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Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 14. I was doing (Past Continuous) and I did (Past Simple)

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  A. Jack was reading a book. → His phone rang.  → He stopped reading.  → He answered his phone. (Past Simple)   What happened ? His phone rang . (Past Continuous)   What was Jack doing when his phone rang? He was reading a book. (Past Simple) What did he do when his phone rang? He stopped reading and answered his phone. Jack began reading before his phone rang. So when his phone rang, he was reading . B. Past Simple A: What did you do yesterday morning? B: We played tennis. (from 10 to 11.30) Jack read a book yesterday. (= from beginning to end) Did you watch the game on TV last night? It didn`t rain while we were on holiday. Past Continuous A: What were you doing at 10.30? B: We were playing tennis. Jack was reading a book when his phone rang. Were you watching TV when I phoned you? It wasn`t raining when I got up. I started work at 9 o`clock and finished at 4.30. At 2.30 I was working . It was raining when we went out. (= it started raining before we went out

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 13. I was doing (Past Continuous)

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  A.  It is 6 o`clock now. Paul is at home. He is watching TV. At 4 o`clock he wasn`t at home. He was at the sports club. He was swimming in the pool. He wasn`t watching TV. B. was/were + -ing is the Past Continuous : What were you doing at 11.30 yesterday? Were you working ? "What did he say?" "I don`t know. I wasn`t listening ." It was raining , so we didn`t go out. In 2009 we were living in Canada. Today she`s wearing a skirt (спідниця) , but yesterday she was wearing trousers (штани) . I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the birds were singing . Spelling (liv e → liv ing / ru n → ru nning / l ie → l ying etc.) C. am/is/are + -ing (present)  → was/were + -ing ( past): Present I `m working (now). It isn`t raining (now). What are you doing (now)? Past I was working at 10.30 last night. It wasn`t raining when we went out. What were you doing at 3 o`clock?

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 12. I didn`t ... Did you ... ? (Past Simple negative and questions)

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  A. We use did in Past Simple negatives and questions: B. do/does (present) → did (past): I don`t watch TV very often. I didn`t watch TV yesterday . Does she often go away? Did she go away last week ? C. We use did/dsdn`t + infinitive ( watch/play/go etc.): I wached but I didn`t watch ( not I didn`t watched) they went   → did they go ? ( not did they went?) he had   → he didn`t have you did  → did you do ? I played tennis yesterday, but I didn`t win . " Did you do the shopping?" "No, I didn`t have time." We went to the cinema, but we didn`t enjoy the film. D. Study the word order in questions: E. Short answers " Did you see Joe yesterday?" " No, I didnt. " " Did it rain on Sunday?" " Yes, it did. " " Did Helen come to the party?" " No, she didnt. " " Did your parents have a good holiday?" " Yes, they did. "

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 11. Worked/got/went etc. (Past Simple)

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  A.  They watch  TV every evening.  (Present Simple) They watched TV yesterday evening. (Past Simple) watched is the Past Simple: I/we/you/they                                         watched he/she/it B. The Past Simple is often -ed (regular verbs). For example: work → worked            dance  →  danced clean  → cleaned            stay  →  stayed start  → started              need  →  needed I clean my teeth every morning.This morning I cleaned my teeth. Terry worked in a bank from 2005 to 2011. Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime. We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people. The party finished at midnight. tr y   → tr ied                 stud y   → stud ied                 cop y   → cop ied sto p   → sto pped         pla n  → pla nned C. Some verbs are irregular (= not regular). The Past Simple is not -ed. Here are some important irregular verbs: begin  → began break  → broke bring  → brought build  → built buy  → bought c

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 10. Was / Were

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  A.  Now Robert is at work. At midnight las night he wasn`t at work.  He was ib bed. He was asleep. am/is (present) → was (past): I am tired. (now)  → I was tired last night . Where is Kate? (now)  → Where was Kate yesterday ? The weather is good today.  → The weather was good last week . are (present)  → were (past): You are late. (now)  → You were late yesterday . They aren`t here. (now)  → They weren`t here last Sunday . B.  Last year Rachel was 22, so she is 23 now. When I was a child, I was scared of dogs. We were hungry after the journey, but we weren`t tired. The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn`t expensive. Was the weather nice when you were on holiday? Your shoes are nice. Were they expensive? Why were you late this morning? C. Short answers " Were you late?" " No, I wasn`t. " " Was Tom at work yesterday?" " Yes, he was. " " Were Sue and Steve at the party?" " No, they weren`t. "

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 9. I have ... and I`ve got ...

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  A. You can say I have  or I`ve got , he has  or he`s got: I`ve got a headache. I have blue eyes. or I `ve got blue eyes. Tom has two sisters. or Tom has got two sisters. Our car has four doors. or Our car has got four doors. Sarah isn`t feeling well. She has a headache. or She `s got a headache. They like animals. They have a horse, three dogs and six cats. or They `ve got a horse... B. I don`t have / I haven`t got etc. (negative) You can say: I don`t have a car. or I haven`t got a car. They don`t have any children. or They haven`t got any children. It`s a nice house, but it doesn`t have a garden. or ... it hasn`t got a garden. Amy doesn`t have a job at the moment. or Amy hasn`t got a job ... C.   do you have ? / have you got ? etc. (questions) You can say: " Do you have a camera?" "No, I don`t ." or " Have you got a camera?" "No haven`t ." " Does Helen have a car?" "Yes, she does ." or &q

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 8. I am doing (Present Continuous) and I do (Present Simple)

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  A . Jack is watching television. He is not playing the guitar. But Jack has a guitar. He often plays it and he plays very well. Jak plays the guitar, but he is not playing the guitar now. Is he playing the guitar? No, he isn`t. ( Present Continuous ) Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. ( Present Simple ) B. Present Continuous ( I am doing ) = now, at the time of speaking: Please be quiet. I `m work ing . ( not I work) Tom is hav ing a shower at the moment. ( not Tom has) Take an umbrella with you. It `s rain ing . You can turn off the television. I `m not watch ing it. Why are you under the table? What are you do ing ? C. Present Simple ( I do ) = in general, all the time or sometimes: I work every day from 9 o`clock to 5.30. Tom has a shower every morning. It rains a lot in winter. I don`t watch TV very often. What do you usually do at weekends? D. We do notuse these verbs in the Present Continuous ( I am -ing ): like prefer want need know mean understand be

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 7. Do you...? (Present Simple questions)

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  A. We use do/does in Present Simple Questions: Do you play the guitar? B. Study the word order: do/does + subject + infinitive Questions with always and usually:   What do you do ? = What`s your job? " What do  you  do ?" "I work in a bank." C. Remember: do      I / we / you / they... does   he / she / it... Do they like music? Does he like music? D. Short answers: " Do you play the guitar?" " No, I don`t. " " Do your parents speak English?" " Yes, they do. " " Does James work hard?" " Yes, he does ." " Does your sister live in London?" " No, she doesn`t. " Exercises 7.1 Write questions with Do...? and Does...? I like chocolate. How about you? Do you like chocolate? I play tennis. How about you? Do you play tennis? You live near here. How about Lucy? Does Lusy live near here? Tom play tennis. How about his friends? Do Tom`s friends play tennis? You speak English. How about y

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  Текст №1 It is Christmas. Dad gives Tim a toy. The toy is in the box. Tim takes off the lid. He sees the toy. It is a car. The car is red. The car makes noises. The car moves fast. Tim likes the gift. He hugs his dad. Dad smiles. lid - кришка take off - знімати noise - шум gift - подарок hug - обнімати

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 6. I don`t... (Present Simple Negative)

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  A. The present simple negative is don`t/doesn`t + verb : 👧 Coffee? 👩 No, thanks. I don`t drink coffee. She doesn`t drink coffee. 👨 I don`t like my job. He doesn`t like his job. I drink coffee, but I don`t drink tea. Sue drinks tea, but she doesn`t drink coffee. You don`t work very hard. We don`t watch TV very often. The weather is usually nice. It doesn`t rain very often. Sam and Chris don`t know many people. B. Remember: I / we / you / they     don`t he / she / it                doesn`t I don`t like football. He doesn`t like football. I don`t like Fred and Fred doesn`t like me. ( not Fred don`t like) My car doesn`t use much petrol. ( not My car don`t use) Sometimes he is late, but it doesn`t happen very often. C. We use don`t/doesn`t + infinitive (don`t like / doesn`t speak / doesn`t do etc.) I don`t like washing the car. I don`t do it very often. Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn`t speak Italian. ( not doesn`t speaks) David doesn`t do his job ver

Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 5. I do/work/like etc. (Present Simple)

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  A.  👧👨We read a lot. They have a lot of books. They read a lot.   👦 I like ice cream. He`s eating an ice cream. He likes ice cream.   They read / he likes / I work etc. = the present simple: Remember: he work s / she live s / it rain s etc. I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank. (not My brother work) Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland. It rains a lot in winter. I have → he/she/it has : Joe has a shower every day. -es after -s / -sh / -ch: pas s  → pass es fini sh   → finish es wat ch   →watch es   -y → -ies: stud y  → stud ies tr y → tr ies also:   do  → do es go  → go es B.  We use the Present Simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time: I like big cities. Your English is good. You speak very well. Tom works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o`clock in the evening. The earth goes round the sun. We do a lot of different things in our free time. It costs a lot of mone