open the brackets. put the verbs into the
present indefinite, the present continuous,
the past indefinite, or the future indefinite. .
.1. a) the secre~ary usually (to type) these·
documents in the morning. ·
b) the · secretary (to type) these documents now.
c) rhe secretary (to type) those documents yesterday evening.
d) the secretary (to type) these documents in an hour.
2. a) we always (to eat) meat soup for dinner.
· b) we (to eat) ·meat soup now.
c) we (to eat) meat soup three hours ago.
d) we (to eat) meat soup in a minute. ·
3. a) carol (to visit) museums every weekend.
b) carol (to visit) the museum now.
c) carol (to visit) the museum the day
before yesterday.
d) carol (to visit) the museum next sunday.
4. a) i (to look) through newspapers every
morning~
b) i (to look) through ·newspapers now.
c) i (to look) through newspapers several minutes ago.
d) i. (to look) through newspapers tomorrow morning.
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5. a) his little sister usually (not to make)
her bed.
b) his little .sister (not to make) her bed
.now.
c) his little sister (not to make) her bed
yesterday morning.
d) his little sister (not to make) her bed
in an hour.
6. a) they ever (not to watch) tv in the
evening.
b) they (not to watch) tv now.
c) .they_(not·to watch) tv last.tuesday.
d) they (not to watch) tv tomorrow
evening.
7. a) it often (to rain) in st. petersburg
in autumn.
b) it (to rain) outside now. ·
c) it (to rain) yesterday afternoon.
d) it (to r8.in) in several minutes.
8. a) she sometimes (to help) her mother .
about the house.
b) she (to help) her mother about the
house now.
c) she (to help) her mother about the
house last week.
d) she (to help) her mother about the
house in a day.
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b) The secretary is typing these documents now.
c) The secretary typed those documents yesterday evening.
d) The secretary will type these documents in an hour.
2. a) We always eat meat soup for dinner.
b) We are eating meat soup now.
c) We ate meat soup three hours ago.
d) We will eat meat soup in a minute.
3. a) Carol visits museums every weekend.
b) Carol is visiting the museum now.
c) Carol visited the museum the day before yesterday.
d) Carol will visit the museum next Sunday.
4. a) I look through newspapers every morning.
b) I am looking through newspapers now.
c) I looked through newspapers several minutes ago.
d) I will look through newspapers tomorrow morning.
5. a) His little sister usually does not make her bed.
b) His little sister is not making her bed now.
c) His little sister did not make her bed yesterday morning.
d) His little sister will not make her bed in an hour.
6. a) They never watch TV in the evening.
b) They are not watching TV now.
c) They did not watch TV last Tuesday.
d) They will not watch TV tomorrow evening.
7. a) It often rains in St. Petersburg in autumn.
b) It is raining outside now.
c) It rained yesterday afternoon.
d) It will rain in several minutes.
8. a) She sometimes helps her mother about the house.
b) She is helping her mother about the house now.
c) She helped her mother about the house last week.
d) She will help her mother about the house in a day.