Grammar 4. Choose the correct sentence in each pair. 1 a I’m thinking the gym opens at nine o’clock, if you are wanting to come. b I think the gym opens at nine o’clock, if you want to come. 2 a Every Friday and Saturday we are having a basketball lesson. b Every Friday and Saturday we have a basketball lesson. 3 a We play football very often and in the past we were in the same football club. b We’re playing football very often and in the past we were in the same football club. 4 a I’m going to the pool this evening for a swim. b I go to the pool this evening for a swim.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильное предложение в каждой паре.

1. b — I think the gym opens at nine o’clock, if you want to come. (Я думаю, спортзал открывается в девять часов, если ты хочешь прийти.) У глаголов think и want в этом значении обычно используется Present Simple.
2. b — Every Friday and Saturday we have a basketball lesson. (Каждую пятницу и субботу у нас урок баскетбола.) Регулярное действие.
3. a — We play football very often and in the past we were in the same football club. (Мы очень часто играем в футбол, а раньше мы состояли в одном футбольном клубе.) Частое, привычное действие выражается Present Simple.
4. a — I’m going to the pool this evening for a swim. (Сегодня вечером я иду в бассейн поплавать.) Present Continuous может обозначать запланированную договорённость.