a) Dividing words into groups
Simple Tense Indicators:
- always
- often
- usually
- generally
- every day
- sometimes
- rarely
- seldom
- all year round
- last Monday
- last year
- in 1989
- yesterday
- two weeks ago
- a week ago
- three days ago
- on the 8th of March 1998
- from 5 till 6 o'clock
- this winter
- in the future
- tomorrow
- as a rule
Continuous Tense Indicators:
- now
- at present
- when you saw me
- all morning yesterday
- just now
Perfect Tense Indicators:
- ever
- never
- since
- yet
- already
- recently
- lately
- just
- by Monday
- since summer
b) Read, Translate, State the Tense of the Verb
He usually goes to his work by bus.
- Translation: Он обычно ездит на работу на автобусе.
- Tense: Simple Present
As a rule they spend their free time in this green park.
- Translation: Как правило, они проводят свое свободное время в этом зеленом парке.
- Tense: Simple Present
At present she is not teaching History.
- Translation: В настоящее время она не преподает историю.
- Tense: Present Continuous
Is she teaching German now?
- Translation: Она сейчас преподает немецкий?
- Tense: Present Continuous
Does she generally teach English?
- Translation: Обычно она преподает английский?
- Tense: Simple Present
My brother and I cooked the supper yesterday.
- Translation: Мой брат и я приготовили ужин вчера.
- Tense: Simple Past
Our mother didn't cook yesterday.
- Translation: Наша мама не готовила вчера.
- Tense: Simple Past
Did she knit a sweater last month?
- Translation: Она вязала свитер в прошлом месяце?
- Tense: Simple Past
My mother will sew me a blouse next week.
- Translation: Моя мама сшит мне блузку на следующей неделе.
- Tense: Simple Future
I will buy an English book tomorrow.
- Translation: Я куплю английскую книгу завтра.
- Tense: Simple Future
The book will be read by me tomorrow.
- Translation: Книга будет прочитана мной завтра.
- Tense: Simple Future (Passive Voice)
Different subjects are usually studied by the students at the college.
- Translation: Разные предметы обычно изучаются студентами в колледже.
- Tense: Simple Present (Passive Voice)
A lot of time is always spent by us in this park.
- Translation: В этом парке у нас всегда уходит много времени.
- Tense: Simple Present (Passive Voice)
Those problems were discussed by them long ago.
- Translation: Эти проблемы были обсуждены ими давно.
- Tense: Simple Past (Passive Voice)
Our parents often watch TV in the evening.
- Translation: Наши родители часто смотрят телевизор вечером.
- Tense: Simple Present
We were listening to music an hour ago.
- Translation: Мы слушали музыку час назад.
- Tense: Past Continuous
My brother has already done his homework.
- Translation: Мой брат уже сделал домашнее задание.
- Tense: Present Perfect
We have just prepared some tasty things.
- Translation: Мы только что приготовили кое-что вкусное.
- Tense: Present Perfect
Have you bought the book just now?
- Translation: Ты купил книгу только что?
- Tense: Present Perfect
Recently my friends have been invited by us to our house.
- Translation: Недавно мои друзья были приглашены нами к нам домой.
- Tense: Present Perfect Continuous (Passive Voice)