Сравнение настоящих времен The Present Tenses Compared exercises

Exercise 1.

Choose the correct answer.

1.

____ TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise!

a) Do you watch

b) Are you watching

c) Have you been watching

2.

The hole in the ozone layer ____ bigger and bigger.

a) has become

b) is becoming

c) become

3.

I’m tired because I ____ an English book for a long time.

a) read

b) have been reading

c) am reading

4.

We ____ a lot of interesting people in the last few days.

a) have met

b) meet

c) are meeting

5.

They usually ____ coffee after their evening meal.

a) have been drinking

b) are drinking

c) drink

6.

Janet ____ traveled by air before.

a) travels

b) has never travelled

c) is travelling

7.

Shut up! You ____ a lot of noise.

a) have never made

b) usually make

c) are always making

8.

Sally ____ the bus. She is always on time.

a)hasnevermissed

b) rarely misses

c) hasn’t been missing

9.

Jane is in the garden now. She ____ the flowers.

a) smells

b) has smelt

c) is smelling

10.

He ____ my personal diary without asking me.

a) has been reading

b) read

c) is reading

Exercise 2.

Correct the mistakes.

1.

I am going to work by bus every day.

2.

I haven’t visited my home town when I left school.

3.

Jane studies this subject for five years.

4.

Mary have just finished reading a very interesting book.

5.

I am liking reading detective stories.

6.

Go you to the office every day?

7.

Peter plays in the garden at the moment.

8.

More and more species become extinct.

9.

I am learning how to play chess for three years now.

10.

Does Helen have a rest in Crimea since summer?

Exercise 3.

Complete the letter using the correct tense.

Exercise 4.

A. Work in pairs. Make a dialogue to talk about your friends’ interests and hobbies. You should mention:

B. Say if you think that is a good hobby or not, and why.