The Active Voice

1. Put the verb to be in the Present Simple.

1. What... your name? — My name... Shirley Frank. 2. What... your address? — My address... 175 Grand Central Parkway. 3. What... your phone number? — My phone number... 718-1930. 4. Where... you from? — I... from New York. 5. I... a pupil. 6. My father... not a teacher, he... a scientist. 7.... your aunt a doctor? — Yes, she.... 8.... they at home? — No, they... not at home, they … at work. 9. My brother... a worker. He... at work. 10.... you an engineer? — Yes, I.... 11.... your sister a typist? — No, she... not a typist, she I... a student. 12.... your brother at school? — Yes, he.... 13.... your sister at school? — No, she... not at school. 14. My sister... at home. 15.... this your watch? — Yes, it.... 16. She... an actress. 17.This... my bag. 18. My uncle... an office work­er. 19. He... at work. 20. Helen... a painter. She has some fine pictures. They... on the walls. She has much paper. It... on the shelf. The shelf... brown. It... on the wall. Helen has a brother. He... a student. He has a family. His family... not in St. Petersburg, it... in Moscow.

2. Put the verb to be in the Present Simple.

1. Where... you? — I... in the kitchen. 2. Where... Fred? — He... in the garage. 3. Where... Lisa and John? — They.. at college. 4.... you busy? — No, I... not. Mike... busy. He... the busiest person I'veever met. 5. It... ten o'clock. She... late again. 6. How... you? — I... not very well today. — I... sorry to hear that. 7. We... interested in classical music. 8. Vera... afraid of snakes. 9. My grandmoth­er... not nervous and she... rarely upset. She... the kindest person I've ever seen. My grandmother... really wonderful. 10. I... sorry. They... not at the office at the moment. 11. Where... the keys? — In your jacket. 12. What... the time, please? — Two o'clock. 13. It... the biggest meal I've ever had. 14. Which sport do you think... the most danger­ous? 15. Chess and aerobics... not as exciting as sky­diving and figure skating. 16. Debt... the worst kind of poverty. 17. The game... not worth the

candle. 18. Do you have any idea where he...? 19. Used cars... cheaper but less reliable than new cars. 20. What... the weather forecast for tomorrow?

21. Art... long, life... short. 22. You... the best friend I've ever had. 23. I don't remember what his telephone number.... 24. Two heads... better than one. 25. You... right. That... a lot of money! Cof­fee... very expensive this week.

3. Put the verb to be in the Past Simple.

My aunt... very depressed last Sunday. The weather... terrible. It... cold and rainy. Her hus­band... not at home. He... at hospital because he... sick. Her children... not at school. They... not in the yard, they... in the living room. The TV... broken. The children... not only upset, they... very angry. The neighbours... not happy because her chil­dren... too noisy. The house... not clean. The sink... broken. There... dirty dishes on the kitchen table and in the sink. There... nothing in the fridge. There... no vegeta­bles for dinner, there... no juice for her children. There... not even bread in the house! She... tired and hungry. She... just exhausted.

4. Translate into English.

1. Вчера они были в библиотеке. 2. Сейчас они в школе. 3. Завтра они будут в театре. 4. В дан­ный момент его здесь нет. 5. В воскресенье он бу­дет на концерте. 6. В прошлую субботу он был на стадионе. 7. Мой брат сейчас в школе. 8. Мой брат был вчера в кино. 9. Мой брат будет завтра дома. 10. Ты будешь дома завтра? 11. Она была вчера в парке? 12. Он сейчас во дворе? 13. Где папа? 14. Где вы были вчера? 15. Где он будет завтра? 16. Мои книги были на столе. Где они сейчас? 17. Моя мама вчера не была на работе. Она была дома. 18. Мой друг не в парке. Он в школе. 19. Завтра в три часа Коля и Миша будут во дво­ре. 20. Мы не были на юге прошлым летом. Мы были в Москве. 21. Завтра мой дедушка будет в деревне. 22. Когда твоя сестра будет дома? 23. Ты будешь летчиком? — Нет, я буду моряком. 24. Моя сестра была студенткой в прошлом году, а сейчас она врач. — Ты тоже будешь врачом? — Нет, я не буду врачом. Я буду инженером. 25. Они не были в кино. 26. Они не в школе. 27. Они дома. 28. Вы были в парке вчера? 29. Он был в школе вчера? 30. Он был рабочим. 31. Она была учитель­ницей.

5. Put the verbs in the right forms (Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Per­fect).

1. She is very happy: her son (to finish) school. 2. My brother (to train) at the stadium from six till eight yesterday. 3. My sister (to buy) a pair of nice model shoes this month. 4. I (not to dance) for ages. 5. When Nick (to come) from school, his friends (to play) in the yard. 6. When your sister (to go) to Lon­don? 7. My friend just (to recover) after a serious illness. 8. I never (to be) to the Bahamas. 9. At this time yesterday we (to talk) about you. 10. I (to speak) to my friend yesterday. 11. Look! Kate (to wash) all the dishes. 12. Your mother (to return) from work? Can I speak to her? 13. She (to do) her flat the whole day on Saturday. 14. The cat (to drink) all the milk which I (to give) it. 15. You ever (to be) to Piccadil­ly Circus? 16. He (not to read) Turgenev since he was a pupil. 17. They (to reach) the river by sunset. 18. I (not yet to receive) an answer to my letter. 19. Only when she was going to bed, she remembered that she (to forget) to ring up her friend. 20. We already (to study) seven English tenses. 21. He (to spend) two weeks in Scotland two years ago. 22. I (to buy) a lovely fashionable dress. Now I shall look smart at the party. 23. He (to learn) English before he (to go) to the USA. 24. When she (to spend) all her money, she (to go) home.'

6. Put the verbs in the right forms (Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple; Present Continuous, Past Continuous; Present Perfect, Past Perfect).

1. My friend (to like) pies. He (to eat) pies every day. When I (to meet) him in the street yesterday, he (to eat) a pie. He (to tell) me that he (to buy) that pie at the corner of the street. Look at my friend now! He (to eat) a pie again. 2. I always (to come) to school at a quarter to nine. 3. Yesterday I (to come) to school at ten minutes to nine. 4. Tomorrow Nick (not to go) to the cinema because he (to go) to the cin­ema yesterday. He already (to be) to the cinema this week. He (to stay) at home and (to play) a computer game. 5. What your brother (to do) now? 6. My fa­ther (to work) in an office. It (to be) Sunday now. He (not to work), he (to read) at home. 7. I (not to see) you for a while! You (to be) busy at work? — I (to have) an awful week, you (to know). 8. What he (to do) at ten o'clock last night? — He (not to do) anything real­ly. He just (to look) at some magazines. 9. We (to have) rather a difficult time at the moment. — I (to be) sor­ry to hear that. 10. Something awful (to happen). Her little daughter (to swallow) a coin. 11. She (to ask) me if I (to see) her backpack. 12. After the boys (to do) all the work, they (to go) to the pictures.

7. Put the verbs in the right forms Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple; Present Continuous, Past Continuous; Present Perfect, Past Perfect.

1. We (to bring) a lot of berries from the wood. Now we shall make jam. 2. Look! Jane (to swim) across the river. 3. What you (to do) at six o'clock yesterday? 4. You ever (to see) the Pyramids? 5. I (to go) to the Caucasus two years ago. 6. We (to go) to school every day. 7. Nick (to do) his homework by seven o'clock yesterday. 8. You (to help) your father tomorrow? 9. When Nick- (to come) home yesterday, his mother (to return) and (to cook) dinner in the kitchen. 10. When I (to go) to school yesterday, I sud­denly (to remember) that I (to forget) to take my En­glish exercise book. 11. Yesterday grandfather (to tell) us how he (to work) at the factory during the war. 12. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith (to arrive) home, they (to discover) that someone (to break) into their house. Their video recorder and television (to disappear). They (not to know) what they (to do) to deserve this bad luck. 13. The man (to get) off the bus without paying while the conductor (to collect) fares upstairs.

8. Put the verbs in the right forms (Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple; Present Continuous, Past Continuous; Present Perfect, Past Perfect).

1. Don't go to Nick's place now, he (to work). He (to finish) his homework at seven o'clock. If you (to come) after seven, he (to be) very glad. 2. Pete (to go) to the cinema? — Yes, I (to think) so. He usual­ly (to play) in the yard at this time, and now he (not to be) there. 3. He (to read) a book at five o'clock yesterday. 4. You (to go) for a walk with me? — I (to be) sorry, I can't. I (to do) my homework. I (not yet to write) the English exercise. If you (to wait) for me, I (to go) with you in half an hour. I (to want) to go for a walk very much, because I (not to go) for a walk yesterday. 5. Yesterday the children (to do) all their homework before mother (to come) home, and when she (to come), they (to play) with the cat.

9. Put the verbs in the right forms Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple; Present Continuous, Past Continuous; Present Perfect, Past Perfect.

1. Autumn (to come). It (to be) November now. It (to get) colder, the days (to get) shorter. It often (to rain). Soon it (to be) very cold. 2. When I (to do) my homework yesterday, I quickly (to run) to the yard, because my friends (to wait) for me there. 3. We (to have) a good time last summer. 4. What you (to learn) for today? — I (to be) sorry, I (not to prepare) my lesson. I (to be) ill yesterday and (not to know) what to do. I (to prepare) my lesson tomorrow. — If you (not to prepare) your lesson tomorrow, you (to get) a bad mark. 5. What you (to do) at five o'clock yesterday? 6. Mike always (to do) his homework in the evening, but today he (to begin) doing it as soon as he comes from school, because his father (to prom­ise) to take him to the theatre. 7. When Mary (to come) home, her brother (to read) the book which she (to bring) him two days before.