Present Tenses
Present Tenses
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Simple (Настоящее простое время) употребляется когда речь идет о:
Mark lives in New Zealand.
The Moon goes round the Earth.
She always cleans the house at weekends.
The train leaves at 6:00 am.
Beckham wins the ball, then he crosses and Owen scores.
Meryl Streep acts beautifully in this film.
Указатели времени, употребляемые с Present Simple
Present Continuous (Настоящее продолженное время) употребляется когда речь идет о:
Mum is cooking in the kitchen.
I am going shopping this afternoon.
It is getting colder. Let’s go home.
She is always losing her keys.
Указатели времени, употребляемые с Present Continuous
Глаголы состояния (stative verbs)
В английском языке есть так называемые глаголы состояния, которые обозначают состояние, а не действие предмета/лица.
Эти глаголы не употребляются в Present Continuous.
Среди них:
Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
Present Simple | Present Continuous |
THINK I think she’s beautiful. (= думать, полагать) | We are thinking about going to France. (= обдумывать, размышлять) |
HAVE She has twelve cats. (= иметь, владеть) | James is having a great time at school. (= хорошо проводить время) He is having a shower. (= принимать душ) They are having dinner. (= обедать) |
SEE I see the tree in my garden. (= видеть) | I’m seeing John this afternoon. (= встречать(ся) |
TASTE This coffee tastes good. (= быть на вкус) | Ann is tasting the pudding. (= пробовать на вкус) |
SMELL Her perfume smells sweet. (= пахнуть) | She is smelling the roses. (= нюхать) |
APPEAR She appears to know the way. (= быть очевидным) | She is appearing in a Shakespeare play. (= выступать, играть, появляться) |
FIT The dress fits her perfectly. (= быть впору, нужного размера) | Tom is fitting a new lock on the bathroom door. (= устанавливать) |
Present Perfect (Настоящее совершенное время) употребляется для обозначения:
I have seen this film.
Natasha has been to the USA twice.
I have known her for 8 years.
have / has + V 3
Указатели времени, употребляемые с Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous (Настоящее совершенное продолженное время) употребляется для:
We have been cooking since 10 o’clock!
Your hands are dirty. Have you been painting?
have / has + been + Ving
Указатели времени, употребляемые с Present Perfect Continuous
| Present Simple | Present Continuous | |
I, we, you, they | he, she, it | ||
+ | V | V + s (es) | am is + V ing are |
- | don’t + V | doesn’t + V | am is + not + Ving are |
? | Do + …+ V? | Does +…+V? | Am Is + … + Ving ? Are |
2. She ____ (go) to the swimming-pool on Wednesdays.
3. My grandparents ____ (live) in England.
4. Listen! Tom ___ (play) the guitar.
5. Richard ____ (speak) German.
6. Mary ___ (get) more and more beautiful.
7. I’m in a hurry because my favourite film _____ (start) in ten minutes.
8. My mother _____ (teach) Maths at the university.
9. My younger sister _____ (constantly / listen) to loud music.
10. In winter children usually ____ (play) snowballs and ____ (make) a snowman.
11. My friend _____ (not/like) to write a composition.
12. We ____ (go) to Spain for a week this summer.