THE NUMERAL

1. Read aloud the following: 1) numbers, 2) years, 3) dates, 4) room numbers, 5) telephone numbers: 1) 31 2) 1907 3) January 11th 1945 February 18th 1972 79 1914 314 1918 March 29th 1930 918 1944 January 3rd 1936 253 March 8th 1985 1965 5325 1985 8972 39.287 87.529 4) 107 5) 610.49.18 513 221.29.13 829 611.39.53 1003 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 nscut la 23 aprilie 1564 la Stratford-upon-Avon, un orel 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 vntoarea i-a cumprat o pereche de cini de vntoare. 4. Studenii au intrat n sala de examen unul cte unul. 5. Sute de oameni ateptau cu nerbdare rezultatul acestui meci de football, foarte important pentru campionatul mondial. 6. Avem seminar de limba englez de dou ori pe sptmn. 7. O treime din locuitorii oraului nostru a vizitat Muzeul de Art.

PAST TIME PAST (when?) PAST PERFECT (had + Past Participle) (-ed) by 10 oclock yesterday yesterday; last; in 1987; ago I HAD WRITTEN a letter by ten oclock yesterday before I went to school ------------------I told them I -HAD WRITTEN a letter (by 10 oclock) the previous day -had never written already ------------------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 -----------------I told him I wrote letters every day. -----------------If I wrote it now, it could still get it in the mail.

PRESENT PRESENT PERFECT (have + Past Participle) a) Sometime between past and present (with present consequences) b) unfinished actions 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 in the period of time between past and present + FOR, SINCE I HAD BEEN WRITING I WAS WRITING a IVE BEEN WRITING a a letter for two hours. letter letter.. - by ten oclock yesterday - when the tell rang. - for two hours - when the telephone rang. ----------------- since 5 oclock. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I told him I was writing - since I returned home. I told them I had been a letter at that moment. writing the letter for two hours. PAST PERFECT PAST CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS by 10 oclock yesterday + FOR, SINCE This time yesterday

TIME PRESENT (3rd sg: (e)s) every day; usually

FUTURE TIME FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE (Will + Perfect Infinitive) a) (Will + Infinitive) b) be going to by 10 oclock tomorrow tomorrow Ill HAVE WRITTEN a ILL WRITE a letter next letter. week. - by ten oclock tomorrow Im going to write a letter. - before I go to school (near future; plans)

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) -------------------

------------------- -----------------FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE IN THE PAST IN THE PAST He said he would have He said he would write a writen a letter letter the next day If I write that letter - by 10 oclock the mext tomorrow, will you post it? day. - before I went to school.

PROGRESS Now By 10 oclock tomorrow + FOR, SINCE This time tomorrow

IM WRITING a letter -------------------

ILL HAVE BEEN WRITING a letter for two hours. Im writing a letter - by ten oclock tomorrow tonight. (arrangements, - when the bell rings plans for future)

ILL BE WRITING a letter tonight ------------------Polite questions: How long will you be staying? FUTURE CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS