7. You make many mistakes in your English. – Do you mean I am stupid?
8. Now I am passing by a beautiful garden and see lots of wonderful flowers in it.
9. What is your friend doing now? – He is passing his exam. – What exam is he passing? – Mathematics.
10. Where is Julia? – She is picking berries in the forest. She like picking berries (to pick berries).
11. Look outside. Is it raining? – Yes, it’s raining hard.
12. I usually remember to lock the door when I leave the house. But now I don’t remember exactly where the key is.
13. Do you realize now the important of learning English?
14. Where is Harry? – He is resting in the garden. He usually rests there after lunch.
Exercise 30
right – wrong
1. We are meeting tomorrow. Don’t forget to call me before meeting.
2. Don’t you recognize me? It’s me, your poor father!
3. You are always smoking in the room. I don’t like it.
4. Now I am not satisfied with your marks. It seems to me, that you must work harder.
5. Are you staying at home on Sunday? – Yes, I am. – Ok, I am seeing you.
6. When do you usually start your work?
7. What are you putting on the shelf? – It’s my book.
8. Now I suppose that she is wrong. Now it seems to me that she is always wrong.
9. Is granny in the kitchen? I smell something tasty. Truly speaking, when she is in the kitchen I always smell something tasty.
10. This month I am reading a very good book by Oscar Wilde.
11. What does your friend study? – He studies physics.
12. It’s snowing hard. I don’t want to leave my house.
13. Why is she smiling? – She always smiles. When she thinks about something pleasant, she always smiles.
14. Why are they shouting? – They are celebrating their daughter’s birthday.
Exercise 31
1. The sun is rising. Switch off the light.
2. It’s getting dark. Switch on the light.
3. How many vegetables do they sell every day?
4. How much fruit do they sell every day?
5. My boss sends me to America next week.
6. What is she shaking? – She is shaking a glass of different ingredients. She is making a shake.
7. Now we are turning left and riding in the direction of the river.
8. Look! The dog is running. It seems to me it is following us.
9. Why are you turning on the light? It’s not dark yet.
10. I am trying to explain you very simple themes, but you are sitting, looking at me with wide open eyes and understand nothing.
11. What for are you turning off the light? I am reading a book. Don’t you see?
12. Smile! I am shooting! – What are you talking about? I am not ready.
13. Don’t you hear? Somebody is telephoning! Answer, please!
14. Right now I am drinking this liquid and taste something delicious.
Exercise 32
1. What are you doing? – I am translating the book. According to our agreement with the publisher I translate it by the next week.
2. Shut the door please! Our drunk neighbor is singing his terribly song again.
3. What for do you usually use this button? – Don’t touch it! It’s dangerous.
4. I always underline interesting information when I read articles.
5. My girlfriend is visiting me tonight. I am waiting for her, and I want to speak to her very much.
6. Where is Elvira? – She is working in the garden.
7. Look! It seems to me that boy is sinking. Why are you watching? Throw him the life preserver.
8. Now he is walking slowly and he doesn’t wish to do anything.
9. Where do you sleep? – Sometimes I sleep on the sofa, sometimes I sleep on the flour, sometimes in the armchair. It depends on…
10. What for do you usually spend your money? – I wear expensive clothes and spend my money on it.
11. Why are you standing here and teaching me to live? Look at me. I am yawning and I don’t want to listen to you.
12. How often do you wash your socks? – I am not telling you. It is a secret.
13. Where do you work? – I am a thief. I usually steel something.
14. I am swimming in the sea. The sun is shining. What else do I want?
15. What do you think about Mary now? – I think she is dishonest.
16. What are you thinking about, Mary? – I am thinking of nothing. I am just resting.
17. Do you often win? – Not so often. Sometimes.
18. What are you writing? – I am writing a book.
10. THERE IS – THERE ARE
Упражнения, тесты (tests) на начальную отработку
There is, there are, some, any, little, a little few, a few, how many, how much, something, anything, nothing, everything, somebody, anybody, everybody, nobody, somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, there was, there were, there will be.
Начальная отработка THERE IS
Exercise 1
1. Перевести.
2. Первое отрицание.
3. Второе отрицание.
4. Общий вопрос.
5. Да-нет.
6. Альтернативный вопрос.
7. Специальный вопрос.
Пример.
На столе (есть, имеется, находится, лежит) ручка.
1) There is a pen on the table.
2) There is not a pen on the table.
3) There