Question

B- Fill in the blanks with either Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Jason (not/ listen) to the radio very often. 2. Where Sally usually _(spend) her summer holidays? 3. Mr. Watson always (take) very good photos. Look! He _(take) a photo of you right now. 4. It always _(rain) at the weekend. But today the sun (shine) 5. Carol (phone) her grandmother every day. She (phone) her now. 6. Tom usually (play) football but now he (play) tennis. 7. The professor (speak) five languages. Right now he (speak) German.

Answer 1

Fill in the blanks with either Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Jason does not listen to the radio very often.

(Present Simple, т.к. есть сигнал often и речь идет о привычке)

2. Where does Sally usually spend her summer holidays?

(Present Simple, т.к. есть сигнал usually и речь идет о привычке)

3. Mr. Watson always takes very good photos. Look! He

is taking a photo of you right now.

(В первом предложении Present Simple, т.к. есть сигнал always и речь идет о чем-то постоянном, о его навыках, а во втором Present Continuous, т.к. есть сигналы look и right now)

4. It always rains at the weekend. But today the sun is shining.

(В первом предложении Present Simple, т.к. есть сигнал always и at the weekend, идет речь о чем-то повторяющемся, а во втором Present Continuous, т.к. есть сигнал today и речь идет о конкретном промежутке времени)

5. Carol phones her grandmother every day. She is phoning

her now.

(В первом предложении Present Simple, т.к. есть сигнал every day, идет речь о чем-то повторяющемся, о привычке, а во втором Present Continuous, т.к. есть сигнал now и речь идет о конкретном промежутке времени)

6. Tom usually plays football but now he is playing tennis.

(Сначала ставим Present Simple, т.к. есть сигнал usually, затем - Present Continuous, т.к. есть сигнал now)

7. The professor speaks five languages. Right now he is speaking German.

(В первом предложении Present Simple, т.к. речь идет о чем-то постоянном, о его навыках, а во втором Present Continuous, т.к. есть сигнал right now)

Answer 2

1. Jason (not listen) to the radio very often. 2. Where Sally usually (spend) her summer holidays? 3. Mr. Watson always (take) very good photos. Look! He (take) a photo of you right now. 4. It always (rain) at the weekend. But today the sun (shine). 5. Carol (phone) her grandmother every day. She (phone) her now. 6. Tom usually (play) football but now he (play) tennis. 7. The professor (speak) five languages. Right now he (speak) German.