Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements. Use examples from Task 1 to illustrate your answer.

1. The Present Simple is used for events or situations that exist always, usually or habitually in the past, present or future. / T

2. The Present Progressive is only used to express an activity that is in progress right now. / F

3. To express an activity that is generally in progress this week, this month, this year we use the Present Continuous. /T

4. The Present Continuous is often used in situations when people talk about the future./ T

5. When you use the Present Perfect the exact time when the action happened is very important./F

6. The Present Perfect Progressive cannot be used without any specific mention of time./F

7. We use the Present Simple to tell stories or summarize the plot of a film or a book./T

8. The Present Continuous is used when the future actions certain to take place according to a time-table, schedule, etc./F

9. The Present Simple is used in the clauses of time and condition./T

 

Task 3. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C for each question.

1. Teresa ___ Russian at evening classes this term.

A is studying B studies C study

2. I don't know what this sentence.___.

A is meaning B means C mean

3. Clive was driving into town when he ___.out of petrol.

A was running B run C ran

4. I don't enjoy computer games now, but I ___.like them when I was younger.

A was used to B used to C would

5. We expected George at 7.30 but he ___.yet.

A hasn't arrived B has arrived C didn't arrive

6. The film started.___ so you’ve missed quite a lot.

A for half an hour B half an hour ago C since half an hour

7. When.___.the picnic, they went for a swim in the lake.

A they'd been eating B they'd eaten C they've eaten

8. ___ my sister three times today but her number's always engaged.

A I'd phoned B I've been phoning C I've phoned

9.Anna: Shall I ring you at one o'clock?

Ben: No, my lunch hour is earlier tomorrow so ___ my lunch in the canteen then. Ring me at about one-thirty.

A I'm eating B I'll be eating C I eat

10.___ to the dentist after college so I can't play squash with you.

A I'm going B I'll go C I go

11. I'll write to you as soon as ___ exam results.

A I know B I'll know C I'm going to know my

12. The builders.___ the house by the end of this month.

A have finished B will have finished C will have been finishing

13. This dictionary is.___ useful than that one.

A less B as C so

14. I keep my grammar notes in a.___ folder.

A plastic big red B red big plastic C big red plastic

15.Until last week he.___ a motorbike before.

A had never ridden B never had ridden C had ridden never