с. № Present tenses: письмо
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.
Dear Jessie,
In your last email you asked about my friends. Well, I 1) .......... (have) lots of friends, and I 2) .......... (know) some of them since I started school. My best friend is Deirdre. We always 3) .......... (send) text messages to one another and we 4) .......... (try) to meet up as much as we can.
I 5) .......... (start) a new hobby recently, rock climbing. Deirdre is much better than me so she 6) .......... (help) me.
This weekend, my friends and I 7) .......... (go) out clubbing. One of them 8) .......... (celebrate) her birthday on Saturday. We're really excited as we 9) .......... (look) forward to it all week! I 10) .......... (take) my new digital camera with me so I'll send you some photos of the night.
Lots of love, Helen
Решение
have — глагол have в значении «иметь» не употребляется в Continuous; постоянное состояние — Present Simple: have.
have known — since I started school: действие началось в прошлом и длится до сих пор, глагол know не имеет формы Continuous — Present Perfect Simple.
send — always + повторяющееся действие, Present Simple.
try — привычное действие, Present Simple.
have started — recently + результат к настоящему моменту, Present Perfect Simple.
helps — общая ситуация, подруга обычно помогает: -е лицо ед. числа, -s.
are going — договорённость на ближайшие выходные, Present Continuous.
is celebrating — запланированное событие в субботу, Present Continuous.
have been looking — all week: действие началось раньше и продолжается до сих пор, подчёркивается длительность — Present Perfect Continuous (look forward to — «с нетерпением ждать»).
am taking — решение/договорённость на ближайшее будущее, Present Continuous.
Ответ
have; have known; send; try; have started; helps; are going; is celebrating; have been looking; am taking.
