Present Indefinite (Теперішній час)

Present Indefinite is used for:

- long-term situations: She lives in Brazil.

- routine activities: She wakes up at 7 a.m.

- feelings and opinions: He likes her very much.

- facts, general truths, laws of nature: The weather is rainy in autumn.

- sport commentaries, narration: He runs and kicks ball.

- timetables, programmes: The train arrives at 8 p.m.

- is used with such time expressions: always, usually, often, seldom, sometimes, every day/week/ month/ year, on Mondays /Tuesdays, etc., in the morning / afternoon/evening, at night/the weekend.

POSITIVE (+)		NEGATIVE (-)			QUESTION (?)			SHORT ANSWER
I You We They	work.	I You We They	do not (don’t)	work.	Do	I You We They	work?	Yes, No,	I You We They	do. don’t.
He She It	works.	He She It	does not (doesn’t)	work.	Does	He She It	work?	Yes, No,	He She It	does. doesn’t.

2. Translate into English (using Present Indefinite Tense).

1. Я вивчаю англійську мову. 2. Мій друг також її вивчає. 3. Де ти живеш? – Я живу в Києві. 4. Він читає українські газети? – Ні, він читає лише англійські. 5. Вона не любить морозиво, але вона обожнює шоколад. 6. Вони не слухають класичну музику, але ходять на рок-концерти. 7. Він погано грає в шахи. 8. Ми часто ходимо за покупками в суботу, а в неділю ми відпочиваємо. 9. Його потяг прибуває на 2 платформу о 10:35. 11. Зазвичай погода дощова восени. 11. Він заходить до кімнати і бачить, що його телефон лежить на столі. 12. Ми не знаємо, що робити. 13. Він навчається в університеті? – Ні, він працює тренером. 14. Ти виглядаєш втомленим.

Topic 3. One’s daily routine

1. Read the text below, say if your daily routines are the same.

Daily Routines

Getting Up/Going to Bed

During the week I usually wake up at 6:30 a.m. Sometimes I lie in bed for a few minutes, but then I have to get up and get dressed. Most nights, I go to bed [get into bed] at about 11:30 p.m. I'm usually pretty tired, sо I go to sleep / fall asleep right away. Occasionally, though, I can't get to sleep [succeed in sleeping]. When that happens I finally fall asleep about 3 a.m., and then I oversleep [sleep too long] in the morning. If I stay up late [go to bed very late], I try to take a nap [a short sleep, e.g., 30 minutes] in the afternoon. The weekends are different. On Saturday and Sunday I sleep in [sleep later in the morning than usual, e.g., until 10 or 10:30 a.m.].

Food

During the week I have breakfast [eat breakfast] at 7:30 a.m., lunch at 1:00 p.m., and dinner around 7 p.m. I also have one or two snacks [small amounts of food], e.g., cookies or fruit, during the day at work. I live alone / by myself [without other people], so I have to make my own breakfast and dinner [prepare breakfast and dinner for myself]. I also have to feed [give food to] my two cats twice a day.

Staying Clean

In the morning I take shower, and I usually wash my hair at the same time. I usually shave after I wash my face, and then I brush my teeth. Sometimes, I take a bath in the evening if I want to relax.

Work

I leave for work / leave home / leave the house at about в ала, and get to work [arrive at work] by 9 a.m. I take а lunch break [stop work for lunch] about 1 p.m. and I take a couple of coffee break [time off work for coffee or other refreshment] during the day. I leave work / get off work around 5 p.m. and get home by 6 p.m.

Evenings

On weeknights I stay home [don't leave home] and relax or just do nothing. But on weekends I go out with friends [leave the house for social reasons, e.g., go to the movies] and usually stay out late [come home late at night]. Sometimes I have friends over for dinner [invite friends to my home and cook dinner for them], or friends come over [visit me at the house] to watch videos or play cards [play card games, e.g., poker or bridge].

Housework

I go shopping / do the shopping [buy groceries] on Saturdays. I also do the laundry [wash clothes] and ironing on weekends. I do the dishes [wash the dishes] every evening anal take out the garbage/trash every other day. I guess I don't do the vacuuming [clean carpets with a vacuum cleaner] as often as I should.

2. The text has some expressions with have/take/do+ noun. Can you think of three for each verb?

have breakfast, ..., ...., .... . take a nap, ..., ...., .... . do the dishes, ..., ..., ... .

3. Translate the following sentences into English. Begin your sentences with:

1. It's necessary to ... (регулярно готуватись до іспитів, щоденно виконувати домашні завдання, робити ранкову зарядку, конспектувати всі лекції, приходити на заняття завчасно).

2. I hardly ever ... (здаю іспити достроково, снідаю в нашій їдальні, лягаю спати рано, роблю орфографічні помилки).

3. As a matter of fact I... (перебуваю в університеті майжу цілий день, приймаю душ вранці і ввечері, обідаю в їдальні університету, у мене є всі неохідні підручники).