2015-07-04
1290
| Present Simple | |
| Formation | V1, V-s/-es(for 3d person Singular) He reads newspapers every day. They always walk a dog in the morning. |
| Question form | do/does Does he read newspapers every day? Do they walk a dog in the morning? |
| Negative form | do + not (don’t)/does + not (doesn’t) He doesn’t read newspapers every day. They don’t walk a dog in the morning. |
| Usage | routine, habits, universal truth, facts |
| Signal words | always, often, rarely, never, usually, every day, sometimes |
| Present Progressive | |
| Formation | be (am, are, is) + Ving My nephew is sleeping now. Twin-brothers are playing football in the yard. |
| Question form | be (am, are, is) + subject +Ving Is my nephew sleeping now? Are twin-brothers playing football in the yard? |
| Negative form | be (am, are, is) + not + Ving My nephew isn’t sleeping now. Twin-brothers aren’t playing football in the yard |
| Usage | action going on at the moment of speaking, temporary event or situation, future arrangements describing a state which is changing |
| Signal words | now, at the moment, currently, at this period, Look! Listen! |
| Present Perfect | |
| Formation | have/has + V3 I have just called my sister-in-law. She has dyed her hair red. |
| Question form | have/has + subject+V3 Have I just called my sister-in-law? Has she dyed her hair red? |
| Negative form | have/has + not + V3 I haven’t just called my sister-in-law. She hasn’t dyed her hair red. |
| Usage | action started in the past and continues into the present, recent events with visible result, past events without specific time |
| Signal words | just, yet, still, already, never, ever, so far, up to now, recently, since, for |
A. Find the examples of Present tenses in the text “Modern families”.
|
|
|
B. Open the brackets paying attention to the usage of Present Simple (negative/question/affirmative forms).
1) My niece never (to eat) snacks.
2) They (to be) ex-spouses.
3) His uncle always (to invite) us to drink tea in his garden.
4) My aunt (to have) two children but I (to be) an only child in the family (not to have) anyone to play with.
5) My colleagues (to enjoy) playing tricks on me.
6) Her ex-husband (to have) another family?
7) He (not to play) with us, he (to prefer) dealing with his flowers.
8) Secretaries of Indigo, plc always (to call) the partners of the company at 10 a.m.?
9) It is said that widows always (to wear) black clothes.
10) Belgian chocolates (to taste) marvelous?
