I. Put the verbs in the correct form (Present Simple, Past Simple, Future simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect) 1. I (to be) a pupil of a secondary school.
2. You (to be) at home now?
3. Yesterday it (not to be) a good film.
4. She (to visit) the hospital every Tuesday.
5. You (to live) far from Rostov?
6. There (to be) a pen and a book on the desk.
7. There (to be) four chairs at the table.
8. Listen! Somebody (to go) on the roof!
9. He (to go) home tomorrow.
10. I (to play) the guitar now.
11. Sochi (to hold) the Olympics in 2014.
12. Rose (to make) already coffee for us.
13. You (to travel) a lot two years ago?
14. Some day I (to see) Stonehenge .
15. Russia soon (to become) a key player on the world stage?
16. I (to know) her since my study at college.
17. If we (to pass) the exams tomorrow we (to be) happy.
18. I would help you if I (to have) time.
19. Russia (to take) steps to protect itself against terrorist actions.
20. Herostratus (to burn) the temple in 356 BC.
II. Fill in the gaps using modal verbs (should, can, must, may)
1. She goes to the kindergarten, but she read.
2. It be snowing soon.
3. I go out? – No, you not.
4. Little children not switch on the gas stoves.
5. You attend English classes!
III. Choose the right variant, paying attention to the Indirect Speech
1. He said: “The method doesn’t work.”
a) He said that the method doesn’t work.
b) He said that the method didn’t work.
2. He said: “I don’t care about it.”
a) He said that I didn’t care about it.
b) He said that he didn’t care about it.
3. He said: “They often reduce the stuff.”
a) He said that they often reduced the stuff.
b) He said that they often reduce the stuff.
4. He said: “I really hate it.”
a) He said that he really hated it.
b) He said that I really hated it.
5. She told me: “I want to achieve this aim.”
a) She told me that she wanted to achieve that aim.
b) She told me that I wanted to achieve that aim.
6. He said: “I have already seen her.”
a) He said that I have already seen her.
b) He said that he had already seen her.
7. He said: “I haven’t visited that place yet.”
a) He said that he hadn’t visited that place yet.
b) He said that he hasn’t visited that place yet.
8. He said: “She has failed his last exam.”
a) He said that she had failed his last exam.
b) He said that I had failed my last exam.
9. He said: “She has sung such a beautiful song.”
a) He said that she has sung such a beautiful song.
b) He said that she had sung such a beautiful song.
10. She told me: “I have won.”
a) She told me she has won.
b) She told me she had won.