Present simple and progressive

VERB TENSES.

Spiderman Piccolo Trio Arny

Height 182 cm 180 190 192

Weight 75 kg 80 97 93

Age 22 27 35 31

12. TRANSLATE FROM RUSSIAN INTO ENGLISH:

1. Он больше занят, чем ты. 2. Этот год был для нас самым трудным. 3. Мне гораздо легче знать правду. 4. В прошлом году зима была не такая холодная, как в этом. 5. Тише едешь, дальше будешь. 6. Чем интереснее книга, тем быстрее она читается. 7. Это кратчайший путь до института. 8. Чем меньше стараешься, тем больше ошибок. 9. Этот перевод труднее того, что мы делали в декабре. 10. Погода становится все теплее и теплее. 11. Ватикан – самое маленькое государство в Европе. 12. Киев – древнее Москвы, это один из древнейших городов России. 13. Вы такие же умные, как и первая группа, даже умнее. 14. Чем меньше калорий, тем стройнее фигура. 15. Приходите почаще на английский, будет гораздо лучше!

13. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VARIANT:

1. He is….than his brother.

а) successful b) as successful c) more successful d) most successful

2. This meal is…the one we had here last week.

а) not so good as b) good as c) not as good d) not good as

3. That was…book I’ve ever read.

а) the worser b) the worse c) the worstest d) the worst

4. California is….than any other state in the USA.

а) more hot b) biggest c) bigger d) hotter

5. What is …phone call you’ve ever made?

а) The short b) the more expensive c) the longest d) the faster

6. He is a good student. He works….

а) many b) hard c) goodly d) hardly

7. Cats are….intelligent than dogs.

а) less b) most c) as d) not so

8. The weather today is…than yesterday.

а) wet b) more wet c) much more wetter d) far wetter

9. American movies are…than European movies.

a) worth b) best c) most interesting d) worse

10. It is very…to do this test.

а) easy b) easier c) easily d) more easily

11. Volvo goes…than Zaporozhets.

а) fastlier c) faster d) most fast d) fastly

12. Prices are rising….and higher.

а) as high b) highest c) highly d) higher

13. The less you work,…money you earn.

а) less b) the more c) the less d) many

14 He is taller…me.

а) - b) as c) then d) than

15. I’m getting old. I can’t work…before.

а) as hard as b) so hard than c) as hard that d) as hardly

1. АNSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE MODEL:

Model: What does a driver do? – He drives.

What do drivers do? – They drive.

1. What does a singer do? 2. What does a runner do? 3. What do students do? 4. What does a dancer do? 5. What do cooks do? 6. What does a painter do? 7. What do teachers do? 8. What does a typist do? 9. What do writers do? 10. What does a pilot do? 11. What do actors do? 12. What does a postman do? 13. What do musicians do? 14. What does a conductor do? 15. What does a receptionist do?

2. WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN THE 3^RD PERSON SINGULAR:

1.I think I am ill. 2. They often visit their parents. 3. We live in Voronezh. 4. You usually speak too quickly. 5. Do you like chocolate? 6. Cats eat mice. 7. Sometimes we go to the cinema. 8. Our teachers of English are very good. 9. They work in the hospital. 10. Big engines make a lot of noise. 11. Women always spend much money on make-up. 12. Sometimes I read books in English. 13. We write final tests every term. 14. Englishmen usually drink tea with milk. 15. They seldom walk to work, they normally travel by bus.

3. WRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE:

1. She understands this rule. 2. He usually has breakfast at 8 o’clock. 3. The lecture starts at 11.50. 4. Those houses look modern. 5. I often walk in the morning. 6. She remembers them well. 7. He plays chess very well. 8. She leaves home at 10 a.m. every day. 9. Students sometimes miss classes. 10. Concord flies very fast. 11. The train comes to London at 17.25. 12. Teachers know their subjects perfectly. 13. I enjoy watching historical films. 14. We always spend our holidays on the seaside. 15. Mother often cooks meal in our family.

4. PUT THE VERBS IN THE BRACKETS INTO CORRECT FORM:

1. I (live) in Lipetsk, which (be) my native town. 2. He (work) in this factory? 3. How many languages you (speak)? 4. My brother (know) everything about cars. 5. She (not use) make-up very often. 6. I (play) the guitar, but I (not play) it well. 7. How much coffee you (drink) a day? 8. The Sun (set) in the West. 9. She often (go) to work by tram? 10. He (study) at our Academy? 11. You often (visit) your granny? 12. We usually (not spend) much time for lunch. 13. They (meet) every day. 14. How she usually (celebrate) her birthday? 15. Who (teach) you English in the Academy?

5. CONTINUE IN THE NEGATIVE:

Example: Mother is talking on the phone. (sleep) She isn’t sleeping.

1. John is reading. (write)

2. Father is mending our car. (watch TV)

3. The boys are playing. (fight)

4. He are translating the text. (retell)

5. They are speaking. (shout)

6. Mary is running. (walk)

7. I am eating. (drink)

8. The teacher is explaining a new rule. (check our tests)

9. He is working this summer. (have a rest)

10. She is doing her homework. (listen to music)

11. I am hurrying to work. (go home)

12. Dad is smoking on the terrace. (read a newspaper)

13. Mother is washing up. (cook)

14. They are shopping. (clean the house)

15. We are skating. (ski)

6. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS USING THE WORDS IN BRACKETS:

Example: Are you drawing? (write a story) No, I am writing a story.

Is Greg busy now? ( type a report) Yes, he is typing a report.

1. Is Susan busy now? (have breakfast) 2. Are you watching TV? (study) 3. There are you going? (see the professor) 4. Is Holly busy today? (go to the library) 5. Are they busy after lunch? (stay at home) 6. Are you busy today? (shop) 7. Is she talking on the phone? (listen to the radio) 8. Is he working now? (relax) 9. Are they going to the cinema tonight? (visit their granny) 10. Are the Browns busy today? (have a holiday) 11. Why is she leaving so soon? (hurry to a concert) 12. What are you doing today? (attend lectures) 13. Is she traveling by train? (drive) 14. Is he busy after classes? (do his homework) 15. What are you doing here? (buy textbooks)

7. PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM:

1. Please be quiet. I (try) to sleep. 2. Sue wants to lose weight. She (not eat) sweets now. 3. We (not go) to school this week. We are on holiday. 4. Why you (wear) your best dress today? 5. Why you (look) at me like that? Am I green or something? 6. You (make) a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? 7. Can you hear? The child (cry) again. 8. The prices for food (rise) at the moment. 9. The weather (change) every moment: now cold, now hot. 10. Can you help me, please? I (look) for a phone box. 11. Look! It (rain) again! 12. My English (improve) slowly. 13. We (do) exercise 7 now and our teacher (listen) to us. 14. You (enjoy) your new job in the factory? 15. Where he (go) in the evening? – He (visit) his parents.

8. OPEN THE BRACKETS USING PRESENT SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE:

1. John often (stay) in a hotel when he (come) to town, but tonight he (stay) with us. 2. Modern trains (go) very fast. 3. “I must go now.”- “Where you (go)? 4. It (be) the early bird that (catch) the worm. 5. “Why you (laugh)?- Because you (talk) nonsense. 6. He (laugh) best, who (laugh) last. 7. Actions (speak) louder than words. 8. Vasya (speak) to the dean and they both (smile). 9. The students (be) in cafeteria. They (have) their lunch. 10. Where (be) Andrew?- He (smoke) on the terrace.- I (think) he (smoke) too much. 11. What (be) this music?- It (be) Ann. She (play) the piano. 12. Mike (come) tonight?- No, he (work) hard at present. – What he (do)? – He (study) for his exams. 13. Petya (make) at least ten spelling mistakes in every composition. 14. I always (go) to the seaside on holiday. 15. My brother (live) in Belgorod. And where your brother (live)? 16. That bag (not belong) to me. 17. Look! He (come). I (want) to speak to him. 18. You can take my pen, I (not need) it now. 19. I (not believe) you! 20. Usually I (enjoy) music, but I (not enjoy) this record very much. 21. She (work) in Voronezh, but unfortunately (not have) a place to live, so she (look) for something now. 22. He (not feel) well at the moment. He (cough) and (sneeze). 23. Mother always (help) her children. 24. I (know) it often (rain) in England. 25. How often you (visit) your grandparents? – I (visit) them every weekend, and, by the way, I (see) them tonight.

9. REACT TO THE QUESTIONS AFTER YOU READ SITUATIONS:

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