Put the verbs into the correct tense, present simple or present continuous. Caller: Good morning. 1) ..is… (be) Mr Green there? Man: No, he 2) isn't (not/be) here. He 3) is working (work) at the moment. He usually 4) works (work) until 4 p.m. Caller: What about Mrs Green? Where 5) is (be) she? Man: She 6) is doing (do) the shopping. She always 7) does (do) the shopping on Thursday afternoons. Caller: Where 8) are (be) the children? Man: They 9) are playing (play) football. They always 10) play (play) football after school. Caller: How 11) do you know (you/know) all this? Who are you? Man: I 12) am (be) the burglar!

Правильный вариант с глаголами в Present Simple и Present Continuous такой:

Caller: Good morning.

1. is Mr Green there?

Man: No, he
2) isn't here. He
3) is working at the moment. He usually
4) works until 4 p.m.

Caller: What about Mrs Green? Where
5) is she?

Man: She
6) is doing the shopping. She always
7) does the shopping on Thursday afternoons.

Caller: Where
8) are the children?

Man: They
9) are playing football. They always
10) play football after school.

Caller: How
11) do you know all this? Who are you?

Man: I
12) am the burglar!

Вот все ответы по порядку:

1. is

2. isn't

3. is working

4. works

5. is

6. is doing

7. does

8. are

9. are playing

10. play

11. do you know

12. am

Почему именно так:

Present Simple используется для обычных, повторяющихся действий и фактов:

• He usually works

• She always does

• They always play

• do you know

Present Continuous используется для того, что происходит прямо сейчас, в данный момент:

• is working at the moment

• is doing the shopping

• are playing football

Глагол to be тоже ставится по смыслу:

• is Mr Green there?

• she?

• are the children?

• I am the burglar