7. Present Simple or Present Continuous? Read and complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Mr Jackson: Where’s David? Mrs Jackson: In the sitting room. Peter’s with him. Mr Jackson: Is he? He (1) doesn’t go (not go) in the sitting room in the evening when we (2) ___ (watch) TV. He (3) ___ (not talk) to us. He (4) ___ (stay) in his bedroom. But when Peter (5) ___ (come) he (6) ___ (sit) in the sitting room with him. What (7) ___ (they do) now? Mrs Jackson: They (8) ___ (play) their guitars and (9) ___ (write) a song. Mr Jackson: I (10) ___ (not like) Peter. David (11) ___ (not do) his homework when Peter (12) ___ (be) here. They (13) ___ (talk) for hours. Mrs Jackson: Well, they (14) ___ (not talk) now and I think the song they (15) ___ (write) together is very good.

Перевод задания: Present Simple или Present Continuous? Прочитайте и дополните диалог. Используйте правильную форму глаголов в скобках.

Mr Jackson: Where’s David? (Где Дэвид?)

Mrs Jackson: In the sitting room. Peter’s with him. (В гостиной. Питер с ним.)

Mr Jackson: Is he? He (1) doesn’t go in the sitting room in the evening when we (2) watch TV. He (3) doesn’t talk to us. He (4) stays in his bedroom. But when Peter (5) comes he (6) sits in the sitting room with him. What (7) are they doing now?

(Правда? Он не заходит в гостиную по вечерам, когда мы смотрим телевизор. Он с нами не разговаривает. Он остаётся в своей спальне. Но когда приходит Питер, он сидит с ним в гостиной. Что они сейчас делают?)

Mrs Jackson: They (8) are playing their guitars and (9) are writing a song. (Они играют на гитарах и пишут песню.)

Mr Jackson: I (10) don’t like Peter. David (11) doesn’t do his homework when Peter (12) is here. They (13) talk for hours.

(Мне не нравится Питер. Дэвид не делает домашнее задание, когда Питер здесь. Они разговаривают часами.)

Mrs Jackson: Well, they (14) aren’t talking now and I think the song they (15) are writing together is very good.

(Ну, сейчас они не разговаривают, и я думаю, что песня, которую они вместе пишут, очень хорошая.)

Present Simple употребляется для привычных действий, состояний и общих оценок; Present Continuous — для действий, происходящих сейчас.