The Present Continuous Tense

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ИМ. Н.А.ДОБРОЛЮБОВА

СБОРНИК ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИХ УПРАЖНЕНИЙ

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Нижний Новгород

2008

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УДК 811.111’36(076.1)

ББК 81.432.1-93

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                                                                      УДК 811.111’36(076.1)

ББК 81.432.1-93

Составитель   А.О.Баринова, ассистент

Рецензенты:    С.Ю.Ильина, канд. филол. наук, доцент кафедры второго иностранного языка НГЛУ им. Н.А.Добролюбова

Е.А.Максименко, доцент кафедры основ английского языка НГЛУ им. Н.А.Добролюбова

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Part I. Tenses

The Present Tenses

The Present Simple Tense

The Present Indefinite is used to denote:

1. Customary, repeated actions.

I get up at 8 o’clock every morning.

2. Actions and states characterizing a given person.

She sings beautifully.

3. Universal truth.

The sun rises in the East.

4. Actions going on at the present moment with verbs not used in the Continuous form.

I hear somebody knock. Go and open the door.

5. The Present Indefinite tense denotes a future action:

a) in an adverbial clauses of time and condition after the conjunctions when, till, until, before, after, as soon as, as long as, if, unless, on condition that, provided.

I’ll come as soon as I finish.

If we don’t hurry, we’ll be late.

b) with the verbs of motion, such as to, to come, to leave etc. The future action is regarded as something fixed. The Present Indefinite is used when we\talk about timetables, programmes, etc.

The train leaves Plymouth at 11.30 and arrives in London at 14.45.

The Present Indefinite is used for people if their plans are fixed like a time-table:

I start my new job on Monday.

Note: the Continuous is more usual for personal arrangements:

What time are you meeting Ann tomorrow?

Compare: What time are you leaving tomorrow?

but             What time does the train leave tomorrow?

              I’m going to the cinema this evening?

but                  The film starts at 8.15 (this evening).

Put the verb into the correct form.

1. The swimming bath ___________(to open) at 9.00 and _________(to close) at 18.30 every day.

2 What time ____________(the banks/to close) in Britain?

3. I have a car but I_____________(not/to use) it very often.

4. How many cigarettes_____________(you/to smoke) a day?

5. “What ___________(you/to do)?” “I’m an electrical engineer.”

6. “Where _________(your father /to come) from?” “He _________(to come) from Scotland.”

7. If you need money, why___________(you/not/ to get) a job?

8. I ____________(to play) the piano, but I ___________(not/ to play) very well.

9. Water ____________( to boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.

10. George ___________(not/ to go) to the cinema very often.

11. How many languages _____________ (you/ to speak)?

1.2 Expand the sentence using the adverbial (always, often, regularly, frequently, occasionally, usually, seldom, rarely, never, as a rule, from time to time, on Mondays, every day/week etc)

Mind the following:    He always comes late to the university.

He is always late for classes.

During the examination session he revises for his exams every day.

1. I sit up late.

2. She is good at arranging farewell parties.

3. My friend takes French leave.

4. Jane comes to the university on time.

5. I eat porridge for breakfast.

6. My friend drinks champagne at parties.

7. My mother gives presents to the whole family.

8. Jack works by fits and starts.

9. Linda is on time for lectures and seminars.

10. She puts off important tasks till tomorrow.

11. I skip classes.

12. Jenny stays away from classes.

And now make up special questions to the underlined words using adverbials as well.

Make up disjunctive questions and practise the answers to these questions.

1. Audio-visual laboratories have got all the necessary equipment, _________?

2. The train arrives at 21.40, ___________?

3. He always gives his friends a helping hand, ___________?

4. Your young sister isn’t keen on cooking, _____________?

5. Your granny usually treats you to something delicious, ___________?

6. It seldom drizzles in autumn, _____________?

7. His memory never lets him down, ____________?

8. Oranges are rich in vitamin C, ____________?

9. There is enough time for him to catch up with the group, _____________?

10. He doesn’t travel on business, ___________?

11. Gina has got too many leisure activities to spend time on trifles, _________?

12. There are too many troubles with that lodger, _____________?

Make up questions with the following question words. Answer the questions.

1. Tom plays table tennis and billiards. (how often?)

2. I get up in the morning. (what time/ usually?)

3. Ann watches sports programmes on television. (how often?)

4. I write to my relatives.(how often?)

5. I send e-mails to my friends.

6. I have fish and rice for dinner in the evening.(what time/usually?)

7. Tom works as a sales manager. (where?)

8. I go to the cinema with my acquaintances. ( how often?)

9. People do stupid things. (why?)

10. My father’s car breaks down. (how often?)

Put the verb into the correct form (Present Simple or Future Simple).

1. Before you__________( to leave), don’t forget to shut the windows.

2. I __________( to phone) you as soon as I __________( to arrive) in London.

3. Please don’t touch anything before the police _____________(to come).

4. Everyone__________(to be) surprised if he __________ (to pass) his exams.

5. When you_________(to see) Brian again, you_________(to recognize) him.

6. We __________(not/to start) dinner until Jack ___________(to arrive).

7. If I ______________(to need) any help, I ____________(to ask) you.

8. __________(you/to be) lonely without me while I _____(to be) away?

9. Come on! Hurry up! Ann ______(to be) annoyed if we ________(to be) late.

10. You ___________(to fail) the exam if you ____________(not/to work) hard.

Make one sentence from two sentences.

Example:

I’ll find somewhere to live. Then I’ll give you my address. (when)

When I find somewhere to live, I’ll give you my address.

1. It’s going to start raining. Let’s go out before that. (before).

2. I’m going to do the shopping. Then I’ll come back straight home. (after)

3. I’m going to finish reading the book. Then I’ll get the dinner ready.(as soon as)

4. You’ll be in London next month. You must come and see me then.(when)

5. We’ll make our decision. Then we’ll let you know.(as soon as)

6. You’ll ruin your health. You’ll take care of it.(unless)

7. You will close the window. We’ll be most grateful.(if)

8. I’ll tell him the truth. He’ll ask for it.(in case)

9. Nick will catch up with the group. He’ll work day and night. (on condition)

10. I’ll forgive him. He will apologize. (until)

The Present Continuous Tense

The Present Continuous is used to denote:

1. An action going on at the present moment.

You are talking nonsense.

2. A changing situation or a state.

I’m getting better day by day.

3. A planned future action.

I’m leaving for Moscow tonight.

4. A temporary action.

I’m living with my friend until I find a flat.

5. An action in progress with another action which is habitual and is expressed by the Present Indefinite.

John never picks up the phone when he is working.

6. An emotionally coloured action (with the adverbs always, ever, constantly)

She is always grumbling. He is constantly smoking.