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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.”

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).