Read the sentence taken from the story: “I suspect they come just to have fun watching
the disasters.” After expressions like: have fun, have a (great, good, etc.) time, have
trouble, have difficulty the verb that follows comes in the –ing form. Complete the
sentences below:
A. I had lots of difficulties to find your house, Sue. [to find]
B. We have had fun in the backyard. [to play]
C. Mom told us she had a great time around the world. [to travel]
D. Ernest will have trouble why he got a C on the test. [to explain]
E. The girls would have fun this movie if they were here. [to
watch]

1) 1. It sometimes snows here in April. 2. It's snowing now. 3. It snowed yesterday. 4. Every morning mother cooks breakfast for us. 5. It is 8 o'clock now. Mother is cooking breakfast. 6. Mother cooked borsch last weekend. 7. We often watch TV. 8. Now we're sitting in armchairs and watching TV. 9. We watched this film last Sunday.
2) 1. We're not going to school now. 2. What do you do after school? 3. Last year Peter worked in Russia. 4. Does he have a new car? 5. He isn't wearing a hat at the moment. 6. He didn't like black coffee when he was a child. 7. What are you doing now? 8. It is raining at the moment.
3) 1. Общий: Is it showing now? Альтернативный: Is it snowing or raining now? Разделительный: It is snowing now, isn't it? Специальный: What is the weather now?
2. Общий: Did mother cook borsch last weekend? Вопрос к подлежащему: Who cooked borsch last weekend? Специальный: What did mother cook last weekend? Разделительный: Mother cooked borsch last weekend, didn't she?

1) I washed my hands because they were dirty. 2) Somebody has broken this window. 3) I fell good. I slept very well last night. 4) We saw a very good film yesterday. 5) It rained a lot when we were on holiday. 6) I've lost my bag. Have you seen it? 7) George's bicycle was stolen last week. 8) I went to bed early because I was tired. 9) Have you finished your book yet? 10) These houses were built about 20 years ago. 11) Ann learnt to drive when she was 18. 12) I've never ridden a horse in my life. 13) Yesterday I fell of my bicycle and hurt my leg. 14) She's a good friend of mine. I've known her a long time.