Если речь идет о чем- то конкретном ( give me the pencil - конкретный карандаш ). С предлогами места - on the wall, at the restaurant. Данный артикль используется как с неисчисляемыми, так и с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном и единственном числах, a restaurant в значении "одно из многих мест", the restaurant в значении конретного места. Неопределенный артикль "а" используется только с исчисляемыми существительными в единственном числе. Ваше предложение - A cup is on the table неверное, the cup is on the table ( на столе стоит конретная чашка) грамматически правильное
<span>Задание 1
Tracey and her sister had always wanted their own horse. And although neither of them had much spare money, they were about to ___their dream.
b. realize
Задание 2
They didn’t want to come with us at first but in the end we ____to persuade them.
c. were able
Задание 3
… you get me a glass of water?
c. Could
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1. His sister studies English every day.
2. She studied English two hours ago.
3. Did you come home at six o'clock yesterday? — No, I didn't. Yesterday I came home from school at half past eight. I was very tired. <span>I had
dinner with my family. After dinner I was very thirsty. I
drank two cups of tea. Then I rested.
</span>4.<span> I go to bed at ten o'clock every day.
5. </span><span>I went to bed at ten o'clock yesterday.
6. </span><span>My brother washes his face every morning.
7. </span><span>Last night he washed his face with soap and water.
8. </span><span>I don't have history lessons every day.
9. </span>We didn't rest<span>yesterday.
10. My brother doesn't drink coffee yesterday.
11. My mother always takes a bus to get to work,
but yesterday she didn't take a bus. Yesterday she walked to her office.
12. Do you talk to the members of your family every day? — Yes, I do. But
yesterday I didn't talk to them: I was very busy yesterday.
13. Does your sister go to school every day? — Yes, she does.
14. Mary likes writing stories.
15. Last week she wrote a funny story about her pet.
16. Do you tell your mother the truth about the money?
17. Do you wear your polka-dot dress to work? — Yes, I do. I wore it yesterday.
18. We like to go to the beach. We enjoyed swimming in the ocean last weekend.</span>