The Second Half Only This story is about a man who was late for the
first half of a football match, and who came to the
stadium during the second half. He knew nothing about
the first half which was very interesting. He thought
only about the score and did not ask questions about
all the interesting moments in the game.
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It is summer. Mother duck has got six eggs. Five eggs break and five yellow ducklings come out. But the sixth egg doesn’t break. "Oh dear! This egg is very big," says mother duck. Later, the sixth egg breaks. A big grey duckling comes out. "Oh no! This duckling is ugly!" shouts mother duck. "Come on, ducklings. Let’s go and visit the hen," says mother duck. She looks at the ugly duckling and she says, "Walk behind your brothers and sisters. I don’t want anybody to see you. You’re ugly!" The ugly duckling is sad. The hen sees the ducklings. She sees the ugly duckling too. The hen laughs. "Look! That duckling is silly!" says the hen. "He has got short legs. He’s grey. His beak is silly. He’s an ugly duckling!" Everybody laughs. The ugly duckling is very sad.
So: He is not driving a bus (he is asleep).
But: He drives a bus.
Это и есть Present Simple. Вот как это время образовывается: I
we
you
they drive
he
she
it drives
Мы используем Present Simple когда речь идет о действии, которое происходит вообще, не обязательно в данный момент, если оно происходит постоянно, или повторяется. Нам не важно, происходит ли действие в момент речи:
The earth goes round the sun. (действие происходит постоянно)
Nurses look after patients in hospitals. (вообще)
In Britain most of the shops close at 5.30 p.m. (повторяющееся)
Не забывайте к глаголам после he / she / it добавлять "s".:
I work in a bank. Barry works in a shop.
Мы используем do / does чтобы сформировать вопрос и отрицание:
Question (вопрос) Negative (отрицание)
Do I
we
you
they work? I
We
You
They don`t work.
Does he
she
it He
She
It doesn`t
Excuse me, do you speak English?
"Would you like a cigarette?" "No, thanks. I don`t smoke."
What does this word mean?
Rice doesn`t grow in Britain.
3) Мы используем Present Simple, когда говорим, как часто что-то происходит (с наречиями частотности):
I get up at 8 o`clock every morning.
How often do you go to the dentist?
Ann doesn`t often drink tea.
In summer Tom usually plays tennis twice a week.