NOUNS
| Proper Nouns | Common Nouns |
| Tim Baker Europe Great Britain London the Grand (Hotel) Oxford Street Penny Lane the Thames the British Museum the Daily News | Countable Nouns | Uncountable Nouns |
| a boy (two boys) a man (three men) a table (four tables) a city (ten cities) people scissors | bread water love equality clothing furniture permission length | cotton tea peace ignorance leisure equipment activity news |
| Countable Nouns | Uncountable Nouns |
| a brick – кирпич (один) a chocolate – шоколадная конфета a fire – пожар, костер a grammar – грамматика (учебник) a hair – волосок an iron – утюг a justice – судья a light – огонек, лампа a paper – газета, документ a play – пьеса a time – раз a wood – лес a work of art – произведение искусства a glass, glasses – стакан, очки a grass – травинка | brick – кирпич (строительный материал) chocolate – шоколад fire – огонь grammar – грамматика (наука) hair – волосы iron – железо justice – справедливость light – свет paper – бумага play – игра time – время wood – дерево (древесина) work – работа glass – стекло grass – трава |
They ordered three beers. – Они заказали три пива. (три кружки)
This is a very good coffee. – Это очень хороший кофе. (сорт кофе)
Buy me two cheeses. – Купите мне два сыра. (две упаковки, два сырка)
PLURAL OF COUNTABLE NOUNS
| Singular number | Plural number |
| Основа + окончание -s |
| a boy, a table, a trick, a whiff, a smith, a railway | boys, tables, tricks, whiffs, smiths, railways |
| Основа + окончание –es после –s, -ch, -tch, -sh, -ss, -x, -o |
| a bench, a bus, a glass, a bush, a brush, a match, a box, a potato | benches, buses, glasses, bushes, brushes, matches, boxes, potatoes |
| Конечная буква –у (после согласной) меняется на -ies |
| an army, a country, a fly, a lady | armies, countries, flies, ladies |
| Конечная буква –f(-fe) меняется на –ves |
| a calf, a half, a knife, a leaf, a shelf, a wife, a wolf | calves, halves, knives, leaves, shelves, wives, wolves |
| Compound Nouns |
| a manservant, a schoolgirl, a woman-teacher, a mother-in-law, a passer-by, a man-of-war, a forget-me-not | menservants, schoolgirls, women-teachers, mothers-in-law, passers-by, men-of-war, forget-me-nots |
IRREGULAR PLURALS
| Singular number | Plural number |
| Изменяется корневая гласная, добавляется окончание –en |
| a man, a woman, a foot, a tooth, a goose, a mouse, a louse, an ox, a child | men, women, feet, teeth, geese, mice, lice, oxen, children |
| Существительные, заимствованные из латыни, греческого и французского языков |
| a radius, a corpus, a formula, a bacterium, a crisis, a criterion, an index, a bureau | radii (или radiuses), corpora, formulae (или formulas), bacteria, crises, criteria, indices, bureaux |
| Одинаковая форма для единственного и множественного числа |
| a deer, a sheep, a salmon, a trout, a cod, an aircraft, a spacecraft, a crossroads, a means, a series, a species, a works | deer, sheep, salmon, trout, cod, aircraft, spacecraft, crossroads, means, series, species, works |
| Special Cases |
| Only Singular number | Only Plural number |
| advice, information, news, measles, mumps physics, knowledge, furniture, luggage, gymnastics, athletics, bowls, billiards, dominoes, darts, draughts | annals, archives, arms (weapons), belongings, clothes, cattle, poultry, scissors, dregs, earnings, wages, goods, trousers, binoculars, shorts, shoes, gloves, pyjamas, glasses, spectacles, earrings, socks, outskirts, premises, tights, remains, pliers, riches, surroundings, thanks, the tropics, whereabouts, people, police, stairs, (good)looks, |
THE POSSESSIVE CASE OF NOUNS
| Singular number | Plural number |
| Proper Nouns |
| Tim’s dog, Alice’s cat, James’s mother, St. Paul’s, St. Mary’s, Mr. Baker’s house | the Bakers’ house |
| Animate Nouns |
| a girl’s hat, the boy’s dog, a lady’s handbag, a man’s suit, a child’s toy, a cat’s tail | a girls’ school, the boys’ dogs, a ladies’ room, men’s suits, children’s books, cats’ tails |
| Inanimate Nouns |
| a minute’s walk, a day’s work, a week’s stay, today’s conference, yesterday’s paper, the company’s office, the government’s proposal, my family’s welfare | a five minutes’ walk, a three days’ trip, a few weeks’ stay, the companies’ offices, the governments’ proposals, my families’ welfare |
THE GENDER OF NOUNS
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| a nice little boy my favourite actor two old Englishmen | a nice little girl my favourite actress two old Englishwomen | a nice little toy my favourite play two old Englishtowns |
| The king has a dog. The boy left. | The queen has a cat. The girl left. | The table has four legs. The train left. |
NOUNS DETERMINERS
| Nouns Determiners | Countable Nouns | Uncountable Nouns |
| Singular number | Plural number |
| The Indefinite Article | a boy, an apple | | |
| The Definite Article | the boy | the boys | the tea |
| The Possessive Pronoun | my apple | my apples | my tea |
| The Demonstrative Pronoun | this boy, that apple | these boys, those apples | this tea, that money |
| Question Words | What boy? Which apple? Whose book? | What boys? Which apples? Whose books? | What tea? Which money? Whose money? |
| The Quantifiers | | some boys, any boys many boys, few boys a few boys, more boys most boys, a lot of boys | some tea, any tea much tea, little tea a little tea, more tea most tea, a lot of tea |
THE NOUN IN SENTENCES
| Subject | The boy likes jam. Water is a liquid. |
| Object | The boy likes jam. He told us a story. |
| Predicative | Water is a liquid. We are students. They were good friends. |
| Attribute | There is a metal door in the stone wall. She is Tim’s sister. |
| Adverbial modifier | There is a large tree in front of the house. |
PRONOUNS
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
| Person | Singular number | Plural number |
| Subjective Case | Objective Case | Subjective Case | Objective Case |
| the 1st | I | me | we | us |
| the 2nd | you | you | you | you |
| the 3rd Masculine Feminine Neuter | he she it | him her it | they | them |
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
| Singular number | Plural number |
| | 1st possessive | 2nd possessive | | 1st possessive | 2nd possessive |
| I you he she it | my your his her its | mine yours his hers its | we you they | our your their | ours yours theirs |
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
| this, that | these, those |
| such, the same |
NEGATIVE PRONOUNS
| no, no one, nobody, nothing |
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
| Singular number | Plural number |
| I you he she it | myself yourself himself herself itself | we you they | ourselves yourselves themselves |
RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS
| each other (используется для двух лиц) Tim and Ann like each other. | one another (используется для двух и более лиц) Football players pass the ball to one another. |
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
| what, which, who, whom, whose |
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
| some, any, somebody=someone, anyone=anybody, one, something, anything |
DEFINING PRONOUNS
| all, each, every, everybody=everyone, everything, either, both, other, another |
ADJECTIVES
| Qualitative Adjectives | Relative Adjectives |
| big, tall, heavy, strong, green, cold, beautiful, excellent | English, wooden, golden, historical, weekly, magnetic, socialist |
COMPARISON OF QUALITATIVE ADJECTIVES
| Base Form | Comparative | Superlative |
| Прилагательные из одного слога и двухсложные с окончаниями -y, -ow, -er, -le |
| old grey narrow clever simple | older greyer narrower cleverer simpler | the oldest the greyest the narrowest the cleverest the simplest |
| Конечная согласная после краткого гласного звука удваивается |
| sad fat | sadder fatter | the saddest the fattest |
| Конечная –у после согласной меняется на –i перед –er, -est |
| easy busy | easier busier | the easiest the busiest |
| Прилагательные из трех и более слогов и двухсложные, не оканчивающиеся на -y, -ow, -er, -le |
| beautiful generous tired interesting | more beautiful more generous more tired more interesting | the most beautiful the most generous the most tired the most interesting |
IRREGULAR FORMS
| Base Form | Comparative | Superlative |
| good bad many, much, a lot of little far old late near | better worse more less farther (further) older (elder) later (the latter) nearer | the best the worst the most the least the farthest (the furthest) the oldest (the eldest) the latest (the last,) the nearest (the next,) |
COMPARATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
| as + adjective + as She is as tall as I am. not so/as + adjective + as It is not so/as hot as it was yesterday. twice/three times, etc./half as + adjective + as Their car was twice as expensive as ours. less + adjective … than The Park Hotel is less expensive than the Plaza. the least + adjective … of/in The King George is the least expensive of all. very + adjective It’s very cold today. most + adjective/adverb = very This is most unusual. (It is very unusual.) the + comparative…, the + comparative The earlier we set off, the earlier we’ll arrive. comparative + and + comparative The weather is getting warmer and warmer. any/no + comparative (it is used in questions and negations) The days aren’t getting any colder./I want no more of that kind of behaviour. even/a lot/ much/far/ a bit/a little/slightly + comparative He seems much better today. comparative + than This chair is more comfortable than the other one. superlative + of/in Peter is the smartest of all my students./It is the most expensive restaurant in our town. by far + superlative She is by far the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. |
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
| Opinion Adjectives | Fact Adjectives | Noun |
| | size | age | shape | colour | origin | material | used for/be about | |
| It’s a fantastic | small | new | round | red | Swiss | plastic | alarm | clock |
ADVERBS
| Adverbs of Manner | well, badly, quickly, slowly, hard |
| Adverbs of Time | now, today, soon, early, just, next, late, then, before, since, recently |
| Adverbs of Frequency | always, often, seldom, ever, never, sometimes, occasionally |
| Adverbs of Place | here, there, sometimes, inside, outside, upstairs, above, aboard |
| Adverbs of Degree | very, almost, nearly, rather, quite, much, little, pretty, badly enough, too, also, greatly |
FORMATION OF ADVERBS
| | Adjective | Adverb |
| Adjective + -ly | serious | seriously |
| Adjectives in –le drop the –e and take -y | gentle | gently |
| Adjectives in consonant + y drop the –y and take -ily | happy | happily |
| Adjectives in –l take -ly | awful | awfully |
| Adjectives in –ic take -ally | dramatic | dramatically (but: public-publicly) |
| Adjectives in –e take -ly | polite | politely (but: true-truly) |
| Adjectives in –ly use the words way/manner | elderly, cowardly, friendly, likely, deadly, lively, lonely, silly, ugly, lovely, etc. | in a friendly way/manner in a cowardly way/manner |
| Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives | hard, fast, free, high, low, deep, early, late, long, near, straight, right, wrong, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly | hard, fast, free, high, low, deep, early, late, long, near, straight, right, wrong, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly |
| | | deeply(=very), freely(=without limit), highly(=very much), lately(=recently), mostly(=mainly), nearly(=almost), hardly(=almost never) |
COMPARISON OF QUALITATIVE ADVERBS
| Base Form | Comparative | Superlative |
| Adverbs which have the same form as the adjectives take –er in the comparative and –est in the superlative |
| hard friendly | harder in a friendlier way/manner | hardest in a friendliest way/manner |
| Adverbs formed by adding -ly to the adjectives take more in the comparative and most in the superlative |
| comfortably | more comfortably | most comfortably |
IRREGULAR FORMS
| Base Form | Comparative | Superlative |
| well badly many, much, a lot of little far late near | better worse more less farther (further) later (the latter) nearer | best worst most least farthest (furthest) the latest (last) the nearest (next) |
FAIRY – QUITE – RATHER – PRETTY
| a/an + fairly | This is a fairly good CD, but it’s not the best they’ve made. |
| quite + a/an (enough) | This is quite a good CD. You ought to buy it. |
| quite + adjectives (=completely, totally) | I’m quite certain about this. |
| rather + a/an, a/an + rather (=more than usual, wanted, etc.) | I expected the book to be boring, but it was rather interesting. |
| rather + comparative form/too | She spends rather too much money on clothes. |
| a/an + pretty (=usually in everyday English) | He had a pretty nasty accident the other day. |
NUMERALS
| | Cardinal | Ordinal | | | Cardinal | Ordinal |
| 1 | one | the first | | 16 | sixteen | the sixteenth |
| 2 | two | the second | | 17 | seventeen | the seventeenth |
| 3 | three | the third | | 18 | eighteen | the eighteenth |
| 4 | four | the fourth | | 19 | nineteen | the nineteenth |
| 5 | five | the fifth | | 20 | twenty | the twentieth |
| 6 | six | the sixth | | 30 | thirty | the thirtieth |
| 7 | seven | the seventh | | 40 | forty | the fortieth |
| 8 | eight | the eighth | | 50 | fifty | the fiftieth |
| 9 | nine | the ninth | | 60 | sixty | the sixtieth |
| 10 | ten | the tenth | | 70 | seventy | the seventieth |
| 11 | eleven | the eleventh | | 80 | eighty | the eightieth |
| 12 | twelve | the twelfth | | 90 | ninety | the ninetieth |
| 13 | thirteen | the thirteenth | | 100 | a (one) hundred | the hundredth |
| 14 | fourteen | the fourteenth | | 1,000 | a (one) thousand | the thousandth |
| 15 | fifteen | the fifteenth | | 1,000,000 | a (one) million | the millionth |
FUNCTIONS OF THE NUMERALS IN THE SENTENCE
| Subject | Three were absent from the lecture. |
| Object | How many books have you taken? – I’ve taken three. |
| Attribute | The second lesson begins at eleven o’clock. |
| Nominal Part of the Predicate | Five times five is twenty-five. |
DATES
| 731 | seven hundred (and) thirty-one |
| 1900 | nineteen hundred |
| 1904 | nineteen [ou] four |
| 2000 | two thousand |
| 2009 | two thousand nine |
| 15th, May 1948 May 15th, 1948 May 15, 1948 | The fifteenth of May, nineteen forty-eight. May the fifteenth, nineteen forty-eight. |
THE FOUR OPERATIONS
| Addition | 4 + 5 = 9 | We add four to five and get nine. Four and five equals nine Four and five is (are) nine. |
| Subtraction | 9 – 4 = 5 | We subtract four from nine and get five. We take away four from nine. Four from nine is five. |
| Multiplication | 4 x 5 = 20 | We multiply four by five and get twenty. Four times five is twenty. |
| Division | 20 : 4 = 5 | We divide twenty by four and get five. |
FRACTIONAL NUMERALS
Common Fractions
1/3 – a (one) third 2/3 ton – two thirds of a ton
1/8 – a (one) eighth ¾ kilometer – three quarters of a kilometer
½ – a (one) half ½ ton – half of ton
¼ – a (one) quarter 2 ½ tons – two and a half tons or two tons and a half
2/3 – two thirds 4 1/3 tons – four and a third tons or four tons and a third
3/5 – three fifths 1 ½ hours – one and a half hours or one hour and a half
5/6 – five sixths 1 1/3 pounds – one and a third pounds or one pound and a third
Decimal Fractions
– nought [no:t] point one 1.25 tons – one point two five tons
– nought point nought one 23.76 tons – two three point seven six tons or
0.25 – nought point two five twenty-three point seven six tons
14.105 – one four (or fourteen) point one nought five
PREPOSITIONS
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
| in – в | The boy is in the house. |
| inside – внутри | It is warm inside the house. |
| at – у | The postman is at the door. |
| on – на | There is a cap on his head. |
| in front of – перед | There is a lawn in front of the house. |
| behind – позади | The garden is behind the house. |
| between – между | The garden is between the house and the river. |
| beside – рядом, возле | There is a tree beside the house. |
| near – около, вблизи | The tree is near the fence. |
| through – сквозь | We see it through the window. |
| against – к, на | The bicycle leans against the tree. |
| under – под | The bicycle in under the tree. |
| across – через | The post-office is across the street. |
| round – вокруг | There are flowers round the porch. |
| by – у, около | This town is by the sea. |
| above – над | The sun is above the sea. |
| below – ниже | The cloud is below the sun. |
| над o ver за через | The sky over the house is blue. The church is over the river. The postman has a bag over his shoulder. |
PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
| t o – к – в | The postman came to the door. He moved to this town a year ago | | i n – в – через | He was born in 1952, in February. He will be back in an hour. |
| into – в | He came into the house. | | at – в | They arrived at 4 o’clock. |
| out of – из | He went out of the house. | | by – к | He’ll be back by Friday. |
| from – от | He walked from the house to the road. | | till/until – до | They will be away till August. |
| towards – к | He is walking towards the post-office. | | since – с | I have not seen her since winter. |
| across – через | He is going across the street. | | for – на | Let’s go there for a day or two. |
| along – по, вдоль | Cars run along the street. | | between – между | He left between 3 and 4. |
| up – на (вверх) | They drive up the hill. | | during – во время | He had a snack during the break. |
| down – с (вниз) | Then they go down the other side. | | before – до | He called before leaving. |
| onto – на | The boy climbed onto the roof. | | after – после | He came after she had left. |
| off – с | He jumped off the roof. | | through – с…по… включительно | The shop will be closed April 15 through 20. |
| | | | o n – в – по | We are leaving on Monday, on the 1st of May. He is always busy on weekends. |
Английские предлоги выражают падежные отношения существительных:
The roof of the house is sloping. – Крыша дома (родительный падеж) – покатая.
The postman gave the letter to the boy. – Почтальон отдал письмо мальчику (дательный падеж).
The letter was for his father. – Письмо было его отцу (дательный падеж).
It was written by his relation. – Оно было написано его родственником (творительный падеж).
He wrote it with a ball-point pen. – Он написал его шариковой ручкой (творительный падеж).
The letter was about his life in Canada. – Письмо было о его жизни (предложный падеж) в Канаде.
CONJUNCTIONS
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
| Соединительные | and – и as well as – так же, как both…and – как…так и neither…nor – ни…ни not only…but also – не только…но и | | that – что if – если whether – ли as – так как since – поскольку |
| Разделительные | or – или either…or – или…или than – чем or else – иначе; а не то | | when – когда before – прежде чем though – хотя so that – чтобы |
| Противительные | but – но while – тогда как still – все же yet – тем не менее nevertheless – тем не менее | | as if – как будто where – где unless – если не because – потому что after – после того как |
| Союзы причины, результата или следствия | for – ибо, поскольку so – так что thus – таким образом therefore – поэтому | | until/till – до тех пор, пока (не) in order that – для того, чтобы |
I saw neither Tim nor Ann. – Я не видел ни Тома, ни Энн.
Come on Saturday or Sunday. – Приходите в субботу или воскресенье.
I wish I could go but I am too busy. – Я хотел бы пойти, но очень занят.
Let’s wait, for it is raining. – Давайте подождем, поскольку идет дождь.
THE FUNCTIONS OF SUBURDINATING CONJUNCTIONS IN THE SENTENCE
| Subject Clauses | That spring comes after winter is a fact. or: It is a fact that spring comes after winter. |
| Predicative Clauses | It seems as if nothing has changed. |
| Object Clauses | Time will show if/whether I am right. |
| Adverbial Clauses: | |
| Time Clauses | Have a cup of tea before you leave. |
| Clauses of Place | I hid it where nobody can find it. |
| Clauses of Manner | He did everything as he was told. |
| Clauses of Comparison | We went as fast as we could. |
| Clauses of Reason | He took a taxi because it was a long way. |
| Clauses of Purpose and Result | He gave me a lift so that I wouldn’t miss the train. The traffic was so heavy that he missed his train. |
| Clauses of Contrast | Although they drove fast, he missed the train. |
| Clauses of Condition | If you drive faster, we’ll get there in time. We’ll miss the train unless you drive faster. |
VERBS
THE TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I play. We play. You play. They play. He/she/it plays. | Do I play? Do we play? Do you play? Do they play? Does he/she/it play? | I do not play. We do not play. You do not play. They do not play. He/she/it does not play. |
SIMPLE PAST
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I played (wrote). We played (wrote). You played (wrote). They played (wrote). He/she/it played (wrote). | Did I play (write)? Did we play (write)? Did you play (write)? Did they play (write)? Did he/she/it play (write)? | I did not play (write). We did not play (write). You did not play (write). They did not play (write). He/she/it did not play (write). |
SIMPLE FUTURE
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I will play. We will play. You will play. They will play. He/she/it will play. | Will I play? Will we play? Will you play? Will they play? Will he/she/it play? | I won’t play. We won’t play. You won’t play. They won’t play. He/she/it won’t play. |
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I am playing. We are playing. You are playing. They are playing. He/she/it is playing. | Am I playing? Are we playing? Are you playing? Are they playing? Is he/she/it playing? | I am not playing. We are not playing. You are not playing. They are not playing. He/she/it is not playing. |
PAST PROGRESSIVE
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I was playing. We were playing. You were playing. They were playing. He/she/it was playing. | Was I playing? Were we playing? Were you playing? Were they playing? Was he/she/it playing? | I was not playing. We were not playing. You were not playing. They were not playing. He/she/it was not playing. |
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I will be playing. We will be playing. You will be playing. They will be playing. He/she/it will be playing. | Will I be playing? Will we be playing? Will you be playing? Will they play be playing? Will he/she/it play be playing? | I won’t be playing. We won’t be playing. You won’t be playing. They won’t be playing. He/she/it won’t be playing. |
PRESENT PERFECT
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I have played (written). We have played (written). You have played (written). They have played (written). He/she/it has played (written). | Have I played (written)? Have we played (written)? Have you played (written)? Have they played (written)? Has he/she/it played (written)? | I have not played (written). We have not played (written). You have not played (written). They have not played (written). He/she/it has not played (written). |
PAST PERFECT
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I had played (written). We had played (written). You had played (written). They had played (written). He/she/it had played (written). | Had I played (written)? Had we played (written)? Had you played (written)? Had they played (written)? Had he/she/it played (written)? | I had not played (written). We had not played (written). You had not played (written). They had not played (written). He/she/it had not played (written). |
FUTURE PERFECT
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I will have played (written). We will have played (written). You will have played (written). They will have played (written). He/she/it will have played (written). | Will I have played (written)? Will we have played (written)? Will you have played (written)? Will they have played (written)? Will he/she/it have played (written)? | I won’t have played (written). We won’t have played (written). You won’t have played (written). They won’t have played (written). He/she/it won’t have played (written). |
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I have been playing. We have been playing. You have been playing. They have been playing. He/she/it has been playing. | Have I been playing? Have we been playing? Have you been playing? Have they been playing? Has he/she/it been playing? | I have not been playing. We have not been playing. You have not been playing. They have not been playing. He/she/it has not been playing. |
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I had been playing. We had been playing. You had been playing. They had been playing. He/she/it had been playing. | Had I been playing? Had we been playing? Had you been playing? Had they been playing? Had he/she/it been playing? | I have not been playing. We have not been playing. You have not been playing. They have not been playing. He/she/it has not been playing. |
FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I will have been playing. We will have been playing. You will have been playing. They will have been playing. He/she/it will have been playing. | Will I have been playing? Will we have been playing? Will you have been playing? Will they have been playing? Will he/she/it have been playing? | I won’t have been playing. We won’t have been playing. You won’t have been playing. They won’t have been playing. He/she/it won’t have been playing. |
THE SIMPLE FUTURE IN THE PAST
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I would play. We would play. You would play. They would play. He/she/it would play. | Would I play? Would we play? Would you play? Would they play? Would he/she/it play? | I would not play. We would not play. You would not play. They would not play. He/she/it would not play. |
THE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE IN THE PAST
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I would be playing. We would be playing. You would be playing. They would be playing. He/she/it would be playing. | Would I be playing? Would we be playing? Would you be playing? Would they play be playing? Would he/she/it play be playing? | I would not be playing. We would not be playing. You would not be playing. They would not be playing. He/she/it would not be playing. |
THE FUTURE PERFECT IN THE PAST
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I would have played (written). We would have played (written). You would have played (written). They would have played (written). He/she/it would have played (written). | Would I have played (written)? Would we have played (written)? Would you have played (written)? Would they have played (written)? Would he/she/it have played (written)? | I would not have played (written). We would not have played (written). You would not have played (written). They would not have played (written). He/she/it would not have played (written). |
THE FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE IN THE PAST
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I would have been playing. We would have been playing. You would have been playing. They would have been playing. He/she/it would have been playing. | Would I have been playing? Would we have been playing? Would you have been playing? Would they have been playing? Would he/she/it have been playing? | I would not have been playing. We would not have been playing. You would not have been playing. They would not have been playing. He/she/it would not have been playing. |
VOICE
PASSIVE OF THE SIMPLE TENSES
| Present | Past | Future |
| I am invited (forbidden). We are invited (forbidden). You are invited (forbidden). They are invited (forbidden). He/she/it is invited (forbidden). | I was invited (forbidden). We were invited (forbidden). You were invited (forbidden). They were invited (forbidden). He/she/it was invited (forbidden). | I will be invited (forbidden). We will be invited (forbidden). You will be invited (forbidden). They will be invited (forbidden). He/she/it will be invited (forbidden). |
PASSIVE OF THE SIMPLE FUTURE IN THE PAST
| I /we he/she/it would be invited (forbidden). you/they |
PASSIVE OF THE PERFECT TENSES
| Present | Past | Future |
| I have been invited (forbidden). We have been invited (forbidden). You have been invited (forbidden). They have been invited (forbidden). He/she/it have been invited (forbidden). | I had been invited (forbidden). We had been invited (forbidden). You had been invited (forbidden). They had been invited (forbidden). He/she/it had been invited (forbidden). | I will have been invited (forbidden). We will have been invited (forbidden). You will have been invited (forbidden). They will have been invited (forbidden). He/she/it will have been invited (forbidden). |
PASSIVE OF THE PROGRESSIVE TENSES
| Present | Past |
| I am being invited (forbidden). We are being invited (forbidden). You are being invited (forbidden). They are being invited (forbidden). He/she/it is being invited (forbidden). | I was being invited (forbidden). We were being invited (forbidden). You were being invited (forbidden). They were being invited (forbidden). He/she/it was being invited (forbidden). |
MOOD
INDICATIVE MOOD
We played tennis yesterday. I have never played golf. If it rains tomorrow, we won’t be able to play tennis.
IMPERATIVE MOOD
Help me, please! Be quiet! Come in! Don’t smoke here! Will you open the window? Come in, will you?
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD
Simple sentences
| Пожелания или проклятия | God save the Queen! – Боже, храни королеву! Long may she reign. – Пусть она долго правит. Be it so! – Да будет так! Long live our friendship! – Да здравствует наша дружба! If only I were a king. – Если бы только я был королем. Manners be hanged! – К черту всякие церемонии! Confound these flies! – Будь они прокляты, эти мухи! |
Complex sentences
| В придаточных условных предложениях |
| Нереальное действие, которое относится к настоящему или будущему | If I were rich, I would travel all over the world. If he were here, he would help us. If we had more time, we could visit her tomorrow. We would go for a walk if it stopped raining. |
| Нереальное действие, которое относится к прошлому | If I had had a car last summer, I would have driven to Paris. If she had told me of her coming, I would have prepared lunch for her. |
| После глагола wish (хотеть, желать) |
| Действие относится к настоящему будущему | I wish I were a king. He wishes he were me. We wish it were not cold. |
| прошлому | I wish I had known it yesterday. She wishes she had not gone there. |
| После глаголов, выражающих приказ, совет, предложение, предположение: to order, to command, to demand, to propose, to recommend и т.п. |
| advise demand We + order + that Tim (should) apologize. suggest propose | Мы требуем (предлагаем и т.д.), чтобы Тим извинился. |
| После союза lest (как бы… не; что) |
| We are afraid lest he should run away. – Мы боимся, как бы он не убежал. He feared lest they should catch him. – Он боялся, что его поймают. |
| После главного предложения типа it is necessary – необходимо; it is strange – странно; it is a pity – жаль и т.п. |
| It is/was necessary It is/was important It is/was (un)likely It is/was best It is/was desirable | that Tim(should) apologize. Необходимо (важно, лучше всего), чтобы Тим извинился. |
| После главного предложения типа it is time |
| It is time we went home. – Нам пора домой. It is high time we left. – Нам давно пора уходить. It is time you were washed and dressed. – Вам пора быть умытыми и одетыми. |
THE VERBALS
THE INFINITIVE, FORMS OF THE INFINITIVE
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
| Simple tense |
| I am glad to see you. | He does not like to be disturbed. |
| Progressive tense |
| The weather seems to be changing. | ______________________ |
| Perfect tense |
| I am glad to have seen you. | This book seems to have been translated into all languages. |
| Perfect Progressive tense |
| He seems to have been living only on water. | ______________________ |
ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ ИНФИНИТИВА БЕЗ ЧАСТИЦЫ TO
| После вспомогательных глаголов | I do not like it. We will do it tomorrow. |
| После модальных глаголов, кроме ought | He can swim. We must be off. |
| После глаголов физического восприятия | I saw and heard him come. I felt my pulse quicken. |
| После глаголов let – разрешать, make – заставлять | Let us visit him. She made me come back. |
| После выражений had better would rather cannot but nothing but | We had better go to France. I would rather visit England. |
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE INFINITIVE IN THE SENTENCE
| Subject | To know the truth is our first duty. It is so good to see him again. |
| Part of Compound Verbal Predicate | We should not leave him alone. It began to rain. |
| Predicative | His intention is to win the Cup. |
| Object | I like to speak English. |
| Attribute | He has a family to look after. |
| Adverbial Modifier | She came to say good-bye. He is too busy to come with us. |
THE PARTICIPLE, THE FORMATION OF THE PARTICIPLE
| Present Participle, или Participle I |
| Основа глагола + -ing |
| play stop tie | playing – играющий, игравший, играя stopping – останавливающий, останавливавший, останавливая tying – привязывающий, привязывавший, привязывая |
| Past Participle, или Participle II |
| Основа глагола + -ed |
| play stop tie | played – играемый, сыгранный stopped – останавливаемый, остановленный tied – привязываемый, привязанный |
| Irregular Verbs |
| give sell | given – даваемый, данный sold – продаваемый, проданный |
FORMS OF THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
| Simple Tenses |
| playing writing Playing cricket you hit the ball with a bat. | being played being written Being played by two groups of people cricket is a team game. |
| Perfect Tenses |
| having played having written Having played the first set he broke his racket. | having been played having been written Having been played all over England cricket became a national English game. |
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PARTICIPLE IN THE SENTENCE
| Attribute | The playing boy is my brother. The boy playing in the field is my brother. The broken chair was thrown away. The chair broken by Tim was thrown away. |
| Predicative | A few pages in the book are missing. The door is locked. |
| Adverbial Modifier | Playing cricket two teams hit the ball in turn. Having won the first game they left the field talking and laughing. Not knowing the rules of the game Tim was at a loss. |
THE GERUND
ПЕРЕВОД ГЕРУНДИЯ НА РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК
| Отглагольное существительное | swimming – плавание smoking – курение reading – чтение singing – пение |
| Любое другое существительное | dancing – танцы talking – речь, разговор laughing – смех |
| Инфинитив | before leaving – перед тем как уйти to be afraid of falling – бояться упасть |
| Деепричастие | without waiting – не дожидаясь on turning to the right – сворачивая (свернув) направо |
| Придаточное предложение | I do not remember seeing her before. – Я не помню, чтобы видел ее раньше. |
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE GERUND IN THE SENTENCE
| Subject | Playing cricket is his favourite game. |
| Predicative | His favourite pastime is playing golf. |
| Object | They enjoyed visiting the fair They think of moving to Canada. |
| Attribute | He does not like the idea of travelling by air. |
| Adverbial Modifier | They spent the day in walking about the town. This field is used for playing cricket. |
THE MODAL VERBS
CAN (COULD)
| Выражает физические возможности, умение, способность совершить действие | He can drive a car but he cannot (can’t) drive a bus. Could you speak when you were two? |
| Выражает просьбу, разрешение, запрет | Could you help me? You can’t park here. |
| Выражает вероятность, возможность или невозможность чего-либо | This cub can grow and become dangerous. You couldn’t have done it. |
| Отсутствующие формы восполняются выражением to be able to |
| Future Perfect Participle I Modal Verbs | I’ll be able to return. At last he has been able to see her. Not being able to wait I left. You must be able to ski. |
MAY (MIGHT)
| Выражает просьбу, разрешение или запрет | May I see the director? You may stay if you want to. He said I might stay if I wanted to. All players except the goal-keeper may not handle the ball. |
| Выражает предположение | I may see him in the afternoon. He might like to meet you. |
| Отсутствующие формы восполняются выражением to be allowed to |
| Future Perfect Participle I Modal Verbs | They will be allowed to go for a walk. At last they have been allowed to talk to the director. Not being allowed to leave the room he went away. He must be allowed to swim. |
MUST
| Выражает долженствование, необходимость, приказ или совет (в утвердительной и вопросительной форме), строгий запрет (в отрицательной форме) | The bill must be paid. Must we go there tomorrow? You must go there now! You must not smoke here! |
| Выражает предположение с большей степенью уверенности | It must be about 6 o’clock now. She must have gone home. |
| Отсутствующие формы восполняются выражением to have to |
| Past Future Perfect Participle I Modal Verbs | We had to wait. They will have to wait. He has had to cancel his order a few times. Having to wait for the train he became nervous. You may have to wait. |
SHOULD (OUTHT TO)
| Выражает моральную обязанность, поучение, совет | You should honour your parents. |
| В сочетании с перфектом выражает порицание по поводу совершенного или невыполненного действия | You should have come earlier. They shouldn’t have done so. |
| Отсутствующие формы восполняются выражением to have to, to be to |
| have + infinitive выражает долженствование, которое продиктовано обстоятельствами be + infinitive выражает долженствование, которое продиктовано договоренностью, указывая на предстоящие действия и события | We ran out of petrol and had to walk all the way home. I am to see her tomorrow. The best dish is still to come. He is to speak on television tonight. I wonder what is to happen to us. We were to meet at 6 o’clock near the church. |
SIMPLE SENTENCES
STATEMENTS
| Affirmative Sentences | Negative Sentences |
| We are students. I like tea. He likes tea. They will do it. She has left. | We are not (aren’t) students. I do not (don’t) like tea. He does not (doesn’t) like tea. They will not (won’t) do it. She has not (hasn’t) left. |
| В отрицательных предложениях возможно только одно отрицание |
| He does not know anything about it. He knows nothing about it. He never comes on time. |
DIREDT WORD ORDER IN ENGLISH STATEMENTS
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Adverbial Modifier |
| Mr. Black | sent | his son | to Mr. Green. |
| I | am writing | a letter | now. |
| Shw | will arrive | | tomorrow. |
| Everybody | knows | her | very well. |
| Прямой порядок слов в повествовательном предложении нарушается, и сказуемое (или его часть) ставится перед подлежащим |
| в вопросах | Have you written the letter? Are you coming with us? |
| когда повествовательное предложение начинается с оборота there is/there are, с наречий here, there, now, then | There are some letters on the table. There they are. Here is one of them. |
| в кратких переложениях-репликах со словами so и neither | I like him. – So do I. So does everybody. We can’t stand her. – Neither can I. |
EXCLAMATIONS
| What wonderful weather! How interesting! What a pity! |
QUESTIONS
| General Questions | Are you coming with us? – Yes, I am. Do you like sweets? – No, I don’t. Will they call us tomorrow? – Yes, they will. Has he left? – No, he hasn’t. |
| | Aren’t you coming with us? Don’t you like jam? Won’t they call us tomorrow? Hasn’t he left? |
| Special Questions | What did you do last week-end? How much did it cost? What dress did you wear? Where did you go? When did you set off? Who/Whom did you visit? How did you travel there? Which road did you take? Why did you choose that place? How long did you stay there? |
| | Why didn’t you travel by car? Who hasn’t returned yet? |
IMPERATIVES
| Orders and requests | Be careful. Everybody, stand up. Let’s visit them. Open the window, please. Have another helping, will you? Pass me the salt, please. Don’t open the window! Don’t make noise! |
COMPOUND SENTENCES
| The rain stopped and we set off. The rain stopped, the sun appeared from behind the clouds. |
COMPLEX SENTENCES, LINKING OF THE CLAUSES
| С помощью подчинительных союзов | We stayed at home because/as it was raining. |
| С помощью союзных слов | I do not know where she lives and what she does. |
| Бессоюзным способом | The girl we met there showed us the way. |
PARTS OF THE SENTENCE
SUBJECT
| Noun | The sun rises in the east. Cats catch mice. |
| Pronoun | They like jam. That is fine. Everybody stood up. Theirs is a very nice place. Who broke my cup? One must honour one’s parents. It is cold in winter. |
| Numeral | Ten is more than nine. |
| Infinitive | To hesitate is fatal. |
| Gerund | Swimming is my favourite sport. |
| Phrase | Bread and butter is good for you. |
SIMPLE PREDICATE
| Личная форма глагола в любом времени, залоге и наклонении | He writes books. He is writing a new book now. He has written some books. He will write another one next year. He would write detective stories if he could. |
| Фразеологическое выражение, которое воспринимается как единое целое | Tim takes care of his sister. We took part in the ceremony. We had a smoke. She gave a cry. He gave a start. |
COMPOUND PREDICATE
| Составное глагольное сказуемое |
| Модальный глагол + инфинитив смыслового глагола | We must go. He can swim. They may come in. You should learn this poem. We ought to start early. I have to take a taxi. We are to finish it tomorrow. |
| Модальное слово + инфинитив или герундий смыслового глагола | They hope to win the contest. We want to move to a new flat. She plans going to Italy for a week. |
| Составное глагольное сказуемое: глагол-связка + именная часть сказуемого |
| b e seem существительное make прилагательное look местоимение appear числительное get + инфинитив become герундий turn причастие I remain причастие II keep наречие continue | Tim is a student. He will become an interpreter. Ann will make a good housewife. He is well. He looks fine. This food smells delicious but it tastes awful. It is getting cold. Mr. Stout grows fat. It is him/he. The luggage is his. What is he? He is nobody! Ann is fourteen. Tim was the first to come to the party. His plan was to set off at six. Her hobby is knitting. He continued running. The news is very good. She looked surprised. That is enough. The lesson is over. |
DIRECT OBJECT
| The boy likes jam. We saw something. Cats catch mice. We did not meet anybody. Your pencil is broken, take mine. He helped the poor and healed the blind. We saw him. Tim likes swimming. |
INDIRECT OBJECT
| Без предлога: перед прямым дополнением | He gives Ann a book. He gives her a book. He teaches Tim and Ann English. She bought her son a present. She bought him a present. |
| С предлогом: после прямого дополнения | He gives the book to her. He gives her a book. He teaches English to them. She bought the present for him. |
| После непереходных глаголов зачастую невозможно поставить прямое дополнение и используются только косвенные предложные дополнения |
| We agree with Tim. We agree to his proposal. She is waiting for Tim. Waiters wait on diners. Tim is looking at his sister. He looks after her. She is looking for her doll. |
ATTRIBUTES
| Adjective | It is a clod rainy day. |
| Participle I | The smiling man is Mr. Smile. |
| Participle II | The broken chair was thrown away. |
| Participle Construction | We saw a man riding a bicycle. |
| Possessive Pronoun | He took his watch out of his pocket. I like her eyes. Where is your cat? Look at their house. |
| Numeral | He has two sons. His second son is a student. |
| Noun | He likes winter sports. Tim’s car is very old. |
| Gerund | Her sewing machine is in the sitting room. |
| Adverb | The room above is small and dark. |
| Infinitive | He has a lot of work to do. |
| Prepositional Phrase | I know some people from Oxford. The light in the window went out. |
| Attribute Clause | That’s the girl whom Tim is going to marry. They gave me a leaflet, which I read on my way home. He cut down the tree that blocked the way. |
ADVERBIALS
| Обстоятельство времени | We went there last week/a year ago. He is leaving tonight/tomorrow on Sunday morning/on February 21. |
| Обстоятельство частоты | We often/always/never travel together. |
| Обстоятельство теста | She lives in Moscow/across the street/by the sea. |
| Обстоятельство образа действия | He works hard. She is listening attentively. |
| Обстоятельство степени | It is rather difficult. You are quite right, it’s pretty cold outside. |
| Обстоятельство причины | The weather being terrible, they put off their trip. |
| Обстоятельство цели | We have to hurry up to catch the train. |
| Обстоятельство результата | He is too proud to ask for money. |
| Обстоятельства могут быть выражены разными частями речи, словосочетаниями и придаточными предложениями |
| Существительное с предлогом | i n the house after classes at the station I’ll see you at four o’clock before Friday by the sea in a year in my dreams after three in the afternoon |
| Существительное без предлога | We waited half an hour. |
| Причастие или причастный оборот | Turning left, she ran into a man. |
| Наречие | He hid quickly behind the tree. |
| Инфинитив, конструкция с инфинитивом | They assembled to discuss their plans. He left the key for us to lock the door. |
| Герундий с предлогом | She left without saying a word. |
| Абсолютная конструкция | They listened attentively, with their faces showing a deep interest in what he was saying. He put on a coat, the night being cold. She looked at him, her eyes bright with tears. |