- •Exercise 1. Define the tense form:
- •Exercise 2. Put the verb in the right tense form:
- •Exercise 3. Change the verb to prepare and fill in the table.
- •Tense forms compared
- •Present simple (I do) and present continuous (I am doing)
- •Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.
- •Exercise 7. Read the following dialogue between a hotel owner and the receptionist. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •* Exercise 9. In the following sentences, the adverbs of frequency are in the wrong place. Make the corrections.
- •* Exercise 15. Complete this letter with the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. Use each verb in the list once. The first (0) is given as an example.
- •Present continuous (I am doing) and present perfect continuous (I have been doing)
- •Exercise 2. Choose the correct alternative.
- •Exercise 3. Put the verb into the present continuous (I am –ing) or present perfect continuous (I have been –ing).
- •Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or present perfect continuous. Translate into Russian.
- •Exercise 6. Translate into English.
- •Present perfect continuous (I have been doing) and present perfect (I have done)
- •Present forms (revision)
- •The facts…
- •The changes…
- •The Action Taken…
- •Present perfect (I have done) and past simple
- •Ask about the missing information.
- •Now find answers to the questions.
- •Then and now
- •* Write an application letter for this job. You may write for yourself or you may invent an applicant.
- •Past perfect (I had done) and past perfect continuous (I had been doing)
- •Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past perfect continuous.
- •Exercise 3. Match column a with column b to make correct sentences. Which is the first action in each pair?
- •Conference report
- •Flying home
- •Past continuous (I was doing) and past simple(I did)
- •Present and past (Revision)
- •Future forms
- •Future simple
- •Going to
- •Present continuous
- •Present simple
- •Aquarius
- •Future continuous
- •Future perfect simple
- •Future perfect continuous
- •Future forms (Revision)
- •Final test
- •Содержание
Exercise 1. Define the tense form:
consult, organized, has grown, manages, is checking, utilize, will improve, have lost, had employed, has been supervising, demanded, was calculating, will reduce, will be increasing, will be cooperating, had been promoting, will have provided, will have been accumulating, will accept, were researching, is distributing.
Exercise 2. Put the verb in the right tense form:
Past Continuous (solve), Future Perfect (sell), Present Simple (earn), Future Continuous (keep), Present Perfect Continuous (finance), Past Simple (go), Present Perfect (grow), Past Perfect (involve), Future Simple (define), Present Continuous (develop), Past Perfect Continuous (construct), Future Perfect Continuous (arrange).
Exercise 3. Change the verb to prepare and fill in the table.
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Simple |
Continuous |
Perfect |
Perfect Continuous |
Present |
every day |
now |
already |
for 5 years |
Past |
yesterday |
yesterday at 6 o’clock |
yesterday before he came |
yesterday for 2 hours, when he came |
Future |
tomorrow |
tomorrow at 6 o’clock |
tomorrow by 5 o’clock |
tomorrow, next year for 5 years already |
Tense forms compared
Present simple (I do) and present continuous (I am doing)
PRESENT SIMPLE |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
We use the Present Simple:
She works for an insurance company. - …работает… |
We use the Present Continuous:
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Sales are increasing at the moment. - …увеличиваются… |
I use my mobile phone every day. - …пользуюсь… |
I am using John’s mobile phone because I left mine at home. - …пользуюсь… |
The sun rises in the East. - …всходит… |
You’re always borrowing money! |
Our hero goes off to search for the treasure, which he eventually finds after many adventures. - …отправляется…, …находит… |
I’m leaving tomorrow. - …уезжаю… |
Time expressions: |
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always, never, ever, as a rule, every day (week, month, year), now and then, generally, seldom, occasionally, usually, regularly, rarely, sometimes, from time to time, frequently, often, etc. |
now, right now, at the moment, always, constantly, still, just, at present, currently, etc. |
When we use always with the Present Simple, it usually means every time:
I always complain if the service is bad in restaurants.
When we use always with the Present Continuous, it means all the time or too/very often.
You’re always complaining that waiters are rude.
We do not usually use certain verbs in the Present Continuous, e.g.:
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appearance:
composition:
connection:
existence:
knowledge:
likes and dislikes:
needs and wants:
opinion:
possession:
senses:
appear, resemble, seem
consist of, contain, have
come from, concern, cost, fit, suit
be, exist
forget, know, realise, understand, remember
dislike, hate, like, love, prefer
need, want, wish
believe, doubt, imagine, suppose, think, mean
belong to, have, own, owe, possess
feel, hear, notice, see, smell, sound, taste
We can use some of the verbs from this table in the Present Continuous when they have different meanings. Here are some examples.
PRESENT SIMPLE |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
She has (got) a big car. (= possession) I have three brothers. (=connection)
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She is having an operation/a good time/a meal/a bath. (=actively involved in) |
They think it’s too expensive. (=opinion) |
They are thinking of buying a cheaper car. (=considering) I’m just thinking. (=at this moment)
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I feel what we did was wrong. (=opinion)
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I am feeling exhausted. (=physical reaction) |
Do you see what I mean? (=knowledge; understand) |
Are you seeing a lot of Mary nowadays? (=spending time with) You’re seeing things – there’s nobody at the window. (=imagining) |
This juice tastes good. (=senses) |
He is tasting the milk to see if it’s OK. (=checking the quality) |
She appears to be very upset. (=appearance) |
The Blues Band is appearing at the Odeon on Saturday. (=performing) |
We can use verbs that describe the way we feel physically in a Simple or Continuous form with no change of meaning:
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I feel sick.
My feet ache.
My leg hurts.
or:
or:
or:
I am feeling sick.
My feet are aching.
My leg’s hurting.