Special verbs

Grammar rhymes - Joanna Zaranska 1997

Special verbs

Remember!

SPECIAL VERBS (особые глаголы) — это очень важные элементы анг­лийской грамматики. Вам необходимо знать все формы особых глаголов.

He CAN jump. CAN he jump?

He IS jumping. IS he jumping?

He HAS jumped. HAS he jumped?

He WILL jump. WILL he jump?

She MUST jump. MUST she jump?

We COULD jump. COULD we jump?

They WERE jumping. WERE they jumping?

Remember!

При вопросах SPECIAL VERBS всегда ставятся перед подлежащим.

Task 1

В пропуски впиши особые глаголы do, does, did.

A LETTER ТО A PEN-FRIEND

Му dear pen-friend.

How are you?

What’ ... your name?

How old ... you?

... you ever been to France?

... you roller-skate and dance?

... you seen The Pirates yet?

... you ever had a pet?

What time ... you go to school?

... the weather in Leek cool?

... your village nice and quiet?

... your mother on a diet?

... your father on the moon?

... you going skiing soon?

... you in the Alps last year?

... you iron shirts you wear?

... your mother speak Chinese?

... your dad's car Japanese?

... you often watch TV?

Please, dear friend, write back to me!

Task 2

Допиши стишок при помощи следующих слов: is, are, has, have. Пронумеруй картинки.

1. Helen is an actress.

She ... lots of friends.

2. Dan and Nick ... fanners.

They ... cows and hens.

3. Peter ... a climber.

He ... ropes and hooks.

4. Pat and Sue.... ... pupils.

They ... pens and books.

Task 3

Was или had? Вставь подходящие слова.

When she was a girl,

she ... a big house.

She ... cats and dogs

and a while pet mouse

in a golden cage.

She ... her own horse

and a horse drawn sleigh.

She ... an old nanny

who told her some tales.

Task 4

Расшифруй следующие сокращения:

Task 5

Допиши стишок с помощью was, were, и could. Собери головоломку.

When the twins were five

they ... count to ten.

When Peter ... six

he ... use a pen.

When Doris was three

she ... draw a bear.

When the girls ... four

they ... comb their hair.

When Andrew ... eight

he ... play the drum.

When Cindy ... five

she ... do this sum 5+5=?

Task 6

Заполни пропуски данными глаголами: can, will, were, could, couldn’t, are, must, mustn’t, had.

Nine years ago you were a little baby.

You ... only sleep, eat and cry.

You ... talk or run or sing or ride a bike.

You ... a cot, a pram, a dummy and a rattle.

When you ... six months old you ... your first tooth.

When you ... one you ... say 'Mama'.

When you ... one and a half you ... walk.

When you ... three you ... sing Mary Had a Little Lamb.

When you ... four you ... ride a bike.

When you ... five you ... draw a horse.

When you ... six you ... say ’hallo’ in English.

When you ... seven you ... read and write.

Now you ... nine and you ... not a little baby any more.

There ... many things you ... do.

You ... speak English.

You ... play football.

You ... operate a computer.

There ... also a lot of things you ... do.

You ... go to school.

You ... listen to your teachers.

You ... do your homework.

You ... be good and work hard.

If you want to be good, you ... talk in class. You ... forget to bring your books to school.

You ... be late.

In the year 2016 you ... be 30 years old.

You ... have your own family.

You ... go to work and you ... drive a car.

In the year 2016 you ... dream of being a child again.

Task 7

Расшифруй следующие сокращения:

Task 8

Прочитай рассказ. Заполни пропуски подходящими особыми глаголами.

A STORY

Andrew and Ron are brothers. Andrew is twenty-one and Ron is only seven. Andrew is going to Crewe to give his girlfriend an engagement ring. (This is something you give a girl when you tell her you want to marry her.) Ron wants to go to Crewe with Andrew. These are the questions Ron asks Andrew:

Are you going to Crewe?

... I go there with you?

... you travel by car?

... this town very far?

... you bought her a ring?

... you planned everything?

... you marry her soon?

... we get there by noon?

Suddenly the telephone rings. It's for Ron...

- “I play rugby today. Would you mind if I stay?"

Task 9

Do, does, have, has, is, are, am, can, was, were или must?

1. Does Helen go to your school?

2. ... you help me. please?

3. I ... already caught six fish.

4. The children ...making a snowman.

5. What ... you doing yesterday at four o’clock?

6. Last year she ... the most beautiful girl at the ball.

7. John ... got a new football.

8. I ... studying Special verbs at the moment.

9. Don’t wait. You ... do it now!

10. Harry ... the tallest boy in his class.

11. ... you live in Europe?