Present Indefinite Tense

Употребляется для выражения обычных действий в настоящем времени и определяется следующими обстоятельствами времени: often, usually, seldom, sometimes, always, as a rule, every day (morning, evening, month, week), once a week.

Спряжение глагола to be (быть) в Present Indefinite Tense

Упражнение 1. Вставьте глагол to be в Present Indefinite:

1. I … a pupil. 2. My father... not a teacher, he... a scientist. 3.... your aunt a doctor? – Yes, she.... 4.... they at home? – No, they... not at home, they... at work. 5. My brother... a worker. He … at work. 6.... you an engineer? – Yes, I.... 7.... your sister a typist? – No, she... not a typist, she... a student. 8.... your brother at school? – Yes, he.... 9.... your sister at school? – No, she... not at school. 10. My sister... at home. 11.... this your watch? – Yes, it.... 12. She... an actress. 13. This... my bag. 14. My uncle... an office-worker. 15. He... at work.

Упражнение 2. Употребите глаголы в скобках в Present Indefinite:

My working day (to begin) at seven o'clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o'clock. He (to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o'clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk). My sister (to get) up at eight o'clock. She (to be) a schoolgirl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. After breakfast she (to go) to school. It (to take) him two hours to do his homework. She (to speak) French well.