He sees the sun rising now.
Do you believe me now?
At present I understand everything.
К этим коварным глаголам мы еще вернемся чуть позже.
Look at Kudjo again:
Now he is lying in the snow. But usually he lies on the sofa.
What are you doing now?
I am reading now.
What do you usually do at this time?
I usually read.
EXERCISE 1
Поставьте глагол в правильную форму:
1 Look! Who /run/ around the garden?
2 At night he always /sleep/ on the floor next to my bed
3 I /know/ all your secrets now.
4 Kudjo usually /eat/ not much, but currently he /eat/ a lot.
5 Sorry, we can’t come to you. We /meet/ our friends tonight.
6 Kudjo is busy now. He /dig/ his toy under a tree.
7 He /not remember/ now where he has hidden a bone.
EXERCISE 2
Выберите правильный маркер:
every day, in the evening, now, at the moment, On Mondays, this Tuesday, hardly ever.
1 He ***** wakes up during the night. He sleeps like a log.
2 ***** we go to a little cafe around the corner.
3 Kudjo is listening to his favorite audiobook “How to bring up a dog” *****.
4 ***** we usually go to the market to buy fresh beef.
5 ***** we are going to the vet dentist. Kudjo is terrified.
6 He enjoys watching some detective series *****.
7 He is waiting for me with his leash in teeth at the door *****.
EXERCISE 3
Поставьте глагол в форму Present Simple или Present Continuous
Today is very hot and the sun /shine/. It is too boiling and Kudjo /swim/ in a forest bog. He hardly ever /swim/ in such places but today he couldn’t stand the heat. He /feel/ so happy now! But he /look/ so dirty! I /look/ at him now and /think/ of making a good bath for him when we /come/ back home.
EXERCISE 4
Куджо сейчас на море и пишет сообщение своей подруге. Поставь глаголы в правильную форму:
I /have/ the time of my life at the sea. I /love/ this place very much! Every day we /wake/ up very early, at 6 am and immediately /rush/ to the sea, which is 5 min from our house. We /run/, / jump/ and /play/ a game of catch. We /swim/ a lot! Right now I / text/ you from the beach.The sun /shine/. The waves / rise/ and /fall/. I am not afraid of them, but I /hate/ these jelly-fish everywhere.Ugh!
Кстати, маркер always, который показывает на форму Present Simple, на самом деле может использоваться еще и с Present Continuous. В этом случае мы его употребляем для выражений, сильных эмоций (чаще всего, негативных). Поэтому если вы говорите: He always barks at other dogs. это звучит абсолютно нейтрально. Но стоит вам сказать: He is always barking at other dogs! как все понимают, что это вас раздражает.
EXERCISE 5
Подумайте в каких из этих предложений можно выразить свое недовольство при помощи Present Continuous:
1 Kudjo always /sleep/ fast in the afternoon.
2 Kudjo always /try/ to look into every bag!
3 Kudjo always /take/ my gloves to play with!
4 Kudjo always /help/ me cook meat and fish.
5 Kudjo always /drink/ a lot. He can drink 2 liters of water a day.
6 Kudjo always /come/ back home very slowly, like a snail. It’s sometimes so annoying!
7 Kudjo always /sit/ down when he doesn’t want to do something!
Если вы помните, я обещала еще вернуться к коварным глаголам, которые не хотят стоять в форме Present Continuous?
Итак, в этом списке есть несколько самых коварных глаголов, которые в одном значении могут использоваться в форме Continuous, а в другом нет.
Посмотрим, как это работает на примере самых распространенных глаголов из этого списка:
think
в значении