The Present Indefinite and the Present Continuous Tenses (Revision)

8. Put the verb to be and the verb to do into the correct form. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Where … you come from? – From Canada. 2. Take an umbrella. It … snowing. 3. You can turn off the television. I … not watching it. 4. Computers … a useful addition to our fast-moving world of high technology. 5. What … she do? – She’s an engineer. 6. I … want to go out. It … raining 7. How much … it cost to send a letter to Canada? 8. I can’t talk to you at the moment. I … working. 9. What … you? – I’m an electrician. 10. The main feature of the neutron … lack of charge. 11. Superconductors, materials that have no resistance to the flow of electricity, … one of the last great frontiers of scientific discovery.

9. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous:

1. Why you (to walk) so fast today? You usually (to walk) quite slowly. – I (to hurry). I am afraid to miss the train. 2. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I (to prefer) tea. 3. You (to hear) the speaker well? – Yes, I (to hear) him clearly. I (to listen) very attentively, but I still (not to understand) what he (to drive) at. 4. How is your English? – Not bad. It (to improve) slowly. 5. It (to grow) cold. I (not / to want) to stay here any longer. 6. I (to look) at the barometer and (to see) that it (to fall). 7. The water (to boil). Can you turn it off? 8. Water (to boil) at 100 Degrees Celsius. 9. It (to be) the worst weather anyone (to remember). 10. The River Nile (to flow) into the Mediterranean. 11. Look at the river. It (to flow) very fast today – much faster than usual. 12. The population of the world (to increase) very fast. 13. Every day the population of the world (to increase) by about 200 000 people. 14. I’ve got a computer, but I (not / to use) it much. 15. The Moon (to go) round the Earth in about 27 days. 16. Except for Mercury and Venus, each of the planets (to have) at least one satellite. 17. Even the fastest of the heavy molecules (to move) slowly compared with the light ones. 18. In an ordinary circuit the current (to go) through all its phases in succession.

10. Use the words in brackets to write sentences. All the sentences are future. Use the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.

1. (I /not / to go out / tonight)

2. (The conference / to start / at / 8.15)

3. (What / to do / on Friday?) (We / to visit / the Tower)

4. (The English course / to finish / on 10 May)

5. (I / to meet / the delegation / this evening)

6. (My train / to leave / at 12.20)

7. (What time / you / to come?)

8. (I / not / to go / to / London / tomorrow)

9. (When /the plane / to leave?) (It / to leave / at / 8.00 p.m.)

11. Which is right? Complete the sentences. Translate into Russian.

1. Some people … always late. (is or are?)

2. A lot of people … television every day. (watch or watches?)

3. The police … looking for the stolen car. (is or are?)

4. I need my glasses, but I can’t find … . (it or them?)

5. I can’t imagine where to get the money. I need … badly. (them or it?)

6. The president is not popular. The people … like him. (don’t or doesn’t?)

7. When the News … we’ll have supper. (are over or is over?)

8. My new jeans … very expensive. (cost or costs?)

9. … your watch show the correct time? (do or does?) It … fast. (is or are?)