Grammar exercises

Exercise VI. Rewrite the following sentences putting the verbs that are in brackets into the Future Perfect Tense and translate them:

1. By half-past seven we (have) supper.

2. We (leave) my grandmother’s house before it gets dark.

3. I hope it (stop) raining before we have to go.

4. When we see you next week we (buy) the new car.

5. Before I see you again I (be) to Paris.

6. He (finish) the building of the house before summer.

 

Exercise VII. Complete the sentences using one the verbs in brackets. Put them in the Passive Voice and translate:

1. A lot of machines (to make) in Ukraine.

2. Some of them (to send) abroad.

3. This meeting (to organize) by the committee.

4. The committee (to elect) last year.

5. The next meeting (to hold) next month.

6. I (to ask) to be present at the next meeting.

7. This place (to build) by a rich family, and (to destroy) during the war.

8. It (to own) by the state now.

 

Exercise VIII. Turn the following from Active Voice into Passive Voice:

1. Mary helps the teacher.

2. The porter takes the luggage to the train.

3. I finish my work about five o’clock.

4. Joseph gives Tom a small cheque.

5. my friend took me to the cinema.

6. We shall use these books in the class.

7. We are eating cake.

8. You must use a dictionary.

9. Do you understand the questions?

Exercise IX.

a) Study the function of the verbs “to have” in the following sentences and translate them:

1. She has come home.

2. He has a large family.

3. We have to leave home early in the morning.

4. he had the letter typed.

5. he has dinner at home.

6. They had to complete their work on Monday.

7. he will have read the story by 10 o’clock.

 

b) Use the dictionary and translate into English:

1. В мене немає її адреси.

2. В мене вчора була дуже цікава розмова з представником цієї фірми.

3. В нього є дуже цікаві книжки по цій спеціальності.

4. Я повинен піти туди ще раз.

5. Ви обідали вчора у ресторані?

6. В мене не було вчора часу провідати його.

7. Чи потрібно вам сьогодні йти до бібліотеки?

 

Exercise X.

а) replace can and could in these sentence by the correct form of to be able to:

1. Can you hear my properly.

2. I can’t .hear what you’re saying.

3. He could play the piano beautifully.

4. You can do this lesson easily.

5. That family can all sing well.

6. He couldn’t remember my name.

7. Couldn’t he come today?

8. No, I am afraid he couldn’t.

 

b) Open the brackets and translate:

1. I (можу) show you the way to park.

2. He (зміг) buy the ticket beforehand.

3. You (маєш право) use dictionary on the exam.

4. the man (повинен) sell his house.

5. You (повинен) pay for it.

Exercise XI.

a) Put into the plural:

1. This is a contract.

2. That is an enquiry.

3. Is this a table?

4. Is that a room?

 

b) Use the demonstrative pronoun that (those) to avoid the repetition of the preceding noun:

Model:This stadium is better than the stadium in our town.

This stadium is better than that in our town.

1. The price of a motor car is higher than the price of a motor cycle.

2. These flowers are more beautiful than the flowers near our house.

3. The windows of our classroom are larger than the windows of our flat.

4. Our flat is more comfortable than the flat of our neighbour.