m1_present_tenses (1)

1. Grammar Present Tenses

10th form (Spotlight - 10)

2. Present Simple (Indefinite)

V/ Vs (he, she, it)
every hour/day/week/summer (начало/конец предлож.)
always, usually, often, sometimes, never (перед глаголом)
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▪ We take a lunch break at 1.30 pm (daily)
▪ She goes to the gym every Wednesday (repeated action)
▪ He always takes the train to work (habit)
▪ The play starts at 8.00 (timetable/ programme)
-don’t/ doesn’t (he,she,it)
They don’t chat online on Mondays.
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Do/ Does (he,she,it) … V ?
Does Lily study German at the University?

3. to be

I — am,
She/he/it + is,
we/you/they + are.
▪ The car is not new (The car isn’t new).
▪ Are you worried about anything?
▪ I am at work. Don’t disturb me.
Writing rules.
▪ 3rd person(he,she,it) + s likes, plays
▪ “o” + es : goes, does
▪ s, ss, x, ch, sh + es [iz]: watches, kisses, pushes
▪ сonsonant(согласный) + y i +es: study — studies, fly —
flies. Ho: stay — stays, say — says.

4. Present Simple Practice

▪ 1. My sister ________ up at eight o'clock. (to get)
▪ 2. She _____a school-girl. (to be) She ______ to school in the
afternoon. (to go)
▪ 3. Jane ________ her morning exercises every day. (not/ to do)
▪ 4. For breakfast I ________ two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of
tea.(to eat)
▪ 5. After breakfast they ________ to school. (to go)
▪ 6. She ________ French well.(not/to speak)
▪ 7. My working day ________ at seven o'clock. (to begin)
▪ 8. I ______ up, ________ on the radio and ______ my morning
exercises. (to get) (to switch) (to do)
▪ 9. It ________ me fifteen minutes (to take)
▪ 10. ______ your father ________ home at eight o'clock? (to leave)
▪ 11. ______ your ________ a bus to his factory? (to take)
▪ 12. My mother _____ a doctor, she ______ home at nine o'clock. (to
be) (to leave)
▪ 13. In the evening we ______ your in the living-room. (to gather)
▪ 14. ____ they ______ TV and ______every evening? (to watch) (to
talk)
▪ 15. At half past seven we ______ your breakfast. (not/ to have)

5. Present Simple Practice

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1. My sister gets up at eight o'clock.
2. She is a school-girl. She goes to school in the afternoon.
3. Jane does not do her morning exercises every day
4. For breakfast I eat two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea
5. After breakfast they go to school.
6. She does not speak French well.
7. My working day begins at seven o'clock.
8. I get up, switch on the radio and do my morning exercises.
9. It takes me fifteen minutes
10. Does your father leave home at eight o'clock?
11. Do you take a bus to his factory?
12. My mother is a doctor, she leaves home at nine o'clock.
13. In the evening we gather in the living-room.
14. They watch TV and talk every evening?
15. At half past seven we do not have breakfast

6. Present Continuous (Progressive)

To be (am,is,are) + Ving
now, at the moment, at present, nowadays, today,
tomorrow, next month (начало/конец предлож.)
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We are watching TV now (at the moment of speaking)
I’m going shopping with Tina this afternoon (near future)
She is living with her grandparents at the moment (temporarily)
He’s always complaining (repeated annoyance)
-To be (am,is,are) + not + Ving
She is not hanging out with her friends.
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Am/Is/Are) … Ving?
Are you watching DVD?

7. Present Continuous Practice

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1. The boys (to run) in the garden.
2. I (to do) my homework.
3. John and his friends (not/ to go) to the library.
4. Ann (to sit) at her desk. She (to study) geography.
5. A young man (to stand) at the window.
6. The old man (to walk) about the room.
7. The dog (not/ to sit) on the floor.
8. You (to have) a break?
9. What language you (to study)?
10. Who (to lie) on the sofa?
11. What they (to talk) about?
12. It still (to rain).

8. Stative verbs/ Глаголы состояния- verbs which describe a state and are not usually used in Continuous Tense:

Stative verbs/ Глаголы состоянияverbs which describe a state and are not usually used in
Continuous Tense:
feel
hear
want
look
see
smell
taste
believe
know
understand
enjoy
like
love
hate
He wants some biscuits. NOT: He is wanting
I believe she is happy. NOT: I am believing
She likes roses. NOT: She is liking

9. Present Perfect

have/ has(he,she, it)+ V(3 form/ed)
yet(ещё), for( в течение), since(с)
just(только что), already(уже), ever(когда-либо), never -перед
глаголом
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He has worked as a pilot for 2 years (till the moment of speaking)
Look! I have bought a new CD (visible result)
He has watched a good comedy today/this morning/week (not
finished period)
The students have written the lecture (recently finished action)
-have/ has+ not+ V(3 form/ed)
She has not listened to music this week.
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Have/ Has … V(3 form/ed)?
Have you ever done extreme sports?

10. Present Perfect Continuous

have/ has(he,she, it)+ been + Ving
since, for, how long(как давно)
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She has been doing her project since Friday (акцент на длительности
действия которое началось в прошлом и длится до сих пор)
He’s very happy because he has been listening to his favourite CD all
day (д.началось в прошлом и длилось некоторое время,имеет
результат)
She has been using my computer without asking me (anger, annoyance)
He has put on a weight because he’s been eating junk food every day
since last month (повтор. действие в прошлом, длящееся сейчас)
-have/ has+ not + been + Ving
She has not been surfing the Net for 3 years.
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Am/Is/Are) … Ving?
How long have you been cleaning you room?