Ex.1. Make sentences negative.

LESSON 1

Section 1. Grammar

Present Simple. Present Continuous

Ex.1. Put inam / is / are / do / don’t / does / doesn’t.

Example:Excuse me, do you speak English?

1. Where is Ann? – I _______ know.

2. What’s funny? Why _______ you laughing?

3. What ______ your sister do? – She’s a dentist.

4. It ______ raining. I ______ want to go out in the rain.

5. Where _______ you come from? – Canada.

6. How much ______ it cost to phone Canada?

7. She is a talented singer but she _______ sing very often.

Ex.2. Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

Example: He speaks English fluently.

He doesn’t speak English fluently.

Does he speak English fluently?

1. George is a good tennis player.

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2. They are cleaning the window at the moment.

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3. He often reads newspapers.

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4. It’s raining.

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5. She is riding a bicycle.

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6. His working day begins at 7 o’clock.

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7. She is drinking coffee now.

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8. Her sister rests after school.

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9. He is taking medicine now.

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Ex.3. Put the verb in Present Continuous (I am doing) or Present Simple (I do).

1. Excuse me. Do you speak / Are you speaking English?

2. Where’s Ann? She plays / She is playing tennis.

3. Listen! Somebody is singing / sings.

4. How often do you read / are you reading a newspaper?

5. Don’t make a noise! Granny sleeps / is sleeping.

6. What is funny? Why do they laugh / are they laughing?

7. My mum usually drives / is driving to work.

8. I’m sorry. I don’t hear / am not hearing. Can you speak more loudly?

9. Why don’t you listen / aren’t you listening to me?

10. My friend occasionally calls / is calling on us.

11. Where’s David? He tries on / is trying on new jeans in his room.

12. They always are enjoying / enjoy parties.

Ex.4. Translate from Russian into English using verbs in Present Simple or

Present Continuous.

1. Дети обычно любят шоколад.

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2. Она никогда не ходит в театр.

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3. Не мешайте ему, он работает над серьезной статьей.

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4. Бассейн открывается в 7 часов, а закрывается в 21 час.

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5. Мы не идем на пикник: идет сильный дождь.

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6. Ее родители заграницей в данный момент. Они живут в роскошном отеле.

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7. Поторопись! Все ждут тебя.

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8. Он всегда добирается до работы на метро.

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9. Петр недоступен сейчас. Он сопровождает зарубежную делегацию.

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10. Река Волга впадает в Каспийское море.

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11. Он зарабатывает много денег. Однако он тратит их очень быстро.

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12.У нас великолепная комната в отеле, мы хорошо проводим время.

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Construction “Have (has) got”

Ex.1. Make sentences negative.

Example:She has got a new camera. – She hasn’t got a new camera.

1. They have got a garden. ________________________

2. He has got a toothache. ________________________

3. I have got a lot of time. ________________________

4. We have got a lot of friends. ________________________

5. They have got many books. ________________________

6. My friend has got much money. ________________________

Ex.2. Put inhave got (’ve got) / has got (’s got) / hasn’t got / haven’t got.

Example:Sarah hasn’t got a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.

They like animals. They’ve got 3 dogs.

1. Charles isn’t happy. He _________ a lot of problems.

2. They don’t read much. They _________ many books.

3. What’s wrong? – I ________ something in my eye!

4. Where’s my pen? – I don’t know. I _________ it.

5. Julia wants to go to the concert but she _________ a ticket.