Choose the correct options to complete the text Present Tenses Present Simple We use Present Simple to speak about habits, permanent states or daily routines. Positive Sentences (+): I/we/you/they + verb. He/she/it + verb + -s. Negative sentences (−): I/we/you/they + don't + verb. He/she/it + doesn't + verb. Questions (?): Do I/we/you/they + verb? Does he/she/it + verb? I brush my teeth every day. He doesn't read books every weekend. Does she like apples? Used with: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, ever. Present Continuous We use Present Continuous to speak about the moment of now. Positive sentences (+): am/is/are + verb + -ing. Negative sentences (−): am/is/are + not (= n't) + verb + -ing. Questions (?): Am/is/are + subject + verb + -ing? I am watching TV. He isn't eating cheese now. Are you doing your homework? Used with: now, at the moment, this week, this month, etc. Present Perfect We use Present Perfect to speak about an event that started in the past, but the result is now. Positive Sentences (+): I/we/you/they + have + V3. He/she/it + has + V3. Negative sentences (−): I/we/you/they + haven't + V3. He/she/it + hasn't + V3. Questions (?): Have I/we/you/they + V3? Has he/she/it + V3? I've just brushed my teeth. He hasn't read this book yet. Has she eaten all the apples? Used with: always, never, ever, just, already, yet, recently, since, lately, before, for two years, etc. Present Perfect Continuous We use Present Perfect Continuous to speak about something that was lasting in the past for a while. Positive Sentences (+): I/we/you/they + have been + Ving. He/she/it + has been + Ving. Negative sentences (−): I/we/you/they + haven't been + Ving. He/she/it + hasn't been + Ving. Questions (?): Have I/we/you/they + been Ving? Has he/she/it + been Ving? I've been brushing my teeth for three minutes. He hasn't been reading books for ages. Has she been eating all the time? Used with: for, for 3 minutes, for 10 years, for ages, since, since 8 o'clock, since Monday, since 2020, etc. Today is my day off. It's 12 o'clock, and I anything yet. I of making some tea. My aunt in the garden for several hours. She must be tired and hungry. I shall go and ask her to take a break and have some tea with sandwiches. I the baker's this morning, and now we have delicious freshly baked croissants with cherry jam. I put the kettle on and lay the table. I see my aunt approaching the house. She digging the weeds, and the flowerbeds perfect now. When she enters the kitchen, I hear the kettle starting to boil.
Задание

Choose the correct options to complete the text
Present Tenses
Present Simple

We use Present Simple to speak about habits, permanent states or daily routines.

Positive Sentences (+):

  • I/we/you/they + verb.
  • He/she/it + verb + -s.

Negative sentences (−):

  • I/we/you/they + don't + verb.
  • He/she/it + doesn't + verb.

Questions (?):

  • Do I/we/you/they + verb?
  • Does he/she/it + verb?

I brush my teeth every day.

He doesn't read books every weekend.

Does she like apples?

Used with: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, ever.

Present Continuous

We use Present Continuous to speak about the moment of now.

Positive sentences (+): am/is/are + verb + -ing.

Negative sentences (−): am/is/are + not (= n't) + verb + -ing.

Questions (?): Am/is/are + subject + verb + -ing?

I am watching TV.

He isn't eating cheese now.

Are you doing your homework?

Used with: now, at the moment, this week, this month, etc.

Present Perfect

We use Present Perfect to speak about an event that started in the past, but the result is now.

Positive Sentences (+):

  • I/we/you/they + have + V3.
  • He/she/it + has + V3.

Negative sentences (−):

  • I/we/you/they + haven't + V3.
  • He/she/it + hasn't + V3.

Questions (?):

  • Have I/we/you/they + V3?
  • Has he/she/it + V3?

I've just brushed my teeth.

He hasn't read this book yet.

Has she eaten all the apples?

Used with: always, never, ever, just, already, yet, recently, since, lately, before, for two years, etc.

Present Perfect Continuous

We use Present Perfect Continuous to speak about something that was lasting in the past for a while.

Positive Sentences (+):

  • I/we/you/they + have been + Ving.
  • He/she/it + has been + Ving.

Negative sentences (−):

  • I/we/you/they + haven't been + Ving.
  • He/she/it + hasn't been + Ving.

Questions (?):

  • Have I/we/you/they + been Ving?
  • Has he/she/it + been Ving?

I've been brushing my teeth for three minutes.

He hasn't been reading books for ages.

Has she been eating all the time?

Used with: for, for 3 minutes, for 10 years, for ages, since, since 8 o'clock, since Monday, since 2020, etc.

Today is my day off. It's 12 o'clock, and I ['m not eating|didn't eat|haven't eaten|haven't been eating] anything yet. I [thinking|am thinking|thought|have been thinking] of making some tea. My aunt [works|had worked|has been working|worked] in the garden for several hours. She must be tired and hungry. I shall go and ask her to take a break and have some tea with sandwiches. I [have been to|have been in|have gone to|have gone in] the baker's this morning, and now we have delicious freshly baked croissants with cherry jam. I put the kettle on and lay the table. I see my aunt approaching the house. She [finished|has finished|has been finishing|had finished] digging the weeds, and the flowerbeds [look|are looking|are looked|have looked] perfect now. When she enters the kitchen, I hear the kettle starting to boil.