5. Упражнения на сравнение Present Progressive и Present Simple

Упражнение 41. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Progressive или в Present Simple.

I (to take) my sister to school now. He (to help) his father now. We (not to watch) TV now. She (no to work) now. You (to eat) now? He (to play) now? What you (to read) now? What he (to drink) now? Who (to sleep) now? We (to speak) English now?

I (to take) her to school every day He (to help) his father very often. We (not to watch) TV every day. She (not to work) at an office. You (to eat) at school? He (to play) in the afternoon? He (to play) in the afternoon? What he (to drink) in the evening? Who (to sleep) every night? What language we usually (to speak)?

Упражнение 42. Заполните пропуски следующими словами: Am/ is/ are/ do/ does/ don’t /doesn’t.

1. Excuse me, … speak English? 2. «Have a cigarette». – «No, thank you, I … smoke». 3. Why … you laughing at me? 4. «What … she do?» – «She is a dentist». 5. I … want to go out. It … raining. 6. «Where … you come from?» – «From Canada». 7. How much … it cost to send a letter to Canada? 8. I can’t talk to you at the moment. I … working. 9. George is a good tennis player but he … play very often. 10. Look at the sky: the clouds … moving slowly.

Упражнение 43. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Progressive или в Present Simple.

1. I (to sit) in the waiting room at the doctor’s now. 2. I (not to work) in my office now. 3. Eric (to talk) about his holiday plans but Kenny (not to listen) to him. He (to think) about his new car at the moment. 4. My cousin (not to live) in Moscow. 5. The children (not to sleep) now. 6. She (to read) in the evenings. 7. Who (to listen) to music right now. 8. Henry usually (not to wear) glasses and now he (to wear) sunglasses. 9. Listen! Who (to play) the piano in the next room? 10. How is your brother? – He is not well yet, but his health (to improve) day after day. 11. You (to play) chess now? 12. Your father (to work) at the factory? 13. I (to go) for a walk after dinner. 14. What she (to talk) about now? 15. They (to be) good dancers but they (not to go) to discos very often. 16. Where your cousin (to work)? – He (to work) at a hospital. 17. Look! The baby (to sleep). 18. He (to help) his mother every day? 19. my father (not to sleep) now. He (to work) in the garden. 20. You (to go) to school on Sundays?

Упражнение 44. Правильно ли употреблены выделенные глаголы? Исправьте неправильные предложения.

1.I don’t know your telephone number. 2. Please don’t make much noise. I study. 3. Look! Somebody is climbing up that tree over there. 4. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? 5. Are you believing in God? 6. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. 7. The moon goes round the earth. 8. I’m thinking it would be a good idea to leave early. 9. I’m usually going to work by car. 10. Tom is having a shower at the moment.

Упражнение 45. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present Progressive или в Present Simple.

1. Вы часто навещаете своих друзей? 2. Что вы пишите? – Мы пишем слова урока седьмого. 3. Они часто пишут диктанты? 4. Я хожу в свое учреждение каждое утро. 5. Куда идут эти рабочие? – Они идут на фабрику. 6. Кто стоит у окна? – Моя сестра. 7. Во время урока наш учитель обычно стоит у стола. 8. Многие инженеры нашего Министерства изучают иностранные языки. 9. Эти ученики учат сейчас новые слова. 10. Вы любите получать письма? – Да.

Упражнение 46. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Progressive или в Present Simple.

1. I (not to belong) to a political party. 2. Hurry! The bus (to come). I (not to want) to miss it. 3. The River Nile (to flow) into the Mediterranean. 4. The rivet (to flow) very fast today – much faster than usual. 5. It ever (to snow) in India? 6. You can borrow my umbrella. I (not to need) it at the moment. 7. We usually (to grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we (not to grow) any. 8. George says he’s 80 years old but I (not to believe). 9. Ron is in London at the moment. He (to stay) at the Hilton hotel. He usually (to stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he’s in London. 10. My parents (to live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where your parents (to live)? 11.I`m sorry. I (not to understand). Please speak more slowly. 12. She’s tired. She (to want) to go home now. 13. You (to hear) me now? 14. Hurry up! We (not to have) much time left. – I (to come). 15. I (to be sad). That (to be) I (to cry). 16. You (to have) any idea where Rick (to be)? I (not to see) him at work now. – He (to visit) his friends in Spain. 17. I (not to like) to watch TV very often. But at the moment I (to enjoy) my favourite film “Gone with the Wind”. And I (to be) very happy. 18. I (to write) a letter to my grandmother who (to live) in Novgorod. I (to write) to her very often. 19. Where Boris (to be)? I (to look) for him. – He (to have) dinner. 20. I (to have) no time now, I (to have) dinner.