The Verb
CONTENTS
PREFACE.. 3
EXERCISES ON TENSE FORMS. 6
Reviewing. 16
The Future Tense Forms. 20
EXERCISES ON THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES AND REPORTED SPEECH.. 22
Reviewing. 28
EXERCISES ON THE PASSIVE VOICE.. 30
Reviewing. 38
EXERCISES ON MODAL VERBS. 40
СAN – COULD – BE ABLE TO.. 40
MAY – MIGHT – BE ALLOWED TO.. 43
MUST.. 45
HAVE TO.. 48
BE TO.. 50
NEED.. 52
SHOULD/ OUGHT TO.. 54
SHALL/WILL.. 55
EXERCISES ON THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.. 55
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. 55
MODELS “I wish …”, “If only …”, “I’d rather …”. 60
THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD: FORMS IN CLAUSES. 64
Reviewing. 70
EXERCISES ON THE INFINITIVE.. 73
Reviewing. 78
EXERCISES ON GERUND.. 79
Reviewing. 86
EXERCISES ON THE PARTICIPLE (Participle I and Participle II). 87
Reviewing. 99
THE KEYS. 100
Bibliography (The List of Books Referred to). 116
PREFACE
The present book focuses on a significant area of the normative English grammar that concerns the verb as a part of speech with specific morphological categories, typical usage and patterns.
The chapters of the Exercises are logically ordered so as to provide a systematic overview of the English verb grammar.
The book opens with a block of practical tasks on the finite forms of the verb (Unuchek, Kate), including separate chapters on the active and the passive voice forms (Karelina, Alina) and a chapter on indirect speech and the sequence of tenses (Timchenko, Viktoriia). Two chapters are allotted to the tasks on the subjunctive mood forms (Pshenichnikova, Anna) and modal verb patterns (Yung, Anna). The final part of the Exercises deals with the non-finite forms of the verb (Sheveleva, Alla). The chapters on the infinitive, the gerund, and the participle present training tasks for practicing typical patterns associated with the non-finite forms.
All chapters include focused practice tasks and revision tasks. Areas of particular difficulty are paid special attention to.
The last chapter of the Exercises supplies the keys.
The Exercises are based on fundamental studies in the English grammar, done by well-known foreign and domestic linguists. The material of the book has been used in teaching students of the Far Eastern Federal University, and thus has been put to the test of practical work. The Exercises provide a wide range of tasks, based on the authors’ test assignments, credit and examination materials.
The book will be of interest to students of English as a second or foreign language who wish to improve their knowledge of the verb grammar and achieve a greater command of the English language in general. The Exercises are intended for students at intermediate and high-intermediate levels. The authors also hope that more advanced learners specializing in the English language will find the book useful. As it covers most critical areas of the English verb usage and offers a variety of practical grammar tasks, the book might serve as an effective resource for students’ self-study activities.
The Exercises provide training in the English grammar and help students to develop skills of grammatically correct written and oral speech.
The authors wish to thank their fellow teachers of the School of Regional and International Studies of the Far Eastern Federal University and especially the head of the Chair of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication Lovtsevich, Galina for their assistance in the preparation of this book.
EXERCISES ON TENSE FORMS
Exercise I. The Present Tense Forms. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Ever since my university days I __________ (to study) the history of Russia. Now I __________ (to read) books on the Civil War.
2. She __________ (to suffer) from a very unusual form of kidney disease.
3. “When they ___________ (to leave)?” “In a fortnight. They __________ (to see) about tickets tomorrow.”
4. I’m taking my friend out tonight. She __________ (not to have) any fun for a long day.
5. I __________ (not to go) home for lunch on Mondays. Mother __________ (to get) up early on Mondays and __________ (to do) her washing.
6. “What he __________ (to do) there?” “He __________ (to write) a book, I believe.”
7. But I __________ (to cook, to clean) and (to dig) for three days and I’m tired.
8. Do you know of any good books coming out soon? I__________ (not to read) anything interesting for ages.
9. I know the names of everyone in this neighborhood. I __________ (to live) here for about 20 years.
10. We’ll talk when we__________ (to get) the final destination.
Exercise II. Translate from Russian into English.
1. Давай, я налью тебе немного горячего чая. Твои руки все еще дрожат.
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2. Ну как ты? – Я немного устал. Сегодня я весь день красил забор около дома родителей.
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3. Я очень занят в новой школе, которую мы строим.
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4. Моей одежды нет в этой комнате. Наверное, ее унесли.
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5. Что, если я попрошу Ника одолжить мне денег? – Попробуй. Он как раз только что пришел.
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6. Ты же знаешь, как он увлекается автомобилями.
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7. Мы с вашим начальников говорили сегодня об этом деле по телефону. Поэтому я пришел сюда, чтобы все уладить.
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8. Он знает, что мы уезжаем?
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9. Ты такой раздражительный сегодня! – Вовсе нет. Я просто устал.
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10. Я все думаю о статье, которую вы мне приносили на прошлой неделе. Мы ее напечатаем в следующем выпуске нашего журнала.
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11. Мои родители собираются купить новую машину. Они говорят об этом уже несколько лет, но еще ничего не решили.
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12. Мы только что получили письмо. Дядя Фред приезжает через неделю.
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13. Как давно у тебя этот сервиз? – Это сервиз всегда принадлежал моему дедушке.
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14. Вечно они ругаются со своими друзьями!
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