Grammar. Present Simple, Present Continuous and Past Simple (B)

Present Simple

Using: usual or repeated action at present; action by the timetable.

Вживання: дія, яка відбувається зазвичай; повторювана дія в теперішньому; дія за розкладом.

Helping words: always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely,

hardly ever, never, every.

I always do my homework in the evening.

Jane has German tests every Wednesday.

Bus arrives to London at 10 am.

Making sentences:

I, You, We, They

+ Subject + Verb

- Subject + don’t + Verb

? Do + Subject + Verb ?

He, She, It

+ Subject + Verb+s/es

- Subject + doesn’t + Verb

? Does + Subject + Verb ?

Present Continuous

Using: action which is happening now, when we are talking about it; future action which is planned beforehead.

Вживання: дія, яка відбувається в даний момент, коли ми про неї говоримо; дія, яка відбудеться в майбутньому і є запланованою завчасно.

Helping words: now; at the moment.

I am doing my homework now.

Look! Students are writing German test.

Tom is travelling to London next month. He has already booked the tickets.

Making sentences:

+ Subject + am / is / are + Verb+ing

- Subject + am not / isn’t / aren’t + Verb+ing

? Am / Is / Are + Subject + Verb+ing ?

Choose the correct answer:

1) Children … posters yesterday.

a) drew b) draw c) drawn

2) Look! They … a film.

a) am watching b) are watching c) are watching

3) My mum and dad … in the river every Saturday.

a) didn’t swim b) don’t swim c) doesn’t swim

4) Susan … German exercises now.

a) am writing b) are writing c) is writing

5) Fiona … a letter yesterday.

a) get b) got c) gets

6) Tim … at the office every day.

a) worked b) work c) works

7) John … to Japan now.

a) travels b) is travelling c) travels

8) Rosa … bananas last Friday.

a) bought b) buy c) has bought

13) My brother … a bike last Tuesday.

a) fix b) fixed c) fixes

14) Tim … a post card at the moment.

a) is painting b) paint c) painted