Present state verbs
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GrammarTenses: Present, Past, Future Infinitive \ ing-form Irregular verbs Participles Conditional sentences PRESENTState verbsСуществует ряд случаев, когда вышеупомянутые глаголы все же употребляются в форме Continuous, но в этих случаях они имеют другое значение. see в значении видеть является статичным (state /stative) глаголом и не употребляется в Continuous see в значении провожать (see off) вполне себе самостоятельный (action/ dynamic) глагол, обозначающий конкретное действие, а потому имеющий форму Continuous. see в значении встречаться также является action verb see the sights of — рассматривать достопримечательности - action verb I see you. - Я тебя вижу. I am seeing you off. – Я тебя провожаю. I’m seeing my dentist tomorrow. – Завтра я встречаюсь со своим дантистом. Iwas seeing the sights of Boston when I met Kevin. – Я рассматривала достопримечательности Бостона, когда встретила Кевина. Упражнение 1. Choose the right variant. 1. The boy ___________his homework and now he _________-TV. a) already has done, watches b) already does, has watched c) has already done, is watching 2. They___________ about Russian traditions since the beginning of the lesson. a) have been talking b) are talking c) talk 3. This is the best conference I ________. a) am b) have ever been to c) ever have been to it 4. The postman usually __________ at 9 in the morning. It is half past 9 now but he ___________ a) comes, has not come yet b) comes, has not been coming c) is coming, has not come yet 5. They__________ the walls and they ___________nice. a) have painting, are looking b) have painted, look c) have been painting, look 6. The economic situation in the world is already bad and it __________worse. a) is getting b) gets c) have gotten Упражнение 3. Use Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect. Hello Nancy It (1) _________ (be) time since my last letter to you. I (2) ____________ (still/work) at ABS and the company (3) _____________ (do well). This is very fortunate as many of my friends (4) ___________ (lose) their jobs. Our savings (5) _____________ (take) a disastrous dive because of the economy. I (6) ____________ (know) the situation everywhere is difficult and I (7) __________ (be) happy I still have a job. My friend Michael and his wife Georgia (8) ______________ (now, live) in Virginia. Michael (9) ______________ (finish) studying massage therapy. He (10) __________ (run) a small clinic in partnership with another woman. He and Georgia (11) _____________ (look) for a full-time job, though, as they (12) _____________ (lose) money also. As I say, many people (13) __________ (have) a hard time now. Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребив одно из настоящих времен. What time _____________ (the meeting/end)? Tomorrow I _____________ (fly) to Moscow to visit my aunt Sally. Right now he _______ (talk) on the phone. The Earth __________ (go) round the Sun. I _________ (look) for my camera for an hour. Could you close the window? I _____________ (freeze) The man __________ (paint) the walls all day long. The coffee ___________ (smell) good. At the moment we ___________ (take) a walk around a beautiful village. We _____________ (not/finish) our history project yet. Kim _____________ (never/be) abroad. School always _______ (close) for Easter holidays. I’m exhausted. I _____________ (train) my stomach muscles all morning. What _____________ (usually/you/do) in your free time? Look! Your mum ____________ (water) tomatoes in the vegetable garden. PASTПоставьте глагол в форму Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous. to take Greg didn’t answer the phone because he … a shower. I couldn’t find my umbrella, but then I remembered that my sister … it to school. Frank … the candle and walked downstairs. We … the exam for 2 hours when a policeman entered the room. to wash I saw Sam in the kitchen. He … his hands. They … their windows last spring. By the time I came home Jane … already the dishes. His wife … the mushrooms since the early morning, so he decided to help her. to do By midnight he … all the work. I … my homework when you phoned. Dad … that crossword since morning. She … her hair and left for work. Выберите верный вариант глагола и переведите предложения. She looked tired. She … (planted/was planting/had been planting) flowers all morning. I … (was playing/played/had played) volleyball when the ball hit my head. His clothes were smudgy because he … (finished/had finished/was finished) painting the walls. When I was five my parents … (were buying/bought/had been buying) a piano for me. Kim … (was dancing/danced/had danced) when her husband opened the door. He … (cut/was cutting/had been cutting) the grass for an hour when suddenly the lawn-mower broke down. First I … (had taken off/took off/was taking off) my coat, then I went to the bathroom. She forgot everything she … (had studied/was studying/studied) at a driving school. FUTUREВыберите верный вариант глагола и переведите предложения. By the time Teddy comes home Pamela … (will eat/will have eaten/will be eating) all the apple jam. It’s still not clear if the weather … (will change/will have changed/changes) for the better. When Sandra enters a Design College she … (will study/will be studying/will have been studying) Drawing for 5 years there. We … (will travel/will have travelled/will have been travelling) to lake Baikal in 2 months. She … (will be playing/will have played/will have been playing) tennis tomorrow afternoon. My dear granny … (will become/will be becoming/will have become) a pensioner by 2018. When you come to the station I … (will wait/will be waiting/will have waited) for you by the central entrance. By the time he returns, we … (will starve/will have starved/will have been starving) here for 3 days! Поставьте глагол в форму Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect или Future Perfect Continuous. to work I … in Brazil at this time next year. Dad … in the garden next Sunday. By next Monday she … here for one month already. In May our Russian teacher … at our school for 30 years! to read He … the report by that time. We … the letters when you come. Pearson … the contract tomorrow. Ann … this book for two weeks the day after tomorrow. Memory stick… an explanation to … from depression Water …. the floor. He looks at the … only. Сушеная малина one of the best … in town to have great … in life a … paid worker … candidate for admission to the university Her eyes … with tears. The stone broke the … of the water. a … gifted poet He is … the house. white is the … of purity He … his voice. I couldn't … what he was going to do … in prices an attempt to … business Decrease highly increase dropped suffer figure out successful covered eateries highly symbol surface filled success inside surface invent |