TASK 1. Choose Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect 4 1. Jill (water) flowers once a week. Now, she (water) flowers. She (already/water) all flowers in the living room 2. They (just/arrive) from San Francisco (you/ever/be) there? It (be) an amazing place! 3. They (always/produce) so much noise! It is impossible to relax in the evenings! (not/you/eat) meat? (you/be) a vegetarian? Actually, I (not/eat) meat every day. 1 (prefer) fish and vegetables 5. Mum (already/bake) a cherry pie. We (taste) it and it is so delicious! 6. Why (you/smell) your steak? Has it gone oft? 7. He (seem) to be a nice person. 81 (understand) what you mean. There is one more solution, though. 9. You look so sad. What (you/think) about? 10.1 (always/want) to be an artist. But I can't paint! 11. George (act) so naturally. He (always/be) famous within actors in our country (you/ever/see) his play? 12. (you/ever/be) to Australia? 13. Don't disturb me, please. I (work) on a new project now. 14. Our annual meetings (be/normally) in spring. But this year we (have) them in winter 15. Do you know that Jill (find) a new job? 16. Jack (look) really happy after he (pass) his driving test! 17. We (paint) the walls in our living room, 18. He (arrive) tomorrow (be/everything) ready? The meeting (be) in this room 19. We (not/book) a hotel yet. We (look) for it now

1. Jill waters flowers once a week. Now, she is watering flowers. She has already watered all the flowers in the living room. - We use Present Simple for general actions or habits, Present Continuous for actions happening now, and Present Perfect for actions that have been completed in the past but have a connection to the present. 2. They have just arrived from San Francisco. Have you ever been there? It is an amazing place! - We use Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time before now. 3. They always produce so much noise! It is impossible to relax in the evenings! Don't you eat meat? Are you a vegetarian? Actually, I don't eat meat every day. I prefer fish and vegetables. - We use Present Simple to talk about general truths, Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now, and Present Perfect to talk about actions in the past that have a connection to the present. 4. Mum has already baked a cherry pie. We tasted it and it is so delicious! - We use Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time before now. 5. Why are you smelling your steak? Has it gone off? - We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now and Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time before now. 6. He seems to be a nice person. I understand what you mean. There is one more solution, though. - We use Present Simple for general truths and Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now. 7. You look so sad. What are you thinking about? - We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now. 8. I have always wanted to be an artist. But I can't paint! - We use Present Perfect to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to now. 9. George acts so naturally. He is always famous within actors in our country. Have you ever seen his play? - We use Present Simple for general truths, Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now, and Present Perfect to talk about past experiences. 10. Have you ever been to Australia? - We use Present Perfect to talk about past experiences. 11. Don't disturb me, please. I am working on a new project now. - We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now. 12. Our annual meetings are normally in spring. But this year, we are having them in winter. - We use Present Simple for general truths and Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now. 13. Do you know that Jill has found a new job? - We use Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time before now. 14. Jack looks really happy after he passed his driving test! - We use Present Simple for general truths and simple past tense to talk about a specific action in the past. 15. We are painting the walls in our living room. - We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now. 16. He is arriving tomorrow. Is everything ready? The meeting is in this room. - We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now and Present Simple for general truths. 17. We have not booked a hotel yet. We are looking for it now. - We use Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time before now and Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now.