Student’s Worksheet – Practice 1

Ex. 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use Present Continuous.

1. She _____________ (cook) at the moment.

2. He _____________ (not run) in the park. He’s at home.

3. _____________ (you go) to the gym now?

4. Her dog _____________ (play) in the garden now.

5. My parents _____________ (not move) this month.

6. I _____________ (not make) dinner at the moment.

7. _____________ (they watch) TV now?

8. Mike _____________ (have) a bath now.

9. Be quiet! My children _____________ (sleep).

10. Chris _____________ (not play) tennis.

Ex. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use Present Simple.

1. _____________ (Thelma like) tea?

2. Mr Jones _____________ (not go) to work on Saturdays.

3. Tom and Carrie _____________ (love) horror films.

4. He often _____________ (play) football on Friday.

5. Mandy _____________ (drive) to work every day.

6. Our cats _____________ (not like) milk.

7. Where _____________ (our parents) live?

8. My children _____________ (not go) to school.

9. _____________ (you drink) alcohol?

10. What languages _____________ (he speak)?

Ex. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use Present Simple and Present Continuous.

0. ‘Where’s Sam?’ ‘He __is having__ (have) a shower.’

1. What time ______________ usually (you go) to bed?

2. Mary is in the kitchen. She ______________ (cook) spaghetti now.

3. This big house ______________ (belong) to my grandmother.

4. My parents ______________ (live) in Germany.

5. I have a car but I ______________ (not usually drive) it to work.

6. Can you please be quiet? I ______________ (do) my homework.

7. ______________ (you want) to go to the disco with me?

8. I ____________ (tell) the truth but he ______________ (not believe) me

9. It ______________ (often rain) in Great Britain.

10. Terry ______________ (have) a lot of CDs and cassettes at home.

Student’s Worksheet – Practice 3

Ex1. Underline the correct answer.

0. I ______ go to work from Monday to Friday.

   1. isn’t b) don’t c) doesn’t

1. ______ she cooking dinner at the moment?

   1. Do b) Are c) Is

2. My girlfriend and I ______ to music in the evening.

   1. listen b) listens c) listening

3. My brother ______ everybody in his school.

   1. know b) knows c) knowing

4. ______ your children playing in the garden at the moment?

   1. Are b) Is c) Do

5. ______ they like school?

   1. Are b) Do c) Does

Ex. 2 Correct the mistakes.

0. He don’t speak English. – He doesn’t speak English.

1. She is playing tennis every Sunday morning.

2. Does you like music?

3. Linda work in a bank.

4. Meg always have lunch after school.

5. Sarah and Lenny lives in Los Angeles.

6. Is you watching TV at the moment?

7. Kelly is like fruit.

8. Where do you going?

9. We are sometimes eat lunch in a restaurant.

10. I knowing you.

Homework

Ex. 1 Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Dear Donna,

I 1)___________ (write) to you from the Golden Beach Hotel. I’m here with Sandy and Pat. The hotel 2)___________ (belong) to Pat’s uncle and she 3)__________ (spend) every summmer here.

The place is very nice and I 4)___________ (think) all the people at the hotel 5)___________ (have) a nice time. We 6)___________ (swim) and 7)___________ (go) windsurfing every morning. At noon we 8)___________ (have) lunch and in the evening we 9)___________ (go) for walks.

Today it 10)___________ (rain) so we can’t go out. I 11)___________ (hate) this weather! At the moment Sandy and Pat 12)___________ (have) lunch. They 13)___________ (eat) fish today and it 14)___________ (smell) very good.

15)__________ (you have) a good time at home? Write soon and tell me all your news.

Love,

Jessy

Ex. 2 Put am/is/are or do/does.

1. My father _____ reading a newspaper.

2. Nancy ______not go to work by car.

3. ____ the weather good today?

4. Peter and Ann ______ not like ice cream.

5. When _____ your mother go shopping?

6. ____ he working at the moment?

7. I _____ not having a bath. I _____ having a shower.

8. _____ they walking their dog?

9. ____ it snowing outside?

10. ______ they eat in restaurants?

Ex. 3 Correct the mistakes.

Today is Saturday and we is at the shopping centre. ________________________________

Every Saturday my mother is taking me shopping with her.___________________________

She is wanting to buy a new blouse she not like the one that the lady showing her. _____________________________

I am hating shopping with my mother. ________________________________

She never know what to buy. ___________________________________

I look at some lovely trousers now and I want to buy them but I do not have enough money.

__________________________________

Present Simple используется для выражения:

повторяющихся и повседневных действий She usually plays tennis at the weekend.

постоянных действий He works in an office.

непреложных истин или законов природы The sun sets in the west.

Утверждение	Отрицание		Вопрос
	Полная форма	Краткая форма
I walk You walk He walks She walks It walks We walk You walk They walk	I do not walk You do not walk He does not walk She does not walk It does not walk We do not walk You do not walk They do not walk	I don’t walk You don’t walk He doesn’t walk She doesn’t walk It doesn’t walk We don’t walk You don’t walk They don’t walk	Do I walk? Do you walk? Does he walk? Does she walk? Does it walk? Do we walk? Do you walk? Do they walk?

Маркерами Present Simple являются:

every day / week / month / year

always, usually, often, sometimes, never

in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night

on Mondays / Tuesdays и т.д.

Некоторые глаголы не употребляются во временах группы Continuous, вместо формы Continuous их ставят в Simple. К таким глаголам относятся: believe, belong, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, need, remember, smell, see, understand, want.

I need a pencil. (А не I’m needing a pencil.)

Present Continuous используется для выражения:

действий, происходящих в момент речи They are working in the park now.

врEменных действий, происходящих в настоящий период времени, но не обязательно в момент речи She is working hard these days. (Не в данный момент. Сейчас она зевает)

Утверждение		Отрицание		Вопрос
Полная форма	Краткая форма	Полная форма	Краткая форма
I am walking You are walking He is walking She is walking It is walking We are walking You are walking They are walking	I’m walking You’re walking He’s walking She’s walking It’s walking We’re walking You’re walking They’re walking	I am not walking You are not walking He is not walking She is not walking It is not walking We are not walking You are not walking They are not walking	I’m not walking You aren’t walking He isn’t walking She isn’t walking It isn’t walking We aren’t walking You aren’t walking They aren’t walking	Am I walking? Are you walking? Is he walking? Is she walking? Is it walking? Are we walking? Are you walking? Are they walking?

Маркерами Present Continuous являются:

now, at the moment, at present, these days и т.д.