Ex. 4. Use Present Continuous or Present Simple in the following sentences. 1. What you (to do) here now? — We (to listen) to tape-recordings. 2. You (to want) to see my father? — Yes, I ... 3. Michael (to know) German rather well. He (to want) to know English, too, but he (to have) little time for it now. 4. What magazine you (to read)? — It (to be) a French magazine. There (to be) good articles on sports here. You (to be) interested in sports? — Yes, I ... But I (not to know) French. 5. We (to have) an English lesson now. 6. Lena usually (to prepare) her homework at the institute? — No, she ... As a rule, she (to work) at home. — And what she (to write) now? — Oh, she (to write) an article for our wall newspaper. 7. Who that man (to be) who (to stand) in the doorway? — You (not to recognize) him? It (to be) John, my cousin. 8. I (to have) no time now, I (to have) dinner. 9. Your family (to leave) St. Petersburg in summer? — Yes, we always (to go) to the seaside. We all (to like) the sea. Mother (to stay) with us to the end of August, but father (to return) much earlier. 10. Where Tom and Nick (to be) now? — They (to have) a smoke in the garden.

Перевод задания: Используйте Present Continuous или Present Simple в следующих предложениях.

1. What are you doing here now? — We are listening to tape-recordings.
   (Что ты сейчас здесь делаешь? — Мы слушаем записи.)
2. Do you want to see my father? — Yes, I do.
   (Ты хочешь увидеть моего отца? — Да.)
3. Michael knows German rather well. He wants to know English, too, but he has little time for it now.
   (Майкл довольно хорошо знает немецкий. Он также хочет знать английский, но сейчас у него мало времени на это.)
4. What magazine are you reading? — It is a French magazine. There are good articles on sports here. Are you interested in sports? — Yes, I am. But I don’t know French.
   (Какой журнал ты читаешь? — Это французский журнал. Здесь есть хорошие статьи о спорте. Ты интересуешься спортом? — Да. Но я не знаю французского.)
5. We are having an English lesson now.
   (Сейчас у нас урок английского.)
6. Does Lena usually prepare her homework at the institute? — No, she doesn’t. As a rule, she works at home. — And what is she writing now? — Oh, she is writing an article for our wall newspaper.
   (Лена обычно готовит домашнее задание в институте? — Нет. Как правило, она работает дома. — А что она сейчас пишет? — Она пишет статью для нашей стенгазеты.)
7. Who is that man who is standing in the doorway? — Don’t you recognize him? It is John, my cousin.
   (Кто тот мужчина, который стоит в дверях? — Ты его не узнаёшь? Это Джон, мой двоюродный брат.)
8. I have no time now; I am having dinner.
   (У меня сейчас нет времени; я обедаю.)
9. Does your family leave St. Petersburg in summer? — Yes, we always go to the seaside. We all like the sea. Mother stays with us to the end of August, but father returns much earlier.
   (Ваша семья уезжает из Санкт-Петербурга летом? — Да, мы всегда ездим на море. Мы все любим море. Мама остаётся с нами до конца августа, а отец возвращается гораздо раньше.)
10. Where are Tom and Nick now? — They are having a smoke in the garden.
    (Где сейчас Том и Ник? — Они курят в саду.)

Правило: Present Continuous употребляется для действий, происходящих сейчас, а Present Simple — для постоянных действий, привычек и фактов.