Commonly Confused Irregular Verbs

Summary 3-5

Perfect Tenses

Show an action completed before a definite moment, connected with it.

Practice:

Read each numbered statement. Then circle the letter of the sentence that is similar in meaning.

1. By this time tomorrow, I'll have decided which car to buy.

a. I know which car I'm going to buy.

b. I haven't decided yet.

2. By the time you get home, we'll have finished studying.

a. You will get home while we are studying.

b. You will get home after we finish studying.

3. When I found a seat, the movie started.

a. First the movie started. Then I found a seat.

b. First I found a seat. Then the movie started

4. They won't have finished taping the show by ten o'clock.

a. They will still be taping at ten o'clock.

b. They will finish taping at ten o'clock.

5. Cristina invited the director on her show because he had won an Oscar.

a. The guest won the Oscar after his appearance on the show.

b. The guest won the Oscar before his appearance on the show.

6. By the year 2011, we will have moved to a larger office.

a. We will move to a larger office before the year 2011.

b. We will move to a larger office after the year 2011.

7. They will have finished Trudy's e-mail newsletter by five o'clock.

a. They'll be finished by five o'clock.

b. They'll still be working at five o'clock.

Commonly Confused Irregular Verbs

fill in the missing forms of the verbs, then check yourself

Infinitive	V2	V3	Translation
bite			кусать
			бить
			падать
			чувствовать
fill			наполнять
flow			течь, литься
			летать
lay			класть, положить
lie			лежать, ложиться
			лгать
			покидать, оставлять
			жить
raise			поднимать
rise			подниматься
strike			бить, ударять (о часах)
stroke			гладить
stick			приклеивать(ся), застревать
bleed			истекать кровью
hang			вешать
speed			спешить, ускорять(ся)
sink			тонуть
spread /spred/			распространять(ся), намазывать
quit			оставлять, уволиться с работы
bet			спорить, делать ставку, быть уверенным
fit			быть впору, подходить
wet			мочить
shine			светить, сиять
burn			жечь, гореть
learn			учить

Grammar Homework for the 3-rd of March

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