| № 1. Write the verbs in the past forms to understand - to stand - to take - to get - to become - to travel - to begin - to go - to buy-
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to rebuild - to enjoy - to visit - to water - to place - to defend - to miss - to appear - to found -
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№ 2. Use the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
When Mary went to Italy, she (not understand) _____________the Italian language.
During the Second World War Russian people (defend) _________________their country.
When I saw the car, it (stand)_____________________ out from the others as it was yellow.
When Peter entered the hall, he (hear)___________________ some music.
The Smirnovs (not move)_____________________ to Norilsk last year.
They (build)_____________________ a new road in Tomsk last spring.
When the director (appear)_________________in the room, everybody stopped talking.
Many tourists (come) ___________ to see our city last summer.
Last year Mr Brown (change) ____________________ his job several times.
Yuri Dolgoruky (found)__________________the city of Moscow in 1147.
№ 3. Write it in a different way.
Example: There was not anybody in school because it was Sunday. - There was nobody in school because it was Sunday.
Look! There is nobody in the classroom.
Mark didn’ t tell us anything interesting about the palace.
Bob had nothing to do last night.
They didn’ t see anybody in the cathedral.
The Smiths knew nothing about the parade.
Mike recognized nobody at the party.
№ 4. Paraphrase the sentences and write them down
Example: My friends couldn’ t buy anything in the shop.- My friends could buy nothing in the shop.
The boy spoke very fast and we didn’ t understand anything.
You must do it on your own. Don’ t ask anybody to help you.
There is not any juice in the bottle.
We haven’ t got any enemies.
I don’ t think anybody can do it.
Mark doesn’ t know anybody in this city.
№ 5. Choose the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. Everybody (like/likes) likes ice cream. 2. Some people (don’ t like/doesn’ t like)_____________honey. 3. Nobody in my family (speak/speaks) _____________ Italian. 4. Everybody in the office (is/are) _____________ fairly young. 5. Some people (want/wants)_____________to do extreme sports. 6. Some students in this class (is/are) _________ fairly bright. 7. Nobody (want/wants) _________ to get bad marks at school. 8. I don’ t think everybody (know/knows) _____________ what is good and what is bad.
№ 6. Choose the right words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. There is (few/little) little time for the test. 2. There is (few/little)________ soup in the plate. 3. We usually have (few/little) ________. rain in summer. 4. There are (few/little) ________ old buildings in the city. 5. There are (few/little) ________ interesting films on TV today. 6. I’ve got (few/little)________wooden spoons. 7. There are (few/little) ________ white-walled buildings in our street. 8. (Few/Little)________ good architects work in the office. 9. There is (few/little)________ tea in the cup. 10. There is (few/little)_______ ice on the roads.
№ 7. Choose the right words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. I haven’ t got (a lot of/many) many friends. 2. Is there (a lot of/much)________ fruit in the fridge? 3. Have you still got (a lot of/much) ________ milk in your cup? 4. There are (few/little) ______ old trees in the park. 5. Are there (a lot of/many)________picture galleries in Moscow? 6. There are (many/much)________ columns in the palace. 7. There is (few/little) ________ snow this winter. 8. Did Russia have (a lot of/many) ________tsars? 9. 1 didn’ t see (a lot of/many)________ monuments in Klin. 10. There are (a lot of / little)________ unusual places in this town.
№ 8. Fill in some or any to complete the sentences
1. There aren’t any cathedrals in their town. 2. Is there ______coffee in the jar? 3__________knowledge is helpful. 4. There are ________ tasty chocolates in the box. 5. Would you like________ milk? 6. There isn’ t __________butter on the plate. 7. There aren’ t _________ statues in the park. 8. Can I have ________ sugar, please? 9. _________child can understand this rule. 10_______________ people are famous for doing unusual things. 11. Do you have_______________ other questions? 12. This building has _______________ columns.
