Variant 1. 3. Choose the right present form of the verb. 1) Look! The dog ___ in the garden. a) is running b) run c) has run. 2) I ___ my keys. I can’t find them anywhere. a) lose b) am losing c) have lost. 3) She ___ French since she was a child. a) learns b) has been learning c) is learning. 4) They ___ to the cinema every Friday. a) go b) are going c) have gone. 5) He ___ this essay for two hours and he’s still not finished. a) writes b) has written c) has been writing. 6) The sun ___ in the east. a) rises b) is rising c) has risen. 7) We ___ dinner now. Please call back later. a) have b) are having c) have had. 8) I ___ him for ages. I wonder how he is. a) don’t see b) haven’t seen c) am not seeing.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильную форму глагола в настоящем времени.

1. a) is running — Look! The dog is running in the garden. (Посмотри! Собака бегает в саду.)
2. c) have lost — I have lost my keys. I can’t find them anywhere. (Я потерял ключи. Нигде не могу их найти.)
3. b) has been learning — She has been learning French since she was a child. (Она учит французский с детства.)
4. a) go — They go to the cinema every Friday. (Каждую пятницу они ходят в кино.)
5. c) has been writing — He has been writing this essay for two hours and he’s still not finished. (Он пишет это сочинение уже два часа и всё ещё не закончил.)
6. a) rises — The sun rises in the east. (Солнце встаёт на востоке.)
7. b) are having — We are having dinner now. Please call back later. (Мы сейчас ужинаем. Пожалуйста, перезвоните позже.)
8. b) haven’t seen — I haven’t seen him for ages. I wonder how he is. (Я очень давно его не видел. Интересно, как он.)

Выбор определяется маркерами времени и смыслом: привычное действие, действие сейчас, длительность, результат или период до настоящего момента.