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    2.2. THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE - USE 1. Habitual actions: She smokes. We usually go to work by bus. They drink whisky every night. a day / week / month / year. three times a day / week / month / year ... rarely, seldom, hardly ever, ever, never, asarule 2. General truths: The Earth revolves round the Sun. Elephants don't fly. Washington lies on the Potomac River. __ 3. Certain actions happening now: ) with verbs not normally used in the continuous: Tunderstand. Tknow what you mean and I believe you're right. b) in sports commentaries: ‘Maradona hits that one over the defence line and the ball goes straight into the audience. soar €)in stage directions: Jil enters the room and draws the curtains. Presently the phone rings. 4. Quotiig or reporting: {ve got letter from Sue. She says she wants to visi The sign says “No parking.” a The Bibl warns us not to steal. 5. Instructions: Take a large baking tin and preheat it in the Keep this medicine out ofthe reach of children,” Don't place the unit in direct sunlight, 6. Certain past actions: And then the guy opens the door and drops dead when he discovers that the money is gone. (story telling) lane crashes at Heathrow. (newspaper headline) 7. Certain future actions: The exhibition opens on Tuesday next week. (planned events) ond ara We leave at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and arrive in Bangkok at 3 p.m. on Ul take care of the baby till you get back... ‘The Sooner you start; the sooner you'll be there. iN Exercises I. Put the following into the a) 3rd person singular, bY negative, c)interrogative: 10. Ishave twice a day. : 11. My friends often try to cook their own meals. 12. These planes fly over the beach very often. 13. These artists paint portraits only. 14. We buy and sell second-hand cars. 15. These prisoners lie in bed all day. 16. Good boys kiss their parents good night after prayer. 17. My students speak Spanish very well. 18. English people still eat a lot of pudding. 19. Grandmothers really spoil their grandchildren. 20. Geese often hiss at strangers. Scanned with CamScanner TL Add question tags tothe following sentences: Me 2 11. The beach is about half a mile from here. 3 She never drinks rane", How far.....7 4, He plays tennis very wel —— 12. Gasoline costs $1.50 in this country. 5. They lly have lunch atone ‘clock, __? oe a 6. Hedogsn’t employ foreigners, _.? > mt a to get there by 7, Teh I'm height person for this jb hove ot Ss 8. This book belongs to Martha, _ : 9. You ralse how mah itcoty ——? ; - we eee 10. Itseems to me he isn’t very rich, __ on in tut file, nL Fmoure you know who sings that ‘song, __? 15. a. ae 12. You're nota student, _ ' 7 13. They hardly ever talk to strangers, __? 16. The weather f usually wet inthis part ofthe county. 14. Shethinksweareveryrude, 7 siti‘i~s*sSCSC What 15. The police never catch any thieves, __? 17. Ie the tallest of them that plas basketball 16. They say she wears wig, __? Which one... 17. Inflation appears to be rising again, ___? 18. tree 18. Westill havea lot of time, —_? Peck 19. He has to work rather hard, __? 19. It's the maid’s responsibility to keep the room clean. ‘20. You must think I'ma fool, __? o. ae ee reser TIL. Write questions to the following statements: Whom ..... e 1 beled nin have breakfast at 7 a.m. IV. Ask questions about the underlined parts of the following sentences: 2, She visits her old mother at least twice a week. 1, The landlady locks the door after midnight. How often.....? 2. The car belongs to the Mayor. 8 i ve together because she loves him, 3. I'msorry [mlate. Where? 7. There are only ten chairs in this room. ns hie 8. Tusually take an aspirin when I have a headache. © Teams his living by painting people's houses, 9. Richard plays the lead guitar in that band. 7. We want to: ' . 10. She reads detective stories mostly. Werte e 11. Jimmy spends his free time playing computer games. 8. His sister washes: 12. AtHalloween American kids dress up as ghosts. Who.....? oz 13. Your father smokes at least 40 cigarettes a day. 9. This bottle contains poison, 14. They move to a new house every three years. What.....? 15. We play bridge in the evenings. Scanned with CamScanner a V-Fill nthe blanks with appropriate verbs in the Simple Present: ‘The Morgan family ___ [1] in California. Mr. Morgan ——_ [2] as an aip. shold and the chit ine pilot while Mrs. Morgan ___[3] care of the housel : a el up ealy everyday and __{6] breakfast for everyone, ‘while Mr. Morgan [6] jogging in the park near their house. At 7.39 __[19] it dificult to keep him company when he __ [20] a late night show on television. VI. Transform the following sentences or pairs of sentences into single statements ‘preserving the original meaning. Use the beginnings provided in each case. 1. How often do you visit your dentist? Can you tell me? Can you tell me 2 2. Where does she come from? Do you know? Da you know z 4, The president seems to approve the plan. Itseems 5. What time does the show begin? Ask that man. ‘Ask that man man 6 ‘The nglah ‘don’t smoke as much as Poles do. The French don’t either. z Wr don ti oe ead “ ‘They don’t have any idea. 8 None any of us want to join the army? Nota single person. 9. How old is she? Task? 10, aa in the world in ae this restaurant. VIL Transform the parentheses: 2 Nevrcal mespeae 2 lowing into equivalent sentences using the words given in 3, We don’t have parties very often. (rarely) 4, I'm really very sorry. (do) 9. 10. Do you want a drink? (fel) VIII. Answer the following questions in one sentence: 1. How do you da? 18. Why do you want to study? 19. What kind of music do you like? 20. What do you think of abortion? 1X. Form complete sentences by putting the following words into the correct order: : Princeton / at 6. people / true / pork / that / never / is / drink / it / these / alcohol 710 / eat / and? 23 Scanned with CamScanner ‘helpfu 11/ finds / very /he / instructions 1 our [one ude [nkosi / + Westminster / about /half travel / from / by 9, children / go / the Zoo / visit / normally / want/ we / really / there unless / to / the / don’t y 10. seven / doubt / says /in / diploma / of /languages /I/ can / spite, that /his / speak / what /he-/ fluently X. Find the Romanian equivalents forthe following English proverbs: 1, Too many cooks spoil the broth. 7. All that gliters is not gold. 8. The early bird catches the worm. 9. Itnever rains but it pours. 10, Suill waters run deep. XL Choose the one word or phrase marked A, B, C or D which ‘completes each of the following sentences: B Cor 2 1. 1___ my best to practise the violin every day. ‘Avexercise = Bowork — C.do D. play 2. Please, ___ start the discussion again, ‘A.don'tiet's B.don’tlet C.le'sdon’t D. don’t let to A-don't — B.not C. doesn’t 4 Sling! Life is beautiful. a do _-B.go C.keep D. take D. don’t like 7 Teghles a ye onthe house il your father [ back. re qos Crepe i 8. This view —_me of my childhood days a recalls ‘B. remains C. reminds 9. Llive in Manche : D. remembers to London fen, andl don’t understand why my daughter, . leaves 10. Look at these books! Why ___ buy some of them for your father? A.don'twe B.wedo C.wedon't D.dowe XIL. Identify the one underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) that you think is incorrect. Choose E if the sentence contains no errors. 1, He does appear tobe alitle stupid, in-ghe? But he i harder than else. certainly works anyone else does. No-erar 2, The notice on the wall eas “In case of fire break the lass and push the burton. Don't panic”. No

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