Selfstudy The Present Continuous Tense and the Present Simple Tense

Exercise 1. Put the correct verb into the Present Simple.

1. Hello, I……………Kate Kern. And what………………..your name?

2. Hi, my name………………..Ann Brown. I………………glad to meet you. Where……………..you live, Ann?

3. I………….from Leeds. And where…………………..you from? I…………….from London. ……………..there a sports centre in Leeds? Yes, there…………………three big sports centres in my town.

4. What………………..your favourite sport? I like swimming. And what about you? …………………..you like swimming? No, I……… . But my best friend………… . And I like tennis.

5. ……………..you…………….. any hobbies? ……………….you like reading? Yes, I…….. .

6. What………….your favourite books? I like detective stories. Do you? No, I…… .

…………………you any brothers or sisters? No, I…………..an only child. And I………a brother. How…………….is he? He………..4. He……………..go to school. I help him much. You………….a happy girl.

7. She………….pretty and friendly.

8. There………………some mistakes in your dictation.

9. Where……………….the nearest bus stop?

10. ……………that hotel expensive?

11. This sweater………..nice, the trousers…………nice too.

12. There a programme for youth and two films on TV.

Exercise 2. Put the verb in brackets into the Present Simple.

1. ……………….your brother (live)……………… in Moscow? – No, he(not)……He (live)……in Kiev.

2. There……………..a policeman at the door.

3. ………………..you (like)……………. reading books? Yes, I……………. . I (like)……………… to read very much.

4. It (sound)………………….interesting.

5. He (think)……………..he (to be)………….right.

6. Bad news (travel)………………fast.

7. My hair (not)…………..clean. I must wash it.

8. Mary (teach)……………Mathematics at school.

Exercise 3. Put the verb in brackets into the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

1. I (plant)…………………………………………………..a cherry-tree. Will you help me?

2. He (not / feel)…………………………….well. He hasn’t been well for quite a time.

3. This stream (flow)…………………………….to the lake at the bottom of the valley.

4. I (to think)…………………………….you (behave)………………….rather foolishly.

5. I (to think) ……………………………………………………..about your behaviour.

6. Your German (to get)…………………………………………………………….better?

7. I (see)………………………………………………that you (have)………………some problems with this computer.

8. He (understand)…………………………………the rule, but he still (make)……….. …………………………………………………mistakes too often.

9. ‘You (to believe)……………………………….his story?’ ‘Oh no. I never (to believe)………………………………………………….him. He always (to tell) lies.’

10. How many parts this text (to consist of)? …………………………………………..

11. ‘Listen! You (to hear)………………………….that noise?’ ‘That’s our neighbours. They always (to shout)………………………………..like that?’

12. ‘Where is Mom?’ ‘She is in the kitchen. She (to cook)……………………………………………………….dinner.’

13. ‘What you (look)………………………at?’ ‘I (to look)…………………….at the girl over there. You (not to think)………………………………...her dress is wonderful?’

14. Your letters (to be)…………………very welcome, but he (to want)………………..to know everything at first hand.

Exercise 4. Complete the quotations with the following verbs: come / make / do (twice) / sing / get / start / happen / teach / hate (twice) / wait / wash / love

1. He who can,…………………………. . He who cannot,……………………………

(G.B. Shaw)

2. It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it………………..

(W. Allen)

3. He is fanatically tidy. After he takes a bath, he……………………..the soap. (Hugh Leonard)

4. Opera is when a guy………………….knifed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he……………………….(Ed Gardner)

5. Never marry a man who…………………………his mother; he’ll end up hating you. (Jill Bennett)

6. The brain is a wonderful organ. It……………………………working the moment you get up in the morning, and it……………………….not stop until you get to the office. (Robert Frost)

7. A man who………………….whisky and………………..kids can’t be all bad. (W. Fields)

8. The man who………………………no mistakes doesn’t usually make anything. (E. Phelps)

9. Everything………………………..to him who…………………….(Traditional)

Exercise 5. Write whether the underlined verbs are right or wrong. Correct those which are wrong.

1. Tom is in his room. He plays the piano. ………………………………………………

2. Jill is speaking five languages. ……………………………………………………..

3. I’m looking for my glasses. Where are they? ………………………………………

4. My brother is smoking 20 cigarettes a day. …………………………………………

5. I am not understanding what he is speaking about. ………………………………..

6. John is tired, so he has a short sleep. ………………………………………………..

7. The man in the dark grey coat is looking like Tom Garret. ……………………….

8. He doesn’t like ballroom dancing. …………………………………………………….

9. I am looking out of the window, but I am not seeing him. …………………………..

10. I am remembering that holiday we had in France a few years ago. ……………..

11. How much is it costing to send a letter to Paris? ……………………………………

12. My parents are never drinking strong coffee. ……………………………………….

13. I hate big cities. …………………………………………………………………………

14. The play is beginning at half past seven. ……………………………………………

15. What are you thinking of that novel? …………………………………………………

16. What are you thinking about? ………………………………………………………..

Exercise 6. Put in the correct form of – be / being –

1. Daniel is doing some of the work. He………………………very helpful at the moment.

2. I………………tired. I want to go home.

3. The children…………………………….very polite today. They don’t usually behave so well.

4. I’m afraid Melanie can’t come because she…………………….ill.

5. Of course you can understand it. You……………………………..stupid, that’s all.

6. We……………………..interested in doing a course here.

7. Vicky………………………………..very lazy at the moment. She has done no work at all today.

Exercise 7. Translate into English, using the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Кто сейчас сдаёт экзамен? – Моя подруга. …………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Почему вы не смотрите телевизор? – Я готовлюсь к занятиям. …………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. У тебя всё ещё дрожат руки. ……………………………………………………….

3. Что делает твой племянник? – Работает в саду. ……………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Мы сидим у окна, ярко светит солнце, мимо нашего дома спешат люди.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5.Он ведёт себя ужасно. ……………………………………………………………………

6. Я надеюсь, что он не опоздает. …………………………………………………….

7. Я знаю, что ты не любишь ходить по магазинам. ………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. Сейчас мы подходим к церкви 16 века. Каждый год тысячи туристов приезжают в наш город, чтобы полюбоваться ею. …………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Сколько глав в этой книге? – Десять. Сейчас я читаю седьмую. Вы хотите взять её? ………………………………………………………………………………….

9. О чём ты думаешь? - Я думаю о каникулах. …………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. Тед покупает очень много книг и словарей. ……………………………………..

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