Упражнение 2. Поставьте глагол в скобках в Present Simple или Present Continuous 1. My parents ____ (live) in Moscow, but I ____ (live) in St. Petersburg. 2. Be quiet, please! I ____ (try) to do my homework. 3. He usually ____ (wear) jeans, but today he ____ (wear) a suit. 4. What ____ you ____ (read)? It's a book about ancient Egypt. 5. The Sun ____ (rise) in the east. 6. We ____ (not often/see) our grandparents – they live far away. 7. Shh! The kids ____ (sleep). 8. I ____ (usually have) tea in the morning, but this week I ____ (drink) coffee because I bought a new coffee machine. 9. She ____ (speak) three languages fluently. 10. Why ____ you ____ (laugh)? What's so funny?

Решение:

В этом упражнении нужно правильно выбрать между Present Simple и Present Continuous, учитывая указания времени и контекст.

1. My parents live in Moscow, but I live in St. Petersburg. (Present Simple для обозначения постоянного места жительства).
2. Be quiet, please! I am trying to do my homework. (Present Continuous для действия, происходящего в данный момент).
3. He usually wears jeans, but today he is wearing a suit. (Present Simple для обычной ситуации, Present Continuous для того, что происходит сейчас, в отличие от обычного).
4. What are you reading? It's a book about ancient Egypt. (Present Continuous для действия, происходящего сейчас).
5. The Sun rises in the east. (Present Simple для обозначения общеизвестных фактов).
6. We do not often see our grandparents – they live far away. (Present Simple для обозначения частоты действия).
7. Shh! The kids are sleeping. (Present Continuous для действия, происходящего в данный момент).
8. I usually have tea in the morning, but this week I am drinking coffee because I bought a new coffee machine. (Present Simple для обычной ситуации, Present Continuous для временного действия в настоящем).
9. She speaks three languages fluently. (Present Simple для обозначения постоянного навыка).
10. Why are you laughing? What's so funny? (Present Continuous для действия, происходящего в данный момент).

Ответ: 1. live, live; 2. am trying; 3. wears, is wearing; 4. are, reading; 5. rises; 6. do not often see; 7. are sleeping; 8. usually have, am drinking; 9. speaks; 10. are, laughing.