Задания на present Simple/Continues
1. Present Continuous Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
fly -
book -
hit -
take -
lie -
2. Simple Present
Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).
do - he
worry - she
play - she
watch - he
might - she
3. Use When to use which tense?
(1) Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now?
(2) Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom, never?
(3) For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use .
(4) For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use .
(5) In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use .
(6) For arrangements for the near future, we use .
4. Positive sentences Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present continuous.
We (help) in the canteen this week.
Martin usually (drive) to work.
But today, he (take) the bus.
Listen! She (practise) the piano.
My friend (play) the guitar every evening.
5. Negative sentences Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
He (not / spend) his holidays in Spain each year.
I (not / meet) Francis tonight.
They (not / fly) to London tomorrow.
We (not / work) this week.
The film (not / begin) at 7 o'clock.
6. questionn Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.
(leave / you) the party now?
(have / you) any brothers or sisters?
(love / she) him?
Who (cook) dinner tonight?
(send / he) you an e-mail every day?
7. Text Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.
Maria (want) to improve her English.
Therefore, she (do) a language course in London at the moment.
She (stay) with a host family and (must) take the tube to get to her language school.
It (be) only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.
The tube (leave) at half past eight.
The first lesson (begin) at 9 o'clock.
In the afternoons, the school (offer) sightseeing tours in and around London.
Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) to Windsor.
1 pupil: What holiday do children in your country like best of all?
2 pupil: New Year, I think.
1 pupil: Do you have any New Year traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is decorating the New Year tree.
1 pupil: Did you parents buy a New Year tree last year?
2 pupil: Yes, they did. And we were decorating is together all evening. And did you have a New Year party at school last year?
1 pupil: We had a Christmas party. It was a wonderful party. We were dancing all evening.
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1 pupil: What holiday is your number one spring holiday?
2 pupil: I like Easter best
1 pupil: Do you have any Easter traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is colouring eggs.
1 pupil: Did you help your mum to colour eggs last year?
2 pupil: Yes , I did. we were doing it together all evening. And did your parents hide chocolate eggs in the yard last Easter?
1 pupil: Yes, they did. my sister and I were looking for them all morning.
2) Much of the equipment in the office needs updating.
3) A car is a means of transport.
4) How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
5) When I got to the theatre, they were already playing the second act.
6) Unusual facts, marvels are called phenomena.
7) The brown sweater is the best.
8) That was the most interesting movie I have ever seen.
9) Uncle Carl is really a sweet old man.
10) Which is the longest river, the Dnipro or the Dnister?
11) Fanny can sew dresses so well.
12) Taras drives dangerously.
13) Those apples look delicious. May I have one?
14) She often sneaks out of the house quietly.
15) I absolutely refuse to stay here any longer.