I. use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. they usually (to play) in the garden in the afternoon, but this afternoon they (to play) in the yard.

2. she is going to have her breakfast. she just (to boil) an egg.

3. when she (to speak) to him? - she (to speak) to him last week.

4. how you (to get) to work as a rule? - i usually (to go) by bus.

5. why you (to put on) your coat? - i (to go) for a walk.

6. it is eight o'clock now. tom (to get up) already. yesterday he (to get up) much later.

7. here are your shoes. i just (to clean) them.

8. you (to be) late for work if you (not to hurry).

ii. choose the right article.

1. i watched tv programme in evening yesterday. i went to bed late night.

2. i always try to do morning exercises, but it is easy thing in small room crowded with furniture.

3. her brother goes to same school she does.

4. they are in room opposite ours.

5. what's this? - it's cheese. - is cheese fresh or stale? - it's fresh.

iii. circle the suitable preposition.

1. (on, in, at) twelve thirty we have a break (for, of, at) lunch.

2. don't turn (off, on) the radio. father is working.

3. there are a lot of many-storeyed buildings (in, at) our street.

4. take the book (from, out of) the bag and give it to me.

5. they live in the country, a long way (of, out of, from) minsk.

6. my friend and i are going (on, for) a walk.

7. my son is going (to, to, at) school next year.

iv. circle the suitable pronoun.

1. there are (any, not, no) apples in the tree.

2. we had (anything, nothing) to say to each other.

3. martin spent (much, few, many) time in hospital.

4. everyone was listening to the teacher. (nobody, somebody, anybody) said anything.

5. (any, some) books are lying on the table, but there are (no, some, any) magazines there.

6. (anybody, nobody) likes to stay in town on a hot day.

v. circle the appropriate word.

many englishmen are (good, well) to their wives. very (few, little) people have servants in (their, theirs) homes. (it, there) is very difficult to get servants. so the men help (their, theirs) wives in (many, little) ways. they clean the windows when they are (at, in) home (at, in, on) saturday afternoons. they often wash the dishes after supper in the evening. that is something very (few, little) men in our country do, (is, isn't) it?