Present simple/continuous- exercice

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*Exercitiul este preluat din: Grammar for First Certificate, Cambridge.

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Present simple/continuous exercices

*Exercitiile sunt preluate din: Grammar for First Certificate, Cambridge
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Present Continuous

1.      Forms of Present Continuous

Positive	am/are/is+[Verb]-ing eg. I am working in this moment.         She is talking at the phone.
Negative	am/are/is+ not+[Verb]-ing eg. I am not watching TV now.        She is not working this week.
Interogative	am/are/is + Subject+ [Verb]-ing? eg. Are you sleeping?        Is she surfing on the internet?

     2.We use Present Continuous with:

Use	E.g.	Ex.
ü  to talk about actions in progress at the moment of speaking	I am trying to open the bottle.	Incerc sa deschid sticla.
ü  to talk about temporary situations.	He is staying at the Park Hotel at present.	In prezent el sta la Hotelul Park.
ü  For changing or developing situations	Traffic is getting worse every year.	Traficul devine tot mai dificil cu fiecare an.
ü  to talk about annoying habits	She is always  forgetting people names.	Mereu uita numele oamenilor.
ü  To talk about a situation happening in the near future	I am thinking about going to see Green Day in concert next month.	Ma gandesc sa merg la concertul celor de la Green day saptamana viitoare.

     3.Time expressions used with present Continuous:

English		Romanian
Time Expression	Example	Expresie temporara	Exemplu
At the moment	She is having a party at the moment.	In acest moment; acum	Ea da o petrecere in momentul acesta
Right Now	I am booking our tickets online right now.	Chiar acum	Chiar acum rezerv biletele de tren online.
At present	He is staying at the Park Hotel at present.	In prezent	In prezent el sta la Hotelul Park.
Today	Today I am eating with Dima.	Azi; astazi	Astazi iau masa cu Dima.
Tonight	Tom is picking me up at 7 o'clock tonight.	Diseara	Tom ma ia diseara, la ora 7.
Still	The police is still looking for fingerprints.	Inca	Politia inca cauta amprente.

!!! Unele verbe nu pot fi folosite la forma continua si se numesc “State verbs”(=Verbe de stare) sau “Non-continuous verbs”. O lista cu aceste verbe si exemple o voi publica in unul din urmatoarele post-uri, deci, fiti pe faza ;) 

Present simple - exercices

1.       Put the verbs into the correct form:

a.       I (to miss)…………… my mother.

b.      Alina (to be) ………….. one of my best friends.

c.       Ana never (to wear) ………..  jeans.

d.      Alina and I (work) ………… at the local hospital.

e.      She (to love) …………. Blue, but (to hate) ……………. Green.

f.        You (to have) …………. a nice garden.

g.       I (to be) ……… from Brasov, Romania.

2.       Make negative sentences

a.       We live in America. =

b.      She likes this cute dress. =

c.       They are ten. =

d.      I speak spanish. =

e.      Janet is tall and skinny- like a model =

f.        I love summer.=

g.       My dog is my best friend. =

3.       Make questions

a.       you/ to speak/ English =

b.      where/ you/ to work =

c.       you/ to have/ a dog =

d.      she/ to work/ with you =

e.      when/ the class/ to begin =

f.        your cat/to  like/ dogs =

g.       the Sun/ to circe/ the Earth=

4.       Translate in English

a.       Irina locuieste in New York.

b.      Eu vorbesc engleza, spaniola si franceza.

c.       Nu imi place de tine.

d.      Simina are un caine si trei pisici.

e.      Vlad nu stie sa scrie .

f.        Imi place muzica pop.

g.       Iti place muzica pop?

h.      In fiecare zi mananc un mar.

i.         Avionul spre Marid decoleaza la 9.

Present Simple

1.      Forms of Present Simple

Positive	[Verb]+s/es in third person eg. I like to dance.         She likes chocolate.
Negative	Do/does not + [verb] eg. I do not like to dance.        She does not like chocolate.
Interogative	Do/does+ Subject+ [Verb]? eg. Do you like to dance?        Does she like chocolate?

     2.We use Present Simple with:

Use	E.g.	Ex.
ü  to talk about regular habits or repeated actions.	I get up every day at 7 o’clock.  He never forgets his phone.	In fiecare zi ma trezesc la ora 7. El nu isi uita niciodata telefonul.
ü  to talk about permanent situations.	We live in Romania. They speak english.	Noi locuim in Romania. Ei vorbesc engleza.
ü  To state general truths.	Water boils at 100∘C.	Apa fierbe la 100∘C.
ü  To give instructions and directions	You go down to the traffic lights, then you turn right.	Mergi in jos pana la semafor, apoi virezi la dreapta.
ü  to talk about scheduled events in the near future.	The train leaves at 9 o’clock in the morning.	Trenul pleaca la ora 9, dimineata.
ü  To describe plots of books and films or reviews.	The story begins and ends in France.	Poveste incepe si se sfarseste in Franta.
ü  In sport commentaries .	Beckham passes the ball to Cole- and he scores.	Beckham ii paseaza mingea lui Cole- si el inscrie.
ü  with non-continuous  verbs.	She is not here now.	Ea nu este aici momentan.

     3.Time expressions used with present simple:

English		Romanian
Time Expression	Example	Expresie temporara	Exemplu
Every day/week/month/year	He drinks a litre of milk every day.	In fiecare zi/saptama/luna/an	El bea un litru de lapte in fiecare zi.
Never	I never play tennis.	Niciodata	Niciodata nu joc tenis.
Rarely	We rarely see each other .	Rar	Ne vedem rar.
Usually	He usually gets home at 9 o’clock.	De obicei	De obicei ajunge acasa la ora 9.
Often	I often see him in the garden.	Des	Il vad des in gradina.
Always	I always eat breakfast.	Mereu	Mereu mananc micul dejun.
Sometimes	Sometimes I drink milk instead of coffee.	Cateodata	Cateodata beau lapte in loc de cafea.
In the mornig/evening/afternoon	She only works in the morning.	Dimineata/seara/Dupa-amiaza	Lucreaza doar dimineata.
On Monday/Tuesday	She only works on Mondays.	Lunea/Martea	Lucreaza doar lunea.