1.1 Простое настоящее время

The present simple (indefinite) tense (active)

Формула образования: v(s)

positive	negative	question
I perform experiments. You perform experiments. We perform experiments. They perform experiments.	I don't perform experiments. You don't perform experiments. We don't perform experiments. They don't perform experiments.	Do I perform experiments? Do you perform experiments? Do we perform experiments? Do they perform experiments?
He She performs experiments. It	He She doesn't perform. It	Does he, she, it perform?

Используется для выражения:

1. действия, совершающегося обычно, регулярно, постоянно

My classes usually begin at 8am.

2. общеизвестного факта, закона природы

Water boils at100˚C.

3. констатации факта совершения действия в настоящем

I live in Belarus.

Индикаторы времени: every day, in the morning, usually, always, seldom, rarely, on Sunday, as a rule, at the weekend, etc.

1. Grammar Practice Section

1. Прочтите, переведите и проанализируйте времена глаголов*

1. Who usually cleans the classroom? - The student on duty does it. 2. Our family live in a big house, but my brother lives in a small one. 3. I learn English and my sister learns French. 4. Who works at my table? - Your son does. 5. My working day lasts eight hours and our doctors work six hours. 6. They usually discuss a lot of questions at their meetings. 7. She usually goes home with her friends.

2. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную форму

Londone is noisy at weekends. My friend likes traffic because he likes driving slowly. He usually drives slowly and carefully. My wife drives as well as my friend. She usually drives fast and carelessly. She stops too suddenly and turns too quickly. I am comfortable with my friend because he drives carefully.

3. Поставьте вопросы к выделенным словам

1. Today my friend and I go to the party. 2. The bar closes at 1 am. 3. I go to the internet café to send some messages to my friends to London. 4. My son wants to buy a new car. 5. It takes me 30 minutes to get there.

4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Simple.

1. He always (to spend) his holiday by the sea.

2. Even though she (not, to study) very hard, she usually (to do) well in exams.

3. Although she (not, to have got) a job, she (to hope) for the best.

4. In spite of her young age, my sister (to play) tennis very well.

5. You (to think) you will be a manager in five years time? - I (to believe) so.

6. She (to hope) she will earn a lot of money in future.

7. I (not, to like) him. He's one of those people who only (to talk) and (to talk) but (to do) nothing,

8. I (not, to think) that the hunting of wild animals can be justified in any way.

9. How you (to get on) with your parents, brothers and sisters?

10. A family Sunday dinner (to symbolize) our importance to one another in good times and bad. It (serve) us touch- stone that (to help) family-members gather to share week's news and plan for future. You (to agree) with me?