* The Present Simple Tense (Настоящее простое время) употребляется для выражения постоянных, регулярных, повторяющихся действий. При этом часто используются следующие наречия: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, прилагательное every и т. д
Task 1. Заполните пропуски, поставьте глаголы в нужную форму (время – Present Simple).
1. Where ___ the Johnsons (live)?
2. I (not/understand) ___ that man because I (not/know) ___ English
3. ___ you have any time to help me? – Sorry, I ___ .
4. Everybody in our family (help) ___ Mummy about the house. Dad (walk) ___ the dog, I (water) ___ the flowers, and my brothers (clean) ___ the rooms.
5. ___ Jane Smith (speak) ___ English?
6. ___ you (like) swimming?
7. ___ Jack (have) any brothers or sisters?
8. ___ your sister often (go) to the theatre?
9. We ___ (not/have) a car, but we are going to buy it.
10. ___ Bob (know) what I want?
11. Jack lives not far from us, but we (not/see) ___ him often.
12. Don’t give him cigarettes. He (not/smoke) ___ .
13. Can you help me? I (not/know) ___ the way to the market.
14. My daughter Mary (not/like) ___ apples, but she likes oranges.
15. What’s the matter? You (look) ___ very happy.
Task 2. Поставьте глаголы в нужную форму (время –
Present Simple).
1. Alice ___ (go) to school by bus.
2. Harry and Peter ___ (work) in Manchester.
3. My uncle ___ (sing) in a rock group.
4. Joe ___ (do) not like chocolate.
5. Peter ___ (be) Australian.
6. I ___ (have) a new CD.
7. My cat ___ (be) hungry.
8. Jane ___ (get up) at 7 o’clock.
9. The children often ___ (play) in the park.
10. It ___ (rain) a lot in Dublin.
Task 3. Вставьте don’t / doesn’t (время – Present Simple).
1. Tom ___ like chocolate ice cream.
2. I ___ understand, do you?
3. Dr. Watson ___ smoke, does he?
4. We ___ like classical music very much.
5. Mr. Hill ___ live in New York. He lives in Boston.
6. Rice ___ grow in cold climates.
7. They like coffee, they ___ like tea.
8. We are new here. We ___ know him.
9. Harry has bad breath because he ___ brush his teeth very often.
10. We are rich so we ___ have to work.
Task 4. Вставьте don’t / doesn’t (время – Present Simple).
1. Dave speaks English, French, and German, but he ___ speak Italian.
2. They ___ sell that brand anymore.
3. It is really a cheap restaurant, it ___ cost much to eat there.
4. I have a television, but I ___ watch it often.
5. We live close to the sea, but we ___ go often.
6. I love sumo, but I ___ like boxing.
7. You ___ like me very much, do you?
8. My son ___ like skiing. He likes snowboarding now.
9. We ___ have time to do that on the way home.
* The Past Simple Tense (Прошедшее простое время) употребляется, чтобы рассказать о событиях или ситуациях в прошлом. Для этого часто используются следующие слова: yesterday, last, ago, in 1998 и т. д.
Task 1
1. Where do the Johnsons live?
2. I do not understand that man because I do not know English
3. Do you have any time to help me? – Sorry, I dont .
4. Everybody in our family helps Mummy about the house. Dad walks the dog, I water the flowers, and my brothers cleans the rooms.
5. Does Jane Smith speak English?
6. Do you like swimming?
7. Does Jack have any brothers or sisters?
8. Does your sister often go to the theatre?
9. We do not have a car, but we are going to buy it.
10. Does Bob know what I want?
11. Jack lives not far from us, but we do not see him often.
12. Don’t give him cigarettes. He doesnt smoke. .
13. Can you help me? I dont know the way to the market.
14. My daughter Mary doesnt like apples, but she likes oranges.
15. What’s the matter? You look very happy.
Task 2.
1. Alice goes to school by bus.
2. Harry and Peter work in Manchester.
3. My uncle sings in a rock group.
4. Joe does not like chocolate.
5. Peter is Australian.
6. I have a new CD.
7. My cat is hungry.
8. Jane gets up at 7 o’clock.
9. The children often play in the park.
10. It rains a lot in Dublin.
Task 3.
1. Tom doesnt like chocolate ice cream.
2. I dont understand, do you?
3. Dr. Watson doesnt smoke, does he?
4. We dont like classical music very much.
5. Mr. Hill doesnt live in New York. He lives in Boston.
6. Rice doesnt grow in cold climates.
7. They like coffee, they dont like tea.
8. We are new here. We dont know him.
9. Harry has bad breath because he doesnt brush his teeth very often.
10. We are rich so we dont have to work.
Task 4.
1. Dave speaks English, French, and German, but he doesnt speak Italian.
2. They dont sell that brand anymore.
3. It is really a cheap restaurant, it doesnt cost much to eat there.
4. I have a television, but I dont watch it often.
5. We live close to the sea, but we dont go often.
6. I love sumo, but I dont like boxing.
7. You dont like me very much, do you?
8. My son doesnt like skiing. He likes snowboarding now.
9. We dont have time to do that on the way home.
