Завдання на канікули з англійської мови для майбутніх шестикласників
Task 1. Write the verbs in the correct column
Go, have, get, swim, read, run, eat, cook, take, sit, make, play
+ ing
e+ing
double last letter+ ing
Task 2 Complete the sentences for situations in the present. Decide which tense you need to
use.
1. Ms Smith (work) as a sales representative for three years.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Today she (travel) 500 km to meet a customer.
She (be/surely) tired now.
At the moment, Ms Smith (stand) in her hotel room.
She (arrive/just) .
But she (can/not) take a little nap now because she (must) call her customer.
Task 3. Choose the correct time expression used with the present perfect tense.
1. We have lived in this city ………………………… fifteen years. (since / for)
2. She has not ……………………. returned from school. (yet / just)
3. Jane has ………………………. gone out. (just / yet)
4. You have not returned my money ………………………. (already / yet)
5. James has …………………….. arrived in London. (already / yet)
6. I have …………………….. had a call from your mother. (yet / just)
7. She has worked with me ……………………… 2008. (since / for)
8. I haven’t seen him ……………………. two weeks. (since / for)
9. How …………………….. have you known him? (long / much)
10. I have ……………………. completed my homework. (already / yet)
Task 4. Choose the past simple or the present perfect tense:
Simple Past
Present Perfect Simple
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs
I spoke
irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of irregular verbs
I / you / we / they have spoken
he / she / it has spoken
regular verbs: infinitive + ed
regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed
I worked
I / you / we / they have worked
he / she / it has worked
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed':
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when the final letter is e, only add d
love - loved
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after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
admit - admitted
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final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English)
travel - travelled
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after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel)
worry – worried
but: play - played
1) I (never/go) to Vienna.
2) My great great grandfather (have) five sisters.
3) He (live) in Manila for a year when he was a student.
4) Oh no! I (lose) my wallet!
5) (you/see) Julie today?
6) At the weekend, they (play) football, then they (go) to a restaurant.
7) I (read) six books this week
8) Amy (live) in Portugal when she was young.
9) She (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different cultures.
10) Ow! I (cut) my finger!
Task 5 Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect.
1. She loves Paris. She ..................... (be) there many times. 2. Bill ....................... (work) in that
company for 3 years. (He still works there). 3. They ....................... (go) to London on holiday
last summer. 4. I ....................... (read) that book. It´s good. 5. His parents ....................... (be)
here yesterday. 6. They ....................... (go) to Germany when he ....................... (be) only 4. 7.
........... you ......... (watch) any film last night? 8. I ....................... (have) a couple of toasts for
breakfast this morning. 9. He ....................... (live) in Rome since he was a teenager. 10. The
house looks different. .......... you .............. (paint) it? 11. I ....................... (not see) you in class
last Friday. 12. Shakespeare ....................... (write) over one hundred sonnets.
Task 6 Say if the following sentences are right or wrong. Correct them if necessary.
1. Have you ever been to Thailand? ......................................................................................
2. I´ve had sausages for lunch at half past one. ....................................................................
3. She´s enjoyed herself at the party last night. .....................................................................
4. I´ve read that book but I didn´t like it much. .......................................................................
5. Tom has left school one year ago. .....................................................................................
6. My cousins have lived in Dublin since they´ve been children. ...........................................
7. We have worked here for a year and a half. ......................................................................
8. My parents lived in Britain for a couple of years. ...............................................................
9. James has made a cake yesterday. ..................................................................................
10. I´ve washed the car. It looks great now. ............................................................................
Task 7 Circle the verbs (auxiliary verbs, main verbs and past participles). ___2) Write past
if the verb is in the past tense and pres perf if the is in the present perfect tense.
1. I had a problem with my computer yesterday. past
2. We have already seen that movie. pres perf
3. Sami has never hiked to the top of a mountain. _________
4. They were in the basement during the storm. ________
5. Lee has been late every day since Monday. _________
6. Many people cried at the end of the movie. _________
7. Ann didn’t wait for me at the station. __________
8. I haven’t begun my homework yet. __________