Как известно, времена группы Present включают в себя 4 времени глагола (tenses):

1. Present Simple Tense (уровень 2, intermediate) СКОРО
2. Present Continuous Tense (уровень 2, intermediate) СКОРО
   

В этом уроке мы рассмотрим, чем отличаются времена группы Present между собой и как они работают в активном залоге.

Упражнение (вводное). Выберите время глагола действия Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous , которое вы бы использовали для перевода на английский язык следующих предложений:

Какая характеристика у глагола-действия в предложениях 1-4?

Вы можете проверить себя –

Обратите внимание, что

Present Simple , Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous переводятся на русский язык настоящим временем глагола, а

Present Perfect – прошедшим временем глагола.

Итак, подведем итог:

Present Perfect отвечает на вопрос что уже сделал(а)? — I have watched the cartoon.

Present Continuous отвечает на вопрос что еще делаю? — I am watching the cartoon.

Present Perfect Continuous отвечает на вопрос что делаю в течение …? — I have been watching the cartoon for 20 minutes.

Present Simple отвечает на вопрос что обычно делаю? — I watch cartoons every day.

Времена группы Present (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Упражнения

Упражнение 1. Сопоставьте время глагола и временное выражение (некоторые используются дважды):

Look! ever, always, never, seldom, 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,

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, чтобы получить Present Simple или 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.

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, чтобы получить Present Simple, Present Continuous или 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 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.

Упражнение 4. Раскройте скобки, чтобы получить Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous или 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. (Времена, уровень 3)
8. How long … you … (work) on this problem?
9. The first lesson … (not finish) at 9.45.