Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.

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Exercise 1 Expand the brackets to get the Present Simple or Present Perfect.

I can't speak about the book. I (not read) it yet.

Every day I (wind up) my watch at 7 o’clock in the morning.

It's Friday. … you (see) him this week?

It’s a pity, but I (not buy) this dictionary yet.

As a rule, we (do) many exercises in class.

He (tell) this joke many times.

I already (translate) these sentences into French.

They (have) their English many hours a week.

She (work) much and usually (get) many good marks.

We (buy) a new TV set this year.

Exercise 2. Expand brackets , to get Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

1. I must know what you (talk) about. 2. I hear that you (be) in this country for some time. 3. He (admire) you greatly. He (see) the play three times. 4. I (not know) what Harry (tell) you. 5. I want to see how much he (change) since I (see) him last. 6. We (be) to the cinema about twice a week since then. 7. Hello, what are you (do) here at this late hour? 8. I (think) you never (do) any harm to people? 9. She (rest) since two in the afternoon. 10. I always (stay) at home in the evenings. 11. I (hear) you (look) for a new house.

Exercise 3. Expand brackets , to get Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect.

Is Andy here? – I don’t know, I...(not see) him today.

Where... you... (go)? – To the library.

Would you like … (borrow) this magazine? - No, thanks.I... (read) it before.

Betty’s bus … (arrive) at 5 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the bus station.

Have you seen my record book? I … (look) for it all the morning.

Mike… (talk) to his friend for an hour already.

More and more forests… (disappear) because of fires nowadays.

How long … you … (work) on this problem?

The first lesson… (not finish) at 9.45.

Thev... (play) football tonight.

Linda is disappointed. She... (fail) her test.

School … (prepare) children for life.

We... (have) a party next Saturday night.Will you come?

… you... (try) to take photos? It's not allowed, you know.

… you... (remember) where he... (work)?

PRESENT TENSES. REVISION.

I.Choose the right option:

1.He…the test for 40 minutes.

a)writes b)has been writing c)is writing

2.We... already... the text.

a)have… translated b)has been translating c)are translating

3.They are flying over the ocean… .

a)for 3 hours b)every week c)at this moment

4.She often… by Delta.

a)travels b)is traveling c)has traveled

5.How long…you…reading this book?

a)have..been b)are c)is

6.MrsBrown…me English.

a)is teaching b)teach c)teaches

7.I have been studying History….

a)for 5 years b)now c)already

8.I...not...you for ages.

a)have… seen b)have…been seeing c)don’t see

9.We… to school every day except Sunday.

a)are going b)goes c)go

10.Look out of the window! It...now.

a)rains b)is raining c)has been raining

II.Put the verb given in brackets in all Present tenses.

Joey (fly) over the ocean.

III.Ask questions:

We have been translating this text for two hours.

a)yes/no b)who c)how long d)or e)tag

IV.Open the brackets putting the verb in the right tense.

Dear Mary,

I…just(receive) your letter and now I (write)to you.

I am very busy preparing for my exams. It is 9 p.m. now and

I (sit) at my desk. I I(sit) here since 11a.m. I (do/not) all the exercises yet.

Thank you for everything you have done for me. I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Helen.

Answers:

1.b 2.a 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.c 7.a 8.a 9.c 10.b

1. Joey flies over the ocean every summer.

2. Joey is flying over the ocean now.

3. Joey has already flown over the ocean.

4. Joey has been flying over the ocean for two hours.

III. 1. Have we been translating this text for two hours?

2. Who has been translating this text for two hours?

3. How long have we been translating this text?

4. Have we been translating this text for two or three hours?

5. We have been translating this text for two hours, haven’t we?

IV. Dear Mary.

I have just received your letter and now I am writing to you. I am very busy preparing for my exams. It is 9 p.m. now and I am sitting at my desk. I have been sitting here since 11 a.m. I haven't done all the exercises yet. Thank you for everything you have done for me. I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Helen.

I suggest taking a test on the Present Simple and testing your knowledge.

The test consists of three tasks in which you either choose the correct answer from those proposed or enter the answer yourself.

Before taking the Present Simple test, you can:

• refresh your memory
• look in English with examples of the present simple tense
• practice and do

And if you’re ready to get started, then let’s take a test on the Present Simple.

Test for Present Simple

Task 1 - Difference between be and do

Choose the correct answer:

1. ____ are you married?

am;are;is;do;does 2

2. What time ____ you start work?

am;are;is;do;does 4

3. Sorry I ____ late.

am;are;is;do;does 1

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

am;are;is;do;does 5

5. Where ____ Jack from?

am;are;is;do;does 3

6. Where ____ Megan come from?

am;are;is;do;does 5

7. ____ your parents retired?

am;are;is;do;does 2

8. Where ____ Kevin lives?

am;are;is;do;does 5

9. How old ____ that house?

am;are;is;do;does 3

10. ____ you and your sister get on well?

am;are;is;do;does 4

11. What class ____ Mark in?

am;are;is;do;does 3

12. ____ I'm right?

am;are;is;do;does 1

13. ____ are you excited about the vacation?

am;are;is;do;does 2

14. ____ we need a visa to go to Hungary?

am;are;is;do;does 4

15. Where ____ Tom and Hannah from?

am;are;is;do;does 2

16. How old ____ your mother?

am;are;is;do;does 3

17. ____ it rain a lot here?

am;are;is;do;does 5

18. What color ____ your new car?

am;are;is;do;does 3

19. ____ it have a stereo system?

am;are;is;do;does 5

20. How long ____ your lunch break?

am;are;is;do;does 3

21. How much ____ this T-shirt?

am;are;is;do;does 3

22. How much ____ it cost?

am;are;is;do;does 5

23. Why ____ this bag so expensive?

am;are;is;do;does 3

24. Why ____ these bags so expensive?

am;are;is;do;does 2

Task 2 - Questions

Write questions for the highlighted words/phrases.

If the statement uses a short form, for example:

• My name's Mary

also use the short form in the question

• What's your name?

In other cases - the full form:

• I am from Scotland - Where are are you from?
  

If the statement contains I, my, we, our, for example:

• I"m from the US. My name"s John.

in the question we change them accordingly to you / your:

• Where are you from? What's your name?

Because we would hardly ask ourselves:

• Where am I from? What's my name?

1. They are on the shelf. Where are they? 2. We normally go to the gym in the morning. When do you normally go to the gym? 3. Daniel lives in Seattle. Where does Daniel live? 4. The film starts at 10pm. What time does the film start? 5. I Skype my parents once a week. How often do you Skype your parents? 6. His email address is [email protected]. What is his email address? 7. My daughters read fashion magazines What kind of magazines do your daughters read? 8. My colleague is always late for work.. How often is your colleague late for work? 10. Sometimes there are lots of tourists here, and sometimes there are none. It depends on the season. What does it depend on? 11. I know him very well. How well do you know him? 12. It takes me about 15 minutes to fix breakfast. How long does it take you to fix breakfast? 13. My name is Caitlyn. C-A-I-T-L-Y-N. How do you spell your name? 14. She earns $12,000 a year. How much does she earn a year? 15. Carry and Nigel have 2 children. How many children do Carry and Nigel have? 16. I am angry because you didn’t call me. Why are you angry?

17. He"s afraid of insects and heights.What"s he afraid of? 18. Our monthly meetings usually last 2 hours.

How long do your monthly meetings usually last?

19. This mountain is 2,000 meters high. How high is this mountain?

20. Yes, this bus goes to the city center. 3 Does this bus go to the city center? 4

Task 3 - Affirmations and denials

Choose the correct answers. 1 1. She ________ breakfast but she ________ lunch. 3

always haves;have always;always has;has always

doesn’t have normally;normally hasn’t;doesn’t has normally;doesn’t normally have 2. I ________ him but he ________ me. 2

remember;remembers;am remember;don’t remember

don’t remembers;don’t remember;doesn’t remember;doesn’t remembers 1 3. Karen ________ yoga but she ________ pilates. 4

do;dos;does;does do 3

doesn’t;doesn’t do;don’t does;not does 4. ________ people’s names but I ________ their faces. 4

I often forget;I forget often;I am often forget;Often I forget

forget not;no forget;dont forget;don’t forget 5. We ________ them but they ________ us. 4

are know;is know;know;knows 3

are not know;know not;doesn’t know;don’t know 1 6. Megan ________ skating, but she ________ skiing. 4

enjoy;enjoys;enjoyes;is enjoy 2

isn’t enjoy;don’t enjoy;doesn’t enjoys;doesn’t enjoy 7. He ________ late but it ________ very often. 1

is sometimes;sometimes is;sometimes;sometimes does

isn’t happen;happens;not happens;doesn’t happen 8. It ________ a lot here, but it ________ every day. 3

rains;is rain;rain;goes rain 1

doesn’t rain;isn’t rain;not rain;doesn’t rains 2 9. Justin ________ a car but he ________ it very often. 1

has;have;haves;is have 1

not drives;don’t drives;doesn’t drive;doesn’t drives 10. Amelia ________ but she ________ a ring. 1

12. -Where's Frank? – I ________ I ________.

sorry;do sorry;am sorry;is sorry 3 dont know;am not know;don’t know;doesn’t know 3

13. Although I ________ on travelling, I ________ very much.

keen;am not keen;do keen;am keen 4 am not travel;not travel;doesn’t travel;don’t travel 4

Now click on the Check button and find out your result for the Present Simple test.

Are you satisfied? Or do you want to try the test again and improve the result? Then you will have to find the errors yourself. Yes, such a tricky test for the Present Simple)) But there will be more in your head!

Today we will practice the times of the Present group. I offer you exercises for Present tenses with answers. To review real tenses in English, you can read the following articles:

To practice each of the present tenses of the English language, you can use the following articles:

Also pay attention to the following materials:

The present tense in English is exercises.

Well, let's move on to exercises on the 4 real tenses of the English language.

Exercise 1. Open the brackets by using one of the present tenses.

1. What time _____________ (the meeting/end)?
2. Tomorrow I _____________ (fly) to Moscow to visit my aunt Sally.
3. Right now he _______ (talk) on the phone.
4. The Earth __________ (go) round the Sun.
5. I _________ (look) for my camera for an hour.
6. Could you close the window? I _____________ (freeze)
7. The man __________ (paint) the walls all day long.
8. The coffee ___________ (smell) good.
9. At the moment we___________ (take) a walk around a beautiful village.
10. We _____________ (not/finish) our history project yet.
11. Kim _____________ (never/be) abroad.
12. School always _______ (close) for Easter holidays.
13. I'm exhausted. I _____________ (train) my stomach muscles all morning.
14. What _____________ (usually/you/do) in your free time?
15. Look! Your mum ____________ (water) tomatoes in the vegetable garden.

Exercise 2. Choose the right option.

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

3. This is the best conference I ________.

b) have ever been to

c) have ever 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.

Exercise 3. Use Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

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.

Exercise 4. Translate the sentences into Russian using one of the real English tenses.

1. He has been watching TV since the morning.
2. Tomorrow I have an English lesson at 8:00.
3. The air in the city is becoming more and more polluted.
4. I lost my wallet.
5. Her hair is dirty. She painted the house all day.
6. You are constantly losing something!
7. You've been writing your essay for two hours now.
8. I go to the pool three times a week.
9. Dad has been fixing the car since the morning.
10. He broke his leg.

Answers to the exercises.

1 does the meeting end, 2 am flying, 3 is talking, 4 goes, 5 have been looking, 6 am freezing, 7 has been painting, 8 smells, 9 are taking, 10 have not finished, 11 has never been, 12 closes , 13 have been training, 14 do you usually do, 15 is watering

1 c, 2 a, 3 b, 4 a, 5 b, 6 a

1 has been, 2 am still working, 3 is doing, 4 have lost, 5 have taken, 6 know, 7 am, 8 are living, 9 has finished, 10 is running, 11 are looking, 12 have lost, 13 are having

1. He has been watching TV since the very morning.
2. Tomorrow I have English class at 8:00.
3. The air in the city is becoming more and more dirty.
4. I have lost my wallet.
5. Her hair is dirty. She has been painting the house the whole day.
6. You are always losing something!
7. You have been writing an essay for two hours.
8. I go to the pool three times a week.
9. My father has been repairing the car since morning.
10. He has broken his leg.

I hope these exercises helped you systematize the use of Present tenses.

PRESENT TENSES. REVISION.

I.Choose the right option:

1.He…the test for 40 minutes.

a)writes b)has been writing c)is writing

2.We... already... the text.

a)have… translated b)has been translating c)are translating

3.They are flying over the ocean… .

a)for 3 hours b)every week c)at this moment

4.She often… by Delta.

a)travels b)is traveling c)has traveled

5.How long…you…reading this book?

a)have..been b)are c)is

6.MrsBrown…me English.

a)is teaching b)teach c)teaches

7.I have been studying History….

a)for 5 years b)now c)already

8.I...not...you for ages.

a)have… seen b)have…been seeing c)don’t see

9.We… to school every day except Sunday.

a)are going b)goes c)go

10.Look out of the window! It...now.

a)rains b)is raining c)has been raining

II.Put the verb given in brackets in all Present tenses.

Joey (fly) over the ocean.

III.Ask questions:

We have been translating this text for two hours.

a)yes/no b)who c)how long d)or e)tag

IV.Open the brackets putting the verb in the right tense.

I…just(receive) your letter and now I (write)to you.

I am very busy preparing for my exams. It is 9 p.m. now and

I (sit) at my desk. I I(sit) here since 11a.m. I (do/not) all the exercises yet.

Thank you for everything you have done for me. I hope to hear from you soon.

1.b 2.a 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.c 7.a 8.a 9.c 10.b

1. Joey flies over the ocean every summer.

2. Joey is flying over the ocean now.

3. Joey has already flown over the ocean.

4. Joey has been flying over the ocean for two hours.

III. 1. Have we been translating this text for two hours?

2. Who has been translating this text for two hours?

3. How long have we been translating this text?

4. Have we been translating this text for two or three hours?

5. We have been translating this text for two hours, haven’t we?

I have just received your letter and now I am writing to you. I am very busy preparing for my exams. It is 9 p.m. now and I am sitting at my desk. I have been sitting here since 11 a.m. I haven't done all the exercises yet. Thank you for everything you have done for me. I hope to hear from you soon.

As you know, the tenses of the Present group include 4 tenses of the verb (tenses):

1. Present Simple Tense (level 2, intermediate) COMING SOON
2. Present Continuous Tense (level 2, intermediate) COMING SOON
   

In this tutorial we will look at, How are the times of the Present group different? each other and how they work in the active voice.

Exercise (introductory). Select action verb tense Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous, which you would use to translate the following sentences into English:

What is the characteristic of an action verb? in sentences 1-4?

You can check yourself -

note that

Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous translated into Russian present tense of the verb, A

Present Perfect – past tense of the verb.

So, to summarize:

Present Perfect answers the question What already did?—I have watched the cartoon.

Present Continuous answers the question What more do I? — I am watching the cartoon.

Present Perfect Continuous answers the question what am I doing during …? — I have been watching the cartoon for 20 minutes.

Present Simple answers the question What usually do I? — I watch cartoons every day.

Present tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Exercises

Exercise 1. Match the tense of the verb and the tense expression (some are used twice):

Look! ever, always, never, rarely, often, now, nowadays, usually, at the moment , yet, already, just, recently, lately , every day, on Mondays , tonight, today, always, never, regularly, sometimes, once a year, once a week, Listen! How long...? for, since, these days, still, etc

Present Simple	Present Continuous	Present Perfect	Present Perfect Continuous
always,

Exercise 2.Expand the brackets to get the Present Simple or Present Perfect.

1. I can't speak about the book. I (not read) it yet.
2. Every day I (wind up) my watch at 7 o’clock in the morning.
3. It's Friday. … you (see) him this week?
4. It’s a pity, but I (not buy) this dictionary yet.
5. As a rule, we (do) many exercises in class.
6. He (tell) this joke many times.
7. I already (translate) these sentences into French.
8. They (have) their English many hours a week.
9. She (work) much and usually (get) many good marks.
10. We (buy) a new TV set this year.

Exercise 3.Expand the brackets to make Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

1. I must know what you (talk) about. 2. I (be) in this country for some time. 3. He (admire) you greatly. He (see) the play three times. 4. I (not know) what Harry (tell) you. 5. I want to see how much he (change) since I (see) him last. 6. We (be) to the cinema about twice a week since then. 7. Hello, what are you (do) here at this late hour? 8. I (think) you never (do) any harm to people. 9. I always (stay) at home in the evenings. 10. I (hear) you (look) for a new house.

Exercise 4.Expand the brackets to get the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect.

1. Is Andy here? – I don’t know, I... (not see) him today.
2. Where... you... (go)? – To the library.
3. Would you like … (borrow) this magazine? - No, thanks. I... (read) it before.
4. Betty’s bus … (arrive) at 5 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the bus station.
5. Have you seen my record book? I … (look) for it all the morning.
6. Mike… (talk) to his friend for an hour already.
7. More and more forests… (disappear) because of fires nowadays. (Times, level 3)
8. How long … you … (work) on this problem?
9. The first lesson… (not finish) at 9.45.