
ком поздно, чтобы он изменил решение. 4. Первое, что
ты должен сделать, это попытаться позвонить в Москву.
5. Конечно, это он должен решать. 6. Узнайте у него но-
мер телефона его родных, чтобы я могла им позвонить.
7. Я думаю, чтобы было бы лучше, если бы он остался
дома. 8. Сейчас достаточно тепло, чтобы он не брал с со-
бой теплых вещей. 9. Очень важно, чтобы вы послали
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письмо вовремя. 10. Мы все время ждали, что они дадут
нам знать об этом. 11. Ему очень трудно решить этот воп-
рос. 12. Вам будет очень полезно пожить за городом.
13. Ему легко это сделать. 14. Вашей сестре необходимо
повидать его. 15. Нам трудно сделать эту работу в такой
короткий срок. 16. Это не мне решать. 17. Отец думал,
что мне необходимо принять это предложение.
The Subjective Infinitive Construction
(The Nominative-with-the-lnfinitive
Construction)
The Subjective Infinitive Construction or the Nominative-
with-the-Infmitive Construction is expressed by a noun in the
Common case (or a pronoun in the Nominative case) and the
infinitive.
The girl was seen to leave the house.
She was expected to come.
He was known to be a capable student.
She seems to know the subject thoroughly.
In Russian the Nominative-with-the-Infmitive is translated
such as говорят, сообщают, ожидают etc. (неопределенно-
личные предложения)
Не is said to be very ill. - Говорят, что он очень болен.
The expedition is reported to have reached the Pole. -
Сообщают, что экспедиция достигла полюса.
She was not expected to reply, but she did. - He ожидали,
что она ответит, но она ответила.
The construction is used:
1. with verbs denoting sense perception: to see, to hear, to feel,
to find, to watch, to notice etc.;
He was heard to repeat those words several times.
The boat was seen to disappear in the waves.
2. with verbs denoting mental activity: to know, to consider,
to think, to expect, to believe, to suppose, to understand',
The actors are supposed to arrive by five o'clock.
He was not expected to come.
3. with the verb to make',
She was made to come to the meeting.
4. with verbs of declaring: to say, to report, to state, to announce,
to declare, to pronounce',
Our teacher is said ta have travelled much.
The fire is reported to have caused much damage to the buildings.
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The above mentioned verbs (rules 1; 2; 3; 4) are used in the
Passive Voice.
5. with the verbs: to seem, to appear, to prove, to turn out, to
happen, to chance in the Active Voice.
They appeared to be satisfied with the results of the experiment.
He proved to be an excellent musician.
Note: After the verbs: to seem, to appear, to prove the link-
verb to be is often omitted.
He seems clever.
She proved ignorant.
6. with the word-groups: to be likely (вероятно), to be unlikely
(маловероятно, вряд ли), to be sure/to be certain (несомнен-
но, обязательно, непременно).
The weather is not likely to change.
They are sure to come tomorrow.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Point out the complex subject with the infinitive. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. He was seen to cross the street and turn round the comer.
2. She was heard to breathe heavily. 3. He was made to eat the
cake. 4. He is said to be one of the best students at our faculty.
5. She was reported to have been very faithful to her friends.
6. When he recovered he was allowed to ski every Sunday. 7. Her
retirement was rather a tragedy; she was forced to retire before
time. 8. She is expected to be absent for a week. 9. He proved to
be their devoted friend. 10. He happened to be her brother-in-
law. 11. He seemed to know her thoughts. 12. At any moment the
boys were likely to come. 13. The exhibition is said to be in London
now. 14.1 seem to be unable to serve this problem.
Exercise II
Point out the complex subject with the infinitive. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. This appears to be the only exception to the rule. 2.1 chanced
to meet him in the park. 3. We happened to be in Washington on
that day. 4. He appeared to enjoy the concert. 5. They are sure to
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reach the shore safely. 6. The children seemed not to notice it.
7. The archeological expedition is likely to come to this village
only in October. 8. He turned out to be ten years my senior.
9. They are said to have been in London last month. 10. The
opera company was reported to have given several performances
of Verdi’s “Aida” in different cities of the country. 11. The
playwright is supposed to be working at a new comedy. 12. Water
was considered to be an element. 13. The moment a flame comes
near the gas in the mines, the gas is sure to explode.
Exercise III
Paraphrase the following sentences using the complex sub-
ject with the infinitive.
1. Nobody ever knew him to lose his temper. 2. The doctor did
not allow us to visit the patients. 3. He by chance knew the
answer to the quiz. 4. It seems that it is improbable. 5. Probably
he will be here. 6. We made him withdraw his order. 7. It so
happened that I was out of town at the time. 8. He apparently
enjoyed the concert. 9. We were there by accident. 10. It so
chanced that we were out when he called. 11. We are sure that
everything will turn out all right. 12. They allowed the secret to
leak out. 13. I did not mean you to hear this. 14. Seemingly
they did not notice it.
Exercise IV
Paraphrase the following sentences using the complex sub-
ject with the infinitive.
1. He marched out into the hall. She heard him lift the receiver
and dial the number. 2. He did not expect her to write often,
for he knows that letter-writing came difficult to her. 3. It
happened that I knew Eliza’s brother well. 4. He made the boy
take off his boot and stocking. 5. It seemed that her dinner
party went on too long to her. 6. It seemed that she understood
the purpose of his question. 7. When she passed by it appeared
that they looked at her attentively. 8. It appeared that they were
coming down when I left the room. 9. It is unlikely that he will
come and see us soon. 10. It is believed that John has arrived in
London. 11. It is known that Jack is good at painting. 12. It
was reported that the spaceship has landed successfully. 13. It
is believed he is clever. 14. They say that he is the best teacher
at our school. 15. It happened that his father came. 16. It seemed
that everybody had taken the problem seriously. 17. It happened
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that I saw them at the theatre. 18. It was likely that he had
hidden my journal under his mattress.
Exercise V
Paraphrase the following with the help of the verbs in brackets
so as to use the complex subject.
1. The public do not walk on the grass, (to expect) 2. It is a
mistake, (to believe) 3. The boy is a liar, (to know) 4. We don’t
play tennis in winter, (to suppose) 5. He is a good singer, (to
say) 6. You are very punctual, (to expect) 7. The plane reached
the Crimea on time, (to report) 8. The actor is very talented, (to
believe) 9. The theatre will go abroad next summer, (to
announce) 10. He rewrote the article once more, (to make)
11. This part of land was once under the sea. (to believe)
12. Several boys were riding on horseback across the field, (to
see) 13. My fears were groundless, (to prove) 14. This test was
to be the final one. (to suppose) 15. Father was to have come
home before the New Year, (to expect)
Exercise VI
Paraphrase the following with the help of the verbs in brackets
so as to use the complex subject.
1. The theatre will be touring the country in the summer, (to
announce) 2. One could see that she was in high spirits, (to
appear) 3. The truth will come out. (to be sure). 4. The man’s
mind was working with extraordinary freedom, (to seem)
5. The morning sun has more ultraviolet rays, (to find) 6. The
negotiations are reaching a decisive stage, (to say) 7. A new
epidemic of the flu has been sweeping Europe for the past two
months, (to report) 8. The air was growing colder, (to feel)
9. He is the best candidate to the post, (to consider) 10.1 don’t
think the answer will please him. (to be likely) 11. The ground
in this valley used to be very boggy, (to know)
Exercise VII
Translate into English using the complex subject with the in-
finitive.
1. Говорят, что он лучший доктор в нашем городе. 2. Видели,
как он перевернул страницу и начал читать. 3. Слышали, что
он вскоре поднялся наверх. 4. Многие из пассажиров, по-ви-
димому, были туристами. 5. Оказалось, что я его хорошо
знаю. 6. С того времени вы, кажется, очень сильно измени-
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пись. 7. Слышали, как хлопнула входная дверь. 8. Предпола-
галось, что мы встретимся в шесть часов около школы.
9. Улицы города были пусты: по-видимому, все местное на-
селение ушло в лес. 10. Казалось, что они уже совсем его за-
были. 11. Вероятно, она была единственным человеком, ко-
торый останется здесь навсегда. 12. Видели, как сверкнули
его глаза, но он ничего не сказал. 13. Я, кажется, хорошо знаю
вас. Я, должно быть, встречал вас у своих родителей. 14. Очень
вероятно, что они будут благодарить меня за эту помощь.
15. Кажется, вы много знаете об этом городе.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the complex subject with the in-
finitive.
1. Слышали, как открылась дверь, и кто-то вошел в ком-
нату. 2. Случилось так, что меня не было дома, когда он
звонил. 3. Когда он говорил, он, кажется, больше говорил
себе, чем им. 4. Слышали, как он играл на рояле и что-то
пел. 5. Случилось так, что я сказал, что вы знаете его.
6. Он, кажется, также помогает и другим студентам. 7. По-
видимому, она согласилась поехать на экскурсию в Ясную
Поляну. 8. Казалось, что Александр хотел задать вопрос,
но, по-видимому, изменил свое намерение. 9. Ваш приятель,
кажется, очень интересуется древней историей. 10. Он ока-
зался очень приятным собеседником. 11. Результаты опы-
та оказались еще более интересными, чем предполагалось.
12. Говорят, что подготовка второго издания этого слова-
ря подходит к концу. 13. Ожидают, что новый словарь бу-
дет выпущен до конца года. 14. Эти картины будут обяза-
тельно выставлены на ближайшей выставке. 15. Полагали,
что матч был отложен не из-за плохой погоды. 16. Об этом
событии будут, безусловно, много говорить.
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the complex subject with the in-
finitive.
1. Говорят, что экспедиция собрала очень интересный мате-
риал о природных богатствах этого района. 2. Сообщалось,
что в этот район послана большая группа строителей. 3. Пред-
полагается, что в этом районе будет создан новый город.
4. Полагают, что они уже доехали до места назначения.
5. Никак не ожидали, "что холода наступят так рано. 6. Как
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сообщают, средняя температура мая в этом году значитель-
но ниже, чем в прошлом. 7. Вряд ли его можно заставить сде-
лать что-нибудь, если он этого не захочет. 8. Говорят, что
этот токарь работает сейчас над новым рационализаторским
предложением. 9. Полагают, что это изобретение поможет
сэкономить много металла. 10. Оказалось, что мы уже когда-
то встречались. 11. Вы, кажется, устали. Не хотите ли отдох-
нуть? 12. Условия работы оказались более трудными, чем пред-
полагалось. 13. Я уверен, вам эта пьеса понравится. 14. Было
слышно, как она что-то напевала, сбегая вниз по лестнице.
Exercise X
Translate into English using the complex subject with the in-
finitive.
1. Он, казалось, не понимал всей серьезности положения.
2. Вам, кажется, не нравится его предложение? 3. Вы, слу-
чайно, не знаете этого человека? 4. Он, по-видимому, был
чем-то обеспокоен. 5. Мой спутник оказался большим зна-
током архитектуры. 6. Завтра утром телеграмма будет не-
пременно доставлена. 7. Он, наверняка, все перепутает.
8. Каждый день его можно было видеть за работой в саду.
9. Это предложение, по всей вероятности, его заинтересу-
ет. 10. Надеюсь, вряд ли будут возражения против такой
повестки дня. 11. У нас оказалось много общих знакомых.
12. Его никогда еще не видели таким возбужденным.
13. Теперь можно считать наше исследование завершен-
ным. 14. Долгое время эту вершину считали недоступной.
15. Казалось маловероятным, чтобы возникли какие-либо
затруднения. 16. Книга с самого начала показалась мне
интересной. 17. Новые автобусы оказались очень удоб-
ными. 18. При переводе текста на экзамене студентам раз-
решалось пользоваться словарем.
Revision of Infinitive Constructions
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Paraphrase the following sentences using the Objective-with-
the-Infinitive Construction.
1. They supposed that the man was the captain of the steamer.
2. They expected that I should come soon.
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3. We saw that they were looking the catalogue through.
4. Do you know that he is a good specialist in heart diseases?
5. When I am feverish I feel that all my body shivers with cold.
6. The doctor declared that the case was a serious one.
7. I don’t like when people behave like that.
8. She thought that he was well-read in history.
9. They found that the report was rather interesting.
10. I consider that he is very clever.
11. I believe that N. is one of the most outstanding composers
of our time.
12. He expects that their team will win the game.
13. She did not mean that I should return so soon.
Exercise II
Answer the following questions.
1. Would you like me to read or to retell the story? 2. When
do you expect the translation to be finished? 3. Do you want
the article to be translated for tomorrow or right now? 4. I
have two recordings of the song. Would you like to hear the
Voronezh or the Urals choir sing? 5. Whom do you consider
to be the most outstanding actor (composer, artist, producer)?
6. How did you let them know of it? 7. Why did you make
him redo it? 8. Which direction did you notice them go?
9. When did you order dinner to be served? 10. Do you want
him to put up at the hotel or will you have him stay with us?
11. Why don’t you get the children to go to bed? It’s pretty
late. 12. Do you want to see us do it or do you want us to
watch you do it first?
Exercise III
Paraphrase the following so as to use the complex object with
the infinitive after the verbs given in brackets.
1. Somebody mentioned my name (to hear). 2. You may be
sure she won’t let you down, (to rely on, to count on, to depend
on) 3. With the introduction of this device the productivity of
labour will considerably increase, (to enable) 4. At the thought
of it I felt sad. (to cause) 5. It is very pleasant when everybody
likes you. (to have) 6. When I waited in the reception room a
girl came out with a file in her hands, (to see) She must have
been the secretary, (to understand) 7. He shall return. They
will take care of it. (to get) 8. It seemed to me that he knew
more than he had said, (to suppose, to suspect) 9. Something
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hard struck my leg. (to feel) 10. We hope that steps will be taken
in this direction, (to expect) 11. A wind was rising. The windows
rattled, (to make) 13. “What have I done? Why should it have
happened to me?” she thought, (to have)
Exercise IV
Retell the following in the 1st person; answer the questions,
using the complex object.
1. You want to go to a concert. Your friend is going to take
the tickets. What do you expect her to do? (to take a ticket for
you, to ring you up, to give you the ticket when you meet)
2. You will have a test-paper. Your friend has missed some
lessons. What does she want you to do? (to give her your notes
on grammar, to explain the new rules to her, to do some
exercises together) 3. Your sister is ill. What would she like
you to do? (to stay at home, to sit near her bed, to read an
interesting book to her) 4. Your little brother is very gifted
for music. What do you often hear and see him do? (to sing
songs, to make his friends sing different songs with him)
5. You attend your teacher’s consultations. What does your
teacher make you do? (to read and retell different texts, to
ask questions on the text, to analyze different grammatical
difficulties)
Exercise V
Translate into English using the complex object.
I. Моя приятельница долго болела и пропустила много
занятий в университете. Но мы надеемся, что она дого-
нит группу. Все считают, что она способная девушка. Я
думаю, что, кроме того, она и очень трудолюбива. Ко-
нечно, никому не приходится заставлять ее работать. Каж-
дый день я вижу, что она занимается в читальном зале. Я
люблю, когда по вечерам она рассказывает о своих заня-
тиях. Уже сейчас чувствуется, что она делает успехи. Я
хочу, чтобы она стала одной из лучших студенток нашей
группы.
II. 1. Его заставили обратиться к доктору. 2. Ваше замеча-
ние меня рассмешило. 3. Я слышала, как многие выдаю-
щиеся пианисты исполняли эту сонату Бетховена. 4. Я знаю,
что он один из лучших шахматистов нашей страны.
5. Многие считают, что лучшее место отдыха - Черномор-
ское побережье.
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Exercise VI
Point out the/br-to-infinitive construction. Translate the sen-
tences into Russian.
1. It is necessary for him to go there today. 2. Here is the article
for you to translate into Russian. 3. This article is too difficult
for us to translate it into Russian without a dictionary. 4. We
waited for the director to finish his conversation over the
telephone. 5. She waited for the telephone to be installed in her
flat. 6. She waited for the telegram to arrive in the morning.
7. There was nobody there for Betsy to talk to. 8. The first
thing for you to do is to decide whether you will fly or go by
train - it’s time to book the tickets. 9. She waited for the kettle
to boil. 10. The best thing for you to do is to consult the
dictionary not to misspell the words again. 11. He is anxious
for his sister to recover after her illness. 12. She held out the
paper for me to see. 13. She had so often waited for me to come
home at just this hour. 14. The motorcar stopped for the
passengers to have a look at the beautiful scenery. 15. The night
was too dark for the tourists to move on.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using/Ьг-Го-infinitive phrases.
1. Вам необходимо быть здесь завтра вечером. 2. Ему лег-
ко это сделать. 3. Нам трудно закончить эту работу в та-
кой короткий срок. 4. Необходимо, чтобы наши специали-
сты знали иностранные языки. 5. Что нужно было
предпринять, должен был решить я. 6. Погода была слиш-
ком плохой для того, чтобы корабли могли выйти в море.
7. Он повернул голову и кивком показал, чтобы отряд сле-
довал за ним. 8. Ночь была слишком темной, чтобы тури-
сты продолжали путь. 9. Я жду, чтобы вы сказали мне что-
нибудь приятное. 10. Первое, что я должен сделать, это
выяснить, когда прибывает поезд из Москвы. 11. Вам лег-
ко это говорить. 12. Вода была слишком холодной, чтобы
мы могли купаться.
Exercise VIII
Point out the complex subject with the infinitive. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. This river is believed to be suitable for navigation. 2. The
river Thames is known lo divide the city into two parts. 2. Many
famous generals and admirals are said to have been buried inside
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the Cathedral. 4. This ancient Cathedral is considered to have
been designed by an outstanding English architect. 5. This
monument is considered to have been erected as early as the
11th century. 6. Sports events are reported to have aroused great
interest and to have attracted a lot of spectators. 7. This church
appears to be made of wood. 8. The current in the river seems
to be slow. 9. My watch is likely to be five minutes fast. 10. He
is sure to be influenced by them. 11. He is sure to display his
great abilities of composing music. 12. The letter is unlikely to
reach him in time. 13. The plane is sure to be the quickest means
of transport. 14. The success of the exhibition is likely to surpass
all expectations. 15. He is sure to have been influenced by them.
Exercise IX
Paraphrase the following sentences using the complex sub-
ject with the infinitive.
1. It is believed that the expedition will return next Sunday.
2. It is supposed that the coming conference is of great
importance for our work. 3. It was said that the performance
had been a success. 4. It is likely that the meeting will take
place tomorrow. 5. It seems that he possesses a valuable
collection of pictures. 6. It seems to me that she is seriously ill.
7. It is known that the word “smog” is a combination of the
two words “smoke” and “fog”. 8. It is reported that great
construction work is going on in their city. 9. It is known that
the Gulf Stream brings warm waters to the British shores.
10. It seems to me he was tired. 11. It is supposed that the
students have already passed their exams. 12. It is known that
the coastline of the British Isles is irregular.
Exercise X
Translate into English using the complex subject where possible.
1. Очень вероятно, что мои родные поедут летом в Крым.
2. Если вы хотите поговорить с моей сестрой, позвоните ей
сейчас по телефону. Она, наверное, дома. Она вряд ли бу-
дет дома завтра. 3. Вчера я случайно встретил вашего то-
варища. Он, кажется, очень торопился. 4. Он, по-видимо-
му, работает в нашем районе. 5. Говорят, он оказался
хорошим преподавателем. 6. Говорят, он давно живет на
севере! 7. Известно, что он работает над проблемой выра-
щивания новых сортов фруктов на севере. 8. Полагают, что
результаты его работы очень интересны. 9. Сообщают, что
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сейчас он заканчивает серию опытов. 10. Предполагают,
что доклад о его работе будет сделан в Москве. 11. Его
считают талантливым молодым исследователем. 12. Он
вряд ли окончит свою работу в этом году. 13. Результаты
его исследований, бесспорно, заинтересуют специалистов.
14. Кажется, его доклад состоял из трех частей. 15. Конеч-
но, он лучший лыжник в группе.
Exercise XI
Translate into English using the complex object or the com-
plex subject.
1. Я хочу, чтобы вы перевели эту статью. 2. Она слышала,
что кто-то вошел в комнату. 3. Ожидается, что они скоро
приедут в Москву. 4. Предполагают, что конференция бу-
дет в конце месяца. 5. Я бы хотела, чтобы вы провели лето
с нами. 6. Предполагается, что она будет играть главную
роль в этой пьесе. 7. Ожидают, что погода изменится. 8. Я
не имела в виду, чтобы вы заучивали этот текст наизусть.
9. Я подозреваю, что он взял мою книгу. 10. Мы ожидали,
что делегация приедет в конце недели. 11. Я хочу, чтобы
вы были трудолюбивы. 12. Ожидают, что книга будет из-
дана в этом году. 13. Говорят, что вы сделали очень хоро-
ший доклад на научной конференции. 14. Могу я положить-
ся на то, что вы придете вовремя. 15. Я знаю, что он написал
несколько очень хороших стихов. 16. Мы ожидали, что мы
примем участие в обсуждении доклада.
Exercise ХП
Translate into English using infinitive constructions.
1. Первое, что вам нужно сделать - это заказать билеты
на пароход. 2. Кажется, дети заблудились. 3. Очевидно,
вокруг этого вопроса развернется интересная дискуссия.
4. Кажется, он не понял, что был неправ. 5. Как известно,
английская писательница Войнич жила в течение несколь-
ких лет в Петербурге. 6. Считают, что русская литерату-
ра оказала влияние на ее творчество. 7. Из трех сестер
Бронте Шарлотта считается наиболее талантливой.
8. Известно, что рассказами Чехова восхищается весь
мир. 9. Сообщалось, что премьера спектакля состоится в
мае. 10. Я случайно встретил его в музее. 11. Я хочу, что-
бы ты сделал это заново. 12. Казалось, не было никого,
кто мог бы решить эту проблему. 13. Известно, что луч-
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шие актеры кино и телевидения пришли из театра. 14. Его
считают одним из наиболее опытных специалистов по ис-
тории кино. 15. Полагали, что с изобретением телевиде-
ния число людей, посещающих театры, значительно
уменьшится.
The Gerund
The gerund is a non-finite form of the verb which can have
the force of a verb as well as that of a noun.
Like verbs, gerunds have tense and voice forms.
The Forms of the Gerund
The gerund has four forms:
Active Passive
Present reading being read
Perfect having read having been read
The Functions of the Gerund
in the Sentence
The gerund is used
1) as the subject of a sentence:
Learning rules without examples is useless.
Dancing was Mary ’s hobby.
2) as a predicative (part of a compound nominal predicate):
Her aim is mastering English in the shortest time possible.
At school my hobby was reciting poems.
3) as part of a compound verbal predicate:
Let us begin reading the exercise.
Again you start arguing.
The most common verbs followed by the gerund are: to be-
gin, to burst out, to start, to continue, to go on, to keep on, to
finish, to stop, to give up, to leave off, to cease.
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The verbs to begin, to start and to continue may also be fol-
lowed by an infinitive.
4) as an object:
He likes teaching English.
The pupils enjoyed walking in the woods.
5) as a prepositional object:
We insisted on calling the doctor.
I thought of going to see my friend today.
6) as an attribute:
There is a chance of catching the train.
It is the best way of explaining this grammar rule.
7) as an adverbial modifier (always with a preposition):
One day, on returning to his hotel, he found a note in his room.
(time)
So you see I couldn ’t sleep for worrying, (reason)
She dressed without making a sound, (manner)
They took her to the station for questioning, (purpose)
The Tense and Voice
Distinctions of the Gerund
1) The Present Gerund denotes an action simultaneous with
that expressed by the main verb.
I think of making you a present.
2) The Perfect Gerund denotes an action prior to the action
expressed by the main verb.
I regretted having uttered these words.
3) A prior action is not always expressed by the Perfect Gerund.
In some cases the Present Gerund denotes a prior action. It is
generally used:
a) after the verbs to remember, to forgive, to excuse, to thank.
I shall always remember taking this exam.
Thank you for helping me.
b) after the prepositions on (upon) and after.
On reaching the end of the street we turned towards the
river.
After catching a few fish, we prepared a good breakfast.
4) The voice distinctions of the gerund are expressed by its active
and passive forms.
I remember being taken to Paris when a small boy.
After having been interviewed he was offered the job.
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Sometimes the passive gerund is replaced by the active
gerund even when the meaning is passive; it occurs after the
verbs to want, to need, to require, to deserve and the adjec-
tive worth.
My watch needs repairing.
The film is worth seeing.
Noun Characteristics
of the Gerund
Being partly a noun the gerund may be qualified
1) by an adjective:
The spectators were delighted watching the artist ’s skilful per-
forming.
The professor liked the student *s precise answering of his ques-
tions.
2) by a possessive pronoun:
His painting was true to life.
I apologize for disturbing you in your writing.
3) by a noun in the possessive case:
Mary’s singing disturbed her brother in work.
Verb Characteristics
of the Gerund
Being partly a verb the gerund
1) may be qualified by an adverb:
We enjoyed running quickly along the path.
2) may take an object:
Having announced the discovery of a new chemical element,
the scientist was asked to demonstrate it.
3) may have a predicate:
Will you please excuse me disturbing you so early?
4) has voice and tense distinctions:
I am very fond of reading.
She is very fond of being read to.
I am surprised at his having done it.
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Constructions with the Gerund
1. Sometimes the gerund is preceded by a possessive pronoun
or a noun in the possessive case:
Insist on Mary's (her) going there.
In this construction the relation between the noun (or pro-
noun) and the gerund is that of a secondary subject and sec-
ondary predicate (Mary's (her) going = чтобы Мэри (она)
пошла туда/ Such a construction may have the function of a
complex subject, object, attribute or adverbial modifier.
Your going there won't help much, (complex subject) Do you
mind my opening the window? (complex, direct object)
I rely on John's coming in time, (complex prepositional object)
I don't like the idea of our living here (complex attribute) Fix
everything before my leaving the town, (complex adverbial modi-
fier of time)
2. A gerundial construction used as the subject is often
introduced by an introductory it.
It was quite unexpected his coming back so soon.
It is not worth while your going there today.
3. If the noun which precedes the gerund cannot be used in the
possessive case, the common case is used:
I knew nothing about the window being open.
In spoken and less formal English there is a tendency to use
the common case even with such nouns which may be used in
the possessive.
I dislike my mother interfering.
Rendering of the Gerund
in Russian
The gerund may be rendered in Russian by an infinitive, a
noun, or a whole subordinate clause. As for gerundial construc-
tions, they are nearly always rendered by clauses.
They got into the habit of going to the cinema together.
Они привыкли ходить вместе в кино.
Learning rules without examples is useless.
Заучивание (заучивать) правила без примеров бесполезно.
Don't you remember meeting me in Moscow?
Разве вы не помните, что встречали меня в Москве?
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Excuse my interrupting you.
Простите, что я вас перебиваю.
Insist on your going there immediately.
Я настаиваю на том, чтобы вы пошли туда немедленно.
Our missing the train was most vexing.
Было крайне досадно, что мы опоздали на поезд.
You will discuss it after my leaving.
Вы это обсудите после того, как я уйду (ог: после моего
ухода).
The Use of the Gerund
The gerund is always used after
1. verbs followed by prepositions:
accuse of обвинять в
apologize for извиняться за
approve (disapprove) of одобрять (не одобрять) что-
либо
blame smb for винить кого-либо в
congratulate on поздравлять с
consist in заключаться в
count on (upon) рассчитывать на
depend on зависеть от
hear of слышать о
inform of сообщать о
insist on настаивать на
object to возражать против
persist in упорно продолжать что-либо
prefer to предпочитать
prevent from препятствовать, мешать (еде-
лать что-либо)
result in иметь результатом что-либо,
приводить к чему-либо
spend in тратить (время) на что-либо
stop from удерживать от
succeed in удаваться
suspect of подозревать в
thank for благодарить за
think of думать о
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2. nouns used with prepositions:
art of
apology for
astonishment at
chance of
difficulty in
disappointment at
experience in
fear of
habit of
harm of
hope of
idea of
importance of
intention of
interest in
means of
method of
mistake of
necessity of
objection to
opportunity of
plan for
pleasure of
point in
possibility of
preparation for
problem of
process of
purpose of
reason for
right of
sense of
skill in
surprise at
way of
3. such verbs as:
admit
avoid
consider
delay
deny
искусство
извинение
удивление
удобный случай
трудность
разочарование
опыт
страх
привычка
вред
надежда
мысль, идея
важность
намерение
интерес
средство
метод
ошибка
необходимость
возражение
удобный случай
план
удовольствие
цель
возможность
приготовление
проблема
процесс
цель
причина
право
чувство
мастерство
удивление
способ
признавать
избегать
считать
откладывать
отрицать
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enjoy наслаждаться, получать удо- вольствие
escape избежать (опасности), спастись
excuse извинять
fail потерпеть неудачу, не суметь
fancy воображать сделать что-либо
finish кончать
forgive прощать
imagine воображать
include включать
involve быть занятым
justify оправдывать
mind возражать
mention упоминать
miss пропустить
postpone откладывать
practise тренироваться
put off откладывать
recall вспоминать
recollect вспоминать
require требоваться
resent возмущаться
resist сопротивляться
risk рисковать
stop прекращать
suggest предлагать
4. phrasal verbs: burst out разразиться
give up бросить (привычку)
go on продолжать
leave off прекращать, переставать
keep on продолжать
put off откладывать
5. word combinations: be accustomed to привыкать к чему-либо
be afraid of бояться чего-либо
be angry for сердиться за что-либо
be aware of сознавать что-либо
be bored with наскучить
be busy заниматься
be capable of быть способным к чему-либо
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be clever at хорошо, умело делающий что- либо
be conscious of сознавать что-либо
be disappointed at быть разочарованным в чем- либо
have difficulty in затрудняться в чем-либо
be engaged in заниматься чем-либо
be engrossed in быть поглощенным чем-либо
feel like иметь желание
be fond of любить что-либо
be good at быть способным к чему-либо
be grateful for быть благодарным за что-либо
be guilty of быть виновным в чем-либо
be ignorant of быть неосведомленным
be interested in интересоваться чем-либо
be keen on очень любить
be pleased at быть довольным
be proud of гордиться чем-либо
be responsible for быть ответственным за
be slow at опаздывать
be sorry about жалеть о чем-либо
be sure of быть уверенным в чем-либо
be surprised of удивляться чему-либо
be tired of устать
be used to привыкать к чему-либо
get used to привыкать к чему-либо
be worried about беспокоиться о чем-либо
be worth стоит
be no good бесполезно
be no use бесполезно
can’t help не могу не
can’t stand/bear не могу выносить
6. prepositions:
after после
against против
apart from помимо
be far from далеко от
before перед
besides кроме
by посредством, при помощи
for за
for the purpose of с целью
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in case of
in the event of
in spite of
instead of
on (upon)
owing to
subject to
through
with the object of
without
with the view to
в случае если
в случае если
несмотря на
вместо
по, после
благодаря
при условии
из-за
с целью
не
с целью; для того, чтобы
Verbs Used with the Gerund
and the Infinitive
There are a number of verbs which can be used with the gerund
or the infinitive, but usually there is a slight difference of meaning.
The gerund expresses a more general action, the infinitive a single
action.
Verbs
to like
нравиться
to prefer
предпочитать
to hate
ненавидеть
to begin
начинать
to start
начинать
to remember
помнить
to forget
забывать
Gerund
She likes painting,
(in general)
We prefer going
by air. (in general)
I hate interrupting
people.
She began singing
when a child.
It started snowing.
I remember posting
the letters.
I shall never forget
hearing him sing.
Infinitive
I like to wash my hair
every day. (it’s a good
idea)
I prefer to stay at
home in this cold
weather, (now)
I hate to interrupt
you, but I have to.
She went over
to the piano and began
to sing.
It is starting to rain.
Remember to post
the letter!
Don’t forget to ring
me up tomorrow.
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Verbs Gerund Infinitive
to regret сожалеть I regret not having worked harder at the language as a boy. (an action occurred earlier in time) I regret to inform you. (a simultaneous action)
to stop останавливать- ся, прекращать I stopped talking. I stopped to talk to a friend of mine, (stopped in order to talk)
to cease прекращать, приостанавли- вать The plant has ceased making these instruments. The institute ceased to exist two years ago.
to continue продолжать He continued working hard at his English. He continued to live in his old flat.
to dread бояться, опасаться Many children dread having to visit the doctor. I dread to spend the night alone in the wood.
to loathe чувствовать отвращение, ненавидеть She loathes going by air. (in general) I loathe to argue over trifles, (myself)
to try пытаться, стараться Try translating this book in the original, (do smth as an experiment) Try to get up early on Sunday, (make an attempt)
to be afraid of бояться The old lady was afraid of being knocked down by a car. (a consequence that causes the fear) The old lady was afraid to cross the road, (the action that fear prevents one from doing)
to go on продолжать The teacher went on explaining the use of verbals, (continued) The teacher went on to explain the use of the gerund after some verbs, (explained one rule and then started on another)
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Verbs Used with the Gerund and
the Infinitive without a Change
in Meaning
to allow
разрешать
to permit
разрешать
to advise
советовать
to need
нуждаться
to require
требовать
to want
нуждаться
They don’t allow
eating in class,
(no indirect object)
He permits going
there alone.
I advise getting
up early.
Your shoes need
polishing.
This house requires
repairing.
This room wants
painting again.
The teacher doesn’t
allow us to eat
in class, (there is an in-
direct object)
Mother permits me
to go there alone.
She advised me
to see this performance.
Your shoes need
to be polished,
(a passive infinitive)
This car requires
to be repaired.
This room wants
to be painted.
Verbs Followed by the Gerund
or That-Clause
Verbs
Gerund
That-Clause
to admit
признавать
to report
сообщать
to deny
отрицать
to suggest
предлагать
He admitted having
said this.
They reported
having taken part
in the competition.
She denied knowing
anything about the
accident.
We suggested going
to the concert.
He admitted (that)
he had made many
mistakes in the dictation.
It is reported that
the delegation has
already arrived.
He denied (that)
he had behaved
so badly.
I suggested that
she should consult a
doctor.
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Verbs
Gerund
to imagine
воображать
to fancy
воображать,
представлять
себе
to acknowledge
допускать,
признавать
to anticipate,
to foresee
ожидать,
предвидеть
I can’t imagine
reading an English
book in the original.
He didn’t fancy taking
part in the interna-
tional contest.
She acknowledged
having lost the game.
They didn’t anticipate
being invited
to the party.
That-Clause
Don’t imagine that
I can fulfil all your
wishes.
I fancy that he is
in a bad mood.
He refused to acknow-
ledge that his friend
had got a prize.
He anticipated that
his wish would come
true.
Verbs Followed
by the Gerund, the Infinitive
and That-Clause
Verbs Gerund Infinitive That-Clause
to love любить He loves inviting his friends to his house. He loves to have a lot of friends.
to regret сожалеть I regret being spoken to her in a rude way. I regretted to have said that. I regretted that I had behaved in such a way.
to intend намере- ваться, планиро- вать Where do you intend going today? Whom do you intend to invite to the party? They intended that they would invite their classmates to the party.
to forget забывать We will never forget hearing Lemeshev- in that part. I have forgot- ten to ring you up. Did you forget that I had promised to come?
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Verbs Gerund Infinitive That-Clause
to propose предлагать They proposed going to the country on Sunday. They proposed to get up early. They proposed that we should start early in the morning.
The Gerund and
the Verbal Noun
Distinction should be made between the gerund and a noun
ending in -ing and denoting an action. Such nouns are called
verbal nouns.
Gerund
1. The gerund has no plural:
He is fond of painting.
2. The gerund has no article:
My hobby is reading.
3. The gerund is modified by
an adverb:
Stop talking so loud!
4. The gerund of a transitive
verb may have a direct object:
Please, excuse my coming
late.
Verbal Noun
1. The verbal noun may have
the plural:
There is a valuable collection
of Russian paintings in this
museum.
2. The verbal noun may have
both definite and indefinite
article:
The reading of the poem was
expressive.
3. The verbal noun is modified
by an adjective:
What you need is a good
beating.
4. The verbal noun of a
transitive verb cannot have a
direct object, but takes an
object preceded by the
preposition of.
I like the reading of historic
novels.
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EXERCISES
Exercise I
State the syntactical function of the gerund. Translate the
sentences into Russian.
1. It’s no use doing things by halves. 2. She kept eyeing Henry
with interest. 3. He didn’t feel like talking to anyone now.
4. After pausing for breath she announced, “I have some
excellent news.” 5. She explained this to them by saying she
was busy. 6. She asked her one or two questions. Kitty
answered them without knowing what they meant. 7. After a
moment, everyone started talking again. 8. Jennie was busy
all next day preparing for a party. 9. Julie expressed horror at
the very thought of going out into the cold. 10. I could not
answer for coughing. 11. I like skating better than any other
sport. 12. His managing the sail-boat so skilfully saved him
from a shipwreck. 13. Your speaking so angrily makes me
feel very sad. 14. I cannot go to this place without having
prepared my lessons first. 15. On entering the hall he noticed
something strange in the corner.
Exercise II
State the syntactical function of the gerund. Translate the
sentences into Russian.
1. His being sent to London was quite unexpected to us. 2. I
like your being attentive in class. 3. I did not know of your
having been so deeply impressed by my words. 4. Excuse my
interrupting you. 5. Excuse my having interrupted you. 6. He
doesn’t like being interrupted. 7. After returning to Moscow
he resumed his work. 8. Upon passing his examinations, he
was accepted to the Academy. 9. He solved the problem by
inventing a new kind of plastic. 10. You won’t get any idea of
his progress without comparing the results of the tests. 11. He
left the room without saying good-bye. 12. He must not come
to the party without being invited. 13. We know nothing of
his having published the article. 14. We thought of their
improving methods of production. 15. We have never heard
of his having belonged to the scientific society. 16. He
succeeded in mastering his speciality. 17. In spite of being tired
he continued working.
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Exercise III
Use the present gerund of the verb in brackets in the active
or passive voice.
1. He looked forward (to meet) his parents. 2. You can’t be
afraid of (to hurt) unless you’ve been hurt. 3. But in fear of (to
recognize) she lowered her gaze. 4. He would have gone to his
bedroom without (to see). 5. My sister would never leave
without (to see me). 6. She wouldn’t help (to like) the look in
his brown eyes. 7. I’ve always liked (to take) risks. 8. Why do
you avoided (to see) me? 9. He tried to avoid (to see). 10. We
insist on (to send) him there at once. 11. He insists on (to send)
there instead of me. 12. Do you mind (to examine) the first?
13. He showed no sign of (to know) them. 14. She showed no
sign of (to impress). 15. I was annoyed at (to interrupt) every
other moment. 16. He hated (to remind) people of their duties
or (to remind) of his. 17. On (to introduce) they easily began
(to talk). 18. The matter is not worth (to speak of). 19. The
equipment must go through a number of tests before (to install).
Exercise IV
Use the required form of the gerund of the verb in brackets.
1.1 am afraid it’s no use (to continue) this discussion. 2.1 am
sick and tired of (to drink) tea without milk. 3. Since Tom was
his best friend he helped him without (to ask). 4. When they
had finished (to write) this letter they read the whole
correspondence from beginning to end. 5. He would never
forgive her for (to play) this game for over fifty years. 6. He
poured milk into a jug from a carton in the refrigerator, then
drank some milk himself before (to put) the carton back. 7. It’s
no good (to deny) that. 8. The tables were put on one side so
that there might be room for (to dance). 9.1 don’t like (to spy)
on. 10. You must excuse me for (to think) you were guilty.
11. He suddenly stopped (to read). There was no point in (to
go) on. 12. From there he had a clear view of the entrance to
the room, with the advantage that he could avoid (to observe)
himself by (to run) quickly out of sight through the stairway
door.
Exercise V
Use the gerund instead of subordinate clauses.
1. I remember that I met your brother in the Caucasus. 2. He
suggested that we should start at once. 3. She quite understood
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that you disliked the idea of remaining in town the whole summer.
4.1 propose that he shall do the work. 5.1 insisted that he should
come with us. 6. He is responsible that the letter is delivered today.
7. We are keen that you should spend the summer with us. 8. He
denied that I had seen him. 9. She disliked that I told her the
truth. 10. I prefer that we should stay at home on such a rainy
day. 11. He objected that we should start so early. 12. He
acknowledged that he had made a mistake. 13. He admitted that
he was wrong. 14. We insisted that the work should be done
properly. 15. They agreed that he was a very brave man. 16.1 am
displeased that you have made that mistake. 17. He wrote that
he would arrive soon. 18. We are sure that he has passed the
examinations successfully. 19. Do you mind if I take the book?
20.1 was afraid that you would be late.
Exercise VI
Change the construction of the sentences using the gerund.
1. She bowed her head but she did not speak. 2.1 like when I do
everything myself. 3. He was tired because he talked too much.
4. When he returned she went immediately into the dining-room.
5. I don’t remember that I met him in London. 6. Little Jane
liked when she was clean. 7. After he examined the patient he
said it was simply a case of nerve strain. 8. I’m so tired because
I sit at home. 9.1 am still a little afraid to be late. 10. The younger
man hesitated before he answered. 11. He went on and did not
pay any attention to her interruption. 12. She stepped back
and did not say a word. 13. After he left his friends at the
university he bought copies of the early editions of the book.
14. When he realized his mistake his first thought was to leave
the house as quickly as possible. 15. When he entered the room,
he addressed Alec without preliminaries. 16.1 suggested that I
should visit my relatives.
Exercise VII
Use the required form of the gerund and insert prepositions
where necessary.
1. Good-bye, and thank you ever so much.......(to come) with
me. 2. She was afraid......(to go) on public transport. 3. She
began to have frightful pains all over her, and she held her breath
to prevent herself....(to cry) out and (to wake) her mother.
4. This was Mike’s only chance.....(to tell) them of her college
life. 5. She had the habit;.(to place) the word “eh” at the end
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of her remarks, questions and answers alike. 6.1 was aware....
(to plunge) into a network of fresh difficulties. 7. His mother
would not like the idea ......... (to eat) fruit unwashed.
8. “I don’t see the use....(to read) the same thing over and
over again,” said Philip. 9. She could not remember.......(to
ask) about it. 10. That’s no reason...(to give up). 11. It would
be better to wait for him on the terrace where she was fond...
(to sit) toward evening....(to enjoy) the view of which she was
never tired. 12. Are you thinking, Sandy,......(to do) a day’s
washing? 13. She was on the point......(to obtain) permission
to go for walks alone. 14. “That child needs....(to take) care
of,” said Eliza. 15. Did he suspect her (to see) him enter the
room? 16. Thank you........(to give) me this book. 17. “I’m not
very good......(to guess),” I said, with a laugh.
Exercise VIII
Use the required form of the gerund. Insert prepositions where
necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. (to ask) whether he would go to the south he answered he
hadn’t yet made up his mind. 2. You can’t be serious (to make)
me such a proposal. 3. After this unpleasant scene, he avoided
(to see) by his friends. 4. We couldn’t help (to smile) at the
child’s earnestness. 5. She left (not to say) good-bye to anyone
which was very rude of her. 6.1 remember (to stay) a weekend
with him. He is a pleasant fellow. 7. The engineer came up to
the platform for the purpose (to demonstrate) some special
technique. 8.1 think you made a mistake (to come) here. 9. I’ve
got to have some good excuse (to see) him more often. 10. Our
guests showed little hesitation (to accept) the invitation. 11. He
had some difficulty (to control) his temper. 12. (to see) his
mother the boy rushed forward with outstretched arms. 13. The
day was spent (to pack), and in the evening, the people came to
say good-bye. 14. I succeeded (to extinguish) the flame which
were devouring the curtains. 15. The initiative (to arrange) a
party did not come from our side.
Exercise IX
Complete the following using gerunds.
1. (Why go into every detail?) I think it’s no use...2. (Now
you keep strict hours of meals.)....must do you a lot of good.
3. (The children watched the monkeys go through different tricks.)
It was such fun ......4. (We could not get in that night.) All
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tickets were sold out, there was no..5. (I see you are going to
assemble your bicycle.) Is it worth while..so long before the
beginning of the season? 6. (It was so very pleasant to be free
and alone.) What I enjoyed most in that quiet comer after the
noise of the city was...7. (The boy cried over the broken toy.)
“Is it any good.....?” the mother said to the child. “Tears are
no help in sorrow.” 8. (I did not expect to find you there.) It was
quite unexpected......9. (He liked to collect postage stamps.)
a).....was a hobby with him. b) His hobby was.....10. (When
one reads without paying attention to the language, one robs
oneself of great intellectual pleasure.).is...... 11. (Did he
realize what risk he was running when he tried to land the plane
on such a small clearing in the wood?) He knew only too well
that.....was......, but there was no alternative.
Exercise X
Make one sentence out of the following pairs of sentences by
using the gerund or gerundial phrases.
1. They are arguing over trifles. It’s waste of time. 2. My watch
doesn’t keep good time. It needs to be repaired. 3.1 remember
the man. I met him in London. 4. She is always gossiping. I
think she is fond of it. 5. Don’t interrupt me. I hate it. 6. You’ve
helped me a lot. I’m so grateful to you. 7. My mother is sure to
interfere in my affairs. I’m against it. 8. You smoke too much.
Give up this habit. 9.1 may come in late tonight. Do you mind
it? 10. We must repeat the experiment. The professor insists on
it. 11. He is sure to settle the matter. You can rely on him. 12.1
am afraid to sign the document. I must consult my solicitor.
13. First they interviewed him. Then he was offered the job.
14. You are trying to convince him of that. Is it worth while?
15. Don’t treat me like that. I’m not used to it. 16. He was
being spied on. He suspected it.
Exercise XI
Make one sentence out of the following pairs of sentences,
by using gerundial phrases. The part in bold type is to be-
come the predicate.
Model: She talked about food. It made him feel hungry.
Her talking about food made him feel hungry.
1. He had been with us for twenty minutes. He didn’t say a
word. 2. He made everything clear to me. He explained every
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detail. 3. She has quite a gift. She makes complicated things
clear and simple. 4. He surely risked. He might have broken his
neck when he jumped across the stream. 5. My brother has a
very irritating habit. He sings some tune all the time. 6. We
have no objections. They may leave earlier. 7. She looked out
of the window. She saw a large crowd gathering in the garden
in front. 8. She was very much disappointed. She had not
received any letters. 9. We kept the child from crying. We told
him funny stories. 10. He decided not to go there. He gave up
the idea completely. 11. Why are you sitting idle? You ought to
take the initiative into your hands. 12. He was not at all helpful.
More than that, he was a burden to us.
Exercise ХШ
Complete the following sentences using the gerund as:
a) the subject
1. It was no use...2......was not a simple matter. 3. It was
good ..... 4. There was nothing ...... 5......was a great
pleasure. 6....is the best exercise. 7..him there surprised
me greatly. 8. I’m afraid it’s no use.this discussion.
b) part of a compound verbal predicate
1. They went on.....2. She kept.....3. A little girl stopped
.... 4. They ceased ...... 5. She began ...... toward the
bedroom. 6. He started........................7. She burst out.8. The doctor
continued.....9. Has it stopped.....?
c) a direct object
1. I suggest...2. They intended.......3. Everybody enjoys
....4. They couldn’t avoid...... 5. She couldn’t resist...
6. You would not mind.....................................7. His watch needed.8. My
shirt wanted .... 9. They were busy ...... 10. He doesn’t
remember......11. They hated......12.1 regret....
d) a prepositional object
1 .1 couldn’t dream of 2. She was fond of 3. He thought
of 4. They were capable of 5. They were afraid of
6. Thank you for.....7. He is not good at.....8. They are
clever at...9. They insisted on...10. He succeeded in.....
11 . Forgive me for..12. They accused me of......13.1 was
aware of....14. He prevented her from.....
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e) an attribute
1. Is there any hope of...? 2. I felt the need of.3. His
companions were just on the point of 4. As he approached
he gave no sign of....5. This was her only chance of.....
6. He got into the habit of.7. I’ve no doubt she can change
her way of.....8. I don’t like the idea of..9. There was
little hope of..
f) an adverbial modifier
1. His outlook has broadened after...2. In spite of..the
sportsmen pulled through to the finish. 3. On.I decided to
leave. 4. He lost no time in 5. She paused for-half a minute
before....6. He was afraid he might upset all their plans by
....7. Take your time before.......8. On...the young man
did not trouble himself to reply. 9. He could tell the funniest
joke without............................... 10.1 ended by. 11. After.he went
back to his room.
Exercise XIII
Complete the following by translating what is given in brackets
using the gerund. Insert prepositions where necessary.
1. They prided themselves (что первые создали эту тео-
рию). 2. We insisted....(что застанем его на месте). 3. I
can’t recall...(чтобы меня с ним когда-нибудь знакоми-
ли). I even don’t remember....(что видел его). 4. Не could
not get used...(что его называли дедушкой). 5. I’m really
ashamed......(что так давно вам не писал). 6. She denied
....(что обещала что-либо подобное). 7. We hope he will
succeed (найти свое место в жизни). 8. Why do you avoid
....(называть вещи своими именами)? 9. We thought........
(что пришли в неудачный момент). 10. Не is upset.........(что
ему приходится начинать все снова). 11. Excuse me...(что
я вошел не постучав).
Exercise XIV
Translate into English using the gerund.
1. Мы знали, что с ним было бесполезно спорить. 2. Не-
хорошо так думать о своих близких друзьях. 3. Ловить
рыбу в Черном море - непростое дело. 4. Он продолжал
улыбаться. 5. Он остановился, чтобы что-то записать в
блокнот, а затем продолжал идти. 6. Я люблю, когда мне
читают сказки. 7. Он перестал улыбаться и внимательно
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на меня посмотрел. 8. Она не могла не думать о родите-
лях. 9. Я очень устала сидеть дома. 10. Вы не будете воз-
ражать, если я запишу ваш адрес? 11. Спасибо за то, что
вы позвонили моей маме. 12. Когда дети вернулись из
школы, я была занята приготовлением обеда. 13. Туда
стоит пойти сейчас же. 14. Эту книгу стоит прочесть.
15. После завтрака я объявила о своем намерении пойти
на прогулку. 16. Есть ли какая-нибудь надежда застать
их дома сейчас?
Exercise XV
Translate into English using the gerund.
1. Он поздоровался с друзьями и начал рассказывать о за-
нятиях в университете. 2. Она продолжала смотреть на
часы. 3. Он способен к языкам. 4. Спасибо, что вы пришли
вовремя. 5. Я помню, мне рассказывали об этом случае.
6. Он подумал прежде чем ответить. 7. Услышав о приезде
Елены, я решила навестить ее. 8. Позавтракав, он вернул-
ся в свою комнату. 9. Они настаивали, чтобы я вернулся
ровно в два часа. 10. Извините, что я так поздно пришла.
11. Она продолжала писать сочинение, когда кто-то по-
звонил по телефону. 12. Он опять рассмеялся, не дождав-
шись от нее ответа. 13. Я надеюсь, вы не возражаете про-
тив того, чтобы я вас навещал каждую субботу. 14. Я не
могла не улыбнуться, когда маленький Джон вошел в бо-
тинках отца. 15. Он выслушал приказ, ни о чем не спраши-
вая. 16. Я устала от того, что много читала, и решила по-
сидеть в кресле в саду.
Exercise XVI
Translate into English using the gerundial construction.
1. Ему не нравилась моя идея одной ехать на Кавказ.
2. Мы настаивали на том, чтобы они начали переговоры
немедленно. 3. Вы ничего не имеете против того, чтобы
он зашел к вам сегодня? 4. Я слышал о том, что его посы-
лают на юг. 5. Я удивлена, что вы оставили маленького
мальчика одного дома. 6. Нет надежды, что мы скоро
получим от него письмо. 7. У меня не было времени поду-
мать, как ответить на ваш вопрос. 8. Он возражал против
того, чтобы суда вышли из порта в такую бурную пого-
ду. 9. Он выражал недовольство, что я шел слишком мед-
ленно. 10. Вы не возражаете, если я сегодня вечером по-
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работаю за вашим столом? 11. Я не могу себе предста-
вить, чтобы вы так долго сидели в читальном зале. 12. Он
настаивает, чтобы я держала окна открытыми независи-
мо от погоды. 13. Я помню, что он однажды был в Моск-
ве. 14. Вы думаете, что есть смысл, чтобы я остался здесь
работать в качестве инженера? 15. Я ничего не знал о том,
что вы уже сделали доклад.
Exercise XVII
Translate into English using the gerund.
1. Мне нравится мысль провести лето на юге. 2. Я не могу
перевести этот текст по химии, не пользуясь специаль-
ным словарем. 3. Он ушел, не оставив своего адреса.
4. Помимо того, что он талантлив, он очень много ра-
ботает. 5. Я поблагодарила ее за то, что она взяла мне
билет на этот концерт. 6. Я думаю принять участие в этом
деле. 7. Бесполезно пытаться достать билеты. Все биле-
ты проданы. 8. Этот фильм стоит посмотреть. 9. Вы не
возражаете, если я включу телевизор? 10. Он ушел, не
поговорив с нами. 11. Не будете ли вы настолько любез-
ны, чтобы подождать нас немного? 12. Он не может не
позвонить ей. 13. Когда мы услышали конец рассказа,
мы не могли не смеяться. 14. Его доклад стоит послу-
шать. 15. Я слышал, что ваш друг принял наше предло-
жение. 16. То, что ее посылают в командировку, для нас
совершенно неожиданно.
Exercise XVIII
Analyse the zng-form stating whether they are gerunds or ver-
bal nouns.
1. I hate the idea of your wasting your time. 2. I was afraid
of being called upon to give evidence against her. 3. There is
good bathing in this river. 4. I prefer staying here. 5. He
continued writing his letter. 6. Fancy his remembering me.
7. We knew a remarkable old man; he was one of those old
craftsmen who work like artists without knowing how they
do it. 8. The rain began falling just as they started home.
9. The rolling of the water was very impressive. 10. Your
room needs a good sweeping and a dusting. 11. I cannot
possibly imagine his doing such a thing. 12. In explaining
his project he forgot one point. 13. These old manuscripts
require careful handling. 14. Read the instructions attentively
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before opening the packet. 15. Avoiding difficulties is not
my system. 16. I sat in the sun, extremely tired in my bones
after the crossing of the mountain on the previous day.
17. It was hot walking through the town but the sun was
starting to go down and it was very pleasant. 18. “I’m not
very clever at guessing people’s ages,” she said coldly.
Exercise XIX
State whether the -ing form is the gerund or the verbal noun.
1. I had set my heart on your coming here. 2. The book is
worth reading. 3. I pulled up the blinds and examined the
fastenings of the several windows before closing the shutters.
4. I’m awfully keen on doing it. 5. My favourite sport is
swimming. 6. After being excused, I went home. 7. I enjoy
reading a novel in the evening. 8. What do you think of Jane’s
studying music? 9. He had offices in London, and his comings
and goings were rather often. 10. There was a tramping of
feet. 11. What’s to prevent them from studying together if
they want to? 12. Do you understand my method of explaining
it? 13. It was a habit with him to tell her the doings of his day.
14. She was angry at being put beside Tom. 15. It was good
walking on the road. But it was lovely walking in the woods.
16. Riding well, dancing lightly were the things that mattered.
17. He liked reciting loudly. 18. It was no good you’re doing
things by hales. 19. He took part in the sittings of the
committee. 20. They started the loading of the ship. 21.1 was
awakened by their loud talking.
The Participle
The participle is a non-finite form which has certain verbal
features and the syntactical functions of adjectival or adver-
bial character.
There are two participles in the English language - partici-
ple I (present participle) and participle II (past participle):
singing (participle I) sung (participle II)
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The Forms of the Participle
Active Passive
Present Participle (Participle I) writing being written
Past Participle (Participle II) — written
Perfect Participle having written having been written
The Functions of
the Present Participle
(Participle I)
The present participle is the fourth main form of the verb.
It is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the infinitive:
to play - playing to read - reading
The present participle is used:
1) to form all continuous tenses:
I am (was, will be, will have been) studying.
2) instead of an attributive clause:
Our cosmonauts admired the Earth rotating (which is rotat-
ing) in the space.
3) as an attribute:
The hiding Moon gave no light when we entered the forest.
4) as an adverbial modifier (of time, cause, manner):
Playing football, he forgot about time. (time)
Having little time, we took a taxi, (cause)
Our victorious hockey-team returned smiling, (manner)
5) as a predicative:
The result of the game was surprising for everybody.
6) as part of a complex object:
We saw the boys playing chess in the next room.
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The Functions of
the Past Participle
(Participle П)
The past participle is the third main form of the verb. The
past participle of regular verbs is formed by adding the suffix
-ed, -d to the infinitive. Irregular verbs form their past partici-
ple differently (see the list of irregular verbs).
The past participle is used
1) to form all perfect tenses of the active voice:
I have finished (had finished, will have finished) my studies.
2) to form all tenses of the passive voice:
I was given some apples.
3) as an attribute, predicative, adverbial modifier and part of a
complex object:
Hungary is a highly developed country, (attribute)
The cooperating space stations of Russia and the USA were
docked in space, (predicative)
Having read the book I marked some misprints, (adverbial
modifier of time)
After ten years I found her unchanged, (complex object)
The Tense and Voice Distinc-
tions of the Present Participle
and the Past Participle
As a verb, the participle has distinctions of voice and tense.
1) The present participle expresses that the action of the
participle is simultaneous with the action of the main form of
the verb in the sentence.
When coming here, I met an old friend of mine.
We looked at the playing children.
2) The perfect participle denotes that the action of the participle
precedes the action of the main form of the verb in the sentence.
Having written the letter, I went to post it.
Having learned English, we started upon French.
3) The present participle of such verbs of motion as (to come,
to enter, to arrive, to turn, to leave), of sense perception (to see,
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to hear, tofind) and verbs of certain actions associated with motion
(to put, to put on, to take, to take off, to seize, to grasp, to open) is
used instead of the perfect to denote that the action of the main
form of the verb closely follows the action of the participles.
Arriving at the station, he found the train gone.
Leaving the house, Andrew continued his way.
Turning the corner, you 41 see the house you are looking for.
Hearing a noise in the garden, I looked out of the window.
Taking off our shoes, we tiptoed into the nursery.
4) The perfect participle of the same verbs is used when there is
a period of time between the two actions. Compare the following
examples:
Seeing Jane, I rushed to greet her. But: Having seen the girl
only once, I didn 7 recognize her.
Not having seen her for a long time, I didn 7 recognize her.
5) The present participle being is not used in adverbial modifiers
of time, instead we use “while-phrase” or a clause.
While in London (= when I was in London) I visited the British
Museum.
When a boy (= when I was a boy) I liked to play sport.
Being is used in adverbial modifiers of cause:
Being exhausted, he immediately went to bed.
6) When translating Russian participles, ending in -вший,
present participle is used only when the action expressed by the
participle is simultaneous with the action of the main verb.
When a prior action is meant no participle I can be used as
an attribute, only an attributive clause is used.
The boys throwing stones into the pond laughed loudly.
Мальчики, бросавшие камни в пруд, громко смеялись.
The boys who had been throwing stones into the pond went
home.
Мальчики, бросившие камни в пруд, ушли домой.
I addressed the woman standing on the porch.
Я обратился к женщине, стоявшей на крыльце.
The woman who had been standing on the porch went into the
house.
Женщина, стоявшая на крыльце, вошла в дом.
7) The present participle of transitive verbs has voice
distinctions.
Being translated into many languages, the novel is known all
°ver the world.
Having been translated long ago, the novel is likely to be
retranslated.
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8) The past participle expresses either that the action of the
participle precedes the action of the main verb, or that it is
simultaneous to the action of the main verb.
Pieces of the broken glass were lying on the floor.
He stopped before a closed door.
Verb Characteristics
of the Participle
Like verbs the participle
a) helps to form a tense:
Its nine o'clock and we are having our English class.
b) can have objects of all kinds after it:
Having done my lessons, I was allowed to go for a walk, (di-
rect object)
She was busy teaching the pupils English, (indirect object)
Adjective Characteristics
of the Participle
Like adjectives the participle can
a) qualify a noun:
The saved man was a sailor.
b) be qualified by an adverb:
I was very tired by the long walk.
c) can have degrees of comparison:
tired - more tired - most tired.
d) can be used as a noun:
The new-born were twins - a boy and a girl.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
State the form of participle I.
1. He was by a window, looking out at the city’s lights, when
his friend returned. 2. Having listened to the report, he left the
meeting. 3. He was not very good at gardening, having been
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brought up with a back yard and a few geraniums. 4. She
stepped forward, smiling. 5. Having said that he was ashamed
he left the room. 6. Throwinglumself into his mother’s arms,
the child burst out crying. 7. Having written the letter, she
decided not to post it. 8. The architect working at the design is
a well-known specialist. 9. Having looked through a lot of
magazines, she chose only one. 10. The man making a report is
a good speaker.
Exercise II
State the functions of participle I. Translate the sentences
into Russian.
1. He handed the message to her, who read it, leaning towards
a light beside her. 2. He began to stammer, gazing at her
frightened face. 3. Locking the door, he stood still. 4. Two
little boys carrying toy airplanes stopped, examining a lot
of different toys. 5. Putting down the receiver, she left the
room. 6. The door opened, but into a little space leading to
another door. 7. Opening the window, he went out to the
terrace. 8. He stopped, realizing he was talking to himself.
9. Their room had two windows looking over the street.
10.1 came here this afternoon thinking I might find my sister.
11. Arriving at the gallery, he paid his shilling, picked up a
catalogue, and entered. 12. I’ve got my lunch which was
waiting for me here.
Exercise III
State the tense and voice distinctions of the participles.
1. While correcting the students’ test papers, the teacher
underlined the mistakes with a red pencil. 2. Being corrected
by the teacher regularly, the exercises are very useful to the
students. 3. Having corrected the test papers, the teacher
returned them to the students. 4. Having been corrected by
the teacher yesterday, the students’ test papers will be returned
to them today. 5. The working people all over the world are
against war. 6. The plan worked out by the committee has
been approached of. 7. While working in the reading-hall,
I take no notice of the time. 8. Hearing the telephone call,
I took off the receiver. 9. She is a woman respected by
everybody. 10. The students had to analyze the forms written
in italics.
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Exercise IV
Give all possible forms of participle I of the following verbs:
to come, to cover, to read, to write, to look, to wait, to ring,
to think, to sleep, to go, to laugh, to give.
Exercise V
Use the suitable form of participle I of the verb in brackets.
1. (to greet) her, he turned the key in the only door with a certain
skill. 2. (to have) tea she went early to Victoria Station. 3. She
had a pale face and dark hair (to turn) grey. 4. (to pick up) his
coat, he walked on into the field. 5. Not for one moment did he
show surprise at the wedding gift (to present) to him personally.
6. (to dry) his hands, Tom came across from the washstand.
7. He crossed the room to the long buffet, (to stand) beside the
girl he picked up a sandwich. Then, (to turn) and (to speak)
nervously and with an effort he said, “I say, do you mind if I
speak to you?” 8. (to think) about her child, with some comfort,
she fell asleep. 9. (to lift) the telephone, Peter asked for the
director. 10. (to jump) down from the stairs, he went over to
the driver. 11. (to reach) the hotel he went to the sitting-room,
and rang for tea. 12. She poured out another cup of tea for
herself, and (to taste) it, continued talking.
Exercise VI
Replace the clauses by the suitable form of participle I where
possible.
1. When he said so, he grasped the map firmly with both hands.
2. He walked to the edge of the verandah and when he leaned
over he looked intently at the blue magic of the night. 3. She
moved away as she felt slightly embarrassed. 4. He got a seat
rather far back in the upper boxes, but as his sight was very
good, he saw quite well. 5. The man who bent over her is her
director. 6. He nodded when he took another chocolate cookie.
7. She stared back, as she did not know what to do. 8. Stephen,
who had been listening to the unspoken speech behind the
words, said nothing. 9. When he bowed to the Chairman and
pushed back his chair, he walked to the door, opened it and
passed through. 10. When he took a taxi, he got in and told the
driver to drive to Oxford Street. 11. She stopped as she noticed
a tall thin man who was standing before the fire. 12. Peter seated
himself in a leather chair which faced the deck.
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Exercise VII
Substitute participle I for a main verb where possible making
all other necessary changes.
1. When he arrived at the museum, he paid his entrance fee,
and entered. 2. As they were promised assistance they felt more
assured. 3. We shall drop you a line as soon as we have settled
at the new place. 4. After he was shown in he was asked to
wait a little. 5. The parks and gardens that are being laid out
in the city will very soon form a green belt all around it.
6. They started the construction of the dam early in spring and
completed it before cold weather set in. 7. He lit a cigarette,
leaned against the porch rail and looked at the trees and the
rain that was pouring down steadily and monotonously. 8. It
has been planned to dig out a new canal here which will supply
the whole area with water for irrigation. 9. When she was going
down the steps she suddenly stopped as she remembered that
she had left the gas burning. 10. He stood at the counter and
hesitated, he did not know what to choose. 11. After they had
finalized the programme, they proceeded to the discussion of
the items that dealt with financial matters. 12. He knows the
language better than a foreigner usually does, for he has been
living in France for a long time. 13. Though he had lived there
for a long time, he knew very few people in the neighbourhood.
14. As he had long been a resident of the city and knew the
family very well, he at once recognized the young man whom
he remembered as a boy.
Exercise VIII
Join each of the following pairs of sentences using construc-
tions with participles I.
1. He dropped on his knees, he tried to get nearer to that
troubled face. 2. He walked into the centre of the great drawing-
room, he stood still. 3. He took the paper with him, he retired
to his study. 4. Ann hesitated, she searched for the right words
that were in her mind. 5. She flushed darkly and she took up
the picture quickly and turned its back to John. 6. She lifted
the telephone, she answered, “Yes?” 7.1 paused, I did not quite
know how to express myself. 8. When Stephen thought about
these things, he made himself ill. 9. He carried a suitcase in
either hand, he stepped out on the landing. 10. He looked up,
he caught the amused look in Edward’s eyes, and he flushed
darkly. 11. He turned away, he walked through the hospital.
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12. The light from the shaded piano-candle fell on her neck, it
left her face rather in shadow. 13. Peter was in London at that
time. He often visited the British Museum. 14. The conference
took place in Paris early in the month. It was widely commented
on in the press.
Exercise IX
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of par-
ticiple I.
1. (to reject) by the editorial board, the story was returned to
the author for revision. 2. (to reject) by publishers several times,
the story was accepted by a weekly magazine. 3. (to wait) for
some time in the reception room, he was asked into the office.
4. (to wait) in the reception room, he thought over what he
would say when he was asked into the office. 5. They reached
the peak at dusk, (to leave) their camp with the first light.
6. They put up for the night at a temporary camp, (to leave) it
at dawn. 7. The friends went out into the city (to leave) their
suitcases at the left luggage department. 8. (to write) and (to
leave) a note with the porter, he said he would be back in half
an hour. 9. (to write) in the archaic language, the book was
difficult to read. 10. (to write) his first book, he could not go
far beyond his own experience. 11. (to be) away so long he was
happy to be coming back. 12. (to be) so far away he still felt
himself part of his community. 13. The children looked
wonderingly at the elephant, never (to see) such a huge animal.
14. Not (to want) to go deeper into the matter, he abruptly
changed the conversation.
Exercise X
Translate what is given in brackets using:
a) participle I in attributive phrases where possible.
1. We came up to the man (стоявшему на углу) and asked him
the way. 2. Go to the comer and ask the militiaman (стоящего
там) to show you the way. 3. The man (стоящий у расписа-
ния) was our teacher last year. 4. Did you see in what direction
the man (стоявший здесь) went? 5. A new power plant is to be
built here in two years (которая будет снабжать электриче-
ством) a number of industrial regions. 6. The people (ожида-
ющие доктора) have been sitting here for a long time. 7. The
people (ожидавшие вас) have just gone.
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b) participle I in adverbial phrases.
1. (Рассказав все, что он знал) the witness left the room.
2. (Постучав дважды и не получив ответа) he decided that
there was nobody in. 3. (Толкнув дверь) he felt that it was
not locked, and (открыв ее) he looked inside. 4. (Тихо зак-
рыв дверь) he tiptoed into the room. 5. Each time (расска-
зывая об этом случае) he could not help a smile. 6. (При-
ехав в гостиницу) she found a telegram awaiting her.
7. (Приехав сюда) only a few years before he knew those parts
as if he had always lived there. 8. I felt very tired (прорабо-
тав целый день) in the sun. 9. (Подняв трубку) he began to
dial the number.
c) participle I in adverbial or attributive phrases where possi-
ble.
1. The conference (проходящая сейчас) at the university is
devoted to problems of nuclear physics. 2. Unable to attend
the conference (проходившую тогда) at the university, we
asked to be sent the most interesting reports. 3. They are now
at the conference (которая проходит) at the university. 4. The
sight of (накрываемого стола) made my mouth water.
5. Suddenly I heard a sound of a key (поворачиваемого) in
the lock. 6. (Когда их поставили в воду) the flowers opened
their petals. 7. The flowers faded (так как их долгое время
держали без воды).
Exercise XI
Translate into English using participle I.
1. Он смотрел на мальчика, сидевшего на стуле в саду.
2. Мальчик, сидевший на стуле в саду, ушел домой.
3. «Что случилось?» - спросил отец, услышавший шум из
соседней комнаты. 4. Они вышли на дорогу, которая вела
в лес. 5. Они жили в доме, который когда-то принадле-
жал ее бабушке. 6. Джейн смотрела на увядшие растения,
которые росли у стены. 7. Закрыв дверь, он подошел к
письменному столу. 8. Они вошли в комнату, громко раз-
говаривая. 9. Сняв старое платье, она надела новое.
10. Я снова встретил его на корабле по возращении до-
мой. 11. Подойдя к зеркалу, он посмотрел на свое лицо.
12. Он спокойно лежал, думая о предстоящей команди-
ровке на Кавказ. 13л Они дошли до двери и стояли там
разговаривая. 14. Посмотрев на Тома, который сломал
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свою игрушку, отец покачал головой. 15. Подойдя к цен-
тру города, он остановился у автомата и позвонил дру-
гу. 16. Поцеловав детей, он ушел на работу. 17. Он ука-
зал на женщину, которая стояла у метро. 18. Студент,
списывавший текст задания, не обратил внимания на
вошедших. 19. Студенты, списавшие текст задания, выш-
ли из аудитории.
Exercise XII
Translate into English using participle I.
1. Окончив уроки, они пошли домой. 2. Вот письмо, из-
вещающее о его приезде. 3. Они шли по тропинке, весело
распевая песни. 4. Выйдя из дома рано, мы не спешили.
5. Выглянув в окно, я увидела группу играющих детей.
6. Прибыв на станцию, мы узнали, что поезд уже ушел.
7. Услыхав, что она больна, мы пошли навестить ее.
8. Не застав его дома, я оставила ему записку. 9. Прочи-
тав две страницы, он закрыл книгу. 10. Видя, что при-
ближается гроза, дети побежали домой. 11. Услыхав стук,
она пошла отворить дверь. 12. Не получив ответа на свое
письмо, она снова написала. 13. Опоздав на первый по-
езд, мы были вынуждены ждать на станции около часа.
14. Студенты, списавшие текст вчера, будут работать над
ним сегодня. 15. Токарь, работавший на станке, внима-
тельно следил за процессом шлифовки. 16. Проспав не-
сколько часов после прогулки, туристы почувствовали
себя посвежевшими и сильными. 17. Слушая музыку, он
забыл о неприятностях. 18. Закончив работу, он обычно
шел в столовую. 19. Получив письмо, я сразу же ответи-
ла на него.
Exercise XIII
Translate into English using participle I.
1. Выйдя из дома рано, я решила идти пешком. 2. Мы сиде-
ли на палубе, наслаждаясь морским воздухом. 3. Читая
английские книги в оригинале, он обычно пользуется сло-
варем. 4. Читая повесть Фурманова «Чапаев», я вспомнил
годы гражданской войны. 5. Читая эту книгу, я буду выпи-
сывать новые слова и выражения. 6. Прочитав вашу кни-
гу, я сразу же передам ее вашей подруге. 7. Увидев авто-
бус, я решила не ждать трамвая. 8. Услышав свист, собака
насторожилась. 9. Исполняя замечательную сонату, моло-
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дой музыкант был очень взволнован. 10. Услышав теле-
фонный звонок, я снял трубку. 11. Прочитав книгу «Охот-
ник», я решила прочесть другие произведения Олдриджа.
12. Мы остановились у поворота дороги, ведущей в бли-
жайшую деревню.
Exercise XIV
Translate into English using participle I.
1. Восходящее солнце было закрыто тучами. 2. Я поднял
письмо, лежавшее на полу. 3. Приехав на вокзал, я позвал
носильщика. 4. Изучив вопрос детально, он смог ответить
на все вопросы. 5. Потеряв ключ, он не мог войти в комна-
ту. 6. Повернув налево, мы увидели большое новое здание.
7. Узнав, что он все еще в Москве, я позвонил ему по теле-
фону. 8. Будучи очень рассеянным, он сделал несколько
ошибок, переписывая текст. 9. Не зная дороги на вокзал, я
решил обратиться к человеку, стоявшему на углу. 10. Зная
его очень хорошо, я мог рекомендовать его как очень хо-
рошего работника. 11. Во время доклада я заметил моло-
дого человека, сидевшего в углу зала и слушавшего док-
ладчика с большим вниманием. 12. Выяснив, что
следующий поезд уйдет только в 11 часов вечера, я решил
поехать утренним поездом. 13. Выучив произношение этих
слов, мы выучили их значение. 14. Не зная ничего об опас-
ности, мы продолжали путь.
Exercise XV
State the function of participle II. Translate the sentences
into Russian.
1. The answer to this question was unexpected. 2. You didn’t
look so interested. 3. There was a stillness in the small dining-
room, broken only by the ticking of a clock upon the wall.
4. He replaced used ashtrays on the table with fresh, and refilled
coffee-cups. 5. He entered, puzzled but interested. 6. Presently
he came to a standstill, with his hands deep plunged into his
pockets. 7. She had no photographs of herself taken since her
marriage. 8. Newspapers are brought in the morning. 9. He
described the method used by this engineer. 10. His personality
was reflected in this art. 11. The paintings discussed attracted
the attention of many visitors. 12. The lecture was followed by
a long discussion.
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Exercise XVI
Replace the attributive clauses in the following sentences by
phrases with participle II where possible.
1. The animals that were caught in the snare struggled furiously.
2. There was a peculiar silence in the room, which was broken
only by the crackle of paper. 3. The melancholy tune which is
being played by the band brings back all the sweet memories of
my youth. 4. The compact disks that are produced by the local
factory are of exceptionally fine quality. 5. He specialized in
treating serious lung diseases, which are mainly caused by dust.
6. And the answer that had so long been expected came at last.
7. The machinery which has been ordered from abroad will be
delivered by ship. 8. The opinions that were expressed by the
critics greatly differ. 9. He looked back at the large car that
was parked at the road side. 10. One day she found a letter
which was slipped under the door. 11. She had enormous black
eyes which were framed in velvety lashes and eyebrows. 12. Jane
who was greatly surprised to see her son here looked up.
13. Eliza who was excited by his words moved along the street.
Exercise XVII
Fill in the blanks with participle II or participle I (passive) of
the verb in brackets.
1. a) The monument ....... on this square has been recently
unveiled, b) The monument.......on this square will be soon
unveiled, (to erect). 2. a) We could hear the noise of furniture
....upstairs, b) For a moment they sat silent..by the story,
(to move). 3. a) I cannot forget the story .... by him.
b) They listened breathlessly to the story..by the old man.
(to tell). 4. a) One can’t fail to notice the progress.by our
group during the last term, b) These are only a few of the
attempts now......to improve the methods of teaching adult
students, (to make). 5. a) We live at a time of outer space.
by man. b) “I wish I could live to see outer space by man,”
said the old professor, (to conquer).
Exercise XVIII
Translate the Russian participles in brackets by the English
participle II where possible.
1. The number of apartment houses (строящихся) for the
population of Moscow is rapidly growing. 2. What is the number
of apartment houses (построенных) in the past few years?
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3. The houses (строившиеся) many years ago are not as
convenient as the modem ones. 4. The workers (строившие)
this house used new construction methods. 5. At the conference
they discussed new methods (применяемые) in building. 6. The
new methods (примененные) in the building of houses proved
more effective. 7. They decided to abandon some of the methods
(применявшихся) formerly in building. 8. The bricklayer (при-
менивший) a new method in building made a report at the
conference. 9. Here are some samples of the products of this
plant (посылаемые) to different parts of the country. 10. These
are the samples of products (посланные) last month. 11. Here
the samples of products of the plants (посылавших) us
machinery. 12. These are the samples of products (посылав-
шихся) before the restoration of the plant.
Exercise XIX
Translate into English using participle II.
1. Полученное вчера письмо взволновало всех. 2. Постро-
енный на вершине холма дом был виден издалека. 3. Пре-
следуемый собаками олень скрылся в чаще. 4. Недавно
выпущен каталог картин этого художника, хранящихся в
национальных музеях. 5. Хотя книга была посвящена уз-
кой теме, она представляла интерес не только для специа-
листов. 6. Поскольку статья была написана трудным язы-
ком, ее нелегко было перевести. 7. Когда правило
объяснили еще раз, оно показалось совсем легким. 8. Пись-
мо, адресованное редактору, осталось без ответа. 9. Они
вспоминали о днях, проведенных в Англии во время Шек-
спировского фестиваля. 10. Оставленный один в темноте,
ребенок заплакал. 11. Доктор испробовал все рекомендо-
ванные методы. 12. Пьеса, поставленная молодым режис-
сером, пользуется большим успехом. 13. Когда ее попро-
сили, она дала свой адрес.
Exercise XX
Translate into English using participle II.
1. Собиравшаяся в течение многих десятков лет коллек-
ция рукописей в этом университете является одной из са-
мых богатых в мире. 2. На следующий день мы отправи-
лись по адресу, который дал нам доктор. 3. Некоторые
вопросы, которые затрагиваются в докладе, заслужива-
ют серьезного внимания. 4. Когда я подошел к письмен-
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ному столу, я обнаружил на нем запечатанный конверт.
5. Обсуждаемая проблема интересует всех нас. 6. Разбу-
женный шумом на улице, он долго не мог заснуть. 7. Док-
тор испробовал все рекомендованные лекарства. 8. Уче-
ный, сделавший это открытие, награжден Нобелевской
премией. 9. Опубликованная во вчерашнем номере газе-
ты «Известия» статья уделяет особое внимание экономи-
ческой жизни страны. 10. Конференция, посвященная про-
блемам развития экономики, приняла резолюцию. 11. Это
письмо только что подписано директором.
Exercise XXI
Translate into English using participle II.
1. Мне предложили билет на концерт, но я отказался.
2. Письмо не может быть отправлено сегодня, так как оно
еще не подписано директором. 3. Они сделали все, как было
приказано. 4. Драматург, написавший эту пьесу, еще со-
всем молод. 5. Он мчался на машине, преследуемый поли-
цией. 6. Заявление, принятое участниками конференции,
всех взволновало. 7. Учительница стояла, окруженная тол-
пою школьников. 8. Она подошла к письменному столу и
вынула запечатанный конверт. 9. Дети играли в разрушен-
ном коттедже. 10. Упавшие листья спокойно лежали в пру-
ду. 11. Когда его попросили помочь мне, он сразу мне по-
звонил. 12. Если ему дадут словарь, он переведет эту
статью. 13. Вы можете найти такие статьи в журнале, изда-
ваемом ежемесячно нашим исследовательским институтом.
Revision Exercises on the Non-Finite Forms
of the Verb
Exercise I
Pick out the participles, gerunds and verbal nouns and ar-
range them in three columns under proper headings:
Participle Gerund Verbal Noun
1. It was a case of going without our tea or taking water from
the river. 2. He said that the various germs of poison would be
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killed by the boiling. 3. “What is the meaning of it, sir?” added
he in a threatening and a louder tone. 4. We go to the play for
the acting. 5. His acting of the part of Hamlet was most
convincing. 6. Every theatrical production consists of a number
of players acting imaginary characters. 7. He paused, wringing
his hands. 8. “How could I abandon it without betraying my
scientific conscience, without, in fact, selling myself?” 9. Besides
making a mistake, he tried to put the blame on others. 10. When
tired of working, he only leaned back in his chair and sat
immobile for a while. 11. The extension of education partly
depends on the training of teachers. 12. My running here and
there with unseeing eyes ended by my falling into a large heap
of something soft and powdery which I sensed must be brick
dust used for building. 13. The building of this canal meant the
flooding of a number of regions on the Don.
Exercise II
Use the required form of the infinitive in brackets. Insert the
particle to where necessary.
1. I decided (to make) a fuss, and went (to look) for Mike.
2. Let’s (to go) and (to find) him, he’s sure (to be) in front of his
picture. 3. Some important decisions must (to make) soon.
4. You must (to do) something heroic at that time. 5.1 think he
must (to suffer) from injury now. 6. Let me (to hold) the baby,
Ann. Oh, I know how (to hold) babies. 7.1 have not done much
for you. You might (to ask) much more at that time. 8. There
was one more announcement (to make). 9. How dare you (to
interfere) with my private concerns? No, don’t speak. Don’t
try (to excuse) yourself. 10. It was a command from her mother,
and there was nothing for her (to do) but (to obey). 11. He
never let himself (to be) angry. 12. He would never cease (to
regret) his lost opportunities.
Exercise III
Use the required form of the infinitive or the gerund of the
verb in brackets. Insert prepositions where necessary.
1.1 regret (to miss) the show. 2.1 regret (to say) I am not coming.
3. He is quite able (to take care) of himself. 4. He is capable (to
do) things you would least expect of him. 5. He would not stop
(to ask) questions until he thought it was clear about everything.
6. We called after him, but he did not even stop (to turn) his
head. 7. I don’t like your way (to talk). 8. This is not the way
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(to talk). 9. It was very useful (to hear) the different opinions.
10. It’s no use (to argue) when the matter is settled. 11. You
can hardly count (to find) everything as you would like it to be.
12. He felt they were hiding something from him, and he
demanded (to tell) the truth. 13. I’ll give you a chance (to try)
your hand at it. 14. Will we have a chance ever (to see) you here
again? 15. His time was up, but he still went on (to talk).
16. After saying a few words about the author himself, the
lecturer went on (to speak) of his works. 17. I need spectacles
(to read). 18. The print is too small; I need a magnifying glass
(to read) it with.
Exercise IV
Paraphrase the following using participles where possible.
1. He went over to the window; he stood there and listened to
the hum of voices which was coming from the outside. 2. He
was deafened by the noise and did not at once notice when it
stopped. 3.1 couldn’t ring him up as I did not know his telephone
number. 4. When it was put to vote, the resolution was carried
unanimously. 5. “These are pretty,” she exclaimed as she picked
up a bouquet of violets and pinned them on. 6. She lay awake
all night and thought of what had happened. 7. The light which
was streaming from the half open door dazzled him. 8. We went
to see our friends who had just returned from a far voyage.
9. The lorry drove closer to the ship which was being unloaded.
10. From the kitchen came a pleasant smell, some appetizing
food was being cooked there. 11. He had a massive gold watch,
which had belonged to his father. 12. The sidewalks were
crowded with people who came to watch the actors.
Exercise V
Replace the infinitives in brackets by the required form of
the participle.
1. He speaks the English language perfectly well (to work) as
an interpreter for many years. 2. He looked so beautiful and
peaceful, (to sit) in that chair under the tree. 3. She stayed (to
lock) in her room, (to refuse) to come downstairs. 4. The boys
on the fence looked like swallows (to perch) on a telegraph
wire. 5. He looked at the scene (to shake) to the depth of his
heart. 6. (To plunge) headlong into that enterprise, he was now
desperately looking for a way out of it. 7. (To plunge) in
thought, he did not seem to notice what was going on around
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him. 8. (To arrive) at the airport where he was to change, he
had to wait for three hours. 9. (To arrive) two days before the
opening of the conference, they had enough time to do the
city. 10. (To support) by her elbow, Mary listened to their talk.
11. (To support) her by his arm, he helped her out of the
carriage. 12. My brother is a soldier just (to come) back home
on leave. 13. He retired (to leave) the laboratory in the hands
of a talented successor. 14. He retired (to turn) the laboratory
into a big research centre. 15. He always keeps a diary while
(to travel).
Exercise VI
Use the required form of the infinitive or participle of the
verb in brackets.
1. (To switch on) the light, he pulled down the curtains. 2. (To
switch on) the light, you have only to reach out your hand.
3. He took up the glass carefully, not (to spill) a drop. 4. He
took up the full glass, not (to spill) a drop. 5. He received a
letter (to inform) him of their new address. 6. They sent him a
letter (to inform) him of their new address. 7. It was an answer
(to expect). 8 An answer came, but it was not the answer (to
expect). 9. A new canal was built (to connect) the two rivers.
10. There is a man (to wait) for you. 11. There is a man (to see)
you. 12. She smiled to herself as if (to remember) something
funny. 13. He shaded his eyes with his hand as though (to
protect) them from the blazing sun. 14. He was a sentimental
man easily (to move) by tears.
Exercise VII
Arrange the given parts into sentences. Pay attention to the
place of the participle.
1. left, gaily, the company, the cafe, chattering. 2. arrived, the
telegram, promised, never. 3. showed, the enemy, no resistance,
surrounded. 4. sleeping, the child was, on his back, lying. 5. to
him, smiling, turned, she, her face. 6. with a frown, I, at him,
perplexed, looked. 7. cleaning, the person, inside the building,
was, only, charwoman. 8. they, into the thicket, soon, the
boundary, moved, reaching. 9. asleep, the boy, slipping,
immediately, fell, into bed. 10. at the branches, in the darkness,
slowly, stared, moving, the girl. 11. the bus, will arrive, at noon,
you, in time, leaving, to catch. 12. no answer, we, receiving, a
cable, sent. 13. flooding, the water, came, the valley.
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Exercise VIII
Complete the following using the gerund or the infinitive.
Insert prepositions where necessary.
1. There is no...2.......is out of the question. 3. It is no
good.....4. His duty was....... 5. There is no reason ........................
6. Your television set does not need..7. You needn’t..........................
8.1 don’t think there can be any opportunity...9. In spite
of the late hour they went on.... 10. They were in a hurry,
they could not stop ..... 11. When a student I used ..........................
12. What about your report? Have you finished ? 13. It
was very nice 14. The climate seems 15............would
have been a mistake. 16. He was struck by the beauty of the
scenery: he could not stop... 17. On hearing the footsteps
he ceased ..... 18. He began ...... only when the noise
subsided. 19. No matter how often I tried 20......would
have been a mistake. 21. His work was 22. There is no
need.....23. He was looking for an opportunity......24. I
am used......25. I can’t bear....26. They couldn’t afford
....27. We never intended......28. The weather looks like
............................... 29. The climate seems . 30. It was very nice .
31. My job is............................................
Exercise IX
Insert not or without before the -ing form, thus using partici-
ple or gerund.
1.....speaking the language, he was questioned through
an interpreter. 2. She never did a thing ........ asking
somebody’s advice. 3. The man was holding forth, .............................
paying attention to the attempt to interrupt him. 4. I left
him alone, ..... wanting to distract him from his work.
5.....having recognized me, she passed by......answering
my nod. 6. The girl looked innocently about her, .............................
realizing what the joke was. 7. They could not see each other
....immediately losing their temper. 8. waiting for an
answer, he turned round and walked out. 9. I tried to catch
his eye but he sat motionless, ..looking in my direction.
10. The wind had been blowing for many days.....seeming
to stop. 11. He never signed a paper..having thoroughly
read it through. 12. The door stood ajar, and we entered
....knocking.
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Exercise X
Combine or paraphrase the following sentences using non-
finite forms of the verb (give several variants where possi-
ble).
1. He tore the envelope open and took out the enclosed letter.
He turned it several times in his hand and put it back unread.
2. We came to the party; we found everybody gathered. 3. He
wanted me to speak in public; he insisted on it. 4. He had
examined every little exhibit in the museum. He now had a
complete idea of the poet’s life. 5. I hope you will remember
this once and for all. You won’t make me remind you of it.
6. When he saw me in this dress he burst into laughter. He
could help it. 7. They did not wish to meet anybody; they went
round the house and entered it from the back lest they should
be observed. 8. He kept on reading; he did not answer. It
seemed that he did not hear my question. 9. They made the
garden shady; they had planted more trees in it. 10. He did
not suspect a trap. He readily accepted the offer. 11. When I
was examining the post mark, I noted that the communication
had been sent last Thursday. 12. You will not recover soon if
you don’t take regular treatment.
Exercise XI
Translate what is given in brackets using the infinitive or par-
ticiple.
1. He raised up his head а) (с удивленным видом); b) (что-
бы посмотреть, кто вошел); с) (и увидел, что кто-то на-
блюдает за ним). 2. We have many people а) (которые нам
помогают); b) (которые могут нам помочь). 3. а) Не settled
at the new place (и уже не покидал его); Ь) (обосновавшись)
at the new place, he never left it. 4. The scientists brought
back from the expedition some pictures of deep water fishes
(невиданные ранее). 5. That is one of the greatest discoveries
(когда-либо сделанных человеком). 6. a) The first party of
the goods (посылаемых) to the fair has arrived; b) (послан-
ных) to the fair is on the way to the port of delivery; с) (кото-
рые будут посланы) to the fair is ready for transportation.
7. a) I shiver (при одной мысли об этом); b) I shivered (по-
думав об этом). 8. а) Не must be a great authority on the
subject (раз он написал) such a book; b) He was a great
authority on the subject (проработав) in the field for so many
years. 9. a) How many rooms are reserved for the delegates
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(прибывающих) for the conference? b) There are some more
delegates (которые должны прибыть) for the conference;
c) These rooms are occupied by the delegates (прибывшими)
for the conference.
Exercise XII
Translate the following participles.
I. 1. человек, получающий письма; 2. письмо, полученное
вчера; 3. получая письма; 4. получив письмо;
II. 1. студенты, слушающие доклад; 2. прослушав после-
дние известия; 3. слушая радио;
III. 1. девочка, читающая книгу; 2. прочитанная книга;
3. читая книгу; 4. прочитав книгу;
IV. 1. студент, показывающий свой проект; 2. проект, по-
казанный нам; 3. показывая свой проект; 4. показав свой
проект;
V. 1. имея все необходимые документы; 2. когда нас по-
просили; 3. сделав перевод; 4. делая перевод.
Exercise XIII
Translate the following into English using the gerund or the
infinitive.
1. (to remember, to forget): а) Вы не забыли опустить пись-
мо, которое я вам дал? Ь) Сунув руку в карман, он обна-
ружил там письмо, которое он забыл опустить, с) Едва я
прочел первые строки, как вспомнил, что я уже где-то
читал эти слова, d) Я совсем забыл, что одолжил кому-то
свой словарь, и долго искал его на полках. 2. (to suggest,
to offer): а) Случай оказался серьезным, и врач предло-
жил созвать консилиум. Ь) Видя наши затруднения, он
предложил выручить нас. 3. (to keep promise, to show
promise): а) Выполнил ли он свое обещание принять уча-
стие в соревновании? Ь) Он обещает скоро стать одним
из лучших шахматистов нашего клуба. 4. (to go on): а) Во
второй главе автор продолжает описывать экономиче-
ское положение страны. Ь) Во второй главе, после крат-
кого анализа экономики страны, автор описывает совре-
менную политическую обстановку. 5. (couldn’t help,
couldn’t but): а) Его искусство не могло не вызвать восхи-
щения. Ь) Все, кто видел его картины, не мог не восхи-
щаться его искусством. 6. (to propose): а) Экскурсовод
предложил начать экскурсию с осмотра выставки. Ь) Из-
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вестно, что они намеревались выехать во второй полови-
не дня. 7. (to think): а) Мы полагали начать обследование
завода с этого цеха. Ь) Я не мог даже и думать о том, что-
бы оставить его одного в таком состоянии.
Exercise XIV
Translate into English using the gerund and participle.
1. Обсуждаемая проблема имеет огромное значение. 2. Он
просматривал почту, доставленную за несколько после-
дних дней. 3. Прожив долгое время за границей, он был
рад вернуться на родину. 4. Закончив опыты, они обсуди-
ли результаты. 5. Она вспомнила* что провела когда-то
лето на юге вместе с нами. 6. Прежде чем переписывать
текст, вам следовало бы его внимательно прочесть. 7. Он
сказал это таким тоном, что я не могла не рассмеяться.
8. Простите, что я вас прерываю, но мне нужна ваша по-
мощь. 9. Придя к тому заключению, доктор решил ничего
не говорить пациенту. 10. Они сделали все, как было при-
казано. 11. Письмо, адресованное доктору, осталось без
ответа. 12. Никто не требует, чтобы вы оставались здесь
до вечера. 13. Избегайте употребления неопределенного
артикля перед существительным “weather”. 14. Она заня-
та посадкой цветов в саду; я надеюсь, что она не будет
иметь ничего против того, чтобы мы помогли ей. 15. Я не
помню, чтобы я вас раньше видел. 16. Доктор испробовал
все рекомендованные методы.
The Objective
Participial Construction
(The Complex Object)
The Objective Participial Construction (The Complex Ob-
ject) consists of a noun in the common case (or a pronoun in
the objective case) and a participle (present or past).
She could feel her heart beating fast.
She wants to have her piano tuned.
The Objective Participial Construction is used
1) after verbs denoting sense perception, such as: to see, to hear,
to feel, to find, to wat$h, to notice.
Do you see anyone standing near the door?
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We heard the band playing in the park.
2) after verbs denoting wish, such as: to want, to wish, to desire.
In this case only the past participle is used.
He wants the work finished by 5 о ’clock.
If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.
3) after the verbs to have in the construction to have something
done (have + object + past participle).
This construction is used to say that the action expressed by
the participle is performed at the request of the person denoted
by the subject of the sentence.
She had her house painted.
We have our clock repaired.
Have + object + past participle can be used instead of pas-
sive forms to express an accident or misfortune.
She had her bag stolen.
To get can be used instead of to have in spoken English.
You must get your hair cut.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Point out the Objective Participial Construction. Translate
the sentences into Russian.
1. Can you smell something burning? 2.1 found him working
at his desk. 3. Have you ever heard this opera sung in Italian?
4. We found the house deserted. 5.1 heard him moving about,
and presently he was back with some hot soup. 6. When Mary
opened her eyes she saw Nina standing by her side. 7. She
felt her cheeks blushing a little. 8.1 noticed Tom standing in
the shadow of the fountain. 9. She liked to watch him doing
things, digging, planting. 10. I heard my name called.
11. Where did you have your booklet printed? 12. He had
seen towns destroyed by terrible bombing. 13. You had better
have that tooth pulled out. 14. I had my books bound.
15. “I want to get the grass cut,” he said. 16. “Do people
have their own photographs taken?” said Paul. 17. I want
Jane and her husband moved into one of the new houses on
the hill. 18. At last she heard her name called. 19. She kept
her hair dyed black.
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Exercise II
Paraphrase the following sentences using the complex object
with the participle or the infinitive.
1. When I entered the room, I found that he was playing the
piano. 2. He ordered that the pictures should be removed from
that hall. 3.1 know that even educated people make this mistake.
4. When he looked out of the train window, he saw that a little
siding was quickly approaching. 5.1 expect that he will be late.
6. She felt that somebody was taking hold of her hand. 7. He
intended that you should be invited. 8. Turning back he saw
that his daughter was following him slowly. 9. He believed that
these students were fit for the job. 10. The parents watched
how their children were swimming, diving and playing in the
water.
Exercise 111
Open the brackets and use the infinitive or participle I as the
second element of the complex object.
1. The train started, and when Mike looked up he saw the little
station (to slip) away. 2.1 saw the plate (to slip) from her hands
and (to fall) to the floor. 3. They stood on the platform waving
their hands and watched the train (to disappear) in the distance.
4. They watched the train (to disappear) and turned to leave
the platform. 5. They could hear the child (to breathe) quietly
asleep. 6. He felt somebody (to take hold) of his arm. 7.1 have
never seen you (to look) so well. 8.1 noticed him (to give) me a
look of sharpened interest. 9. I came home from school and
found them (to have) tea together. 10. She saw him (to stop)
and (to take) something out of his breast pocket. 11. He watched
the people (to laugh, to talk and to move) in front of him. 12.1
saw you (to sit) with your head in your hands and that’s why I
spoke. 13. From far away they suddenly heard a dog (to bark).
14. Through the open door I could smell the coffee (to boil).
15. I watched him (to read) his letters, saw him (to frown) on
one, (to smile) at another.
Exercise IV
Complete the following sentences using the Objective Parti-
cipial Construction (with participle I or participle II).
1. Going out into the garden, I found....(she, to walk.....).
2. The woman stood at the door and watched.....(the children,
to play). 3. I have never heard....(they, to speak English).
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4. Have you ever seen......(he, to play football....)? 5. His
parents won’t have.....(he, to waste time....). 6.1 shall have
...(the papers, to sign.....). 7. I advise you to get...(the
tickets, to book........................................). 8. As soon as I was outside the door,
I heard....(she, to talk....) to herself. 9. “I’ll have.(the
clothes, to dry) at once,” she said. 10. Turning into the Green
Street she heard....(her name, to call.....). 11. I must have
...(my hair, to cut......) once a month. 12. Why don’t you
have.....................(your TV, to repair.)?
Exercise V
Replace the following sentences using have and get with the
past participle.
1. Someone washed my car for me yesterday. 2.1 asked someone
to paint the gate last week. 3. Someone tuned the piano for her
yesterday. 4.1 asked a man to mend my shoes. 5. Tell someone
to translate it into English. 6. Our season tickets need renewing.
(We must.....). 7. We ordered someone to whitewash the ceiling.
8. The knives want sharpening. (We must........). 9. We must
find somebody to chop all this wood up. 10. He asked his tailor
to lengthen his coat. 11. He asked the maid to tidy his room.
12. I asked the secretary to rewrite the whole report. 13. Our
house needs to be painted. (We must.....).
Exercise VI
Translate into English using the complex object with the in-
finitive or participle I where possible.
1. Девушка улыбнулась; я увидел, как сверкнули ее бело-
снежные зубы. 2. Когда мы вышли рано утром, мы увиде-
ли, что трава, кусты и деревья, покрытые росой, сверкали
в лучах восходящего солнца. 3. Когда он подошел к морю,
он увидел, как два рыбака стояли на берегу и складывали
сети. 4. Родители наблюдали, как их дети плавали, ныря-
ли, играли в воде. 5. Я вижу, вы меня понимаете и не сер-
дитесь на меня. 6. Надеюсь, я не заставил вас долго ждать?
7. Дверь комнаты была открыта, и мне было видно, как
две молодые женщины оживленно разговаривали о чем-то
за чашкой чая. 8. Я слышал, что они переехали в другой
город. 9. Войдя в комнату, я увидел, что отец разговарива-
ет с каким-то человеком, которого я никогда прежде не
видел. 10. Он слышал, как она вздохнула при упоминании
имени ее сына. 11. Он слышал, как она вздохнула во сне.
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12. Вы когда-нибудь слышали, как он исполняет эту вещь?
13. Я слышал, что он очень хорошо исполняет эту вещь.
14. При виде родного города я почувствовала, как у меня
радостно вздрогнуло сердце. 15. Я почувствовал, как силы
возвращаются ко мне.
Exercise VII
Translate the sentences into English using the Objective Par-
ticipial Construction.
1. Я хочу, чтобы эта работа была быстро закончена.
2. Здесь вы можете починить туфли. 3. Мы наблюдали, как
дети прыгали и бегали на стадионе. 4. Завтра.я непремен-
но сфотографируюсь. 5. Мы обнаружили, что экскурсо-
вод ждет нас у входа в парк. 6. Многие слышали, как его
имя упоминали несколько раз. 7. Вам настроят рояль толь-
ко через две недели. 8. Мы слышали, как студенты обсуж-
дали новый фильм. 9. Давид вошел в сад и увидел, как его
тетушка шла по дорожке. 10. Я видела, как вы входили в
кафе. 11. Мы видели, как машина поворачивает за угол.
12. По вечерам мы обычно слышали, как он играет на
скрипке. 13. Я считаю, что он допущен к экзаменам.
14. Все члены бригады хотели, чтобы работа была сдела-
на хорошо. 15. Весной мне нужно сделать ремонт в квар-
тире. 16. Я шью платья в этом ателье. 17. Когда принесут
сюда мой багаж? 18. Я постригаюсь два раза в месяц.
19. Ему нужно сшить хороший костюм. 20. Мои родители
не позволят мне одной ехать на дачу. 21. Было ясно, что
он очень хотел, чтобы нарисовали его портрет.
The Subjective
Participial Construction
The complex subject called the Subjective Participial Con-
struction consists of a noun in the Common case (or a pronoun
in the Nominative case) and a participle (present or past). The
construction is chiefly used after verbs of sense perception.
The two men were heard going downstairs.
They were seen crossing the field together.
The dinner was left untouched.
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EXERCISES
Exercise I
Point out the Subjective Participial Construction. Translate
the sentences.
1. He was found working at his desk. 2. I was kept waiting in
the hall for half an hour. 3. People were seen running up the
alley. 4. I was left waiting outside. 5. He was watched passing
the gate and turning round the corner. 6. My mother was heard
singing a popular song. 7. The door was found locked. 8. The
musicians were heard tuning up. 9. The guests were seen going
to the back parlour. 10. She was found sitting by the fire.
Exercise II
Turn the following sentences with the Objective Participial
Construction into sentences with the Subjective Participial
Construction. Follow the model.
Model: I saw him conducting the orchestra.
He was seen conducting the orchestra.
1.1 heard the boy shouting to the fishermen.
2. We caught the cat stealing meat.
3. 1 saw the man climbing the ladder.
4. They watched the cyclists racing.
5. We found the driver repairing his car.
6. He left us waiting for the bus.
7. We saw the players scoring a goal on TV.
8.1 heard Mary singing in the garden.
Exercise III
Answer these questions; use the Subjective Participial Con-
struction after the verbs suggested.
Model: How do you know that Andrew had a telephone
installed? (hear)
He was heard telling Kate about it.
1. Why do you think Mike is at home? (hear)
2. Why do you think the girls have made up their quarrel?
(see)
3. Why do you think Boris knows Italian? (hear)
4. Why do you think Kate is upset? (see)
5. Why are you sure the Petrovs will go to the Crimea? (hear)
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6. Why are you sure they have already descended the moun-
tain? (see)
7. How do you know Nina has met Vera today? (see)
Exercise IV
Translate into English using the complex subject with the par-
ticiple I.
1. Видели, как он шел по Красной площади. 2. Видели, как
такси ждало кого-то у подъезда. 3. Видели, как они под-
нимались по лестнице. 4. Видели, как мальчики из нашей
школы играли в теннис. 5. Эти пожилые люди живут вни-
зу, и иногда слышно, как они о чем-то разговаривают.
6. Слышали, как Джейн открывала дверь. 7. Видели, как
Том стоял около письменного стола и просматривал ка-
кой-то журнал. 8. Слышали, как она пела в соседней ком-
нате. 9. Видели, как вы покупали книги. 10. Было слыш-
но, как они спорили. 11. Слышали, как он разговаривал
со служанкой. 12. Видели, как рабочие грузили на плат-
формы большие ящики с электрооборудованием. 13. Слы-
шали, как студенты обсуждали новый фильм. 14. Слыша-
ли, как мама пела популярную песню. 15. Видели, как он
несколько раз проходил по этой улице.
The Nominative Absolute
Participial Construction
The Nominative Absolute Participial Construction is a com-
bination of a noun in the Common Case (or a pronoun in the
Nominative Case) with a participle.
The peculiarity of the construction is that the noun (or pro-
noun) which is the subject of the action expressed by the parti-
ciple is not at the same time the subject of the action expressed
by the participle of the sentence.
Therefore the construction is formally independent of the
rest of the sentence. The term absolute means свободный,
независимый.
The Nominative Absolute Participial Construction is used
in the function of an adverbial modifier.
1) of cause
It being dark in the room, we could not read.
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2) of time
The clock striking 6, he began working.
3) of attendant circumstances
He went off to meet his friends, a crowd of boys and girls, and
women following him.
4) of condition
Weather permitting, we will go down to the country.
The Prepositional Absolute
Participial Construction
The Absolute Participial Construction may be introduced
by the preposition with and is then called the Prepositional
Absolute Participial Construction. It is usually used in the func-
tion of an adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances.
We started on our way, with the dog following us.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Point out the Nominative Absolute Participial Constructions
and Prepositional Absolute Participial Constructions and
state what kind of adverbial modifier they express. Translate
the sentences.
1. The host having informed us that it was two hours’ drive, we
started early in the morning. 2. The wind being favourable, our
yacht will reach the island in no time. 3. My task having been
finished, I went to visit my friends. 4. It being very cold, they
decided to make a fire. 5. The preparations being completed,
they began to climb up the mountain. 6. The moon being bright,
everything was clearly visible. 7. The key having been lost, they
couldn’t open the sailor’s chest. 8. The actor being very popular,
it was very difficult to get tickets for his concert. 9. Our petrol
being exhausted, we could go no further. 10. The boys sat gazing
into the fire, with their minds wandering elsewhere. 11. It being
very stormy, they stayed at home. 12. He went along the street,
with his eyes carefully watching the windows. 13. All this having
been settled, we decided to start on Wednesday. 14. The weather
being very cold, the children put on warm coats and hats.
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Exercise II
Point out the Absolute Participial Construction with there
and it. Translate the sentences.
1. There being little time left, we had to make haste. 2. There being
several comic passages in the story, we laughed heartily. 3. It being
difficult to arrange the matter at once, we decided to meet again
on the following day. 4. There being a strong wind that day, it was
dangerous to go yachting. 5. It being dark, we switched on the
light. 6. There being no vacant seats, I had to stand during the
lecture. 7. There being a great deal of people in the hall, we could
not enter. 8. There being nothing to do, we went for a walk.
9. There being a severe storm at sea, the steamer could not leave
the port. 10. It being Sunday, the library was closed.
Exercise III
Change the following sentences using the Absolute Participial
Construction.
1. As there was nothing to do, we went home. 2. If
circumstances permit, I will answer all the letters tomorrow.
3. As the family was poor, he could not afford to buy such
expensive books. 4. When the signal was given, the cars started
to move. 5. As the lecture was over, the students went to the
laboratories. 6. As the professor had been asked to lecture in
another city, the students did some practical work. 7. As it is
late, we must make haste. 8. As there was no bread for dinner,
I had to go to the baker’s. 9. As there were no mistakes in the
test paper, the student got a good mark. 10. As it was difficult
to answer the question, I had to think for a moment. 11. As it
was dangerous to cross the stormy river in a boat, we had to
wait for a steamer. 12. As it is necessary to send the telegram
at once, I’ll go to the post office immediately. 13. As there is
much work to do, I’ll stay at home tonight. 14. As it was
Sunday, the shops were closed.
Exercise IV
Change the following sentences using the Absolute Participial
Construction.
1. As the front door was open, she could see straight through the
house. 2. The question was rather difficult to answer at once, and
I asked for permission to think it over. 3. When the greetings were
over, he seated himself in a chair. 4. We set off; the rain was still
coming down heavily. 5. He stood leaning against the wall, his
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arms were folded. 6. There was in fact nothing to wait for, and we
got down to work. 7. There was very little time left; we had to
hurry. 8. The new engines were safely delivered, all of them were
in good order. 9. Now that two of my books are lost I am not
going to let anyone take books from my library. 10. Dinner was
served on the terrace, as it was very close in the room. 11. After a
private sitting-room had been engaged, bedrooms inspected and
dinner ordered, the party walked out to view the city.
Exercise V
Join two sentences: turn the first sentence into the Nomina-
tive Absolute Participial Construction.
1. The sun had set; we could not continue our way. 2. The room
was dark; we couldn’t see anything. 3. There was nobody at
home; I had dinner alone. 4. The room at the hotel had been
booked beforehand; we had no reason to worry. 5. The typist
had fallen ill; I couldn’t get my paper typed in time. 6. It was
late; the children were sent to bed. 7. The telephone was out of
order; I had to go out. 8. The TV set is repaired; we can watch
TV programmes every day. 9. The new engines were safely
delivered; all of them were in good order. 10. The situation was
urgent; we had to go ahead. 11. Our efforts to start the car had
failed; we spent the night at a nearby village.
Exercise VI
Make up sentences using the following phrases as the Nomi-
native Absolute Participial Construction.
there being no time to lose; the concert over; it being late; hands
in pockets; his collar unbuttoned; with his eyes wide open; our
car being damaged; people singing and dancing; a cup of tea
before him untouched; the rainy season over; the concert having
been cancelled; the teacher being away; eyes wide; their bodies
swaying in time to the song; their clothes being dirty and torn.
Exercise VII
Join two sentences; turn the second sentence into the Prepo-
sitional Absolute Participial Construction.
Model: The girl sat still; her eyes were fixed on the fire. -
The girl sat still, with her eyes fixed on the fire.
1. Her daughter sat motionless by the fire; her hands were
crossed on her knees. 2. He could sit so for hours; his book was
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closed and lying beside him. 3. They went down the stairs; Alice
was lingering behind a little. 4. The boy stood silent; his head
was bent. 5. He was running along the street; his raincoat was
thrown over his left arm. 6. He began to answer his lesson; his
teacher was watching him closely. 7. The child lay on the bed
his eyes were shut and his face was flushed and sweating.
Exercise VIII
Translate into English using the Nominative Absolute Parti-
cipial Construction.
1. Так как море было бурное, они решили не выходить из
гавани. 2. Так как их дом был совсем близко, я часто хо-
дила навещать их. 3. Когда все было готово, мы отправи-
лись в путь. 4. Так как статья была очень трудная, я не
могла перевести ее без вашей помощи. 5. Когда обед был
готов, мы сели за стол. 6. Мы сидели на балконе, а луна в
это время медленно поднималась над горами. 7. Так как
окно было открыто, ветер разбросал все мои бумаги по
полу. 8. Так как погода была прекрасная, мы решили про-
вести воскресенье в деревне. 9. Оставалось еще полчаса
до отхода поезда, и мы решили поужинать на вокзале.
10. Если погода будет благоприятной, спортсмены смо-
гут показать высокие результаты. 11. Если условия по-
зволят, я приеду к вам на лето. 12. Солнце взошло. Нача-
ло быстро светлеть.
Exercise IX
Translate into English using the Nominative Absolute Parti-
cipial Construction.
1. Так как мой брат потерял ключ, я не мог открыть дверь.
2. Так как в комнате было душно, гости пошли в сад.
3. Если позволит время, я прочту этот роман летом.
4. Он ехал медленно к своей деревне, а толпа ребятишек
бежала за ним. 5. После того как поезд ушел, мы все вер-
нулись домой. 6. Вскоре он уже лежал в постели, причем
рука его была тщательно забинтована. 7. Так как млад-
шая сестра очень устала, мы решили отложить поход на
завтра. 8. Было очень сыро, и мы с трудом нашли сухое
место, где можно было поставить палатку. 9. Так как я
была очень занята, я не могла позвонить вам вчера по
телефону. 10. Так как комната не была отремонтирова-
на в прошлом году,'‘она должна быть отремонтирована
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сейчас. 11. Так как мы не взяли билетов на концерт, мы
не сможем услышать этого замечательного пианиста.
12. Так как мы точно не знаем расписания движения па-
роходов, мы должны поехать на пристань и узнать новое
расписание.
Exercise X
Translate what is given in brackets with the help of the Nomi-
native Absolute Construction.
1. (День был солнечный) a pair of glass doors leading to the
garden were thrown open. 2. He fell asleep (окно осталось от-
крытым). 3. (Было уже холодно) the summer residents began
to leave their country houses. 4. (Когда гости разъехались) the
house became solitary again. 5. He rushed into the room (шап-
ка в руках). 6. (He было никакого смысла все объяснять ему)
I made up my mind to act on my own. 7. He sat lost in thought
(перед ним стоял нетронутый обед). 8. (Так как не было луны)
it was pitch dark in the forest. 9. (Так как не было никаких
возражений) the plan was adopted. 10. Long she sat half-dressed
(сжав руки и опустив голову). 11. Blank silence followed (никто
не произнес ни слова). 12. (Многие рабочие в городе стра-
дали от туберкулеза легких) he decided to do research work to
find causes of the disease.
Exercise XI
Translate into English using the Nominative Absolute Con-
struction.
1. Когда письмо было написано, она согласилась отнести
его на почту. 2. Оставалось еще полчаса до отхода поезда,
и мы решили провести это время на вокзале. 3. Солнце село.
Начало быстро темнеть. 4. Сигнал был дан, и конькобеж-
цы бросились вперед. 5. Если погода будет благоприятной,
спортсмены смогут выиграть это соревнование. 6. Этот
вопрос трактуется в двух томах, так что мне придется про-
смотреть оба. 7. Когда работа была выполнена, мы пошли
домой. 8. Если условия позволят, я приеду к вам сегодня
вечером после работы. 9. Так как было темно на улице,
дети пошли домой. 10. Так как актер был очень популяр-
ным, было трудно достать билеты на его концерт. 11. Пос-
ле того, как я закончил работу, я пошел навестить своих
друзей.
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The Nominative
Absolute Construction
(without a participle)
The Nominative Absolute Construction is a combination of
a noun in the Common Case (or a pronoun in the Nominative
Case) with an adjective, an adverb or a prepositional phrase,
its subject not being the subject of the sentence. The construc-
tion is used in the function of an adverbial modifier
1) of time:
The concert over, we phoned for a taxi.
Note. Observe the difference between the following con-
structions:
The lecture being over ... - Так как ...
The lecture over ... - Когда ...
2) attendant circumstances:
She stood stiff 'her eyes dry, her lips tight.
The Prepositional
Absolute Construction
(without a participle)
The Absolute Participial Construction may be introduced
by the preposition with and is then called the Prepositional
Absolute Construction.
He rushed into the room, with his face red with anger.
EXERCISES
Exercise I
Point out the absolute constructions and state what kind of
adverbial modifier they express. Translate the sentences.
1. At five o’clock the following day old Jolyon sat alone, a cigar
between his lips. 2. He walked with his eyes on the ground, his
lips opening and closing. 3. He listened attentively to the captain’s
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story, his eyes half closed. 4. He probably came from the mainland,
with no one seeing him. 5. She was sitting in the parlour, her hands
beating gently on the arm of the chair. 6. He stood in front of
them with a stick in his hand. 7. The embracing over, the guests
parted. 8. These arrangements completed, he looked around him
with great satisfaction. 9. The day being very warm and the street
a quiet one, the windows were wide open. 10. Oliver came up to
the cook, bowl and spoon in hand. 11. She stared out over the
landscape, her chin cupped in her hand. 12. Old Jolyon stood at
the bottom of the bed, his hands folded in front of him.
Exercise II
Point out the Absolute Construction containing no partici-
ple. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. She stood watching me, rocking oh her heels, her hands in the
pockets and a smile on her face. 2. Tea ready, I was going to
approach the table. 3. He was lying, with his head and shoulders
out of bed. 4. The working time over, innumerable employees
leave the City of London to return the next day. 5. And, cigar in
mouth, old Jolyon said, “Play me some Chopin.” 6. He stood,
his hands behind him. 7. They were on the porch and John was
bowing right and left, his hat in his hand, his voice cool and
soft. 8. He sat on a stool by the hearth, his back against the
fireplace. 9. He caressed the child clumsily, with her big hand
over its head. 10. The experiment over, the newspaper
correspondents attacked the young scientists with questions.
Exercise III
Translate into English using absolute constructions.
1. Он вошел в комнату с чемоданом в руке. 2. Отец с труб-
кой во рту встал из-за письменного стола и подошел к
книжному шкафу. 3. Он спокойно лежал на диване с кни-
гой в руках. 4. Она продолжала слушать своих друзей с
широко открытыми от удивления глазами. 5. Если погода
улучшится, мы сможем поехать за город завтра. 6. Пасса-
жиры сидели на палубе с книгами в руках. 7. Он разгова-
ривал с гостями, повернувшись спиной к камину. 8. Когда
урок окончился, все вышли из аудитории. 9. Девушка не-
подвижно сидела в кресле, закрыв глаза. 10. Он вошел в
комнату в пальто и шапке. 11. Он повернулся к нам: глаза
горят, губы сжаты. 12. Маленькая Аня перестала играть
на рояле и встала у окна, повернувшись спиной ко всем.
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The Preposition
The preposition is a part of speech which shows the rela-
tions between a noun or a pronoun and other words of the
sentence. The most common prepositions are: at, by, for, from,
below, upon, in, into, on, of, to, up, before, above, under, with,
without etc. The noun which follows the preposition is called
the object to the preposition:
He studies at the university.
She is working in the laboratory.
Note. Adverbs, infinitives, phrases and clauses too may
be objects to a preposition:
You must finish your work by then, (adverb)
The same word may act as an adverb and as a preposition
in different situations:
He was sitting in the reading-room, (prep.)
Suddenly a boy ran in. (adv.)
His coat is on the coat-hanger, (prep.)
He put his coat on. (adv.)
Kinds of Prepositions
We must distinguish the following groups of prepositions:
1) simple prepositions: in, on, at, for, with etc.;
2) derived prepositions which are formed from other words,
mainly participles: concerning, following, including, during,
depending, except etc.;
3) compound prepositions: within, outside, inside, without,
throughout, alongside etc.;
4) phrasal prepositions which include a word of another class
and one or two prepositions: by means of, in front of, in spite of,
instead of, in addition to, for the sake of etc.
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The Place of Prepositions
1. Usually the preposition stands before the word it refers to
and is not stressed:
In the morning lots of students hurry to the university.
2. A preposition may stand at the end of an interrogative
sentence, an attributive clause or an object clause. In such cases
it is stressed:
What is this barometer made of?
The worker you are looking for is a very good specialist.
The Use of More Frequently
Met Prepositions
Prepositions of Place
ABOVE - The aeroplane flew above the clouds.
ACROSS - A car stood across the road.
AMONG -1 saw a light among the trees.
BELOW - He signed his name below mine.
IN - in a room/in a building in the water in a row/in a line
in a garden/in a park in the ocean in a queue
in a town/in a country in a river
There is nobody in the room.
The book is in the bag.
The children are in the garden.
I prefer to sit in the front row at the theatre.
Note that we say: in an armchair in (the) front of
in a photograph in (the) back of
in a picture
in a mirror
in the sky
There are no clouds in the sky.
Who is the woman in the photograph?
Don 7 sit in that armchair. It 's broken.
The car is in front of the truck.
The truck is in back of the car.
The woman is in the front of the car.
The girl is in the back of the car.
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AT - at the bus stop at the top (of the page) at the back
at the door at the bottom (of the page) at the front
at the window at the end of the street
Who is that woman standing at the bus stop?
Write your name at the top of the page.
IN/AT/ON - We say that someone is at an event. For example:
at a party
at a concert
at a conference
at a football game
at the cinema
at a meeting
There were many people at the meeting.
I met my friend at the football game.
We say: at home at university
at school at an airport
at work at the seashore
at a station at sea
in bed
in prison
in hospital
on a farm
I'll be at work at 9 о "clock.
We 7/ meet at the airport.
I worked on a farm in the summer.
You can be in or at college/school.
Use at college or at school when you are thinking of the col-
lege/school as a place or when you give the name of a college/
school.
He will be in school for three more years.
She is away at school right now.
We can use in or at with buildings. You can stay in a hotel or
at a hotel’, you can eat in a restaurant or at a restaurant. We
usually say at when we say where an event takes place: at the
theatre, at the office.
The meeting took place at the office.
We went to a concert at the Arts Centre.
We say at someone 's house.
I was at Pete's house last week.
We use in when we think about the building itself.
The rooms in Tom's house are large.
We usually say in with towns and villages.
My parents live in Moscow.
But you can use at when the town or village is a point on a
journey:
Do you know if this train stops at Smithtown?
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We say arrive in a country or town:
When did he arrive in Kiev?
We say arrive at with other places (buildings etc.) or events:
What time did he arrive at school/at work/at the hotel?
We say arrive home (without a preposition):
When did he arrive home?
On is used to talk about position or a surface.
Your dinner 's on the table.
Don 7 sit on the floor/on the grass.
There is a dirty mark on the wall/on the ceiling/on your chin.
Have you seen the notice on the notice-board?
There is a report about the football match on page 7 of the
newspaper.
Don 7 sit on the chair. It 's broken.
Note that we say:
on the left/on the right
on the ground floor/on the first floor etc.
In Britain we drive on the left.
Our flat is on the second floor.
We use on with small islands:
He spent his holidays on a small island.
We also say on the coast/on a river/on a road\
London is on the river Thames.
Portsmouth is on the south coast of England.
We say that a place is on the way to another place:
We stopped at a village on the way to London.
In/at/on the corner. We say in the corner of a room, but at
the corner (or on the corner) of a street.
The television is in the corner of the room.
There is a telephone box at/on the corner of the street.
OVER - A lamp was hanging over the table.
UNDER - The box is under the table.
BY/NEAR/BESIDE - He was standing by the window.
There was an armchair beside the fireplace.
He lives near the university.
BEHIND - There is a small vegetable garden behind the house.
BEYOND - The village is beyond the river.
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Prepositions of Movement
and Direction
TO - We say go/come/travel to a place or event.
go to Moscow go to a party
walk to work go to a concert
come to London return to England
be taken to hospital drive-to the airport
INTO - Go into/come into = enter (a room/building etc.):
He went into the room.
A bird flew into the room.
Don 7 wait outside! Come into the house.
We use BY.....to say how we travel:
by car by boat/ship by road by sea
by train by bus by rail by Underground
by plane by bicycle by air
Tom goes to work by car.
But we say on foot:
Did you come here by car or on foot?
But you cannot use by if you say my car/the train/a taxi
etc.
We use IN for cars and taxis:
in my car in Tom’s car in the car in a taxi
We got in (into) the car and drove off.
We use ON for bicycles and buses, trains etc.:
on my bicycle on the bus on the 6.15 train
Get on the train. Its ready to leave.
FROM - He took the book from the shelf.
I have received a letter from my friend.
Take this book from Petrov.
OFF - Take your things off the table.
The train ran off the roof.
OUT OF - He walked out of the house.
She took the letter out of her pocket.
THROUGH - The train passed through the tunnel.
He looked through the window.
Prepositions of Time
AT - We use at with times: at 5 о ’clock
at noon at midnight
at night w at lunch/dinner/breakfast (time)
at the weekend at that time
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at Christmas/at Easter
at the moment/at present
at the same time
at the age of
I don 7 go out at night.
We give each other presents at Christmas.
She and I arrived at the same time.
ON - We use on with dates and days:
on July 30th on Christmas Day
on Friday on that day
on Sunday afternoon on Saturday night
They got married on 20 March.
We usually go out on Saturday evenings.
IN - We use in for a longer period of time (months, years,
seasons).
in May in 2003 in (the) winter
in the 19th century in the 1980s in the Middle Ages
They got married in 2001.
We also say:
in the morning/evening/aftemoon/night
I'll see you in the morning.
We never use AT, IN or ON before yesterday, tomorrow, next,
this, last, every.
He is leaving next Sunday.
IN + A PERIOD OF TIME = a time in the future
The train will be leaving in a few minutes.
They are getting married in two months.
We also use IN to say how long it takes to do something:
I learnt to drive in three weeks.
FOR - We use FOR + A PERIOD OF TIME to say how long
something goes on:
for two years for three hours for a month
I’ve watched television for two hours last night.
Are you going away for the weekend?
DURING - We use DURING + NOUN to say when
something happens:
during the film during our holiday during the night
WHILE - We use WHILE + SUBJECT + VERB
I fell asleep while I was watching television.
SINCE and FOR - We use SINCE when we say the beginning
of the period (8 o’clock).
We use FOR when we say the period of time (two hours):
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since for
10 o’clock 1985 two hours a week
Tuesday Christmas ten minutes four years
10 May lunchtime three days a long time
March we arrived five months ages
She has been working here since May.
She has been working here for five months.
We do not use FOR in expressions with all (all day/all mom-
ing/all week/all my life etc.):
I’ve lived here all my life.
BY (+a time) = not later then:
We have to be at home by 5 о ’clock.
UNTIL (or TILL) - We use UNTIL (or TILL) to say how long
a situation continues:
Let’s wait until (or till) it stops raining.
You can also say by the time, by then or by that time:
He arrived at the party at midnight. By then (or by that time),
most of the guests had left.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Complete these sentences with in, at or on.
1. Turn left ... the traffic lights. 2. You’ll find the plates
....the top shelf. 3. It is very dangerous when children play
football....the street. 4. I’ll meet you.the corner of the
street at 12 o’clock. 5..the end of the street there is a path
leading to the forest. 6. My brother lives.a small village
....the south coast of England. 7. Mr Smith’s office is...
the first floor. It’s the second door....................your left. 8. You’ll
find the sports results .. the last page of the newspaper.
9. We went to the theatre last night. We had seats...the
front row. 10. In most countries people drive..the right.
11.1 couldn’t hear the teacher very well. She had a quiet voice
and I was sitting...the back of the class. 12. My flat is.
the third floor and there is no lift. 13. Look at those beautiful
horses....that field! 14.1 read about the accident. There was
a report....the front page of the newspaper. 15. She spends
all day sitting.the window and watching what is happening
outside.
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Exercise II
Complete the sentences with in, at or on.
1. My train arrives... 12. Can you meet me.....the station?
2. It was a very long voyage. We were.....sea for ten weeks.
3. Don’t phone tomorrow evening. I won’t be....home. I’ll be
...Ann’s. 4. What time do you expect to arrive....the hotel?
5.1 arrived.......................................home feeling very tired. 6.1 didn’t see you.
the party on Saturday. Where were you? 7. It’s always too hot
in....Tom’s house. 8. Our flight was delayed. We had to wait
...the airport for four hours. 9.1 like the countryside and the
fresh air. I think I’d like to work.a farm. 10. He speaks good
French. He studied....Paris for two years. 11. Are they showing
any good films ....the cinema this week? 12. Tom is ill. He
wasn’t....school today. He was......home.......bed. 13. The
exhibition....the art gallery finished on Sunday. 14. Ann was
injured in a road accident. She is still.hospital.
Exercise III
Complete these sentences with a preposition if a preposition
is necessary.
1. He arrived...England two months ago. 2. The train from
Paris arrives...platform 2. 3. What time do you usually arrive
...home in the evening? What time do usually arrive work
in the morning? 5. When we arrived.......the cinema, there was
a long queue outside. 6. When I first arrived .... a foreign
country, I had a strange feeling. 7. When did he arrive.......................................
Britain? 8. What time did he arrive.the party? 9. They arrived
...the hotel in the evening. 10. We arrived..home very late.
11. After many years away, she arrived back ..... England.
12. Were there many people.....the concert? 13. It was a very
slow train. It stopped...every little station. 14. We’ll be...................................
home all evening. 15. Now Pete is........college, but he will be
...home for the summer.
Exercise IV
Translate the following sentences. Pay attention to how the
preposition at is translated.
1. We agreed to meet at his place. 2. I will be at home at that
time. 3. All the guests were sitting at table when I came. 4. I
met him at the corner the other day. 5. The train was moving
at a great speed. 6. He picked up a stone and threw it at the
bird. 7. We arrived at the station just in time to catch our
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train. 8. He was sad at hearing this bad news. 9. You must
not go there at such a late hour. 10. We will do this exercise at
our next lesson. 11. We stood at the window and watched the
traffic in the street. 12. Open your books at page 21.
13. The captain slept very little and at dawn he came on deck.
Exercise V
Translate the following paying attention to the preposi-
tion for.
1. We are ready to die for our country. 2. His right arm is
broken, so I wrote the letter for him. 3. Here is a present for
you. 4. Will we go for a walk? 5. I have to prepare for the
examinations. 6. I am waiting for an answer to my letter.
7. The train for St Petersburg leaves at 11.30. 8. She could not
speak for tears. 9. The children shouted for you. 10. We worked
for an hour. 11. The children walked for a mile. 12. She left
St Petersburg for Moscow. 13. Summer is a busy season for
the farmers. 14. We stopped for a short while and then moved
on. 15. We lived in the country for more than a fortnight.
Exercise VI
Fill in the blanks with the preposition from or since.
1. We worked in the school garden.......three till five in the
afternoon. 2.1 haven’t seen him last Sunday. 3.........when
do you study at this school? 4. I am always at home two
to four. 5. We have been friends...the time when we used to
go to school together. 6. I am here.....morning, waiting for
you. 7. We have our summer holidays......June till September.
8. The woodcutter worked......early morning till late at night.
9.1 have lived in this city...I was a boy.
Exercise VII
Fill in the blanks with the preposition by or with.
1. Many things, even dresses, are done ..... machines now.
2. Trains are driven...electric power. 3. The boy cut his finger
....a knife. 4. The ship was thrown......the waves on to a
rock. 5. The teacher was pleased.........our work. 6. America
was discovered.....Columbus. 7. The boys worked........great
interest. 8. He escaped death...holding on to a rope. 9. You
must do this work......care. 10, She took the little girl.the
hand and led her across the street. 11. He amused himself...
a book. 12. He amused himself......reading a book.
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Exercise VIII
Fill in the blanks with over, through, across.
1. There was a bridge...the river. 2. Troops marched......
the town. 3. The ship sailed...the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Water
was running......a rock. 5. My house is just....the street.
6. The tiger escaped....the tall grass. 7. The lessons will be
....in ten minutes. 8. I’ll be..with my lessons very soon.
9. He walked....................the room and came up to me. 10. It was
raining all .... the night. 11. They travelled all ... the
country. 12. The boys swam quickly.......the water. 13. We
sailed....the lake in a small boat. 14. I’ve looked for the lost
book all.....the house. 15. It is unpleasant to drive.bad
roads. 16. They worked the whole night.....
Exercise IX
Put one of the following prepositions into each gap.
above beside beneath onto
around behind over towards
across below out of
1. She took her purse.....her bag and paid the taxi driver.
2. Our cat loves to curl up....the fire and go to sleep.
3. The river from the top of the mountain was breathtaking.
We could see the town and the river........us, and people
who looked like ants.
4. Last night the temperature fell to three degrees...zero.
5. The dog jumped.......my lap, and settled down for a good
sleep.
6. The hunter trembled as the tiger started running...him.
He had nowhere to hide.
7. She has beautiful works of art all...her house, even in
the kitchen and the bathroom.
8. He climbed......the wall and ran.....the field.
9. The plane took off and was soon flying.....the clouds.
10. The garden was......the house.
Exercise X
Complete these sentences with to, into, on or by. If no prepo-
sition is necessary, leave the sentence as it is.
1. Mike usually goes...work......car. 2. What time are you
going.....home? 3.1 had lost my key but I managed to climb
....the house through a window. 4. She has just returned.
England after a year in Russia. 5. She didn’t feel like walking,
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so she came home.......a taxi. 6. We went.......a party last
night. We didn’t get....home until 2 p.m. 7.1 must go......
the bank to change some money. 8. I decided not to go......
car, I went....my bike instead. 9. What time are you going
....home? 10. I’m tired. I am going.......bed. 11. The best
way to get around London is...............Underground. 12. When are
you going...... Spain? 13. How did you go ....... Paris ...
plane?
Exercise XI
Answer the questions. Use in, at or on with the words in
brackets.
1. Where’s the label? (bottle)....
2. Where’s the woman sitting? (armchair).......
3. Where’s the man standing? (gate)......
4. Where’s the picture? (wall)....
5. Where’s Kate standing? (top/stairs)....
6. Where’s the cat? (bottom/stairs)....
7. Where’s Tom’s flat? (second floor)....
8. Where’s the dog? (back/car).....
9. Where’s Tom sitting in the cinema? (back row)......
10. Where’s the notice? (door).....
11. Where’s the girl standing? (comer of the street)...
12. Where’s the man standing? (comer of the room)......
Exercise XII
Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.
Last year my family went......holiday to the USA. We went
there air, it was a long journey but we were very well looked
after the plane by all the air hostesses. When we arrived
....the airport we went directly...our hotel.....taxi. There
was a lot of traffic.............................the streets of the city and there were
many people walking.......the pavements. We stayed........a
large hotel....the outskirts of Washington. We were given a
wonderful suite ..... the top floor of the hotel. The most
enjoyable day I had was when we went......an excursion. We
had a wonderful holiday.
Exercise XIII
Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.
1. Put the book my drawer. 2. Take the book the
shelf. 3. Let’s go 7 the Picture Gallery. 4. He wandered
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.... our house. 5. We left ..... Moscow ....... 10 o’clock.
6. When I am ...... home I work ....... the garden ... the
morning. 7.1 rise dawn and go bed ten o’clock.
8. Peter was born a little town 1975, the 2nd of
May. 9.1 took the knife.....the baby. 10......July I will go
....the country and will stay there.....September. 11. She
was.....................................work.3.30. 12. When I went out last Saturday
I told my father I’d be back.... 11 o’clock. 13.1 was having
such a good time that I didn’t look at my watch..12 o’clock.
14.1 found a taxi and I arrived...home........12.30. 15. My
father was furious and told me I’d have to be home ........
7 o’clock every night of the week.
Exercise XIV
Put the correct preposition of time into each gap.
1. Pete began his musical education....the age of five.
2. I lived in Paris...five years,..... 1975 .... 1980.
3. We never see our cat.....the day it sleeps, and it goes out
....night.
4. I don’t usually go out...the evening, except......Mon-
day evening, when I play tennis.
5. Generations of my family have lived in this house. 1900.
6. How long are you in England for?......six months.
7. How much longer are you staying? ....... the end of the
month.
8. I’m just going out to the shops. If anyone rings, tell then
I’ll be back......a few minutes.
9. Are you going away.......Easter?
10. I met my friend in London.....the time I was working at
school.
Exercise XV
Put in for or during,
1. It rained....three days without stopping. 2. I fell asleep
....the film. 3. I waited for you.....half an hour and then
decided that you weren’t coming. 4. When we were at the theatre
last night, we met Kate...............the interval. 5. She was angry with
me. She didn’t speak to me.......a week. 6. We usually go out
at weekends, but we don’t often go out.......a week. 7. Pete
started a new job a week ago. Before that he was out of work
....three months. 8. He hasn’t lived in India all his life. He
lived in Britain....four years. 9. We met a lot of people....
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our holiday. 10.....our stay in Paris, we visited a lot of
museums.
Exercise XVI
Translate the following sentences using the prepositions in,
on, at, by, into or no preposition at all.
1. Книга лежит на столе. 2. Рассказ написан на пяти страни-
цах. 3. Мой брат сейчас на работе. 4. Мы встретились на
улице. 5. Он приедет на поезде. 6. Я не смог ответить на этот
вопрос. 7. Мальчик взобрался на высокое дерево. 8. Почему
вы смотрите на меня так удивленно? 9. Переведите, пожа-
луйста, это предложение на английский язык. 10. Он разде-
лил яблоко на три части. 11. Откройте книгу на странице
20. 12. Вы найдете этот рассказ на странице 38.
Exercise XVII
Translate the following sentences paying attention to how
the Russian preposition за is translated into English.
1. Ветер сдул его шляпу за борт. 2. Мы решили провести это
воскресенье за городом. 3. Шофёру пришлось искать дру-
гой мост за пятьдесят километров от этого моста. 4. Мой
брат выполнил за меня домашнее задание. 5. Мы очень мно-
го сделали за эту неделю. 6. Он рассказал мне эту историю
за обедом. 7. Она услышала чьи-то шаги за дверью. 8. Я при-
ду к вам за час до отъезда. 9. Пожалуйста, не беспокойтесь
за меня. 10. Все мальчики побежали за Томом. 11. Немед-
ленно пошлите за доктором. 12. Сколько вы заплатили за
эту шляпу?
Exercise XVIII
Translate the following paying attention to the Russian prepo-
sition no.
1. Они долго шли по лесу. 2. Новость распространилась
по всему городу. 3. Идите по этой дороге. 4. Мы плыли
на пароходе вниз по Волге. 5. Он ходил по комнате. 6. По
моим часам сейчас девять. 7. Они переправились по реке
один за другим. 8. Я предпочитаю путешествовать по
морю. 9. Люди давно мечтали летать по воздуху.
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Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns,
Participles with Prepositions
Verbs Used with the Preposition AT
to aim at целиться на
to arrive at приезжать (в небольшой город, в какое-нибудь
место)
to call at заходить куда-либо
to hint at намекать на
to knock at стучать в
to laugh at смеяться над
to look (glance) at смотреть (взглянуть) на
to shout at кричать на
to throw at бросать в
to value (estimate) at оценивать в
to work at работать над
to rejoice at радоваться чему-либо
to wonder at удивляться чему-либо
to be surprised at удивляться чему-либо
to be astonished at удивляться чему-либо
Verbs Used with the Preposition BY
to divide (multiply) by делить (множить) на
to increase (decrease, rise, exceed) by увеличивать, -ся,
(уменьшать, -ся, повышаться, превышать) на
to judge by судить по
to mean by подразумевать под
to take (seize, hold, pull) by взять (схватить, держать, тя-
нуть) за
Verbs, Adjectives and Nouns Used
with the Preposition FOR
to ask for спросить что-либо, спросить кого-либо
to be bound for направляться в
to blame for ругать за
to care for любить, нравиться
to call for заходить за
to exchange for обменивать на
to hope for надеяться на
to be late for опаздывать на, к
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to leave for уезжать в
to look for искать
to pay for платить за
to prepare for готовиться к
to sail for отплывать в
to search for искать что-либо
to start for отправляться в
to wait for ждать кого-либо, чего-либо
a contract (order, cheque, invoice) for договор (заказ, чек, счет)
на
demand for спрос на
negotiations for переговоры о
respect for уважение к
Verbs Used with the Preposition FROM
to buy from покупать у
to borrow from занимать у
to differ from отличаться от
to judge from судить no
to make from делать из
to prevent from мешать, препятствовать
to recover from поправляться после (болезни)
to save from спасать от
to suffer from страдать от
to translate from переводить c
Verbs, Adjectives and Participles
Used with the Preposition IN
to arrive in приезжать в (страну, крупный город)
to deal in торговать (оптом) чем-либо
to end in кончаться чем-либо
to be engaged in заниматься чем-либо
to include in включать в
to result in иметь результатом что-либо, приводить к
to succeed in удаваться
to take part (to participate) in участвовать в
dressed in одетый в
rich in богатый чем-либо
to be in the habit (of) иметь обыкновение
to be in love (with) быть влюбленным в
to be in need (of) нуждаться (в)
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to be interested in интересоваться чем-либо
to be in быть дома, на месте своей работы
Verbs Used with the Preposition INTO
to change (to turn) into превращать, -ся в
to divide into (in) разделять на
to look into рассматривать (исследовать)
to inquire into рассматривать (исследовать)
to convert into превращать в
to translate into переводить на
to come into (in) force входить в силу
to get into the habit привыкать
to take into account (consideration) принимать во внимание
Verbs and Adjectives Used with
the Preposition OF
to accuse of обвинять в
to consist of состоять из
to deprive of лишать чего-либо
to die of умереть от
to hear of слышать о
to inform of сообщать о
to remind of (about) напоминать о
to remind of something, somebody напоминать что-либо, кого-
либо
to speak (talk) of говорить о
to think of думать о
to be afraid of бояться кого-либо, чего-либо
to be fond of любить кого-либо, что-либо
to be full of быть полным чего-либо
to be independent of быть независимым от
to be proud of гордиться кем-либо, чем-либо
to be sure (certain) of быть уверенным в
to be worthy of быть достойным чего-либо
to be in need of нуждаться в
to be of importance иметь значение
to be of interest представлять интерес
to be of value иметь ценность
to come in sight of увидеть что-либо
to get rid of избавляться от
to make use of использовать что-либо
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to take advantage of воспользоваться чем-либо
to take care of заботиться о чем-либо
Verbs Used with the Preposition OFF
to be off уходить
to get off сходить с (трамвая, поезда и т.п.)
to put off откладывать
to take off снимать
to set off отправляться
Verbs Used with the Preposition ON
to agree on условливаться о, договариваться о -
to comment on комментировать что-либо
to congratulate on поздравлять c
to depend on зависеть от
to insist on настаивать на
to rely on полагаться на
to spend on тратить на
to call on навещать, посещать кого-либо
Verbs Used with the Preposition TO
to agree to соглашаться на
to amount to составлять (сумму, количество), доходить до
to apologize to извиняться перед
to attach to прилагать к
to belong to принадлежать кому-либо
to complain to жаловаться кому-либо
to happen to случаться c
to explain to объяснять кому-либо
to listen to слушать кого-либо, что-либо
to object to возражать против
to pay attention to обращать внимание на
to call (draw) somebody’s attention to обращать внимание
кого-либо на
to prefer to предпочитать чему-либо
to reply to отвечать на
to refer to ссылаться на
to seem (appear) to казаться кому-либо
to speak to говорить с кем-либо
to talk to говорить с кем-либо
to subscribe to подписываться на
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to telegraph to телеграфировать кому-либо
to wire to телеграфировать кому-либо
to cable to телеграфировать кому-либо
to telephone to звонить по телефону кому-либо
Adjectives Used with
the Preposition TO
acceptable приемлемый
attentive внимательный
clear ясный
cruel жестокий
devoted преданный
equal равный
familiar хорошо знакомый
grateful благодарный
impolite невежливый
important важный
inferior более низкий по
качеству
kind добрый
known известный
liable подверженный, склон
ный
necessary необходимый
opposite противоположный
polite вежливый
similar подобный
strange странный
superior более высокий по
качеству
unknown неизвестный
unpleasant неприятный
useful полезный
useless бесполезный
Verbs, Adjectives and Participles
Used with the Preposition WITH
to agree with соглашаться c
to compare with сравнить c
to deal with иметь дело с
to fill with наполнять, -ся чем-либо
to insure something with застраховать что-либо в
to leave with оставлять у
to open an account with открывать счет в
to provide with обеспечивать чем-либо
to supply (provide) with снабжать чем-либо
to tremble (shake, shiver) with дрожать от
to be angry with сердиться на
disappointed with разочарованный чем-либо
pale (red, tired) with бледный (красный, усталый) от
pleased (displeased) with довольный (недовольный) кем-либо,
чем-либо
popular with популярный среди
satisfied with удовлетворенный чем-либо
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phrasal Prepositions
according to согласно чему-либо
apart from помимо, кроме, не считая
as to (as for) что касается
because of из-за
but for если бы не
by means of посредством
in accordance with в соответствии с
in addition to в дополнение к
in case of в случае
as compared with (in comparison with) по сравнению c
in conformity with в соответствии с
in consequence of в последствии, в результате
in favour of в пользу кого-либо, чего-либо, на имя кого-
либо
in front of перед, напротив
in spite of несмотря на
instead of вместо
in the event of в случае если
in view of ввиду
owing to из-за, благодаря
on behalf of, (in the name of) от имени
subject to при условии
thanks to благодаря
with a view to с целью
with (in) regard to, with (in) respect to относительно, no
отношению к
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Complete these sentences with the correct preposition.
1. Why are you always so impolite.your parents? Can’t you
be nice....them? 2. It wasn’t very polite.him to leave
without saying thank you. 3.1 can’t understand people who are
cruel....animals. 4. We enjoyed our vacation, but we were
disappointed...the hotel. 5.1 was surprised.the way he
behaved. 6. I learn Spanish, but I’m not satisfied . my
progress. 7. I had never seen so many people before. I was
astonished the crowds. 8. She spends a lot of time gardening.
His garden is very well-kept, and he’s very proud.it. 9. Are
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you interested .... art and architecture? 10. Your writing is
similar mine. 11.1 can’t get rid this bad habit. 12. This
writer was popular..... the public. 13. “What time will you
arrive?” “I don’t know. It depends...the traffic.” 14. “What
did he die....?” “A heart attack.” 15. We complained....the
manager of the restaurant....the food.
Exercise II
Complete these sentences with a preposition.
1. Will you take care ..... the children while I’m away?
2. We had an enormous meal. It consisted.....seven courses.
3. Who does this coat belong ......? 4. I congratulate you
.... the Victory Day. 5. I look stupid with this haircut.
Everyone will laugh......me. 6. You can rely......Pete. He
always keeps his promises. 7.1 didn’t have enough money to
pay.....the meal. 8. I’ve searched the whole house......my
key, but I still can’t find them. 9. My sister is thinking.
going to Canada. 10. I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting....
the rain to stop. 11. He was very angry and started shouting
.... me. 12. The number of people suffering ........ heart
disease has increased. 13. She’s a little lonely. She needs
someone to talk............................................14. Ann doesn’t write.parents very
often. 15. Can I speak.....a moment? There’s something I
want to ask you.
Exercise III
Complete these sentences with a preposition.
1. I didn’t have any money so I had to borrow some.......a
friend of mine. 2. The book is divided ....... three parts.
3. Can you explain this word.....me? 4. Everybody blamed
me......the accident. 5. Tom accused Ann......being selfish.
6. I prefer tea .... coffee. 7. Dickens’ books have been
translated.....many languages. 8. How much time do you
spend......food each week? 9. The house reminds me.........
the one I lived in when I was a child. 10. The school provides
all the students...books. 11. If you don’t want to eat that
sandwich, throw it.....the birds. They’ll eat it. 12. I prefer
travelling.... train .... driving. It’s much more pleasant.
13. She got really angry. She even threw a chair ..... me!
14. Some words are difficult to translate....one language
....another. 15. I haven’t seen her since she left home....
work this morning.
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Exercise IV
Complete these sentences with a preposition.
1. Antony stayed.....home last week. 2. He came......the
building with me. 3. Mother divided the berries ... Jane
and Bill. 4. Are you afraid mice? 5. He is good
tennis. 6. We were surprised his victory in the race. 7.1
have a different opinion. I can’t agree ........... you.
8. Congratulations .... your new job. 9. I do not know
whether we will go hiking. It will depend....the weather.
10.1 often dream.....being a famous actor. 11. Please, could
you explain this poem ...... me? 12. Not many people are
interested....exploring these regions. 13. If you don’t listen
.... people, they won’t listen ... you. 14. The scientists
were not pleased ................. the results of their experiments.
15. How many people participated ........ the conference?
16. You have always been so kind.....me.
Exercise V
Translate these sentences into English paying attention to
the prepositions. .
1. Дети были в зоопарке. 2. Он уехал из Москвы в Санкт-
Петербург. 3. Они смотрели в окно. 4. Она вошла в дом.
5. Они скоро отправятся в путешествие. 6. Мы не можем
никуда пойти в такой дождь. 7. Он приедет в августе.
8. Она положила руку в карман. 9. Они поехали в дерев-
ню. 10. Приходите в шесть часов. 11. Дом стоит поперек
дороги. 12. Подождите здесь, пока я не вернусь. 13. Я
останусь здесь до конца недели. 14. Я встаю на рассвете
и ложусь спать в одиннадцать часов. 15. Первое слово
каждого предложения должно начинаться с заглавной
буквы. 16. Петр родился в маленьком городе, в 1974 году,
второго мая. 17. Аня вернулась из школы в пять часов.
18. В июле я поеду за город и останусь там до сентября.
19. Они провели вечер, сидя у камина. 20. Он ждет нас в
течение двух часов. 21. До конца недели я буду очень
занята. 22. Было около полуночи, когда он вернулся до-
мой.
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The Conjunction
A conjunction is that part of speech which joins words of
sentences. There are two kinds of conjunctions: 1) coordinat-
ing and 2) subordinating conjunctions.
Coordinating Conjunctions
They are AND, BUT, YET, THEREFORE, OR, SO, FOR,
NOR, AS WELL AS, NOT ONLY ... BUT ALSO, BOTH ...
AND, EITHER ... OR, NEITHER ... NOR.
These conjunctions join together words, clauses and sentences
of equal importance:
Mary and Jane went to the secondary school.
John studies architecture, but Mary studies chemistry.
Note 1. When there are more than two words or thoughts
to be joined together, usually only the last is preceded by
a conjunction:
Here some red, pink, white and yellow flowers.
Boys, girls, youths and elderly people went to see the mo-
tor-racing.
Note 2. Coordinating conjunctions join words that stand
in the same relation to some other word in the sentence:
Will you drink milk or tea?
Our pupils and students like sport games.
Subordinating Conjunctions
They are AS, THAT, AFTER, BEFORE, IF, SINCE, EX-
CEPT, THOUGH, UNLESS, WHEN, WHILE, AS SOON AS,
AS LONG AS, TILL, UNTIL, HARDLY, BECAUSE, HOW-
EVER etc.
Subordinating conjunctions join a subordinate clause to the
main clause:
I will go there if you permit me.
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Note. Some words are partly adverbs and partly conjunc-
tions. So far as the words qualify a verb by stating time,
manner or place, they are adverbs. So far as they join sen-
tences, they are conjunctions. These are whether, when,
where, why, how, however.
Where are you going to (adverb of place)?
I don 7 know where he has gone (conj.).
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EXERCISES
Exercise I
Fill in the blanks with one of the following conjunctions.
And, but, yet
1.1 can go,....I would rather not. 2.1 can go,....I will go.
3. It was not much of a village,.it was a very pretty part of
the country.
How, that
1. Writers teach us...good men should speak and act. 2. My
friend told me....he had a plan in view for me.
Or, nor
1. Neither my tastes...my talents lie in this direction. 2. We
can never respect people who have no time....inclination to
do the work required of them. 3. I had no money, .....had
I any friends in the city. 4. When my grandfather was a boy
there was no such thing as a bicycle...automobile.
Though, but, while, and
1.....I like pears, I also like peaches. 2. I said I was glad to
see her....I was wishing she hadn’t come. 3. We were now up
to our waist in the bog; ...it was summer, I was shivering
with cold.
When, while
1. Each person took his turn in watching...the others slept.
2.....the car stops, I will get off. 3. Do not jump of the car
....it is in motion.
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Exercise II
Fill in the blanks with one of the following conjunctions: there-
fore, because, as if, as, unless, not so ... as, as ... as, both ...
and.
1.1 cannot go out....you return my umbrella. 2. You must
leave at eight o’clock ... the conference begins at nine.
3. Our assistant is ...capable and industrious. 4. I knew
you would come......you promised me you would. 5. Lucy is
not ...clever....her brother. 6. I will come..... fast ...
I can. 7.1 wish I could play tennis..my cousin Mike does.
8. The clock sounds....it needed winding. 9. The boys were
....quick.....strong. 10. This evening is not....cold.....
the last. 11. You won’t go to the park....................you finish all your
homework. 12. She looks......she had never seen anything
like it. 13.1 tried to help him.I felt sorry for him. 14. The
boy sent his letter to the wrong address, ..... it was not
delivered.
Exercise III
Put the proper conjunction.
1. a) We decided to do our bit of work separately..discuss
each other’s part when it was ready, (and, but) b) We tried to
do our bit of work together.....soon decided to divide it for
each to do his part separately, (and, but) 2. The war took
away all his friends . relatives. He remained quite alone
without friends ..... relatives, (and, or) 3. He did not
understand anything of what was going on around him.......
did he try to....nobody bothered to make him care, (and,
nor) 4. a) I couldn’t find an answer to my question in
books in lecture halls, (either or, neither nor)
b).....books I read.....the people I spoke to could give me
an answer to my question, (either.....or, neither.....nor)
5. a) Much was said....in favour of.....against the project,
(neither....nor, both.....and) b) Nothing was said......in
favour of..... against the project, (neither...nor, either
....or) 6. a) It was late,...everybody felt tired, (so, and)
b) It was late,..............we agreed to break till tomorrow, (so, and)
c) We agreed to break till tomorrow,....it was already late,
(so, for, and)
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Exercise IV
Combine the following sentences so as to make them either
complex or compound using the conjunctions: that, whether,
as soon as, where, as, because, so that, although, as ... as if,
therefore, so, if, nevertheless, for.
1.1 did not read the book to the end. It was not very interesting.
2. We left early. We wanted to reach the village before sunset.
3. You are not in earnest. You speak in such a careless and
indifferent manner. 4. The expedition may be dangerous. I will
take part in it. 5. The road was very muddy. The car would not
move. 6.1 stayed on. She might not feel lonely. 7. He did exactly.
He was told. 8. You regard this matter as important. We will
consider it. 9. They ran fast. Their legs could carry them. 10. I
don’t advise you to go to the river. It is to cold to bathe. 11. The
house stood; the roads met. 12. The bell rings. You may play
games. 13. I recognize the spot. I saw it. 14. Peter hesitated.
I stood up to speak. 15. The travellers were told. A storm was
expected. 16. It is unfortunate. The train arrives at night.
17. The question is. We can afford so much time.
Exercise V
Use one of the conjunctions to complete each of these sen-
tences: and, but, if, as, for, yet, that, though, since, while, un-
til, when, unless, because, whether, although.
1. The wind was cold it was the month of December.
2. Paul did not know to choose a book or a ball for a
birthday present. 3. Let us stay outside..the sun is in the
sky, then go indoors. 4. Susan cooked dinner..Jane cleaned
the flat. 5. You need not come with us..you wish to. 6. We
would like to go to the seaside..the weather is fine. 7. The
match did not take place....of the heavy rain. 8. We looked
everywhere for the lost book....could not find it.
Exercise VI
Put in the proper conjunctions introducing adverbial clauses
of time.
1. We have never seen him....he left for the cinema. 2. Send
me a telegram.....you come. 3.......he said it he felt it was
wrong. 4.1 made his acquaintance....he had graduated from
the university. 5. Make hay.....the sun is shining. 6. I’ll be
glad to see you.....you come. 7. It had happened.......the
experiment was complefed. 8. She was standing on the shore
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....the ship was lost sight of. 9....had I knocked at the
door.................................it swung open. 10. Stay here.you can. 11.
the sky began to clear up, the air grew cooler. 12..had I
opened the gate....the dogs began to bark.
Exercise VII
Use these conjunctions and connective words in the follow-
ing sentences.
therefore consequently for because thus
in this way for this reason as a result
1.1 had not studied my lessons for two weeks. I could not answer
the questions in the text. 2. The train was half an hour late. I
missed the first three numbers on the program. 3.1 tried to help
him. I felt sorry for him. 4. Mark turned to the right when he
reached the comer.....he missed his father, who came up the
street. 5. I could not give a report. I did not have the book.
6. Milly’s little sister is ill. Milly has not been at school this
week. 7.1 made my machine lighter than his....it was easier
to manage. 8. I telephoned the message to Peter...no time
was lost in getting started. 9. You can carry soup or coffee in a
thermos bottle.....you can always have something hot for
lunch.
Exercise VIII
Answer the following questions using the conjunction nei-
ther ... nor as in the models. Use the words in brackets and
add a sentence of your own.
Model: Did Boris repair the TV set yesterday? (have a tech-
nician in). - He neither repaired it himself nor had a
technician in. So we could not watch TV pro-
grammes.
1. Did Oleg agree to your proposal? (object to) 2. Have you
bought the textbook? (take it from our library) 3. Did the old
man receive any letters? (send letters) 4. Do you approve of our
project? (criticize) 5. Did Helen buy anything for dinner? (ask
smb, to do it) 6. Did they turn left? (right) 7. Do you like physics?
(mathematics) 8. Did you buy envelopes at the post office?
(postage stamps) 9. Did Alec speak in favour of your plan?
(against it) 10. Did you like the cut of your blouse? (the
trimming)
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The Particle
The particle has no independent function in the sentence.
It may be connected with any notional part of speech in the
sentence to emphasize it. The most frequently used particles
are ALSO, ALONE, ALL, BUT, EVEN, JUST, ONLY,
MERELY, QUITE, SIMPLY, STILL etc.
Kinds of Particles
Particles may be classified into:
1) limiting particles: even, only, merely, solely, barely, but, alone,
just, simply.
Only the first-year students were left to discuss the experiment.
2) intensifying particles: all, still, yet, just, even, simply, quite etc:
I can quite understand your feeling.
3) specifying particles: right, exactly, precisely, just.
Draw a circle right in the middle of the map.
4) connecting particles: also, too.
I too should like to practice tennis.
5) negative particles: never, not.
They never spoke a word and left the room without even a bow.
Note. In modem English the infinitive is usually preceded
by the particle to.
He went to the library to read the latest works in his speciality.
Exercise
Point out the particles; explain what kind of group they be-
long to.
1. Not having understood the teacher’s explanation, the pupil
could not solve the problem. 2. Even my friend John, who
doesn’t like to speak, took part in this interesting discussion.
3. It was just the copy of the picture I saw in the Hermitage.
4.1 too should like to take part in the excursion. 5. They got in
just before the rain began to fall again. 6. “Take me for a walk
in the park.” - “Better not.” 7.1 was just wondering if we had
enough stamps. 8. I had merely a sense of sadness against
him. 9. They only came to England to practice the language.
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10. “Where shall I put these books?” - “Put them right here.”
11. The cousins had met but twice. 12. We had yet another
discussion. 13. His frown alone showed that he had heard my
words. 14. I didn’t go to my friend’s birthday party, I simply
wrote a letter with many happy returns of the day. 15. Mary
and her baby were so exactly alike that we have never been
able to separate them.
The Interjection
The interjection is a part of speech which expresses emotions
without naming them. Interjections may be classified into two
main groups:
1) emotional: ah! oh! bravo! alas! etc.:
“Alas! Gentlemen!” cried John.
2) imperative: here! hush! well! come! now! etc.:
“Hush! Did you hear the noise?”
Interjections express different kinds of feelings, such as:
-joy (hurray [hu'rei], hurrah [hu'ra:] ypa!),
- grief, sorrow (alas [o'la:s] увы!, dear me! боже мой!, oh dear!
вот так так!),
- consolation (come, come! полно!, ну, ну!),
- approval (bravo ['bra/vou] браво!, hear! hear! правильно!
правильно!),
- contempt (pooh [p(h)u:] фу!, gosh [gof] боже!, pah [pa:]
тьфу!, фу!,/?е [fai] фу!, тьфу!),
- triumph (aha [a:'ha:] ага!),
- impatience (bother ['bodo] черт возьми!),
- anger (damn [daem] черт!, черт побери!),
- surprise or annoyance (Goodnessgracious ['gudnis 'greijos]),
My God! боже мой!, good heavens! господи, боже мой!, why!
как!, ба!).
Some interjections are used merely to attract attention (hallo,
hi, hey, here).
Hallo! What ’s happening now?
Hey! Is anybody here?
Oh dear! I’ve lost my pen.
Bother! I’ve missed the train!
Come, come, Mary, let’s hope for the best.
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The interjection Oh may express surprise,joy, disappointment.
Oh! Really?
Oh! Don 7 be a stupid ass.
Oh! How glad I am to see you!
Oh! Гт sorry!
The Sentence
The sentence is a group of words capable of expressing a
complete thought.
A sentence may consist of a single word or of a combination
of words: Noise. People. Light. The city was awake. A summer
night, just dark and very warm.
Kinds of Sentences
When forming a sentence the speaker may have different aims
in view. Accordingly, sentences are divided into:
1) declarative sentences (affirmative and negative):
I lent him a book.
She doesn 7 like this film.
2) interrogative sentences:
What are you translating?
3) imperative sentences which express a command or a
request:
Come again next week!
Open your books, please.
4) exclamatory sentences:
What a fine day it is!
How cold it is getting!
Interrogative Sentences
There are four types of interrogative sentences:
1) yes/no questions,
2) wh-questions,
3) question tags,
4) alternative questions.
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Yes/No Questions
Yes/no question asks whether the relation between the sub-
ject and the predicate is positive or negative. It requires the
answer yes or no.
To form questions we put the auxiliary (can, be, will, have
etc.) before the subject. We use do/does to form questions in
Present Simple and did to form questions in Past Simple.
Yes/no questions are pronounced with the rising tone.
Are you studying English? Yes, lam. No, lam not.
Do you go in for sports? Yes, I do. No, I don ’t.
Did he leave an hour ago? Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.
Yes/no questions can have a negative form. Negative ques-
tions are formed with not. But there is a difference in word or-
der between the short and full form.
Didn’t they inform you? (short form). Did they not inform
you? (full form).
We normally use the short form in everyday speech and the
full form only for emphasis.
Haven’t they returned yet? Have they not returned yet?
Wh-questions
Wh-questions begin with a question word (who, what, where,
why, when, whose, which, how etc.).
What did you buy?
How do you get to work?
When there is a preposition, it usually goes at the end of the
question, though in formal English it can be put before the ques-
tion word.
Who is this letter from? (more usual)
From whom is this letter? (formal)
We normally use the following question words to ask about:
people things/ animals/ actions place time quantity manner reason
Who What Where When How much How Why
Whose Which How long How many
Which What time
What How often
Who is used without a noun to ask about people.
Who wrote “Gone with the Wind”?
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Whose is used to express possession.
Whose pen is this? It’s his.
Which is used for people, animals or things before nouns,
one/ones, of or alone. Which car is yours? There are two news-
papers here. Which one would you like to read? Which of the
students will come on the school trip? Which is your bag?
Which is normally used when there is a limited choice. Which is
your favourite writer - Charles Dickens or Mark 7ww?(limited choice)
Which can also be used with the comparative and superlative.
Which is cheaper, a magazine or a book? Which is the best
composition of all?
What is used before a noun or alone to ask about things.
What day is it today? What did he say?
What is also used for people, animals and things when there
is an unlimited choice.
What books do you prefer reading? (there are many books to
chose from - unlimited choice)
What can also be used in these patterns: What... like? What...
for? What colour? What size? What time? What is he like? What is
it usedfor? etc.
What’s the weather like today?
What and which are sometimes both possible.
What/Which day did he leave?
Subject/Object Questions
If who, which or what are the subject of the question, the
word order is the same as in statements.
If they are the object of the question, the verb is in question form.
subject object
Kate invited Tom
Who invited Tom?
subject object
Tom invited Ann
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Who did Tom invite?
Question Tags
Question tags are short questions which we add at the end
of a statement. We use them to ask for confirmation of, or agree-
ment with our statement.
They are leaving soon, aren ’t they?
Question tags are formed with an auxiliary verb and a proper
personal pronoun. They take the same auxiliary verb as in the
statement if there is one, otherwise they take do/does (Present
Simple) or did (Past Sifhple).
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He has been at home, hasn’t he? She arrived early, didn’t she?
A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag,
and a negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.
She plays tennis well, doesn 7 she? He hasn’t come yet, has he?
Everyone/someone/anyone/no one form their question tags
with an auxiliary verb + they.
Somebody should help her, shouldn ’t they?
Question tags can be said with a rising intonation when we
are not sure and we expect an answer or a falling intonation
when we don’t expect an answer.
He works in a bank, doesn’t he? (not sure)
He looks horrible, doesn't he? (sure)
Question tags can also be affirmative. If said with a rising
intonation, we mean “Tell me more.”
She’s getting married, is she?
If said with a falling intonation, we express negative feel-
ings such as disappointment or disapproval. We don’t expect
an answer.
Г11 get my money back, will I?
Echo tags are a response to an affirmative or negative sen
tence. They are used in everyday speech to ask for more infor
mation, to show interest, concern, anger, surprise etc.
He 5 leaving. - He is, isn’t he? (confirmation)
He \ leaving. - He is? (surprise)
He isn ’t leaving. - He isn 7, is he? (confirmation)
He isn’t leaving. - He isn 't? (surprise)
Study the following question tags.
1. “I am” “aren’t I”
2. “I used to” “didn’t I”
3. imperative “will you/
won’t you?”
4. “Let’s” “shall we?”
5. “Let me/ “will/
him” etc won’t you?”
6. “Don’t” “will you?”
7. “I have” “haven’t I”
( -possess)
8. “I have” “don’t I?”
(used
idiomatically )
•I am older than you, aren’t I?
They used to work here, didn’t
they?
Please help me, will you/won’t
you/can you/could you?
Let’s play tennis, shall we?
Let him buy it, will you/won’t
you?
Don’t do that again, will you?
He has a yacht, hasn’t he?
She had a party yesterday,
didn’t she?
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9. “There is/
are”
10. “This/
That is”
“isn’t/aren’t There is some coffee for me,
there?” isn’t there?
“isn’t it?” This hat is Mary’s, isn’t it?
Alternative Questions
The alternative questions indicate choice and therefore con-
tain the conjunction or. The construction of an alternative ques-
tion is the same as that of a yes/no question except that it is
pronounced with the falling tone.
These questions require a full answer.
Will you go to the theatre or (will you go) to the concert? -
I should like to go to the concert.
Indirect Questions
Indirect questions are used when we ask for information po-
litely. They are introduced with Do you know.? Can/Couldyou
tell me ? Have you any idea ? + question word/if or whether.
Do you know where Ann lives? Could you tell me how much
this dress costs? Have you any idea what time Helen will be back?
Do you know if/whether she ’s coming to the party?
The word order of indirect questions is the same as in state-
ments (subject + verb).
Can you tell me where you bought this book?
Can you tell me what time it is?
The auxiliary verb do is not used in indirect questions:
Do you know how long the journey takes?
Can you tell me what time he left?
Short Answers
SO - NOT
So and not can be used after: think, hope, expect, suppose,
Гт afraid, guess, it seems, say, tell smb, it appears, believe or
imagine in short answers.
I think so -1 don 7 think so/I think not.
I hope so-1 hope not.
I expect so -1 don 7 expect so/I expect not.
I suppose so -1 don 7 suppose so/I suppose not.
Гт afraid so - Гт afraid not.
It appears so - It doesn 7 appear so/It appears not.
It seems so - It doesn 7 seem so/It seems not.
He said so - He didn 7 say so.
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He told me so - He didn 7 tell me so.
I guess so -1 guess not.
I believe so-1 don 7 believe so/I believe not.
I imagine so -1 don 7 imagine so/I imagine not.
Will he ring me up?-1 think so.
Can you translate this text? - Гт afraid not.
SO - NEITHER/NOR
So + auxiliary verb + personal pronoun or noun (agreement
with a positive sentence).
He lives in Moscow. So do I.
She saw that film. So did Kate.
Neither/Nor + auxiliary verb + personal pronoun or noun
(agreement with a negative sentence).
He doesn 7 like horror films. Neither/Nor do I.
Asking for Permission/Making Requests/
Suggestions/lnvitations/Offers
Asking for Permission/
Making Requests
Can I/Could I stay here?
May I/Might I use your pen?
Making Suggestions/
Invitations
Will you/Would you/Would you
like to have dinner with me?
Shall we have dinner together?
Making Offers
Shall I/we, Can I/we, Would you
like me to do the washing-up?
Giving/Refusing Permission/
Answering Requests
Yes, you can./Yes, of course (you
can)./No, you can’t.
Yes, you may ./Yes, of course (you
may)./No, you may not./I’d
rather you didn’t./I’m afraid not.
Answering Suggestions/
Invitations
I’d like to./I’d love to./Yes, all
right./I’m afraid I can’t./I’d love
to but I can’t./I’m sorry I can’t.
Answering Offers
Yes, please./No, thank you./No,
thanks.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Make up sentences of different kinds (declarative, impera-
tive, exclamatory, all kinds of interrogative sentences) using
the given words.
1. of, have, the, map, a, at, look, England.
2. be seen, England’s, the, may, cliffs, mainland, white, from.
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3. sea, far, London, from, is, the?
4. close, aren’t, the, Wales, are, they, mountains, sea, to, in,
the, quite.
5. weather, how, the, beautiful, is, calm, in, sea!
6. ancient, this, lose, of, postcard, don’t, picture, castle, an.
7. is, a, landscape, this, picturesque, what!
8. centuries, invaded, the, what, in, tribes, Britain, V-VI?
9. the, did, the, or, Anglo-Saxons, win, the, of, battle, Hastings,
Normans?
10. survives, the, in, Celt, languages, of, some, Scotland, parts,
and, Ireland.
Exercise II
Change the following sentences according to the task given
in brackets.
Model: It is very dark, (exclamatory) How very dark it is!
1. It is a beautiful evening, (exclamatory) 2. Please, show me what
you are reading, (interrogative) 3. Did you go shopping this
morning? (declarative) 4. What a lovely night! (declarative)
5. Will you take my umbrella? (imperative) 6.1 heard such a thing,
(interrogative) 7. You cannot understand me. (interrogative-
negative) 8. What book are you reading? (exclamatory) 9. What a
park it was! (interrogative) 10. What a terrible accident it was!
(declarative) 11. It was a lovely day. (exclamatory) 12. Will you
come soon? (imperative) 13. He is fond of swimming,
(interrogative) 14. The task is difficult, (exclamatory) 15. What a
clear, cold winter day it was! (declarative) 16. You have received
my letter, (interrogative) 17. You are absent-minded, (exclamatory)
18. Will you give me your dictionary? (imperative)
Exercise III
Form questions.
1. (we invite/Mike to dinner tonight?)
2. (you want a cake?)
3. (How far/it be from your house to the station?)
4. (you like/come sailing at the weekend?)
5. (you have/a good time last night?)
6. (you like/come to the museum?)
7. (you help/me with my bags please?)
8. (we have/a party for your birthday?)
9. (Who/you see at the shop yesterday?)
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10. (What time/у our plane leave?)
11. (I have/a look at your newspaper?)
12. (you like/some coffee?)
Exercise IV
Fill in: who, whose, what, which, where, when, how long, how
often, what time, why, how much or how many.
1........does this book cost? - 50 roubles.
2........does your mother go to work? - At 9 o’clock.
3........is your school? - Near my house.
4........do you go to the beach? - Rarely.
5........is this coat? - It’s Ann’s.
6........is your bag? - The big blue one.
7........did you get for Christmas? - A shirt.
8........is that? - It’s Peter.
9........have you been married? - One year.
10.......are you crying? - Because I am sad.
11.......did you start school? - In September.
12.......country is bigger, England or Spain? - Spain.
13.......pence are there in a pound? - 100.
14.......colour is a kiwi fruit? - It’s green.
Exercise V
Fill in which or what.
Tom: .......did you do on holiday, Kate?
Kate: I went to England.
Tom: Oh really?........places did you see?
Kate: Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham
Palace and some others.
Tom: .......one did you like the best?
Kate: I’m not sure. They were all fascinating.
Tom: .......did you think of London?
Kate: It’s great, and there are a lot of tourists.
Tom: .......hotel did you stay in?
Kate: I don’t remember its name. It was lovely, though.
Tom: .......did you buy there?
Kate: I bought some nice presents. Actually, I bought one for
you. Look!.............one would you like?
Tom: They’re all beautiful.......of them do you prefer?
Kate: I don’t mind. And look at these!.....of these scarfs do
you think your mother would like?
Tom: She’d be happy with either of them.......are you going
to do with the other one?
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Exercise VI
Write questions to which the bold type words are the answers.
1. The show didn’t amuse us very much. 2. The grandmother
was mending as usual. 3. Margaret cannot keep a secret. 4. We
went out through a side door into the dark street. 5. Maria stood
in the doorway with a large tray. 6. There was something
important in the paper. 7. The captain was pacing the narrow
cabin nervously. 8. You should try to relax as much as you
can. 9. The dinner was quite a substantial affair. 10. The
stewardess opened the door to the passenger deck. 11. Anyone
would think I was cruel to them. 12. I was puzzled by many
things.
Exercise VII
Make up an alternative question out of each of the given
pairs of statements.
1. These decisions were based on ignorance. These decisions
were based on competence. 2. This satellite can be seen with a
naked eye. This satellite can’t be seen with a naked eye. 3. The
liner will take off in half an hour. The liner will take off in a
few minutes. 4. She felt quite secure. She felt somewhat
insecure. 5. Anybody can say so. Nobody can say so. 6. The
truth is always beautiful. The truth may sometimes be very
ugly. 7. They drove back with the car radio playing. They
drove back with the car radio turned off. 8. Those people desire
possessions. Those people desire the well-being of others.
9. The nurse fetched her a hot-water bottle. The nurse passed
by without paying attention to her. 10. The information came
from the Ministry of Health. The information came from the
Ministry of Defence.
Exercise VIII
Add the question tags.
A. 1. They are busy. 2. She is a talented singer. 3. You’ll tell us
about it. 4. He can swim. 5. They’ve come. 6. You saw him last
night. 7. There is some time left. 8. It snowed hard yesterday.
9. You’ll have to write to him at once. 10. He must have a good
rest. 11. She was greatly astonished. 12. Let me go out. 13. I’m a
bit clumsy.
В. 1. He doesn’t speak French. 2. They haven’t come yet. 3. He
didn’t ring you up yesterday. 4. They weren’t at home. 5. She
wasn’t right. 6. They are not here. 7. She isn’t clever. 8. There
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isn’t much time left. 9. I’m not good at algebra. 10. We shan’t
go to the concert. 11. He is not ill. 12. You don’t enjoy opera.
13. He won’t tell anyone.
Exercise IX
Add question tags and short answers to the statements be-
low.
1. “You like Chinese food,.....?” “Yes,.....”
2. “You’ve seen Peter recently,.....?” “No,.....”
3. “He isn’t leaving,....?” “No,......“
4. “She won’t marry him,.......?” “Yes,.....”
5. “He wants to go out tomorrow,.......?” “Yes,.....”
6. “You’ve travelled around Australia,......?” “No,.....”
7. “She thinks I was right,....?” “Yes,.....”
8. “I am a bit taller than you,...?” “Yes,......”
9. They set up their business last year,...? “No,.....”
10. “They’ll probably be late,.....?” “Yes,....”
Exercise X
Fill in the blanks with phrases using the verbs given and so or
not.
1. A: Did you pass the exam? (hope)
B: Well,.....I studied very hard.
2. A: Is the library open? (think)
B:......It’s 6 o’clock.
3. A: Can you lend me 500 robles? (afraid)
B:......I don’t have any money.
4. A: Shall we watch TV? (guess)
B:......There’s nothing else to do.
5. A: Are they twins? (imagine)
B:......They look alike.
6. A: Is Nick at school? (suppose)
B:......He’s not at home.
7. A: Is Helen upset about something?
B:......, but she does look unhappy.
8. A: Will he come to the lecture? (seem)
B:......He’s too busy.
9. A: Is it going to rain? (appear)
B:......It’s very cloudy.
10. A: Is everyone coming? (expect)
B:......We were all told to come.
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Exercise XI
Look at the table and write sentences with so or neither as in
the example:
live in London Tom Nick Ann Kate
speak French
drive a car
play the piano
travel abroad
keep a pet
1. Tom lives in London. So does Ann, but Nick and Kate don’t.
2. Nick doesn’t play the piano.
3. Tom can’t speak French.
4. Ann can’t drive a car.
5. Nick speaks French.
6. Kate doesn’t live in London.
7. Nick drives a car.
8. Kate doesn’t travel abroad.
9. Tom doesn’t keep a pet.
Exercise XII
Translate into English.
1. а) Вы знаете этого человека? b) Разве вы не знаете этого
человека? с) Ведь вы не знаете этого человека, не так ли?
2. Вы не узнаете меня, да? - Нет, узнаю. 3. Он не сдал экзаме-
ны? - Нет, не сдал. 4. а) Какой чудесный день! Ь) Какая чу-
десная погода! 5. Как быстро вы ходите. 6. Ну, расскажите
же мне всю правду. 7. Я прав, разве нет? 8. Я не виноват, не
так ли? 9. Я гораздо старше вас, не так ли? 10. Каждый знает
это, не так ли? 11. Все об этом знают, разве нет? 12. На со-
брании присутствовало мало студентов, да? 13. Мало кто
из студентов решил задачу правильно, да? 14. Несколько
студентов решили задачу правильно, не так ли? 15. Она едва
ли помнит об этом, не так ли? 16. Вы пришли за билетом, не
так ли? 17. Все поступили бы точно также, не правда ли?
Exercise XIII
Translate into English.
A. 1. Интересная ли игра бадминтон? 2. Сколько человек
может участвовать в этой игре одновременно? 3. Где обыч-
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но играют в бадминтон? 4. Это ракетка для игры в бад-
минтон или для игры в теннис? 5. Вы хорошо играете в
бадминтон, не правда ли? 6. Неужели ваша сестра не лю-
бит эту игру? 7. Почему вы не начинаете игру? 8. Разве ваш
партнер еще не пришел? 9. Он из дома или из университета
приходит на тренировку?
В. 1. Вы видели этот фильм? - Нет, не видел. 2. Будете ли
вы дома сегодня вечером? - Да, буду. 3. Эта книга вам нра-
вится? - Да, нравится. 4. Вы ходите пешком в университет?
- Да, я всегда хожу пешком. 5. Неужели он не говорил вам
об этом? - Нет, не говорил. 6. Когда вы купили этот ра-
диоприемник? 7. С кем вы ездили на юг? 8. Сколько чело-
век участвовало в этой экспедиции. 9. Кто этот молодой
человек? - Это мой брат. 10. Каково ваше мнение по этому
вопросу?
Emphatic Structures
When we wish to emphasize a particular part of a sentence
in spoken or written English we use emphatic structures.
1. We can use it is/was (not) + subject/object + that or who(m),
in statements/negations or is/was it + subject/object + that or
who(m) in questions. If the object is a person, we use that, who
or whom, otherwise that is the correct form.
It was the headmaster that/who organized these competitions.
It is me that/who you ’re talking to, so don’t lie.
It wasn ’t Kate that/who prepared this meal.
It was the TV that woke me up.
2. We can use that is/was + question word in statements or is/
was that + question word in questions.
That is (That’s) what he said about this.
That was how he became a doctor.
Is that where he’s living now?
Was that why he retired?
3. We can also use question word + is/was it + that in questions.
Where is it that you’re planning to go?
Who was it that sent you those flowers?
4. We can also use question word + subject + verb + is/was.
What I need is some good advice.
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5. We can ask emphatic questions with ever expressing
admiration, anger, concern etc.
Wherever did you find it?
Whoever did you talk to?
Whatever are you doing there?
6. In the Present Simple, Past Simple or imperative we can use
the construction do/does/did + bare infinitive to give emphasis.
I do care for you.
He did tell me he was leaving.
Do sit down, please.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Rewrite the sentences using emphatic constructions starting
with the words given.
1. He promised not to do it again. He......
2. When did you accept his proposal? When was........
3. Have some more cake! Do.........
4. I need a good night’s sleep. What.....
5. She was promoted a year after she had been hired. It was
Exercise II
Rewrite the sentences emphasizing the words in bold type.
1. Television was invented in the twentieth century.
2. We want to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes only.
3. This country launched the first sputnik in the history of
mankind.
4. A manned spaceship was launched only after dozens of suc-
cessful experiments with animals.
5. Mathematicians have solved complicated problems with
the help of calculating machines.
6. Jet-planes make it possible to cover great distances in a
very short time.
Exercise III
Rewrite the sentences using what to emphasize the impor-
tant parts.
1. This country needs strong government.
2. We worry about the present economic situation.
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3. People want public money to be spent on public services.
4. Our policy reflects the importance we attach to education.
5. It is important that policy decisions are made on the basis
of what is right for this nation.
Exercise IV
Look at your friend’s answers, then rewrite them using em-
phatic structures.
1. “Who did you go shopping with?” “Ann.”.................
2. “Where did you leave your purse?” “At the grocer’s.”
3. “When did you realize you’d left it there?” “Just now.”
4. “Is it certain that you left it there?” “Yes.”......
5. “Should we telephone the police or the shop?” “The shop.”
6. “Who should telephone them?” “You, of course.”
Inversion
Sometimes the usual order of the subject and the predicate is
changed: the predicate is placed before the subject. Such word
order is called inversion.
When inversion takes place, either the whole predicate is put
before the subject (full inversion) or only the auxiliary or mo-
dal verb (partial inversion).
Full inversion: Through the open window came the sounds of
a plane.
Partial inversion: Have you ever visited that place?
There are two cases of inversion:
a) Inversion may be required by the grammatical structure of a
given type of sentence. Thus, in interrogative sentences the
notional verb must, as a rule, precede the subject:
Is he at home? Has she come?
The same word order is in adverbial clauses of condition
when the conjunction if is omitted:
Had I time, I would gladly go. Were he not so busy, he would
help us.
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b) Inversion may be the result of emphasis. When some word
in the sentence is put in a prominent position to make it
emphatic, the structure of the sentence may require an inverted
order of subject and predicate.
Never has she sung so beautifully. Out rushed the children.
We can see inversion:
1) in questions except when an interrogative word is the subject
of the sentence or modifies the subject:
How did you manage to do it?
What are you doing tomorrow?
Where is John?
When will you begin to write your composition?
But: Who speaks English here? Whose book is this?
2) in sentences introduced by the phrase there is, there are:
There are some books on the table.
3) in sentences expressing a wish:
Long live Russia! May you be happy and healthy!
4) in conditional clauses if the conjunction is omitted with
should, were, had at the beginning of the sentence:
Had I seen the car approaching, I would have warned her.
Should my friend call, kindly tell him to wait for me.
Were she here, she would help us.
5) after so, neither/nor, as when expressing agreement:
“I hate horror films. ” “So do I. ” (So is used to agree with an
affirmative statement.)
“Jane hasn't returned our calls. ” “Neither/Nor has her hus-
band. ” (Neither/Nor are used to agree with a negative state-
ment.)
His colleagues respected him as did his boss.
6) after adverbs of place: here, there, now, then, but only if the
subject is a noun:
Here are a few episodes which illustrate the courage of our soldiers.
7) after certain expressions when they are at the beginning of a
sentence: hardly ... when, little, never, neither, nor, no sooner ...
than, not only, scarcely ... when, seldom, rarely etc.:
Rarely do we see him these days.
Hardly had I reached the station when the train started.
8) after so, such, to such a degree when they are at the beginning
of a sentence:
So careful is he that he never makes any mistakes.
Such a brilliant student was he that he was offered a scholarship.
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9) in Direct Speech when the reporting verb comes after the
quote and the subject is a noun:
*7've never seen him, ” said Helen.
10) after the predicative followed by as is put at the beginning
of the sentence, but only if the subject is a noun:
Terrible as was the storm, we continued our way.
Hard as it was, we tried to do it.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Use inverted word-order in the following sentences.
1. He was so troubled indeed now that he scarcely heard the
guide’s reply. 2. He gave us not only a piece of good advice, but
he helped us to carry out our task. 3. A splendid garden, full of
blossom and scent, lay before him. 4. She knew his character
little. 5. He could not speak for a moment: he was so greatly
disappointed. 6. Miss Smith was alone in the house. 7. He had
been angry only once. 8. It is lucky that we know her address.
9. His mind is curious. 10.1 did not meet a cab in all my drive.
11. “If you telegraph at once, he can be stopped,” said the
manager. And he was stopped. 12. Shalyapin was not only an
outstanding singer, but he was also a brilliant actor. 13. He
had nowhere felt so happy before. 14. We tried to open the
door, but in vain: it was looked. 15. Lomonosov not only created
literary works but he also laid the basis for the scientific study
of the Russian language and grammar.
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Exercise II
Construct sentences out of the following words and phrases
using inverted word-order.
1. of my story, comes, the end, then. 2. is, right, he. 3. comes,
our, there, train. 4. with its wide streets, down below, the town,
beautiful buildings and green parks, spread. 5. the river, great,
above the city, a monument, high, stood, overlooking, to the
poet, there. 6. recollect, to the house, only, the missing details,
he, on his way back, did. 7. to either of her sisters, she, never,
had, of it, spoken. 8. went down, had, than, we, the hall, no
sooner, the lights, entered. 9. the town, was, that, reached, so
slow, we, late at night, our progress. 10. he, was, so troubled,
indeed, now, that, heard, he, scarcely, the guide’s reply. 11. it,
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may, now, seem, simple, as, the solution, to find, not, was, easy.
12. these, measures, will, not only, not, help, they, the situation,
will make, all, it, the more complicated.
Exercise III
Rewrite the sentences starting with so or such.
1. Being very tired, he slept for twelve hours. So..2. They
had such a fierce dog that we were terrified. Such..3.1 got
so angry that I screamed. So.......4. We received such a big
telephone bill that we couldn’t pay it. Such.....5. The sea
looked so calm that we bathed in it. So....6. He is so careful
that he doesn’t make any mistakes. So......7. He.was such an
excellent student that he was given a scholarship. Such.....
8. He laughed so much that tears rolled down his cheeks.
So ...... 9. He spoke so loudly that everybody could hear
him. So ....... 10. She gained confidence so rapidly that
everybody believed her. So......
Exercise IV
Respond to the sentences below.
Model: “I can speak I Italian”. “So can I”.
1. “I’ve got a headache!” “So ........” 2. “I didn’t pass my
driving test!” “Nor......” 3. “I was satisfied with his answer.”
“So.......” 4. “I will go to the country tomorrow.” “So...
5. “She hasn’t finished her work yet.” “Nor......” 6. “She is
working hard at English.” “So......” 7. “I have not understood
the rule.” “Nor.......” 8. “I’m not going out tonight.” “Nor
......” 9. “He doesn’t speak French.” “Nor........” 10. “He
hasn’t spoken to the secretary.” “Nor.............”
Exercise V
Use inversion in the following sentences.
1. We had hardly opened the door when the children ran in.
2. The matter can be explained in no other way. 3. They little
knew what was going on in their house. 4. His friends tried to
help him but in vain. 5. She danced so beautifully that the
audience burst into applause. 6.1 never saw in my life a thing
done so magnificently. 7. This group of journalists visited
London only last year. 8. The lecturer spoke loudly and
distinctly. 9. They tried to carry out the project in vain. 10. We
walked downstairs quietly and softly. 11. They knew little about
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the poor boy’s life. 12. He spoke so seriously that everybody
believed him. 13. There had never been so full an assembly.
14. We had hardly reached the football ground when the game
started. 15. She saw this only for a flashing moment.
Exercise VI
Translate into English using inversion.
1. Никогда Москва не выглядела такой красивой, как
теперь. 2. Только когда Римский-Корсаков понял, что
музыка его настоящее призвание, он принял решение по-
святить себя музыке. 3. Не раз Том пытался обмануть
свою тетушку, но каждый раз она догадывалась о его
проделках. 4. Я не только читал эту книгу, но и видел
сделанную по ней кинокартину. 5. Он не читал эту кни-
гу и не видел сделанной по ней кинокартины. 6. Вдали
виднелись огни большого города. 7. Хотя было очень
трудно уговорить его, нам это в конце концов удалось.
8. Редко они чувствовали себя так радостно и легко.
9. Они не только не сумели успокоить ее, но, наоборот,
еще больше расстроили. 10. Едва поезд отошел от стан-
ции, как между мною и моими спутниками завязалась
оживленная беседа.
Exercise VII
Translate into English using inversion.
1. Около дома стояла женщина, которую он не знал. 2. Он
не только дал нам хороший совет, но помог нам выпол-
нить нашу работу. 3. В течение нескольких минут она не
могла говорить, так сильно она была разочарована. 4. Ни
одной минуты он не сомневался, чтобы принять предло-
жение. 5. Он выглядит немного старше вас. И я тоже. 6. Я
думал, что он был на собрании. - И вы тоже. 7. Если бы я
выиграл машину, я бы поехал путешествовать. 8. Он не
только не рассердился на нас, но сделал вид будто ничего
не заметил. 9. Хотя было очень трудно сделать это, нам
это удалось. 10. Нигде он не чувствовал себя таким счаст-
ливым раньше. И. Вы, должно быть, очень устали. И я
тоже. 12. Мне кажется, он серьезно болен. - Так и есть.
13. Он не нашел нужной ему книги. - Боюсь, и мы не най-
дем. 14. Если бы вы могли оставаться немного дольше, мы
бы закончили работу сегодня. 15. Вы, кажется, недоволь-
ны его докладом. - И я тоже.
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Exercise VIII
Translate the following sentences into English, using inver-
sion.
1. У подножья горы стоял небольшой дом. 2. Затем подо-
шла моя очередь читать текст. 3. Среди гостей были род-
ственники и друзья. 4. Далеко от леса лежали поля, жел-
тые от золотой пшеницы. 5. «Эту книгу интереснее
прочесть в оригинале,» - сказал учитель. 6. Вот идут мои
друзья! Вот они! 7. Едва только поезд подошел к стан-
ции, как из него выбежала толпа школьников. 8. Мало
выучил он за один день. 9. Он не только сделал доклад
на эту тему, но и внес ряд ценных предложений. 10. Ни-
когда он еще не был в таком трудном положении. 11. Вни-
мательно и быстро осмотрели они все части машины.
12. Хотя он и устал, он не отказался помочь товарищам.
13. Если бы она не пропустила так много уроков в про-
шлом году, ей было бы легче учиться теперь. 14. Их путь
был долог и труден. 15. Хотя книга была скучной, я все
же прочел ее. 16. Таковы были результаты исследования.
17.Тяжелой была работа, которую надо было сделать.
18. Много прочел он интересных книг, прежде чем сде-
лать доклад. 19. Я никогда раньше не видел этого чело-
века. - Я тоже. 20. Пусть это принесет вам пользу.
21. Будьте здоровы и счастливы!
Exercise IX
Translate into English.
1. Я уже получил ответы на все вопросы. - И я тоже. 2. Я
одобряю ваш выбор, и наши друзья тоже. 3. Он не любил,
когда спорили по пустякам. - И я тоже не люблю. 4. Мы
все были озадачены его вопросом. - И я тоже. 5. Мне при-
шлось уговаривать его полчаса. - И ей тоже. 6. Они не от-
казались от приглашения. - И мы тоже. 7. Вы не одобряете
ее поведение. - И я тоже. 8. Вы, кажется, очень недовольны
его работой. - И мы тоже. 9 . Он был на этом собрании. -
И мы тоже. 10. Я могу быть свободным в пятницу после 5
часов. - И я тоже. 11. Мне не могли удержаться от смеха,
глядя на его растерянное лицо. - И все остальные тоже.
12. Я не могу себе представить, почему они не приняли наше
предложение. - И мы тоже.
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Punctuation
In speaking we make pauses and changes of voice. In writ-
ing we use punctuation marks.
The marks used to indicate pauses are:
the comma (,)
the semicolon (;)
the colon (:)
the full stop (.)
The marks used to indicate changes of voice are:
the question mark (?)
the exclamation mark (!)
Other marks are:
the dash (-)
the hyphen ( - )
the inverted commas (“ ” )
the apostrophe (’)
the brackets ()
The Full Stop
1. The full stop is used:
a) to end all sentences except those which are exclamatory
or interrogative:
The goods were shipped yesterday.
b) after an abbreviation or a person’s initials, although this
is becoming less common, especially in GB usage:
Capital, Vol. 1, p. 393, Mr. H. Sweet or Mr H Smith.
2. When the abbreviation consists of capitals, it is common in
GB usage to omit the full stops:
UN, WHO, BCC.
3. Full stops are used in a lower case abbreviation, omission of
full stops is less common:
i.e., p.m., or ie, pm.
4. If the abbreviation includes the last letter of the word, it is
usual in GB usage to omit the full stop:
Mr, Dr, St.
5. The full stop is used before decimals:
0.7 (nought point seven)
7.33 (seven point thirty-three)
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The Comma
The comma has more uses than any other mark. It is placed
usually where we make any slight pause in speaking.
1. A comma is used to separate words of the same part of speech,
similar kinds of clauses, and phrases:
She is tall, slim, fair, and good-natured.
He told me where to go, what to take with me, and what to do
on arriving there.
2. When words of the same class go together in pairs, each pair
is separated by a comma.
That is a good poem, well written, very beautiful, and full of
thought.
3. An unessential attributive clause has a comma before and
after it:
My father, who is old, is a very experienced man.
Note. An essential clause is not preceded by a comma,
therefore that is never preceded by a comma.
The first man that went into the space was a Russian citi-
zen, Yury Gagarin.
4. Adverbial clauses and phrases, if they are not very short and
if they begin the sentence, are followed by a comma:
Sitting at the desk, he wrote a letter.
Note. A short adverbial clause or phrase following the
main verb is not preceded by a comma:
Tell me when he comes.
Inform us where you have stayed this holiday.
5. A subject which is a clause is usually followed by a comma:
That he is a hero, is known by all.
6. Adverbial phrases and participial phrases (forming absolute
constructions) which are placed between the subject and the
predicate are preceded and followed by a comma:
The boy, in spite of the warning, went into the garden.
John, having finished the supper, went to bed.
J. A comma is placed between nouns and pronouns in
apposition:
Peter, Mary ’s brother, is a clever boy.
Mark Twain, the great American writer, was a very simple man.
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8. Any parenthetical or inserted words in a sentence are set off
by commas.
Parenthetical expressions include: for example, therefore,
however, nevertheless, in my opinion, of course, after all, on the
contrary, incidentally, I believe, I think, I know, on the other
hand’.
The eagle, for example, represents strength.
This play, I think, will be popular.
9. A comma is used to set off a direct quotation:
“I know that we won,” said Linda.
10. Commas are used to separate introductory words (yes, oh,
no, why), phrases, and clauses from the rest of the sentence:
No, I do not like bananas.
Although the fans cheered loudly, the team lost the game.
11. A comma is used to separate the name of the month from
the year, the name of the city from the state, and the street
from the city and state:
He will arrive July 31, 1989.
Laurie ’s address is 2222 Cedar Road, Chicago, Illinois 60607.
12. A comma is placed before the words and, but, for, yet, or,
and nor when they introduce clauses, unless the clause is very
short:
I went to the meeting early, for I was the main speaker.
He decided to attend, but he didn 7 feel well.
You talk and I will listen (short main clause).
13. Words used in direct address are set off by commas:
I think, John, that I will buy the coat.
Pete, will you answer the phone?
14. A comma is used to indicate that a word or words have
been omitted in the sentence:
I will study part A ; Ben, part B; and Penny, part C.
15. A comma follows the salutation or greeting in friendly
letters:
Dear Aunt Ann,
Greetings to all,
16. A comma is placed before and after a qualifying infinitive
which is used to give further explanation (i.e., parenthesis):
He was, to tell the truth, quite exhausted.
17. A comma is never placed between pronouns:
Those who work hard will succeed.
He who came first was my brother.
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The Semicolon
A semicolon indicates a pause longer than that indicated by
the comma. It is used to separate coordinated clauses:
John plays the piano very well; Tom doesn't play at all.
The Colon
A colon is used:
1) to introduce a quotation:
The teacher said: “That is enough for today. ”
2) to introduce a list:
The following words are nouns: boy, girl, man, table, house.
Father brought for the children different fruit: apples, pears,
plums and some grapes.
3) to introduce an additional explanation or statement:
Always try to be happy: happiness means health.
The Question Mark
The question mark follows all direct questions.
Can you come soon?
Do we start for the excursion tomorrow?
The Exclamation Mark
The exclamation mark follows all exclamations or exclama-
tory phrases and sentences:
Hurrah! What a nice gift!
The Brackets
Brackets enclose a parenthesis:
Yesterday (this is a secret) I went to the museum.
Note. The dash (- ).is often used in this way:
He told me - he thought I did not know - of his engagement.
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Square brackets I ] are used in phonetic transcription:
The definite article is pronounced [Si, So].
The Hyphen
A hyphen (shorter than the dash):
1) joins parts of a compound word: dressing-room, sister-in-law,
2) separates the syllables of a word: in-ter-est-ing',
3) is used in numerals: fifty-nine, sixty-four, eighty-seven.
The Dash
A dash indicates:
1) explanatory phrases or words:
He lost all he had - clothes, money, and furniture;
2) an abrupt change:
I will - no, better not;
3) hesitant speech:
Shall - won ’t you - let us - oh! it doesn’t matter.
I know - Гт convinced - the play will begin at 12.
The Inverted Commas
Inverted commas show the beginning and the end of a quo-
tation:
“What did they say?” asked he.
Note. If in a quotation a second quotation is made, the
second one is denoted thus:
Mary cried: “The teacher shouted at me ‘you are a naughty
girl’ ”
The Apostrophe
An apostrophe shows that some letters have been omitted.
Гт (= I am) reading.
He hasn’t (has not) come.
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An apostrophe is used to mark the possessive case of some
nouns:
I think the dictionary is on father \ table.
Have you today's papers?
Abbreviations
1. A full stop may end a person’s initials or an abbreviation.
Now it is becoming less common, especially in GB usage:
Mrs. J. Simpson or Mrs J Simpson.
2. If the abbreviation consists of capitals, the full stops are
omitted in GB usage:
UN, WHO, BCC.
3. In a lower case abbreviation the omission of full stops is less
common:
p.m., e.g., i.e., or pm, eg, ie.
4. It is common in GB usage to omit the full stop if the
abbreviation includes the last letter of the word:
Dr, St, Mr
5. Add a lower case’s or s to form the plural of capital letter
abbreviations:
MP's or MPs, TV's or TVs.
Letter-Writing
When you are writing a letter to England, you must observe
some peculiarities of English letter-writing.
An English letter usually consists of the following four parts.
1. The heading of the letter consisting of the date of writing
and the address of the letter-sender. It should be written about
2 V2 cm from the top of the paper, on the right-hand side. The
address should be full and complete: the sender’s name, the
number of the house, the name of the street, the number of the
apartment, the name of the city, the postal index, and the name
of the country.
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2. The salutation which should be written a little below the
address of the sender. It varies according to the relations existing
between the sender and the receiver of the letter:
a) Sir,...- official and formal salutation;
b) Dear Sir,...- business and formal correspondence;
c) Dear Mr Wilson, ......warmer communication between
people who know each other;
d) Dear John,.....- letters between friends;
e) Dear Johnny,.....- between relatives and old and close
friends. After salutation English people put a comma, some-
times - particularly Americans - a colon.
3. The body of the letter begins under the last word of the
salutation.
4. The subscription which comes at the end of the letter and
should be written towards the right of the page. The closing
words should correspond to the salutation and should be
immediately followed by the writer’s signature:
Yours sincerely, or
Yours faithfully, or
Lovingly yours, or
Yours cordially,
A. Brown
Appendix 1
Summary of Tenses
Negative
I don’t work
You don’t work
He doesn’t
work, etc.
Interrogative
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
etc.
Past Simple
Affirmative
I worked
You worked
He worked
She worked
It worked
We worked
You worked
They worked
Negative
I didn’t work
You didn’t work
He didn’t
work, etc.
Interrogative
Did I work?
Did you work?
Did he work?
etc.
Present Simple
Affirmative
I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work
Future Simple
Affirmative
I shall/will work
You will work
He will work
She will work
It will work
We shall/will work
You will work
They will work
Negative
I shan’t/won’t work
You won’t work
He won’t work etc.
Interrogative
Shall/Will I work?
Will you work?
Will he work? etc.
Present Continuous
Affirmative
I am working
You are working
He is working
She is working
It is working
We are working
You are working
They are working
Negative
I’m not working
You aren’t working
He isn’t working etc.
Interrogative
Am I working?
Are you working?
Is he working? etc.
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Past Continuous
Affirmative
I was working
You were working
He was working
She was working
It was working
We were working
You were working
They were working
Future Continuous
Affirmative
I shall/will be working
You will be working
He will be working
She will be working
It will be working
We shall/will be working
You will be working
They will be working
Present Perfect
Affirmative
I have worked
You have worked
He has worked
She has worked
It has worked
We have worked
You have worked
They have worked
Past Perfect
Affirmative
I had worked
You had worked
He had worked
She had worked
Negative
I wasn’t working
You weren’t working
He wasn’t working etc.
Interrogative
Was I working?
Were you working?
Was he working? etc.
Negative
I shan’t/won’t be working
You won’t be working
He won’t be working etc.
Interrogative
Shall/Will I be working
Will you be working
Will he be working etc.
Negative
I haven’t worked
You haven’t worked
He hasn’t worked etc.
Interrogative
Have I worked?
Have you worked?
Has he worked? etc.
Negative
I hadn’t worked
You hadn’t worked
He hadn’t worked etc.
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It had worked
We had worked
You had worked
They had worked
Future Perfect
Affirmative
I shall/will have worked
You will have worked
He will have worked
She will have worked
It will have worked
We shall/will have worked
You will have worked
They will have worked
Interrogative
Had I worked?
Had you worked?
Had he worked? etc.
Negative
I shan’t/won’t have worked
You won’t have worked
He won’t have worked etc.
Interrogative
Shall/Will I have worked?
Will you have worked?
Will he have worked? etc.
Present Perfect Continuous
Affirmative
I have been working
You have been working
He has been working
She has been working
It has been working
We have been working
You have been working
They have been working
Negative
I haven’t been working
You haven’t been working
He hasn’t been working etc.
Interrogative
Have I been working?
Have you been working?
Has he been working? etc.
Past Perfect Continuous
Affirmative
I had been working
You had been working
He had been working
She had been working
It had been working
We had been working
You had been working
They had been working
Negative
I hadn’t been working
You hadn’t been working
He hadn’t been working etc
Interrogative
Had I been working?
Had you been working?
Had he been working? etc.
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Future Perfect Continuous
Affirmative
I shall/will have been working
You will have been working
He will have been working
She will have been working
It will have been working
We shall/will have been
working
You will have been working
They will have been working
Negative
I shan’t/won’t have been working
You won’t have been working
He won’t have been working etc.
Interrogative
Shall/Will I have been working?
Will you have been working?
Will he have been working? etc.
Appendix 2
Irregular Verbs
Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Translation
1. arise arose arisen возникать
2. awake awoke awoke будить;
awaked awaked просыпаться
3. be was, were been быть
4. bear bore bom рождать
5. bear bore borne носить, выносить
6. beat beat beaten бить
7. become became become становиться
8. begin began begun начинать, -ся
9. behold beheld beheld увидеть, смотреть
10. bend bent bent гнуть, -ся, сгибать, -ся
11. bereave bereft bereft лишать,
bereaved bereaved отнимать
12. beseech besought besought просить, умолять
13. bet bet bet держать пари
14. bid bade bidden приказывать, предлагать
15. bind bound bound связывать
16. bite bit bitten кусать
17. bleed bled bled истекать кровью
18. blow blew blown дуть
19. break broke broken ломать
20. breed bred bred выводить, разводить
21. bring brought brought приносить
22. broadcast broadcast broadcast передавать
broadcasted broadcasted по радио
23. build built built строить
24. bum burnt burnt гореть, жечь
25. burst burst burst разрываться
26. buy bought bought покупать
27. cast cast cast бросать, кидать
28. catch caught caught ловить, схватить
29. choose chose chosen выбирать
30. cling clang clung прилипать, цепляться
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Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Translation
31. come came come приходить
32. cost cost cost стоить
33. creep crept crept ползать
34. crow crew crowed петь по
crowed crowed петушиному
35. cut cut cut резать
36. dare durst dared dared сметь
37. deal dealt dealt торговать; иметь дело
38. dig dug dug копать
39. do did done делать
40. draw drew drawn тащить; рисовать
41. dream dreamt dreamt видеть сны;
dreamed dreamed мечтать
42. drink drank drunk пить
43. drive drove driven гнать; везти; ехать
44. dwell dwelt dwelt обитать; под- робно останав-
ливаться
45. eat ate eaten есть, питаться
46. fall fell fallen падать
47. feed fed fed кормить, -ся
48. feel felt felt чевствовать
49. fight fought fought бороться, сражаться
50. find found found находить
51. flee fled fled бежать,
спасаться
52. fling flung flung бросать,
кидать
53. fly flew flown летать
54. forbear forbore forborn воздержи- ваться
55. forbid forbade forbidden запрещать
56. forget forgot forgotten забывать
57. forgive forgave forgiven прощать
58. forsake forsook forsaken оставлять, бросать
59. freeze froze frozen замерзать, заморажи- вать
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Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Translation
60. get got got получать; становиться
61. gild gilt glided gilt glided золотить
62. gird girt girt опоясывать, окружать
63. give gave given давать
64. go went gone идти, ехать
65. grave graved graved graven graved гравировать, вырезать
66. grind ground ground точить; молоть
67. grow grew grown расти, выращивать
68. hang hung hanged hung hanged висеть, вешать
69. have had had иметь
70. hear heard heard слышать
71. hew hewed hewed hewn hewed рубить, резать
72. hide hid hidden прятать
73. hit hit hit ударять
74. hold held held держать
75. hurt hurt hurt повредить; ушибать
76. keep kept kept держать, хранить
77. kneel knelt kneeled knelt kneeled становиться на колени
78. knit knit knitted knit knitted вязать
79. know knew known знать
80. lade laded laden нагружать
81. lay laid laid класть
82. lead led led вести
83. lean leant leaned leant leaned наклоняться
84. leap leapt leaped leapt leaped прыгать, вскочить
85. learn learnt learned learnt learned учиться
86. leave left left оставлять, уезжать
87. lend lent lent одалживать
88. let let let позволять; сдавать внаем
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Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Translation
89. lie lay lain лежать
90. light lit lit зажигать,
lighted lighted освещать
91. lose lost lost терять
92. make made made делать; заставлять
93. mean meant meant значить; подразумевать
94. meet met met встречать
95. mow mowed mown косить
96. owe owed ought owed быть должным
97. pay paid paid платить
98. put put put класть
99. quit quit quit оставлять,
quitted quitted покидать
100. read read read читать
101. rend rent rent разрывать
102. rid rid rid освобож- дать, отделы- ваться
103. ride rode ridden ездить верхом
104. ring rang rung звонить; звенеть
105. rise rose risen подниматься
106. rive rived riven колоть,
rived rived разрывать
107. run ran run бежать
108. saw sawed sawn пилить
109. say said said говорить, сказать
110. see saw seen видеть
111. seek sought sought искать
112. sell sold sold продавать
113. send sent sent посылать
114. set set set помещать, ставить; захо- дить (о солнце)
115. sew sewed sewn шить
116. shake shook shaken трясти
117. shave shaved shaved shaven shaved бриться
118. shear sheared shore sheared shorn стричь, срезать
119. shed , shed shed проливать (слезы, кровь)
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Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Translation
120. shine shone shone сиять, светить
121. shoe shod shod обувать, подковывать
122. shoot shot shot стрелять
123. show showed shown показывать
124. shrink shrank shrunk сморщиваться; сокращаться
125. shut shut shut закрывать
126. sing sang sung петь
127. sink sank sunk погружаться, тонуть
128. sit sat sat сидеть
129. slay slew slain убить
130. sleep slept slept спать
131. slide slid slid скользить
132. sling slung slung бросать, швырять
133. slink slunk slunk красться
134. slit slit slit расщеплять
135. smell smelt smelt пахнуть;
smelled smelled нюхать
136. smite smote smitten ударять, бить
137. sow sowed sown сеять
138. speak spoke spoken говорить
139. speed sped sped спешить; ускорять
140. spell spelt spelt писать или
spelled spelled произносить слово по буквам
141. spend spent spent тратить
142. spill spilt spilt проливать, просыпать
143. spin span spun spun прясти, прясть
144. spit spat spat плевать
145. split split split раскалывать, -ся
146. spoil spoilt spoiled spoilt spoiled портить
147. spread spread spread распростра- нять, -ся
148. spring sprang sprung прыгать
148. stand stood stood стоять
149. steal stole stolen красть
150. stick stuck stuck приклеивать, -ся
151. sting stung stung жалить
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Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Translation
152. stink stank stunk вонять
153. strew strewed strewn разбрасывать
strewed strewed
154. stride strode stridden шагать
155. strike struck struck ударять, бить
struck stricken
156. string strung strung натягивать
157. strive strove striven стремиться
158. swear swore sworn клясться;
браниться
159. sweat sweat sweat потеть
160. sweep swept swept мести
161. swell swelled swollen пухнуть,
swelled swelled раздуваться
162. swim swam swum плавать
163. swing swung swung качать, -ся;
размахивать
164. take took taken брать
165. teach taught taught обучать, учить
166. tear tore tom рвать
167. tell told told рассказывать
168. think thought thought думать
169. thrive throve thriven процветать,
преуспевать
170. throw threw thrown бросать
171. thrust thrust thrust толкать
172. tread trod trodden ступать
173. understand understood understood понимать
174. wake woke woken будить; просы-
waked waked паться
175. wear wore worn носить
176. weave wove woven ткать
177. wed wed wed венчать
wedded wedded
178. weep wept wept плакать
179. win won won выигрывать
180. wind wound wound заводить (ча-
сы); виться
181. wring wrung wrung скручивать;
выжимать
182. write wrote written писать
Appendix 3
Prepositional Phrases
against against the law
ahead ahead of schedule
at at the age of at the latest at the airport at least at an auction at length at the beginning of (when at liberty smth started) (but: in the at a loss beginning = originally) at the match - at one’s best at midnight at breakfast/lunch etc at the moment at the bottom of at most at the bus stop at night (but: in the night) at church at noon at the comer/on the comer at once at all costs at peace/war at the crossroads at present at dawn at a profit at one’s desk at the prospect at the door at random at easy at any rate at the end (= when smth is at one’s request finished) (but: in the end = at the same time finally at all events) at school at fault at sea
at first at the seaside at first hand at short notice at first sight at/in the station at a glance at sunset at a guess at the table at hand at times at heart at the top of (but: on top of) at home at university at/in a hotel at the weekend at... km per hour at work at large at 23 Oxford St at last
before before long
behind behind schedule behind the times
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by by accident by invitation
by all accounts by appointment by the arm/hand by auction by birth by bus/train/plane helicop- ter/taxi/coach ship/boat/ sea/air/car ect (but: on a/ the bus/plane/train/coach/ ship/boat in a taxi/car/heli- copter/plane) by chance by cheque by correspondence by day/night by degrees by the dozen by far by force by hand by heart by land/sea/air by law by luck by marriage by means of by mistake by nature by now by oneself by order of by phone by post/airmail by profession by request by (the/one’s) side by sight by surprise by the time by the way by yourself by one’s watch
for for ages for breakfast/lunch/dinner for certain for a change for ever for fear (of) for fun (= for amusement) for good for granted for hire for keeps for instance for luck for love for nothing for once for the rest of for safe keeping for one’s sake for the sake of for sale for short for the time being for a visit/holiday for a walk for a while
from
from memory
from scratch
from time to time
from now on
from experience
in
in action
in addition to
(+ ing form)
in advance (of)
in agreement (with)
in aid of
in all (all in all)
in answer to
in an armchair
in a bad temper
in bed
in the beginning
(= originally)
in blossom
in a book
in brief
in any case
in cash
in the centre of
in charge (of)
in cities
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in code in hospital in pounds
in colour in a hotel in practice/theory
in comfort in a hurry in principle
in common in ink/pencil/pen in prison
in comparison in smb’s interest in private/public
with in length/width etc in all probability
in conclusion (to) in all smb’s life in progress
in (good/bad) in the limelight in a queue
condition in a line in reality
in confidence in the long run in return
in control (of) in love (with) in the right/wrong
in the country in luxury in a row/rows
in danger in the meantime in ruins
in the dark in a mess in safety
in debt in the middle of in season
in demand in a mirror in secret
in detail in moderation in self-defence
(be) in difficulty in a moment in short
in the direction of in a good/bad in sight (of)
in doubt mood in the sky
in a ... dress in the mood in some respects
in due course in the morning in stock
in the end in mourning in the streets
(= finally) in name only in succession
in exchange for (= not in reality) in the suburbs
in existence in need of in the sun/shade
in fact in the news in good/bad taste
in fashion in a newspaper in tears
in favour of/with in the name of in theory
in flames (= on behalf of) in a tick
in the flesh in the nick of time in time
in focus in the north/south in no time
in one’s free time in a nutshell in touch
in the open in oils in town
in full swing in one’s opinion in tune (with)
in fun in orbit in turn
in future in order of/to in two/half
in gear in other words in uniform
in general in pain in use
in good time in pairs in vain
in half in the park in view of
in hand in particular in a loud/low voice
in haste in the past in a way (= in a
in good/bad in person , manper)
in hiding in pieces in the way
in honour of in place of in writing
in the hope of w in politics in a word
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into into pieces
off off air off colour off duty off limits off the map off the peg off the point off the record off the road off school/work
on on account of on a... afternoon/ evening on the agenda on the air on the approval on average on bail on balance on the beach on behalf of on one’s birthday on board on the border on business on call on a campsite (at a campsite) on the coast on condition on the contrary on credit on a cruise/excur- sion/trip/tour on (a ...) day on demand on a diet on the dole on duty on earth on edge on an expedition on a farm (but: in a field) on fire on the (4th) floor (of) on the floor on foot on the one hand on the other hand on holiday on horseback on impulse on the increase on an island (but: in the moun- tains) on a journey on one’s knees on leave on the left on loan on the market (= available to the public) on one’s mind on that morning on the move on New Year’s Day on the news on order on the outskirts on one’s own on page on parade on the pavement on the phone on a platform on principle on purpose on the radio/TV on the right on the River Thames on sale on schedule on the screen on second thoughts on sight on the sofa on this street/on the street(s) on strike on good/bad terms on time on top of on the trail of on a trip on the way (to) (= as I was going) on the whole
out of out of breath out of character out of condition out of control out of danger out of date out of debt out of doors out of fashion out of focus out of hand out of luck out of order out of the ordinary
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dut of place out of practice out of print out of the question out of reach out of season out of sight out of step out of stock out of tune out of turn out of use out of work
to to one’s astonishment to one’s surprise to this day to some extent
under under age under arrest under one’s breath under control under discussion under the impression under orders under pressure under repair under the weather
with with regard to with a view to (+ ing form)
within within minutes
without without delay without fail without success without warning
Appendix 4
Linking Words/Phrases
Personal opinion In my opinion/view, To my mind, To my way of thinking, I am convinced that, It strikes me that, It is my firm belief that, I am inclined to believe that, It seems to me that, As far as lam concerned, I think that she is making a mistake.
To list advan- tages and disadvantages One advantage of, Another advantage of, One other advantage of, A further advantage of, The main ad- vantage of, The greatest advantage of, The first advantage of using the internet is the ease with which we can get information. One disadvantage of, Another disadvantage of, One other disadvantage of, The greatest disadvantage of, The first disadvantage of using the internet is the amount of not important information which slows down any search.
To list points Firstly, First of all, In the first place, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally, To start/begin with, you’ve got to admit that he is doing his best.
To list points in a specific sequence Beginning - First, To start/begin with, First of all, he handed me the letter. Continuing - Secondly, After this/that, Afterwards, Then, Next, they handed in their test-papers to the examiner. Concluding - Finally, Lastly, Last but not least the final prize was decided.
To add more points to the same topic What is more, Furthermore, Apart from this/that, In addition (to this), Moreover, Besides (this) ... not to mention the fact that technological change has made great influence on communication. Not only has technological change made great in- fluence on communication, but it will also greatly influence the way we act on each other. Techno- logical change is both having great influence on communication and is something that will influ- ence the way we act on each other.
To refer to other sources With reference to, According to recent data, the effects of global warming will be evident within the next ten years.
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To express cause The man was convicted yesterday because, owing
to the fact that, due to the fact that, on the grounds
that, since, as there was enough evidence linking
him to the crime.
In view of, Because of, Owing to enough evidence
linking him to the crime, the man was convicted
yesterday.
There was enough evidence linking him to the
crime; for this reason, the man was convicted yes-
terday. Seeing that there was enough evidence link-
ing him to the crime, the man was convicted yes-
terday. The judge will reconsider now that a new
witness has come forward.
To express effect Sales were terrible and our debt was growing; thus, therefore, so, consequently, as a result, as a conse- quence, we closed down the business.
To express purpose Due to the economic downturn, the company de- cided to close one of the factories, so that profits would be maintained. Due to the economic downturn, the company de- cided to close one of the factories, so as to/in order to maintain profits. Due to the economic downturn, the company de- cided to close one of its factories, in case profits could not be maintained. They purchased the land with the purpose/inten- tion of developing a wildlife reserve.
To emphasise a point Indeed, Naturally, Clearly, Obviously, Of course, Needless to say, plants grow well in such a good climate.
To express reality It is a fact that, In effect, In fact, As a matter of fact, The fact of the matter is (that), Actually, In practice, Indeed, I know him very badly. I only know his home.
To express the difference between appear- ance and reality Initially, At first, the candidate enjoyed strong support, but this would prove to be short - lived.
To give examples For instance, For example, by providing taxation benefits, the government can encourage compa- nies fo move out of the city centre.
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By providing incentives such as, like taxation benefits, the government can encourage companies to move out of the city centre. If companies are to move out of the city centre, then the provision of incentives, particularly, in par- ticular, especially taxation benefits, is important.
To make general statements As a (general) rule, By and large, Generally, In general, On the whole, the warmer the environ- ment, the wider the variety of plant and animal species it will support.
To make par- tially true statements Up to a point, To a certain extent/degree, To some extent/degree, In a sense, In a way, To a limited extent, you can count on his help.
To express limited know- ledge To the best of my knowledge, As far as I know, he was the best sportsman of the team.
To state other people's opinions It is popularly believed that, People often claim that, It is often alleged that, Some people argue that, Many argue that, Most people feel that, Some peo- ple point out that moderate exercise actually de- creases one’s appetite. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise does not increase one’s appetite.
To make con- trasting points It is well-known fact that smoking is harmful to one’s health; yet, however, nevertheless, but, even so, still, nonetheless, large numbers of people take up smoking every year. Although, Even though, Regardless of the fact that, In spite of the fact that, Despite the fact that, While smoking is known to be harmful to one’s health, large numbers of people take up smoking every year.
To express balance (the other side of the argument) Opponents of the use of nuclear energy argue, claim, believe that alternative fuels offer all of the benefits without the risks. While it is true to say that genetically modified food may hold the key to solving the world’s food short- age problem, in fact it should be viewed with caution. The fact that there have been considerable reduc- tion in funding for schools contradicts the belief! idea that the government is for better educational standards.
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Negative addition Neither the Minister nor the Secretary were re- elected. The Minister was not re-elected; nor, nei- ther was the Secretary. The Minister wasn’t re-elected, and the Secretary wasn’t either.
To express exception He has attended every meeting apart from, but, except (for) one.
To clarify/ rephrase In other words, That is to say, To put it another way, if you wear a helmet you are less likely to be seriously injured.
To express similarity Eating a balanced diet is important to good health; similarly, likewise, in the same way, moderate exer- cise also promotes well-being.
To give an alternative We can use (either) a whisk or an electric mixer. We could use a whisk. On the other hand, Alterna- tively, we could use an electric mixer.
To express condition He made a statement to the press on condition that, provided (that), providing (that), as long as his name was not mentioned. He would make a statement to the press only z/his name was not mentioned. In the event o/fire, in the event that, if a fire should break out, make for the nearest fire exit as quickly as possible. Take a compass in case you lose your way. Do you happen to know whether Mr James is at home or nofl You should book tickets early otherwise, or (else) you will be disappointed.
To express the consequence of a condition The price of petrol is due to increase again; conse- quently, so, in which case, I will start using public transport. I’m hoping to get money today; if so I’ll pay for the tickets in cash, if not, otherwise, I’ll use my credit card.
To express comparison My sister is as honest as, more honest than, twice as honest as, less honest than me.
To conclude Finally, Lastly, All in all, Taking everything into account/consideration, On the whole, All things considered, In conclusion, On balance, For the
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above mentioned reasons, To sum up, it is unlikely
that an agreement will be reached in the nearest
future.
Time Open the door when, whenever, before, after the buzzer sounds. Wait until, till the buzzer sounds before opening the door. There has been no snow in this area since 1927. She saw him as she was walking down the street. She saw him while she was waiting in the queue. I never see her now that she works on the fifth floor.
Relatives It was that man over there who/that witnessed the accident. That’s the footballer whose goal won the match. That’s the lawyer who/that will represent you in court. That’s the restaurant where I met my friend. That’s the woman who/that I think was responsi- ble./That’s the woman to whom I spoke.
Reference I am writing to request more information regard- ing, concerning the influence of the proposed air- port on local wildlife habitats. I am writing with respect/regard/reference to, in regard/reference to the vacant accountant’s post in your company.
Summarising In short, Briefly, To put it briefly, it was the per- formance of a lifetime!
Appendix 5
Phrasal Verbs
To Be
to be down 1) спуститься; быть внизу.
Is Mr Brown in? He's not down yet.
2) понизиться в цене.
Eggs were down 15 per cent.
3) (on) быть настроенным против (кого-либо)
She thought that the teacher was down on her.
to be for быть за
Who is for going home?
to be in 1) находиться, быть дома
She called at his office but he was not in.
2) быть, находиться у власти.
The Liberals were in.
3) прибыть, прийти.
Is the train in?
to be in for ожидать
We are in for a period of bad weather.
to be off 1) уходить, отправляться.
The train is off
2) не состояться, быть отмененным.
Не told те that the trip was off.
3) быть свободным
We were off for the afternoon.
4) ошибиться, просчитаться.
He was off at least a thousand dollars in his
estimate.
to be on 1) гореть, быть зажженным, включенным.
All the lights were on.
2) идти (о спектакле, фильме)
The new feature film is on now.
3) слушаться (о процессе).
The case will be on again.
4) входить в состав.
He is on the committee.
to be out 1) не быть дома, на месте, отсутствовать.
When I phoned they told me he was out.
2) погаснуть, быть выключенным (о свете,
газе и т. п.)
The fire is out.
3) раскрыться, обнаружиться.
The"secret is out.
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to be through
with
to be up
to be up to
to break away
to break down
to break in
to break into
to break off
4) собираться, иметь намерение.
The are out to repeat the attack.
(за)кончить, завершить.
He won't be through with this job today until
six о 'clock.
1) встать, проснуться.
She isn't up yet.
2) быть на ногах, бодрствовать.
I was up till three о 'clock last night.
3) повыситься о цене.
The prices are up today.
4) закончиться, прекратиться.
The game is up.
замышлять, затевать.
He is up to no good.
To Break
1) разрывать; убежать; отдалиться.
He broke away from all his friends.
2) избавиться, покончить (с чем-либо).
She tried to break away from bad habits.
1) сломать, разрушить.
They broke the door down.
2) ухудшаться, сдавать (о здоровье).
His health broke down.
3) потерпеть неудачу, провалиться.
All our plans broke down.
4) не выдержать; расплакаться.
She suddenly broke down and cried.
1) врываться, вламываться, выламывать.
To break in a door was a difficult task.
2) (рбыкн. on, upon) вмешиваться (в разговор);
прерывать.
Не broke in upon his friend's privacy.
3) обуздывать (кого-либо), выезжать (лошадь).
Не could break in a horse very well.
1) вломиться.
They broke into the house while everyone was
sleeping.
2) вмешиваться (в разговор).
Suddenly they broke into a conversation.
1) отламывать.
He broke off a branch of a birch.
2) внезапно прервать (разговор, знакомство).
Не broke off with his relatives.
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to break out
to break
through
to break up
to bring about
to bring back
to bring down
to bring
forward
3) отказаться от привычки.
She broke off a bad habit.
1) выламывать.
To run away he broke out a pane.
2) бежать (из тюрьмы, лагеря).
Не broke out of barracks.
3) вспыхивать (о пожаре, войне, эпидемии).
A strike broke out in the docks.
4) разразиться.
He broke out laughing.
5) высыпать (о сыпи на коже).
A rash has broken out on his chest.
прорваться, пробиться.
The sun broke through the clouds.
разбиваться.
The ship broke up on the rocks.
2) распускать.
Let s break up our party.
3) расходиться (о собрании).
The meeting soon broke up.
4) распускать на каникулы.
School will break up next week.
5) вскрываться (о реке).
The ice broke up on the river.
6) меняться (о погоде).
The weather breaks up this week.
To Bring
вызывать, быть причиной.
What brought about this quarrel?
воскрешать в памяти, напоминать.
His story brought back our happy childhood.
1) свалить; сломать.
The wind brought down the number of trees.
2) снижать цену (температуру).
Their aim was to bring down the prices.
3) подстрелить (птицу).
I brought down a snipe.
4) сбивать (самолет).
The enemy brought down five of our aircraft.
1) выдвигать (предложение).
The matter was brought forward at the meeting.
2) перенести на более ранний срок.
The meeting has been brought forward to the
7th of May.
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to bring in 1) вносить (на рассмотрение). A new bill was brought in. 2) приносить доход. A new job brought in an income.
to bring off спасать (во время кораблекрушения). They brought off the passengers of the wrecked ship.
to bring on 1) вызывать, быть причиной. The cold weather brought on many attacks of the flu. 2) навлекать. He brought all that trouble on himself
to bring out 1) высказывать (мнение, просьбу). He brought out his request. 2) выявлять, обнаруживать. She brought out all her skill. 3) привлекать, вызывать. The performance brought out a lot of specta- tors. 4) опубликовать, издавать. The new publishing house brings out a new series of books.
to bring over 1) убедить. You cannot bring me over by such arguments. 2) привести с собой (в гости). She brought me over to her relatives.
to bring round 1) привести в себя, в сознание. The doctor soon brought her round. 2) убедить, переубедить. With some difficulty I brought him round to my way of thinking. 3) доставлять; привозить с собой. The goods were brought round early in the morning.
to bring up 1) воспитывать, растить. She has brought up four children. 2) поднимать (вопрос). Someone brought up the subject of parking at the meeting. To Call
to call back 1) позвонить по телефону (в ответ на звонок). She will call you back as soon as she is free. 2) звать обратно. The mother called the child back.
to call for 1) (громко) требовать. A man called for a glass of beer.
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2) требовать, предусматривать. Your plan will call for a lot of money. 3) заходить (за чем-либо, кем-либо). Ill call for you at six.
to call in 1) приглашать, вызывать. You will be the next called in. 2) потребовать назад. The librarian called in all the books.
to call off отменить. The match was called off.
to call on призывать; обращаться к. The government called on the citizens to save elec- tricity.
to call over вызывать по списку. The teacher called over the boys of the class.
to call up 1) позвать наверх. The boss called me up. 2) звонить по телефону. Ill call you up this evening. 3) будить. Ill call you up at 7. To Carry
to carry away увлекать. He was carried away by the music.
to carry on (with) to carry out продолжать. When I leave just carry on with your work. выполнять. First carry out your work and then rest.
to carry over откладывать. They were obliged to carry over the meeting.
to carry through 1) осуществлять, провести. He will try to carry through with his business. 2) помогать, поддерживать. His courage will carry him through. To Come
to come across to come at случайно встретить кого-либо, что-либо. I came across him at the station. 1) нападать, набрасываться на кого-либо, что- либо. The dog came at the boy. 2) налетать, натолкнуться. He came at the fence at full speed.
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to come
down with
to come into
to come out
to come over
to come round
to come
through
to come up to
to come
up with
to cut
back on
to cut down
to cut
down on
to cut in
to cut into
to cut off
заболеть.
I feel bad. I must be coming down with the flu.
1) получить что-либо в наследство.
When his grandmother died he came into a fortune.
2) вступить в должность; прийти к власти.
Не came into power.
обнаруживаться, становиться известным.
The truth will always come out.
1) овладевать, захватывать.
A fit of dizziness came over her.
2) взять верх, перехитрить.
You are not going to come over me in this manner.
1) заходить, заезжать.
She came round last night.
2) прийти в себя.
He took a long time to come round.
3) менять убеждение или мнение.
Не came round to another way of thinking.
перенести, пережить.
She has come through the anesthetic well.
равняться, соответствовать.
His talents do not come up to young.
находить (ответ, решение).
He came up with the right answer.
To Cut
уменьшать, сокращать.
They decided to cut back on the production of sugar.
сокращать, уменьшать.
He cut down the number of chocolate she ate.
уменьшить потребление.
You must cut down on the consumption of butter.
1) вмешиваться в разговор.
Suddenly they cut in our conversation.
2) вклиниваться между машинами.
I wanted to overtake the bus but a car cut in between us.
вмешиваться в разговор, прерывать.
Не cut into the conversation quite all of a sudden.
1) разъединять, прерывать; отрезать.
The telephone operator cut us off before we had
finished our conversation.
2) прекращать, кончать.
A debate was suddenly cut off.
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to be cut out for быть созданным для чего-либо. Не is cut out for the job. To Do
to do away with избавиться, отделаться от кого-либо, чего-либо; покончить с кем-либо, чем-либо. The old museum was done away with.
to do down плохо отзываться. You shouldn 7 do your brother down.
to do out убрать, вычистить. Before the holidays the rooms were done out.
to do up 1) чинить, ремонтировать. The house was done up very well.. 2) завязать, упаковать. Before the trip the suitcase was done up. 3) застегнуть. Would you do my zip up for me?
to do with хотеть, нуждаться в чем-либо. I could do with a glass of tea. I am thirsty. To Draw
to draw back 1) отодвигать. 2) брать назад (слово, обещание). Please draw back from the edge of the rock.
to draw in медленно прибывать (о поезде, автобусе). The bus has just drawn in.
to draw out брать деньги из банка. She drew money out of the bank.
to draw up останавливаться, останавливать. The bus drew up at the theatre. To Fall
to fall back отступать. The guns began to fire, and the troops fell back.
to fall back on обращаться к кому-либо за помощью. Не was in a fix and had to fall back on his fa- ther.
to fall behind отставать. He was ill and fell behind the class.
to fall for 1) влюбиться. He fell for her at once. 2) попадаться на удочку. I told him it was a bargain and he fell for it.
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to fall in
to fall in with
to fall through
to get about
to get across
to get along
to get away
to get back
to get down
to work/
business
to get off
to get on
to get out (of)
to get over
to get through
провалиться, обрушиваться.
The roof of the house fell in.
соответствовать чему-либо.
It falls in exactly with my views.
провалиться, потерпеть неудачу.
The scheme fell through.
To Get
1) распространиться, становиться известным.
It got about that he won the prize.
2) передвигаться.
Trains and buses make it easy to get about.
четко, убедительно объяснить.
He found it difficult to get his American jokes
across to an English audience.
уживаться, ладить с кем-то.
How are you getting along?
удрать, исчезнуть, сбежать.
The prisoner got away from the prison.
вернуться.
When will you get back?
приняться за работу/за дело.
It s late. It5 time to get down to work.
1) слезать, вылезать; сходить.
Гт getting off at the next station.
2) отъезжать, отбывать.
The train got off in time.
3) избежать, избавиться от наказания.
Не got off with only a fine.
1) ладить с людьми.
It ’s hard to get on with such a man.
2) садиться в поезд (трамвай, автобус и т.д.).
Hardly had he got on the train when it started.
3) делать успехи в работе, продвигаться вперед.
I do not get on in life.
выходить, вылезать.
Will you get out at the next stop?
справиться с чем-либо, преодолеть.
Since I got over my cold I have got lots more ener-
gy-
1) кончить.
I got half way through a book.
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2) выдерживать.
How will I ever get through?
3) связаться по телефону.
We got through at last.
to get up вставать, подниматься.
I usually get up early in the morning.
To Give
to give away
to give in
to give off
to give out
to give up
выдавать, проговориться.
His accent gave him away.
сдаваться, уступать.
Her father finally gave in and allowed her to
go to the disco.
испускать (запах).
Sour milk gave off a terrible smell.
1) раздавать.
They gave out thousands of leaflets at the meeting.
2) кончаться.
Our stores were giving out.
1) оставить.
He was forced to give up his native country.
2) отказаться.
He had to give up studying because of his poor health.
To Go
to go ahead продолжать, двигаться вперед. Go ahead!
to go back on обмануть, подвести; нарушить свое слово. Не went back on his word.
to go off взорваться. The bomb went off outside the restaurant.
to go on 1) продолжать. They went on in their investigation. 2) происходить. What’s going on here?
to go out погаснуть. When the warning bell rang the lights went out.
to go up повышаться (о ценах). School fees are going up next term. To Hold
to hold back сдерживать; задерживать. They 'did their best to hold back the enemy.
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to hold on
to hold over
to hold
together
to hold up
to keep off
to keep on
to keep up
to keep up
with
to let down
to let off
to let on
to let up
to look after
to look
down on
to look for
to look
forward to
ждать, не класть трубку.
Hold the line, please.
откладывать.
The decision was held over for a week.
скреплять.
The papers were held together.
выдерживать; сдерживать.
He did his best to hold up under misfortunes.
To Keep
держаться в отдалении, не приближаться.
Keep off the grass.
продолжать (делать что-либо).
Why do you keep on bothering me?
держаться на прежнем уровне, не меняться.
Their courage kept up.
продолжать, не прекращать.
Keep up with your music and you 7/ make good
progress.
To Let
подводить, покидать в беде.
Don’t let me down.
отпустить, помиловать.
The judge let him off because of his age.
притворяться, делать вид.
He let on he didn’t know.
ослабевать, прекращаться.
The rain is letting up.
To Look
1) заботиться о ком-либо.
Who will look after the children?
2) ухаживать.
She regularly looks after her flowers.
смотреть с презрением, презирать.
People looked down on him because he had once
been in prison.
искать.
Have you seen your keys? I've been looking for them
everywhere.
ожидать (чего-либо) с удовольствием.
Гт looking forward to your letter.
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to look into
to look in
on smb
to look on
to look out
to look over
to look
through
to look to
to look up
to look up to
to make off
to make out
to make up
to make up
oneself
to make up
with smb
to make up
one’s mind
to make up
for
разбираться, изучать.
My aim is to look into a matter.
заглянуть, зайти.
Won’t you look in on me when you’re in town?
наблюдать.
He merely looked on and did nothing.
быть настороже.
Look out, you will fall down.
просматривать.
Look over your papers and you’ll find what you
are looking for.
просматривать.
The police looked through his papers.
заботиться о (ком-либо, чем-либо), следить
за (кем-либо, чем-либо).
Just look to it that this doesn't happen again.
искать в словаре, справочнике.
I couldn ’t find her number so I looked it up in
the telephone book.
смотреть почтительно на кого-либо, уважать
кого-либо.
She always looked up to her grandmother be-
cause of her kindness and wisdom.
To Make
убегать, удирать.
Where is Nick? He made off soon after the
lessons.
разобраться, понять.
What does this word mean? I can’t make it out.
сочинять, придумывать.
When he was a little boy, he liked to make up stories.
краситься.
They made her up as an old woman for the last
act of the play.
помириться с кем-либо.
He made up with his brother after the quarrel.
решить, принять решение.
I made up my mind to be a doctor.
восполнять; возмещать; наверстывать.
I tried to make up for the lost time after an illness.
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To Pass
to pass away
to pass off as
to pass on
to pass out
to pull back
to pull down
to pull in
to pull oneself
together
to pull
through
to pull up
to put aside
to put down
to put smth
down to
smth
to put
forward
1) скончаться.
He passed away at the age of ninety.
2) исчезать, проходить.
All the prejudices of the old world have passed away.
1) сбывать, подсовывать.
He was trying to pass off his goods as excellent.
2) выдавать себя (за кого-либо).
Не passed off himself as a sailor.
передавать дальше.
Read the note and pass it on.
1) терять сознание.
He didn’t remember anything because he passed out.
2) умереть.
He passed out on the way to the hospital.
To Pull
удерживать; отступать.
He pulled back in time.
сносить.
The old building was pulled down.
прибывать на станцию (о поезде).
The train pulled in at the station on time.
взять себя в руки, собраться с духом.
She was very upset but she tried to pull herself
together.
выжить, поправиться; преодолеть трудности.
Though the situation was very dangerous he
pulled through his illness.
останавл ивать(ся).
He was pulled up by the chairman.
To Put
откладывать.
He stopped reading and put aside a book.
записывать.
He put down when the orator was speaking.
приписывать что-либо; объяснять.
He put down his actions to shyness.
предлагать, выдвигать; выставлять чью-либо
кандидатуру.
She put forward a new theory.
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to put off
to put out
to put through
to put up with
to run across
to run down
to run out
to run over
to run up
to see about
to see smb off
to see through
откладывать.
We have to put off our meeting.
тушить, гасить.
The firemen put out a fire very quickly.
1) закончить.
We were obliged to put a job through.
2) соединять (по телефону).
I want to be put through to the hotel.
терпеть, мириться.
I can’t put up with your complaints any more.
To Run
случайно встретиться; натолкнуться на кого-
либо, на что-либо.
I ran across him in the street.
1) сбить
The motorist ran down a man on a bicycle.
2) останавливаться (о механизмах, часах).
The clock runs down if it is not wound.
3) говорить с пренебрежением.
That man is always running me down.
1) выбежать.
The cage was open and the bird ran out.
2) кончаться.
We ve run out of coffee, I’ll go to the shop and get some.
1) переехать, задавить.
Drive slowly along here, you don’t want to run
anyone over.
2) перелиться через край.
I didn’t turn off the tap and the water ran over.
1) поднимать(ся).
The tide is running up the beach.
2) быстро расти, увеличиваться.
The account is running up.
To See
проследить, присмотреть за чем-либо.
See about packing a car.
провожать.
I want somebody to see me off.
1) помогать, поддерживать (в беде).
Не saw те through all ту troubles.
2) видеть насквозь кого-либо.
Не was very cunning but we saw him through.
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to see to
to set about
to set aside
to set down
to set forth
to set in
to set off/out
to set up
to stand by
to stand for
to stand in for
to stand out
to stand
up for
позаботиться; заняться чем-либо.
Г11 see to the children.
To Set
начать что-либо делать, приняться за что-то.
Не sat about writing a composition.
1) откладывать деньги.
I decided to set aside out of my savings to buy
a new TV set.
2) пренебрегать, отбрасывать.
Let's set aside all the formalities.
3) отклонять.
He set all their offers aside.
1) высаживать.
The bus will set you down at your destination.
2) записывать что-либо.
He set down his name and address.
отправляться (в путешествие).
After dinner he set forth without saying where he
was going.
наступать, начинаться.
Winter has set in very early this year.
1) помещать, выставлять.
They set off fruit for sale.
2) отправиться в путешествие.
They set off/out on their journey early in the
morning.
1) воздвигать, устанавливать.
This monument was set up before the holidays.
2) открывать (какое-либо дело).
The grocer's was set up in our district.
To Stand
поддерживать кого-либо, помогать кому-либо.
Не will stand by if his friend gets into trouble.
означать.
White stands for purity.
временно заменить.
He had to stand in for his friend when he was ill.
выгодно отличаться.
His work stands out from that of others.
отстаивать, защищать (что-либо).
He always stood up for the rights of man.
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to stand up to
to take aback
to take after
to take away
to take back
to take down
to take for
to take off
to take up
to turn
around
to turn away
to turn down
to turn into
смело встречать (что-либо), противостоять (кому-
либо).
Не had enough nerve to stand up to the boss.
To Take
поразить, ошеломить.
He was taken aback by her appearance.
быть похожим на кого-либо.
Не looks after his father.
убирать; уносить; уводить.
If you are not going to eat a cake, take it away.
отводить; отвозить; относить.
The dog was taken back to its master.
1) снимать.
Take down the picture, I don't like it.
2) сносить, разрушать.
The building is to be taken down.
3) записывать.
He took down the telephone number.
принимать кого-либо за кого-либо.
*Z took him for an Englishman.
1) убирать, уносить, снимать.
Let's take the curtains off, we must wash
them.
2) взлететь (о самолете).
The plane takes off at 6 о 'clock.
взяться за что-либо, заняться (чем-либо).
We are thinking of taking up German in the
autumn.
To Turn
повернуться, обернуться.
Go along the road and don*t turn around.
отворачиваться.
When he heard these words he turned away in
disgust.
1) убавлять (свет, газ).
Turn down the gas, please.
2) отказывать (кому-либо).
He decided to turn the job offer down because
the salary was too low.
превратиться.
The-water turns into ice in winter.
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to turn off выключать (радио, телевизор), гасить (свет). Please, turn off the radio; Гт going to sleep.
to turn on включать (радио, телевизор); открывать (кран); зажигать (свет). Turn on the radio.
to turn out 1) оказаться. The performance turned out to be very interesting. 2) выпускать, производить. The factory turns out TV sets.
to turn over перевернуть. Turn the pancake over, please. It will burn.
to turn to обращаться к кому-либо. He turned to him for a piece of advice.
to turn up 1) сделать громче. Turn up the television, I do not hear anything. 2) внезапно появиться. We were surprised when they turned up at the wedding. To Wear
to wear away исчезать. The inscription has worn away.
to wear out изнашиваться. This cloth will soon wear out. To Work
to work on продолжать (упорно) работать. He was working on at this problem.
to work out разработать (план). The plan was very well worked out.
to work up добиваться чего-либо. He worked his way up to become a manager.
0 EXERCISES
Exercise I
Fill in the correct particles:
in for on up to through off
into up through down
1. What are the children.....? They are very quiet.
2. We are......bad weather this week.
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3. My favourite television programme will be.....in five min-
utes.
4. I have broken my leg skiing, so I will be...work for two
months.
5. If they do not come to the meeting, I will be.......with
them.
6. If you press the wrong buttons, the machine will break
7. School breaks......for the Victory Day.
8. When she found out her brother was in hospital she broke
9. The troops managed to break..the enemy lines.
10. Ann broke....her engagement last week.
11. The robbers used iron bars to break.the bank.
Exercise II
Fill in the correct particles:
back in about forward round off up for
1. By being rude, he brought.....his dismissal from work.
2. The music brings......happy memories.
3. The author will bring......his new novel soon.
4. We tried to bring her....by splashing her face with water.
5. The meeting has been brought......to tomorrow evening.
6. She was eventually brought......to my point of view.
7. They were obliged to call....the football match because
of bad weather.
8. My friend will call....us tonight at 7 o’clock.
9. This situation calls...immediate action.
10. Some men will be called......to take part in the competi-
tions.
Exercise III
Fill in the correct particles:
through away over on into across
down with out up with
1. I didn’t mean to buy so much but I got carried.......
2. The police are carrying.....an investigation into the cause
of Pete’s injury.
3. I feel bad but I’ll carry...working anyway.
4. In spite of difficulties, we managed to carry..the project.
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5. I came......my photo album while tidying up.
6. Good jobs are hard to come........nowadays.
7. I feel poorly. Probably I came.....the flu.
8. When her parents died, he came.......a small fortune.
9. The details of the scandal came......
10. They managed to come.........a solution.
Exercise IV
Fill in the correct particles:
out for off in down on back on into
away with down with
1. If you don’t pay your electricity bill, your electricity will
be cut.........
2. I think I am cut......working at school.
3. You must cut.......the amount of meat you consume.
4. I wanted to overtake the lorry but a car from behind cut
.......between us.
5. She cut.....the conversation to ask to go out.
6. The village was cut.....for some days because of the rain.
7. They decided to cut......their flat spending.
8. Some countries haven’t done........illiteracy.
9. You shouldn’t do your parents.......They take care of you.
10. I’m really thirsty. I could do.....a drink.
Exercise V
Fill in the correct particles:
out back up in through back on
in with away with on for through to
1. Please draw......from the edge of the hill.
2. She went to the bank to draw.......some money.
3. Look! The train has just drawn.....
4. The lawyer drew......the contract for the sale of the pro-
perty.
5. I’m afraid you’ve fallen....with your schoolwork.
6. He fell.....his father’s point of view.
7. When Ann lost her money, she fell.....her father for sup-
port.
8. The roof is in danger of falling...
9. He fell.....her at first sight.
10. They got......the stolen goods.
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11. Kate is getting....with her colleagues.
12. I tried to call you last night but couldn’t get ..... to
you.
13. Get......the train quickly, before it leaves.
Exercise VI
Fill in the correct particles:
up away out off down in back on round
1. His secret was given...by his friend by mistake.
2. He has tried to give...smoking many times.
3. When milk turns sour, it gives...a terrible smell.
4. The teacher’s patience finally gave..
5. They were made to give.....to the enemy.
6. The fireworks went.....at midnight.
7. He went......with the flu.
8. Before going to bed, we watched the fire slowly go..
9. The story was so sad she couldn’t hold...her tears.
10. We were held......on the motorway for two hours.
11. I held....my anger until he’d left the room.
12. I was asked to hold....while his sister was fetched to the
phone.
Exercise VII
Fill in the correct particles:
on back at off down after over
through up forward
1. She kept......information from the police.
2. The teacher told me to keep......the good work.
3. “You have to keep.......a word limit of 300,” the teacher
said.
4. He warned them to keep ............ the freshly painted
benches.
5. He was let.....by the judge as this was his first offence.
6. She was often let.....by her forgetful sister.
7. Could you please look......this contract?
8. Kate has a nurse to look......her children while she’s at
work.
9. Look.......all the unknown words in the dictionary.
10. Look.......the magazines and find the article you need.
11. We are all looking".....New Year.
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Exercise VIII
Fill in the correct particles:
up out up for off as away back together through in
1. Without my spectacles I can hardly make......the words
on the page.
2. She must have made.......that story; it can’t be true.
3. They didn’t make.......after the quarrel.
4. He brought her some flowers to make.........his bad be-
haviour.
5. Her father passed......in February last year.
6. At the party he passed himself....a rich businessman.
7. At the last moment, he pulled.....the deal.
8. Pull yourself....and stop behaving like a child.
9. The train pulled.....at the station 10 minutes late.
10. Though she was very seriously ill she pulled.her illness.
Exercise IX
Fill in the correct particles:
on off aside through up with across
out of out over down
1. We put......some money to buy Christmas presents.
2. We’d better put......our meeting until tomorrow, I am
not well.
3. Our class is putting....“Cinderalla” as the school play.
4. The firemen tried hard to put the fire...
5. Could you put me......to the manager, please?
6. I can’t put....those children any longer. They are very noisy.
7. We’ve run......sugar. Could you buy some?
8. He ran......his old friend in Oxford street last week.
9. The tap broke and the water ran.....
10. We put......everything he said.
Exercise X
Fill in correct particles:
off about through aside up out to in
1. If you’d like to take a seat, I’ll see .. changing your
ticket.
2. I took my parents to the airport and saw them......
3. He tried to convince us he was an actor but we saw.him.
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4. You clear the table and I’ll see...the washing-up.
5. Make sure you see......the property before you buy it.
6. The nasty weather has finally set....
7. They set.....early in the morning and returned late in the
evening.
8. We decided to set......our own business.
9. He set.....to finish the report before Monday.
10. They set.....vegetables for sale.
Exercise XI
Fill in correct particles:
in for by for up to out up for after off aback
1. Don’t worry, I will stand....you if you get into trouble.
2. What does that red star you are wearing stand.....?
3. I had to stand....Peter when he was off sick.
4. You’ll really stand....in a crowd if you wear this blue suit.
5. Tom is too scared to stand.....his boss.
6. She has taken.....her mother in looks.
7. When he retired, he took.....collecting stamps.
8. She took my mother.......the doctor.
9. Please take....your shoes before you came into the room.
10. We were all taken......by his bad behaviour.
Exercise XII
Fill in correct particles:
to out down up into over away
1. Can you turn......the radio; it’s too loud.
2. This factory’s been turning....TV sets for 25 years now.
3. When I want a piece of advice, I always turn.....my fa-
ther for help.
4. We were surprised when Ann turned........at Nick’s wed-
ding.
5. They turned the attic....a playroom.
6. Turn......the page and start reading aloud.
7. The excitement about the trip wore.....when we realized
how much money was needed.
8. You’d better buy a new pair of shoes. Your shoes are worn
9. It took me a long time to work......the solution to my
problems.
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10. My brother started as an office boy and worked his way
........to become a manager.
Exercise XIII
Complete these sentences using a proper phrasal verb. Use
the correct form of the verb each time.
break down
speak up
turn up
move in
close down
clear up
show off
take off
grow up
fall off
1. Sorry I’m late. The car....on the way.
2. Be careful. It is very slippery. Don’t fall.!
3. What time did the plane......?
4. There was a good shop on the comer, but it....last week.
5. “We’ve bought a new flat.” Oh, have you? When are you
.......?
6. When Mike........, he wants to be a pilot.
7. I can’t hear you very well. Can you.....a bit?
8. I hoped to meet Tom at the club last night, but he didn’t
9. The weather is very bad, isn’t it? I hope it.later.
10. We all know how good you are. There’s no need to.......
Exercise XIV
Complete these sentences using a proper phrasal verb. Use
the past tense of the verb where necessary. Each time use it/
them/me with the verb.
look up turn down wake up shave off
pick up cross out knock out try on
1. The radio is a little loud. Can you..., please?
2. The children are asleep. Don’t....!
3. There is something lying on the floor,...., please.
4. If you make a mistake, just.....
5. I liked a jacket in the store, so I decided.to see if it fits me.
6. When I don’t understand a word, I...........in my dictionary.
7. He had a beard, but he got tired of it. So he..
8. A stone fell on my head and.....
Appendix 6
Word Families
Abstract Noun Personal Noun Adjective Verb
addiction addict addictive/ to become
advertisement advertiser addicted advertised addicted advertise
(thing) advertising (business) advice [aed'vais] adviser advisory advise [aed'vaiz]
analysis analyst analytical analyse
application applicant apply
athletics athlete athletic
competition competitor (un)competitive compete
crime criminal criminal to commit
criticism critic (un)critical a crime criticize
death the dead dead die
economy (person) economist (un)economical economize
employment employerAee (un)employed employ
finance financier financial finance
friendship friend (un)friendly make friends/
history historian historic/ be friend
industry industrialist historical industrial industrialize
invention inventor inventive invent
investigation investigator investigative investigate
management manager managerial manage
mathematics mathematician mathematical
music musician musical to compose
negotiation negotiator negotiableAiated music negotiate
optimism optimist optimistic
organization organizer (dis)organized organize
photograph photographer photographic photograph
(thing) photography (activity) poem (thing) poetry (activity) poet poetic write poetry
politics politician political politicize
pollution polluter polluted pollute
practice practitioner (im)practical practise
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Abstract Noun Personal Noun Adjective Verb
product/ producer produced produce
production
profit profiteer (un)profitable profit
reality/realism realist (un)realistic realize
science scientist (un)scientific
survival survivor surviving survive
symbolism symbol symbolic symbolize
terror/terrorism terrorist terrorist terrorise
theft thief stolen steal
training trainer/ee (un)trained train
use user useful/less use
used
Verb Adjective Noun
to be able (un)able ability
accept (un)acceptable acceptance
adapt adaptable adaptation/adaptor
admit (in)admissable admission
annoy annoyed/ing annoyance
apologise apologetic apology
attract (un)attractive attraction
avoid (un)avoidable avoidance
believe (un)believable belief
bore bored/ing boredom
broaden broad breadth
care careful/-less care/carelessness
centralize central centre
(dis)comfort (un)comfortable comfort
compare (in)comparable comparison
comprehend (in)comprehensible comprehension
consider (in)considerate consideration
be convenient (in)convenient (in)convenience
corrupt corrupt corruption
decide (in)decisive decision
deepen deep depth
disturb disturbed/ing disturbance
en/discourage en/discouraged/ing dis/encouragement
enjoy (un)enjoyable enjoyment
excuse (in)excusable excuse
experience (in)experienced experience
explain (in)explicable explanation
forgive (un)forgivable/ forgiveness
forgiven
harm harmful/-less, harm
(un)harmed
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Verb Adjective Noun
heighten high height
hope hopeful/hopeless hopeful/lessness
ignore ignorant ignorance
imagine (un)imaginative/ imagination
imaginary
interest (un)interested/ing interest
lengthen long length
memorize memorable memory
obey (dis)obedient (dis)obedience
persuade persuasive persuasion
possess possessive possession
predict (un)predictable prediction
prefer preferable preference
reason (un)reasonable reason
recognize (un)recognizable recognition
regret regrettable regret
rely (un)reliable (un)reliability
satisfy (un)satisfactory satisfaction
(dis)satisfied
strengthen strong strength
succeed (un)successful success
terrify terrified/terrifying terror
think thoughtfuVless thought
tolerate (in)tolerant toleration
(in)tolerable
vary varied/various/variable variety
weaken weak weakness
Adjective Noun Adjective Noun
accidental accident clumsy clumsiness
afraid/fearful fear (un)comfortable (dis)comfort
(un)adventurous adventure (in)convenient convenience
ambitious ambition cruel cruelty
angry anger dangerous danger
annoyed/ing annoyance dark darkness
anxious anxiety disappointed/ing disappointment
arrogant arrogance disastrous disaster
ashamed/ shame (in)effective effectiveness
shameful (in)efficient efficiency
bored/boring boredom embarrassed/ing embarrassment
brave bravery (un)enthusiastic enthusiasm
bright brightness excited/exciting excitement
chaotic chaos exhausted/ exhaustion
childish/ child/Qhildhood exhausting
childlike (un)fair fairness
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Adjective Noun Adjective Noun
(in)famous fame (un)kind (un)kindness
fascinated/-ing fascination lazy laziness
(un)fashionable fashion (il)legible (il)legibility
(un)favourable, favour (il)logical logic
favourite lost loss
(in)flexible flexibility (dis)loyal (dis)loyalty
fluent fluency miserable misery
free freedom moody mood
frightened/ fright muscular muscle
frightening notorious notoriety
furious fury (dis)obedient (dis)obedience
generous generosity obsessive obsession/
(un)grammatical grammar obsessiveness
grateful gratitude painful/less pain
guilty guilt (im)patient (im)patience
(un)happy (un)happiness (im)polite (im)politeness
(un)healthy health poor poverty
high height (im)possible (im)possibility
dis(honest) dis(honesty) powerful/less power
hot heat proud pride
hungry hunger (un)reasonable reason
innocent innocence (ir)regular regularity
(un)intelligent (un)intelligence (ir)religious religion
jealous jealousy (ir)responsible irresponsibility
Adjective Noun Noun Verb
(un)safe safety abolition abolish
(dis)satisfied accusation accuse
(un)satisfactory (dis)satisfaction admission admit
(un)selfish (un)selfishness (dis)agreement (dis)agree
(dis)similar similarity (dis)appearance (dis)appear
sorry sorrow (dis)approval (dis)approve
spacious space argument argue
stressful stress attendance attend
stupid stupidity blood bleed
terrified terror breath breathe
thirsty thirst cancellation cancel
tired tiredness choice choose
tragic tragedy complaint complain
wealthy wealth delivery deliver
(un)willing willingness denial deny
wise wisdom discovery discover
discussion discuss
distinction distinguish
entrance enter
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Noun Verb Noun Verb
exaggeration exaggerate requirement require
explosion explode resignation resign
failure fail revision revise
food feed signature sign
identification identify solution solve
improvement improve starvation starve
inheritance inherit suffering suffer
involvement involve temptation tempt
judgement judge threat threaten
loss lose (mis)treatment (mis)treat
punishment punish (mis)understan- understand
recovery recover ding
refusal refuse warning warn
relief relieve weight weigh
relationship relate wreckage wreck
Appendix 7
Idioms
Idioms are useful expressions which can make your language
more interesting.
as cool as a cucumber calm especially in dif- One of the engines was ficult situations on fire, but the pilot kept as cool as a cucumber and landed the plane safely.
as warm as toast very warm and com- How can you be cold, it’s fortable as warm as toast in here.
at the eleventh hour at the last moment be- The two sides came to an fore it is too late agreement at the eleventh hour.
bring smth home to someone make someone realize When I saw an old house the truth it really brought home to me how much our stand- ard of living has gone up.
eat like a horse eat a lot My brother’s very small, but he eats like a horse.
for my money in my opinion For my money, going by boat is far more fun than flying.
get on like a house on fire have a very good rela- I’ve always got on like a tionship with someone house on fire with my rela- tives.
get your money’s worth get full value for the The food was very nice, money you ve spent on but there wasn’t much of smth it. I don’t really think we get our money’s worth.
get your fingers burnt suffer (often finan- He really got his fingers dally) because of be- burnt when the price of ing careless or trusting property went down and he had to sell his house at a loss.
home and dry sure of success/not at We thought we were risk offailing home and dry, but then the
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other team scored twice in
the last five minutes.
home truths honest criticisms which are meant to help but may hurt You can’t go on treating people like this - it’s about time you heard a few home truths about yourself.
in no time very soon/very quickly There isn’t much traffic on the road yet - if we set off now, we’ll be there in no time.
in a flash very quickly I’m going next door, but I’ll be back in a flash.
in the driving seat in control/in charge Our team has won all its matches since the new manager has been in the driving seat.
in the same boat . in the same difficult situation I’m sorry your car broke down but now we are both in the same boat - we’ve both got to walk.
keep your ear to the ground listen for information about what is happen- ing I’ll keep my ear to the ground and let you know if I find out when the tickets are going on sale.
keep one’s Angers crossed wish for good luck I don’t know if they’ll give me the job but I keep my fingers crossed that they will.
keep one’s head remain calm When the fire started Pete managed to keep his head and get everyone out of the room.
keep an eye on smth guard smth She asked Tom to keep an eye on the children while she went to the shops.
kill time do synth to make the time pass quickly The next train’s not for another three hours. We
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could go for a meal to kill
time.
life in the fast lane a life where you are very busy She lived a very quiet life until she got her job in London. Now she is really enjoying life in the fast lane.
like a fish out of water uncomfortable be- cause you are in an unusual situation I felt like a fish out of wa- ter - everybody there ex- cept me could speak French perfectly.
look worn out look exhausted He looked completely worn out after working for twelve hours without a break.
lose one’s head panic; lose self-control Don’t lose your head just because you failed your driving test.
lose heart become discouraged If there is a fire in the building, it is important to stay calm and not to lose heart.
lose one’s temper become angry When Billy didn’t stop talking, the teacher lost his temper.
be made of money be very wealthy They have at least three cars - they must be made of money.
make yourself at home relax and behave nor- mally in a place, not like a guest Don’t be nervous, so just relax and make yourself at home.
make one’s blood boil make smb angry My brother made my blood boil when he told me the news.
make room (for smth) allow enough free space You can make room for the new sofa by moving that table.
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make sure check Always make sure the cooker is off when you leave the house.
a memory like a sieve a very bad memory I can’t remember the names. I’ve got a memory like a sieve.
money well spent a good purchase Our car wasn’t cheap, but we’ve had it for 15 years and it has never bro- ken down. To me, that was money well spent.
an off day a day when nothing The world champion lost goes right in the first round this year. He just had an off day.
off the beaten track isolated and remote/ We found a lovely beach difficult to find yesterday. It’s a bit off the beaten track, so it was al- most empty.
on the house free for customers You needn’t pay this evening. It’s the manager’s birthday, so all the drinks are on the house.
on the road to moving towards/in the Ann was brilliant in that direction of film. If you ask me, she’s well on the road to star- dom.
out of the blue suddenly and unex- We were discussing poli- pectedly tics when, out of the blue, she started talking about her son.
over the hill no longer young Olympic gymnasts are over the hill by the age of twenty.
overtake someone do better than/то ve in She never used to be good front of at reading but since the new teacher came, she’s over-
taken most of the other chil-
dren in the class.
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a pain in the neck
an irritating or annoy- Our neighbour’s dog
ing person or thing barked all night and kept
me awake, it was a real
pain in the neck.
a piece of cake
play (it) safe
play it by ear
a very easy thing to do It was the first time I’d
driven in London. It wasn’t
as bad as I’d expected. In
fact, it was a piece of cake.
be careful in case It can take months to get
something happens a visa, so I’m playing safe
and applying for mine
now, even though I don’t
need it for over a year.
take decisions as you I can’t prepare for the
go along/not plan in interview because I don’t
advance know what they’ll ask.
I’ll just have to play it by
ear.
play it cool
play your cards
right
play truant
deal with a situation in If the police stop you,
a calm way don’t argue with them and
don’t get angry - just play
it cool.
act in a clever way so Ann is retiring at the end
that you have the ad- of the year. If you play
vantage your cards right, you
could get her job.
stay away from school Pete played truant yes-
without permission terday, so that he could
watch the match on TV.
play with fire
pull someone’s
leg
take foolish, danger- You could be playing
ous risks with fire by taking those
tablets - you don’t know
what effect they might
have on you.
make fun of someone I didn’t think I’d win the
first prize, so when you
told me the good news, I
thought you were pulling
my leg.
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put your money where your mouth is show support, or put a plan into action, by doing something, not just by talking You keep talking about starting your own business. Put your money where your mouth is and go and see the bank manager.
put your foot down insist on something/ assert yourself That’s the third time this week that Tom’s been late. I’m going to put my foot down and tell him he’s got to make an effort to get here on time.
put your own house in order sort out your own problems before you criticize other people You should put your own house in order before you tell me what to do.
put the blame on sb say sb is responsible for smth bad Don’t try to put the blame on your sister. I know the accident was your fault.
(right) up your street exactly right for you/ what you enjoy doing I think you should ap- ply for this job. It’s right up your street.
save something for a rainy day keep something for a difficult time in the future Don’t spend all the prize money now. Save some of it for a rainy day.
a shoulder to cry on someone who listens to problems sympatheti- cally My boyfriend and I have split up and I need a shoul- der to cry on. Can I come round and see you?
spend money like water spend money as if there is an endless sup- ply of it Pete must have won the lottery - he’s been spending money like water recently.
steer clear of keep well away from If I were you, I’d steer clear of your brother. He’s always in trouble.
the small hours very late at night, sometime after mid- night We started the game at 8.30 and didn’t finish till the small hours. I didn’t get to bed until 5 o’clock.
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take smth into account regard, consider When you buy a house, you should always take the location into account.
work a miracle make smth that seems The decorators worked a impossible happen miracle when they trans- formed our attic into a
luxury bedroom.
Appendix 8
American English
There are a few grammatical differences between British and
American English:
1. In American English the Past Simple is often used to give
new information or to announce a recent event:
/ lost my pen. Can you help me look for it?
2. The Past Simple is used with just and already :
Гт not hungry. I just had breakfast.
“Don 7 forget to send a telegram. ” “I already sent it.”
3. Americans used the Past Simple with yet:
I didn 7 tell them about my illness yet.
4. In American English the forms / have/I don 7 have/do you
have? are more usual than I’ve got/I haven’t got/have you
got?:
We have a new flat.
Do you have a dictionary?
5. In American English the verbs (to burn, to learnt etc.) are
regular:
/ learned this news only yesterday.
6. Americans say “the hospital”:
The injured man was taken to the hospital.
7. Americans say “on a team”:
He’s the best player on the team.
8. Quite is not often used with this meaning in American Eng-
lish. In American English “quite” usually means “com-
pletely ”.
9. Americans say “on the weekend/on weekends”.
10. In American English “different than ” is also possible. “Dif-
ferent to” is not used.
11. Americans say write someone (without to):
Please write me soon and tell me how you are.
12. These verbs (burn, learn etc.) are normally regular in Ameri-
can English: burned, learned etc.
13. The past participle of get is gotten in American English.
Your English has gotten much better since I last saw you.
14. Note the American spelling of these words:
traveling, traveled, canceling, canceled.
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Appendix 9
List of Grammar Terms and Key Words
A
abbreviation [ab,ri:vi'eijan] n сокращение
ability [azbiliti] n способность
abrupt [azbrApt] а внезапный, резкий
absence [zaebsans] n отсутствие
abstract [aeb'straekt] а абстрактный
accordingly [azko:dir)li] adv соответственно
accountant [a'kavntant] n бухгалтер
ache [eik] n боль
actual [zaektjval] а действительный
add [aed] v добавлять
addition [azdij(a)n] n сложение
additional [azdijanl] а дополнительный
adjective [zaed^iktiv] имя прилагательное
admit [z admit] v признавать
adverb [zaedv3:b] n наречие
adverb of frequency [zfri:kwansi] наречие частотности действия
adverb of manner наречие образа действия
adverb of degree наречие степени
adverbial clause [adzv3:bjal kla:z] обстоятельственное придаточное
предложение
adverbial modifier ['modifaia] обстоятельство
affirmative [azf3:mativ] а утвердительный
allege [a'leds] v утверждать
alternative [a:lzt3:nativ] question выборочный вопрос
alternatively [a:lzt3:nativli] adv в качестве альтернативы
amount [a'mavnt] n количество
analyse [Zaenalaiz] v анализировать
annoyance [a'naians] n досада; раздражение
apart [azpa:t] from adv кроме того
appendix [a'pendiks] n (pl -dices) приложение
apostrophe [a'postrafi] n апостроф
apposition [zaepazziJ(a)n] n грамматическое приложение
arise [a'raiz] v возникать
article [a:tikl] n артикль
definite article определенный артикль
indefinite article неопределенный артикль
associate [a'savjieit] v связывать
attendant [a'tendant] а сопутствующий
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attendant circumstance сопутствующее обстоятельство
attitude [zaetitju:d] n отношение
attribute [zaetnbju:t] n определение
attributive [o'tnbjutiv] а определительный
auxiliary [□:g,ziljon] а вспомогательный
auxiliary verb вспомогательный глагол
В
balance [zbaelans] n решающее значение
on balance в конечном счете, в итоге
balanced ['baelanst] а рациональный
being [zbi:irj] п существо
belief [biz li:f] n вера, убеждение
benefit [zbenifit] n польза, выгода
blank [blaerjk] n пустое место
bold [bavld] а жирный (о шрифте)
bold type жирный шрифт
borrow [zborov] v заимствовать
bracket [z brae kit] n pl скобки
buzzer [zbAZd] n звонок
c
capital [z kaepitl] n заглавная буква
cardinal [zka:dml] а количественный
cardinal numeral количественное числительное
cardinal point страна света
case [keis] n падеж; случай
common case общий падеж
nominative case именительный падеж
objective [ab'd^ektiv] case объектный падеж
possessive [pa'zesiv] case притяжательный падеж
cash [kaef] n наличные деньги
causation [ko:zzeij'(o)n] n причинность
cause [ko:z] n причина
caution ['kozJXaJn] n осторожность
certainty [zS3:tnti] n уверенность
challenge ['tfaelmds] v вызывать
chance [tfa:ns] n случай
by chance случайно
characteristic [,kaenkteznstik] n свойство
chiefly [ adv главным образом
choice [tfois] n выбор
circumstance [zs3:kamstens] n pl обстоятельство
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claim [kleim] v требовать
clarify ['klaenfai] v разъяснять
class noun имя существительное, обозначающее отдельный предмет
classify ['klaesifai] v классифицировать
clause [kb:z] n предложение
main clause главное предложение
subordinate [sa'bo:dnit] clause придаточное предложение
object clause дополнительное придаточное предложение
attributive clause определительное придаточное предложение
coinside [,kavm'said] v совпадать
collective noun [ka'lektiv] собирательное имя существительное
colloquial [ka'lavkwial] а разговорный
colon ['kavlan] n двоеточие
column ['kolam] n колонка
combine [kam'bam] v объединять
combination [,kDmbi'neiJ(a)n] n сочетание
comma ['koma] n запятая
command [ka'marnd] n приказание
comment ['komant] v комментировать
common ['koman] а простой, обычный; общий; широко распро-
страненный
common fraction простая дробь
common noun нарицательное имя существительное
comparative [kam'paerativ] а сравнительный
comparison [kam'paensn] п сравнение
complete [kam'pli:t] а полный; законченный; v заканчивать
completed action законченное действие
complex ['kompleks] а сложный
complex object сложное дополнение
complex sentence сложноподчиненное предложение
compose [kam'pavz] v составить
compound [kam'pavnd] а составной, сложный; n составное слово
compound sentence сложносочиненное предложение
compound nominal predicate составное именное сказуемое
compound verbal predicate составное глагольное сказуемое
concern [kan's3:n] n забота, тревога; v касаться
condition [kan'dij(a)n] n условие
conditional [kan'dijanl] а условный; n условное предложение
conduct [kan'dAkt] v проводить
confirmation [,kDnfa'meiJ(a)n] n подтверждение
conjunction [kan'djAr)kJ(a)n] n союз
conjunctive [kan'djArjktiv] а соединительный
connecting particle присоединительная частица
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connective [ka'nektiv] а соединительный
consequence ['konsikwans] n результат
consequently ['konsikwanth] adv следовательно, в результате
considerable [kan'sidarabl] а значительный
consonant ['konsanant] n согласный звук; буква
constantly ['konst(a)ntli] adv постоянно
constellation [zkonsta'leiJ(a)n] n созвездие
construct [kan'strAkt] v составлять
construction [kan'strAkJ(a)n] n конструкция
contain [kan'tem] v содержать
content [kan'tent] а довольный
context ['kontekst] n содержание
continuous [kan'tmjvas] а длительный
contracted [kan'traektid] а сокращенный
contracted form сокращенная форма
contradict [zkontra'dikt] v противоречить
convince [kan'vms] v убеждать
convict [kan'vikt] v осудить
coordinated [kav'a:dmeitid] а сочиненный
coordinated clause сочиненное предложение
coordinating [kav'a:dmeitir)] conjunction соединительный союз
correspond [zkDns'pDnd] v соответствовать
corresponding [zkDns'pDndir)] а соответствующий
countable ['kavntabl] а, исчисляемое имя существительное
cube [kju:b] n куб, третья степень
D
dash [daej] n тире, черточка
data ['delta] n pl от datum данные
deal (with) [dill] v иметь дело
debt [det] n долг
decimal ['desim(a)l] а десятичный
decimal fraction десятичная дробь
declarative [di'klaerativ] а повествовательный
declarative sentence повествовательное предложение
decrease [di'kri:s] v уменьшать
defective [di'fektiv] а недостаточный глагол
definite ['defmit] а определенный
definitely ['defmith] adv определенно
degree [di'gri:] n градус; степень
degrees of comparison степени сравнения
positive degree положительная степень
comparative degree сравнительная степень
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superlative degree превосходная степень
delight [di'lait] n восторг
demonstrative [di'monstrativ] а указательный
demonstrative pronoun указательное местоимение
denote [di'navt] v обозначать
depend [di'pend] v зависеть
dependence [di'pendans] n зависимость
derivative [di'rivativ] а производное слово
derive [di'raiv] v образовать
derived [di'raivd] а производный
desirable [di'zaiarabl] а желаемый
destine ['destin] v предназначать
determiner [di't3:mma] n определяющее слово
diphthong ['difOorj] n дифтонг
direct [di'rekt] а прямой
direct object прямое дополнение
direct speech прямая речь
disappointment [,disa'pomtmant] n разочарование
disapproval [,disa'pru:v(a)l] n неодобрение
disgust [dis'gAst] n отвращение
dissatisfaction [di'saetis'faekj(a)n] n неудовлетворенность
distant ['dist(a)nt] а далекий
distinction [dis'tir)kj(a)n] n различие
distinguish [dis'tirjwiJ] v различать
divide [di'vaid] v делить
division [di'vi3(a)n] n деление
doer ['dura] n деятель
double ['dAbl] v удваивать
doubt [davt] n сомнение
downturn ['davnt3:n] n спад
dozen ['dAzn] n дюжина
drop [drop] v опускать
duration [djv(a)'reij(a)n] n продолжительность
E
echo ['ekav] n отражение
emotion [i'mavf(a)n] n чувство
emotional [I'mavfanl] а эмоциональный
emphasis ['emfasis] n ударение; выделение
emphasize ['emfasaiz] v придавать особое значение, выделять
emphatic [im'faetik] а выразительный; эмфатический
enclose [,m'klavz] v заключать
encourage [т'клпсЭД v поддержать
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ending ['endirj] n окончание
equal ['i:kw(a)l] n равный
equivalent [fkwivalant] n эквивалент
essential [i'senj(a)l] а основной
evidence ['evidans] n основание
evident ['evidant] а очевидный
exception [ik'sepj(a)n] n исключение
exclamation [zekskla'meiJ(a)n] n восклицание
exclamation mark восклицательный знак
exclamatory [eks'klaemat(a)n] а восклицательный
exit ['eksit] n выход
explanatory [iks'plaenat(a)n] а пояснительный
extent [iks'tent] n степень
F
falling ['fa:lir)] а понижающийся
falling intonation понижающаяся интонация
falling tone понижающаяся интонация
feature [ fi:tfa] pl черты
female ['fi:meil] а женского пола
feminine ['feminin] n женский род
figure ['figa] n цифра
fill in заполнять
final ['faml] а последний
finite ['famait] а личный (о глаголе)
folklore ['favkb:] n фольклор
formally ['fo:mali] adv формально
formation [fa:'meij(a)n] n образование
former ['fa:ma] а предшествующий
the former первый (из двух)
fraction ['fraekj(a)n] n дробь
fractional ['fraekjanl] а дробный
frequency ['fri:kwansi] n частотность
frequently ['fri:kwantli] adv часто
full stop ['fvl'stop] n точка
function ['fAr)kJ(a)n] n функция; v действовать
fund [fAnd] v финансировать
G
gap [даер] n пропуск
gender ['djenda] n род
masculine gender мужской род
feminine gender женский род
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neuter ['nju:ta] gender средний род
general ['djenar(a)!] а общий
gerund ['djer(a)nd] n герундий
gerundial [c^i'rAndial] а герундиальный
H
habit ['haebit] n привычка
habitual [ha'bitjval] а обычный
headline ['hedlam] n заголовок
helmet ['halmit] n шлем
hesitant ['hezit(a)nt] а нерешительный
hyphen ['haif(a)n] n дефис
I
idiom ['idiom] n идиома, идиоматическое выражение
impatient [im'peij(a)nt] а раздраженный
imperative [im'perativ] а повелительный
imperative interjection повелительное междометие
imperative mood повелительное наклонение
impersonal [im'p3:snl] а безличный
implied [im'plaid] а подразумеваемый
inanimate [m'aenimit] а неодушевленный
incentive [m'sentiv] n стимул
incidentally ['msidentli] adv случайно
incline [m'klam] v быть склонным
indefinite [m'defmit] а неопределенный
independent [,mdi'pendant] а независимый
indicate ['mdikeit] v указывать
indicative [m'dikativ] а изъявительный
indicative mood изъявительное наклонение
indirect [jndai'rekt] а косвенный
indirect object косвенное дополнение
individual [jndi'vidjval] n личность, человек; а отдельный
inevitability [m,evita'biliti] n неизбежность
infinitive [m'fmitiv] n инфинитив, неопределенная форма глагола
initial [i'nij(a)l] n начальная заглавная буква pl инициалы
initially [I'nijah] adv вначале
injury ['mdjan] n телесное повреждение
insert [m's3:t] v вставлять
insistence [m'sist(a)ns] n настойчивость
instance ['mstans] n случай
institution [,msti'tju:J(a)n] n учреждение
instruction [m'strAkJ(a)n] n инструкция
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intensifying [m'tensifairj] а усилительный
intensifying particle усилительная частица
intention [in'tenfan] n намерение
interchangeable [jnta'tfemcfcabl] а равнодушный; взаимозаменяемый
interjection [,mta'djekJ(a)n] n междометие
interpret ['mt3:pnt] v объяснять
interrogative [jnta'rogativ] а вопросительный
interrupt [jnta'rApt] v прерывать
intransitive [m'traensitiv] а непереходный
introduce [,mtra'dju:s] v вводить; представлять
introductory [,mtra'dAkt(a)ri] а вводный
inversion [m'v3:J(a)n] n инверсия, обратный порядок слов
inverted commas кавычки
inverted order of words обратный порядок слов
irregular [i'regjula] а неправильный
irregular verb неправильный глагол
irritation [iri'teij(a)n] n раздражение, гнев
italicize [1'taelisaiz] v выделять курсивом
italicized word слово, выделенное курсивом
J
join [djom] v присоединить
lack [laek] v не хватать; n отсутствие
latter ['laeta] а последний
the latter последний (из двух названных)
lifeless ['laiflis] а неодушевленный
limited ['limitid] а ограниченный
limiting ['limitirj] а выделительно-ограничительный
limiting particle выделительно-ограничительная частица
link [lirjk] v соединять, связывать
list [list] n список
M
main [mem] а главный
mainly ['memli] adv главным образом
maintain [men'tern] v сохранять
male [meil] а мужского пола
manner ['maena] n образ действий
masculine ['maiskjvlm] а мужской
mass [maes] n масса, множество
meaning ['mi:nir)] n значение
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means [mi:nz] n средство, способ
by means of при помощи
memorize ['memaraiz] v запоминать; заучивать наизусть
mental ['mentl] а умственный
merely ['miali] adv только; лишь
mind [mamd] v обращать внимание
missing ['misirj] а недостающий
mixed ['mikst] а смешанный
modal ['mavdl] а модальный
modal verb модальный глагол
moderate ['modant] а умеренный
modify [modifai] v определять
mood [mu:d] n наклонение
indicative mood изъявительное наклонение
imperative mood повелительное наклонение
subjunctive mood сослагательное наклонение
motion ['шэи[(э)п] n движение
multiplication [,mAltipli'keiJ(a)n] n умножение
N
necessity [ni'sesiti] n необходимость
negation [ni'geij(a)n] n отрицание
negative ['negativ] а отрицательный
neuter ['nju:ta] а среднего рода
nominal ['nomml] а именной
nominative ['nommativ] а именительный
nominative case именительный падеж
nonetheless [, полба'les] adv тем не менее, все же
non-finite ['non'famait] а неличный
non-finite form of the verb неличная форма глагола
normally ['na:mali] adv обычно
notion ['navf(a)n] n понятие
notional ['navfanl] а смысловой
nought [no:t] n ноль
noun [navn] n существительное
proper noun существительное собственное
common noun существительное нарицательное
class noun существительное предметное
collective noun существительное собирательное
noun of material существительное вещественное
abstract noun существительное абстрактное
number ['плтЬэ] n число
singular (number) единственное число
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plural (number) множественное число
numeral ['nju:maral] n числительное
cardinal numeral количественное числительное
ordinal numeral порядковое числительное
О
object ['obdjikt] n дополнение; предмет
direct object прямое дополнение
indirect object косвенное дополнение
prepositional object предложное дополнение
complex object сложное дополнение
objective [ab'djektiv] а объектный; объективный
objective case объектный падеж
objective infinitive construction объектный инфинитивный оборот
obligation [,Dbli'geiJ(a)n] n обязанность; долг
observe [ab'z3:v] v соблюдать
obvious ['obvias] а очевидный
occur [э'кз:] v происходить
offer [ ofa] n предложение
omission [av'miJ(a)n] n опущение
omit [av'mit] v опускать, пропускать
opinion [a'pmjan] n мнение
opposite ['opazit] а противоположный; n противоположность
ordinal ['o:dml] а порядковый
ordinal number порядковое числительное
original [a'ndjanl] а первоначальный
out of date ['avtavdeit] а устарелый
P
paraphrase ['paerafreiz] v парафразировать
parenthesis [pa'renGisis] n вводное слово
parenthetical ['paeran'Getikl] а вводный
partial ['pa:J(a)l] а частичный
participle ['pcutsipl] n причастие
participle I (present participle) причастие настоящего времени
participle II (past participle) причастие прошедшего времени
participial [x pcuti'sipi^l] а причастный
absolute participial construction (the nominative absolute participial
construction) самостоятельный (независимый) причастный
оборот
particle ['pa:tikl] n частица
particular [pa'tikjula] а особый
partitive ['pcutitiv] n разделительное слово
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partly ['pa:tli] adv частично; до некоторой степени
passive voice [ paesiv vois] n страдательный залог
pattern ['paet(a)n] n образец, пример
pause [po:z] n пауза
peculiarity [pi,kju:li'aenti] n особенность
percentage [pa'sentidj] n процентное отношение
permanent ['p3:manant] а постоянный, неизменный
permission [pa'mij(a)n] n разрешение
permit [pa'mit] v разрешать
person ['p3:sn] n лицо (грамматическая категория)
personal ['p3:snl] а личный
personify [рз/sDnifai] v олицетворять, воплощать
phonetic [fav'netik] а фонетический
phrasal ['freizal] а фразовый
phrasal adverb фразовое наречие
phrasal verb фразовый глагол
phrase [freiz] n фраза, выражение, оборот
physical ['fizik(a)l] а физический
plural ['р!иэг(э)1] n множественное число
point [point] n точка; пункт; v указывать
point out [point act] v указывать
positive ['positiv] а положительный, утвердительный
positive degree положительная степень
positive sentence утвердительное предложение
possession [po'zej(o)n] n владение
possessive [po'zesiv] а притяжательный
possessive case притяжательный падеж
possibility [,pDsa'biliti] n возможность
precede [pri:'si:d] v предшествовать
predicate ['predikit] n сказуемое
verbal predicate глагольное сказуемое
nominal predicate именное сказуемое
compound predicate составное именное сказуемое
compound verbal predicate составное глагольное сказуемое
predicative [pn'dikativ] а именная часть составного сказуемого
predicative clause придаточное предложение
prefix [pri:'fiks] n приставка
preposition [,prepa'zij(a)n] n предлог
prepositional [,prepa'zij(a)nl] а предложный
principal ['prmsap(a)l] а главный
prior ['praia] а предшествующий
process ['pravses] n процесс
promote [pra'mavt] v способствовать
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progress ['pravgres] n движение
prohibition [,praui'bij(a)n] n запрещение
prominent ['prommant] а известный, выдающийся
profit ['profit] n pl прибыль, доход
pronoun ['praunaun] n местоимение
personal pronoun личное местоимение
possessive pronoun притяжательное местоимение
demonstrative pronoun указательное местоимение
interrogative pronoun вопросительное местоимение
relative pronoun относительное местоимение
reflexive pronoun возвратное местоимение
emphatic pronoun усилительное местоимение
conjunctive pronoun союзное местоимение
reciprocal [n'siprak(a)l] pronoun взаимное местоимение
indefinite pronoun неопределенное местоимение
negative pronoun отрицательное местоимение
pronunciation [pra,nAnsi'eiJ(a)n] n произношение
proper ['ргорэ] а правильный, должный; собственный
proper noun имя собственное
proportion [pra'pa:J(a)n] n количественное соотношение
provision [pra'vi3(a)n] n обеспечение
psychological [,saika'lDdjik(a)l] а психологический
public ['pAblik] а государственный
punctuation [,pAr)ktju'eiJ(a)n] n пунктуация
punctuation mark знак препинания
purchase ['psi^as] v покупать
Q
qualify ['kwolifai] v определять
qualitative ['kwolitativ] а качественный
quality ['kwoliti] n качество
question ['kwestj(a)n] n вопрос
yes/no question общий вопрос
wh-question специальный вопрос
question tag разделительный вопрос
alternative question выборочный вопрос
question mark n вопросительный знак
quotation [kwau'teij(a)n] n цитата
quote [kwaut] v брать в кавычки; n цитата
R
recent ['ri:snt] а недавний, последний
reciprocal [n'siprak(a)l] а взаимный
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reduction [rfdAkJ(d)n] n уменьшение
refer [n'fs:] v относиться; упоминать; говорить
reference ['refr(3)ns] n упоминание, ссылка
refusal [n'fju:z(3)l] n отказ
regard [n'gcud] n отношение
in (with) regard to относительно; что касается
regarding [n'ga:dnj] prep относительно
regret [n'gret] n сожаление
regular ['regjvld] а правильный
relation [n'leij(3)n] n pl отношения; родство
relative ['rebtiv] а относительный
relative adverb относительное местоимение
render ['rends] v передавать
repetition [,repi'tij(s)n] n повторение
replace [n'pleis] v заменять
report [n'po:t] v передавать содержание; сообщать
reported speech косвенная речь
represent [jepn'zent] v представлять
reproach [гГргэи^] n упрек
request [n'kwest] n просьба
require [n'kwais] v требовать
reserve[n'z3:v] n заповедник
revision [n'vi3sn] n повторение
resemble [n'zembl] v походить, иметь сходство
resistance [n'zist(s)ns] n сопротивление
response [ns'pons] n ответ
rising tone повышающаяся интонация
root [ru:t] n корень
rotate [rsv'teit] v вращать(ся)
S
saint [semt] n святой
salutation [,saelju:'teij(s)n] n приветствие
score [ska:] n два десятка; v подсчитывать очки
scream [skri:m] n пронзительный крик
search [s3:tf] n поиск
semicolon ['semi'ksvlsn] n точка с запятой
sense [sens] n чувство; смысл
sense perception [ps'sepj(s)n] восприятие посредством органов
чувств
sentence ['sentons] n предложение
separate ['sepsreit] v отделять
sequence ['sirkwsns] of tenses последовательность времен
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serve [s3:v] v служить
set expression устойчивое словосочетание
set off [set] v отделять
shape [jeip] n форма
shift [Jift] n сдвиг
similar ['simila] а сходный
similarly ['similali] adv подобным образом, так же
simultaneous [zsimartemjas] а одновременный
single [ sirjgl] а один; единственный
singular ['sirjgjvla] а единственное число
slight [slait] а небольшой
sort [so:t] n вид
sound [savnd] n звук
source [so:s] n письменный источник; документ
space [speis] n место
special ['spej(d)l] а специальный
species ['spi:Ji:z] n род, порода
specific [spi'siftk] а определенный
specify ['spesifai] v определять
specifying particle определяющая частица
speech [spi:tf] n речь
square [skwes] n квадрат
state [steit] v определять; устанавливать; n состояние
statement ['steitmsnt] n утверждение, заявление
stative verb глагол состояния
stem [stem] n корень
stress [stres] n ударение; v ставить ударение
stressed ударный
structure ['strAktfd] n структура
subject ['sAbdjikt] n подлежащее
subject clause придаточное предложение - подлежащее
subjective [sAb'djektiv] infinitive construction субъектный инфини-
тивный оборот
subjunctive [ssb'djAijktiv] а сослагательный
subordinate [sd'bo:dnit] а придаточный
subordinating [sd'bo:dmeitir)] а подчинительный
subordinating conjunction подчинительный союз
substance [zSAbst(d)ns] n вещество
substitute [zSAbstitju:t] v заменять
subtraction [sdb'traekf(d)n] n вычитание
succeed [ssk'skd] v достигнуть цели
suffix ['sAfiks] n суффикс
suggestion [sd'd5estf(a)n] n предложение
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suit [sju:t] v подходить
superlative [sju: 'p3:lativ] а превосходная степень
supply [ss'plai] v обеспечивать
supposition [,8лрэ'г1/(э)п] n предположение
syllable ['silabl] n слог
syntactic [sm'taektik] а синтаксический
T
tag [taeg] n конец (вопроса)
taxation [taek'seij(3)n] n налогообложение
temporary [Четр(э)гэп] а временный
tense [tens] n время глагола
tendency ['tendsnsi] n тенденция
threat [0ret] n угроза
tint [tint] n краска
transitive ['traensitiv] а переходный
transitive verb переходный глагол
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uncertainty [An's3:tnti] n неуверенность
uncountable [An'kavntsbl] а неисчисляемый
underline [, Ando'lam] v подчеркивать, придавать особое значение
unequal [An'i:kw(a)l] а неравный
unessential ['Ani'senJ(a)l] а незначительный
unfamiliar ['Anfo'milja] а незнакомый
unique [ju:'ni:k] а уникальный
unit ['jumit] n единица
unlikely [An'laikli] adv вряд ли
unlimited [An'limitid] а неограниченный
unreal [лп'пэ!] а нереальный
up to date ['Apta'deit] а современный
usage ['ju:zi<±j] n употребление
vacant ['veikant] а вакантный
venture ['vena's] v решиться, отважиться
verb [уз:Ь] n глагол
verbal ['V3:bl] а глагольный
vessel ['vesl] n посудина
visible ['vizabl] а явный
voiced [voist] а звонкий
voiceless ['voislis] а глухой
vowel ['vav(a)l] а гласный (звук); гласная (буква)
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w
warning ['wo:nir)] n предупреждение
whisk [wisk] n сбивалка
whole [haul] а целый; n единое целое
width [wid0] n ширина
willingness ['wilnjnis] n готовность
witness ['witnis] n свидетель; v быть свидетелем
Z
zero ['zisrsu] n нуль, ноль
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