Theme The history of mathematics. Present tenses revision. Preparing to learn. Doing exercises

Theme 1. The history of mathematics. Present tenses REVISION. PREPARING TO LEARN. DOING EXERCISES
Simple Present Affirmative She drinks.
Negative She does not drink.
Interrogative Does she drink?
Form I, you we they play | he, she, it plays Uses
I action in the present taking place once, never or several times _ facts
I actions taking place one after another I action set by a timetable or schedule Present Progressive Affirmative He is reading.
Negative He is not reading.
Interrogative Is he reading?
Form To be (in the simple present) + verb + ing Uses
I action taking place at the moment of speaking

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  action arranged for the future Simple Past
  

Affirmative I cried.
Negative I did not cry Interrogative Did I cry?
Form
Regular verbs: Verb + ed | Irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs
Uses

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  action in the past taking place once, never or several times I actions taking place one after another
  

Past Progressive Affirmative He was driving.
Negative He was not driving.
Interrogative Was he driving?
Form to be (in the simple past) + verb + ing
Uses I action going on at a certain time in the past
I actions taking place at the same time
I action in the past that is interrupted by another action
Present Perfect Simple
Affirmative They have slept.
Negative They have not slept.
Interrogative Have they slept?
Form
Have / has + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past participle of irregular verbs : forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses
emphasis is on the result (not the duration)
С action that started in the past & is still going on

• 
  action that stopped recently
  
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  finished action that has an influence on the present Present Perfect Progressive
  

Affirmative He has been thinking.
Negative He has not been thinking.
Interrogative Has he been thinking?
Form have or has + been - verb + ing Uses
putting emphasis on the course or duration (not the result)
I action that recently stopped or is still going on finished action that influenced the present Past Perfect Simple Affirmative She had won.
Negative She had not won.
Interrogative Had she won?
Form
had + past participle (past participle ot regular verbs! verb + ed | Past participle of irregular \erbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses
action taking place before a certain time in the past sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive putting emphasis onl\ on the fact (not the duration)
Past Perfect Progressive Affirmative He had been waiting.
Negative He had not been waiting.
Interrogative Had he been waiting?
Form had + been + verb + ing Uses

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  action taking place before a certain time in the past
  
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  sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple
  
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  putting emphasis on the duration or course of an action Future Simple
  

Affirmative I will open the door.
Negative I will not open the door.
Interrogative Will you open the door?
Form will + verb Uses
G We use the simple future for instant decisions.
We use the simple future when we predict a future situation We use the simple future in conditional sentences type one. (More on conditional sentences here)
Future Plan (going to)
Affirmative He is going to clean the car.
Negative He is not going to clean the car.
Interrogative Is he going to clean the car?
Form to be (in the simple present) + going + to + verb
Uses
to express the future when we intend to do something or have decided to do something but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.
predictions in the future Future Plan (Present Progressive)
Affirmative He is traveling to Egypt next week.
Negative He is not traveling to Egypt next week.
Interrogative Is he traveling to Egypt next week?
Form to be (in the simple present) + verb + ing
Uses
when we say what we have planned and arranged to do at a specific time in the future. These are fixed plans with definite time and/or place.
Future Progressive
Affirmative She will be listening to music.
Negative She will not be listening to music.
Interrogative Will she be listening to music?
Form will + be + verb + ing
Uses

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  action that is going on at a certain time in the future
  
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  action that is sure to happen in the near future Future Perfect
  

Affirmative He will have spoken.
Negative He will not have spoken.
Interrogative Will he have spoken?
Form
will + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed ; Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses

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  action that will be finished at a certain time in the future Future Perfect Progressive
  

Affirmative You will have been studying.
Negative You will not have been studying.
Interrogative Will you have been studying?
Form will + have + been + verb + ing Uses
action taking place before a certain time in the future putting emphasis on the course of an action
Exercise 1

1. 
   - What your name?
   
2. 
   - Where you live?
   
3. 
   - How old they?
   
4. 
   - He driving a lorry.
   
5. 
   -1 from Spain.
   
6. 
   - Where she go?
   
7. 
   - My dad up at seven.
   
8. 
   - They swim.
   
9. 
   - Where they from?
   
10. 
    - Picasso a Spanish painter.
    
11. 
    -It sunny tomorrow.
    
12. 
    - We to the cinema last night.
    

Exercise 2

1. 
   We TV when it started to rain, (to watch)
   
2. 
   I to visit you yesterday, but you not at home, (to want) (to be)
   
3. 
   Look! It , so we can’t to the beach, (to rain) (to go)
   
4. 
   There are a lot of clouds! It soon, (to rain)
   
5. 
   The sun in the east, (to rise)
   
6. 
   Since 2011 they their son every year, (to visit)
   
7. 
   While the doctor Mr Jones this morning, his son outside, (to examine) (to wait)
   
8. 
   I for my girlfriend for two hours, (to wait)
   
9. 
   After Larry the film on TV, he decided to buy the book, (to see)
   
10. 
    Wait a minute, I this box for you. (to carry)
    

Exercise 3
On Sunday, Tom gets up at 10 o'clock. Then he reads his newspaper in the kitchen. He has
breakfast at 11.30 and then he telephones his mother in Scotland.
In the afternoon, at LOO, Tom plays tennis with his sister and after that, they eat dinner in a
restaurant. At 6.00, Tom swims for one hour and then he goes by bike to his brother's house.
They talk and listen to music.
Tom watches television in the evening and drinks a glass of warm milk. He goes to bed at 11.30.

1. 
   Where does Tom have breakfast?
   

In the kitchen ₄
In his bedroom In the lounge

2. 
   Who does he telephone in the morning?
   

His sister
His brother His mother

3. 
   Where does his mother live?
   

In England
In his brother's house In Scotland

4. 
   What time does he play tennis with his sister? lpm
   

2pm
11.30am

5. 
   How long does Tom swim for?
   

One hour
Two hours Six hours

6. 
   How does Tom go to his brother's house?
   

By bike
By car On foot

7. 
   What does Tom drink in the evening?
   

Wine
Beer
Milk

8. 
   What time does Tom go to bed?
   

11pm
11.30pm Midnight
Are the following statements true or false. Read the text first.
On Sunday, Tom gets up at 10 o'clock. Then he reads his newspaper in the kitchen. He has
breakfast at 11.30 and then he telephones his mother in Scotland.
In the afternoon, at 1.00, Tom plays tennis with his sister and after that, they eat dinner in a
restaurant. At 6.00, Tom swims for one hour and then he goes by bike to his brother's house.
They talk and listen to music.
Tom watches television in the evening and drinks a glass of warm milk. He goes to bed at 11.30.

1. 
   Tom gets up at 10am on Sundays.
   

True
False

2. 
   Tom reads the newspaper in the lounge.
   

True ^€
False

3. 
   His father lives in Scotland.
   

True
False

4. 
   Tom plays tennis with his sister.
   

True
False

5. 
   Tom and his sister eat before playing tennis.
   

True
False

6. 
   Tom goes swimming at five o'clock.
   

True
False

7. 
   Tom drives to his brother's house.
   

True
False

8. 
   Tom and his brother listen to music.
   

True
False

9. 
   Tom drinks a glass of wine in the evening.
   

True
False

10. 
    Tom goes to bed at 11.30pm.
    

True
False