2. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give additional information to prove your agreement or disagreement.

   1. His favourite sport is hockey. 2. As most young people he spends his after school hours watching TV or doing domestic chores or listening to music or reading. 3. They have a computer at home, so he spends a considerable time playing computer games at home. 4. He thinks it’s common with most young people to spend some time outdoors. 5. His friends don’t work in different places. 5. He has not usually got enough money to do the things he wants.

Грамматика Простые времена The Indefinite Tenses. Неопределенные времена

Времена группы Indefinite употребляются для выражения обычных, регулярных, повторяющихся действий в прошлом, настоящем или будущем, а также для описания последовательных действий и констатации фактов.

The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense. Настоящее неопределенное время

Таблица 1

Утвердительная форма

1	I work.	We work.
2	You work.	You work.
3	Не (she, it) works.	They work.

Таблица 2

Вопросительная форма

Лицо	Единственное число	Множественное число
1	Do I work?	Do we work?
2	Do you work?	Do you work?
3	Does he (she, it) work?	Do they work?

Таблица 3

Отрицательная форма

Лицо	Единственное число	Множественное число
1	I do not (don't) work.	We do not (don't) work.
2	You do not (don't) work.	You do not (don't) work.
3	He (she, it) does not (doesn't) work.	They do not (don't) work.

Таблица 4

Краткие ответы на вопросы

Do I work?	Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Do you work?	Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Does he (she, it) work?	Yes, he (she, it) does. No, he (she, it) doesn't.
Do we work?	Yes, we do. No, we don't.
Do you work?	Yes, we do. No, we don't.
Do they work?	Yes, they do. No, they don't.

The Present Indefinite Tense употребляется для выражения:

1) регулярных, повторяющихся действий в настоящем, а также обычных действий, характеризующих лицо или предмет;

Е. g. The Whites go to the seaside every summer. Ann dances very well. Signals: usually, always, often, seldom, every day, sometimes, never, generally.

2) общеизвестных истин;

E. g. The Earth goes round the Sun. Vegetables grow well in this climate.

3) ряда последовательных действий в настоящем;

Е. g. I enter the classroom, greet the teacher and sit down.

4) будущих действий, связанных с графиком, расписанием. Е. g. Our train leaves at 5.30.