Translate into english, using the present simple, the present continuous, the past simple or the present perfect tense. 1. в пятницу на неделе шёл сильный дождь. 2. я обычно завтракаю в половине восьмого. 3. он уже построил дачу? – нет, он всё ещё строит её. 4. почему вы идёте так быстро? – я иду быстро, потому что я боюсь опоздать на электричку. я всегда хожу быстро утром. 5. в тот вечер я смотрел телевизор. 6. каждый вечер я смотрю телевизор. 7. когда я пришёл к пете в воскресенье, он читал новую книгу. как только он закончит читать её, он даст мне эту книгу. 8. боюсь, я проиграл эту партию в шахматы (this game of chess). я играл плохо. обычно я играю намного лучше. 9. лекция ещё не началась, и студенты разговаривают. 10. в школе он играл в баскетбол. я не играл в волейбол с 1983 года. 11. автор ещё молодой человек. он написал свою первую пьесу в 1985 году.
- We use the past simple tense to talk about past events that are completed and no longer happening.
2. I usually have breakfast at half past seven. (Present simple)
- We use the present simple tense to talk about routines and habits.
3. Has he already built the dacha? - No, he is still building it. (Present perfect)
- We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and are still relevant in the present.
4. Why are you walking so fast? - I am walking fast because I am afraid of being late for the train. I always walk fast in the morning. (Present continuous and present simple)
- We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
- We use the present simple tense to talk about general truths or habits.
5. That evening I was watching TV. (Past simple)
- We use the past simple tense to talk about past events that are completed and no longer happening.
6. Every evening I watch TV. (Present simple)
- We use the present simple tense to talk about routines and habits.
7. When I arrived at Pete's on Sunday, he was reading a new book. Once he finishes reading it, he will give me the book. (Past continuous and future simple)
- We use the past continuous tense to talk about past actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past.
- We use the future simple tense to talk about actions that will happen in the future.
8. I'm afraid I lost this game of chess. I played badly. I usually play much better. (Present perfect and past simple)
- We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and are still relevant in the present.
- We use the past simple tense to talk about past events that are completed and no longer happening.
9. The lecture hasn't started yet, and the students are talking. (Present perfect and present continuous)
- We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and are still relevant in the present.
- We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
10. He used to play basketball at school. I haven't played volleyball since 1983. (Past simple and present perfect)
- We use the past simple tense to talk about past events that are completed and no longer happening.
- We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and are still relevant in the present.
11. The author is still a young man. He wrote his first play in 1985. (Present simple and past simple)
- We use the present simple tense to talk about general truths or habits.
- We use the past simple tense to talk about past events that are completed and no longer happening.