Question

. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect. 0 We regularly __meet___ (meet) to play the guitar together. 1 It’s so good to meet you here! We __________ (not see) each other for months. 2 You lied to me yesterday so now I __________ (not believe) you any more! 3 We __________ (redecorate) our house now, so we won’t have enough money to go on holiday abroad. 4 I __________ (be) interested in Roman architecture since the 1970s. 5 Shakira is a very popular Colombian singer. She __________ (record) many interesting songs. 6 Anthony has a real gift for languages. He __________ (speak) Italian, Swedish and Hebrew. 7 Could you call me back later? I __________ (watch) a very interesting documentary.

Answer 1

Поместите глаголы в скобки в настоящий Простой, настоящее Непрерывное или настоящее Совершенное.

0 Мы регулярно __meet___ (встречаемся), чтобы играть на гитаре вместе.

1 Рад познакомиться с вами здесь! Мы __________ (не видим) друг друга в течение нескольких месяцев.

2 Ты лгал мне вчера, так что теперь я больше не верю тебе!

3 Мы __________ (redecorate) наш дом сейчас, поэтому у нас не будет достаточно денег, чтобы отправиться в отпуск за границу.

4 Я __________ (быть) заинтересован в римской архитектуре с 1970-х годов.

5 Шакира - очень популярная колумбийская певица. Она __________ (запись) много интересных песен.

6 У Энтони есть настоящий подарок для языков. Он __________ (говорят) итальянский, шведский и иврит.

7 Не могли бы вы перезвонить мне позже? Я __________ (смотрю) очень 

Answer 2

I can help you with your grammar exercise. Here are the answers and explanations:

0 We regularly meet (meet) to play the guitar together. - This sentence is correct. We use the Present Simple to talk about habits or routines that happen regularly or frequently. 1 It’s so good to meet you here! We haven't seen (not see) each other for months. - We use the Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened in the past, but has a connection to the present. In this case, the connection is the time period "for months", which means from some point in the past until now. 2 You lied to me yesterday so now I don't believe (not believe) you any more! - We use the Present Simple to talk about facts or general truths that are always or usually true. In this case, the fact is that the speaker does not believe the person they are talking to. 3 We are redecorating (redecorate) our house now, so we won’t have enough money to go on holiday abroad. - We use the Present Continuous to talk about an action that is happening at the moment of speaking or around the present time. In this case, the action is redecorating the house, which is happening now or these days. 4 I have been (be) interested in Roman architecture since the 1970s. - We use the Present Perfect Continuous to talk about an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present. In this case, the action is being interested in Roman architecture, which started in the 1970s and is still true now. 5 Shakira is a very popular Colombian singer. She has recorded (record) many interesting songs. - We use the Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened in the past, but has a result or effect in the present. In this case, the result is that Shakira has many interesting songs that people can listen to now. 6 Anthony has a real gift for languages. He speaks (speak) Italian, Swedish and Hebrew. - We use the Present Simple to talk about abilities or skills that someone has. In this case, Anthony has the ability to speak three languages. 7 Could you call me back later? I am watching (watch) a very interesting documentary. - We use the Present Continuous to talk about an action that is happening at the moment of speaking or around the present time. In this case, the action is watching a documentary, which is happening right now.