Dvizh. Present Tenses

1.

Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous
Let’s practice!

2.

my note 1
my note 2
my note 3
my note 4
PresentнаSimple
‘Simple’ в переводе
русский означает ‘простой’, а что
может быть проще единицы?
plane глагол
leaves atв6 pm.
0 – это ничего, 2 – много. А значит у насThe
ОДИН
The match finishes at 7.45.
сказуемом.
She works as aЕсли
nurse.
у нас ОДИН глагол в сказуемом в ‘+’ предложении,
timetables,
They own a large shop.
то для ‘–’ и ‘?’ мы ВСПОМинаем ВСПОМогательный
programmes
глагол ‘do’. Он спасает наш глагол от окончания, если
permanent situations
Water
at 100’C.
оно
естьboils
и превращается
в ‘does’.
or states
Money doesn’t buy
happiness.
Отрицательная частица
‘not’ должна стоять между ДВУХ
глаголов,
иначе
truths, laws
of она упадет.
Julia Roberts acts
nature
Окончание –es/s добавляем к глаголу, если
подлежащее
brilliantly
in this film.
3 лица и ед. числа. He, she, it в наст. времени всегда
reviews/
стремятся
к окончанию –s/es у глагола. Например,
I usually get up at
7.30.
sports commentaries/
he works,
dramatic narrative
repeated / habitual
he is clever,
actions (always, often,
he has a brother.
etc.)
scheme
И даже форма
глагола
в Past Simple:
he was–s/es
clever.
stative
verbs to be
spelling

3.

my note 1
my note 2
my note 3
Present сказуемое
Continuous
Разбираем
с конца!!!
За Continuous всегда отвечает окончание –ing у глагола,
это длИтельность.
Глагол с –ing окончанием один не может
гулять,
They are
visitingиначе
us tonight.
He is working
(It’s all arranged)
этоnow.
другая часть речи. Он берет с собой подружку
to be.
They’re staying at theФормула для всех Continuous fixed
– to be+Ving
arrangements in the
Park Hotel at present.
near future
Поскольку у нас ДВА глагола в сказуемом, нам есть с
She is looking
a better
чем работать.
Намfor
есть,
кудаjob.
поставить частицу ‘not’ и
temporary situations
кого перекинуть для образования вопроса.
actions happening at the
moment of speaking
His English is getting better.
changing or developing
situations
She’s always interrupting me!
repeated actions with
‘always’ expressing annoying
stative verbs
spelling -ing
scheme
to be

4.

my note 1
my note 2
my note 3
Present
РазбираемPerfect
сказуемое с конца!!!
Всегда за Perfect отвечает глагол в 3 форме или с
окончанием –ed, если он правильный.
She has tidied her
room. в 3 форме один не может гулять, иначе это
Глагол
I’ve lost 10 kilos.
(She has finished tidying
другая часть речи. Он берет с собой подружку to have.
her room. You can see it is
Формула для всех Perfect – to have+V3
tidy now.)
the result is
personal experiences/
changes
which
significant
recently completed
actions у нас ДВА
Поскольку
глагола в сказуемом,
нам
естьhave
с
happened
present
чем работать. Намatесть,
куда поставить частицу not и
кого перекинуть для образования вопроса.
She’s written three letters
since this morning.
She has called on two
clients since 12 o’clock.
He has lost his keys.
(He is still looking for him.)
actions which happened at an
unstated part time and are
connected with the present
emphasis on number
spelling -ed
scheme
to have

5.

my note 1
my note 2
my note 3
Разбираем
сказуемое
с конца!!!
Present
Perfect
Continuous
За Continuous всегда отвечает окончание –ing у глагола,
это длИтельность. Его подружка – to be, держим в уме.
Всегда за Perfect отвечает глагол в 3 форме.
Who has been using my
He’s been writing
a letter
И to
be ставим в 3 форму – been. Его подружка
– to have,
toothbrush?
for 2 hours.
которая зависит он подлежащего.
(He started 2 hours
ago для всех Perfect Continuous – to have been Ving.
Формула
actions expressing anger,
and
irritation, annoyance,
Поскольку у нас ТРИ глагола в сказуемом,
нам есть с
explanation or criticism
actions started in the past and
чем работать. Нам есть, куда поставить частицу not (да
continuing up to the present
сразу после have/has) и кого перекинуть для
образования вопроса.
She’s been calling on
clients since this morning.
She has been crying.
(Her eyes are red.)
past actions of certain
duration having visible results
or effects in the present
emphasis on duration (usually
with for, since or how long)
spelling -ing
note
scheme
to have

6.

possible answers
Make sentences using this phrase according to the situation
1
day by day
to cook the meal
3
The meal is ready.
She has already cooked.
She cooks the same
meal every day.
She is tired.
4
2
He is cooking the meal now.
PrPerfCont
PrPerf
I have been cooking the meal since the morning.
PrCont
PrSimple

7.

Choose any phrase, click on it and act out the situation using the phrase.
to drink coffee
PrS
to watch TV
PrP
to sleep
PrPC
to take pills
PrPC
to write an
English exercise
PrC
to wash one’s
face and hands
PrS
to play the
piano
PrP
to bring
vegetables
PrC
to play football
to learn Italian
to have lunch
PrP
to wear a suit
PrS
to order a
bottle of apple
juice
PrC
to work on one’s
report
PrPC
to stay at the
beautiful hotel
to read a book
PrS
PrC
PrP
PrPC

8.

Match the sentences with the meaning of the tense used in each of them.
1. He drinks a litre of milk every day.
a. emphasis on duration
2. Milk contains a lot of vitamins.
b. temporary situation
3. He is getting stronger.
c. repeated action expressing annoyance
4. She has just passed her exams.
d. emphasis on number
5. She is having a party at the moment.
e. habitual action
6. He has been working all day.
f. recently completed action
7. She has phoned him three times this morning.
g. permanent truth
8. He is always borrowing money from me.
h. changing or developing situation
9. She has been walking all morning.
i. fixed arrangement in the near future
10. They are getting married next week. j. past action of duration + results in the present

9.

What are they doing right now?
What do they do year after year
on the New Year’s Eve?
It’s time to celebrate 2021. What
have they done yet?
Guess how long they have been
doing something.
to read a newspaper
to do the washing-up
to sing Christmas carols
to sit on the sofa
to listen to the boys singing
to sleep
to open the presents
to snow outside
to stay at home

10.

Act out the same dialogues using Present Tenses.
What
you ironed
How have
long have
you
What
are do
youyou
doing?
How
often
iron?
beenyet?
ironing?
I have been
I Ihave
ironironed
twice amy
ironing for 2
socks.
week.
hours.
I’m ironing.
example
-
What are you doing?
- I’m ironing.
- How often do you iron?
- I iron twice a week.
- How long have you been ironing?
- I have been ironing for 2 hours.
- What have you ironed yet?
- I have ironed socks!

11.

Fill in with Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Hi, Mum!
Hello, June. Where ……………
(you/call)
are you
calling
from?
am (be) at work at the moment.
I ……………
My boss ……………
(have) lunch with his
is having
wife now. He ……………
(often/take)
her to
often
takes
lunch on Tuesdays.
Well, why ……………
(you/phone)?
are you
phoning Is there
anything wrong?
No, I just want you to know that I ……………
am coming
(come) home next Saturday.
What time ……………
(yourtrain
train/arrive
arrive) in
does your
Leeds?
It ……………
(leave) London at 11 and ……………
arrives
leaves
(arrive) in Leeds at 2.
See you on Saturday then.

12.

Complete the questions, then answer them about yourself.
Are you
staying
give
Does
…………
……………
(stay)
at(offer)
your
house
offer
your
teacher
school
……………
……………
(give)friend’s
you
after-school
awith
lot
of
…………
Do
your
grandparents
……………
(live)
you?
What
…………
are
you
……………
doing
(do)
tonight?
live
have
……………
How
Have
long
you
……………
………………
you
ever
(ever/meet)
………………
met
(study)
a
pop
English
star?
for?
been
studying
this
weekend?
homework?
activities?
I am going to the cinema with my girlfriend.
to have a sleepover

13.

Greetings from London!
am sitting
is drinking
is … (be)
The weather here
fine. I …… (sit) in a café right
now
have beena walking
aretea.
feeling
with Jill. She … (drink)
hot cup of English
We … (walk)
having
are staying
get up
sincearemorning
so now we ……
(feel) really tired.
spend here! We …… (stay) in a nice
have already
We … (have) a great time
hotelvisited
mean
in the heart of the city. We … (get up)
early every day and …
haven’tmost
been able
are going
(spend)
of our time sightseeing. We … (already/visit)
The Tower of London and London Dungeon. We … (mean) to
get to) to make time
am Madam
looking
visit
Tussaud’s but we … (not be able
to visit it yet. Later tonight, we …… (go ) to the theatre.
London is a wonderful city!
I …… (look) forward to showing you all my photos when I …
(get) home.
Love,
The Tower of London
London Dungeon
Madam Tussaud’s
Jenny

14.

Put the verbs into the Present Tenses.
to work
работает
ресторане.
worksв итальянском
1. VickyВики
……………………………………
in an Italian
restaurant.
На этой
дня.
haveнеделе
workedя проработал
2. I ……………………………………………
only forтолько
3 days 3this
week.
is working
3. The radio …………………………………
now.
Радио
сейчас работает.
4. We ………………………………………
the garden
have been
working вinсаду
Мы работаем
с утра. since morning.
to cook
готовлю
жареную
haveЯbeen
cooking
1. I ………………………………………
roastкурицу
chickenдва
forчаса.
2 hours.
Мама
данный
момент.
2. Mum ………………………………………
at the
moment.
is готовит
cooking обед вlunch
has alreadyпасту
cooked
3. He Он
already
………………………………………
seafood pasta.
уже приготовил
с морепродуктами.
4. We ………………………………………
Japanese
food at еду.
weekends.
cook мы готовим
По выходным
японскую
to read
Боб
эту книгу
с прошлого
1. Bob ………………………………………
this
book sinceгода.
last year.
has читает
been reading
Обычно
2. I usually ………………………………………
detective stories.
read я читаю детективы.
has read
3. Dad ………………………………………
all the все
newspapers
Сегодня
папа прочитал
газеты. today.
is reading
4. She ………………………………………
a fairy-tale
to her son now.
Сейчас
она читает
сыну сказку.
Here’s the
translation!

15.

Transform the sentences changing the tense and using the words in
brackets instead of the words in bold.
I never eat mushrooms. (now)
I am eating mushrooms now.
Mrs Sanders is closing her shop now. (already)
Mrs. Sanders has already closed her shop.
He smokes every half an hour. (since 2005)
He has been smoking since 2005.
Every summer we visit our relatives in France. (twice this year)
We have visited our relatives in France twice this year.
Tom has been wearing glasses for 2 years. (every day at school)
Tom wears glasses every day at school.
We have just built a sand castle on the beach. (now)
We are building a sand castle on the beach now.

16.

Why are you smelling
that flower?
stative verbs
To see how it smells.

17.

Practice
stative
verbs
We …………………
Why…………………
…………………
are
What
thinking
are
…………………
(think)
are
you
(you/have)
(you/taste)
you
tasting
of (you/look)
looking
buying
lunch
the
a new
now?
at?
food?
camera.
Are
you
having
No. These
IYes.
I…………………
want
to
make
(have)
The
sure
place
a sandwich
it …………………
…………………
in
looks
(taste)
(look)
bagidea.
toreally
delicious.
eat later.
cool.
I photos.
…………………
(think)
that istastes
amy
good
think
have

18.

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
Have
you
been
playing
Do
you
want
How
long
……………………
(it/take)
you
to
get
to
Are
coming
is
rising
haven’t
are
is
always
you
seen
doing
complaining
isn’t
raining
……………………
……………………
(you/want)
(you/come)
to(not/eat)
shopping
come
over
with
to
me
my
haven’t
eaten
……………………
I hungry.
……………………
(you/play)
(think)
about
computer
going
games
to
the
all
Do
you
want
Let’s
The
I
What
She
rate
go
……………………
……………………
to
of
the
unemployment
(not/see)
park.
(you/do)
(always/complain)
It
……………………
Sue
……………………
and
for
where
ages.
(not/rain)
about
How
is
(rise)
your
is
I’m
Iyou
……………………
anything
am
thinking
does
it
take
are
you
doing
cooks
What
……………………
(you/do)
at
the
moment?
does
the
train
leave
have
you
been
doing?
I
am
seeing
(see)
Tina
this
afternoon.
They
……………………
……………………
How
……………………
are
Are
……………………
having
you
has
(have)
(you/work)
working
(you/like)
the
(the
a film
party
film/end)?
this
ended
sports?
this
week?
Saturday.
You
look
tired.
What
……………………
(you/do)?
Your
What
mum
time
……………………
……………………
(cook)
(train/leave)?
very
well.
Do
you
like
school?
house
tothese
watch
today?
some
cinema.
……………………
afternoon?
(you/want)
to come?
everything.
sister?
she?
now.
days.
since
lunchtime.
Do
you
want DVDs?
Really?
Can
am
Ion
come?
listening
play
Iishaven’t
………………………
has
don’t
saved
have
(not/see)
finished
haven’t
finished
is
making
Yes.
Ithe
………………………
We
………………………
(listen)
(play)
to
music
football
and
every
Ann
I’d
love
to,
but
I
………………………
(not/have)
any
Ten
minutes
the
bus,
but
my
dad
I’d
Yes.
love
to.
What
she
……………………
(you/think)
(make)
a
cake
is aI
has
been
raining
am
have
making
tidied
haven’t
That’s
true.
It
………………………
(get)
harder
and
No.
Really?
Sorry.
It
I………………………
………………………
(rain)
(not/finish)
since
this
my
Well,
In
She’s
Really?
No.
IActually,
fine.
………………………
end,
I
………………………
They
She
Superman
………………………
………………………
(make)
………………………
(tidy)
atomorrow
my
(work)
sandwich.
(not/tell)
room
(save)
asseen
and
aShall
me
shop
the
is
getting
working
told
do
you
think
have
working
There
I
……………………
………………………
am
playing
(play)
a one
computer
in
five
game.
minutes.
I ………………………
in
the
garden
all day.
No,
itbeen
is (be)
my
week
off.
is(work)
Yes,
………………………
is
(be)
very
annoying.
homework
her
for
ages.
yet.
………………………
Saturday.
(surf)
Net.
money.
……………………
(give)
me
a lift.
iswalked
surfing
good
right
film
now.
to
see?
is
giving
harder
to
find
athe
job.
morning.
………………………
make
assistant
anything.
(walk)
you
world.
one
the
now.
too?
dog
as well.
have

19.

Choose any number and click on it. Make as many sentences as you can using the time adverbs.
at night
1
recently
3
since…
5
today
7
just
9
11
rarely
never
2
this 4week
now
6
tonight
8
yet
10
for 212
weeks
to go snowboarding
to pick flowers
to read a book
to have a picnic
to go camping
to make a snowman