Present tenses

Present tenses

Present Simple, Continuous and Perfect

Present Simple

Consists of:

1) A verb.

I like food. They go to school every week.

A verb +s for it, he, she pronouns

She likes food. He often trains in the gym.

2) In negatives and questions we use do or does + verb

Does she like mushrooms? Do you often read?

Present Simple

is used when:

1) we are talking about USUAL, REGULAR situation that happen from time to time

I usually read a lot. She sometimes cooks cabbage.

2) simple facts

Seas are salty. When it rains, you get wet.

3) thoughts and feelings

I think it's a nive dress. He feels sad today.

Multiple Choice

I drink milk every day.

• regular situation

• feelings

Multiple Select

She believes in aliens.

• feeling

• regular situation

• fact

• thought

Multiple Choice

I like to play football with my classmates.

• regular situation

• feeling

• thought

• fact

Multiple Select

When it snows, there is a lot of snow on the ground.

• fact

• regular situation

• thought

• feeling

Multiple Choice

She usually _____ (walk) home.

• walk

• does walk

• walks

• walking

Multiple Choice

They _____ (not like) to learn anything difficult.

• not like

• aren't liking

• don't like

• doesn't like

Multiple Choice

___ you often ______ (help) your sister with her homework?

• do ___ help

• does ____ help

• are ___ helping

• are ____ help

Present Continuous

Consists of:

1) BE (is, am, are)

2) -ing adjective that we make out of a verb

Present Continous

shows a PROCESS, it's a long action

is used when

1) something is happening AT THE MOMENT, NOW

She is paying with the puppy now.

2) we are talking about 100% certain plans in the nearest future

We are leaving soon.

They are buying a new car tomorrow.

Multiple Select

They are having spaghetti for dinner.

• plans

• now

Multiple Choice

I smell something delicious. I think mom's cooking grilled meat.

• now

• plans

Multiple Choice

Tomorrow we're leaving at 7 bacause we have to be at the airport at 10.

• plans

• now

Multiple Choice

Look, she _____ so beautifully!

• is dancing

• dances

• are dancing

• dancing

Multiple Choice

I ____ going to school tomorrow because I'm ill.

• not

• don't

• am

• am not

Fill in the Blanks

It's so noisy because my kitten

(run) around the house.

Present Perfect

Consists of

1) HAVE\HAS

2) -ed adjective (III form of the verb)

Present Perfect

is used when

1) something has happened but we don't know when

She has done her homework.

2) something started a long time ago and is still going on, or has just finished

She has worked as a nurse for 10 years.

The rain has just stopped.

3) Something has never happened.

I have never eaten an octopus.

Multiple Choice

It has just stopped snowing.

• don't know the time

• has never happened

• has just finished

• has been happening for a long time

Multiple Choice

He has been a bodyguard since 2012.

• has just finished

• has never happened

• has been happening for a long time

• don't know the time

Multiple Choice

I have never been to Australia.

• don't know the time

• has never happened

• has been happening for a long time

• has just finished

Multiple Choice

I've bought such a pretty dress, let me show you.

• has never happened

• has just finished

• has been happening for a long time

• don't know the time

Multiple Choice

Tom ______ (finish) his art project.

• has finished

• finished

• has finishing

• have finished

Multiple Select

Lucy and Anna _____ (learn) to play piano for 7 years.

• 's learned

• have learned

• have learnt

• 've learn

Fill in the Blanks

Our family ____ never _____ (earn) more than 100,000 rubles a month.