The Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense.
Настоящее простое (неопределенное) время
The PrST denotes a permanent (постоянный), recurrent action (повторяющееся действие), a habit (привычка). Pay attention to the following indications of time:
always - всегда never – никогда usually – обычно regularly - регулярно, постоянно occasionally - иногда, изредка from time to time - время от времени sometimes – иногда seldom – редко rarely - редко often – часто as a rule – как правило nowadays - в наши дни; теперь; в наше время | once a year twice a week three/ four times a day every minute, hour, day, week, month, year inthe morning, afternoon, evening atnight onSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday |
Утвердительное предложение:
+ S + V |
Igo to the cinema every weekend. Я хожу в кинотеатр каждые выходные. (я делаю это регулярно, обычно, иногда)
I go to school every day. - Я хожу в школу каждый день.
We often play basketball. - Мы часто играем в баскетбол.
Children usually like parties. - Дети обычно любят праздники.
НО!!!
Если подлежащее S выражено местоимениями он, она, оно – к глаголу добавляется окончание –s.
He +She Vs It |
She speaks 2 foreign languages. - Она говорит на 2 иностранных языках.
It takes me 10 minutes to get to the University. - Дорога до университета занимает у меня 10 минут.
Отрицание: для образования отрицательных предложений используется вспомогательный глагол do или does (только для местоимений he, she, it), отрицательная частица NOT и смысловой глагол без каких-либоокончаний.
- S do// does not V |
I don’t (do not) go to the cinema.
We don’t play..
Children do not like …
She does not speak English.
Michael does not listen to jazz.
Вопросительные формы: вспомогательный глагол занимает первое место!
Общий вопрос (general question) требует ответа yes/ no (да или нет).
- Do/ does S V? |
Do you go…?
Do we play…?
Do they like…?
Does she speak…?
Does he listen to jazz?
Special Question (специальный вопрос) содержит вопросительные слова что, где, когда и т.д.
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Interrogative Word | Auxiliary Verb | Subject | Predicative |
Where – где, куда When – когда What – что, какой Which – какой Why – почему How – как Whose – чей Whom – кому, кого How long – как долго How many/much – как много | DO | I WE YOU THEY | VERB |
DOES | HE SHE IT | VERB |
Where do we work?
When do they come home?
Why do you need a dictionary?
What books do you read?
Whom do we meet after school?
НО:
Where does he work?
When does Marry come home?
Why does it rain so often?
What books does my uncle like?
Whom does Mike sometimes meet?
Исключение – вопрос «кто» WHO, который строится без вспомогательного глагола.
Who + Vs?
Who comes?
Who helps?
Who knows?
Общая таблица формул времени:
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(A) Add s / es / ies to the following verbs:
1. do ____________ 8. worry____________
2. study ____________ 9. play ____________
3. teach ____________ 10. grow ____________
4. say ____________ 11. watch____________
5. cry ____________ 12. miss ____________
6. dance ____________ 13. hurry ____________
7. fix ____________ 14. stop ____________
(B) Circle the correct answer:
1. I plays / play tennis every afternoon.
2. My parents live / lives in Ramat-Gan.
3. Tom listens / listen to the radio in the morning.
4. We eat / eats eggs for breakfast every morning.
5. My dog barks / bark at night.
6. Mrs. Gold sweep / sweeps the stairs once a week.
7. My brother never watches / watch television.
8. My family go / goes to the beach together in the summer.
9. I often eat / eats dinner at my grandmother’s house.
10. Sharon do / does her homework regularly.
11. They takes / take a bath daily.
12. You seldom listen / listens in class.
13. Dana and Liat goes / go to the swimming pool every afternoon.
14. I never hurt / hurts my cat.
15. He never finish / finishes his work on time.
(C) Make positive, negative and interrogative present simple sentences:
1) (we / often watch TV)
2) (I / hate mushrooms)
3) (she / visit her grandmother every Christmas)
4) (they / use the Internet every evening)
5) (you / often go swimming)
6) (John / hate waiting for the bus)
7) (Lucy and Jill / want to go out tonight)
8) (I / usually stay at home on Fridays)
9) (he / love driving fast cars)
10) (they / often have parties)
11) (she / take a piano lesson every Monday)
12) (we / like watching French films)
13) (you / go to bed very early)
14) (I / always eat breakfast)
15) (they / often arrive late)
16) (he / live in Beijing)
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17) (David / work in a school)
18) (she / read a lot of novels)
19) (the Queen / like her dogs)
20) (I / cook almost every night)
21) (he / go to school every day)
22) (I / like swimming)
23) (you / play badminton on Saturdays)
24) (the class / begin at 9 a.m.)
25) (they / sometimes go to the cinema)
(D) Make questions with the word groups, using (do) or (does).
1. (Where/she/live) _________________________________________________________?
2. (When/you/play/soccer) ____________________________________________________?
3. (What/he/eat/for/lunch) ____________________________________________________?
4. (When/they/come/home/from/school)_________________________________________?
5. (she/want/to/work/in/the/office) _____________________________________________?
6. (your/mother/take/you/to/school)_____________________________________________?
7. (What/time/you/get/up)____________________________________________________?
8. (Where/your/father/work) __________________________________________________?
9. (Julia/live/in/Colorado) ____________________________________________________?
10. (How/Juan/and/David/go/to/school)___________________________________________?
(E) Put the verbs into the correct form of the Present Simple.
The swimming bath (open) at 9.00 and (close) at 18.30 every day.
What time (the bank / close) in Britain?
I have a car but I (not / use) it very often.
How many cigarettes (you / smoke) a day?
"What (you / do)?" - "I am an electrical engineer."
"Where (your father / come) from?" - "He (come) from Scotland."
If you need money, why (you / not / get) a job?
I (play) the piano, but I (not / play) very well.
I don`t understand the word "deceive". What ("deceive" / mean)?
(F) FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT QUESTION WORD (Why, When, What…)
___________ is your favourite pop star? Justin Timberlake.
___________ is your birthday? On 5th March.
___________ are you laughing? Because you are very funny.
___________ are you? I’m the Queen of England.
___________ old is she? She’s twelve years old.
___________ are you going? To the shopping centre.
___________ are you looking for? I’m looking for a new sweatshirt.
___________ is he wearing? He’s wearing trainers and a tracksuit.
___________ does he look like? He’s tall and slim.
___________ often do you go to the dentist’s?