1 The present Tense : . » ~ n supply @ suitable present tense of the given verb: She (go) to school every day. We now (learn) English. (3, Tbe sup always (shine) in Egypt. + & | (sit) on a chair and (eat) a bananaa-~ ®o we Bad students never (work) hard. # /) Jt (rain) in winter. It (rain) now. + J (wake up) at seven and (have) breakfast at half ast. Pe generally (sing) in English but today he (sing) 4 in French. The teacher (point) at the blackboard when he (want) to explain something. 0) Mother (cook) some food in the kitchen at present; she always (cook) in the mornings. + 11 The sun (rise) in the east; now it (set) and night (fall). That man in the white hat who (walk) past the window (live) next door. X€ Architects (make) the plans of buildings. te I (wear) a coat because the sun (not shine). 75 I always (meet) you on the corner of this street. The baby (cry) because it is hungry now. 1 (spend) this weekend in Eastbourne. I (go) there nearly every week. ‘Where are you?’ ‘J (sit) in the kitchen.” ‘What you (do) there?’ ‘I (help) my mother.’ 19 ‘Why you (wash) those clothes this morning?” “Because the sun (shine); J never (wash) clothes when there are clouds in the sky.” “Where you (go) now?’ ‘I (go) to the theatre.’ ‘T (go) tonight also, but J (not go) very often.’ ‘T (go) every week, but tonight I (go) for the second time in three days.’ 218 Remember that when is not used with PRESENT CONTINU- Intermediate Us, unless it has the sense of immediate future. The answer always echoes the tense of the question. s 8 8 © Answer the following questions: 1 Are you eating anything? When do you eat?——| i cinaaeciaa eer 2 Ble Ke sau ‘The Present Tense B Also point out J am coming soon, etc., as.an immediate future, Supply a suitable present tense: Ships (travel) from Southampton to New York in four or five days. John (travel) to England tomorrow. On my way to work J generally (meet) many children who (go) to school. Look, a man (run) after the bus. He (want) to catch it. It (be) very cold now. You (think) it (freeze)? The sun (warm) the air and (give) us light. “What you (read) when you are on holiday?” ‘T (read) detective stories. Now I (read) The Shut Door by Ivor Lock.’ ‘You (hear) anything?’ ‘J (listen) hard but I can’t hear anything.” “I (see) that you (wear) your best clothes. You (go) to a.party?” ‘No, I (go) to a wedding.’ ‘And who is the unhappy man who (throw) away his freedom? You must tell him I (feel) sorry for him,’ ‘He (speak) to you now!” "You (speak) French?’ ‘I only (use) a foreign language when I (travel) abroad.’ My children (work) very hard. John (study) for an examination now. . Joan (swim) very well, but she (not dive). “What music you (play) next?” ‘Sheila (sing) a song by Schubert; she (sing) it very well.” Wood (float) on water, but iron (not float). “You (understand) the present tense now?’ ‘T (do) an exercise on it at this moment and I (think) that I (know) bow to use it now.’ ‘The following list contains the more important verbs that are not usually found in ConTiNuoUS tense forms. have (= possess, own) be (except in PASSIVE VOICE) see, hear, notice, recognize smell and taste (when intransitive)