THE NUMERAL

1. Read aloud the following: 1) numbers, 2) years, 3) dates, 4) room numbers, 5) telephone
numbers:
1) 31
79
314
918
253
5325
8972
39.287
87.529
2) 1907
1914
1918
1944
1965
1985
3) January 11
th
1945
February 18
th
1972
March 29
th
1930
January 3
rd
1936
March 8
th
1985
4) 107
513
829
1003
5) 610.49.18
221.29.13
611.39.53
649.44.27
777.36.28
777.36.77
2. Turn the following cardinal numerals into ordinal ones and use them in sentences of your
own:
- 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 19, 22, 100, 181
3. Translate the following sentences into Romanian and state what kind of numerals are used:
1. I shook my head as for the twentieth time since my arrival he held out his
lottery tickets to me. (S.Maugham). 2. Four of the five shook their heads, but our
man spoke. (S.Maugham). 3. It will not cause a delay of more than five minutes.
(S.Maugham). 4. That perhaps at first sight may appear not very momentous.
(J.Swift),. 5. He was then past his prime being twenty-eight years and three
quarters old. (J.Swift). 6. Ask my G.P. and he will tell you that half his job is
sympathizing with people. That is ten times as difficult as treating them.
(R.Gordon). 7. A few dozen young men had an afernoon intellectual chat with the
examiners. (R.Gordon)., 8. In a couple of years the Government is going to send
me on a pension. (R.Gordon). 9. Give twice and thrice and twenty times their
money. / And get your souls again. (W.B.Yeats).
4. State the type of the following numerals:
the first, five-eights, nine-fortieths, 3.25, 0.35, couple, brace, dozen, gross, single,
triple (treble) for times, a hundred times, every ten days, by twos, two by two,
several, (a) few, a lot of, a number (of).
5. Translate into English:
1. W. Shakespeare s-a n!scut la 23 aprilie 1564 la Stratford-upon-Avon, un or!#el
la 92 de mile de Londra, fiind al treilea copil al lui John Shakespeare. 2. A fost
decorat de trei ori pentru meritele sale deosebite. 3. Pentru c! pasiunea lui este
vn!toarea #i-a cump!rat o pereche de cini de vn!toare. 4. Studen"ii au intrat n
sala de examen unul cte unul. 5. Sute de oameni a#teptau cu ner!bdare rezultatul
acestui meci de football, foarte important pentru campionatul mondial. 6. Avem
seminar de limba englez! de dou! ori pe s!pt!mn!. 7. O treime din locuitorii
ora#ului nostru a vizitat Muzeul de Art!.
PAST TIME PRESENT
PAST PERFECT
(had + Past Participle)
by 10 oclock yesterday
PAST (when?)
(-ed)
yesterday; last;
in 1987; ago
PRESENT PERFECT
(have + Past Participle)
a) Sometime between
past and present (with
present consequences)
b) unfinished actions
I HAD WRITTEN a letter
by ten oclock yesterday
before I went to school
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I told them I
-HAD WRITTEN a letter
(by 10 oclock) the previous
day
-had never written
already
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If I had written it yesterday
they would have received it.
I WROTE a letter last
night
I havent received any
reply since I wrote the
letter
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I told him I wrote letters
every day.
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If I wrote it now, it could
still get it in the mail.
ever?
IVE just WRITTEN
already a letter
seldom
often
always
sometimes
never
not yet.
today
this morning
recently
She has known me for
two years / since 1985.
Ill play chess when Ive
done my homework.
TEMPORARY ACTIONS IN
by 10 oclock yesterday
+ FOR, SINCE
This time yesterday in the period of time
between past and present
+ FOR, SINCE
I HAD BEEN WRITING
a letter for two hours.
- by ten oclock yesterday
- when the telephone rang.
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I told them I had been
writing the letter for two
hours.
I WAS WRITING a
letter
- when the tell rang.
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I told him I was writing
a letter at that moment.
IVE BEEN WRITING a
letter..
- for two hours
- since 5 oclock.
- since I returned home.
PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
PAST CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TIME FUTURE TIME
PRESENT
(3
rd
sg: (e)s)
every day; usually
FUTURE PERFECT
(Will + Perfect Infinitive)
by 10 oclock tomorrow
FUTURE
a) (Will + Infinitive)
b) be going to
tomorrow
I WRITE letters on
Sundays
When does the plane land?
(schedule future)
When I write that letter
tomorrow Ill let them
know about your success.
(future time clauses)
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If I write that letter
tomorrow, will you post it?
Ill HAVE WRITTEN a
letter.
- by ten oclock tomorrow
- before I go to school
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FUTURE PERFECT
IN THE PAST
He said he would have
writen a letter
- by 10 oclock the mext
day.
- before I went to school.
ILL WRITE a letter next
week.
Im going to write a letter.
(near future; plans)
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FUTURE IN THE PAST
He said he would write a
letter the next day
PROGRESS
Now By 10 oclock tomorrow
+ FOR, SINCE
This time tomorrow
IM WRITING a letter
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Im writing a letter
tonight. (arrangements,
plans for future)
ILL HAVE BEEN
WRITING a letter for
two hours.
- by ten oclock tomorrow
- when the bell rings
ILL BE WRITING a
letter tonight
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Polite questions:
How long will you be
staying?
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
FUTURE
CONTINUOUS