Банкова ПРАЦТИЦЕ МАКЕС ПЕРФЕЦТ ПРЕСЕНТ ФОРМС 2015
.pdf9.The canteen staff don’t usually complain.
10.He doesn’t usually hitch-hike.
NB! Mixed Verbs
«Mixed Verbs» (to appear, to feel, to have, to hear, to look, to see, to weigh, etc.) have more than one meaning. In a way, each meaning is a unique verb. Some meanings behave like «Non-Continuous Verbs», while other meanings behave like «Normal Verbs».
List of Mixed Verbs with Examples and Definitions:
to appear:
•Donna appears confused. Non-Continuous Verb
=Donna seems confused.
•My favorite singer is appearing at the jazz club tonight. Normal
Verb
=My favorite singer is giving a performance at the jazz club tonight.
to have:
•I have a dollar now. Non-Continuous Verb
=I possess a dollar.
•I am having fun now. Normal Verb
=I am experiencing fun now.
to hear:
•She hears the music. Non-Continuous Verb =She is hearing the music her ears.
•She is hearing voices. Normal Verb
=She hears something others cannot hear. She is hearing voices in her mind.
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to look:
•Nancy looks tired. Non-Continuous Verb =She seems tired.
•Steve is looking at the pictures. Normal Verb =He is looking with his eyes.
to miss:
•Harry misses Sally. Non-Continuous Verb =He is sad because she is not there.
•Kate is missing her favorite TV program. Normal Verb
=She is not there to see her favorite program.
to see:
•I see her. Non-Continuous Verb
=I see her with my eyes.
•I am seeing the doctor. Normal Verb
=I am visiting or consulting with a doctor. (it’s also used with dentist and lawyer)
•I am seeing her. Normal Verb
=I am having a relationship with her.
•He is seeing ghosts at night. Normal Verb
=He sees something others cannot see. (e.g., ghosts, a vision of the future, etc.)
to smell:
•The coffee smells good. Non-Continuous Verb =The coffee has a good smell.
•I am smelling the flowers. Normal Verb
=I am sniffing the flowers to see what their smell is like.
to taste:
• The coffee tastes good. Non-Continuous Verb =The coffee has a good taste.
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• I am tasting the cake. Normal Verb
=I am trying the cake to see what it tastes like.
to think:
•He thinks the test is easy. Non-Continuous Verb =He considers the test to be easy.
•She is thinking about the question. Normal Verb =She is pondering the question, going over it in her mid.
to weigh:
•The table weighs a lot. Non-Continuous Verb
=The table is heavy.
•She is weighing herself. Normal Verb
=She is determining her weight.
NB! Very Confusing Verbs:
to be:
•Paul is American. Non-Continuous Verb
=Paul is an American citizen.
•Paul is being very American. Normal Verb =Paul is behaving like a stereotypical American.
•Paul is being very rude. Normal Verb
=Paul is behaving very rudely. Usually he is not rude.
• Paul is being very formal. Normal Verb
=Paul is behaving very formally. Usually he is not formal.
Only rarely is "to be" used in a continuous form. This is most commonly done when a person is temporarily behaving badly or stereotypically. It can also be used when someone's behavior is noticeably different.
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to feel:
•The massage feels great. Non-Continuous Verb
=The massage has a pleasant feeling.
•I don't feel well today. Sometimes used as Non-Continuous Verb
=I am a little sick.
•I am not feeling well today. Sometimes used as Normal Verb
=I am a little sick.
The second meaning of «feel» is very flexible and there is no real difference in meaning between «I don't feel well today» and «I am not feeling well today».
Unit 3
Simple Present / Present Continuous
1.Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses:
1.Every Monday Sally (drive) __________ her kids to football practice.
2.Usually, I (work) _________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) _________ French at a language in Paris. That’s why I am in Paris.
3.Be quiet! John (sleep) __________ .
4.Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) __________ .
5.I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ____________ .
6.I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) __________ because everybody (talk) so loudly.
7.Justin (write, currently) ____________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8.Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) ___________ to a movie tonight with some friends.
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9.The business cards (be, normally) ___________ printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) ___________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10.She always (borrow) ____________ money and never (give)
____________ it back.
2.Underline the correct item.
1.I don’t know/I am not knowing where they keep the papers.
2.The bag smells/ is smelling of fish.
3.They weigh/ are weighing their baby every other week.
4.Do you enjoy/Are you enjoying the party?
5.What is he thinking/ does he think about?
6.My friend has/ is having a nice umbrella.
7.He is American. He comes/ is coming from the United States.
8.Great. I think/ am thinking it is worth seeing.
9.The shirt looks/ is looking nice on him.
10.We have/ are having a class at the moment.
3.Put the verbs into the correct form, Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1.My parents … (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where …. (your parents/live)?
2.Can we stop walking soon? … (I/start) to feel tired.
3.The river Nile … (flow) into the Mediterranean.
4.Hurry up! … (Everybody/wait) for you.
5.A: How’s your English? B: Not bad. I think … (it/ improve) slowly.
6.A: What … (your brother /do)? B: He’s an architect, but … (he/not/work) at the moment.
7.Ann is good at languages. She … (speak) four languages very well.
8.A: Can you drive? B: … (I/learn). My father … (teach) me.
9.The river … (flow) very fast todaymuch faster than usual.
4.Use the correct present tense in each sentence.
1.The men (fix) the car now........................................................
2.The girl (speak) English very well............................................
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3.I (owe) John fifty cents ............................................................
4.The women (be) from South America ......................................
5.She (talk) to the teacher now....................................................
6.It (rain) very much in this country............................................
7.The Browns often (attend) concerts..........................................
8.The boys (open) the door now.................................................
9.We always (go) to bed early ....................................................
10.The maid (prepare) dinner now................................................
11.Uncle John (eat) here every night .............................................
12.John and Frank (write) letters right now...................................
13.Mary (need) some money........................................................
14.The boys (study) for two hours every night ..............................
15.Mr. Smith (pay) many bills every month ..................................
16.The children (be) very tired tonight..........................................
17.The boy (run) into the building now.........................................
18.The teacher (close) the door at nine o'clock..............................
19.Mrs. Williams (look) at the paper now......................................
20.Mr. Brown (teach) English from nine to eleven.........................
21.He (begin) the class right now .................................................
22.Mr. Smith (fly) to California every winter ................................
23.Miss Williams (dance) very well ..............................................
24.He (watch) a baseball game every Saturday..............................
25.Mrs. Smith (talk) to Mr. Brown now ........................................
26.They (come) here several times a week ....................................
27.He (put) the boxes on the floor right now.................................
28.He (work) thirty-five hours a week...........................................
29.She (know) all of the new words now ......................................
30.They (finish) the work right now .............................................
31.John (smile) at that pretty girl now...........................................
32.We always (do) the lessons carefully .......................................
33.We (do) lesson four right now .................................................
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5. Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Part 1
1. Tom usually (play) football but today he (play) tennis. 2. What language they (speak) in Holland? What language he (speak) now? 3. The professor (speak) five foreign languages. Right now he (speak) Dutch.
4.My friend always (tell) me the truth, but I see that she (tell) a lie now.
5.– I usually (drive) to my work. – Be careful! You (drive) too fast. 6. She, as a rule, (wear) smart hats. But today she (wear) a funny-looking one. 7. I (do) a lot of work every day. Don't worry! I (know) what I (do).
8.She (to be aggressive) these days. What is wrong? 9. You (eat) fruit every day? What's the name of the fruit you (eat) with such pleasure?
10.She (adore) French perfume but I can't guess what perfume she (wear) tonight. 11. She (not understand) what the teacher (explain) now.
12.She (say) she (love) him very much now. 13. I (not recognize) the man who (give) a talk. 14. You usually (not drink) coffee at this time? What is that you (drink) now?
Part 2
15. I (hear) Nick (want) to know where you (live) now. 16. I (feel) he (have) a lot of problems with his elder son at the moment. 17. I generally (feel) well in summer but right now I (feel) miserable. 18. Paul (feel) that his uncle John (notice) all his faults. 19. Frieda (hate) it when it (rain) outdoors. 20. We (think) they (try) to make up the quarrel. 21. The pop-concert (take) place on Saturday. They still (sell) the tickets. 22. – What platform the train for Sochi (leave)? – According to the time-table it always (start) from Platform Two. 23. The night-show (open) at 10.30 this evening. 24. It's a national holiday today. The bank (work)? 25. – Nelly, why you (hurry) so much? – My plane (leave) at 7.45. 26. He forever (come) late. It’s very annoying. 27. She (be polite) to me these day. I can’t figure out what she wants of me. 28. Every Sunday he (watch) birds in the forest. Be quiet, the photographer (watch) that bird. He (want) to take a picture.
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6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous tense.
Part 1
1. Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds. 2. You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath. 3. He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea. 4. What she (do) in the evenings? – She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV. 5. I won't go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella. 6. The last train (leave) the station at 11.30. 7. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him. 8. Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her own clothes. 9. Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays. 10. I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. - Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway. 11. I (wear) my sun glasses today because the sun is very strong. 12. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it. 13. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room. 14. The kettle (boil) now Shall I make the tea? 15. You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? – I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end. 16. How you (get) to work as a rule? – I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car. 17. Why you (put) on your coat? – I (go) for a walk. You (come) with me? – Yes, I'd love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog? 18. How much you (owe) him? – I (owe) him £5. – You (intend) to pay him? 19. You (belong) to your local library? - Yes, I do. – You (read) a lot? – Yes, quite a lot. – How often you (change) your books? – I (change) one every day.
Part 2
20. Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) able to learn modern Greek. 21. I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything. 22. You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow. 23. I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell anyone. – I (promise). 24. You always (write) with your left hand? 25. You (love) him? – No, I (like) him very much but I (not love) him. 26. You (dream) at night? – Yes, I always (dream) and if I (eat) too much supper I (have) nightmares. 27. The milk (smell) sour. You (keep) milk a long time? 28. These workmen are never satisfied;
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they always (complain). 29. We (use) this room today because the window in the other room is broken. 30. He always (say) that he will mend the window but he never (do) it. 31. You (know) why an apple (fall) down and not up? 32. You (write) to him tonight? – Yes, I always (write) to him on his birthday. You (want) to send any message? 33. Tom and Mr. Pitt (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what they (talk) about. 34. You (believe) all that the newspapers say? – No, I (not believe) any of it. – Then why you (read) newspapers? 35. This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all right? – Oh, that noise (not matter). It always (make) a noise like that. 36. The fire (smoke) horribly. I can't see across the room. – I (expect) that birds (build) a nest in the chimney. – Why you (not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys? 37. Tom (do) that sometimes but it (not seem) to make any difference. 38. I (to stay) at me friends’ in London at the moment.
7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous tense.
Part 1
1.What Tom (think) of the Budget? – He (think) it most unfair. – I (agree) with him.
2.What this one (cost)? – It (cost) forty pence.
3.You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight.
4.You (see) my car keys anywhere? – No, I (look) for them but I (not see) them.
5.He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about something else.
6.This book is about a man who (desert) his family and (go) to live on a Pacific island.
7.You (understand) what the lecturer is saying? – No, I (not understand) him at all.
8.What you (have) for breakfast usually? – I usually (eat) a carrot and (drink) a glass of cold water.
9.When the curtain (rise) we (see) a group of workers. They (picket) a factory gate.
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10.Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite slowly. I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at 4 o'clock and she (not like) to be kept waiting.
11.You (recognize) that man? – I (think) that I have seen him before but I (not remember) his name.
12.Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they (wait) for.
13.This message has just arrived and the man (wait) in case you (want) to send a reply.
14.Stop! You (not see) the notice? – I (see) it but I can't read it because I (not wear) my glasses. What it (say)? – It (say) 'These premises are patrolled by guard dogs'.
15.She always (borrow) from me and she never (remember) to pay me back.
16.You (need) another blanket or you (feel) warm enough?
17.It (save) time if you (take) the path through the wood? – No, it (not matter) which path you take.
Part 2
1.I (save) up because I (go) abroad in July.
2.I (think) it is a pity you don't take more exercise. You (get) fat.
3.The plane that you (look) at now just (take) off for Paris.
4.Tom never (do) any work in the garden; he always (work) on his
car.
5.What he (do) to his car now? – I (think) he (polish) it.
6.That film (come) to the local cinema next week. You (want) to
see it?
7.How Peter (get) on at school? – Very well. He (seem) to like the
life.
8.Why Mrs. Pitt (look) so angry? Mr. Pitt (smoke) a cigarette and (drop) the ash on the carpet.
9.This is our itinerary. We (leave) home on the 8th, (arrive) in Paris on the 9th, (spend) the day in Paris, and (set) out that night for Venice. – That (sound) most interesting. You must tell me all about it when you (get) back.
10.This story is about a boy who (make) friends with a snake which he (find) in his garden. Then he (go) away but he (not forget) the snake and some years later he (return) and (look) for it.
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