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Part I. Tenses
The Present Tenses
The Present Simple Tense
The Present Indefinite is used to denote:
1. Customary, repeated actions.
I get up at 8 oclock every morning.
2. Actions and states characterizing a given person.
She sings beautifully.
3. Universal truth.
The sun rises in the East.
4. Actions going on at the present moment with verbs not used in the Continuous form.
I hear somebody knock. Go and open the door.
5. The Present Indefinite tense denotes a future action:
a) in an adverbial clauses of time and condition after the conjunctions when, till, until, before, after, as soon as, as long as, if, unless, on condition that, provided.
Ill come as soon as I finish.
If we dont hurry, well be late.
b) with the verbs of motion, such as to, to come, to leave etc. The future action is regarded as something fixed. The Present Indefinite is used when we\talk about timetables, programmes, etc.
The train leaves Plymouth at 11.30 and arrives in London at 14.45.
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The Present Indefinite is used for people if their plans are fixed like a time-table:
I start my new job on Monday.
Note: the Continuous is more usual for personal arrangements:
What time are you meeting Ann tomorrow?
Compare: What time are you leaving tomorrow?
but What time does the train leave tomorrow?
Im going to the cinema this evening?
but The film starts at 8.15 (this evening).
Put the verb into the correct form.
1. The swimming bath ___________(to open) at 9.00 and _________(to close) at 18.30 every day.
2 What time ____________(the banks/to close) in Britain?
3. I have a car but I_____________(not/to use) it very often.
4. How many cigarettes_____________(you/to smoke) a day?
5. What ___________(you/to do)? Im an electrical engineer.
6. Where _________(your father /to come) from? He _________(to come) from Scotland.
7. If you need money, why___________(you/not/ to get) a job?
8. I ____________(to play) the piano, but I ___________(not/ to play) very well.
9. Water ____________(to boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.
10. George ___ ________ (not/ to go) to the cinema very often.
11. How many languages _____________ (you/ to speak)?
1.2 Expand the sentence using the adverbial ( always, often, regularly, frequently, occasionally, usually, seldom, rarely, never, as a rule, from time to time, on Mondays, every day/week etc)
Mind the following: He always comes late to the university.
He is always late for classes.
During the examination session he revises for his exams every day.
1. I sit up late.
2. She is good at arranging farewell parties.
3. My friend takes French leave.
4. Jane comes to the university on time.
5. I eat porridge for breakfast.
6. My friend drinks champagne at parties.
7. My mother gives presents to the whole family.
8. Jack works by fits and starts.
9. Linda is on time for lectures and seminars.
10. She puts off important tasks till tomorrow.
11. I skip classes.
12. Jenny stays away from classes.
