Упражнение 1. Выберите из скобок нужную форму. Объясните сделанный выбор. 1. It sometimes (snows/is snowing) here in April. 2. It (snows/is snowing) now. 3. Every morning mother (cooks/is cooking) breakfast for us. 4. It is 8 o'clock now. Mother (cooks/is cooking) breakfast. 5. Every day father (leaves/is leaving) the house at half past eight. 6. Now it is half past eight. Father (leaves/is leaving) the house. 7. We often (watch/are watching) TV. 8. Now we (sit/are sitting) in armchairs and (watch/are watching) TV. 9. Sometimes Mike (does/is doing) his lessons in the evening. 10. Look at Mike. He (does/is doing) his lessons. 11. It often (rains/is raining) in September. 12. It (rains/is raining) now. 13. Every day the family (has/is having) tea at 5 o'clock. 14. It is 5 o'clock now. The family (has/is having) tea.

Перевод задания: Упражнение 1. Выберите из скобок нужную форму. Объясните сделанный выбор.

Present Simple употребляется для регулярных, повторяющихся действий; Present Continuous — для действий, происходящих сейчас.

1. It sometimes snows here in April. (Иногда здесь идёт снег в апреле.)
2. It is snowing now. (Сейчас идёт снег.)
3. Every morning mother cooks breakfast for us. (Каждое утро мама готовит нам завтрак.)
4. It is 8 o'clock now. Mother is cooking breakfast. (Сейчас восемь часов. Мама готовит завтрак.)
5. Every day father leaves the house at half past eight. (Каждый день папа выходит из дома в половине девятого.)
6. Now it is half past eight. Father is leaving the house. (Сейчас половина девятого. Папа выходит из дома.)
7. We often watch TV. (Мы часто смотрим телевизор.)
8. Now we are sitting in armchairs and are watching TV. (Сейчас мы сидим в креслах и смотрим телевизор.)
9. Sometimes Mike does his lessons in the evening. (Иногда Майк делает уроки вечером.)
10. Look at Mike. He is doing his lessons. (Посмотри на Майка. Он делает уроки.)
11. It often rains in September. (В сентябре часто идёт дождь.)
12. It is raining now. (Сейчас идёт дождь.)
13. Every day the family has tea at 5 o'clock. (Каждый день семья пьёт чай в пять часов.)
14. It is 5 o'clock now. The family is having tea. (Сейчас пять часов. Семья пьёт чай.)

Ответ: 1 — snows; 2 — is snowing; 3 — cooks; 4 — is cooking; 5 — leaves; 6 — is leaving; 7 — watch; 8 — are sitting, are watching; 9 — does; 10 — is doing; 11 — rains; 12 — is raining; 13 — has; 14 — is having.