Chapter 7. Active voice in all tenses
Зведена таблиця часів активного стану
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | |
| Present | These doctors makethe morning round every day. This doctor makesthe morning round every day. Dothese doctors makethe morning round every day? Doesthis doctor makethe morning round every day? These doctors do not makethe morning round every day. This doctor does not makethe morning round every day. | The doctors are makingthe morning round now. The doctor is makingthe morning round now. Arethe doctors makingthe morning round now? Isthe doctor makingthe morning round now? The doctors are not makingthe morning round now. The doctor is not makingthe morning round now. | The doctors havealready madethe morning round today. The doctor has already made the morning round. Havethe doctors madethe morning round today? Hasthis doctor madethe morning round? The doctors have not madethe morning round yet. This doctor has not madethe morning round yet. |
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | |
| Past | These doctors madethe morning round yesterday. This doctor madethe morning round yesterday. Didthese doctors makethe morning round yesterday? Didthis doctor makethe morning round yesterday? These doctors did not makethe morning round yesterday. This doctor did not makethe morning round yesterday. | The doctors were makingthe morning round from 9 till 11 yesterday. The doctor was makingthe morning round when we came. Werethe doctors makingthe morning round when you came? Wasthe doctor makingthe morning round at 9 o’clock yesterday? The doctors were not makingthe morning round when we came. The doctor was not makingthe morning round at 9 o’clock yesterday. | The doctors had madethe morning round by 11 o’clock yesterday. The doctor had madethe morning round before we came. Hadthe doctors madethe morning round by 11 o’clock yesterday? Hadthe doctor madethe morning round before you came? The doctors had not finishedtheir morning round when we came. This doctor had not finishedhis morning round before we came. |
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | |
| Future | These doctors will makethe morning round tomorrow. This doctor will makethe morning round tomorrow. Willthese doctors makethe morning round tomorrow? Willthis doctor makethe morning round tomorrow? These doctors will not makethe morning round tomorrow. This doctor will not makethe morning round tomorrow. | The doctors will be makingthe morning round at 9 o’clock tomorrow. The doctor will be making the morning round at 9 o’clock. Willthe doctors be makingthe morning round at 9 o’clock? Willthe doctor be makingthe morning round at 9 o’clock? The doctors will not be makingthe morning round from 9 till 10 tomorrow. The doctor will not be makinghis round all day tomorrow. | The doctors will have madethe morning round by 11 o’clock tomorrow. The doctor will have madehis morning round before you come. Willthe doctors have madetheir morning round before we come? Willthe doctor have made his morninground by 11 o’clock tomorrow? The doctors will not have finishedtheir morning round before you come. The doctor will not have finishedhis morning round by 11 o’clock tomorrow. |
Present Simple означає дію, що відбувається взагалі, не в момент мовлення.
Past Simple означає дію, що відбувалася в якийсь період або момент часу в минулому. Вживаються такі обставинні слова, як yesterday, last month, in 1979 тощо, або міститься вказівка на іншу минулу дію.
FutureSimple означає дію або стан у майбутньому. Вживаються обставинні слова tomorrow, next month, next year тощо, або міститься вказівка на іншу майбутню дію.
Present Continuous означає дію, що відбувається під час розмови.
Past Continuous означає тривалу дію, що відбувалася протягом певного відрізка часу в минулому або під час іншої минулої дії.
Future Continuous означає тривалу дію, що відбуватиметься в майбутньому протягом певного відрізка часу або під час іншої майбутньої дії.
Present Perfect виражає завершену дію, результат якої важливий на момент мовлення, а також означає дію, що відбувалась або відбувається в період часу, який ще не закінчився і містить момент мовлення.
Past Perfect означає дію, що відбувалася до певного моменту в минулому.
Future Perfect означає дію, що відбуватиметься до певного моменту в майбутньому.
1 a) Read the sentences describing the nurses' work in morning:
1 The working day begins very early. 2 The nurses take the patients' temperature, fulfil the doctors' prescriptions. 3 They apply mustard plasters, cup the patients, give injections, make compresses, and give medicines.
b) Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple using the correct tense forms:
1 Yesterday the nurses (to take) the patients' temperature. 2 They (to fulfil) the doctors' prescriptions. 3 The nurses (to cup) the patients and (to apply) mustard plasters. 4 Than nurse (to give) medicines to the patients. 5 She (to make) a compress to a patient.
2 a) Read the sentences describing the doctors' work:
1 Every day doctors in charge make the morning round. 2 They examine the patients and talk with them. 3 The doctors listen to their hearts and lungs, palpate the abdominal parts. 4 They check blood pressure. 5 They look at the tonsils, feel their pulses and make the diagnosis. 6 They prescribe the treatment to every patient.
b) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense-forms:
1 This doctor (to make) the morning round every day. He (to examine) the patients and (to talk) with them. 2 Yesterday this doctor (to examine) the patients with great care. He (to check) their blood.
3 Make the sentences with the correct form:
1 Children … a lot of questions (ask). 2 I … classical music (love). 3 You always … my birthday (forget). 4 She never … to me (listen). 5 They usually … coffee after their evening meal (drink). 6 I … to work when the weather’s cold (drive). 7 My parents usually … to our house on Sundays (come). 8 They … two languages at school (learn). 10 Our lessons … at 8.40 every weekday (begin).
4 Transform into the interrogative form:
1 A nurse comes to the patient to give him penicillin injections. 2 A physician listens to the patient's heart and lungs and measures his blood pressure. 3 The nurse takes the patient's temperature. 4 The professor wrote many scientific works. 5 The cellular fraction consists of red blood cells, white blood cells and blood platelets. 6 The normal coagulation time is from three to five minutes. 7 Plasma is the fluid portion of the blood.
5 Make these sentences interrogative and negative:
1 There is a bookshop in this street. 2 There are some pictures on the wall. 3 There was somebody in the corridor. 4 There were some people in the room. 5 There has been a meeting at the club this week. 6 There will be a concert in the club today.
6 Transform the following sentences into the past simple making all the necessary changes:
1 Small changes in body water cause profound changes in functioning. 2 Within a few days or a week the changes usually disappear. 3 Pain develops early. 4 Within twelve to twenty-four hours the pain and fever subside and the tympanic membrane becomes less red and swollen. 5 At times the inflammation persists for several days.
7 Put the verbs in the conversation into the past simple:
-Where you (go) for your last summer holiday?
- We (go) to Egypt.
- Oh, really? How interesting! You (enjoy) it?
- Oh, yes, we (do). Paul (love) the river Nile and I (think) the pyramids and all the historical sights (be) fascinating.
- How long you (stay)?
- For four weeks. We (be) there for the whole of October.
- How nice. So you (have) a lot of time to travel round?
- Yes, we (do), well, quite a lot. But we only (see) a few places so I’d like to go again.
- You (learn) any Egyptian Arabic?
- I (do), but Paul (not/do). I (study) the language for a few weeks before we (go). I (find) a good Arabic language cassette in the local library and that (be) very helpful.
- You (talk) to the local people?
- Not really, but I (know) how to order food and drink in the cafes and restaurants.
- Well, that’s good.
-Yes, it is, but I (want) to talk to people too so I’m still studying Arabic and I hope to go again next year.
- Well, best of luck.
8 Transform into the future simple:
1 Breathing fresh air helps much in recovering from any disease. 2 The article deals with the therapeutic use of antibiotics. 3 Ukrainian surgeons perform open heart operations. 4 The patient undergoes a special course of treatment at the hospital. 5 Scientists penetrate into the secrets of nature. 6 He trains himself to discretion and patience.
9 Translate the following sentences:
1 У мене велика рана на руці. 2 На моїй руці є припухлість (набряк). 3 Я відчуваю сильний біль тут. 4 Учора я не міг поворухнути цією рукою. 5 У мене сильний біль внизу живота праворуч. 6 Цей гострий біль непокоїть мене. 7 У мене були нудота і блювання.
10 a) Read the doctor’s questions about localization of the pain:
1 Do you feel any pain here? 2 Where do you feel the pain? 3 Show me the place where you feel the pain. 4 In what region do you have pain?
b) Fill in the intervals with verbs in the correct form:
1 … you feel any pain yesterday? 2 Where … you feel that pain? 3 Show me the place where you … that pain yesterday. 4 In what region … you … your pain?
11 Explain the use of to do in each sentence:
1 Did you speak to him? No, I didn't .2 Do stay with usa little longer. 3 Where does he live? 4 He will do it by himself. 5 Don't open the window. 6 What did he do there? 7 I am sorry you don't know my brother. – But I do know him.
12Answer the questions. Make each answer a sentence:
1 Who teaches you English? 2 Who wrote Hamlet? 3 Who'll come to cinema with me? 4 What fell on the floor just now? 5 Which of you knows the shortest way to the station? 6 How many of you can speak English fluently? What is the capital of China? 7 Who is that man? 8 What is he? 9 What is she like? 10 What is Sumy like?
13 Look at the answers and complete the questions using the question words what, who, which, whose, where, when, why, how, how often, how much, how many, how long:
1 “…do you do?” “I'm a student.” 2 “…do you live?” “In London.” 3 “…have you lived there?” “For two years.” 4 “…brothers and sisters have you got?” “Two brothers and two sisters.” 5 “…is your favorite pop singer?” “Michael Jackson.” 6 “…is your birthday?” “November the 3rd.” 7 “…do you play tennis?” “About once a week.” 8 “…does it cost to play tennis in Britain?” “It's not very expensive.” 9 “…bag is this?” “I think it's Simon's.” 10 “…do you usually get to work?” “By car.” 11 “…of those girls is your sister?” “She's the one in the black skirt.” 12 “…are you smiling?” “Oh, I've just thought of something funny.”
14 Translate and ask these questions to your patient:
1 Чи здорові ваші батьки? 2 На які хворобами вони страждають? 3 Чи часто ви хворіли в дитинстві? 4 Які хвороби були у вас у дитинстві?
15 Ask questions to a nurse. Fill in the intervals with necessary words:
1 What ... this patient's temperature? 2 ... you give him the drugs yesterday? 3 How ... times did ... give him these tablets? 4 Did you ... him mustard plasters on the back? 5 When ... you cup him last week? 6 ... you fulfil all my prescriptions every day? 7 Has a laryngologist ... him today? 8 What … he say?
16 Translate the following:
1 Це сільська лікарня. 2 Вона може вмістити 50 хворих. 3 Тут є 10 палат. 4 Медичний догляд тут на найвищому рівні. 5 Медичний персонал лікарні проводить профілактичні огляди сільських мешканців один раз на рік. 6 Лікування і догляд проводять досвідчені лікарі. 7 Ця лікарня має рентгенівський кабінет, лабораторію тощо.
17 Translate the following:
1 Ви працюєте в лікарні? 2 В якій лікарні ви працюєте? 3 Де ви працювали минулого року? 4 Що ви зараз робите? 5 Цей лікар уже оглянув хворих? 6 Що ви робили вчора з 2-ї до 5-ї години? 7 Що ви вже зробили, коли ваші друзі прийшли? 8 Яких хворих ви оглядатимете завтра? 9 Ваш батько лікар? 10 Де він працює?
18 You are a pediatrician and receive sick children in a polyclinic. You are talking with a sick boy's mother. Ask her:
a) 1 Her boy's name and surname. 2 His age. 3 What persons their family consists of?
b) 1 What troubles this mother in her boy's condition? 2 What's happened? 3 When he fell ill? 4 What signs she noticed? 5 What his temperature is? 6 If she called in a doctor. 7 What medicine she gave to her child? 8 If he was ill with any infectious diseases. 9 What infectious diseases he had? 10 If he has gotten a BCG vaccine.
19 Answer the following questions. Make each answer a sentence:
1 Can you give intravenous injections? 2 What is it easier to give intramuscular or intravenous injections? 3 How old were you when you entered the Institute? 4 Do you know much about measles? 5 Why is it important to give first aid on the spot?
20 Answer the doctor’s questions using the given phrases:
1 What was wrong with you yesterday? A high temperature. 2 What else troubles you? A sore throat. 3 What do you complain of? A headache.
21 Translate the following questions:
1 На що ви скаржитеся? 2 Що сталося? 3 Що ще непокоїть вас? 4 На що ви скаржилися вчора? 5 Що вас непокоїло? 6 Чи турбує вас шлунок? 7 Чи боляче ковтати? 8 Чи є інші скарги?
22 Choose the necessary form of the verb (present simple or present continuous):
1 This doctor (to read) a newspaper now. 2 He (to read) newspapers every day. 3 They (to make) a new device last month. 4 They (to make) the device now. 5 The nurses (to fulfil) some prescriptions at present. 6 We (to fill in) the case histories today. 7 They (to fill in) many case histories everyday. 8 Professor K. (to deliver) his lecture now. 9 He (to deliver) his lectures every week.
23 Use the necessary form of the verb:
1What you (to do) here? – I (to wait) for a friend. 2 He (to speak) French?-Yes, he (to speak) French quite fluently. 3 Listen! Someone (to knock) at the door. 4 Don't go into the classroom! The students (to write) a dictation there. 5 She (to write) letters to her mother every week. 6 Ships (to travel) from Odessa to Batumi in three and a half days. 7 The man who (to smoke) a cigarette is our English teacher. 8 Let's go for a walk, it not (to rain). 9 My brother (to smoke) a great deal. 10 Listen! The telephone (to ring). 11 Where is Peter? He (to have) his English lesson. I think that he always (to have) it at this hour.
24 Choose the correct form:
1 You're very quiet. What do you think/are you thinking about? 2 What do you think/are you thinking about my idea? 3 What does this word mean? /is this word meaning? 4 Did you hear/Were you hearing the news? 5 You don't watch/You aren't watching the TV at the moment. Why don't you switch it off? 6 I'm sorry, but I didn't remember/I wasn't remembering to get your newspaper when I went shopping. 7 Do you like/Are you liking this painting? 8 She has always wanted/She has always been wanting to be a doctor.
25 Fill in the intervals with necessary words. Make the sentences interrogative:
1 I’ll … you the treatment. 2 These drops … for a bad cough. 3 This mixture … … a pain in your abdomen. 4 These tablets … … a headache.
26 Translate the following sentences. Put a special question to each sentence:
1 First of all I’ll prescribe you some drugs. 2 This mixture is for your cough. 3 I’ll put you on a sick-leave. 4 Gargle your throat several times. 5 Apply cupping-glasses and mustard plasters on your back.
27 Ask these questions affirmatively and negatively:
1 They aren't waiting for me, are they? 2 She doesn't play tennis, does she? 3 He isn't injured, is he? 4 You haven't caught a cold, have you? 5 He can't translate the article without a dictionary, can he? 6 You weren't late, were you? 7 The children ought not to be here, ought they? 8 You don't have to go yet, do you? 9 She hasn't any mistakes in her composition, has she?
28 Complete the sentences using the model: I
Model: Не looks very tired.
Не looks very tired, doesn't he?
1 You returned the book to him yesterday. 2 You go to the theatre every week. 3 He doesn't look well. 4 These tractors were made in Stalingrad. 5 They were not at the concert last night. 6 She has received permission to go there. 7 The examination wasn't difficult. 8 He doesn't speak English. 9 He is leaving for Kiev tomorrow. 10 You would like to be in the south now. 11 You don't want to read this book. 12 You didn't go to the exhibition yesterday. 13 You will return soon. 14 You understand it.
29 Write a short question to each sentence using the model:
Model:“I haven't seen the new film yet”
“Haven't you?”
1 He looks very well. 2 He won the second prize for the chess tournament. 3 She couldn't answer the question. 4 He is very strong. 5 He gave up smoking. 6 She didn't say a word about it. 7 I don't like fruit. 8 There isn't any water in the well. 9 It's nearly twelve o'clock. 10 He will have passed all his examinations by the 10th of June.
30 Complete “tail” questions:
1 She looks like you, ...? 2 It isn't cold today, ...? 3 You saw him at the club yesterday, ...? 4 They won't come today,...? 5 You haven't bought your ticket yet, ...? 6 You play chess, ...? 7 You will travel by train, ...? 8 He can't speak French, ...? 9 She ought to go there at once, ...? 10 They are not in town, …? 11 We shall see you tomorrow, ...? 12 You don't know her, ...?
Конструкція to be going (to)
| І am going to read this book. Я збираюся (маю намір) прочитати цю книгу |
31 Translate the following sentences:
1 І am going to learn French next year. 2 He is going to work at this plant. 3 They are going to spend their summer vacation in Crimea. 4 We are going to send them a telegram tomorrow. 5 I am going to visit my friends at home. 6 He is going to be appointed as a manager of that department. 7 A new plant is going to be built in this district. 8 This hospital is going to be reconstructed.
32 Translate the following:
1 He is reading a book now. I am going to read too. 2 They are working in a laboratory at present. We are going to work in the laboratory too. 3 The therapist is examining his patients now. The pediatrician is going to examine these children. 4 These nurses are giving the drugs to the patients now. This nurse is going to give the drugs to the patients too. 5 The patients are having their dinner at present. 6 The students are going to have their dinner too.
33 Put the verbs in brackets into the be going form:
1 You (miss) your train. 2 When you (pay) the bill? 3 You (eat) all that? 4 It (rain). Look at the clouds. 5 These two men (cycle) across Africa. 6 I (stop) here for a moment to get some petrol. 7 You (ask) him to help you? 8 I have seen the play. Now I (read) the book. 9 I (not/sleep) in this room. It is haunted. 10 You (reserve) a seat? 11 I (have) a bath. 12 I don’t like this macaroni. I (not/finish) it. 13 I (not/stay) here another minute. 14 We (make) a lot of money out of it. 15 He (grow) a beard when he leaves school.
34 Put the verbs in brackets into one of these forms: be going to/will:
1 Did you remember to book seats? – Oh, no, I forgot. I (telephone) for them now. 2 I can’t understand this letter. – I (call) my son. He (translate) it for you. 3 You (buy) meat? – No, I (not/eat) meat any more. I (eat) vegetables. 4 He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg. – I’m sorry to hear that, I (send) him some grapes. 5 How do I get from here to London Bridge? – I don’t know, but I (ask) that policeman. 6 Why’s he putting the camera on a tripod? – He (take) a group photo. 7 You look frozen. Sit down by the fire and I (make) you a cup of tea. 8 I haven’t bought any cigarettes because I (give up) smoking. 9 I’ve come without any money. – Never mind, I (lend) you some. How much do you want? 10 I’m catching the 6:30 train. – So am I. I (give) you a lift to the station. 11 I’ve bought some blue velvet and I (make) curtains for this room. 12 Why are you taking this big basket? – I (buy) a lot of vegetables. 13 I’ve planned my future for the next years. – That’s very clever of you. What you (do) when you leave the university? 14 That tree makes the house very dark. – Very well, I (cut) it down.
35 Complete the sentences. Use will or going to and the verbs teach, lend, live, bite, take, look, have, buy, meet, rain:
1 “Would you like to come to the cinema with us?” “All right. I …you at 7.00.” 2 Look at those black clouds. It …. 3 “I can't find my umbrella.” “Don't worry. I … you mine.” 4 “Have you seen my tennis racket?” “No. I haven't. Just a minute. I…in the cupboard.” 5 “I can't play chess.” “I … you if you like.” 6 “Why are you putting on your coat?” “I … the dog for a walk.” 7 “Why are you selling your house?” “We … in the country.” 8 Don't go near that dog! It … you! 9 “I'm going to buy Sally a Walkman for her birthday.” “She's already got one.” “Has she? Well, I … her a new sweater.” 10 Have you heard the news? Mrs. Green's pregnant again. She … another baby.
36 Make these sentences by putting the verbs into the correct tense:
1 If I (find) the book I (give) it to you. 2 She (phone) us if she (have) any problem. 3 I (give) the children their dinner before he (come) home. 4 As soon as she (learn) to type I (get) her a job. 5 If you (go) to the party, I (come) with you. 6 She (not/be) happy if she (not/get) that new job. 7 If it (rain), we (stay) at home. 8 I (meet) you at the station if you (come) by train. 9 What do you (do) if you (not/find) your keys? 10 That glass (break), if you (drop) it. 11 I (not/wait) for you if you (be) late. 12 I (tell) Clare the news if I (see) her. 13 We (sleep) in the tent if it (not/rain). 14 Will there be many people whom we know? – I can’t tell you, but if Tom and Harry (decide) to go, we (know) at last two people.
37 Transform into the interrogative form:
1 The students are going to translate the new text. 2 What are you going to do? 3 I am going to fulfil the task. 4 The doctor is going to examine this patient today. 5 The third-year students are going to work in this department. 6 I am going to visit my friends. 7 They are going to learn English next year 8 He is going to take his examination on Monday. 9 This month my friend is going to London. 10 I am going to leave for London with him. 11 They are translating a new text now. 12 We are going to translate this text too. 13 Nina is going to the library now. 14 I am going to take out an English textbook from our library.
38 Choose the correct form:
1 Do you do/Are you doing anything this evening?2 I'll write to you when I arrive/I'll arrive in Brazil.3 I feel terrible. I think I'll be/I'm going to be sick.4 I've got wine or beer. Which would you like?' 'Oh, thank you. I'll have/I'm going to have beer, please.'5 If the weather is/will be nice this afternoon, we'll have a picnic.6 'What are you doing with that ladder?' 'I'll repair/I'm going to repair the roof.'7 'It's raining outside. Would you like to borrow an umbrella?' 'Oh, thank you. I'll bring/I'm going to bring it back tomorrow.'8 We're going on holiday next Monday. This time next week we'll be lying/we'll lie on a beach in Turkey.9 Ben and Patty Crawford are on holiday in Europe. They'll have visited/They'll be visiting seven countries by the time they get home to Canada at the end of the month.
39 Make the sentences with the verbs in the present continuous tense:
1 John and I (stay) in a beautiful hotel. 2 Kevin (work) at home today. 3 Sue and Joe (make) a cake for tea. 4 I (wait) for a letter from my parents. 5 You (walk) too fast. 6 We (plan) our next holiday. 7 She (read) in her room at the moment. 8 I (try) to listen to the radio but it’s very noisy in here. 9 The sun (shine) beautifully today. 10 Greg’s in the kitchen now. She (cook) the dinner. 11 You (study) too hard for this exam. 12 Where’s Ann? – She (have) a shower. 13. Where is Tom? – He (lie) under the car. 14 She (rest) now. She always rests after dinner. 15 I can’t hear what you (say), the traffic (make) too much noise.
40 Match the beginnings from a) with the endings from b) to make sentences:
| a) | b) |
| 1 Dad is always teasing me | a) a party in one of the houses. |
| 2 He is always arguing | b) with his left hand. |
| 3 He’s always giving people | c) about my clothes. |
| 4 Her best friend is always dropping in | d) and chest problems. |
| 5 Jamie is always having colds | e) her family. |
| 6 His wife is always buying | f) my children to look for them. |
| 7 She’s always criticising | g) making up stories about people. |
| 8 She’s always saying | h) new products. |
| 9 Someone is always giving | i) our former neighbours in the supermarket. |
| 10 I hate those cartoons | j) or fighting. |
| 11 My aunt is always | k) she wishes she was prettier. |
| 12 She’s always ringing and asking me a lot of questions | l) small presents. |
| 13 He’s always writing | m) to criticise the way she live her life. |
| 14 We’re always meeting | n) where Tom is always chasing Jerry. |
| 15 I’m always looking for my glasses and asking | o) as if I’m an encyclopedia. |
41 Complete the past continuous forms in the following sentences:
1 I (read) a book when he came in. 2 The sun (shine) when I went out. 3 He (sit) in the house when the house fell down. 4 When you came in I (write) a letter. 5 I came in while he (talk) on the phone. 6 It (rain) this morning when I got up. 7 He (work) all day yesterday. 8 They (live) in France when the war began. 9 When I arrived at his house he still (sleep). 10 When the boy jumped off the bus while it (move). 11 The fire still (burn) at 6 o’clock this morning. 12 He (walk) across the bridge when his hat blew off. 13 I met him when he (cross) the street. 14 She cut her finger while she (cut) the bread and butter. 15 The bus started while I (get) on.
42 Supply suitable past tenses (simple or continuous):
1 He (sit) in a café when I (see) him. 2 When I (go) out the sun (shine). 3 The boy (fall down) while he (run). 4 The light (go out) while I (have) tea. 5 My friends (sing) when I (come) into the room. 6 While you (play) the piano I (write) a letter. 7 He (eat) his dinner when I (go) to see him. 8 When my grandmother (go) for a walk she always (wear) gloves. 9 When it (rain) she (carry) an umbrella. 10 When the phone (ring) I (have) a bath. 11 I (lay) the table for dinner while they (wash) their hands. 12 Large crowds (wait) at the station when the Prime Minister (arrive). 13 He (lose) his watch while he (see) the sights of the city. 14 My sister (drop) two cups while she (wash up) last night. 15 He (eat) three sandwiches while you (talk) to him.
43 Answer the questions according to the model:
Model: A.: I have already published my findings. Have you?
B.: I have not published my findings. I’ll have published them by the end of the month.
1 I have already changed my method of research. Have you? 2 I have already counted the red blood cell. Have you? 3 They have completed their investigations. Have they?
44 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect. All the verbs are regular:
1 I … never hard for this exam (work). 2 … Jenny … your letter? (answer). 3 She likes him but she … never … him (love). 4 You … very hard. You can do better work than this (not/try). 5 Why are the police here? What … (happen). 6 My cousins are coming this weekend. They … with me before (not/stay). 7 She … university and … working in London now (graduate from/start). 8 Thank you for everything. You … me a lot (help). 9 … you … the dishes (wash)? 10 I … everything to Derek and I think he understands (explain). 11 Please stay for dinner. Oliver … a lovely meal (cook). 12 It’s nice to see you here but why … you … me before (not/visit)? 13 She … a lot in her life (travel). 14 We … often … along this road (walk). 15 … you … to phone your mother (remember)?
45 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense:
1 Where do you (be)? – I (be) to the dentist. 2 He just (go) out. 3 Someone (take) my bicycle. 4 The cat (steal) the fish. 5 There aren’t any buses because the drivers (go) on strike. 6 How many bottles the milkman (leave)? – He (leave) six. 7 How long you (know) Mr. Pitt? – I (know) him for 12 years. 8 Would you like some coffee? I just (make) some. 9 You never (ride) a camel? 10 I (buy) a new carpet. Come and look at it. 11 I often (see) him but I never (speak) to him. 12 We just (hear) the most extraordinary news. 13 I (not/pay) the telephone bill yet. 14 Mary never (fly) a plane. 15 He (not/smoke) for a fortnight. He’s trying to give it up. 16 The play just (begin). You are a little late. 17 It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it’s going to get warmer. 18 You (get) the best voice I ever (hear).
46 Supply already or yet:
1 The scientists have introduced this term. 2 The researchers have not found out the origin of this disease. 3 The people have estimated the importance of this great discovery. 4 They have not published the book on their discoveries.
47 Choose the necessary place for parenthesized words:
1 Our lectures take place in that hall (usually). 2 He comes home at 5 o’clock (always). 3 We are late (seldom). 4 His friend is ill (often). 5 They air the wards in the morning (usually). 6 We read English magazines (sometimes). 7 After classes our reading-room is full of students (always). 8 We have been in this museum (never). 9 I go to this library (often). 10 They have a rest on Sunday (usually).
48 Fill in the blanks with already or yet:
1 Has she gone to bed …? – No, she is still watching TV. 2 What? Is she here …? She is early. 3 Good heavens! Have you cleaned your room …? 4 Has the postman come …? – Ask Granny, she’s been at home all the time. 5 Our new teacher is a real beauty. – Have you seen her …? 6 Have the children gone to bed …? That’s strange. 7 Is it two o’clock …? Oh, I’ll be late again. 8 I can’t believe my eyes. Have you finished the washing up …? 9 Have you cleaned your room …? – I haven’t, but I’ll clean it later. 10 Have they arrived …? – I don’t know. 11 Have you seen his wife …? – No, she is arriving tonight.
49 Explain the use of the definite time in each sentence:
1 a) I am waiting for the results of my blood analysis. b) I have been waiting for the results of my blood analysis for an hour. 2 a) The surgeon is examining the patient. b) The surgeon has been examining the patient for half an hour. 3 a) The nurse is giving the injections. b) The nurse has been giving the injections for two hours. 4 Professor Petrov delivered the lecture in Physiology yesterday. 5 Professor Petrov has already delivered the lecture in Physiology. 6 Professor Petrov has not yet delivered the lecture in Physiology. 7 Yesterday we got interesting findings after our experiments on animals. 8 We have just got some interesting findings after our experiments on animals. 9 We have not yet got any interesting findings after our experiment on animals.
50 Translate the following:
1 The doctor had finished the examination of the patients when we came there. 2 What are these students waiting for? 3 Did the doctor make exact diagnose of the illness? 4 They were discussing this question at 6 o'clock yesterday. 5 They will be working at the surgical department from 9 till 12 o'clock tomorrow. 6 This Institute developed unique methods for the treatment of this disease. 7 Have you ever used this method of treatment? 8 Vascular surgery has made great progress. 9 We know that this professor has invented a new apparatus. 10 Does this doctor work at your hospital? 11 At present he is performing an operation.
51 Choose the necessary form of the verb:
1 The staff of this hospital (to elaborate) the methods of some complex operations this year. 2 The Institute (to restore) good health to many people last year. 3 This new hospital (to house) five clinical departments. 4 There (to be) a lot of patients in this clinic. 5 Now the doctors of this department (to make) the morning round. 6 They already (to examine) many patients. 7 The nurses (to give) the prescribed drugs to the patients tomorrow. 8 When the doctor (to come) in to the ward yesterday, the nurse (to do) all the procedures.
52 Write these sentences putting the verbs into the correct tense form:
1 I (live) in Washington, though I (stay) in London at the moment. 2 The car isn’t here today because Sheila (use) it. She generally (use) the bus, but the drivers are on strike. 3 We usually (stay) at home on Fridays, but we (come) out tonight because we (celebrate) our anniversary. 4 I (live) in Paris just now, but I (come) from Belgium. 5 I (stay) with my parents at the moment, though I (have) my own flat. 6 They usually (work) at the weekends, though they (not/work) at the moment. 7 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea. 8 He (teach) at a language school, though he (work) in a factory at the moment because the school’s on holiday. 9 The business usually (make) money, though it (do) rather badly just now. 10 I (study) French at the moment, but I (not/speak) it very well yet. 11 I usually (work) at night, though I (have) a rest now. 12 They seldom (leave) the office at 6 p.m., but today they (leave) for home at 5 sharp. 13 She (wear) a beautiful black and white silk blouse now, but she usually (wear) costumes. 14 He (drive) his car himself today, though his chauffeur usually (drive) it.
53 Fill in the blanks with ill or sick, pay attention to the different tense forms in the active voice:
1 Most of the … people are old. 2 How long has she been … with pneumonia? 3 She has been looking after her … aunt for a few months 4 I always feel … on board the plane 5 My grandfather is a … person. 6 I am sure the food was bad. I was … after I had eaten it. 7 Why is she absent? – She is …. 8 When are you going to visit your … uncle? 9 When we are … we send for a doctor.
54 Complete the sentences. Translate into English:
| We have never Have you ever He often These students We are This doctor is | Не були в цій лікарні. |
| Не заповнювали історію хвороби. | |
| Працювали в лікарні? | |
| Читали цю книгу? | |
| Приходив до нас минулого тижня. | |
| Бачив вас тут. | |
| Навчаються в нашому інституті. | |
| Працюють у лікарнях. | |
| Перекладаємо текст зараз, сидимо і Читаємо в цей момент, обстежує хворого зараз. | |
| Перевіряє пульс у цього хворого. |
55 Translate the following sentences, explain the use of different tense forms:
1 We know that this writer is working at his new book. 2 Here are the students who work at the therapeutic department. 3 My friend says that he translated these articles without a dictionary. 4 His brother who lives in Odessa is a specialist in ophthalmology. 5 This young man said to me that he studied at the Polytechnic Institute. 6 Those who stopped smoking, noticed complete or almost complete relief from coughing. 7 We think professor N. will deliver his lectures next month. 8 This is the student you wanted to speak to. 9 The scientist showed in his report the medicine had made a big progress in its development. 10 The place I was born is a big city now. 11 At the meeting our dean said they were going to send some students to Great Britain to visit their hospitals. 12 My mother has been suffering from a bad pain in the abdominal area for three hours. 13 The patient had been complaining of a considerable muscular pain before he was admitted to the hospital. 14 By 3 o’clock the professor will have been delivering the lecture for half an hour.
56 Put the verbs in brackets in the proper tense:
1 The patient (to be) under medical observation before the surgeon began the operation. 2 They (to isolate) the patient ill with the flu from the other ones before they were infected. 3 My experiments (not to prove) anything yet since I started them. 4 We (to complete) our observations on the changes in the blood erythrocytes by tomorrow.
57 Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate tense:
1 Whom … the doctor … at the hospital every day? (treat) 2 What … you … now? (study) 3 What … the surgeon already … ? (transfuse) 4 What … the surgeon … for two hours? (perform) 5 What mark … you … in Anatomy at your examination last year? (receive) 6 On what … the lecturer … yesterday at 2 o’clock? (report) 7 What … you … to do before you saw me? (decide) 8 What … the nurse … for an hour before the surgeon began the operation? (sterilize) 9 In what … you … tomorrow? (take part) 10 What … you … tomorrow at 3 o’clock? (do) 11 How many patients … the doctor … tomorrow by 5 p.m.? (hospitalize)
58 Translate the following:
1 Since the students have finished their work, they went home. 2 When the professor had arrived at this hospital, he began to examine the patients. 3 As soon as we received your telegram, we sent the specialists to you. 4 The patient will stay at this clinic until (till) he feels better. 5 He went where the doctors recommended him. 6 After the patients recovered, they were discharged from the hospital. 7 The doctor speaks slowly in order that the patients may understand him. 8 They went away because there was no one there. 9 While the therapeutist was examining the patients, he prescribed them the treatment.
59 Rearrange the words to obtain the correct word order:
1 I have yet today not seen nurse B. 2 Angiography was last night well performed. 3 Some five litres of blood are per minute forced into the arteries in a systole. 4 Successfully the operation was in the late afternoon on March 11-th performed. 5 I never have seen a so serious case of mitral incompetence. 6 Such only cases always should surgically be treated. 7 You ought certainly as soon as possible to have at the health center your blood pressure taken.
60 Ask another student:
1) when tonsillitis necessitates surgical treatment; 2) what the pharynx contains; 3) whether the condition carries any risks; 4) what gives rise to epistaxis; 5) what pallor of the ear indicates; 6) if vertigo might be the symptom of some other disorder; 7) how the sinuses communicate with the nasal cavity; 8) which way the olfactory nerve passes; 9) if offensive odours are caused by the patient’s anosmia; 10) who uses the head mirror and the tongue depressor.
61 Imagine that you are a traumatologist and receive a patient. Ask him:
1 His name, age; his information about his family and other. 2 What’s happened; what troubles him; when he fell ill. 3 Your examination of a patient; some instructions to him (to place his extremity, to move his joints, to bend and to unbend); your information to your patient; your prescriptions and advice.
62 Put together the beginnings and the endings of the conversation:
| a) | b) |
| 1 You look hot. | a) I’ve been swimming. |
| 2 Aren’t you hungry? | b) No, I’ve been eating all day. |
| 3 Is it true that Philip’s been arrested? | c) No wonder. He’s been smoking since childhood. |
| 4 Janet seems very cheerful! | d) She’s been clearing the cellar. |
| 5 Let me drive a little now. | e) Yes, we’ve been telling each other our life stories. |
| 6 She’s very dirty. | f) Yes, I’ve been painting the ceiling. |
| 7 Why are my books all over the floor? | g) Yes, I’ve been running. |
| 8 Why is your hair wet? | h) Don’t be ridiculous! It has been raining for three weeks. |
| 9 You look very miserable. | i) She’s been skiing with Roger for the last week. |
| 10 You look tired. | j) Yes, he’s been stealing things from the shop. |
| 11 You’re very late. | k) Oh, dear, I’ve been shopping all day. |
| 12 Your hair’s all white. | l) I’ve been gardening all afternoon. |
| 13 There isn’t a penny in the purse. | m) You’ve been driving all day. I think it’s quite enough. |
| 14 His fingers are very brown. | n) I’ve been talking to Harry and he just goes on and on. |
| 15 You look sunbathed. | o) Helen’s been looking at them. |
63 Complete the text with the past perfect continuous: choose the verb given below: drive, lie, repair, work:
John Latton, 39, an engineer at Felton Plastics in Upton, had a lucky escape after an accident on the A34 in the early hours of the morning. Mr. Latton fell asleep while driving and crashed into a pile of sand left by workers who … the road.
When he left Felton Plastics at 3:00 this morning, Mr. Latton … for 72 hours without sleeping.
A passing motorist discovered the accident after the engineer … in his car with a broken leg for half an hour. Ambulance workers said that if Mr. Latton … any faster his injuries might have been much worse.