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

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 ?

Grammar Test

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple

1) I … tea every evening.

a) drinks b) drank c) drink

2) They … the room now.

a) is cleaning b) are cleaning c) am cleaning

3) Susan … her mum and dad yesterday.

a) helped b) help c) helps

4) Tim … her relatives last holidays.

a) visits b) visited c) visit

5) Children … postcards yesterday.

a) drew b) draw c) drawn

6) Look! They … a documentary.

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

7) They … in the river every Saturday.

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

8) Tom … Chinese exercises now.

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

9) Fiona … an email yesterday.

a) get b) got c) gets

10) Rosa … at the office every day.

a) worked b) work c) works

11) John … to Japan now.

a) travels b) is travelling c) travels

12) Linda … cucumbers last Friday.

a) bought b) buy c) has bought

13) My uncle … a bike last Tuesday.

a) fix b) fixed c) fixes

14) Jane … a picture at the moment.

a) is painting b) paint c) painted