Read the sentences. The words in blue are all adverbs of frequency. Choose the correct alternative to complete the rules in 1-4 a They don't usually notice anything speсial about him. b He occasionally falls asleep underwater c She's always taking our things without asking d Tom always trains hard. e They never play competitively. f He's rarely nervous. g She often beats the best players. h She sometimes plays for fun. 1 Adverbs of frequency usually go after/before the verb to be. 2 Adverbs of frequency usually go after/before main verbs. 3 Adverbs of frequency usually go with the present continuous/present simple. 4 The adverb of frequency always/sometimes goes with the present continuous/present simple to talk about frequent actions that annoy the person who is speaking.
11. He wasn't sleeping when father came home. He was doing his homework.
Он не спал, когда папа пришёл домой. Он делал свою домашнюю работу.
wasn't sleeping (не спал) - не спал в тот конкретный момент. Возможно, он спал почти всё время до прихода отца и даже лёг сразу после, но вот в конкретный момент прихода папы домой - не спал (и делал свою домашнюю работу).
12. When I was going to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. The were talking and laughing. They told me a funny story. Soon I was laughing, too. I was still laughing when we came to school. After school I told this story at home. My father and mother liked it very much.
told - рассказал. Тут не описано, сколько времени занял процесс рассказа этой смешной истории, но известно, что история была рассказана.
13. When we were in the country last summer, I went to the wood one day. In the wood I found a little fox cub. It could not run. It injured its leg. I decided to help the cub. I brought it home. Every day I fed it and took care of it. I was doing it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite well. It left my house. It lives in the woods again.
1. His brother is cleverer than his sister.
His sister is more stupid than his brother.
2. My aunt is more optimistic than my mother.
My mother is more pessimistic than my aunt.
3. She is meaner than her brother.
He is more generous than his sister.
4. Her granny is kinder than her father.
Her father is more strict than her granny.
5. Coffee has a stronger taste than tea.
Tea has a more mild taste than coffee.
6. Online banking is more convenient than cash machines.
Cash machones are more inconvenient than online banking.
7. A dolphin is more beautiful than a crocodile.
A crocodile is more ugly than a dolphin.
8. A lemon is sourer than an orange.
An orange is more sweet than a lemon.
9. It is wetter in October than in March.
In March is more dry than in Octoberm
11. He wasn't sleeping when father came home. He was doing his homework.
Он не спал, когда папа пришёл домой. Он делал свою домашнюю работу.
wasn't sleeping (не спал) - не спал в тот конкретный момент. Возможно, он спал почти всё время до прихода отца и даже лёг сразу после, но вот в конкретный момент прихода папы домой - не спал (и делал свою домашнюю работу).
12. When I was going to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. The were talking and laughing. They told me a funny story. Soon I was laughing, too. I was still laughing when we came to school. After school I told this story at home. My father and mother liked it very much.
told - рассказал. Тут не описано, сколько времени занял процесс рассказа этой смешной истории, но известно, что история была рассказана.
13. When we were in the country last summer, I went to the wood one day. In the wood I found a little fox cub. It could not run. It injured its leg. I decided to help the cub. I brought it home. Every day I fed it and took care of it. I was doing it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite well. It left my house. It lives in the woods again.