Question

Complete the conversations. Use the present simple or continuous, or the past simple or continuous form of the verbs.

1 A: I ___ (spend) a lot of time on homework at the moment.
B: Me too. It's unbelievable! Last term, we ____ (not have) as much work.

2 A: Why ___ you ____ (stop) having guitar lessons?
B: I ___ (not make) any progress and I didn't like the teacher.

3 A: Why ___ Tom ___ (be) so unfriendly at the moment?
B: I ___ (not know). He usually ___
(say) hello in the mornings.

4 A: ___ (you / go) cycling next Saturday?
B: No. I ___ (usually/go) cycling on
Saturdays, but I (lose) my helmet yesterday.

5 A: How old ___ (be) you when you ___ (get) your driving licence?
B: Eighteen. But I ___ (not own) a car until I was 25.

6 A: I ___ (send) you loads of messages last night but you ___
(not read) any of them.
B: No, sorry. I ___ (train) for a swimming competition. It's on Sunday. ___ you ___ (come) to watch?

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 A: I am spending a lot of time on homework at the moment.
*at the moment (в данный момент)->маркер Present Continuous
B: Me too. It's unbelievable! Last term, we didn't ( did not) have as much work.
*last (В прошлом..) ->маркер Past Simple

2 A: Why did you stop having guitar lessons?
*Вопрос о законченном действии в прошлом. -> Past Simple (Почему ты перестал брать уроки игры на гитаре?)
B: I didn't (did not) make any progress and I didn't like the teacher.
*факт в прошлом -> Past Simple

3 A: Why is Tom being so unfriendly at the moment?
*at the moment (в данный момент)->маркер Present Continuous
B: I don't (do not) know. He usually says hello in the mornings.
*know (знать) - stative verb -> нельзя с ing -> Present Simple.
*usually ->маркер Present Simple

4 A: Are you going cycling next Saturday?
*вопрос о планах на будущее -> Present Continuous (Ты собираешься кататься на велосипеде в следующую субботу?)
B: No. I usually go cycling on Saturdays, but I lost my helmet yesterday.
*usually ->маркер Present Simple
*yesterday-> маркер Past Simple

5 A: How old were you when you got your driving licence?
*Вопрос о законченном действии в прошлом. -> Past Simple (Сколько тебе было лет, когда ты получил водительские права?)
B: Eighteen. But I didn't (did not) own a car until I was 25.
*факт в прошлом -> Past Simple

6 A: I sent you loads of messages last night but you didn't (did not) read any of them.
*last night ->маркер Past Simple
B: No, sorry. I am training for a swimming competition. It's on Sunday. Will you come to watch?
*временное действие (тренируется/готовится к соревнованиям) -> Present Continuous
*Ты придешь посмотреть? -> пригласил спонтанно -> спонтанное решение это Future Simple (хотя по условию нет выбора этого времени, но из перечисленных времен ничего не подходит, для образования такого вида вопроса)
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