GRAMMAR EXERCISES
THE INDICATIVE MOOD
REVISION EXERCISES ON TENSE AND VOICE
(TO UNITS ONE—THREE)
Ex. 1, p, 434
a)
1. The Present Indefinite (PI)
(am)
is used to denote a present state, and the
Present Continuous (PC) (
are coming)
is used to express a planned future action. 2.
The PC (
are chattering)
serves to express an action in
progress at the moment of
speaking. The PI (is) is used to denote a present gtate. 3. The PC (
am telling)
is used
to show that the speaker thinks that the action takes place too often and is annoyed
by that- Such adverbials as
always, constantly, all the time, forever,
etc.
are
obligatory in sentences of this kind. 4. The PC
(is working)
is used to express an
action going on in the present period of time. 5. The PI
(are)
is used to denote a
present state. 6. The PI is used to denote an action going on at the present moment
because
the verb
hear
is not used in Continuous tenses. 7. The PI (is) is used to
denote a future action in a conditional clause. 8. The PI is used to denote a present
state
(believe)
and a future action in a time clause
(spends).
1. "What
do
you
think
of this drawing?" — "I
think
it
is
excellent." 2. A holiday camp
usually has its own swimming-pool and tennis courts. 3. She is
playing
tonight. 4.
Do
you
like
to spend your holidays with hundreds of her people? 5. "What
are
you
listening
to?" — "It
seems
to me I hear a strange noise outside." 6.
"Are
you
reading
anything in English now?" — "Yes,
I'm reading
a play by Oscar Wilde." 7. I'll join
them in their trip with pleasure if they
invite
me. 8. I
don't see
what you
are driving
at. 9.
Did
you
enjoy
the trip? 10. "Can
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