Росдистант. Иностранный язык 1.UNIT 2 Задание 2

Exercise 1. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1) Excuse me. Do you speak (you/speak) English?

2) “Where is Tom?” “_______ (he/have) a shower”.

3) _______ (I/not/watch) television very often.

Exercise 2. Complete these sentences using Present Simple or Present Continuous. Use the verb given in brackets.

1) My sister _______ (wait) patiently for her exam results.

2) We _______ (not travel) by train very often.

Excise 3. Put in the correct tense (Present Simple or Present Continuous).

1) Vegetarians are people who (don't eat /are not eating) meat.

2) Look out! My husband (comes/is coming).

Exercise 4. Put the verb into the correct form, Present Continuous or Present Simple.

1) I _______ (not/belong) to a political party.

2) Hurry! The bus _______ (come), _______ (not/want) to miss it.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. A): How long 1) have you had (you / have) your car?

B): I 2) _______ (have) it since Christmas. I 3) _______ (buy) it from my uncle.

Exercise 6. Fill in Past Simple or Present Perfect.

My best friend is called Alison. We 1) have known (know) each other since we 2) _______ (be) five years old.

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Present Perfect.

1. A: Last night I saw (see) "The Bodyguard" at the cinema.

B: Oh, I 1) _______ (already / see) it twice.

Exercie 8. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.

Two men 1) were seen (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The police 2) _______ (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man 3) _______ (catch) immediately.

Exercise 9. Turn from Active into Passive.

1. The gardener has planted some trees.

2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice..

Exercise 10. Turn from Active into Passive.

1. Columbus discovered America.

2. We keep money in a safe.

3. A bee stung her.

4. They speak Italian in Italy.

Exercise 11. Turn from Active into Passive.

1. Someone is helping her with the housework.

e.g. She is being helped with the housework.

Exercise 12. Rewrite the following passage into Passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it.

Exercise 13. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are searching for the bus now. They will use the children's descriptions to catch the thief.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. A): How long 1) have you had (you / have) your car?

B): I 2) ___have had____ (have) it since Christmas. I 3) __bought_____ (buy) it from my uncle.

Exercise 6. Fill in Past Simple or Present Perfect.

My best friend is called Alison. We 1) have known (know) each other since we 2) __were_____ (be) five years old. We

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Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Present Perfect.

1. A: Last night I saw (see) "The Bodyguard" at the cinema.

B: Oh, I 1) ____ already seen___ (already / see) it twice.

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.

Two men 1) were seen (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The police 2) ____ were called___ (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man 3) ____ was caught___ (catch) immediately. The other escaped, but he 4) __ was found_____ (find) very soon. Both men

Exercise 9. Turn from Active into Passive.

1. The gardener has planted some trees.

Some trees has been planted by the gardener

2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.

Some advice will be sended you from doc brown

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Exercise 12. Rewrite the following passage into Passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.