Present Indefinite (Simple) vs Present Continuous

27. Поставьте глаголы, стоящие в скобках, в зависимости от смысла, в Present Indefinite или Present Continuous:

1. What you (to do) here? — I (to wait) for a friend. 2. He (to speak) French? — Yes, he (to speak) French quite fluently. 3. Listen! Someone (to knock) at the door. 4. Don't go into the classroom! The students (to write) a dictation there. 5. She (to write) letters to her mother every week. 6. Ships (to travel) from Odessa to Batumi in three and a half days. 7. The man who (to smoke) a cigarette is our English teacher. 8. Let's go for a walk, it not (to rain). 9. You (to hear) anything? —I (to listen) hard, but I not (to hear) anything. 10. My brother (to smoke) a great deal 11. Listen! The telephone (to ring). 12. Where is Peter? He (to have) his English lesson. I think that he always (to have) it at this hour.

 

 

28. Употребите глагол в скобках в Present Indefinite или в Present Continuous:

1. Helen (to lean) English at the Institute. 2. They are busy now. They (to discuss) an important question. 3. Where is Smith? — He (to work) in the garden. 4. My brother (to be) in hospital. 5. He (to teach) French. He is а vегу experienced teacher. 6. I (to know) Peter well.

 

29. Употребите глагол в скобках в Present Indefinite или в Present Continuous:

1. A: Where (be) Andrew?

В: Не (smoke) on the terrace.

A: I (think) he (smoke) too much.

B: Yes, he (be) a chain-smoker.

2. A.: What (be) this music?

B: It (be) Ann. She (play) the piano.

3. - You (come) with us?

- I'd love to come. Where you (go)?

- We (drive) to the Lake District.

- You (take) the children along?

- No, we (leave) them with our parents.

- You (mind) if I (bring) my dog?

- No.

4. - Mike (come) tonight?

- No, he (work) hard at present.

- What he (do)?

- He (read up) for his examinations.

 

Употребите глагол в скобках в Present Indefinite или в Present Continuous.

1 Let's go out. It ____ (not/rain) now.

2 Julia is very good at languages. She ____ (speak) four languages very well.

3 Hurry up! Everybody ____ (wait) for you.

4 ____ (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.'

5 ____ (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.'

6 The River Nile ____ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

7 Look at the river. It ____ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.

8 We usually ____ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we ____ (not/grow) any.

9 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It ____ (improve) slowly.'

10 Ron is in London at the moment. He ____ (stay) at the Park Hotel. He ____ (always/stay) there when he's in London.

11 Can we stop walking soon? I ____ (start) to feel tired.

12 'Can you drive?' 'I____ (learn). My father ____ (teach) me.'

13 Normally I ____ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I ____ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.

14 My parents ____ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where ____ (your parents/live)?

15 Sonia ____ (look) for a place to live. She ____ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

16 'What ____ (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he ____ (not/work) at the moment.'

17 (at a party) Usually I ____ (enjoy) parties but I ____ (not/enjoy) this one very much.

18 The train is never late. It ____ (always/leave) on time.

19 Jim is very untidy. He ____ (always/leave) his things all over the place.

 

Употребите глагол в скобках в Present Indefinite или в Present Continuous.

1. Mr Smith (teach) us at present.

2. "I (go) to visit Peter tonight. He (leave) tomorrow morning." - "He (come) back the same day?"-"I (not/know)."

3. John often (stay) at a hotel when he (come) to town, but tonight he (stay) with us.

4. The fourth class always (meet) on the 18th floor, but our class (meet) on the 17th floor. However, since they (paint) our regular classroom now, we (go) to meet in the club-room today.

5. "Nick (leave) today." - "What train he (take) for his journey?" - "He (catch) the 5.50 train."

6. The mechanic (repair) my car today. So I must go to work by the underground.

7. "You (write) him tonight?" - "Yes, I always (write) him on his birthday. You (want) to send any message?" - "Certainly."

8. John (say) he (leave) for Chicago on the fifteenth.

9. I (go) to the seaside on my holiday.

10. My brother (come) to see me next week.

11. Whenever I (call) at the Smiths' home, they (play) cards. I really (think) they (play) every night.

12. Jack (make) at least ten spelling errors in every lesson.

 

32. Закончите предложения, используя один из данных глаголов: get, become, change, improve, fall, increase, rise.

Example: The water level is rising very fast.

1. The prices for food ____ at the moment.

2. He is still weak but he ____ stronger slowly.

3. These days life ____ more and more expensive.

4. The weather ____ every moment: now cold, now hot.

5. The cost of living ____. Every year things are more expensive.

6. Victor has gone to work in America. When he arrived, his English wasn't very good but now it ____.

7. The environment is already very bad and it ____ worse.