I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present tense

1. – Why are you so dirty? – I__________ (work) in the garden all morning.

2. – Cats ___________ (wash) themselves. – I know. They are very clean animals.

3. – Well, don’t phone her now. She ____________ (study).

4. – You ____________ (send) those letters yet? – Not yet. But I____________ (go) to do it today.

5. – Are there any biscuits left? – No, sorry. I ____________ (eat) them all.

6. – Do you enjoy playing tennis? – Oh, yes. I ____________ (play) since I was six years old.

7. – Your new car ____________ (look) good. – It is. It’s much faster than my old car.

8. The train ____________ (arrive) in Moscow at 5.30 pm.

9. Listen! Somebody ____________ (sing) in the room.

10. – What’s the matter? – I ____________ (break) my ankle.

11. More and more species ____________ (become) extinct nowadays.

12. Tortoises____________ (live) to be very old. – I ____________ (hear) of one which is over a hundred years old.

13. – Are you still busy? – Yes, I ____________ (read) this article for an hour and I still ____________ (not/finish).

14. – I ____________ (leave) for London tomorrow morning. – Really? What time ____________ your bus (start)?

15. – Why are your shoes wet? – I ____________ (wash) the car.

16. – What do I need to do next? – You ____________ (add) the sugar to the mixture and you ____________ (mix) it well.

17. – Who ____________ (use) my car? – I have.

18. – Peter is playing music very loud. – Again! He ____________ always (do) that!

19. – Are you new here? No. Actually, I ____________ (live) here for almost ten years.

20. – You ____________ (make) plans for Saturday yet? – I _____________ (go) to the cinema with Jack.

21. – Mr. Collins is a very good teacher. – Well, he ____________ (teach) History for twenty-five years, you know.

22. – Are you going to the concert on Saturday night? – Yes. Actually, I ____________ already (buy) the tickets.

23. – Hello, Simon. – Oh! We ____________ constantly (meet) each other in this supermarket!

24. Because of the economic crisis more and more people ____________ (lose) their jobs.

25. – Look! I ____________ just (receive) a letter of invitation from Ann and John, they ____________ (get married) in July! Great, I ____________ (go) to their wedding!

NB! When the verbs be, feel, look, smell, taste, sound are used as link verbs they take adjectives as predicatives, thus forming a compound nominal predicate. Note that the adjective “well” (meaning in good health) is found after the verbs be, feel and look.

II. Answer the following questions using the compound nominal predicate. The following list of adjectives may be of help: happy,excited,gloomy, loud, depressed, tasty, relaxed, bad, active, pale, uncomfortable, sunburnt, low, appetizing, irritating, energetic, calm, unwell, stressed, cheerful, delicious, enthusiastic.

1. How does a shy person feel if they find themselves in a company of people they do not know?

2. How do most people feel if the weather is nasty, everything goes wrong?

3. How does a person usually look after a long illness?

4. How does a person look after a long holiday by the sea?

5. How does a mother’s voice sound when she speaks to her baby?

6. How does the radio sound if it is turned to a maximum power?

7. How does the food smell to you when you are hungry?

8. How does a person feel when they learn good news?

9. How does a student feel if they fail their exams?

10. How does a student look when they pass their exams?

III. Translate the sentences from Russian into English:

1) Моя мама очень молодо выглядит и чувствует себя молодой.

2) Том вошел в кухню и сказал: «Мм… Пахнет вкусно!» «Я уже попробовала суп, он и правда хорош на вкус» - сказала Анджела.

3) Майк чувствовал себя так неловко, что мне стало жаль его. Он всегда стесняется в присутствии незнакомых людей.

4) Анна выглядит очень нездоровой и бледной, ей следует сходить к врачу.

5) После смерти мужа Мэри находилась в состоянии стресса и чувствовала себя подавленной.

6) Твое замечание прозвучало довольно грубо. Пожалуйста, постарайся быть вежливым!

7) Как ты ощущаешь себя в роли студента? – Я чувствую себя великолепно!