Present continuous and present simple 1 (I am doing and I do)
Present continuous (I am doing)
Present simple (I do)
Мы используем present continuous, говоря о действиях, происходящих в момент речи или в настоящий период времени (вокруг момента речи). Действие не завершено.
Мы используем present simple, когда говорим о событиях в общем, или о событиях, которые случаются с определенной периодичностью.
- The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?
- Listen to those people. What language are they speaking?
- Let’s go out. It isn’t raining now.
- ‘I’m busy.’ ‘What are you doing?’
- I’m getting hungry. Let’s go and eat.
- Kate wants to work in Italy, so she’s learning Italian.
- The population of the world is increasing very fast.
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- Excuse me, do you speak English?
- It doesn’t rain very much in summer.
- What do you usually do at weekends?
- I always get hungry in the afternoon.
- Most people learn to swim when they are children.
- Every day the population of the world increases by about 200,000 people.
Мы используем continuous для временных ситуаций:
Мы используем simple для постоянных ситуаций:
- I’m living with some friends until I find a place of my own.
- A: You’re working hard today.
B: Yes, I have a lot to do.
- My parents live in London. They have lived there all their lives.
- John isn’t lazy. He works hard most of the time.
I always do (something) = Я делаю (что-либо) всегда:
- I always go to work by car. (not
I’m always going)
‘I’m always doing something’ имеет другое значение. Например:
I’ve lost my pen again. I’m always losing things.
I’m always losing things = Я часто теряю вещи, возможно, слишком часто, или чаще, чем обычно (негативный оттенок).
Еще два примера:
- You’re always watching television. You should do something more active. (= You watch television too often = Ты смотришь телевизор слишком часто)
- Tim is never satisfied. He’s always complaining. (= He complains too much = Он слишком много жалуется)
Упражнения
1. Находятся ли подчеркнутые глаголы в правильной грамматической форме? Исправьте, если необходимо.
2. Поставьте глагол в правильную форму: present continuous или present simple.
- Let’s go out. It (not / rain) now.
- Julia is very good at languages. She (speak) four languages very well.
- Hurry up! Everybody (wait) for you.
- ‘ (you / listen) to the radio?’ ‘No, you can turn it off.’
- ‘ (you / listen) to the radio every day?’ ‘No, just occasionally.’
- The River Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean.
- The river (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.
- We usually (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we (not / grow) any.
- A: How’s your English?
B: Not bad. I think it (improve) slowly. - Rachel is in London at the moment. She (stay) at the Park Hotel. She always (stay) there when she’s in London.
- Can we stop walking soon? I (start) to feel tired.
- A: Can you drive?
В: I (learn). My father (teach) me. - Normally I (finish) work at five, but this week I (work) until six to earn a little more money.
- My parents (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where (your parents / live)?
- Sonia (look) for a place to live. She (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.
- A: What (your brother / do)?
B: He’s an architect, but he (not / work) at the moment. - (at a party) I usually (enjoy) parties, but I (not / enjoy) this one very much.
3. Закончите предложения B. Используйте always -ing.
- A: I’ve lost my pen again.
B: Not again! ...
- A: The car has broken down again.
B: That car is useless. It ...
- A: Look! You’ve made the same mistake again.
B: Oh no, not again! I ...
- A: Oh, I’ve forgotten my glasses again.
B: Typical! ...