PRESENT TENSES – do my homework / work / play / eat

1.Present Simple általában vagy rendszeresen (E/3: -s, tagadó/kérdő: don’t/doesn’t) pl.
I do my homework every day. – I don’t do my homework every day.
I work every day. – I don’t work every day. – Do you work every day? Yes, I do.
She works every day. – She doesn’t work every day. – Does she work every day? Yes, she does.
2. Present Continuous a beszéd pillanatában (Kijelentő: am/is/are + -ing, tagadó: am
not/isn’t/aren’t + -ing, kérdő: am/is/are + alany + -ing?) – now, at the moment, today
I am doing my homework now. – I’m not doing my homework now. – Are you doing ..?
I am working now. – I’m not working now. – Are you working now? – No, I’m not.
She is working now. – She isn’t working now. – Is she working now? – No, she isn’t.
3. Present Perfect (a múltban kezdődött és még a jelenben is tart, vagy eredménye van a
jelenre, „MÁR”- kijelentő: have/has + 3. alak, tagadó: haven’t/hasn’t + 3.alak, kérdő:
have/has + alany + 3. alak?)
I have (already) done my homework. – I haven’t done my homework yet.
A . Complete with the present simple or continuous. have lunch = eat lunch
1. Carl __has______ (have) lunch at the canteen but today he _is eating____ (eat) at a
restaurant with his workmates.
2. He __finishes__ (finish) work at six o’clock every day but today he and a friend of his
__are leaving______(leave) earlier.
3. He __is trying_______(try) to make a phone call to a customer.
4. __Does he send________(he/send) invoices to customers every weekday?
5. __Do they fill_______ (they/fill) in reports every day?
6. He _doesn’t talk___ (not talk) to his girlfriend in the morning but he _is calling__(call)
her right now.
7. His boss and other managers __are having____ (have) a meeting at the moment.
8. Carl and his friends __are working________ (work) hard right now.
9. Where ___are the workers going_____ (the workers /go) now?
10. The company _is expanding_______ (expand) its business in other European countries.
B. Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Follow the example.
1. I’ve never been to this restaurant before. (time)
This is the first time I’ve been to this restaurant.
2. How long have you worked for this company? (not)
I ____________________________for this company for a long time.
3. They have never won a competition before. (time)
This is the ________________________a competition.
4. He is the most handsome boy I’ve ever met. (never)
I ___________________________such a handsome boy.
5. I’ve never read such a good short story. (best)
This is the _________________________ read.
6. This is the first time the candidates have received any training in management. (never)
The candidates _________________any training in management before.
7. This is the first time the plane has taken off three hours late. (never)
The plane ________________ so late before.
C. Choose the best option.
1. Doctors ________________ many deadly diseases in recent decades.
a) cure
b) are curing
c) have cured
2. In last 100 years scientists ________________ the atom and discovered DNA.
a) have split
b) split
c) are splitting
3. Mary ________________ Spanish, but she can communicate.
a) masters
b) doesn’t master
c) isn’t mastering
4. Every twelve months, the Earth ________________ the sun.
a) circles
b) is circling
c) has circled
5. She ________________ help right now.
a) needs
b) is needing
c) has needed
6. The students ________________ three tests so far this month.
a) have
b) are having
c) have had
7. Paul ________________ to several doctors about his problem, but nobody knows why
he is ill.
a) talks
b) is talking
c) has talked
8. I ________________ to become a vet.
a) study
b) am studying
c) has studied