Упражнение 1
Раскрывая скобки, напишите каждое предложение три раза, образуя условные предложения 1, 2 и 3 типов.
· E.g. If you (to be) free, I (to come) to see you.:
If you are free, I will come to see you.
If you were free, I would come to see you.
If you had been free, I would have come to see you.
If I (to see) her, I (to be) glad.
If I see her, I will be glad.
If I saw her, I would be glad.
If I had seen her, I would have been glad.
1. If my friend (to come) to see me, I (to be) very glad. 2. If mother (to buy) a cake, we (to have) a very nice tea party. 3. If we (to receive) a telegram from him, we (not to worry). 4. If you (not to work) systematically, you (to fail) the examinations. 5. If you (to be) busy, I (to leave) you alone. 6. If I (to live) in Moscow, I (to visit) the Tretyakov Gallery every year. 7. If I (to get) a ticket, I (to go) to the Philharmonic. 8. If I (to live) near a wood, I (to gather) a lot of mushrooms. 9. If my father (to return) early, we (to watch) TV together. 10. If she (to know) English, she (to try) to enter the university.
Упражнение 2
Перепишите каждое из следующих предложений дважды, образуя предложения нереального условия:
а) относящиеся к настоящему или будущему,
b) относящиеся к прошедшему.
1. If I am not too busy, I shall go to the concert. 2. They will all be surprised if I make such a mistake. 3. If he doesn't come in time, shall we have to wait for him? 4. If no one comes to help, we shall be obliged to do the work ourselves. 5. If you put on your glasses, you will see better. 6. What shall we do if they are late? 7. Will you be very angry if we don't come? 8. Will he be very displeased if I don't ring him up?
Упражнение 3
Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, так, чтобы предложения выражалт рельное условие.
1. If I (to see) John, I (to tell) him your news. 2. He (to be) very pleased if it (to be) really true. 3. If you (to go) to town on Monday, you (to meet) my brother Tom. 4. If you (to need) help, my father (to help) you. 5. We (to have) a picnic lunch if the day (to be) fine. 6. If you (to ask) a policeman, he (to tell) you the way. 7. I (to finish) the job tomorrow if I (to can). 8. I (not / to require) an umbrella if it(not / to rain). 9. If she (to think) it over carefully, she (to form) a clear opinion. 10. If they (to catch) the bus now, they (to arrive) at half past nine. 11. He (to find) the answers if he (to look) at the back of the book. 12. If you (to want) me to, I (to come) for a walk with you. 13. If he (to write) to her, she (to answer) at once. 14. If you (to wait) a few moments, the waiter (to bring) your coffee. 15. He (to lose) weight if he (to stop) eating too much. 16. If she (to be) patient, I (to try) to explain. 17. I (to wear) a purle tie only if I (to must). 18. If we (to leave) at once, we (to catch) the early train. 19. If he (to do) that again, his father (to punish) him. 20. If she (drink) this medicine, she (to feel) much better.
Упражнение 4
Раскройте скобки таким образом, чтобы предложения выражали: а) реальное условие, b) нереальное условие настоящего времени.
1. If I (to know), I (to tell) you. 2. If she (to want) to talk she (to ring up). 3. Her health (to improve) if she (to sleep) longer. 4. If he (to have) enough money, he (to buy) a large house. 5. She (to feel) lonely if Peter (to go) out every evening. 6. We (to be) pleased to see you if you (to arrive). 7. If we (to can) come on Sunday, we (to come). 8. I (to understand) Mr. Smith if he (to speak) slowly. 9. We (not / to go) by ship unless there (to be) no other way. 10 If you (not / to give) him good meals, he (not / to be able) to work hard.
Упражнение 5
Замените предложения нереального условия в настоящем времени на предложения нереального условия в прошедшем времени.
1. If she tired, she could be better. 2. He would do more work if he were able. 3. I should live better if I earned more money. 4. If I knew the answer, I should tell you. 5. He wouldn't come unless you invited him. 6. We shouldn't remember it if it weren't so strange. 7. If I had time, I would help you. 8. Peter would come if you wanted him to. 10. If you wrote more often, you would receive more letters. 11. They would prefer to keep it if they could. 12. I would buy it by myself if I had money. 13. If they offered it to me for nothing, I wouldn't take it. 14. I should break a promise if I answered your question. 15. If you swore to keep a secret, I would tell you.
Упражнение 6
Составьте предложения, найдя соответствия между левой и правой колонками.
| 1. If I go on a diet | a. we'll make a snowman |
| 2. If it's sunny tomorrow | b. I'll buy you some chocolate |
| 3. If John doesn't hurry | c. she'll have to take a taxi |
| 4. If it snows | d. I'll lose weight |
| 5. If there sre no buses | e. he'll be late |
| 6. If you are a good girl | f. we'll go for a picnic |
Упражнение 7
Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в нужное время.
John Smith is in prison. How did it happen? If John (not / to oversleep), he (not / to be) late for work. If he (not / to be) late for work, his boss (not / to fire) him. If John (not / to lose) his job, he (not / to need) money and he (not / to rob) the bank. If he (not / to rob) the bank, the police (not / to arrest) him.
Упражнение 8
Составьте условные предложения, используя материал левой и правой колонокб которые отражали бы Ваше отношение к ситуации.
e.g. Daniel had fallen ill. put on coat / catch cold
Daniel wouldn't have caught cold if he had put on coat.
| 1. Nick has broken his leg. | climb ladder / break his leg |
| 2. Mr. Davidson had got a smashed car. | drive carefully / avoid accident |
| 3. John Smithson was the second in the competition. | run faster / win the race |
| 4. Chris has cut his finger. | play with knife / cut finger |
| 5. Mary has got a terrible headache. | have headache / take aspirin |
| 6. Mrs. Claydon has nothing left for supper. | leave fish on the tablet / cat eat it |
Упражнение 18
Образуйте условные предложения.
1. He is busy and does not come to see us. If.... 2. The girl didn't study well last year and received bad marks. If.... 3. He broke his bicycle and so he didn't go to the country. If.... 4. He speaks English badly: he has no practice. If.... 5. I had a bad headache yesterday, that's why I didn't come to see you. If.... 6. The ship was sailing near the coast, that's why it struck a rock. If.... 7. He was not in town, therefore he was not present at our meeting. If.... 8. The pavement was so slippery that I fell and hurt my leg. If.... 9. The sea is rough, and we cannot sail to the island. If.... 10. They made a fire, and the frightened wolves ran away. If.... 11. It is late, and I have to go home. If.... 12. I was expecting my friend to come, that's why I couldn't go to the cinema with you. If.... 13. He always gets top marks in mathematics because it is his favourite subject and he works a lot at it. If.... 14. I didn't translate the article yesterday because I had no dictionary. If.... 15. We lost our way because the night was pitch-dark. If.... 16. The box was so heavy that I couldn't carry it. That's why I took a taxi. If....
Direct and indirect speech
Complete the sentences in reported speech.
- John said, "I love this town."
John said - "Do you like soccer?" He asked me.
He asked me - "I can't drive a lorry," he said.
He said - "Be nice to your brother," he said.
He asked me - "Don't be nasty," he said.
He urged me - "Don't waste your money" she said.
She told the boys - "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.
She asked him - "I always wake up early," he said.
He said - "You should revise your lessons," he said.
He advised the students - "Where have you been?" he asked me.
He wanted to know - He said, "I like this song."
→ He said - "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me - "I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said - "Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked me - "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→ He said - "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys - "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him - "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said - "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know - "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience - John: "Mandy is at home."
John said that. - Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that. - Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that. - Simon: "David was ill."
Simon said that. - Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that. - Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."
Richard said to me that. - Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me that. - Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked that. - Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs Jones told me that. - Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that
Present Continuous / Simple Past
Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
My English is really getting better. I (try) to learn the language since 1985, but only recently have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 1988, I (study) the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I (struggle) through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.
I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I (stay) with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I (sit) there the whole time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.
When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I (have) problems with the language for years. He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I (research) exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school in the United States.
Well, it worked. I (live) and (study) in the U.S. for more than two years. I (stay) here for at least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent.
| Начало формы 1. Tim and Carol (be) late yesterday. 2. When he (arrive), we (have) dinner. 3. While they (play) tennis, we (take) our dog for a walk. 4. When I (get) up, he (sit) in the garden and (read) a book. 5. I (never be) to India. 6. I'm not sure if we (visit) her tomorrow. 7. No, I don't want to eat anything because I (just have) lunch. 8. She (sleep) well last night. 9. Look! Susan (swim) in the pool. 10. When he (walk) down the street, he (see) Jill. 11. She always (take) a shower in the morning. 12. After we (take) some photos of the cathedral, we (go) to the next restaurant to have dinner. 13. They (meet) my brother an hour ago. 14. This is the most beautiful painting I (ever see). 15. They (tell) us that it (rain) the next days. Конец формы |
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