Put the verb in brackets into the Present Indefinite

1. Oscar Wilde and Bernard Shaw (be) the most witty British writers. 2. Fishermen often (tell) tales about their catches. 3. Their children (go) to а private school. 4. Little Amanda (collect) all sorts of toy-pigs. 5. My father (like) а lot of milk in his tea and а few lumps of sugar. 6. Anything that he (say) (be) worth listening to. 7. We usually (spend) our holidays in Spain. 8. My English friends (live) in а nice house that (stand) on that (overlook) lake Windermere, which (be) in the Lake District. 9. What this sentence (mean)? 10. 1 (live) in Tver, which (be) my native town. 11. My brother (sing) in Italian opera. 12. My sister (have) а good appetite and she always (eat) heartily. 13. Let’ s go outside. It (be) terribly hot in the

house. 14. What you (see) over there? 15. In England the traffic (keep) to the left but on the Continent it (keep) to the right. 16. This map (be) the largest that we (have). 17. They often (come) to see me in my town house. 18. The twittering of birds in the trees in spring (be) а pleasant sound. ‘В’.

5 Make questions. Begin the questions using the word(s) in brackets.

Examples: Bob plays chess. (How often)? How often does Bob play chess?

I get up early. (What time/usually?) What time do you usually get up?

1. Felix watches birds, (How often?) _____________________________________________

2. 1write to my parents. (How often?) ____________________________________________

3. I have dinner in the evening. (What time/usually?) ________________________________

4. She works. (Where?) _______________________________________________________

5. I go to the Zoo. (How often?) _________________________________________________

6. People do stupid things. (Why?)_______________________________________________

7. The motor breaks down. (How often?) __________________________________________

Translate the sentences into English using the Present Indefinite Tense.

1. Я обычно делаю домашнее задание вечером. 2. Мой друг живет на Севере. 3. Моя сестра учится в медицинском колледже. 4. У них два занятия иностранным языком в неделю. 5. Он всегда навещает нас, когда бывает в Москве. 6. "Сколько времени вы тратите на дорогу домой?" — "Как правило, я трачу на дорогу домой около тридцати минут." 7. Он теперь редко путешествует. 8. Вы часто ходите в кино? 9. Она никогда не опаздывает. Она всегда приходит вовремя. 10. "Вы чувствуете что-нибудь?" — "Нет, я ничего не чувствую." 11. Его отец — инженер. Он строит мосты. 12. Я не учу французский язык, я учу немецкий. 13. Теперь мы редко с ними встречаемся. 14. Ее муж часто ездит в командировки?

Write the full form of the words underlined.

1 It’s very cold today...............................................

2 I’l1 be back tomorrow...............................................

3 What’s the time?..............................................

4 Don’t worry. It won’t rain...............................................

5 I can’t see the blackboard...............................................

6 My bike! It’s been stolen...............................................

7 If I were you, I’d leave...............................................

8 Jane’s got two sisters...............................................