Practice

Ех. 1 Explain the use оf the Present Indefinite in the following sentences:

1. I sleep here; Му father sleeps in his study. 2. Your mouth is bleeding. Does it hurt? 3. Where do we go from here? 4. Please see that the children don't get nervous. 5. I do а lot of travelling, уоu know. 6. One lives and learns. 7. Не owns а big саr. 8. His men act silently as а rule. They wear dark glasses and they call after dark. 9. Changes happen very quickly here. 10. It is too late to go anywhere. What do we do then? 11. "Perhaps after breakfast I could ring up my family." "The telephone doesn't work. " 12. Why don't you go back home? 13. They wish to make sure that he does not alter his p1ans. 14. I brush my teeth еvегу night. 15. "I give up," she said. "You win ". 16. It is а scene in which Мr Dante, in а white dinner-jacket, arrives at the ground floor by lift. The lift door opens, Dante gets out, looks at something on his left, registers alarm and walks away briskly. 17. I’ve got to get him to the station. His train leaves at eleven.

Ex. 2 Complete the sentences by putting in the verbs. Use the Present Simple. You have to decide if the verb is positive or negative:

1. Claire is very sociable. She (know) lots of people. 2. We've got plenty of chairs, thanks. We (want) any more. 3. My friend is finding life in Paris a bit difficult. He (speak) French. 4. Most students live quite close to the college, so they (walk) there. 5. My sports kit is really muddy. This shirt (need) a good wash. 6. I've got four cats and two dogs. I (love) animals.7. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He (eat) breakfast. 8. What's the matter? You (look) very happy. 9. Don't try to ring the bell. It (work). 10. I hate telephone answering machines. I just (like) talking to them. 11. Matthew is good at badminton. He (win) every game. 12. We always travel by bus. We (own) a car.

Ex. 3 Complete the conversation. Put in the Present Simple forms:

Rita:... (you / like) football, Tom?

Tom:... (I / love) it. I'm a United fan.... (I / go) to all their games. Nick usually... (come) with me. And... (we / travel) to away games, too. Why... (you / not / come) to a match some time?

Rita: I'm afraid football... (not / make) sense to me — men running after a ball. Why... (you / take) it so seriously?

Tom: It's a wonderful game.... (I / love) it. United are my whole life.

Rita: How much... (it / cost) to buy the tickets and pay for the travel?

Tom: A lot.... (I / not / know) exactly how much. But... (that / not / matter) to me.... (I / not / want) to do anything else.... (that / annoy) you?

Rita: No,... (it / not / annoy) me. I just... (find) it a bit sad.

Unit 2 The Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Formation

The present continuous tense is formed with the present tense of the auxiliary verb be + the present participle (the infinitive + ing).