1. Mark the tenses with PS (present simple), PC (present continuous), PPS (present perfect simple), PPC (present perfect continuous). Then match them to the correct descriptions. 1) They are moving to Australia this summer. 2) Laura has just finished cooking dinner. 3) Water boils at 100°C and freezes at 0°C. 4) The train to London leaves at 12 o’clock. 5) Derek is watching a new DVD now. 6) He’s been reading the magazine all morning. 7) She has had a haircut. It suits her very much. 8) China is becoming more and more powerful. 9) My cousin lives in Wales. 10) My sister is always borrowing my clothes. Descriptions: a) a fixed arrangement in the near future; b) permanent situations/states; c) actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking; temporary situations; d) actions started in the past and continuing up to the present; e) changing or developing situations; f) a past action whose result is visible in the present; g) permanent truths or laws of nature; h) expressing anger, irritation or criticism; i) timetables; j) recently completed actions.

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Фото задания: 1. Mark the tenses with PS (present simple), PC (present continuous), PPS (present perfect simple), PPC (present perfect…

1. Mark the tenses with PS (present simple), PC (present continuous), PPS (present perfect simple), PPC (present perfect continuous). Then match them to the correct descriptions. 1) They are moving to Australia this summer. 2) Laura has just finished cooking dinner. 3) Water boils at 100°C and freezes at 0°C. 4) The train to London leaves at 12 o’clock. 5) Derek is watching a new DVD now. 6) He’s been reading the magazine all morning. 7) She has had a haircut. It suits her very much. 8) China is becoming more and more powerful. 9) My cousin lives in Wales. 10) My sister is always borrowing my clothes. Descriptions: a) a fixed arrangement in the near future; b) permanent situations/states; c) actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking; temporary situations; d) actions started in the past and continuing up to the present; e) changing or developing situations; f) a past action whose result is visible in the present; g) permanent truths or laws of nature; h) expressing anger, irritation or criticism; i) timetables; j) recently completed actions.

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Перевод задания: Обозначьте времена: PS — настоящее простое, PC — настоящее продолженное, PPS — настоящее совершённое, PPC — настоящее совершённо-продолженное. Затем сопоставьте их с правильными описаниями.

Решение:

PC — a: They are moving to Australia this summer. (Они переезжают в Австралию этим летом.)
PPS — j: Laura has just finished cooking dinner. (Лаура только что закончила готовить ужин.)
PS — g: Water boils at 100°C and freezes at 0°C. (Вода кипит при 100 °C и замерзает при 0 °C.)
PS — i: The train to London leaves at 12 o’clock. (Поезд в Лондон отправляется в 12 часов.)
PC — c: Derek is watching a new DVD now. (Дерек сейчас смотрит новый DVD.)
PPC — d: He’s been reading the magazine all morning. (Он читает журнал всё утро.)
PPS — f: She has had a haircut. It suits her very much. (Она подстриглась. Ей очень идёт.)
PC — e: China is becoming more and more powerful. (Китай становится всё более могущественным.)
PS — b: My cousin lives in Wales. (Мой двоюродный брат живёт в Уэльсе.)
PC — h: My sister is always borrowing my clothes. (Моя сестра вечно берёт мою одежду.)

Ответ: 1 — PC, a; 2 — PPS, j; 3 — PS, g; 4 — PS, i; 5 — PC, c; 6 — PPC, d; 7 — PPS, f; 8 — PC, e; 9 — PS, b; 10 — PC, h.