V. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence

1. The number of fast-food restaurants is going up/getting better steadily.

2. The quality of food that most people eat in the UK has got worse/fallen

recently.

3. The amount of traffic has risen/improved over the last few years.

4. The average speed in cities has deteriorated/fallen in the last thirty

years.

5. The air quality in most cities is deteriorating/going down rapidly.

6. The price of air travel has improved/gone up in the last ten years.

GRAMMAR 1

Infinitive

Forms of Infinitive(transitive verbs)

	Active	Passive
Simple	to irritate	to be irritated
Continuous	to be irritating	-
Perfect	to have irritated	to have been irritated

Forms of Infinitive(intransitive verbs)

	Active	Passive
Simple	to study	-
Continuous	to be studying	-
Perfect	to have studied	-

Non-perfect Infinitive (Simple and Continuous) expresses the action simultaneous with the action of the predicate.

	Non-perfect Infinitive Examples	Translation	Meaning
	I am glad to see you.	Я рад видеть тебя.	simultaneous action in the present
	I was glad to see my new friend.	Я был рад видеть своего нового друга.	simultaneous action in the past
	I will be glad to see all of you at my place.	Я буду рад видеть всех вас у себя дома.	simultaneous action in the future