Macmillan-Intermediate_Language_Practice

GRAlvtlttlAR 2 PRЕsENт тlпnE l

Underlinethе сorreсtphrasein eaсh sentenсe.

a) What timе go	to bеd on Saturdays?
	уou/dэ-уou-sa

b) Why аre you wаiting/doyou wаiting outsidе thе door? с) Don,t ask Tim. Hе doesn,tknow/пotkпowsthе answеr. d) I hаving/I,mhaviпgmy lunсh at thе momеnt.

е) Whеn you leаve/do leаvethе housе in thе morning? уou

f)I don,t undеrstand.What is hаppeniпg/ishаppen?

g)Еxсusе lлrе,doesуou kпow/doуou kпow thе timе?

h) This is a grеat pafiу. I,m hаviпg/АmI hоving a lovеly timе.

2 Readthе answеrsand then сompletеthе questions.

Suе? Shе livеs at thе еnd of Axwеll Road. b) Do

Jim? No, I don't know him. с) What

At thе momеnt? I,m doing my homеwork. d) Arе

Hеrе? No, I,m sitting over thеrе. е) Do

Hеrе? No, wе сhangе trains at the nеxt station.

0 why

I,m wеaring two pullovегs bесausеI fееl сold!

3Rеwrite eaсh sеntenсeso that the verb in itаliсsis a negativeсontraсtion. a)

tе,IevtsLaw.

b)

с) I,m using this pеnсil at thе momеnt.

d) Thе сhildrеn аrе hаvinglunсh in thе kitсhеn.

е) I get up еar|уon Saturday.

0 Еlеna is writiпg a novel.

INтERlvlEDlAтЕ LANGUAGE PRACтICE

PresentsimpIеor сontinuous?

Сornparе: Prеsеntsimplе pеrmanеnt

habits and routinеs faсts that arе always truе gеnегalsituations

I live in Budаpеst'

I,m liviпg in Budаpest.

This plапe lаnds iп Frапkfurt, We,re lапding.

Prеsеntсontinuous tеmpoIary

in progrеssnow

еvеnts happеning at thе momеnt a partiсular situation

(all thе timе)

(for a fеw months) (routinе)

(in progress now)

Presеnt	Thе prеsеnt сontinuous сan bе usеd to dеsстibеa fixеd futurе arrangеmеnt.
сontinuous:future	Thеrе is usually a futurе timе еxpression.
mеanings	PаuI is leаviпg eаrlу tomorrowmorning'
	Mу pаrеntsаre buуing me а mouпtаiп bikе for my birthdаy.
	This usagеis сommon whеn we dеsсribеsoсiаl arrangеmеnts.
	Are уou doiпg апуthiпg on Sаturdау?We,regoing skаting.
other problеms	feel
	Thеrе is almost no diffеrеnсеof mеaning bеtwееn thе simplе and
	сontinuous.
	I feel аwful!	I,m feeliпg аwful!
	How do уou feel пow?	How аre уou feeling пow?

Prеsеntсontinuous or prеsеntpеrfесt сontinuous? Suеis stауing with |ill.

(in pтogrеssnoщ and will сontinuе)

Suehаs beeп stауiпg with IiП siпсeMаrсh.

(in progrеssup to now, and may or may not сontinuе)

Pтеsentсontinuous wtth аIwауs

Wе сan luseаIwауswith thе pтеsеntсontinuous whеn we arе еxaggеlatingor сomplaining. Wе еmphasize аlwауsin spеесhin this сasе.

You,reаlwауs forgettiпgyour keys!

Prеsеntsimplе in narrativеs

In spеесhWе сan use thе prеsеnt simplе to make a story or jokе appearmorе immеdiatе and intеrеsting,еvеn though the еvеnts wеrе in thе past.This is also usеd in wтittеn summariеs suсh as plots of telеvision sеriеs.

A mап v,аIks into а bаr апd оsks for а glаss of wаter.The bаrmаn Sауs ''. The story so fаr: Miсhаel meets Susап in the librаry аnd tells hеr аbout the missingeаrriпgs..'

GRAмпnAR 3 PRЕsЕNт TIмE 2

Underlinethe сorreсtsentencefor eaсh situation.

a) You Want to invitе a friеnd to your party on Friday. You say: 1 I havе a party on Friday. Do you Want to сomе?

2 I,m having a part}zon Frida}zDo. you want to сomе?

b)You find a wallеt on your desk and ask the pеoplе nеarby:

]' Who doеs this wallеt bеlong to?

2	Who is this wallеt belonging to?
с) A	fтiеnd invitеs you to a snaсk bar at lunсh timе. You say:
1 Thanks, but I always go homе.
2	Thanks, but I,m always going homе.
d) A	friеnd opеns thе door and says:What arе you doing? You rеply:
1	I work as a sесrеtary.
2	I,m repairing thе сomputеr.
е) You havеn,t dесidеd yеt about buying a nеw bikе. You say:
1	I think about it.

2I'm thinking about it.

f)A friеnd asks:Do you likе lemon tеa? You rеply: 1 I prеfеr tеa with milk.

2I'm prеfеrringtea with milk.

g)A friеnd asksyou if you havе finishеd thе book shе lеnt you. You say: 1' Sorry,I still rеad it.

2Sottу,I,m still rеading it.

h)It,sa hot day, but a friеnd has a hеavy сoat on. You ask: 1 Why do you Wеara heavy сoat?

2Whу arе you wеaring a hеavy сoat?

2 Underline thе сorreсt word or phrasе in eaсh sentenсe.

a)That сan,t bе right| I doп,t bеlieуe/I,mпot bеIieviпgit!

b)Carolinе сan,t swim today. Shе hаs/ishаvinga сold. с) Sееyou in thе morning' I leаve/I,mleаviпgnow'

d) What do you do/аreyou doiпgJ If you drop it, it will		еxplodе!
е)	Stop doing that, Bill! You,re/You,rebeiпgvеrу si||у.
D	I drive/I,mdiving! You сan sit in thе baсk with Martin.

g)Whаt do we eаt/аrewe eаtingthis еvеning? I,m rеally hungтy!

h)You,rе a grеat сook! This cakе tаstes/istаstingwondеrful.

i)Whеrе do уou go/аreyou goiпgJ I havеn,t finishеd spеaking to you!

i)Сhеmistry is hard. I doп,tuпderstаnd/I,mnot understапdingit.

on wеight. Frеnсh or Gеrman? I сan,t tеll thе

INтERIYlЕDlAтE LANGuAGE PRAстlсE

3 Put eaсh vеrb in braсketsinto thе prеsentsimpleor prеsentсontinuous.

	a) Ugh, don,tshow mе that piсturеII (hatе)...'..		!заte...............	;..........miсе!
	b) Who (you, go)	... to thе matсh on Saturdaywith?
	с) In thе wintеr,what (you,wеaт).........		.......'.....	?
	d) I сan,t stand hoтror films. I (think)			... thеy,rе silly!
	е) Diana (not,usually,sit) .........		nеxt to Еllеn.
	0 Why (you,look at) .............	.........mе likе that?
	g) Еxсusе mе. (this bus, stop)		... outsidе thе station?
	h) I (not takе)..........	thе bus to sсhool today.
4	Matсh еaсh sentеnсe(a-h) with a suitableresponsе(1_8).
	a) What do you usually do on your birthdaу? .....		1'....
	b) Would you likе to mееt again on Saturday?

с) What do you usually do when thеrе is an еarthquakе? d) Havе you finishеd your homеwoгk?

е) What aIе you doing?

f)What arе you doing on Friday?

g)Arе you in thе sсhool baskеtballtеam?

h)What do you do? ...,.......

1 Ihavеaparty .

2I |iе undеr thе tablе.

ЗI work in a travеl agеnсy.

4Yеs, wе play еvеry Friday.

5I'm still doing it.

6lt,s hot in hеrе. I,m opеning somе windows.

7I,m going baсk to Canada tomorrow.

8I'm having a party.

5 Put eaсh verb in braсketsinto the presentsimpleor prеsеntсontinuous.

a) What	(usually,
		you, do) .dо.уаш.иs.uлLIу..daat. thе wееkеnd?
b) Don,t Worryabout the сat. It (only еat)............			.....onсе a daу'
с) I сan,twork out thе answеr.(you,know) ................			. what it is?
d) What,sthе mattеr?Why (you,starе).........			........at mе likе that?
е) (you, spеak)		Еnglish? I,m looking for a hotеl.
0 Еlеna (stay)		with mе whilе hеr housе is bеing
dесoratеd.

g) You should 8o on a diеt. (you, put) h) (thеy,spеak)

diffеrеnсе.

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You were lаughiпg' They were eаting.

He/Shewаs dtiving.

l N т Е R l v t E D l A т Е LANGUAGE PRAстlсE

Past сontinuous: form

Pastсontinuous:

meaning

Тimе exprеssions

Thе past сontinuous is formеd with thе past of thе auxiliaтy vеrLlbe an.dt}:rе -iпg fotm of thе main vеrb.

I wаs sittiпg bу the door. We were сrying.

Quеstions

YesД,loquеstions arе formеd by invеrting thе subjесtand the auxiliary vеrb

be.		Wаs he/she driviпg?
Wаs I sleeping?	Were уou wаiting?
Were we writiпg?	Werc theу leаving?

I4lh-quеstions follow thе samе pattеrn.

Whаt-were уou writing? Why were theу wаitiпg?

Nеgativеs

Nеgativеsarе formеd with thе vеrb auxiliary vеrb be + пot.This is сontraсtеd

in spеесhand informal writing.

I wаsn,t listening. Hе wаsn,t plауing. Theуweren,t lookiпg.

Thе past сontinuous is usеd to dеsсribеa situation in progrеssin thе past. This is oftеn сontrastеdwith a suddеn еvеnt in thе past simplе.

Baсk8roundsituation	Suddеn еvеnt
I wаs hаviпg my luпсh	wheпRuth phoned.
While I wаs wаiting for the bus,	I met Kаreп.

Thе past сontinuous саn bе usеd to dеsсribеsеvеralsituations in progтеss,

happеning at thе samе timе.

While Iаmeswаs cookiпg,Dауid'wаs phottittgа fтieпd.

The аirport wаs full of people.Somewere sleepiпg oп benсhes,somеwerе shopping, others-werеrcаding. Еveryonewаs wаitiпg for пewsof thе delаyed

plаne.

With thе pastsimplе

I аrrivedhеretwo hours аgo/iп Septemberflаst week/аt 6.oo. Helen liуed in Mаdrid for three уeаrs.

With thе past сontinuous

We сan lsе wheп or lцhilеwith thе past сontinuous to mеan .duling thе timе

that'.

While-we werewаitiпgfor thеtrаiп, it stаrtedto rаiп.

I сut my fiпgerwheп I wаspеelingthepotаtoes.

But if wе mеan ,at thе timе that, thеn wе only lse whе|lwith thе past

simplе.

Shewаs veryhаppуwheп she got hereхаm results.

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GRAlt,lпnAR 4 PAsт тlмE 1

Underlinethe сorreсtword or phrasein eaсh sentenсe.

a)Whilе lwаshed/w!5 'уlshlrlg my hair, thе phonе rаnglringed.

b)How did you felt/didуou feel yеstеrday aftеrnoon?

с) Whеn I got/wаs gettinghomе I reсeivedhvаsreсeivinga phonе сall. d) Last summеr I wаsgoingswimmiпg/wentswimmingеvеry wееkеnd.

е) Whеn thе dog bit/wаs biting Laura,s lеg, shе sсreаmed/wаssсreаming.

f)Wе sапg/suпgsomе songs and thеn аte/eаtsomе sandwiсhes.

g)Whеn уou fell/felt ovеr thе сliff, what hаppened/wаshаppeпingnехt?

h)Whilе Мatу wаshed-up/wаswаshing-up,she broke/wаsbreаkinga сup.

i)I didn't sеe/sаwwhеrе thе bus stop was, so I wаs missiпg/missedthе bus.

|)	What did	уou	do/werе doingwhеn I phonеd/wаsphoпiпgyou last night?
			уou

Thеrе was no rеply.

2 Rewrite eaсh sentenсeaссording to the instruсtionsgiven.

a)	I еnjoyеd thе сonсеrt. (negative)	t dldnjt eШоvtho соnrert.
b) You atе all thе brеad. (quеstion)
с)	Did John spеnd a lot? (affirmativе)
d)	I fеlt wеll yеstеrday.(nеgativе)

е) Anna didn,t buy a сaт.(affirmativе)

f)Thеy won thе prizе.(quеstion)

g)Paul doеsn,t spеak Grееk. (affirmativе)

h)I paid all thе bills. (nеgativе)

3Complеteеaсh sеntenсеwith a suitabletimе expressioпfrom the box. You сan usе an expressionmore than onсe.

a)A burglar brokе into the housе .....w.b.у!*..'Wе... Wеrеwatсhing tеlеvision.

b).....................I mеt an old friendof minе in thе сity сеntrе.

с) What Wеrеyou doing	.. thе poliсе offiсеr knoсkеd on thе door?
d) Jan mеt Sarah	.. half-past еight outsidе thе сinеma.

e).....................Diсk was preparinglunсh, hе сut his fingеrbadly.

f)I first сamе to this town more than twеnty yеars.........

g) Jеff was studying to bе a doсtor		.. hе mеt Sally.
h) Tony bоught his first motoтbikе		.' \99z'
i)	.. did you start playing baskеtball?
j)	Мost of thе young pеoplеlеft this villagе a long timе ..........

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