Английский язык. Теория и практика. Употребление времен
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Упражнение 8
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. My father (not to work) on Sunday. 2. When you usually (to come) home from school? – I (to come) at three o’clock. 3. I (not to drink) milk now. 4. We (to have) an English lesson now. 5. I (not to know) about you, but I (to go) out to the cinema. 6. Don’t disturb him. He just (to work) at his English. 7. You (to work) now? You (to work) every day? 8. We (not to dance) every day. 9. He (to work) every day. 10. Where your cousin (to work)? – He (to work) at a hospital. 11. I (to go) for a walk after dinner. 12. He (to feel) in a position to lend her money. 13. I (not to like) to watch TV very often. But at the moment I (to enjoy) my favourite film Gone with the Wind. And I (to be) very happy. 14. He (to play) now? He (to play) in the afternoon?
Упражнение 9
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous
1. Look! Kate (to dance). 2. I (to read) books in the evening. 3. Your sister (to study) at college? – No, she (to go) to school. 4. I (not to go) to the theatre every Sunday. 5. I (to think) she (not to feel) safe there. 6. You (to have) any idea where Rick (to be)? I (not to see) him at work now. – He (to visit) his friends in Spain. 7. They (to eat) now? They (to eat) at school? 8. Kate (to sing) well? 9. I (not to read) books in the morning. 10. My cousin (to go) to school every day. 11. He (not to work) now. 12. You (to see) what I (to mean)? 13. Hurry up! We (not to have) much time left. – I (to come)! 14. Your sister (to rest) now? Your sister (to rest) after school?
Упражнение 10
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. Where he (to go) in the morning? 2. I (to write) an exercise now. 3. My mother (not to play) the piano now. She (to play) the piano in the morning. 4. He (to play) now. 5. You (to hear) what she (to say)? 6. She (to try) to lose weight, I (to think). She always (to have) light lunches. 7. What you (to do) now? What you (to do) every morning? 8. He (not to sleep) after dinner. 9. I (not to write) a letter now. 10. When you (to listen) to the news on the radio? 11. He (to play) now? 12. He (not to feel) at liberty to tell you the truth. 13. She (to try) to do her best. 14. What you (to read) now? What you (to read) after dinner?
Упражнение 11
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. My granny (to sleep) after dinner. 2. They (to play) in the yard now. 3. Who (to make) breakfast for you now? 4. My mother (to work) in a factory. 5. Ron has got a new job. He (to earn) a fortune as a managing director. They (to think) he (to be) a bag of money. 6. My little brother (not to play) the piano very well. That (to be) why he (to practise) the piano again. 7. What they (to eat) now? What they (to eat) for breakfast? 8. When you (to sleep)? 9. They (not to play) in the street now. 10. You (to read) a magazine and (to think) about your holiday at the moment? 11. My aunt (not to work) in a shop. 12. They (to come) tonight? – Yes, I (to believe) so. 13. My grandmother (to be) busy. She (to bake) an apricot pie. She (to bake) pies every Sunday. 14. What your brother (to drink) now? What your brother (to drink) in the evening?
Упражнение 12
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. Nina (not to sleep) now. 2. They (to play) in the room now? 3. They (to be) good dancers but they (not to go) to discos very often. 4. You (to work) in an office? 5. I (to believe) in myself at the moment. 6. I (to be) sad. That (to be) why I (to cry). 7. Everybody (to have) a good time now? Everybody (to have) a good time every Saturday? 8. Where John (to live)? – He (to live) in England. 9. He (to help) his mother every day. 10. What she (to talk) about right now? 11. Your father (to work) in this factory? 12. He (to dislike) walking, he (to like) jogging. 13. She (to take) medicine now? How often she (to take) medicine? 14. My friends from Switzerland (to speak four languages. 15. Who (to listen) to music on his personal stereo over there right now?
Упражнение 13
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. He (to help) his mother every day? 2. You (to play) chess now? 3. Where they (to go) now? Where they (to go) on Sunday? 4. Elvire (to speak) English, German and French? – Yes, she …. 5. He (not to help) his mother every day. 6. Look at the sky: the clouds (to move) slowly, the sun (to appear) from behind the clouds, it (to get) warmer. 7. They (to speak) English now? What language they usually (to speak)? 8. She only (not to speak) Italian. 9. You (to go) to school on Sunday? 10. How is your brother? – He is not well yet, but his health (to improve) day after day. 11. She (to work) in a shop now? 12. Listen! Who (to play) the piano in the next room? 13. He (to deliver) furniture now? 14. Henry usually (to wear) glasses and now he (to wear) sunglasses. 15. You (to go) to the opera with your friends? Who (to be) your favourite opera singer?
Упражнение 14
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
One Sunday Agnes and her mother went to the zoo. The girl was very excited. She was interested in everything she saw. “Mother, look,” she said. “There (to be) a monkey in this cage. It (to eat) an apple. Now it (to give) a bite to another monkey. I (to think) monkeys (to like) apples very much.” “Yes, dear,” said her mother. “Now I (to want) to go and see the lions and tigers. Where they (to live), mother?” “In that big house over there. Come along.” Agnes enjoyed the lion’s house a lot. “Mother,” she said, “the tiger (to want) a drink: it (to go) to the dish of water there in the corner. And the lion (to look) right at me. You (to think) it (to want) to eat me up? When the lions and tigers (to have) their dinner, mother?” “The keepers (to bring) them large pieces of meat every day at four o’clock. And they (to make) a lot of noise before their dinner time, so everybody (to know) they (to be) hungry.”
Разница между The Past Simple и The Past Continuous
1. Past Continuous используется для описания процесса в определенный момент в прошлом, а Past Simple – для описания законченного действия в прошлом.
When I looked out of the window, I saw that a stranger was walking in our street. – Когда я выглянул из окна, я увидел, что незнакомец прогуливался по нашей улице. (процесс в определенный момент в прошлом)
Did you see a stranger who walked in our street? – Ты видел незнакомца, который прошел по нашей улице? (законченное действие)
2. Past Continuous, в отличие от Past Simple, не используется с глаголами состояния (stative verbs).
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Обратите внимание на следующие предложения:
When mother came home, I was reading.
came – однократное действие (пришла) – Past Simple
was reading – действие в процессе (читал) – Past Continuous
When mother was reading, I came home.
was reading – действие в процессе (читала) – Past Continuous
came – однократное действие (пришел) – Past Simple
Father was reading at 7 o’clock yesterday. – действие в процессе – Past Continuous
Father came home at 7 o’clock yesterday. – однократное действие – Past Simple
Упражнение 15
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.
1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. I (to play) computer games yesterday. 3. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep). 4. The girl (to cook) dinner when the lights (to go) out. She (to burn) herself. 5. I (to go) to the theatre yesterday. 6. Father (to watch) TV at ten o’clock yesterday. 7. Last Sunday we (to go) skiing in the country. There (to be) already a lot of snow in the fields and we (to enjoy) ourselves. We (to ski) for two hours and a half. 8. The cat (to take) a piece of fish and then (to run) away. 9. I (to wash) the dishes after dinner. 10. I (to feed) my cat with fish yesterday. 11. I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday. 12. I (to play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday. 13. When Nick (to come) home, his brother (to play) with his toys. 14. The boy (to hurt) himself while he (to skate).