Simple tenses. Тренировочные упражнения

Выберите правильный вариант ответа

1. Mrs Pocock ____ to raise money for the hospital transplant programme.

1) want 2) is wanted 3) have wanted 4) wants

2. At the age of nineteen Mike Leaf ____ to work in Japan.

1) went 2) go 3) gone 4) enjoyed

3. Oh, dear! The coffee ____ wonderful.

1) smelling 2) smells 3) smell 4) is smelt

4. The ship sank because the engineer ____ for help.

1) not called 2) wasn't calling 3) didn't call 4) called

5. You're quite right, Fred. I ____ with you.

1) completely agreeing 3) have completely agreed

2) completely agree 4) am completely agreed

6. One day in 1987 the headmaster ____ Colin practicing the violin.

1) was hearing 2) heard 3) had heard 4) was heard

7. She ____ her dentist twice a year.

1) sees 2) is seeing 3) has seen 4) see

8. Do you think he___ me after so much time has passed?

1) recognizes 3) will be recognizing

2) is recognizing 4) 'll recognize

9. His father ____ a chain of restaurants in London.

1) owning 2) is owned 3) owns 4) had owned

10. Can you explain why water always ____ downhill?

1) runs 2) is running 3) run 4) will run

Simple tenses. Контрольный тест

Выберите правильный вариант ответа

1. Mr Smith ____ sick today.

1) being 2) is 3) does 4) will

2. He always ____ his homework carefully.

1) is preparing 2) will prepare 3) prepares 4) has prepared

3. They ____ to the park as often as they can.

1) went 2) have gone 3) go 4) would go

4. She ____ her mind every day.

1) will change 2) has changed 3) change 4) changes

5. I'm sure you ____ the book you've lost.

1) find 2) found 3) will find 4) were finding

6. Your cough ____ bad.

1) sounds 2) sound 3) is sounding 4) is sounded

7. Do you know exactly when the train ____ according to the timetable?

1) arrives 2) is arriving 3) arrive 4) will arrive

8. Hurry up! The concert ____ in 15 minutes.

1) was starting 2) start 3) starts 4) started

9. When the teacher ____ the room, the students were talking.

1) entering 2) entered 3) would enter 4) had entered

10. When you return home, you ____ a lot of changes.

1) 'll notice 2) noticed 3) notice 4) have noticed

Времена группы progressive (Продолженные времена)

to be +Ving

Следующие глаголы не используются во временах группы Progressive:

be have see

believe like agree

know love disagree

recognize hate mean

remember prefer need

understand want deserve

wish belong

Вместо Progressive tenses употребляется времена группы Simple, например:

I know the answer. NOT I am knowing the answer.

She understands me. NOT She is understanding me.

THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (Настоящее продолженное время)

am/is/are + Ving

I am waiting, she is coming.

The present progressive используется в следующих случаях: