A FRAGMENT OF ALEC’S LETER TO MARY

I met you at one of Miss Brown’s parties. Do you remember? You were wearing a beautiful white dress. You were talking to Miss Brown smiling when I came up to you. They were playing the tango. I said, «May I have the pleasure of this dance?” and you answered, “Yes, certainly”. And we danced. Do you remember? Our first dance. We were dancing. I was not talking to you, I was looking at you. And you were smiling. We were dancing together. Do you remember?

I. Не согласись с утверждениями:

For example: Mary was singing when he came up to her. – Mary was not singing when he came up to her.

1. Boris was writing a letter at 6 o’clock. ____________________________________________

2. 2. It was raining when we returned home. _________________________________________

3. 3. The wind was blowing from the west.____________________________________________

4. It was snowing the whole day yesterday.____________________________________________

5. The boys were fighting when we came up to them.____________________________________

6. Ann was waiting for Nick when we saw her.__________________________________________

7. The rain was beating against the window when I shut the door.___________________________

8. The tram was running along the street when we saw a child._____________________________

9. We were sitting on the grass when they came up to us._________________________________

10. The boys were playing football from 2 till 4 o’clock._____________________________________

II. Спроси, так ли это было.

For example: It was raining when we looked out of the window. – Was it raining when you looked put of the window?

1. Ann was smiling when he saw her._________________________________________________

2. She was talking to someone when they came up to her.________________________________

3. The children were singing when Mother returned home._______________________________

4. We were waiting for a bus when it began to rain.______________________________________

5. The boys were learning to drive when we saw them.___________________________________

6. Mother was cooking supper at that moment.________________________________________

7. We were sitting in the living-room when it happened._________________________________

8. Helen was working in the garden from 8 till 12 o’clock._________________________________

9. They all were watching TV when Mike came into the room.______________________________

III. Поставь специальный вопрос

For example: The teacher was reading when a man came in. – What was thr teacher doin when a man came in?

1. Kate was writing a letter when Ann came from school.__________________________________

2. Nick was carrying a heavy box when we met him.______________________________________

3. The boys were moving the table when the teacher came into the class-room. _________________________________________________________________________________

4. The baby was crying for half an hour.________________________________________________

5. The school-children were planting trees all day long.___________________________________

6. The woman was milking her cow when that dog ran out._________________________________

7. The children were gathering berries in the forest.______________________________________

8. Mike was watering vegetable beds when Pete came to see him. ____________________________________________________________________________

IV. Прочитайте диалог и переведите его

A: - What were you doing yesterday afternoon?

B: - I was reading a book

A:- Was your sister reading a book, too?

B: - No, she wasn’t

A: - What was she doing?

B: - She was studying English.

V. Употреби глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite or Past Continuous.

1. It ______________ (rain) when we left home.

2. When we______________ (come) to the stadium these two teams (play) football.

3. I ____________ (wait) for Mary from 2 till 2.30.

4. The children _____________ (gather) apples all day long yesterday.

5. They_______________ (gather) a lot of fruit last week.

6. Mary __________________ (water) flowers when saw her in the garden.

Present Perfect

Настоящее совершенное время (The Present Perfect

Tense).

Задание 1. Образуйте Participle II от следующих глаголов:

learn, discuss, listen, like, love, show, start, finish, speak, meet, sell, send, go, do, make, write, read, buy, order, want, see, hear, fell, drink, be, give, know.

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Задания 2. Задайте вопросы и ответьте на них по образцу:

Have you discussed any problems this week?

Yes, I have. (No, I haven't)

Слова для справок: 1. To recieve guests from England; 2. To buy a new dress; 3. To go to a lecture; 4. To make an apple-pie; 5. To go to a dancing club; 6. To play football.

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