II. Tenses

1. Present Tenses

Task 18. Fill in the table with the missed forms of the present tenses (S – subject, V - verb):

Present Simple	Present Continuous
+ S + V1 (-s/es) - S + do(es)n’t + V1 ? _________________	+ S + am/is/are + Ving - _________________ ? Am/is/are + S + Ving
Present Perfect	Present Perfect Continuous
+ _________________ - S + haven’t/hasn’t + V3 ? _________________	+ S + have/has been + Ving - _____________________ ? Have/has + S + been + Ving

Task 19. Identify the tenses in the following sentences:

Tense

1. The Moon goes round the Earth. _________________

2. Every year she visits her grandparents in Scotland. _________________

3. I’m flying to California next Monday. _________________

4. Johnny has ridden a camel. _________________

5. Dad is trying to fix the shelf at the moment. _________________

6. I’ve been learning English for 6 years. _________________

7. You are always shouting at me! _________________

8. We haven’t had breakfast today. _________________

9. Do you hear me? _________________

10. Her eyes are red. She’s been crying. _________________

11. It’s getting colder day by day. _________________

12. Stephen has known me for ages. _________________

13. Our son has broken a window in the neighbours’ house. _________________

14. My train leaves at 7 a.m. _________________

15. This road leads to Sheffield. _________________

16. Jack’s living at his aunt’s this month. _________________

17. When Sam comes he’ll open the door if he takes the key. _________________

18. I’m reading an interesting book this week. _________________

Task 20. Match the sentences from Task 2 with the correct descriptions of the use of tenses below:

a) actions taking place at the moment of speaking ( with action verbs); b) actions started in the past and continuing up to the present (with stative verbs); c) permanent situations; d) life experience; e) facts, truth, laws of nature; f) changing or developing situations; g) expressing anger, criticism, irritation; h) repeated actions; i) actions happened at an unstated past time and are connected to the present; j) actions going on around now; k) plans for the future; l) timetables, programmes; m) actions started in the past and continuing up to the present (with action verbs); n) action that happened within a time period which is not over; o) temporary states, situations; p) actions started in the past and lasted for some time with visible results in the present; q) actions taking place at the moment of speaking ( with stative verbs);

r) in clauses of time and condition.

Task 21: Fill in the table with the descriptions of their use from Task 3:

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Task 22. Put the verbs in brackets either into Present Simple or Present Continuous:

1. He _________ (run) a large company.

2. I _________ (look) for a place to live, so at the moment I ________ (stay) at my friend’s.

3. Dirk _____ constantly_________ (lose) his things!

4. I __________ (get) tired of your constant complaints.

5. As soon as he __________ (call) we’ll start packing.

6. The bus _________ (leave) at 2 p.m. Hurry up!

7. They _________ (meet) on Tuesday in the café on the corner.

8. The police _______still__________ (look) for the criminal.

9. The cake _________ (smell) perfect.

10. Every weekend we ___________ (go) to the country.

Task 23. Look at the picture and tell your groupmates about these people’s life. Use the following adverbs:

usually every day at the weekends now at the moment

Task 24. Put the verbs in brackets either into Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous:

1. I _________ (ride) a camel twice.

2. How long ______ you __________ (learn) English?

3. The broken lorry ________ (block) the road, so now I’m in a traffic jam.

4. This summer we __________ (visit) our grandparents.

5. She _________ (know) me since we were at school.

6. Mum is so exhausted. She _______________ (work) in the garden.

7. I ___________ (have) this dog for 2 years. He _________ (become) my friend.

8. I don’t know the answer. You _________ (get) me here.

9. Correct all the mistakes you _________ (make).

10. He ___________ (wear) the same sweater for a week already.

Task 25. A: Work in pairs. Ask your partner the following questions. Write down his/her answer:

Answer

1. How long have you been going to the same hairdresser? ______________

2. Do you have any bad habit? If yes, how long have you had it? ______________

3. Do you have a pet? If yes, how long have you had it? ______________

4. How long have you known your best friend? ______________

5. How long have you been living in the same place? ______________

6. What hobby do you have? How long have you been doing it? ______________

7. How long have you been learning English? ______________

8. How long have you had the same cellphone? ______________

9. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? How long have you been ______________

dating with him/her? ______________

10. How long have you been wearing the same watch? ______________

B: Analyze the answers in your group and find out who has been doing smth. the longest.

Task 26. Underline the correct form of the verb:

1. I have never been/never was in Germany. I hope/am hoping I’ll go there in summer.

2. She has cried/has been crying. Her eyes are red.

3. The plane takes off/is taking off at 10.25 a.m. You have/are having 5 minutes to pack your suitcase.

4. You are always leaving/always leave your things everywhere. I get/have got tired of it.

5. He is recovering/recovers. He has been/is in hospital for a week already.

6. I haven’t seen/haven’t been seeing you for 15 years. You changed/have changed a lot.

7. Every summer they go/are going to Turkey. But this summer they go/are going to Thailand.

8. If anyone comes/will come, ask them to wait.

9. Water freezes/is freezing at 0 degrees Celsius. If the water is freezing/freezes, take it inside.

10. I have always loved /have always been loving this town.

Task 27. Imagine that you are one of the following fairytale characters. Say what you do

• every day;

• what you are doing now;

• what you have been doing for the last 2 hours (days, weeks);

• what you have done recently.

Your groupmates should guess who you are:

1. Cinderella

2. Little Red Riding Hood

3. Santa Claus

4. Big Bad Wolf

5. Three Little Pigs

6. Batman

7. Frodo Baggins

8. Alice in Wonderland

9. Sleeping Beauty

10. Harry Potter

Task 28. Translate into English using present tenses:

1. Он выглядит очень хорошо, потому что каждый день занимается спортом.
2. С каждым днем становится все холоднее. Я с нетерпением жду поездки в Египет. Мы улетаем туда в следующий понедельник.
3. В этом году городские власти строят новую детскую больницу. Надеюсь, когда она откроется, все дети пройдут в ней курс лечения.
4. Кейт болтает по телефону уже полчаса. Она постоянно сплетничает со своими подругами!
5. Семья Тейлоров купила новую яхту. В этом году они проведут свой отпуск на море.
6. Как только он появится, я задам ему этот вопрос. Ответ на него меня интересует уже два дня.
7. Поезд прибывает в 7.30. Если мы не выйдем через 10 минут, мы опоздаем. – Да, я как раз звоню в службу такси.
8. Я знаю ее целую вечность. Мы понимаем друг друга с полуслова.
9. Я чувствую себя великолепно! Никогда раньше во мне не было столько сил и энергии.
10. Куда ведет эта дорога? – Понятия не имею.