The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

Обозначает:

1) постоянное повторяющееся, обычное действие, какой-либо факт или общеизвестную истину. We live in St.Petersburg. The Earth rotates round its axis. I leave home at 8 every day.

2) Действие, совершающееся в данный момент настоящего времени (для глаголов, не употребл. в Continuous: to be, to have, to possess, to own, to consist, to contain, to hold, to belong, to depend, to resemble, to hear, to see, to smell, to want, to wish, to desire, to love, to like, to hate, to refuse, to object, to agree, to prefer, to know, to believe, to suppose, to recognize, to remember, to understand etc.). I don’t hear what you say. I see now quite well. I know what you mean.

3) Будущее действие после союзов if, when, as, before, till, since etc. (I’ll be very glad if I see him tomorrow. When you come to me tomorrow, I’ll give you some work to do.) или если действие является намеченным и решенным. Tomorrow we start for Kiev.

4) Употребляется с наречиями неопред. времени – usually, sometimes, often, seldom, always, as a rule etc.

Present Indefinite no форме совпадает с инфинитивом глагола (без частицы to) во всех лицах, кроме 3-го лица ед. ч., принимающего окончание – s (- es).

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма
I play	I do not play	Do I play?
He plays She it	He She does not play It	Does he (she, it) play?
we play you they	we you do not play they	Do we (you, they) play?

do not = don't does not = doesn't

Спряжение глаголов to be u to have в Present Indefinite.

to be	to have
I	am	I, we, you, they	have
He, she, it	is
We, you, they	are	He, she, it	has

Exercises:

1. Complete with the right form of the verb „to be”:

a) You…….. my friend.

b) He …….with you.

c) ……. she at home?

d) They…….not bad students.

e) How….. your mother today?

f) I …… at school.

2. Write the correct form of the verb “to be”:

1. …………. your mother home?

2. …………...Sam and Lucy in the 5^th form?

3. Madrid ……….not the capital of the U.S.A. It ……the capital of Spain.

4. What nationality ……..you? I ………American.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs 'to be' and 'to have'.

1. ………. we on the right way?

2. I ……… a big living-room.

3. It…………. a white rose.

4. You …………. something on your hair.

5. She ……………. two apples.

6. …………. they friends?

7. Jack and Jill…………… very good friends.

8. Doris …………… a beautiful dress.

9. …………. he a student?

10. This animal……….. black eyes.

11. They …….. a lovely garden.

12. …….. I your best friend?

13. ……….you at home?

14. We ………. good students. We learn hard.

15. Your father …………a doctor.

4. Complete the sentences:

1. The window …………… open.

2. Cats ………… small animals.

3. I …….. in the classroom.

4. We ………. pupils.

5. The baby ……… in bed.

6. You …….. a teacher.

7. The books ……….. on the table.

8. I ……. a pupil.

9. My father ……. a good man.

10. We ……in the classroom.

11. The door ……. Shut.

12. The camel ……..a big animal.

13. The children ………in the garden.

14. I ……..in school now.

15. The chair …….behind the table.

16. Camels …….big animals.

17. My mother …….at home.

18. The windows …….shut.

5. Complete with the Present Tense Negative:

1. A thief……………….. a good man.
2. Camels………………..small animals.
3. I …………………..an old man (woman).
4. My hands ………………….dirty.
5. The poor man ………………….happy.
6. We …………………….in the cinema now.
7. The mouse ……………………a big animal.
8. I ………………a teacher.
9. We ……………….at home now.
10. It ………………….cold in summer.
11. My face ………………….dirty.
12. The shops …………………open every day.

6. Make the sentences plural:

1. A pupil is not a teacher.
2. A hen is a bird.
3. He is a doctor.
4. She is a pretty girl.
5. Here is a pen and a pencil.
6. A camel is a big animal.
7. An egg is white.
8. There is a car behind you.
9. A donkey is bigger than a cat.
10. A lazy boy is not a good pupil.

7. Make questions from these mixed words.(do not forget the capital letter and the question mark).

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