The Sign of Four. Part 1. Put the verbs into the correct tense form. One rainy morning I was reading (read) a newspaper and Holmes
(sit) in the armchair deep in thought. He
(not/
seem) very happy. "I
(be) bored," he
(say) suddenly.
“I
(not / can) live without mysteries. That's why
I
(choose) the job of a detective. Work
(exercise)
my brain. I always
(need) a problem to solve. Only then my life
(make) sense.” At that moment we
(hear) a knock at the
door. Our landlady
(enter) the room. She
(carry) a card
on the metal tray. "Miss Mary Morstan", Holmes
(read) the name
on the card. "I
(never / hear) that name. Please, ask the lady to
step up.” When a young lady
(come) in, Holmes
(offer)
her a seat and she
(start) talking. Her hands
(tremble)
while she
(tell) us her story. "I
(be) Sherlock Holmes
and this
(be) Doctor Watson. We
(work) together
for many years." "Mr Holmes, I
(come) to you because once
you
(help) my best friend. I hope you
(help) me too.
Something strange
(happen)."
1. We have got enough time TO GET ready for the exam. (У нас достаточно времени для подготовки к экзамену)
2. They mustn’t BE late for work. (Они не должны опаздывать на работу)
3. This report is expected TO BE discussed tomorrow (Ожидается, что этот отчет будет обсужден завтра)
4. He is the winner. He is believed TO HAVE been studying hard lately. (Он победитель. Все верят, что он очень усердно учился в последнее время)
5. She must BE studying at the moment. (Она должно быть учится сейчас/в данный момент)
Lion - lions , sentence - sentences , game - games , play - plays, road - roads , carrot - carrots , man - men , finger - fingers , woman - women , foot - feet, wife - wives
4. Поставьте в пропуски необходимую форму глагола to be:
1. We are a big family. 2. He is a good student. 3. Is he a swimmer? 4. My parents are doctors, and my aunt is a teacher. 5. You are not a nice person. 6 Is it a beautiful picture? 7. I am good at writing, but my sister is not good at drawing.
8. She is a singer. 9. We are not pupils.10 Are they very happy?