Complete the conversation with verbs in the Present Continuous. Use each of the verbs in the following list once only: invite, stay, come, hold,
make, get, book, give, travel, deliver. Read the dialogue to the end before
you do the exercise.
Lewis: Can you keep a secret?
Sophie: Yes, of course. What is it?
L; I (a) ... a surprise party for Emily next Saturday. It's her thirtieth
birthday
S: A surprise party! That'll be difficult to arrange without her knowing.
Who ... you (b) ...?
L: Everybody. All our friends, her friends from work, all her family,
even her two aunts from Scotland. They (c) ... down by train on Friday
evening and they (d) ... overnight in that small B&B at the end of our road.
S: What about the food and drink? Where (e)... you ... that from?
L: It's all arranged. Luigi's restaurant (f)... all kinds of food and drink
on Saturday afternoon, and their chef (g) ... even ... a special birthday cake
with pink icing and sugar flowers.
S: Excellent! And what (h) ... you ... Emily for her birthday? Have
you got her a good present?
L: Oh yes! I (i)... a very special holiday. A weekend for two in Paris!
We (j)... by Eurostar, through the Channel Tunnel!
S: That's a great idea. I can see that you are going to enjoy her birthday,
too! Do I get an invite?
L: Of course. But keep it a secret!
Упражнение 1. Выберите правильный вариант.
1) They will phone us as soon as they arrive home.
2) Mother was cooking while father was pottering in the garden.
3) You should wash your hands before eating.
4) They trusted him but eventually they realized that he was a liar.
5) She waved goodbye just as I turned back.
6) The postman came as he was leaving his office.
Упражнение 2. Дополните предложения собственными мыслями.
1) I’ll meet you as soon as I can.
2) I must remember to lock the back door before I leave.
3) I looked up half of the words in my dictionary while I was doing my homework.
4) We had a game of golf and afterwards we had lunch at the club.
5) I think I dropped the letter as I was leaving the building.
Упражнение 3. Перепишите следующие предложения вторым типом условных предложений.
1) If I had enough money, I’d take a taxi.
2) If I liked this film, I’d see it again.
3) If we took the right turning, we would arrive in time.
4) If a building had weak foundations, it would fall.
5) If she got a car, she would drive there.
6) If he felt tired, he would go to bed early.
7) She would have to buy new clothes if she lost weight.
8) They would paint their house if they decided to stay.
9) If my cat caught a mouse, he would eat it.
10) If she had a haircut, she would look different.
2. Concorde flies slowly. Concorde DOESN`T FLY slowly. It falls at night.
3. Birds build nests underground. Birds don`t build nests underground. They build nests in tree.
4. Pasta comes from France. Pasta DOESN`T COME from France. It comes from Ukraine.
5. The temperature rises at night. The temperature DOESN`T RISE at night. It falls at night.
6. Ornithologists study insects. Ornithologists don`t study insects. They study birds.
7. Brazilians speak Spanish. Brazilians don`t speak Spanish. Generally Brazilians SPEAK Portunhol, a bad mixture between Spanish and Portuguese.