GRAMMAR

          Пропонуємо вам згадати граматичні правила, виконавши наступні вправи.

        1)  Доповни діалоги за допомогою правильної форми дієслова, що подано в дужках. (Past Simple / Present Perfect)

1. I … (see) Tom last night. – Oh, really. I … (not meet) him for ages.
2. We … (never hear) this song before. Is it famous in your country? - Yes, it is. It … (be) quite popular here for many years.
3. What … (do) last Sunday? – I … (spend) it at home. – Oh, that’s great! I … (not spend) my weekends at home since last year.
4. … (you ever win) a cooking contest? – Yes, I … (win) in 2008.
5. When … (you meet) Alice for the first time? – We … (meet) each other in 1997. – So how long … (you be) best friends? – We … (be) friends for more than 15 years.

 2) Use Past Perfect of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.

to leave,  to go,  to die,  to see,  to live,  to fly

1. I didn’t read the text in class because I …  my book at home.
2. The children didn’t want to go to the cinema because they ... already ... the film.
3. Kate wasn’t at home last week because she ... to visit her uncle.
4. Linda never knew her father because he ... before she was born.
5. I was excited when the plane took off because I... never ... before.
6. My grandfather was always afraid of animals because he ... never ... in the country.

     3) Translate into English

1.      Київ — одне з найкрасивіших міст у світі.

2.      Еверест — найвища гора у світі.

3.      Собака — кращий друг людини.

4.      По-моєму, Дмитро — найкращий учень у нашому класі.

5.      Тарас — найкращий спортсмен у нашій команді.

6.      Мій дядько — найпрацьовитіший фермер у селі.

7.      Зима — найхолодніша пора року.