Grammar Revision
Unit 1. Present Simple and Present Continuous
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We use the Present Simple: - for routines and habits: e.g. I go to the bank twice a week; - for permanent situations: e. g. My friend works in a bank; - for facts: e. g. Water boils at 100 centigrade; - for timetable or fixed events in the future: e. g. The train leaves in 10 minutes. We use the Present Continuous: - for actions happening now: e.g. I am working on my reporting at the moment; - for temporary actions or situations: e.g. I am staying with my friends till I find a new flat; - for changing or developing situations: e.g. The economic situation is getting worse in this country; - to talk about something that happens often and is unpleased or irritating (with always): e.g. She is always grumbling and complaining. |
Exercise 1. Choose the correct variant:
1. All the guides here speak/are speaking at least foreign languages, because a lot of foreign tourists come/are coming every year.
2. Look! The meeting starts/is starting. We’d better go in.
3. I work/am working for Midmark, a firm that makes/is making medical equipment.
4. I go/am going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
5. The train is arriving/arrives at 7 a.m.
6. They always make noise/are making noise next door.
7. Our meetings usually are starting/start at 4 p.m.
8. When a company is not successful, it is going/goes out of business.
9. I work /am working overtime this week.
10. Tom is very reliable person, everybody is trusting/trusts him.
11. He usually is coming/ comes to his office on time.
12. The sun is setting/sets in the West.
13. Great Britain becomes/ is becoming more popular as a location for international business.
14. He earns/ is earning over $20, 000 a year.
15. People often spend/are spending a lot of their money on cigarettes.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentence using the correct form Present Simple or Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. I never (work) at the weekend.