Задание 3. Грамматика и лексика Прочитайте рассказ. Вставьте вместо каждого пропуска нужную грамматическую форму. Paul's Weekend Last weekend Paul A B to his cousin's house in the countryside. Together they a lot of fun: they went fishing, rode bicycles, and played football. Paul thought the countryside was much C near the fire and told stories. Right now Paul D a letter to his cousin to thank him for the weekend. He says it is one of the happiest weekends he has E , and he wants to go there again soon. A) 1) go 2) went 3) goes B) 1) have 2) had 3) having C) 1) quiet 2) quieter 3) quietest D) 1) write 2) wrote 3) is writing E) 1) ever had 2) never have 3) having

Решение:

• A: went — Last weekend Paul went to his cousin's house. (Last weekend указывает на прошедшее время — Past Simple).
• B: had — Together they had a lot of fun. (Продолжение описания событий прошедшего уик-энда).
• C: quieter — thought the countryside was much quieter than the noisy city. (Сравнительная степень прилагательного 'quiet', т.к. есть сравнение 'than').
• D: is writing — Right now Paul is writing a letter to his cousin. ('Right now' указывает на действие в момент речи — Present Continuous).
• E: had — He says it is one of the happiest weekends he has had. (Present Perfect, так как речь идет о суммарном опыте, который может продолжаться до настоящего момента).

Ответ:

• A: 2) went
• B: 2) had
• C: 2) quieter
• D: 3) is writing
• E: 1) had