Английский язык: самоучитель

Прочитайте предложения. Вы уверены в том, что это неправда. Исправьте предложения.

Example: There is nobody at the office after seven o’clock.

But there is! There is our boss at the office after seven. He never goes home before eight.

1. Oh, look! There is somebody in our caravan.

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2. There is nothing interesting in our century.

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3. The audience know nothing about the topic of my report.

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4. You can’t add anything to this soup.

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5. There isn’t anything boring about the flight.

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6. Nobody can play soccer very well.

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7. Your children have nothing interesting to do on holidays.

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9. Make up sentences using the following words.

Составьте предложения, используя данные слова.

Example: anything, match

Do you eat anything after the match?

Nothing, swimming pool

Anyone, to build

Nobody, flight

Something, flight

Anything, studio

Anybody, tired

Something, weather

Somebody, century

FOCUS ON GRAMMAR Активная грамматика

Language focus 1

Was/were

Прошедшее время глагола to be – was/were

Глагол to be в прошедшем времени имеет следующие формы: was/were.

I was a student.

You were a student.

She was a student.

He was a student.

It was a student.

We were students.

You were students.

They were students.

Чтобы задать вопрос, глагол was/were выносится в начало вопроса.

Was she a student last year?

Were they in the audience room an hour ago?

Чтобы задать специальный вопрос, was/were ставится сразу за вопросительным словом.

Where were you on Sunday?

When was she at the soccer match?

При построении отрицательного предложения используется not в следующих формах: wasn’t (was not), weren’t (were not).

It wasn’t really awful.

The people weren’t tired.

1. Translate the sentences.

Переведите предложения.

1. Путешествие было замечательным, не так ли?

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2. Прошлый век был очень тяжелым для нашей страны.

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3. В ящике не было ножей и вилок.

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4. Где Вы были на прошлой неделе?

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5. Погода была холодной и дождливой в прошлые выходные.

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6. Кто был королем в том веке?

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7. Наш перелет не был комфортабельным.

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8. Дети не были уставшими после футбольного матча.

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2. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Where were you last Monday?

2. Where were your children yesterday?

3. Who was at home yesterday evening?

4. Was your last flight comfortable?

5. Was the soccer match interesting?

6. When was your last holiday?

7. Was the weather cold or hot last week?

8. Was your flat furnished two years ago?

9. Were you interested in natural environment last year?

10. Was your wife keen on sport three years ago?

3. Complete the sentences.

Дополните предложения, используя was или were.

1. ............ you at school yesterday?

No, ............ ......... at work.

2. ......... your father at work yesterday?

Yes, he .............

3. ............ your children at school yesterday?

No, they ......... They ............ at home.

4. ............ David at work yesterday?

No, he ......... He ............ at home.

5. ............ Natalie and Kevin at work yesterday?

No, they ............. They ......... out.

6. ............ your friend at at work.

Language focus 2

The Past Simple (Indefinite) Tense

Прошедшее неопределенное время