3. The Future Perfect Tense 4. The Future Perfect Continuous (or Progressive) Tense IV. Future-in-the-Past (or Conditional) tenses 1. The Future-in-the-Past Simple (or the Present Conditional) Tense 2. The Future-in-the-Past Continuous Tense 3.-The Future-in-the-Past Perfect (or the Perfect Conditional) Tense 4. The Future-in-the-Past Perfect Continuous Tense ENGLISH VERB TENSES - ACTIVE VOICE 2. THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 2.1. THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE - FORMS INTERROGATIVE are emer] ae dont not write] does he/she/it does he/she/it not - write? write? doesn’t he/she/it write? do we/you/they do we/yourthey | dowe/you don’t we/you/they write? 17 Scanned with CamScanner2.2, THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE - USE 1. Habitual actions: She smokes. We usually go to work by bus. They drink whisky every night. always, often, usually, frequently, generally, normally, occa- sionally, ordinarily, regularly, sometimes, from time to time, every day / week / month / year’..., every other day, every once in a while, once a day / week / month / year, twice aday / 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: a) with verbs not normally used in the continuous: Iunderstand. I know 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. : c) in stage directions: Jill enters the room and draws the curtains. Presently the phone rings. 4. Quoting or reporting: I’ve got a letter from Sue. She says she wants to visit us. The'sign says “No parking.” The Bible warns us not to steal. 5. Instructions: Take a large baking tin and preheat it in the oven. Keep this medicine out of the reach of children. Don't place the unit in direct sunlight. 18 Scanned with CamScanner6. Certain past actions: And then the guy opens the door and drops dead when he discovers that the money is gone. (story telling) Plane crashes at Heathrow. (newspaper headline) 7. Certain future actions: The exhibition opens on Tuesday next week. (planned events) We leave at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and arrive in Bangkok at 3 p.m. on Friday. We spend the night there and leave for Taipei at 7 a.m. the next morning. (itineraries) If you do that again, I'll tell your mother. (conditional II) Give me a call as soon as you ‘arrive. (time clauses) T'll take care of the baby till you get back. _ The Sooner you start; the sooner you'll be there. KR Exercises ~ I. Put the following into the a) 3rd person singular, b) negative, c) interrogative: peanageene . Like classical music very much. They live in small houses.-_ We go to church every Sunday. They always:spend their holidays abroad. You wash your hands before breakfast. My children always lose their pocket money. Babies cry when they are hungry. You always carry an umbrella. ). These cars often break down. I shave twice a day. . My friends often try to cook their own meals. These planes fly over the beach very often. . ‘These artists paint portraits only. . We buy and sell second-hand cars. . These prisoners lie in bed all day. . Good boys kiss their parents good night after prayer. My students speak Spanish very well. . English people still eat a lot of pudding. . Grandmothers really spoil their grandchildren. . Geese often hiss at strangers. -19 Scanned with CamScannerIL. Add question tags to the following sentences: 1. Hook horrible in these shorts, ? 2. You know where she lives, _? 3. She never drinks brandy, -_? 4. He plays tennis very well, __? 5. They usually have lunch at one o'clock, _? 6. Hedoesn’t employ foreigners, _? 7. I think I’m the right person for this job,___? 8. This book belongs to Martha,__? 9. You realize how much it costs, __? 10. Itseems to me he isn’t very rich, ___? 11. I’m sure you know who sings that song,__? 12. You're nota student,__? 13. They hardly ever talk to strangers, _? 14. She thinks we are very rude,__? 15. The police never catch any thieves, __? 16. They say she wears a wig, __? 17. Inflation appears to be rising again, __? 18. We still have alotoftime,__.? = - 19. He has to work rather hard, __? 20. You must think I'ma fool, __?. IIL. Write questions to the following statements: 1. The Jacksons usually have breakfast at 7 a.m. What time..... ? 2. She visits her old mother at least twice a week. 3. They live together because she loves him. Why 4. He sells computers and hi-fi equipment. 5. We normally spend our weekends in the country. Where ? 6. He earns his living by painting people’s houses. How..... ? 7. We want to settle down in Brazil. Where ..... 2 8. His sister washes his shirts. Who..... 2 9. This bottle contains poison. What..... z 20 Scanned with CamScanner10. It smells horrible. 11. The beach is about half a mile from here. 12. Gasoline costs $1.50 in this country. How much..... 2 13. Ee et eee aes How long..... 14. She works ——— she lives nearby. 15. Lawrence rain plays Hamlet in that film. 16. To eres pth theory 17. It's the tallest of them that plays basketball. 18. More than twenty families live in this house. How many.... 2 19. It’s the oe responsibility to keep the room clean. IV. Ask questions about the underlined parts of the following sentences: . The landlady locks the door after midnight. The car belongs to the Mayor. I'm sorry 'mlate. The post arrives once a week. “ “ Leo usually travels to work by train. A newsagent sells newspapers. There are only ten chairs in this room. . I usually take an aspirin when I have a headache. .” Richard plays the lead guitar in that band. 10. She reads detective stories mostly. 11. Jimmy spends his free time playing computer games. 12. AtHalloween American kids dress up as ghosts. 13. Your father smokes at least 40 cigarettes a day. 14. They move to a new house every three years. 15. We play bridge in the evenings. YPOENageenye 21 Scanned with CamScannerV. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the Simple Present: 1) in California. Mr. Morgan ____ [2] as an air- Her Mae Me ae [3] care of the household and the chil- dren. She ___ [4] up early every day and ___ [5] breakfast for everyone, on Mr. Morgan ____ [6] jogging in the park near their house. At 7.30 __ I7la big breakfast. Then Mr. Morgan ___ [8] for the airport. He weily a [9] to Phoenix, Arizona and ____ [10] home-about 6 p.m. Meanwhile the children __ [11] themselves in s inthe kindergarten and Mrs. Morgan ____ [12] shopping, __ [13] the dinner, ___ [14] up, ____ [15] thelawn, ___ [16] the flowers in the garden, and __ [17] the dog. By the time her_husband ____ [18] back home Mrs. Morgan i is so tired that she ___ [19] it difficult 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 youtellme___ 2 Where dw she Zane on? Do you now? Da you know 3. They arrive at Hathon. Call me then. Call me immediately 4. The president seems to approve the plan. Itseems__ 5. What time does the show begin? Ask that man. Ask that man 6. -The English don’ ‘tsmoke as much as Poles do. The French don’t either. Neither 7. Where does this road lead to? They don’t have any idea. They have no idea 8. How many of us want to j join the army? Not a single person. None 9. How old is she? May at Do you mind 10. They make the best aa in the world in this restaurant. Nowhere oo VIL Transform the following into equivalent sentences using the words given in 1, They don’t wear any clothes. (no) 2. Never ca!) me stupid! (ever) 22 Scanned with CamScanner