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ARTICLE

Remember the following rules.

Each common noun must be preceded by an article.

If you do not use the article before the noun, you must be able to explain why.

The article is not used if the noun has a possessive or demonstrative pronoun, another noun in the possessive case, a quantitative numeral or negative "by" (not "not").

Control 1. Insert the article where necessary.

1. This is ... book. It is my ... book. 2. Is this your ... pencil? - No, it isn "t my ... pencil, it is ray sister" s ... pencil. 3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My sister "s ... husband is ... doctor. 4. I have no ... handbag. 5. Is this ... watch? - No, it isn" t ... watch, it "s .. . pen. 6. This ... pen is good, and that ... pen is bad. 7. I can see ... pencil on your ... table, but I can see no ... paper. 8. Give me ... chair, please. 9. They have ... dog and two ... cats. 10. I have ... spoon in my ... plate, but I have no ... soup in it.

Mentioning an item for the first time, we use the indefinite article in front of it a (an).Mentioning thisthe same thing a second time, we put before it a certain article the.

E.g. This is a book. Thebook is interesting.

Control 2. Insert the article where necessary.

1. This is ... tree. ... tree is green. 2. I can see three ... boys. ... boys are playing. 3. I have ... bicycle. ... bicycle is black. My ... friend has no ... bicycle. 4. Our ... room is large. 5. We wrote ... dictation yesterday. ... dictation was long. 6. She has two ... daughters and one ... son. Her ... son is ... pupil. 7. My ... brother "s ... friend has no ... dog. 8. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that ... pencil, please. 9. She has ... ball.. .. ball is ... big. 10. I got ... letter from my ... friend yesterday. ... letter was interesting.

Indefinite articlea (an) can only be used with countable nouns in the singular. Before uncountable nouns or plural nouns, the indefinite article is omitted. Definite articlethe used with both countable and uncountable nouns, both singular and plural.

E.g. This is a book. The book is interesting.

countable in the singular

This is S meat. The meat is fresh.

uncountable

These are S books. The books are good.

plural

Control 3. Insert the article where necessary.

1. This is ... pen. ... pen is red. 2. These are pencils. ... pencils are black. 3. This is ... soup. ... soup is tasty. 4. In the morning I eat ... sandwich and drink ... tea. 5. She gave me ... coffee and ... cake. ... coffee was hot. ... cake was tasty. 6. Do you like ... ice-cream? 7. I see ... book in your ... hand. Is ... book interesting? 8. She bought ... meat, ... butter and ... potatoes yesterday. She also bought ... cake. ... cake was very ... tasty. We ate ... cake with ... tea. 9. This is my ... table. On ... table I have ... book, two ... pencils, ... pen and ... paper. 10. This is ... bag. ... bag is brown. It is my sister "s ... bag. And this is my ... bag. It is ... yellow.

Remember the following phrases in which the article is not used:

at S school at S home at S work

Control 4. Insert the article where necessary.

1. I have two ... sisters. My ... sisters are ... students. 2. We are at ... home. 3. My ... brother is not at ... home, he is at ... school. 4. My ... mother is at ... work. She is ... doctor. 5. I am not ... doctor. 6. I have no "... sister. 7. He is not ... pilot. 8. I have thirty-two ... teeth. 9. He has ... child. 10. She has two ... children. Her children are at ... school. 11. Is your father at ... home? - No, he is at ... work. 12. Where is your ... brother? - He is at ... home.

If an adjective is used before a noun, it stands between the article and the noun.

E.g. This is a book. This is a good book.

Exercise 5. Insert the article where necessary.

1. We have ... large ... family. 2. My granny often tells us ... long ... interesting .. stories. 3. My ... father is ... engineer. He works at ... factory. ... factory is large. 4. My ... mother is ... doctor. She works at ... large ... hospital. She is at ... work now. 5. My ... aunt is ... teacher. She works at ... school. ... school is good. My ... aunt is not at ... school now. She is at ... home. She is drinking ... tea and eating ... jam. ... jam is sweet. I am at ... home, too. I am drinking ... tea and eating ... sandwich. ... sandwich is tasty. 6. My sister is at ... school. She is ... pupil. 7. My cousin has ... big ... black ... cat. My cousin "s ... cat has two ... kittens. ... milk, too. Cat likes ... milk. ... kittens like

Control 6. Insert the article where necessary.

1. I am ... engineer. 2. My ... son is ... pupil. 3. He is ... good ... pupil. 4. This is ... house. 5. This is my ... pencil. 6. You have some ... pencils, but I have no ... pencil. Give me ... pencil, please. 7. I like your ... beautiful ... flower. Give me ... flower, please. 8. My ... mother is at ... home. She is reading ... interesting ... book. 9. My ... father is not at ... home. He is at ... work. He is ... doctor. He is ... good ... doctor. He works at ... hospital. ... hospital is large.

Often, even when mentioning an item for the first time, we nevertheless use a definite article in front of it:

a) if the mentioned item is the only one in the world

E.g. The sun is shining brightly.

c) if this item is determined by the situation

E.g. Put the book on the table.

Control 7. Insert the article where necessary.

1. What "s ... weather like today? - ... weather is fine. 2. ... sun is yellow. 3. ... sky is gray today. 4. ... earth is ... planet 5. We had ... English lesson yesterday. ... teacher asked me many ... questions. ... questions were difficult.

4. Where is your ... brother? - He is at ... home. He is in his ... room. He is sitting at ... table. He is doing his ... homework. ... homework is difficult. 5. Our ... cat is sitting on ... sofa. 6. It is very dark in ... room. Turn on ... light, please. 7. Nick went into ... bathroom, turned on ... water and washed his ... hands.

It was evening

NOUN

Control 76. Give the corresponding feminine nouns.

A lion, a tiger, an actor, a poet, a man, an uncle, a husband, a brother, a grandfather, a son, a master, a baron, a count, a shepherd, a host.

Control 77. Give relevant masculine nouns.

A lady, a girl, a niece, Mrs. Smith, a widow, a stewardess, a French woman, a cow, a queen, a princess, a duchess, a hen, a mother.

Plural nouns

a cat - cats

a dog - dogs

a car - cars

a watch - watches

a dress - dresses a dish - dishes a box - boxes

a boy - boys a city - cities

a potato - potatoes a leaf - leaves

Control 78. Put the following nouns in the plural (do not forget that the indefinite article must be omitted before the plural)

A table, a plate, a fox, a room, a lady, a knife, a chair, a bus, a Negro, a match, a way, a house, a family, a flag, a town, a wolf, a country , a lion, a park, a play.

Remember the plural form of the following nouns:

a man - men a goose - geese

a woman - women a tooth - teeth

a child - children a fool - feet

a mouse - mice an ox - oxen

Remember also:

an Englishman - Englishmen a Frenchman - Frenchmen a German - Germans

Remember the three nouns in the plural of the same form as in the singular:

a sheep - sheep a deer - deer

a swine swine

Control 79. Put the following nouns in the plural (note the articles: the indefinite article in the plural is omitted, the definite article is saved).

A star, a mountain, a tree, a shilling, a king, the waiter, the queen, a man, the man, a woman, the woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, the city, a boy, a goose , the watch, a mouse, a dress, a toy, the sheep, a tooth, a child, the ox, a deer, the life, a tomato.

Control 80. Put the following phrases in the plural.

This tea-cup, this egg, that wall, that picture, this foot, that mountain, this lady, that window, this man, that match, this knife.

Remember:

this is - these are that is - those are there is - there are it is - they are

LOCATIONS

SOME, ANY, NO, EVERY

AND THEIR DERIVATIVES

Control 89. Insert some, anyor by.

1. There are ... pictures in the book. 2. Are there ... new students in your group? 3. There are ... old houses in our street. 4. Are there ... English textbooks on the desks? - - Yes, there are .... 5. Are there ... maps on the walls? -No, there aren "t .... 6. Are there ... pens on the desk? - - Yes, there are .... 8. Are there ... sweets in your bag? - - Yes, there are .... 9. Have you got ... English books at home? - Yes, I have .... 10. There are ... beautiful pictures in the magazine. Look at them. 11. There is. .. ink in my pen: I cannot write.

Ex. „92, Insert something, anything, nothingor everything

1. ... is all right, the patient is much better today! 2. Is there ... interesting in the program of the concert? 3. I could see ...: it was quite dark. 4. Give me ... to drink. 5. I didn "t take any money with me so I couldn" t buy .... 6. My new eyeglasses are very good, I can see ... now. 7.1 saw ... near the wood that looked like a tent.

Control 93. Insert something, anything, nothingor everything.

1. Give me ... to read, please. - - With pleasure, 2. I don "t know ... about your town. Tell me .., about it. 3. Please give me ... warm: it is cold here. 4. I understand ... now . Thank you for your explanation. 5. There is ... white in the box. "What is it? 6. Is there ... that you want to tell me? 7. Where is the book? - It is on the table. - No, there is. . there.

everybody - everything

Control 94. Insert somebody, anybody, nobodyor everybody.

1. Has ... in this group got a dictionary? 2. ... left a magazine in our classroom yesterday. 3. The question was so difficult that ... could answer it. 4. I am afraid I shan "t be able to find ... in the office now: it is too late. 5. ... knows that water is necessary for life. 6. Is there ... here who knows French ? 7. You must find ... who can help you. 8. ... knew anything about America before Columbus discovered it. 9. I saw ... in the train yesterday who looked like you. 10. There is .. . in the next room. I don "t know him. 11. Please tell us the story. ... knows it. 12. Is there ... in my group who lives in the dormitory? 13. Has ... here got a red pencil? 14. ... can answer this question. It is very easy.

MUCH, MANY, (A) LITTLE, (A) FEW

Control 109. Translate into English the following pairs of words.

Many notebooks, a lot of milk, a lot of water, many days, a lot of newspapers, a lot of chalk, a lot of snow, a lot of years, a lot of pictures, a lot of music, a lot of boys, a lot of girls, a lot of tea, a lot of lemons, a lot of meat, a lot of rooms, a lot of teachers , a lot of work, a lot of air, a lot of birds, a lot of cars.

Control 110. Insert muchor many.

1. Please don "t put ... pepper on the meat. 2. There were ... plates on the table. 3. I never eat

I ... bread with soup. 4. Why did you eat so ... ice-cream? 5. She wrote us ... letters from the country. 6. ... of these students don "t like to look up words in the dictionary. 7. ... in this work was too difficult for me. 8. ... of their answers were excellent. 9. ... of their conversation was about the institute. 10. There are ... new pictures in this room.

ll. There are ... teachers at our school, and ... of them are women. 12. ... of these plays are quite ... new. 13. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - - Don "t mention it, it wasn" t ... bother. 14. ... of her advice was useful. 15. He had ... pairs of socks.

Control 111. Translate into English the following pairs of words.

Few houses, little tea, few cups, few apples, few windows, little paper, little coffee, few articles, little joy, little soup, few trees, little grass, few children, few toys, little light, few desks, few sausages , little juice, few books, few flowers, little salt, few friends, few palaces.

Control 112. Insert littleor few.

1. I have ... time, so I can’t go with you. 2. He [has ... English books. 3. There is ... ink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 4. There are ... bears in the zoo. 5. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very ... clothes. 6. There is tool ... soup in my plate. Give me some more, please.

7. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very ... mushrooms.

8. There was too ... light in the room, and I could not read. There are very ... people who don "t know that the earth is round.

Control 113. Insert much, many, littleor few.

1. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends ... time preparing for his lessons. 2. I know I very ... about this writer. It is the first book I am reading. 3. The pupils of our class ask ... questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 4. You do not make ... mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? -Oh, yes, I do, I work very .... 5. Does your sister read ...? - Yes, she does. And your brother? - Oh, he doesn’t. He has so ... books, but he reads very .... 6. Have you ... work to do today? - No, not very .... 7. Walk quicker, please. We have very ... time. 8. I am sorry to say, l have read very ... books by Walter Scott.

Control 114. Translate into English the following pairs of words.

A little money, a little money, a few chairs, a little chairs, a few songs, a few songs, a little fun, a little fun, a little boys, a little water, a few people, a little water, a little air, few tables, a few minutes, a few cats, a little grass , A bit of luck,

a few days, a little work, a little salt, a few spoons, a little light, a little windows, a few cars, a little sugar, a little eggs, a little cheese.

OFFERS

Prepositions of a place and direction

In order to develop fluency, it is useful to remember the following phrases

WHERE TO?

On the table, on the floor, on the sofa, on the chair, on the window-sill, on the ground, on the grass, on the roof, on the bridge, on the platform, on the shelf, on the cupboard, on the bench, on the snow, on the ice, on the wall, on the blackboard, on the table, on the floor, on the sofa, on the chair, on the window-sill, on the ground, on the grass, on the roof, on the bridge, on the platform, on the shelf, on the cupboard, on the bench, on the snow, on the ice, on the wall, on the blackboard.

In the room

Into the room

In the room, in the kitchen, in the house, in the car, in the box, in the cupboard, in the bag, in the pocket, in the hall, in the plate, in the cup, in the glass, in the bottle, in the snow, in the water, in the river, in the lake, in the sea, in the wood, in the park, in the garden, in the yard, in the classroom.

Into the room, into the kitchen, into the house, into the car, into the box, into the cupboard, into the bag, into the pocket, into the hall, into the plate, into the cup, into the glass, into the bottle, into the snow, into the water, into the river, into the lake, into the sea, into the wood, into the park, into the garden, into the yard, into the classroom.

Control 129. Insert prepositions on, inor into.

1. Where is the book? - - It is ... the table. 2. Where is the tea? - It is ... the cup. 3. Put the plates ... the table. 4. Put the book ... the bag. 5. There is a beautiful picture ... the wall. 6. He went ... the room. 7. I like to sit ... the sofa ... my room. 8. Mother is cooking dinner ... the kitchen. 9. She went ... the room and sat down ... the sofa. 10. There are many people ... the park today. 11. There is a girl standing ... the bridge. Why is she crying? - She has dropped her doll ... the water. 12. There is no tea ... my cup. 13. Pour some tea ... my cup. 14. Put these flowers ... the window-sill. 15. I saw many people ... the platform waiting for the train. 16. We went ... the garden and sat down ... a bench. 17. The teacher hung a picture ... the blackboard. 18. I opened the door and went ... the classroom. The teacher was writing some words ... the blackboard. The pupils were writing these words ... their exercise-books. There were some books and pens ... the teacher "s table. There were two maps ... the wall and some flowers ... the window-sills. I saw a pen ... the floor. I picked it up and put it ... the table. 19. He put his hand ... his pocket, took out a letter and dropped it ... the mail-box which hung ... the wall of the house. Then he got .. . his car and drove off.

Control 130. Translate into English using prepositions on, in, at, to, into.

1. Go to the blackboard. 2. Write the number on the board. 3. Hang the picture on the board. 4. She poured water into a vase and planted flowers in it. Then she went to the window and put the vase on the windowsill. 5. The teacher is standing at the blackboard. He is writing a sentence on the board. Students are sitting at their desks. They write this sentence in their notebooks. 6. Nick entered the kitchen and sat at the table. Mom stood at the stove. She went to the table, put the cup on the table and poured tea into the cup. 7. We gathered a lot of mushrooms in the forest. 8. Masha opened the door and entered the house. There was no one in the house. Bears were in the woods. Masha saw a table in the room. She went to the table. On the table she saw three plates. 9. Katya was in the room. She stood by the bookcase. 10. On the floor lay a thick carpet. The children sat on the carpet and began to play. 11. Where are the boys? - They are playing in the yard. 12. It is winter. Snow covered earth. Ice on the river. 13. She went to the blackboard, took the chalk and began to write on the blackboard 14. Oil on the table. Put it in the refrigerator. Now sit down at the table. In this glass of juice. Drink it and put the glass on the shelf. 15. Where is your pen? - - She's in my pocket. 16. Put a scarf in your pocket. 17. He jumped into the river and quickly swam to the island.

Remember the following phrases

At the theater, at the cinema, at the museum, at the swimming-pool, at the library, at the shop, at the institute, at the port, at the railway-station, at the concert, at the exhibition, at the stadium, at the stop, at the factory, at work 1, at school 1, at the lesson.

To the theater, to the cinema, to the museum, to the swimming-pool, to the library, to the shop, to the institute, to the port, to the railway-station, to the concert, to the exhibition, to the stadium, to the stop, to the factory, to work 1, to school 1, to the lesson.

Control 131. Translate into English the following phrases using prepositions inor at

In the kitchen, in the port, in the swimming pool, in the park, in the woods, in the theater, in the garden, in the library, in the river, in the shop, in a glass, in the room, in the cinema, in the snow, at school, in the classroom, in at home, in a cup, in a museum, in an institute.

Control 132. Translate into English the following phrases using prepositions onor at.

On a shelf, on a windowsill, on a bench, at a factory, on a wall, at a train station, on a platform, on a floor, on a roof, at an exhibition, at a bus stop, on the ground, at a concert, on a blackboard, at a lesson, on a bridge, at a stadium , in the snow, on the grass, at work.

Control 133. Translate into English,

I consuming prepositions at, on, in, to, into.

1. Where is Kolya? - He's at the institute. 2. Dad goes to work every day. 3. Yesterday, dad was at work, and mom was at home. 4. Yesterday I went to the library. I took a very interesting book in the library. 5. Katya was sitting at the table. On the table were books and notebooks. Dad went to the table and put a vase on the table. He put flowers in a vase. 6. Yesterday we went to the exhibition. At the exhibition we saw a lot of paintings. 7. Where is Tom? - He's in the stadium. He always goes to the stadium on Sunday. And his sister goes to the swimming pool. She is now in the pool. 8. Do you like to go to the theater? 9. When we arrived at the station, we put our things on the platform and sat on the bench. Mom went to the store and bought lemonade. 10. Yesterday in the lesson, the teacher told me: “There are two errors on the board. Go to the board and correct the mistakes.” 11. Were you at a concert yesterday? - No, we worked in the library, and then we went to the park. We played in the park, and then sat on the grass. 12. Put the book in the briefcase and go to the blackboard. 13. Today there are a lot of guys in the yard.

Note the difference in meaning depending on the use of prepositionsto andinto with wordswood, park, garden, yard, etc.

I went, I went to the forest, park, etc. went TO

entered the park, forest and

wentINTO

(covered some distance before he reached)

(was near and went inside)

Control 134. Translate into English, using prepositions toor into.

1. Go to the park. 2. Enter the park. 3. She went to the kitchen. 4. She entered the kitchen. 5. Do not go to the store. 6. Do not enter the store. 7. She ran into the yard. 8. She ran into the yard. 9. I went to the garden. 10. I entered the garden. 11. We went to the forest. 12. We "entered the forest. 13. Go to the classroom. 14. Enter the classroom.

Control 135. Insert prepositions inor to.

1. We did not want to stay ... town on such a hot day, so we went ... the country. 2. It is very late: Go ... bed at once. 3. Where is your little sister? - - She is ... bed. Mother always puts her ... bed at eight o "clock. 4. In summer my mother does not go ... work and I don" t go ... school. We live ... the country. My father goes ... work every day, so he stays ... town. But sometimes he comes ... the country after work and goes back ... town early in the morning, when I am still ... bed. 5. In winter I usually go ... bed at ten o "clock because I learn ... school and have to get up early. But in

1 Note the absence of the article in these phrases

summer, when I don "t go ... school and live ... the country, I like to go ... bed late. 6. Do you like to read ... bed?

Remember the following frozen phrases

in the north -

in the north in the south -

in the south in the east -

in the east in the west -

in the west

WHERE TO?

on North -

to the north south -

to the south east -

to the east west -

to the west

Control 136. Translate into English, using prepositions on, in, at, to, into.

1. My friend lives in the north. 2. We spent the summer in the south. 3. The city was very hot, and we decided to go out of town. After breakfast we drove to the station. There were a lot of people at the station. People stood on the platform and waited for the train. Outside the city was wonderful. First we went to the forest. The forest was cool. Then we came to the river. We swam in the river, and grandmother was sitting by the river on the grass. In the evening we went to the city. I. In the summer, they always travel south. 5. My dad works at the factory, and my mom at the library. My older brother is in college, and I am in school. In the morning, dad goes to the factory, mom goes to the library, my brother goes to college, and I go to school. Our grandmother usually goes to the store in the morning. In the store, she buys products. 6. Vladivostok is located in the Far East. 7. Yesterday we were at the theater. 8. The day before yesterday we were in the park. 9. Tomorrow we will go to the cinema or to the museum. 10. Where is your brother? “He's in the room, standing by the window.” 11. Where is your sister? - She is at school. 12. Where is the child? - He's in bed. Mom put him to bed half an hour ago. 13. Where is your dad? - He is at work. 14. Where is your grandfather? - - He is in the park. 15. Where is Kolya? - He's in the stadium.

Prepositions of time: AT

At five o'clock - At five o "clock

At noon - At noon

At midnight - At midnight

At sunrise -At sunrise

At sunset - At sunset

TIME CONSUMPTION

in Present Simple Tense

(Present Indefinite Tense)

I am he is

She is it is

We are You are They are

Is he? Is she? Is it?

Are we? Are you? Are they?

I am not He is not She is not It is not

We are not You are not They are not

Yes, I am Yes, he is Yes, she is Yes, it is

Yes, we are Yes, you are Yes, they are

No, I am not No, he isn "t No, she isn" t No, it isn "t

No, we aren "t No, you aren" t No, they aren "t

Control 148. Insert the verb to bein Present Simple .

1. I ... a pupil. 2. My father ... not a teacher, he ... a scientist. 3. ... your aunt a doctor? - Yes,

she .... 4. ... they at home? - - No, they ... not at borne, they ... at work. 5. My brother ... a worker. He ... at work. 6. ... you an engineer? - - Yes, I .... 7. ... your sister a typist? No, she ... not a typist, she... a student. 8. ... your brother at school? - - Yes, he .... 9. ... your sister at school? - No, she ... not at school. 10. My ... sister ... at home. 11. ... this your watch? Yes, it .... 12. She ... an actress. 13. This ... my bag. 14. My uncle ... an office-worker. 15. He ... at work. 16. Helen ... a painter. She has some fine pictures. They ... on the walls. She has much paper. It ... on the shelf. The shelf ... brown. It ... on the wall. Helen has a brother. He ... a student. He has a family. His family ... not in St. Petersburg, it ... in Moscow.

Control 149. Translate into English using the verb to bein Present Simple.

1. I am a student. I am at school. 2. My brother is an artist. He is not an engineer. 3. My sister is at work. She is a doctor. 4. He is a student. 5. Are you a student? - No, I'm a doctor. 6. My sister is at home. 7. We are not at school. We're home. 8. My brother is a student. He is at school. 9. Is your mom at home? - - She is not at work. 10. Is your cousin at home? - - No, he's at school. He's a student. 12. Is your sister a teacher? - - No, she is a student. 12. Is your dad at work? - No, he's at home,

13. Is your sister a typist? - Yes, - is she at home? - She is not at work. 14. My grandfather is a scientist, 15. My mother is not a teacher. She is a doctor.

Control 150. Translate into English using the verb to bein Present Simple.

1. Whose is this pen? - This is my pen. 2. Whose book is this? - It is your book. 3. Whose table is this? -

It is my brother's table. 4. Whose bag is this? - - This is my mother's bag. 5. Whose pencil is this? - - This is my sister’s pencil. 6. Is this your notebook? -Yes. 7. Is this your brother’s notebook? - - No this is my notebook. 8. Where is your table? “He's in the middle of the room.” 9. Where is your pen? “She's in my pocket.” 10. Where is your notebook? - - She is on the table. 11. Where is your mom? -- She's at work. 12. Where is your brother? - He is at school. 13. Where is your sister? -- She is at home. 14. Whose pencil is this? - - This is my pencil. -Where's my pencil? - He is on the table. 15. Whose watch is it? - - This is my watch. - - And where is my watch? -They are on the table.

Conjugation of the verb to be
in pasf Simple tense
(Past indefinite Tense)
I was	I was not
He was	He was not
She was	She was not
It was	It was not
We were	We were not
You were	You were not
They were	They were not

Was i?	Yes, I was	No, I wasn "t
Was he?	Yes, he was	No, he wasn "t
Was she?	Yes, she was	No, she wasn "t
Was it?	Yes, it was	No, it wasn "t
Were we?	Yes, we were	No, we weren "t
Were you? Were they?	Yes, you were Yes, they were	No, you weren "t No, they weren" t

Control 151. Translate into English using the verb to be in Presentor Past simple,

1. I am a student. 2. He is a pilot. 3. She is a doctor. 4. We are schoolchildren. 5. You are workers. 6. You are a worker. 7. They are students. 8. I am at home. 9. He is at school. 10. Is she in the movie? 11. We are in the park. 12. Are they in the theater? 13. Is she young? 14. He is old. 15. She is not old. 16. They are strong. 17. She is sick. 18. Are you sick? 19. Is he sick? 20. I am not sick. 21. I was sick yesterday. 22. She was not sick. 23. We were in the movies. 24. They were not in the movies. 25. They are not at school. 26. They are at home. 27. Were you in the park yesterday? 28. Was he at school yesterday? 29. He was a worker. 30. She was a teacher.

Conjugation of the verb to be in Future simple Tense ( Future indefinite Tense)
Ishall be he will be she she will be it will be	I shall not be He will not be be She will not be It will not be
We shall be You will be They will be	We shall not be You will not be They will not be
Shall i be? Will he be? Will she be? Will it be?	Yes, I shallow, he will Yes, she will Yes, it will	No, I shan "t No, he won" t No, she won "t No, it won" t
Shall we be? Will you be? Will they be?	Yes, we shall Yes, you will Yes, they will	No, we shan "t No, you won" t No, they won "t

Control 152. Insert the verb to be in Present, Pastor Future Simple.

1, My father ... a teacher. 2. He ... a pupil twenty years ago. 3.1 ... a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister ... not ... at home tomorrow. 5. She ... at school tomorrow. 6. ... you ... at home tomorrow? 7, ... your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister ... ill last week. 9. She ... not ill now. 10. Yesterday we ... at the theater. 11. Where ... your mother now? - She ... in the kitchen. 12. Where ... you yesterday? - I ... at the cinema. 13. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ... at home. 14. ... your little sister in bed now? - Yes, she ... 15. ... you ... at school tomorrow? - Yes I .... 16. When my granny ... young, she ... an actress. 17. My friend K ,. in Moscow now. 18. He ... in St. Petersburg tomorrow. 19. Where ... your books now? - They ... in my bag.

Control 153. Translate into English using the verb to bein Present, Pastor Future Simple.

1. My brother is at school now. 2. My brother was at the cinema yesterday. 3. My brother will be home tomorrow. [4. Will you be home tomorrow? 5. Was she in the park yesterday? 6 Is he in the yard now? 7. Where is dad? 8. Where did you leave yesterday? 9. Where will he be tomorrow? 10. My books were on the table. Where are they now? 11. My mother was not at work yesterday. She was at home. 12, My friend is not in the park. He is at school. 13. Tomorrow at three o’clock Kolya and Misha will be in the yard. 14. We were not in the south last summer. We were in Moscow. 15. Tomorrow my grandfather will be in the village. 16. When will your sister be at home? 17. Will you be a pilot? - No I'll be a sailor. 18. mine

my sister was a student last year, a eel hour she is a doctor. “Will you be a doctor too?” - No, I will not be a doctor. I will be an engineer.

Conjugation of the verb to work in Present continuous Tense ( Present progressive Tense) (the action is in progress, the moment it is talked about)
I am working Not is working She is working It is working	I am not working Not is not working She is not working It is not working
We are working You are working They are working	We are not working You are not working They are not working \|
Am i	Yes, I am	No, I am not
working?
Is he	Yes he	is	No, he isn "t
working?
Is she	Yes, she is	No, she isn "t
working?
Is it	Yes, it is	No, it isn "t
working?

Are we	Yes we	are	No, we aren "t
working?
Are you	Yes you	are	No, you aren "t
working?
Are they	Yes, they are	No, they aren "t
working?

Control 154. Open the brackets using verbs in Present Continuous.

(NOW) 1. The boys (to run) about in the garden. 2 I (to do) my homework. 3. John and his

friends (to go) to the library. 4. Ann (to sit) at her desk. She (to study) geography. 5. A young

man (to stand) at the window. He (to smoke) a cigarette. 6. The old man (to walk) about the room.

7. The dog (to lie) on the floor. 8. You (to have) a break? 9. What language you (to study)? 10. Who

(to lie) on the sofa? 11. What they (to talk) about? 12. It still (to rain).

Control 155. Translate into English using verbs in Present Continuous.

(NOW) 1. I am reading. 2. He does not write. 3. We do not work. 4. Do you read? 5. Is he sleeping? 6. Kolya and Misha are playing football. 7. Katya plays the swarm-I le. 8. She does not sing. 9. My sister is sleeping. 10. Is dad drinking tea? 11. Do your parents drink tea? 12. I do not sleep. 13. She is sitting at the table. 14. We are doing the exercise. 15. We do not swim. 16. Do they play in the yard? 17. Nina and Anya are washing the floor. 18. Kolya helps mom. 19. Are you helping dad? 20. My sister is reading an interesting book. 21. They go to school. 21. Do you go to school? 22. Does it work? 23 . Your grandmother is going to the store? 24. He's buying candy. 25, What is your sister doing? 26. Where kids play? 27. Why are you laughing? 28. Where are they going? 29. What do these boys carry?

II	Verb conjugation to work in Present Simple Tense (Present Indefinite Tense) (usually performed)
	I work	I do not work
	He works	He does not work
	She works	She does not work
	It works	It does not work
	We work	We do not work
	You work	You do not work
\-	They work	They do not work
\| 1) 0 I	work? Yes, I do	No, I don "t
! Does \| Does 1 Does	he work? Yes, he does she work? Yes, she does it work? Yes, it does	No, he doesn "t No, she doesn" t No, it doesn "t
Do we work? Yes, we do	No, we don "t
Do you work? Yes, you do Do they work? Yes, they do	No, you don "t No, they don" t
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Control 156, Expand the brackets using verbs in Present Simple.

(USUALLY) 1. My sister (to get) up at eight o "clock. 2. She (to be) a school-girl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 3. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 4. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. 5. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 6. It (to take) him two hours to do his homework. 7. She (to speak) French well. 8, My working day (to begin) at seven o "clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes, At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o "clock. He (to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o" clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living-room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk).

Control 157. Translate into English, using verbs in Present Simple.

(USUALLY) 1. I work. 2. We work. "3. They do not work. 4. Do you work? - - Yes. | 5. He works? - - No. He studies. 6. My brother | does not study. He works. 7. My sister does not read books. 8. Our grandmother likes to sleep on the couch. 9. Do you like to relax in the armchair? 10. We eat and drink in the kitchen 11. My brother does not like to read the newspapers 12. We sleep in the bedroom 13. My brother sleeps on the sofa in the living room 14. My sister dresses in front of a mirror 15. My uncle writes books 16. We write exercises at school.

Control 158. Translate into English using verbs in Present Simple.

1. When do you get up? - - I get up at a quarter to seven. 2. When does your brother get up? - - He gets up at twenty-eight. “Does your sister get up at twenty-eight?” - - Not. My brother goes to school, and my sister does not go to school. She is not a student yet. She gets up at nine o’clock. 3. My brother works in a hospital. He is a doctor. He gets up twenty past seven. He works in the morning and in the afternoon. In the evening he does not work. In the evening he is resting. 4. Does your sister speak French? - - Not. She speaks German and her husband speaks English.

Control 159. Translate into Englishtongue,! using verbs inPresent Simple.

My uncle is an engineer. He is very busy. His work day begins early in the morning. He gets up at seven o'clock. He washes, dresses and has breakfast. He goes to work after breakfast. He works at the Institute. He loves his job. He is married. His wife is a doctor. She works in a hospital. In the evening, she learns French. She attends French courses. My uncle does not speak French. He speaks Russian and German. He is studying English. In the evening, he attends English courses. My son is an uncle's disciple. He goes to school. At school, he studies English.

Compare use Present continuousand Present Simple.

Control 160. Expand the brackets using verbs in Present continuousor in Present Simple.

I (to read) now. He (to sleep) now. We (to drink) tea now. They (to go) to school now. I (not to sleep) now.

She (not to drink) coffee now. I (to read) every day. He (to sleep) every night. We (to drink) tea every morning.

They (to go) to school every morning. I (not to sleep) in the daytime. She (not to drink) coffee after lunch. We (not to watch) TV now. They (not to eat) now. My mother (not to work) now. You (to work) now? He (to play) now? They (to eat) now? Your sister (to rest) now? What you (to do) now? What you (to read) now? What they (to eat) now? What is your brother (to drink) now? We (not to watch) TV in the morning. They (not to eat) at the lesson. My mother (not to work) at an office. You (to work) every day? He (to play) in the afternoon? They (to eat) at school? Your sister (to rest) after school? What you (to do) every morning? What you (to read) after dinner? What they (to eat) at breakfast? What your brother (to drink) in the evening?

Control 161. Open the brackets using verbs in Present continuousor in Present Simple.

1. I (not to drink) coffee now. I (to write) an English exercise. 2. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning. 3. Your friend (to do) his homework now? 4. Your friend (to go) to school in the morning? 5. Look! The baby (to sleep). 6. The baby always (to sleep) after dinner. 7. My grandmother (not to work). She is on pension. 8. My father (not to sleep) now. He (to work) in the garden. 9. I usually (to get) up at seven o "clock in the morning. 10. What your sister (to do) now? - - She (to wash) her face and hands. 11. When you usually (to come) home from school? - I (to come) at three o "clock. 12. Where is your cousin (to work)? - He (to work) at a hospi-taJ. 13. Your sister (to study) at an institute? -No, she (to study) at school. 14. My cousin (to go) to school every day. 15. My mother (not to play) the piano now. She (to play) the piano in the morning.

Control 162. Expand the brackets using verbs in Present continuousor in Present Simple.

1. I (to read) books in the evening. 2. I (not to read) books in the morning. 3. I (to write) an exercise now. 4. I (not to write) a letter now. 5. They (to play) in the yard now. 6. They (not to play) in the street now. 7. They (to play) in the room now? 8. He (to help) his mother every day. 9. He (to help) his mother every day? 10. He (not to help) his mother every day. 11. You (to go) to school on Sunday? 12. My friend (not to like) to play football. 13.1 (not to read) now. 14. He (to sleep) now? 15.We (not to go) to the country in winter. 16.My sister (to eat) sweets every day. 17. She (not to eat) sweets now. 18. They (to do) their homework in the afternoon. 19. They (not to go) for a walk in the evening. 20. My father (not to work) on Sunday. 21. He (to work) every day.

Control 163. Open the brackets using verbs in Present continuousor in Present Simple.

1. They (to read) many books. 2. They (to read) many books? 3. They (not to read) many books. 4. The children (to eat) soup now. 5. The children (to eat) soup now? 6. The children (not to eat) soup now. 7. You (to play) volley-ball well? 8. When you (to play) volley-ball? 9. What Nick (to do) in the evening? 10. He (to go) to the cinema in the evening? 11. We (not to dance) every day. 12. Look! Kate (to dance). 13. Kate (to sing) well? 14. Where he (to go) in the morning? 15. He (not to sleep) after dinner. 16. My granny (to sleep) after dinner. 17. When you (to sleep)? 16. Nina (not to sleep) now. 19. Where is John (to live)? - - He (to live) in England.

Control 164. Open the brackets using verbs in Present continuousor in Present Simple.

1. I (to write) a composition now. 2. I (not to drink) milk now. 3. I (to go) for a walk after dinner. 4. I (not to go) to the theater every Sunday. 5. He (not to read) now. 6. He (to play) now. 7 He (to play) now? 8. My mother (to work) at a factory. 9. My aunt (not to work) at a shop. 10. You (to work) at an office? 11. My friend (to live) in St. Petersburg. 12. My cousin (not to live) in Moscow. 13. The children (not to sleep) now. 14. The children (to play) in the yard every day. 15. They (not to go) to the stadium on Monday. 16. She (to read) in the evening. 17. She (not to read) in the morning. 18. She (not to read) now. 19. Your father (to work) at this factory? 20. You (to play) chess now? 21. Look at the sky: the clouds (to move) slowly, the sun (to appear) from behind the clouds, it (to get) warmer. 22. How is your brother? - - He is not well yet, but his health (to improve) day after day. 23. Listen! Who (to play) the piano in the next room?

Remember the verbs that are not used in the times of the Continuous group: to be, to know, to understand, to think, to recognize, to want, to like, to see, to hear, to feel, to have 1. These verbs must be used in Present Simple, even if the action takes place at the moment of speech.

Control 165. Expand the brackets using verbs inPresent continuousor in Present Simple.

I.What you (to do) here now? - - We (to listen) to tape-recordings. 2. You (to want) to see my father? - Yes, I ... 3. Michael (to know) German rather well. He (to want) to know English, too, but he (to have) little time for it now. 4. What magazine you (to read)? - - It (to be) a French magazine. There (to be) good articles on sports here. You (to be) interested in sports? - - Yes, I .... But I (not to know) French. 5. We (to have) an English lesson now. 6. Lena usually (to prepare) her homework at the institute? - - No, she .... As a rule, she (to work) at home. - And what she (to write) now? -Oh, she (to write) an article for our wall newspaper. 7. Who that man (to be) who (to stand) in the doorway? - - You (not to recognize) him? It (to be) John, my cousin. 8. I (to have) no time now, I (to have) dinner. 9. Your family (to leave) St. Petersburg in summer? - Yes, we always (to go) to the sea-side. We all (to like) the sea. Mother (to stay) with us to the end of August, but father (to return) much earlier. 10. Where Tom and Nick (to be) now? - They (to have) a smoke in the garden.

1 to have - only in its direct meaning of "have." In phrases such as "to have breakfast", "to have a lesson", "to have a smoke", the verb to have is also used in the tenses of the group Continuous

Control 166. Expand the brackets using verbs in Present continuousor in Present Simple.

1. It (to take) me forty minutes to get to school. 2. Hello, Pete, where you (to go)? - I (to hurry) to school. 3. When your lessons (to begin) on Monday? - They (to beg

Choose the right one

1. I have __sister.
2.I can see __ orange on your table.
3. I like __ apples.
4. I like __ juice.
a
an
---
a
an
---
a
an
---
a
an
---
a
an
---
a
an
---
a
an
---
a

5. We have __ books in the library.
6. He drinks __milk every day.
7. Would you like to be __teacher?
8. My sister has __child.

9. How much time do we have? Just__hour.
an
---

A
an
---
10. Would you like __cup of tea?

A
an
---
Remember the following rules:
Each common noun must be preceded by
If you do not use the article before the noun, you

article.

must be able to explain why.

The article is not used if before a noun
possessive or demonstrative pronoun, other
noun in the possessive case, quantitative
numeral

Or the negation of “no” (not “not”!).

Exercise 1

1. This is ... book. It is my ... book. 2. Is this your ... pencil? - No, it isn’t my ...
pencil, it is my sister’s ... pencil. 3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My
sister’s ... husband is ... doctor. 4. I have no ... handbag. 5. She has got ...
headache 6. Have they got ... car? - Yes, they have. Their ... car is very expensive
but reliable. 7. Have you got ... calculator? - No, I haven’t. 8. Is this ... watch? -
No, it isn’t ... watch, it’s ... pen. 9. This ... pen is good, and that ... pen is bad. 10. I
can see ... pencil on your ... table, but I can see no ... paper. 11. Give me ... chair,
please. 12. They have ... dog and two cats. 13. I have ... spoon in my ... plate, but I
have no ... soup in it. 14. My ... friend says he is going to be ... millionaire one ...
day. 15. Would you like ... orange? 16. Mr. Smith is ... artist, Mrs. Smith is ...
poetess.

Exercise 2
Insert the article where necessary.
1. He hasn’t got ... car. But he’s got ... computer. ... computer is new. 2. My ...
friends have got ... cat and ... dog. ... dog never bites ... cat. 3. This is ... tree. ...
tree is green. 4. I can see three ... boys. ... boys are playing. 5. I have ... bicycle. ...
bicycle is black. My ... friend has no ... bicycle. 6. Our ... room is large. 7. We

wrote ... dictation yesterday. ... dictation was long. 8. She has two ... daughters and
one ... son. Her ... son is ... pupil. 9. Last year I gave my ... mother ... bracelet for
her ... birthday. She liked ... bracelet. 10. My ... brother’s ... friend has no ... dog.
11. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that ... pencil, please. 12. She has ... ball. ...
ball is ... big. 13. I got ... letter from my ... friend yesterday. ... letter was
interesting. 14. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at ... hotel and sometimes in
... restaurant.

Exercise 3
Insert the article where necessary.
1. This is ... pen. ... pen is red. 2. These are pencils. ... pencils are black. 3. This is
... soup. ... soup is tasty. 4. In the morning I eat ... sandwich and drink ... tea. 5.
She gave me ... coffee and ... cake. ... coffee was hot. ... cake was tasty. 6. Do you
like ... icecream? 7. I see ... book in your ... hand. Is ... book interesting? 8. Do
do you need ... camera? 9. He never eats ... meat, he always eats ... vegetables, ...
cereals, ... seeds, ... fruit, and ... nuts. He is ... vegetarian. 10. This is ... pineapple.
... pineapple is delicious. 11. Elaine, ... apples are good for you! 12. My ... cousin is
upset. He’s got ... sore throat. 13. This is ... cottage cheese. ... cottage cheese is
fresh. 14. She bought ... meat, ... butter and potatoes yesterday. She also bought ...
cake. ... cake was very ... tasty. We ate ... cake with ... tea. 15. This is my ... table.
On ... table I have ... book, two ... pencils, ... pen and ... paper. 16. This is ... bag.
... bag is brown. It’s my sister’s ... bag. And this is my ... bag. It is ... yellow.

Remember the following phrases in which the article does not
used: at _ school, at _ home, at _ work
Exercise 4
Insert the article where necessary.
1. I have two ... sisters. My ... sisters are ... students. 2. We are at ... home. 3. My
... brother is not at ... home, he is at ... school. 4. My ... mother is at ... work. 5. I
am not ... doctor. 6. I have no ... sister. 7. He is not ... pilot. 8. I have thirtytwo ...
teeth. 9. He has ... child. 10. She has two ... children. Her children are at ... school.
11. Is your father at ... home? - No, he is at ... work. 12. Where is your ... brother?
- He is at ... home.

Exercise 5
Insert the article where necessary.
1. We have ... large ... family. 2. My granny often tells us ... long ... interesting ...
stories. 3. My ... father is ... engineer. He works at ... factory. ... factory is large. 4.
My ... mother is ... doctor. She works at ... large ... hospital. She is at ... work now.
5. My ... aunt is ... teacher. She works at ... school. ... school is good. My ... aunt is
not at ... school now. She is at ... home. She is drinking ... tea and eating ... jam. ...
jam is sweet. I am at ... home too. I am drinking ... tea and eating ... sandwich. ...
sandwich is tasty. 6. My sister is at ... school. She is ... pupil. 7. My cousin has ...
big ... black ... cat. My cousin’s ... cat has two ... kittens. ... cat likes ... milk. ...

kittens like ... milk too. 8. I am ... engineer. 9. My ... son is ... pupil. 10. He is ...
god ... pupil. 11. This is ... house. 12. This is my ... pencil. 13. You have some ...
pencils, but I have no ... pencil. Give me ... pencil, please.

Exercise 6
Insert the article where necessary.
1. I see ... bottle of ... pineapple ... yuice on ... kitchen table. 2. Her ... son has ...
great ... sense of ... humor. 3. There was ... disco at ... club last Saturday but he didn "t
go. 4. Is there ... bus stop near ... building? 5. We have ... big dog. ... dog is very
clever. 6. My friend has ... very good computer. 7. This ... boy is big. He is ...
student. 8. There is ... very large piano in ... hall. 9. This is ... tree and that is not ...
tree. It "s ... bush. 10. I am ... boy. I am ... pupil. I study at ... school. 11. My sister is at
... work. She is ... secretary. She works at ... large office. 12. This is ... very difficult
question. I don "t know ... answer to it. 13. Do you see ... little girl with ... big ball in
her hands? She is ... pupil of our school. 14. There was ... beautiful flower in this
vase yesterday. Where is ... flower now? 15. Last year we were in Geneva. It is ...
exciting city to visit, but ... very expensive place to live.

If after the construction there is / there are uncountable
a noun or a noun in the plural, then instead
omitted indefinite article often but not necessarily used
pronoun some.

Exercise 7
Insert the article where necessary.
1.There is ... park behind ... hospital. There are ... beautiful ... trees in ... park. 2.
There is ... good ... film on TV this ... evening. I am going to watch it. 3. There is ...
library between ... school and ... bank. There are ... cushions on ... sofa. 6. There
are ... books on ... shelf. Give me ... book, please. 7. Look into ... refrigerator. What
can you see on ... shelves? There is ... butter in ... butter dish. There is ... sausage,
but there is no ... cheese. There are ... eggs and ... apples. There is ... orange, ...
lemon, and ... jam in ... little vase. 8. There is ... juice in this ... cup? May I drink ...
juice? 9. There are ... girls in ... yard, but I can see no ... boys. Where are ... boys? A.
Oh, all ... boys are playing ... football at ... stadium.

1. Choose the correct variant.
I. ... Smiths have a dog and a cat.
a) ... b) The c) A
2. He knows how to work on ... computer.
a) a b) an c) ...
3. She was the first woman to swim across ... English Channel.
a) a b) ... c) the
4. Go down ... Kingston Street and turn left into Oxford Street.
a) the b) a c) ...
5. I don’t like milk in ... tea.
a) ... b) the c) a
6. At the end of ... busy day, sleep is the best way to restore your energy.

a) the b) a c) ...
7. We’ll go for a walk if ... weather is fine.
a) a b) ... c) the
8. Could you give me ... information I asked for in my letter?
a) the b) ... c) a
9. ... war is a terrible thing.
a) The b) ... c) A
10. I spent ... very interesting holiday in England.
a) the b) a c) ...
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IN english language the two articles are indefinite a / an and definite the. The article is a sign of the noun and
it is placed either directly before the noun, or before the adjective determining it.
№
p / p
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
CASES OF USING THE SPECIFIC ARTICLE THE
CASE OF USE
EXAMPLE
If it says the only thing in the world
subject
The sun is in the sky. The sun is on
the sky.
When talking about an item (or face),
unique in this setting
The teacher is in the classroom. Teacher in
classroom. (In this class is only
When about this subject already
mentioned in a conversation or
narrative
With the noun before it
ordinal
With a noun before which
stands adjective in excellent
degrees of
If a certain
amount of substance
e.g. tea tea, milk milk, bread bread
etc.
Before the names of the seas, mountain
massifs, islands, rivers, deserts,
ships, hotels, cinemas, theaters;
before the words country for
city, sea sea, seaside
seas, mountains mountains (and when summarized)
Before the noun in the singular
number representing the whole class
objects, people (i.e., when generalizing)
After the words one of one (of), some
of some (of), many of many
(of), each of each (of), most
of most (of) (often after
words all everything, both of both)
one teacher)
"I’ve got a very interesting book," says Mike.
"Please show me the book," says Nick. "I have
there is an interesting book, ”says Mike.
"Please show me this book," -
says Nick.
We are on the fourth floor. We are on the fifth floor.
He is the best student in our group. He's the best
student in our group.
Is the milk on the table? Milk on the table?
I’m taking a trip to the mountains next week. On the
next week I’m going to the mountains.
Did you go to the Black Sea or to the Volga? You
did you go to the Black Sea or the Volga?
The whale is a mammal, not a fish. Whale is
a mammal, not a fish.
Most of the stories are very
interesting. Most stories are very
interesting.
Give me one of the books.
Give me one of (these) books.

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Before the names of the four cardinal points
the Northern part of our country - our north
countries
№
p / p
1
2
3
4
5
6
CASES OF USING UNCERTAINTY ARTICLE A / AN
CASE OF USE
EXAMPLE
When mentioning something for the first time
A man came up to a policeman. Human
went to the policeman.
When summarizing
A baby deer can stand as soon as it is
When designating indefinite
quantity of a specific item
Before the names of professions or
posts
In the value of one before
countable nouns,
indicating time
born. Fawns can stand on their feet right away
after birth.
Pass me a piece of bread. Pass me
(a little) bread.
He is a doctor. He is a doctor.
Will you be back in an hour? You will return
in an hour?
Before countable nouns in
singular defined
words such, quite, rather, most (in
very value)
He is quite a young man. He is still
young man.
It is a most interesting book. This is very
interesting book.
N. B.
The article an is used when the word following it begins with a vowel
sound: an old woman old woman, an honest man honest man.
№
p / p
1
2
3
4
5
6
NO ARTICLE
HAPPENING
EXAMPLE
Before countable nouns in
plural (in cases where in
singular should be consumed
indefinite article)
When generalizing (usually used
plural or
uncountable noun without article)
In expressions with a proper noun in
possessive case
My father and my uncle
are doctors. My father and my uncle
the doctors.
Carrots are my favorite
vegetable. Carrot is my favorite
vegetable.
John’s coat John's coat
Before the noun in the definition function
guitar lessons guitar lessons
Before the names of continents, countries, states,
cities, streets, lakes
I’ve been neither to South Africa nor to
North America
I have not been to either South Africa or
North America.
Before the uncountable
(abstract) nouns
This is important information. it
important information.

I need advice.
I need an advice.
You can get there in time if you go by
train. You can get there
on time if you go by train.
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In some
combinations of the noun with the preposition when
the whole combination has the character of an adverb. to / at / from
school, university, college; to / in / into / from church; in
time; at / from home; by car, bus, bicycle, plane, train,
metro, boat etc .; for breakfast, etc.
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Question: Insert the article where necessary. 1. This is ... book. It is my ... book. 2. Is this your ... pencil? - No, it isn "t my ... pencil, it is my sis¬ter" s ... pencil. 3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My sister "s ... husband is ... doctor. 4. I have no ... handbag. 5. She has got ... headache. 6. Have they got ... car? - Yes, they have. Their ... car is very expensive but reliable. 7. Have you got ... calculator? - No, I haven "t. 8. Is this ... watch? - No, it isn "t ... watch, it" s ... pen. 9. This ... pen is good, and that ... pen is bad. 10.I can see ... pencil on your ... table, but I can see no ... paper. 11. Give me ... chair, please. 12. They have ... dog and two ... cats. 13. I have ... spoon in my ... plate, but I have no ... soup in it.

Insert the article where necessary. 1. This is ... book. It is my ... book. 2. Is this your ... pencil? - No, it isn "t my ... pencil, it is my sis¬ter" s ... pencil. 3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My sister "s ... husband is ... doctor. 4. I have no ... handbag. 5. She has got ... headache. 6. Have they got ... car? - Yes, they have. Their ... car is very expensive but reliable. 7. Have you got ... calculator? - No, I haven "t. 8. Is this ... watch? - No, it isn "t ... watch, it" s ... pen. 9. This ... pen is good, and that ... pen is bad. 10.I can see ... pencil on your ... table, but I can see no ... paper. 11. Give me ... chair, please. 12. They have ... dog and two ... cats. 13. I have ... spoon in my ... plate, but I have no ... soup in it.

Answer:

1. A, - 2. -, -, - 3. A, -, an, -, a 4. - 5. A 6. A, - 7. A 8. A, a, a 9. -, - 10 . A, -, - 11. A 12. A, - 13. A, -, -