Выберите соответствующие формы глаголов (a-b) и впишите буквы в предложения.
After I a shower, I felt much better.
a) took b) had taken
When we came in, we saw that somebody ___the Chinese vase.
a)has broken b)had broken
3. In the time of Renaissance the theatre less religious.
a)became b)had become
4. Nowadays people ___themselves by listening to music, watching television, going to the theatre etc.
a)are entertaining b)entertain
5. The president ___a fund for the homeless people.
a)found b)founded
6. They ___their jobs by 5 p.m. yesterday.
a)finished b)had finished
7. When the sun ___in Paris, it’s still night in Mexico City.
a) rises b)rose
8. We ___a long text just now.
a)read b)have read
№2. Преобразуйте слова, чтобы они подходили по смыслу.
1.His (geography) knowledge is rather poor. 2.I think you should take George’s (profession) advice. 3. The (nation) news usually comes after the international news in this programme. 4.I felt curiously happy and (optimist). 5.The child’s bad behavior is the result of (emotion) problems. 6.It is (logic) that people who earn more money should pay higher taxes. 7. Don’t have such (pessimist) views on your future. 8. His speech was full of (symbol) ideas.
№3. Задайте во к подчеркнутым членам предложения.
In ancient times people had special places for singing, dancing and storytelling.
Romans introduced new forms of entertainment.
Nowadays people entertain themselves by listening to music, watching TV programmes, films and videos, going to concerts and circus shows.
Betty had two tickets for the theatre performance.
She became very slim because she had lost the weight
- The correct form is "took" because it refers to a specific past action of taking a shower.
2. When we came in, we saw that somebody had broken the Chinese vase.
- The correct form is "had broken" because it indicates that the action of breaking the vase occurred before we saw it.
3. In the time of Renaissance, the theatre had become less religious.
- The correct form is "had become" because it expresses a past action that occurred before another past action in the Renaissance.
4. Nowadays, people entertain themselves by listening to music, watching television, going to the theatre, etc.
- The correct form is "entertain" because it indicates a general action that people currently do.
5. The president founded a fund for the homeless people.
- The correct form is "founded" because it refers to a specific past action of establishing a fund.
6. They had finished their jobs by 5 p.m. yesterday.
- The correct form is "had finished" because it indicates a past action that occurred before 5 p.m. yesterday.
7. When the sun rises in Paris, it's still night in Mexico City.
- The correct form is "rises" because it refers to a general present action.
8. We have read a long text just now.
- The correct form is "have read" because it indicates a past action that was recently completed.
№2. Prepositional Transformation:
1. His knowledge of geography is rather poor.
2. I think you should take the professional advice of George.
3. The national news usually comes after the international news in this program.
4. I felt curiously happy and optimistic.
5. The child's bad behavior is the result of emotional problems.
6. It is logical that people who earn more money should pay higher taxes.
7. Don't have such pessimistic views on your future.
8. His speech was full of symbolic ideas.
№3. Questions:
- In ancient times, what did people have special places for? (singing, dancing, storytelling)
- What did the Romans introduce? (new forms of entertainment)
- How do people nowadays entertain themselves? (Listening to music, watching TV programs, films, and videos, going to concerts and circus shows)
- How many tickets did Betty have for the theatre performance? (two tickets)
- Why did she become very slim? (Because she had lost weight)