Read sentences 1-6. Rewrite four of them with used to. 1 Eleanor trained in the pool for eighteen hours a week.
2 She won her first Paralympic gold medal in Beijing, in
2008.
3 She didn't listen to people's rude comments about
her height.
4 Chris's friends were young criminals.
5 When he was young, Bill didn't work with children.
6 He received his MBE in 2011.
Explanation: The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking. In this sentence, the action of waking up is happening now, but I am not doing it.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: wake up
- Add the appropriate form of the verb "to be" (am) before the main verb: am + not + waking up
2) His father is watching TV now.
Explanation: The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking. In this sentence, the action of watching TV is happening now, and his father is doing it.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: watch
- Add the appropriate form of the verb "to be" (is) before the main verb: is + watching
3) Morris is not going to school at the moment.
Explanation: The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking. In this sentence, the action of going to school is happening now, but Morris is not doing it.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: go
- Add the appropriate form of the verb "to be" (is) before the main verb: is + not + going
4) Our parents are having breakfast right now.
Explanation: The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking. In this sentence, the action of having breakfast is happening now, and our parents are doing it.
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: have
- Add the appropriate form of the verb "to be" (are) before the main verb: are + having
Present perfect tense:
1) Bill has bought a new car this week.
Explanation: The present perfect tense is used to talk about past actions that have a connection to the present. In this sentence, the action of buying a new car happened in the past (this week), and it has a connection to the present (the car is still with Bill).
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: buy
- Use the appropriate form of the verb "to have" (has) before the past participle of the main verb: has + bought
2) Helen has cut her hair today.
Explanation: The present perfect tense is used to talk about past actions that have a connection to the present. In this sentence, the action of cutting her hair happened in the past (today), and it has a connection to the present (her hair is currently cut).
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: cut
- Use the appropriate form of the verb "to have" (has) before the past participle of the main verb: has + cut
3) They have just talked about it.
Explanation: The present perfect tense is used to talk about past actions that have a connection to the present. In this sentence, the action of talking happened in the past (just), and it has a connection to the present (the conversation is still relevant).
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: talk
- Use the appropriate form of the verb "to have" (have) before the past participle of the main verb: have + talked
4) Mario has never been to Moscow.
Explanation: The present perfect tense is used to talk about past actions that have a connection to the present. In this sentence, the action of going to Moscow (or the lack thereof) happened in the past, and it has a connection to the present (Mario has not been to Moscow up until now).
Step-by-step solution:
- Identify the verb: be
- Use the appropriate form of the verb "to have" (has) before the past participle of the main verb: has + never + been
В данном случае, чтобы преобразовать прямую речь в косвенную, мы заменяем глагол "said" на "сказал(а)", а местоимение "you" на "вы". Добавляем союз "что" и изменяем порядок слов в предложении.
2) Мистер Коллинс сказал, что Мойра всегда приходит домой на обед.
Здесь мы заменяем глагол "said" на "сказал(а)", а имя "Mr. Collins" на "Мистер Коллинс".
3) Том сказал, что все приняли его за его близнеца и соответствовали ему.
В данном предложении мы заменяем глагол "said" на "сказал(а)", имя "Tom" на "Том" и добавляем соответствующую форму глагола "принимать".
4) Нелли сказала, что она задала профессору несколько вопросов по грамматике.
Здесь мы заменяем глагол "said" на "сказал(а)" и имя "Nelly" на "Нелли".
5) Она сказала, что ее мать хочет знать, придешь ли ты к ней завтра.
В этом предложении мы заменяем глагол "said" на "сказала", добавляем союз "что" и изменяем порядок слов в предложении.
Учитель предлагает преобразовать данные предложения в косвенную речь, чтобы передать смысл сказанного, но в другой форме.